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2011 Winter Trip Schedule

2010-12-16T10:20:00.000-08:00

Check out the 2010/11 Winter Trips

Join the OKC Ski Club.
405-528-7575 [safety word is 'Flipd']
Yearly membership fees are only:
Single $35.00
Family $45.00
Wild Card $45.00

BLACK FRIDAY 11/27/10

2010-11-24T13:14:00.000-08:00

Open Friday 8-8p

Saturday 10-7p

Sunday 11-4p

Friday:

$85 Complete skateboards

10% Off all special orders

Gift Cards with purchases of $75 or more

[See Flyer]

Saturday:

Celebrate Small Business Saturday.

Loaded Update : Bhangrā

2010-10-12T08:21:00.000-07:00

[Originally Posted by Loaded 10/11/10]

The Dancer is dead - long live the Bhangra!

Global release on Monday, November 22, 2010.

Bhangrā - We picked this name while Adam Colton was off the grid in Morocco in order to twist his Nipples into creating Bollywood style skate films. Here's what Wikipedia has to say about Bhangra:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhangra

Yes, the names for our boards are a bit weird and hard to pronounce, but we were all attacked by zombies last year and are missing half our brains.

Dimensions

Length: 48.5"

Width: 9.5"

Wheelbase: 32.75" (inner hole)

Weight:
Deck: 6.3 lbs (flex 1) and 5.6 lbs (flex 2)
Complete: 10.1 lbs (flex 1) and 9.4 lbs (flex 2)
Pricing: TBD. More info here later this week.

Purpose

We wanted to create a more compact dancing/freestyle board that you could basically do everything on. A board that has plenty of room to get your dancing groove on and is smaller, lighter, and easier to throw around. Something that is not overly huge, can bust out steezy slides, and can be carried and fit into a trunk easier. Can you downhill on this board? Probably, but it is not a DH board.

Rocker

We are really stoked on the rocker in this board (the board has a slight “U” bend to it). The original prototype had camber and felt good, but we decided to put some rocker in it and bam a ram, it instantly felt so much better. The rocker just sinks you into the board and gives you that extra cushy, locked in feel. Feels great for dancing, makes sliding a lot easier and comfortable, and puts the board lower to the ground, making pushing a tad bit easier.

Concave

HURRAY, we added concave! We added a mellow “U” concave to give you more confidence when sliding. The concave also helps lock your feet in when landing big spins and such. The concave is mellow and does not feel uncomfortable for footwork moves.

Nose and Tail Kicks

More nose and tail curvatures allow easier catching of the nose and tail. If you get your timing down, yes you can ollie the Bhangra. Not easy, but it can be done. Both the nose and tail will lock your feet in nicely for manuals, but the different lengths result in distinct feelings of balance and pop. You may find riding the board in a certain direction better for some tricks; for example, the tail is really good for catching shuvits-to-manuals, while the nose feels better for hang ten manuals.

Functional Griptape Design

This is our most thought out grip design to date featuring a functional, shoe saving design and two different types of grip tape, oh yes.

For the main standing platform, we used a mellower grip with a functional pattern to save your shoes. As you all know, when you do pivot motions on grip tape you slowly wear out the balls of your shoes; you are basically grinding away your soles on sandpaper. We cut out this grip design so that when you do your spinning moves, most of your shoe will move freely on the bamboo, not the grip tape. We also designed it so you still have plenty of grip tape on the rail of the board for confidence when sliding.

We used a gnarlier, gripper grip tape on the nose and tail to help give you that extra locked in feeling when holding out steezy manuals for the ladies and/or gentlemen. Plus the extra grip makes it easier to catch the nose and tail for quick shuvit-to-manual moves.

Flex

The Bhangra comes in two flexes:

FLEX 2 (90-190+ lbs) is what Adam S. (150 lbs) and Adam C. (160 lbs) ride. The Adam’s prefer a board with a bit of flex to it (feels a lot better for freestyle). You can still take the flex 2 plenty fast and do slides comfortably, thanks to the rocker and concave.

FLEX 1 (150-250+ lbs) is definitely stiffer, and if you are 160 lbs it will only flex slightly under you. If you like stiffer boards and plan on doing hard pounding tricks with this board or weigh more (over 190 lbs), this is your board.

