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Just wanted to post all updates as to where and what SZ is doing. Hope everyone is well. All new contact info is below_ Wayne Gallipoli Surf-Rodz Manufacturing/Surf-Rodz, LLC 71 Cogwheel Lane Seymour, Connecticut 06483 USA 203.377.4902 203.888.7433 fax 203.530.2668 Mobile http://www.surf-rodz.com sales@surf-rodz.com wayne@surf-rodz.com SZ Trucks http://www.surf-rodz-trucks.com sales@surf-rodz.com wayne@surf-rodz.com SZ blog http://heckyesz.blogspot.com/ SURF-RODZ® Surf-Rodz is a registered trademark. ©2010

Dec 11 2009 Surf-Rodz launches website for its NEW longboard truck system_ http://www.surf-rodz-trucks.com Please feel free to contact us direct for ordering. SZ trucks start at $159 USD for a set. (2)trucks CNC Precision Machined and manufactured in our shop. A PAIR OF TRUCKS (2) Base plates (2) Hangers (2) Kingpins and nuts (4) 50 mm x 10mm axle bolts (standard 200mm truck hanger) (2) Pivot cups (4) Precision 10mm x 10mm wheel spacers (2) Allen Keys Core shops/Distributors/ Online stores Wholesale prices on request Thank you Wayne Wayne Gallipoli Surf-Rodz, LLC http://www.surf-rodz.com SZ Trucks http://www.surf-rodz-trucks.com 203.530.2668 mobile 203.937.5722 fax 162 Bellevue Avenue West Haven, Connecticut 06516 USA SURF-RODZ® Surf-Rodz is a registered trademark. ©2009

MAYBE I SHOULD SAY THAT I CARVE....... Picture of the week_ http://web.me.com/surfrodz/Site/Welcome.html

You can check out the SF forum_ http://www.silverfishlongboarding.com/forum/longboarding-skateboard-vendors-manufacturers/109820-surf-rodz-trucks.html More Truck details and pricing will be up next week_ http://web.me.com/surfrodz/Site/SZ_truck_system.html http://web.me.com/surfrodz/Site/Axle_extensions.html Our focus is to be at a very affordable price point so that more interested riders will be able to afford a set of precision trucks. Wayne Wayne Gallipoli Surf-Rodz, LLC http://www.surf-rodz.com SZ media_ http://web.me.com/surfrodz 203.530.2668 mobile 203.937.5722 fax 162 Bellevue Avenue West Haven, Connecticut 06516 USA SURF-RODZ® Surf-Rodz is a registered trademark. ©2009

Hi Louis, Buy a quality deck and equipping it with the best components..... Check out some longboard sites for reviews etc. http://www.silverfishlongboarding.com http://www.skurfboards.com http://www.skurfboards.com/how-to-longboard-skateboard-entire-guide SZ Shameless plug_ Body proportion deck and carving skate trucks.... SURF-RODZ http://web.mac.com/surfrodz/Site/SZ.html Wayne Wayne Gallipoli Surf-Rodz, LLC http://www.surf-rodz.com wayne@surf-rodz.com Product Preview_ http://web.mac.com/surfrodz

I and others have been riding these powder deck designs for the last two seasons with soft and hardboot set-ups. Very good edge hold on hardpacked and great float in powder. I had one early design at ECES a few years ago but didn't get anyone interested, so i rode with Jeff(Catek)and tested it myself, Jeff rode the 165 cruise deck.....I have been riding this powder shape and it has been tested by a few skier/boarders and they seems to love it. Right now, I am focused on longboard skateboards and a longboard teak surfboard design.....I have all new designs for the snowboards(focused on soft-boot designs)and i am currently talking with a few manufacturers etc.... So who knows ...maybe new SZ 09. SZ 185 powder_ Width: 24.9cm shovel Waist 18.8cm -Waist: 17.3cm Tail 20.5cm-Tail: 20.0cm We did a few prototypes with shapes. http://web.mac.com/surfrodz/Site/SZ_snow.html Wayne Wayne Gallipoli Surf-Rodz, LLC http://www.surf-rodz.com wayne@surf-rodz.com Product Preview_ http://web.mac.com/surfrodz Design_ http://www.malfunctiondesign.com/ SURF-RODZ®

