torsdag 12 december 2013

Spider's Web - Our New Skate Video


Here's our latest skate video, Spiders Web. Music by the one and only SKATE DOC!
First full-part for me in 12 years - a perfect way to turn 4 months into 4 minutes.

onsdag 4 december 2013

Rigid Hips Speed-E-Shift (Nick-E-Shift)


And there you have it, a 100% accurate reproduction of George Tatge's fantastic dragracing invention from 1951 The Speed-E-Shift.


Set up exactly like the originals, including stainless cotterpins.


Ok, the original Speed-E-Shifters didn't have shouldered brass bushings installed but I just could not help myselfe...


One piece spacer-bushings and polished stainless glide-rods for the E-shackles to glide on.


Teeth of solid steel.


Neutral lever and banana-arm lined up ready to lock the shift-rod in place.


1-N-2-3-4
Bolt heads are seated in counter-sunk holes and then pressed in the E-shackles, exactly like the originals.


Pivot arm bushings.


Ready for road-testing.


And finally a little video of the Rigid Hips Speed-E-Shift.