Graphic

For this graphic we decided to try something new. We took a collage of Adam Colton’s scary monster faces meshed together and screaming with joy and burned/branded them into the bottom of the board. If you feed them, they will stay happy.

The top graphic is sick and simple. It is a monster’s eye surrounded by a swirling line. If you spin on the swirling lines, you will get more speed… hahaha.

Construction

We are stoked to say this is our most organic board to date. We have created a durable beast bound together with jello and spider tears. Actually, the board is constructed from bamboo, cork and epoxy bio-resin. We used no fiberglass in this board but were able to get the strength and flex characteristics we wanted by using two vertical cores of vert-lam bamboo with cork in the middle for weight reduction and dampening. The top of the board is a cross-ply of bamboo vert-lam to strengthen the board across the width and we use a similar ply in the center (next to the cork) to stiffen up the flex.

Here is a brief sample of some of the field testing we did to test the Bhangra's durability:

Epoxy Bio-Resin

Not sure if you knew this, but resin plays a big part in how a board feels. We tried out a variety of resins, each having their own energy return properties and flex characteristics. For a board like this, we really dug a more mellow, damp feeling resin. Something that just kind of sinks nicely under your feet and does not have so much energy return that it wants to buck you off. We classify the flex as soft, damp, almost "dead" flex. In contrast a Dervish has a more lively, springy flex to it. So we found the perfect resin for this board and are even more stoked because it is a bio-resin and tastes good in cereal, hahaha.

Wheel Wells

We designed functional wheel wells to accommodate several brands of 180mm trucks and 70mm wheels without risers. They will prevent wheelbite in most circumstances; however, you may encounter bite if you run super loose trucks with soft bushings.

Setup Recommendations

Trucks: We recommend 180mm reverse-kingpin trucks: Paris, Randal, Bears, etc.

Wheels: This board is intended to ride with 70mm or smaller wheels. 75mm wheels are too big and you will have to use a bunch of risers to avoid the risk of getting wheel bite. Plus, 70mm is such a nice, lightweight size to throw around, do tricks on, and slide.

Adam Stokowski, Dane Webber and Adam Colton like this board set up with 86a Stimulus wheel for sliding and shuvit spin moves. The 86a is a good all round wheel for their style and provides extra leeway: when landing a shuvit wrong, the wheels will slide the extra bit around instead of gripping and bucking you off. A softer wheel will be more comfortable for cruising long distances, cross-stepping, manuals and such.

ENJOY,

Loaded Boards

Shaun White on LENO

2010-10-07T09:55:00.000-07:00

We don’t have TV and we don’t watch Jay Leno, but when Shaun White is on we make an exception.

Epicly Dylan Rieder Part 3

2010-09-30T07:45:00.000-07:00

GRAVIS available at Flipd this holiday season.

Burton Fu*cks up iTunes Store

2010-09-21T07:41:00.000-07:00

FUCK IT FULL TEASER from Special Blend on Vimeo.

Available in the iTunes store for 8.99 [ also available on dvd for those of you stuck in the 2000's]

New Orangatangs

2010-08-20T18:35:00.000-07:00

Watch out Justin Bieber!! A new rock star has joined the game! This guy is ready to be in shops Sept 3rd!!

Yellow In Heat - 86a
Yellow 4 President - 86a

Loaded Avail week of 8/17

2010-08-18T09:59:00.000-07:00

Loaded Availability
Vanguard Flex 5 - OUT - ETA Pending
Vanguard Flex 4 - OUT - ETA 9/15 (2nd)
Vanguard Flex 3 - LOW - ETA 8/23 (2nd)
Vanguard Flex 2 - OUT - ETA 8/23 (2nd)
Vanguard Flex 1 - OUT - ETA 9/15 (2nd)

Pintail Flex 4 - LOW - ETA Pending (2nd)
Pintail Flex 3 - OUT - ETA 9/1
Pintail Flex 2 - OUT - ETA 9/15
Pintail Flex 1 - OUT - ETA 8/23 (2nd)

Ceviche - OUT - ETA 9/15

Dervish (Both Flexes) - OUT - ETA 9/1

Tan Tien (All Flexes) - OUT - ETA 9/15

Dancer Flex 1 - LOW - Discontinued (2nd)
Dancer Flex 2 - OUT - Discontinued (2nd)

S/M Freeride Gloves - OUT - ETA 11/1
L/XL Freeride Gloves - OUT - ETA 11/1

Orange In Heats - OUT - ETA Friday

ALL OTHER WHEELS ARE AVAILABLE

Flipd iPhone App.

