Skateboard deck that’s so beautiful that you won’t want to use it

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(image credit: WeFunk) WeFunk Roadmaster series skateboard deck | US$860.00 | www.wefunk.de

the limited WeFunk Roadmaster series skateboard deck which looks suspiciously like a surfboard, is hand-built by industrial design and F1 composite technician Alex Luxat. accordingly to WeFunk, the roadster series skateboard deck embodies technologies and materials used in a Formula One race car.


so will this thing go faster? a set of good trucks and speed wheels may make a board go faster but definitely not a F1-tech board. however, aesthetically speaking, this deck is awesome looking. so much so that no skateboarder in the right mind would not want to do a board grind with it for fear of destroying its beauty and not to mention, shaving off dollars off the $860 price tag.

it deserve a place on our granite stone wall (if we ever have a granite wall), not the skatepark or the streets. it shouldn’t even have trucks and wheels mounted on them. how else would you show off its 0.5mm Zebrawood veneer inlay which is signed, dated and numbered with pencil and coated with wet-sanded, clear-painted and polished to mirror finish, UV reflecting “surfclear” epoxy? well, you know, skateboarding could be a luxurious sport too.

EDIT: sorry folks. just corrected the WeFunk link which was linked wrongly. thanks to Alex for pointing it out. cheers!

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  • http://wefunk.de alex

    thanks for the props! =)
    these are downhill raceboards. you don´t really do tricks with them but go fast (really fast). a light board is easier to accellerate and easier to brake in front of hairpin turns.
    the bling isn´t really needed but the mix of tech (carbon, airex foam) and natural materials (wood) of different density helps dissolving vibrations.
    cheers! -alex

    • http://www.mikeshouts.com mike

      yea. i thought so. it just so streamline and beautiful. i wouldn’t used it for downhill too. it deserve to be on a display case to be admired over a glass of good red wine. really :)

  • http://wefunk.de alex

    PS: I might not be “in my right mind”, but of course the boards get plenty of roadtime:
    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31712992&l=12f258ecb6&id=1215220608
    … that´s their purpose.

  • http://wefunk.de alex

    I just saw the link after the first pic links to wefunk.COM which is a music label.
    can you please change the link to wefunk.de — thanks in advance! -alex

    • http://www.mikeshouts.com mike

      oops. thanks Alex for pointing it out. sorry for the blooper. i have since made the changes.

  • http://wefunk.de alex

    … also the link in the text.
    the direct link to the board is fine.

  • http://wefunk.de alex

    thanks! very cool site btw.! I consider myself a gadgeteer and tech afficionado and will visit from time to time for sure.

    • http://www.mikeshouts.com mike

      no worries, Alex. a big thanks from me to you too! cheers!

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    Useful information, many thanks to the author. It is puzzling to me now, but in general, the usefulness and importance is overwhelming. Very much thanks again and good luck!

  • http://www.gravitygamesasia.com Lasse Holopainen

    The review is right about not mounting trucks on it. It took me a week before I could make myself mount the trucks from fear of scratching the deck – and even then I cut out soft cloth to go between the deck and the baseplate. It had to be done and I am glad I did as the only thing more beautiful than the deck is the ride.

    • http://www.mikeshouts.com mike

      wow. you actually did put a cloth in between? that’s cool :D