this thought comes as an amendment to ‘everything off’, a sidetrack further discussing the stowboard which rocked my world for all of month before it failed the durability test, aka my roomates exessive jumping on it. in any case the story of stow: i have always thought a folding skateboard would a fantastic idea. so i decided i would build one. but before invested my time an money into building one i decided i would score the internet for one that already existed. and low and behold i came across a product that i could not have designed better myself with just about every feature well designed and implemented, i was so pyched about the product i contacted that manufacturer/distributer, and spoke to him about resaling the product at retail….so it seemed. the board folded to the width of a piece of paper and, and when extended its large front wheels man-handled any obstacles in the road. the most unique aspect were the cone shaped wheels in the back of the board that allowed for some serious street carving. after about a month of enjoying my toy, it began to not ride as well as it did on purchase. to make a long story short i bought new bearings, board still didnt ride right and i went back to walking to the subway stop. then i went back to my original skateboard from highschool [upgraded with 65s] and the ‘everything off’ story continues.