The cross-over from one sport to another seems more natural than any other time in history. I feel mountainboarding, kiteboarding, surfing, wakeboarding and skateboarding all help and translate well to all forms of snowboarding. I'm currently riding my 60" longboards with bindings and using kites with the snow decks.... A wider variety of riding possibilities which adds to the most important thing....THE FUN FACTOR. Wayne SZ

paragonUE, There are many ways to build longboards...just do some online searches and some reading and you can decide what works best for you. Here's a starting point_ http://www.silverfishlongboarding.com/forum/longboard-board-building/ http://users.pandora.be/Toothless/Toothless/pages/instructions/instructions_index.html http://www.roarockit.com/ Hope this helps, Wayne Wayne Gallipoli Surf-Rodz, LLC http://www.surf-rodz.com wayne@surf-rodz.com Product Preview_ http://web.mac.com/surfrodz Design_ http://www.malfunctiondesign.com

http://web.mac.com/surfrodz/Site/Pavement.html Surf-Rodz(SZ) Skate and Networking Jam.....SZ is looking to meet with the Connecticut longboarding, surfing and snowboarding community to discuss Sponsorship events, jam sessions in and around the State. Come skate the downtown, eat some great pizza , see some music and view the New flim LOST AND FOUND. Toads place_ NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT USA TETON GRAVITY RESEARCH'S LOST AND FOUND WITH BANG CAMARO. From industry leader Teton Gravity Research comes a must have cinematic epic. Shot entirely on 16mm and HiDef, LOST AND FOUND is the story of the extraordinary season of 2007 as seen through the eyes of world-class skiers and snowboarders. Attention Longboarders_ SKATE THE CITY STREETS OF NEW HAVEN The first networking Surf-Rodz skate session to take place on Wednesday night Nov 14 and Sunday night November 18 at Toads place in New Haven. Skate the surrounding Yale campus and then hit Toads place for the film LOST AND FOUND. Meet at Toads place outside @ 6:30pm /Contact Surf-Rodz _ media@surf-rodz.com Wednesday November 14 Tickets Advance: $12.00 Day of Show: $15.00 Toad's Calendar Teton Gravity Research :: Lost And Found Map search_ New Haven, CT, United States of America - Google Maps OR 2ND EVENT_ Toads place on Sunday , Nov 18 Music_ Reverend Horton Heat Reverend Horton Heat Hank III & Assjack ::: The Official Website The Official Nashville Pussy Webpage, Mother####er! Tickets_ Advance: $20.00 Day of Show: $25.00 --------------- Wayne Wayne Gallipoli Surf-Rodz, LLC wayne@surf-rodz.com Product Preview_ http://web.mac.com/surfrodz http://www.silverfishlongboarding.com/forum/events-races-jams-clinics/57160-ct-skate-networking-session.html

Emails and forums seem to get twisted in this whole game.....all i meant was that AD campaigns should get riders, viewers etc to look at your company, the website or the online store. Simple exciting photography and design makes that happen. Donek makes great decks and i like their company, so this collective process between gforce and Donek is amazing, so why not have fun with an ad campaign. As far as Donek, i contacted Sean 2 years ago about design ideas for longboard skate decks and snowboards and we exchanged some emails but he was busy and it never happen. To address the whole lamborghini has many years of history and reputation..YES I AGREE...you seem to miss my point and read too far into this email. "been turned off by the lack of full on topsheet and base shots"...call me. Isn't personal conversations or a direct email a great thing in todays world of lack of customer service? I would have even sent you a free deck to try.... I was invited to ECS two years ago by Jack and Todd and i had 5 designed prototype decks with me...about 3 each of each design and only 4-5 riders tested one of them...Jack didn't even want to ride.... My point is that this small group and 1 1/2 percent of alpine needs to support anything new or at least take some time to email or call and get involved...I had over $5000.00 dollars worth of deck to hand out and my support ended up coming from the freestyle riders and the freeride guys months later.... As far as sales i did okay, but i only did limited run due to all the different designs i was testing. Fin knows some of my story on development....we shared some emails also. Where is SZ now? We have develop a series of longboard skateboards which are eco-friendly and geared towards body proportion and carving. We are designing a new main SZ website and taking the five snowboard designs and focusing on a soft-boot carving all-mountain ride deck system...core development is 90% natural composite materials and geared for the cross over rider which are the riders who are working with us and loving the whole soft-boot thing....which i feel only helps build the alpine market. As Jeff Harbaugh states"The question is not how small brands can stay cool. It’s how they can stay in this market at all. Building a quality product ,pricing it right, delivering it right, customer service , and supporting it with appropriate promotional programs gets you nothing more than the right to try". My cell phone and email work and if anyone wants to call or join in i'm right here....and everyone who has been a part of this process has been paid. Thanks for your comments and as always enjoy the ride. Wayne Wayne Gallipoli Surf-Rodz, LLC http://www.surf-rodz.com wayne@surf-rodz.com Product Preview_ http://web.mac.com/surfrodz 203.530.2668 mobile 203.937.5722 fax 162 Bellevue Avenue West Haven, Connecticut 06516 USA

product integration works well....soft-boot carving. Wayne Wayne Gallipoli Surf-Rodz, LLC http://www.surf-rodz.com Product Preview_ http://web.mac.com/surfrodz