2010-08-17T14:37:00.000-07:00

Keep in touch.

So, we have been working on this app thingy for a few months now and it has finally been approved by the App Store gods. Available for free download today.

*Google Droid users: we know, we know. were workin on it:) few more weeks.

Some of this things features? ...glad you ask:

News: This tab creates a showcase for new products we think you should know about. Sometimes this will have important product release information, safety recalls, Videos and other simply meaningless banter.

Events: Demos, Art Shows, Sales, Video Premieres... you get it.

Locations: Get turn by turn directions from anywhere via Google maps. View images of the store or call our provided phone number for immediate human-sounding assistance.

This tab will also soon have popular skate/snowboard spots as well as directions, photos and notes on what to expect at each location. This will be a killer feature for all you Long boarders and Snowboarders. Everything from pavement conditions to powder conditions.

Coupons: Well its no secret that Sales move out old inventory and bring in the new. But, this is not the case here. You see, we want you to use this app so, these coupons are NOT intended to dump inventory instead, give you incentive to shop both our online store as well as our brick and mortar location. Having said that, we'd like to thank you for downloading the Flipd app and please, please enjoy the weekly coupon savings:)

Interested in an app for your business?

www.3monkeysappdesign.com

or call Chad Keffer, 405-285-6481

Loaded News: The Dancer is no more!

2010-07-22T12:31:00.000-07:00

A feral panda with rabies has eaten all the Dancer decks. Yes, the Dancer is going to be discontinued folks. Cry, celebrate, do a backflip. With the death of the Dancer we have made room for a new dancing beast that will be released in a few months. The current Dancer is much fun, but it's been hard to build and we're off in other directions. We may revisit this style in the future: who knows? We have been working on this new dancer over the past year and have done extensive testing on it in the North Pole and are very pleased. It is an improved dancer with new bells and whistles to help you all put the funk in funk master. We decided 55” was not long enough and made this new beast 202 inches long. It is a bit hard to fit in a trunk.

Giving you all a release date would be too kind. Just daydream about it and we will keep you posted when it is close. For some details, think about how a ninja walks across a log and the technology behind paper airplanes.

Back to School Sale/Tax-Free weekend 2010

2010-07-22T10:28:00.000-07:00

Back To School Sale starts Friday 8/6/2010 and ends Sunday 8/8/2010.

All apparel and accessories 30-75% Off [including backpacks]
No Sales Tax on clothing and shoes priced under $100
Complete skateboards starting a $75
Complete Longboards Starting at $100
Sale includes all Online Inventory 30% OFF.

30-75% OFF SALE!

2010-07-08T11:14:00.000-07:00

Starting 07/07/2010

Sale Items Include:

-Mens Tees and Boardshorts: 30% OFF

-All Womens Apparel: 50-75% Store-wide

Featured Artist | Saturday 06.26.2010

2010-06-16T22:09:00.000-07:00

Art Opening

Brandi N. Downham

Date:	Saturday, June 26, 2010
Time:	7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location:	Medium Studio and Gallery
Street:	803 N Hudson
City/Town:	Oklahoma City, OK

Medium is honored to present OKC artist, Brandi N Downham, in a solo show on Saturday, June 26. The show will feature a number of Downham's latest works, highlighting her mixed-media use of printmaking, drawing, and painting.

Downham's compelling vision is distinctively personal in content and smartly novel in effect and style. This is a great chance to sample and participate in OKC's growing contemporary art scene.

Hope to see you there!

(A few of the pieces may be a little "raw" or heavy for younger eyes. As a suggestion, this show is intended for us grown-ups.)

Memorial Day Sale 05.29.10

2010-05-28T10:45:00.000-07:00

Saturday May 29,

Join us in celebration of another great american holiday tradition!

Flipd action sports.

