Gearing Up for the Broadway Bomb with Brooklyn Bike and Board

I love to skateboard so one event I look forward to every year is the Broadway Bomb. It's aptly known as the world's most dangerous skateboard race and it happens every year on New York City's famous thoroughfare, Broadway. Needless to say you want your equipment to be in tip-top shape as you slalom through some of the sketchiest traffic around in a no hold bar skateboard race.

So I needed to make sure that my board was ready to go and wouldn't let me down as I pushed myself to the limit. With that in mind I headed over to Brooklyn Bike and Board in Prospect Heights on Vanderbilt Avenue. Brooklyn Bike and Board specialize in bikes, but they have a great skateboard department where I headed for new wheels, bearings and grip tape. They also have a sweet snowboard selection, which I will be checking out when I get that first whiff of snow.

They have most name brands, so I stocked up on items from Venture, enjoi, and Zoo York. They even made a special order for me for some limited edition bearings that I had that came special with my original Sector Nine long board.

Their prices are very competitive, and the staff is very knowledgeable. My bike is in need of a tune up too, so you can bet I will be headed back there soon to get my tires filled and my gears greased. I will report back on how my board performed in the Broadway Bomb. Hopefully I make it back in one piece!