AD CAMPAIGNS SHOULD NEVER SAY TOO MUCH....look at Lamborghini. Wayne Wayne Gallipoli Surf-Rodz, LLC http://www.surf-rodz.com Product Preview_ http://web.mac.com/surfrodz

As far as Carver skate trucks, i think those guys are doing a great job... and I can relate to all their years of prototyping. At least Carver, Original and Revenge longboard trucks are pushing the market into looking at new ideas about skateboard truck design....then there's Kitedeck revolution trucks for kiting (pieces of art). My meaning to the above email was that being Laird is so tall and Kelly so quick in surf style that a DECK length should relate more to their body proportion, relating more to surfing. I don't consider 38"-42" skate decks longboards. I contacted the Carver guys about 2 years ago and I thought a larger wheel to wheel width would be a great design....think about mixing an Original S10/250s with a Carver combination on a 72" deck...would be wild. Anyway, I meant know disrespect to Arbor or Carver. It's all about marketing anyway..... I think surfing and skateboarding has been over-commercialized for a long time. It seems odd that surfers/skaters like to think of themselves as rebelious. It seems obvious that it is all becoming a very conformist culture. I think that LONGBOARDING IS THE LAST TRUE INDEPENDENT frontier of skating...more independent builders and individuals doing their own thing...riding the street and getting back to real garage operations. 20 years ago skating was all about hanging out, cutting wood and just riding... Kelly and Laird don't need the cash...so Laird should be endorsing a true independent brand like Surf-Rodz....72" Pro-Teak deck would look good under his feet.lol SZ will remain a small company mixing up construction, art and design projects to maintain it's operation...it's an open door shop and anyone is welcome to work with us. Just wanted to set the record straight.... Wayne SZ

I want to ask you one question...how could Laird Hamilton and Kelly Slater endorse longboard skateboards that do not match their talent? http://www.carverskateboards.com/product/skateboards/detail.php?id=11 http://www.naphte.com/portal/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=121&Itemid=34 I don't get it.... Wayne Wayne Gallipoli Surf-Rodz, LLC http://www.surf-rodz.com wayne@surf-rodz.com Product Preview_ http://web.mac.com/surfrodz

The Original truck system is one of the best if not the best skate truck out in the market place...with Spring Resistance you have more control over your longboard trucks adjustments which means more control over your turns. As far as tooooo turny for my taste or wobble, just tighten them up boys and maybe get some red or white springs. Original will be setting the pace in the next few years and they will be doing a lot of innovation...... The NEW SZ 60" and 72" longboards carve any hill with the S10s....call or email me. Here's the product preview site....as always enjoy the ride. http://web.mac.com/surfrodz Wayne Wayne Gallipoli Surf-Rodz, LLC http://www.surf-rodz.com wayne@surf-rodz.com 203.530.2668 mobile 203.937.5722 fax 162 Bellevue Avenue West Haven, Connecticut 06516 USA media@surf-rodz.com info@surf-rodz.com legal@surf-rodz.com sales@surf-rodz.com

Surf-Rodz will be at this event and will be showcasing all it's product development...snowboards to longboards and the ASB road/kite system. ------------- Surf-Rodz will showcase its new custom machine pressed 15/17 ply Russian /Finland Baltic Birch 60” long-board decks. These high- pressure wood-ply decks offer wood veneer top sheets and a high pressure laminate composite bottom sheet. The SZ 60” longboards use a eco-natural engineered ply-lam system that adds deck strength and flex which improves deck performance while adding a wide range of custom features to fit the riders needs. Our ¾” Bamboo cross core custom decks uses some of the same eco-natural engineered ply-lam system as our Baltic birch decks do. We incorporate an extra bottom ply-lam composite to the bamboo to add more strength and to stabilize the flex and weight of this material for the user of the 60” deck. The Surf-Rodz NEW 60" "FREERIDE" deck is a form of longboarding that involves relaxed or agressive carving, ‘walking’, manuals and cross-stepping and balanced wheelie tricks. The Freeride is very much a cross between street skating and tricks imported from classic longboard surfing. The FREERIDE system is a well balanced design to give you a lot of riding options.This board is pure fun. A comfortable 60” long length means this board is a jack-of-all-trades. Carving down a hill, whizzing through rush hour traffic or throwing down some power slides. ------ SZ has been in development for the last 2 years on snow, road and water deck systems and is just getting all of it's manufacturing in place so this Ct event is a perfect place to showcase it's products. SZ will also donate a new 170 carve snowboard deck to this event. Please feel free to contact me direct for more information and prices as we have moved into limited manufacturing on all our products. SZ will also be in a few retail shops by Jan08. All of our new product pictures and pricing info will be up soon....it's been a long road but it's been fun. Wayne Wayne Gallipoli President Surf-Rodz, LLC http://www.surf-rodz.com wayne@surf-rodz.com product preview_ the SZ websites will be updated in the next 3-4 weeks as we move forward in production. http://web.mac.com/surfrodz 203.530.2668 mobile 203.937.5722 fax/office 162 Bellevue Avenue West Haven, Connecticut 06516 USA

