NYC-area Bustin Boards was kind enough to send us one of their "Complex" boards for a little feet-on-the-street testing. We took it for a spin around lower Manhattan and although the steepest inclines we encountered were curb cutouts we did get a taste of its abilities - it reminded us of a highly-engineered version of our old Freeride Bowlrider - a small nose, big kicktail and upturned sides that made getting up over the edge real easy. Our young foot model in the pic above thought the Bustin would be great for going fast and straight - probably true as well - we're looking forward to a trip to Central Park's North side to find out. Check out their website; they have a cool ordering system where you can spec custom colors and designs.

On a related note, if you are in NYC tomorrow and feelin' a little Charles Bronson-ish, aka DEATHWISH-ISH, find a board and join Bustin at the "Broadway Bomb 2008" - an 8 mile race down Broadway's relentless gauntlet of taxis, jay-walking tourists and careening delivery trucks. If you don't have street experience stick to the sidelines - Better a fan than under a van. 116th @ Riverside Park - 11:30am Saturday, October 11th