322 w. edmond rd

edmond, ok 73003

405-285-5704

Saturday from 12-3p we will serve hot dogs.

Store-Wide sale all day 10a-7

June 19. 2010 OKC Park

2010-05-20T07:55:00.000-07:00

This is sure to be killer! Big money and prizes!

Click Here to register or stop by the shop for more details.

FIX PUSH

2010-05-15T13:55:00.000-07:00

2010 Rayne Hustler

2010-05-11T11:36:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone!

There's a brand new Hustler. Check out the details.

DNA Presents: Amanda+Dylan Bradway

2010-05-11T11:29:00.000-07:00

amanda & dylan bradway: friday may 14th

Every once in a while we make art too. So this month we are very exciting to have our own work on display! We will have brand new small works by Amanda Bradway and a variety of current works by Dylan Bradway! There might also be a collaborative piece to throw in the mix but we will see if it gets finished. To top off we will also be releasing a new Oklahoma inspired t-shirt with a great new graphic by Dylan, sure to be a new favorite.
Another highlight of the May Live on the Plaza will be a huge vintage clothing sale by Kitty Kat Vintage right in front of our store. They will have all kinds of great handpicked vintage clothing!

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SATURDAY MAY 8

2010-05-03T15:30:00.000-07:00

Tye Cunningham Memorial Tournament

2010-04-03T11:18:00.000-07:00

The 2nd Annual

Tye F. Cuningham Memorial Disc Golf Tournament

Aprial 24th & 25th

All Pro $50

All Advanced $45

All Intermediate $40

All Recreational $35

All Junior $25

Ace Pot $3

Non-Current PDGA Membership Fee $10

Park is located North of Covell, East of Santa Fe in Edmond, Ok.

Sign-up Here or at the event Sat morning 7:45-8:45a.

Field Capped at 100 Players.

Loaded releases Tan Tien Board...

2010-03-26T15:55:00.000-07:00

Loaded Launches New Tan Tien

March 25th, 2010

The Loaded crew has released its highly anticipated new board, the Tan Tien today. This new offering is an amalgamation of technical design, aesthetics, and premium performance. Driven by progressive longboarding as explored by Loaded's riders, the Tan Tien manifests the desire to develop new tricks and engage new riding styles. From its foot-locking concave, drop-thru truck mounting and pumpable camber, to its responsive nose and tail kicks, the Tan Tien blends carve oriented longboarding with advanced trick riding. Loaded has also added a new technical grip-tape that optimizes flex energy and adds a futuristic visual effect. The complex contours create a super responsive board that allows for increased confidence when leaning into turns, popping tricks, and powering through slides. With the woven bamboo bottom and the funky grip design it's easy on the eyes, but you'll need to ride this board to truly fathom it's potential. The Tan Tien is 39" in length with a 27" wheelbase, and is designed to work with 180mm reversed kingpin trucks and 70mm wheels. Ride on!

The Tan Tien is now available at Flipd.

Click HERE to Buy Now

Saturday FEB.27

2010-02-27T09:34:00.000-08:00

Six11 Creative is proud to present 2 wonderful emerging female artists that are making names for themselves here in Oklahoma.

Brandi Downham is a mixed media artist and printmaker that co-founded and currently runs Gesture Studios in Bricktown, and has participated in many local art events.

Natalie Miller is a mixed media artist and graphic designer that has been featured in local events such as The Girlie Show as well as many local at events.

Date:	Saturday, February 27, 2010
Time:	7:00pm - 11:00pm
Location:	Six11 Creative
Street:	611 N. Broadway
City/Town:	Oklahoma City, OK

Sooo stoked about this one!!

join us- cd

Olympic Watch Party | Mens Half Pipe Finals | 02.17.2010

2010-02-10T15:40:00.000-08:00

Wednesday 02.17.2010

5-10p

322 W. Edmond Rd

Edmond, Ok 73003

405-285-5704

Join us at the shop for live coverage of the mens snowboard [half pipe] finals.

Free beer and peanuts. no purchase necessary.

do it.

Valentines Day Sale ...yall

2010-02-09T13:34:00.000-08:00

Valentines day is here and were stocked!

Get you honey a new NIXON watch or a Snow-

board this Valentines day and we'll give you

25% OFF your purchase.

