by Steve Palmer | Abian Surfskates, Surfskate Reviews
Abian Surfskates Review: Smoothstar Feel with Legacy Decks Abian is a boutique surfskate company in the Basque country of Spain, actually just a few kilometers from YOW headquarters. The owners, Xaxio and Arri, remind me a lot of Draho and Eva at Soulboardiy. Xaxio is...
by Steve Palmer | Hamboards, Surfskate Reviews
Hamboards Review: Are They Truly Surfskates? Hamboards are very unique longboards designed for cross-stepping practice and stand-up paddling. Hamboards calls their boards surfskates, but I believe they’re in a category all their own. Is a Hamboards for you? Find out...
by Steve Palmer | Carver Surfskates, Solride Surfskates, Surfskate Reviews, YOW Surfskates
Carver C5, YOW Legasee, and Solride Surfskate Trucks Reviewed & Compared I get asked a lot how the new YOW Legasee surf cruisers and Solride surfskates compare to the Carver CX surfskate truck. But they compare less to the Carver CX and more to the Carver C5. I...
by Steve Palmer | Surfskate Reviews, SwellTech Surfskates
SwellTech Surfskate Review: Is It the Best Surf Trainer? The SwellTech surfskate system is one of the most complex, and the only surfskate truck with a full 360-degree rotation. Although opinions on the SwellTech vary widely, many surfers claim it to be the best pure...
by Steve Palmer | SpiceSkate Surfskates, Surfskate Reviews
SpiceSkate Okto Review I’ve tested 70+ surfskates with 30 different surfskate trucks to date. Out of all of them, the SpiceSkate Okto is the most complicated. And at a price of either $489 or $519, it is by far the most expensive. But is it worth it? That’s the...
by Steve Palmer | Surfskate Decks, Surfskate Reviews
Soulboardiy Surfskate Decks Review Watch Me Review and Ride the Soulboardiy on YouTube In the tiny little village of Sucha nad Parnou, Slovakia, not too far from Vienna, Austria, live a master craftsman and artist, Draho and Eva Rozic. They’re the owners of...
