The Santa Cruz Winkowski Crystal Cave Shaped Deck!
Erick’s new shape is an evolution of the original Winkowski shape. With a longer nose and a more rounded out tail, this board gives the same awesome feel of came from the mind of Erick himself and it features the Cruise Missile 2 concave.
This concave with a rocker in the middle gives an extra bend in the tail that really locks your foot in. This deck features a signature 7-ply North American Maple build that is pressed individually using epoxy making a strong, responsive deck with long lasting pop and consistent concave and kick. A super fun skate park ripper or put soft wheels and make it a super fun cruiser.
WINKOWSKI CRYSTAL CAVE SHAPED DECK:
- Deck width: 10.34″
- Deck length: 30.54″
- Wheelbase: 15″
- Nose: 4.75″ / Tail: 6.59″
- Deck construction: 7-ply Maple
- Deck concave: Cruise Missile II
- More here: SANTA CRUZ DECKS
Today we are excited to talk about and put to the test Erick Winkowski’s 10.34 x 30.54 ‘BIRDCAGE’ Pro Model Deck! Wink’s latest Pro Model features Artwork by our friend Thomas Fernández aka Live Rad Studios based on an original drawing by Erick himself! If you do not grab this one to shred, be sure to grab one to spice up the walls at home! We put Santa Cruz Skateboards Brand Manager Andrew Cannon to the test with some good old fashioned skateboarding to find out how this setup skates.
Santa Cruz Skateboards, nestled in the skateboarder's paradise of Santa Cruz, California, burst onto the scene in 1973. Picture this: Richard Novak, Doug Haut, and Jay Shuirman, probably sporting some epic '70s hairdos, get together and say, "Hey, let's start NHS Inc. and shake up the skate world."
With over four decades of skateboarding smarts (that's like, 280 in dog years of skate knowledge), Santa Cruz isn't just a brand; it's a skateboarding legend. Thanks to the mind-blowing graphics from the artist extraordinaire Jim Phillips, their decks are more iconic than a rock star's guitar.
And let's talk about NHS's brand family – it's like the Avengers of skateboarding gear. They distribute the who's who of skate brands: Santa Cruz Skateboards (obviously), Creature Skates for the monster in you, Independent Truck Co. (the backbone of your board), Bronson Speed Co. (because who doesn't like speed?)!