Call for Details 405.285.5704

Offer ends 02.16.10

hope you get lucky;)

Its almost Free!

2010-01-13T16:19:00.000-08:00

Spring Break 2010 is almost upon us so were whorin' in all out now:)

Save up to 20% on all Snow apparel and outerwear.
Remaining Snowboard are on Sale as well. Package discounts available.

Lay-A-Ways are also available [up to 30 days call for restrictions].

2010 has been an epic season and stock will get thin so, get off the couch!

**Snowboard/Ski tuning available:
$15 Board/skis [wax only]
$25 Board [full tune]
$30 Skis [full tune]

Free Beer while you wait on your board/ski service:)
[bring your id]

Free Lift ticket w/Burton board purchase!

Join our eList for a chance to win ...

2010-01-11T23:24:00.000-08:00

Well not an actual pony- its more of a bunch of free random goodies like skateboards, snowboards and apparel but, yeah it the same.
Join before Feb 1.2010 to get in on the free shizz.

Join here.

eList customer receive specials and free beer everyday at Flipd.
Call for details further details 405-285-5704 or email Flipd@mac.com.

Closed New Years Weekend 12.30.09 - 1.3.10

2009-12-29T16:42:00.000-08:00

New Years Hours:

Flipd will be Closed New Years Eve, Day and New Years Weekend.

Please be sure to handle any necessary business before 5pm Wednesday the 30th.

Thanks for a Fantastic Year Oklahoma!

See you Monday 10a.

***For Assistance... Please Email Flipd@mac.com and leave a contact number
you will receive immediate response.

$34 Stockings

2009-12-17T14:46:00.000-08:00

Just in time for Christmas!

The skateboard equivalent of a Swiss army knife...
-Deathwish Shades
-Crailtap Coffe Mug
-Authentic Footbag [for the hippie in your life]
-Skicker pack
-Anit Hero Gloves
-Misc Dvd
-Unit Tool
-Girl air freshner [cover up that smell is in the back seat]

15 available

Happy Holidays...

2009-12-15T20:26:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays!

Hope your Holiday shopping experience at Flipd has been all that you could ask for!
We are always looking to improve our customer service and your feedback [good or bad] is always appreciated. I wanted to take a moment and thank you and your family for your business and support this year. The 2010 season has already been earth shattering and the snow is just now starting to fall:)

We are on to a bigger and more better things at Flipd for the new year so, stay tuned for some killer new features [Flipdonline.com].

For those of you receiving our emails... pay attention! All of our advertising $$ is going right into your inbox! Thats right, coupons, events, and free shizz just for clicking:) So, check/forward those emails and help us spread the stoke of our shop and our community.

Not receiving our emails? Click here to sign up.

Remember to follow us on FB and Twitter for new products and events
Have an fantastic Holiday/snow season and an epic New Year!!

Best,

Chris@Flipd

new from NIXON...

2009-12-10T15:14:00.000-08:00

Lots of new NIXON today

Starting at $55, Many different colors...
The Player
The Rubber Player
The Newton
The Private SS
The Rotolog
The Time Teller P
The Skyline
The Outsider

new Snowboard Package Deals

2009-12-02T12:33:00.000-08:00

Stop in Today and check out the new 2010 Snowboard line.

All in-store sales include set up and service for the 2010 season.

Custom boot fitting is included in all boot sales too.

Lay-A-Way available!

Holiday Sale Begins Today!

2009-11-20T09:37:00.000-08:00

Sales Start Today!

Get your Lay-A-Way On!

lock-in the Discounts and Pay off by Christmas.

Call or drop in for more details.

Free Lift Ticket Program is Valid with this Sale:)

New NIXON Ltd Rubber Players in!

2009-11-19T16:58:00.000-08:00

Ya Ya, Yellow!

Nixon is proud to announce the arrival of The Fluro Player Collection starting August 15, 2009. As the name suggests The Fluro Collection splashes bold florescent colors with a high gloss finish all-over this silicone specialty. Picking up where the 4x4 Collection left off, The Fluro Player Collection will see a secret new color drop each month for 4 months in select dealers only. Each month beginning August 15, 2009 hand-selected Nixon authorized dealers will have a limited supply of these hard to find watches.

