Longboarding LA to NYC

Some of you may have noticed that we have been sharing a few posts from a page 'Longboarding L.A to NYC - Film' across Facebook and Twitter.

These guys are riding across the USA from LA to NYC. They've set themselves a target for the adventure:

"We want to create a film to inspire other young people to get out there and be motivated to create their own opportunities, rather than simply rely on a good education. Our film 'Skating L.A to NY' is a feature length documentary film following three teenage boys as they skate on longboards 3000 miles from L.A to NY in under 60 days."

Here at Mindless we're always fans of LDP (Long Distance Pushing) and doing what you love.
Rupert came to us full of passion and a portfolio of videos that he had produced, so it was clear to us that he meant business.

So here we are, the gang have been supported with product, and in return we get an awesome adventure to follow with great media!

A whole bunch of training is in store before the main trip. To start, they visited Wales for a long weekend, Rupert had this to say after they finished:

"So we made it! Late on Thursday night we arrived in Broad haven on the coast, 250 miles away from Rhyl after 5 tough days of skating. We would like to thank The Teenage Cancer Trust, Alibi Drink, and Mindless Longboards for their support we wouldnt have made it without them. We can't wait for all of you to see the film we are putting together about our adventure!"

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Mindless Talisman Trucks vs Standard Longboard Trucks

The Mindless Talisman, our premium longboard truck, from a distance looks like any other truck but, if you take a closer look, you will see that it's very different from the rest!

Firstly, this truck was fully designed in-house. Many hours, and days, and weeks and months were spent getting it designed, tested, redesigned and retested, until this beautiful model was born!

Up close you can see that it looks different already. The Mindless branding is embossed into the metalwork, along with the wings shape and Talisman script.

It's not just the cosmetics that make it different though. The Talisman trucks have a great spec that separates them from standard trucks.

We will use our standard truck, that can be found on the classic boards, as an example here. Those trucks are great performers and have been very reliable for us. We rate them highly, which is why we use them so much in our longboard range but of course the Talisman is our premium model, however, and has a lot more of a custom spec underneath all that beauty.

Better quality Aluminium and casting techniques, have allowed us to make it lighter yet stronger and, as well as the improved grade of aluminium, the metal is completely heat treated to T6 for increased strength.

The 
PU Pivot cups reduce truck slop
 and our custom skull ball pivot and eye shape kingpin hole allow the truck unrestricted turning
.

The double barrel cushions give better rebound and turning control while the long kingpin allows the truck to take other sizes of bushings.

The Talisman has a fixed kingpin which makes maintenance and adjustments a lot easier, and the flat top washer allows the bushing to flex and move more (helps rebound/control/feel).

So that's a bit more information to help you see why the Talisman trucks are so special to us, and what makes them stand out from the rest.

We believe that these are some of the best trucks out there, but don't just take out word for it, see what other people have said about them. There are quite a few reviews online, including this one from Le Boulon: http://www.le-boulon.com/mindless-talisman-trucks-review/

Mindless Talisman Trucks are available in Polished, Matt Black and Sandblasted finishes, and are available from all Mindless Voodoo stockists. Just search online.

Don't forget to check out the Classic Talisman range. Some of our best classic longboards fitted with the Talisman Trucks!!

• Maverick II Talisman
• Maverick DT II Talisman
• Peche II Talisman