how should i go about protecting my board for rain riding?

[James]

are there any special ways to protect the bearings and whatnot to water damage?

i remember seeing this kind of thread on some forum a while ago but i didnt pay attention to it and dont remember what to do.

im just about to order some of those oh so nice eastside rain wheels and i wanna protect the bearings and trucks as much as possible this winter.

[boarder's mom]

I've been trying to get my son to do this (see thread) to his wheels since bearing cleaning is not one of my favorite things to do:
http://www.northwestlongboarding.com/cgi-bin/nwlb/forum/display.html?id=2gnPws4j&mv_arg=TOP100604

[Anti-Trend]

If you wanna protect your drop, cut up some old milk cartons or some kind of juice container and use them as fenders on your board to prevent spray. The link Judy left you is good too, using gorilla tape really helps prevent penetration from the water outside, and covering your bearings in white litium grease is good too, it's extremely water resistant.

[James]

thanks guys everything was a big help

[billy_the_kid]

scotch guard!
that and clean your bearings after you take your board out in the rain.

[gnaRSORE]

Don't ride it. That'll keep everything squeaky clean!

[James]

haha i dont think i could stay off my board the entire winter.

[Hovey]

Once again Ryan with something helpful to add. ha ha.

[cskate]

I saw that Shaner had tape on the outside of his wheels to keep water from coming in. thought that was a pretty good idea.

[billy_the_kid]

chris i've seen one your rain boards with yoga mat on top instead of griptape. how's that working for ya?

[sepulgreen09]

haha told you hovey he's all about constuctive replies

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