FBS – Info
September 11, 2017 by MartinB. | 4:56 am
“Hey guys and girls!
We are taking a little break from September 15th until November 1st 2017. You might have noticed that I was less active on social media during the last couple of weeks and here is why. I will move to Portugal to start my Master degree at a University in Porto this October. All summer long I prepared everything in order to make sure FBS will work smoothly while I will study there.
A little background information on FBS.
FBS is run by me (Katha) with a lot of support from my family and friends. My parents f.e. take care of shipping ever since I moved to another city for my Bachelor degree in 2011. Almost 7 years later they have shipped thousands of your orders all around the world, so they are real Pros.
I have lived in Italy and Indonesia for almost a year before I traveled 4 weeks across Asia for the #FBSDIYTOUR in 2015. So this is not going to be the first time I’m running FBS from a different country, but it’s definitely better prepared then ever before.
However, there are still a lot of things I can only organize when I’m in Porto, like paperwork for my University and the local authorities, moving into an apartment, getting an internet connection…all the usual stuff you have to do when moving to another City.
Instead of providing any kind of low quality service for a few weeks, we are taking this break, so I can move to Porto. I will setup everything I need there for FBS and then we kick start things again on November 1st.
Every single order placed until Friday September 15th will be shipped! We won’t let anyone wait until November 1st, don’t worry.
The website will be online all time, it just won’t be possible to place an order during our holidays. You can contact me anytime by e-mail (best if you have a question about your order) or social media as usual. I will check my e-mails and DMs regularly and will reply as soon as possible.
When we are back on November 1st basically nothing will change for you.
Your orders will be shipped within 24-48h as usual AND they will still be shipped from Germany (now you know who throws in the extra stickers and freebies).
Hope to see many of you in Porto later this month.”
– Katha
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Product Blog: Level Up Fingerboards – Beta Bushings
September 10, 2017 by MartinB. | 7:15 am
Two weeks ago I´ve received a letter from Level Up Fingerboards. I´m really sorry the first review took so long, but if you are a daily reader you´ve maybe seen a few product blogs in the last few days and I try to get the done “in order of appearance”.
So today we will have a look at Beta bushings made by Level Up Fingerboards. I was really looking forward to this package because I really love good bushings. The package came up really quick and was filled with a lot of happiness for your fingerboard.
I´ve received 4 different colors of bushings and two different types. Check out the overview:
Type one fits perfect into Blackriver and Dynamic Trucks:
Type two fits perfect into Ytrucks:
It doesn´t matter what type, Beta bushings are always molded urethane rubber bushings. Check out this comparison between the type for Blackriver-Trucks and Ytrucks:
Beta Bushings are designed to look and feel like real skateboard bushings. Different shapes for different truck systems are available. This makes a lot of sense to get the right type of bushings for the trucks you use. These bushings are available in a lot different colors = get the matching color for your personal setup. I took the blue and red ones for the pictures because the neon bushings are more than just neon. Pure bushing brightness!
These molded urethane rubber bushings are excellent for loose to medium responsive tuning (on both types of bushings). They have been tested to fit on every set of up to date pro fingerboard trucks as well as on all China trucks. On some sets you need that little washer but it´s included.
You remember the sentence “Do not overtighten nuts”? Well, it´s the same on bushings. To have cool medium or soft responsive bushings you should not overtight them. If you prefer a tight and hard setup you should take other bushings.
Each set is available for 4$ directly at the Level Up Fingerboards website: Click! On the website you can get more information on the bushings and more products than just bushings.
THX a lot for this package. I´ve mounted a set on my Y´s and they feel great!
All images are hosted on my flickr: Click!
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Cruiser Joy – Stock Today
September 10, 2017 by MartinB. | 7:04 am
You better be quick. THE top cruiser decks are available TODAY: Click!
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