New BURTON Boards in Today!!

2009-11-04T12:42:00.000-08:00

The new Burton Shipment is in today with some highly anticipated guests: Coalition Love, Hero LTD, Se7en and Late Hate. Also first ever Custom LTD Rockers are in as well.

Burton received 7out ot 7 GoodWood awards, in every catagory for the 2010 line up.
... And we got em all in stock:)

Stop in today and get a quote on your new quiver board and as always ...thanks for buying local.

2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!! Friday the 13th [November]

2009-11-03T16:14:00.000-08:00

Mark your calenders for Friday the 13th.
Were celebrating our 2 year anniversary and its going to hurt.

Doors Open at 7p.
-Video Premiere includes the new 'B' Movie from Burton, 'Extremely Sorry' by Flip and 'Cool Story' by Think Thank.
-Beer is being provided by our friends at Miller Brewing Co.
-The Goof Booth will be set up and sure to capture some epic Flipd moments:) [Provided by Carl Zoch]
-Product Toss and Door Prizes sponsored in part by Kristen Adams Strong, 'Hair Extraordinaire'.
-Live Music from 'The Black Patches'
-Special discount for all attendees, night of show only.
-New art from over 10 Local Artists!

As always, Admission is Free, 21 to Drink w/ proper id.
See you Friday!

Haloween Party!

2009-10-22T10:03:00.000-07:00

OKC Ski Club presents...

Spooks Night Out

October 30th, 8-12a

Harn Homestead Barn

1721 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Flipd is proud to sponsor the door prizes and Costume Contest Winner!!

If you are not already a Member of the OKC SKI CLUB click here to join.

For the 09/10 Ski season Trip List click here.

***join the OKC Ski Club and receive the 'Ski Club Discount' on every Purchase and Ski/Board Service this season at Flipd!!***

eFlipd! Even easier to shop at Flipd!

2009-10-05T13:40:00.000-07:00

Ok... now it's really on!

The new eBay store is up and we will be adding all kinds of products to it over the next few weeks.
If you don't see something you want, check with Chris to see if and when it will be available online.
[some items and brands are not available through eBay so call to place orders]

The eFlipd site is set up with fixed prices however we will be running auctions on certain items. Check the Blog and Facebook for weekly auctions. Don't forget to add us to your favorite sellers list.

eFlipd

Sidewalk Sale!

2009-10-03T09:25:00.000-07:00

Saturday and Sunday Only!

Huge Sidewalk Sale!

50% OFF select racks.

RVCA, VOLCOM, 686, BILLABONG, BURTON and More!

Save on Tees, L/S Tees, Knits, Dresses, Tanks, Walk Shorts, Board Shorts ect.

DNA Longoboard Show | 10.23.09

2009-10-02T13:47:00.000-07:00

Longboard Deck Show

1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

Saturday October 23, 2009
7-11p

For more info:
www.DNA.GALLERIES.COM

2009-10-02T12:05:00.000-07:00

GET A FREE LIFT TICKET!

We're hooking you up with a FREE lift ticket with the purchase of almost any board in the 2010 Burton line. This is your chance to ride for FREE, choosing between some of the best mountains across North. America. Furr more details, get in the shop and check out all the greasy steeze from Burton.

Special Orders, Student Discounts and Lay-A-Way plans available.

Thanks for supporting us!

K2 Snowboards now in stock!

2009-09-30T12:40:00.000-07:00

2010 Snowboards, Boots and Bindings in Stock!

Get in the shop today to see the 2010 snowboard collection from K2.

Pick up your Catalog and get a quote or Lay-A-Way started.

Student Discounts available with school ID. [GPA not required]

http://k2snowboarding.com/home

New Orangotang 75/86a

2009-09-23T10:19:00.000-07:00

ORANGOTANG Family releases the new Durian 75/86a Free ride wheel. In Stock and available by 10/5.

The Yellow 86a will be shipping mid to late next week - we expect to have in our shop on 10/5
First available in the 75mm Durian & the 70mm Stimulus.
The Fat Free will be available roughly 1-2 weeks later

Now the bad news - We are only receiving a select number of units in our first batch - next batch is roughly 4 weeks out. ...NS.