DR D, As far as road carving, most skateboard longboard products are inferior due to the fact that they don't think about body proportion and their truck systems use 8mm axles and should be using 12mm. The trucks should also be in proportion with deck length. If you think about it, most skateboard development is still way behind vs snowboards and surfboard design. Surfboard development is now pushing far ahead of it all.... take a look at road carving.....i'm working on it.lol stay safe and as aways enjoy the ride. Wayne Wayne Gallipoli Surf-Rodz, LLC http://www.surf-rodz.com wayne@surf-rodz.com product preview_ http://web.mac.com/surfrodz http://www.malfunctiondesign.com 203.530.2668 mobile 203.937.5722 fax/office 162 Bellevue Avenue West Haven, Connecticut 06516 USA

Here’s a little more info…. SZ is just about finished with testing and development on the ASB system and I will showcase more video of carving and kiting this summer. As far as pumping on the flats, the ASB system is used more as a cross-trainer than a longboard. The New 60” SZ longboards will be the alternative to this system. Product preview_ http://web.mac.com/surfrodz/iWeb/Site/SZ%20VIEW%20.html I designed this ASB system for a change from a standard one size fits all length to a system that adapts to body proportion, flex and weight. The versatility of integrating bindings or a skate DECK can be the primary source for many applications with this system. The ASB is also being applied to kiting (skimbats/kitewings) on road, beaches, dirt and grass (http://www.kitewing.com). As far as being locked in with a binding…mountainboarding and kiteboarding use straps/bindings, so once you get over your mind-set of being strapped in, and as long as you know how to power slide or slide a skateboard, everything becomes a series of pure body motion. The ASB system is also being tested with flat style decks and simple straps like the ones used in kiting. ---- As far as soft-boot bindings on a narrow SNOW deck, I currently ride the ASB bar system and SZ snow decks the same way…with a CATEK soft-boot binding with 70 degrees front and back stance, almost slalom water skiing on snow and pavement. The SZ snow decks work in powder and hardpack conditions and adapt to plate bindings because of the shape and design. I found that a lot of freeriders and younger freestylers are more in tune to try it and seemed to like it…hey, it all helps the carving market…hope to be out at most events next season as I finally get SZ on track. If anyone is interested in more pictures or information please contact SZ directly and I will keep you up to date. Thanks, Wayne wayne@surf-rodz.com

------------- Let me answer your questions and here’s a little more info…. SZ is just about finished with testing and development on the ASB system and I will showcase more video of carving and kiting this summer. As far as pumping on the flats, the ASB system is used more as a cross-trainer than a longboard. The New 60” SZ longboards are the alternative to this system. preview site_ http://web.mac.com/surfrodz/iWeb/Site/SZ%20VIEW%20.html I designed this ASB system for a change from a standard one size fits all length to a system that adapts to body proportion, flex and weight. The versatility of integrating bindings or a skate DECK can be the primary source for many applications with this system. The ASB is also being applied to kiting (skimbats/kitewings) on road, beaches, dirt and grass (http://www.kitewing.com). As far as being locked in with a binding…mountainboarding and kiteboarding use straps/bindings, so once you get over your mind-set of being strapped in, and as long as you know how to power slide or slide a skateboard, everything becomes a series of pure body motion. The ASB system is also being tested with flat style decks and simple straps like the ones used in kiting. ---- As far as soft-boot bindings on a narrow SNOW deck, I currently ride the ASB bar system and SZ snow decks the same way…with a CATEK soft-boot binding with 70 degrees front and back stance, almost slalom water skiing on snow and pavement. The SZ snow decks work in powder and hardpack conditions and adapt to plate bindings because of the shape and design. I found that a lot of freeriders and younger freestylers are more in tune to try it and seemed to like it…hey, it all helps the carving market…hope to be out at most events next season as I finally get SZ on track. If anyone is interested in more pictures or information please contact SZ directly and I will keep you up to date. Thanks, Wayne wayne@surf-rodz.com

Surf-rodz has moved forward with snow and road deck development and limited manufacturing on all it's products....the current SZ website is being over-hauled with a launch date of june first. For new pictures and all new media updates, you can go to a .mac product preview site...this site will be updated every 2 weeks till the main site is done. product preview site_ http://web.mac.com/surfrodz Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in more info, pics or product details. Thank you for your time. Wayne Wayne Gallipoli Surf-Rodz, LLC http://www.surf-rodz.com wayne@surf-rodz.com