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The Product...
Sector 9 Original Pintail
Skill Level: Intermediate to Expert
Board: L:48.5" x W:8.75" x WB:32.75"
Trucks: 166mm
Wheels: 70mm 78A
Bearings: Greaseball Abec
Customer Service: 858-408-0083
MSRP (complete): $170
Videos (Big Stick) and (Rollin'): A+
...we love the surf footage, the 70s skate clips, and the kick ass soundtrack that includes Van Halen's Atomic Punk, and who couldn't love Sector's take on the San Diego commute.
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The Product Tester...
Johnny B - See his Column!
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 155
Build: Non-Olympic Athlete with Semi-Good Balance
Style: Impetuous Surf-Style
Background: "My skateboard roots reach back to 1978 when my brother gave me my first skateboard, a yellow G&S that I'm looking at as I write this."
carve for the soul...
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The Completely Biased Review...
Category: Hardware
Photos: Sarah Schreckengaust
For the past three months GravityFed has been testing the Sector 9 Original Pintail. We really enjoyed reviewing this product because longboarding is one of our favorite sports. Here's what we think of the board. While there have been several improvements and modifications made to longboards over the past five years, one thing remains indisputable: of all the variations on the market today,  none of them capture the soul and simplicity of the sport like four hard wheels bolted to a plank of wood, ripping up smooth asphalt. So this season we're getting back to the essence of the sport, and what better way to do it than with the longboard legend, Sector 9.
When their guerilla marketing team caught wind of GravityFed's proposal to do some more longboard reviews, they seized the opportunity and sent us a shiny, new board. Sector 9 didn't become the powerhouse in the longboard industry that they are today by fear of marketing their product. They stepped right into the GravityFed review ring and showed why they're the champs. This board rekindled my love for the broad, sweeping turn and reinforced why Sector 9 runs things in the world of longboarding.
The board Sector 9 chose for me to review was an Original Pintail. It came with 166mm trucks and 70mm 78A nine ball wheels. There's no flip tail, just a stiff, concave plank of laminated 11 ply birch with plenty of surface area and stability for walking the board. Its hardness makes it perfectly suitable for high speed turns on big paved canyon roads.  The board's natural inclination is toward wide, GS-style turns, but by loosening up the trucks it can be tamed into doing slalom turns by anyone who can understand the concept in the first place. I also found the board had a pleasantly predictable slide on steep hills. This is a great board for somebody who likes to carve big turns with some momentum.
You don't have to be a rippin' California surfer to buy a longboard and surf the paved hills in your town. I've seen many good skiers and boarders naturally make the summertime transition to longboarding. Once you get the hang of it it's not so intimidating, and from there on you'll learn a lot fast (unless you're some kind of meathead). Just remember to pad up, because eventually everyone pays the price. In the end, riding a Sector 9 is just good, clean fun and it's still cool after all these years. There is still plenty of time before it snows, so if you can read this, get a Sector and get out there.
More Biased Reviews Of This Product...
Name: Ukko
Email: x@potjack.com
Location: Finland
Build:
Style: bombing
Height: 6.1
Weight: 250
Review:
I got my pintale week ago and I'm in heaven.
I have aggressive riging style whit snowboard and this one gets really near. First downhill I realize that there's no way to break on this thing so it was really nice overtake cars whit skate. I've tryed shorter sector9's but this one is much more easy to control on high speed. I love it.
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Name: tony
Email:
Location: australia
Build: kid
Style: slide outs
Height:
Weight:
Review:
where i live its mountians staight into the ocean so alot off surfers round mine have longboards to charge hills on.a few of my bros mates have sector nines one of them has 5my bro has the orginal pin i have the tropics concaveand two off my mates have the concave pin. we all love our own boards mine is like a shorter board n the original is long, i like the shorter one caus i can throw it around and flick the tail out. i have to say that sector nines are the best fun out its good that not so many people now about them more fun for us.
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Name: Michael
Email: Graphitesmasher@yahoo.com
Location: Hermosa Beach
Build: Fairely short, but strong
Style: aggressive
Height: 5'7
Weight: 135lbs
Review:
Pintails aren't as good as the flexy 38 inch cloud nines. The flexys can do it all, from grand turns to laybacks to huge airs at churches, these things rule.
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Name: Shaun
Email: Spastik80@aol.com
Location: Norcal
Build: girl, thin, not fragile
Style: insane
Height: 5'4''
Weight: 95
Review:
I just got a pintail after owning a cloud 9 board for a while. my best friend had one and i got totally stoked on the board-it's insane! it's so responsive, but not too much, so you still have control. It's a pretty forgiving board as far as control goes-you just go for it and relax and you've pretty much got it. my advice: trying to bomb a hill on your third day out is NOT a good idea...i'm still paying off the hospital bills!
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Name: Danger Barry
Email: bazmuir@hotmail.com
Location: England
Build: Medium
Style: Surfer
Height: 6ft
Weight: 11 1/2 st
Review:
I bought my Sector 9 Original Pintail about a year and a half ago. I didn't have much skating experience beforehand, just dabbled a bit as a kid but I surf which probably helped. Anyway, as soon as I got on the thing it just seemed so smooth and went for miles on just one push. It wasn't long before I was carving big turns and bombing hills, my confidence grew overnight. It's easy to walk the board and ride the nose, hanging ten on this thing whilst travelling at reasonable speed is childs play! It's surprising how fast you can go on it and still have complete control. I don't need a kick tail to do anything fancy, just cruisin' with style is where I'm at. I like a lot of other Sector 9 boards but this is the one for me.
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Name: Caleb Marca
Email: jackofspades37@aol.com
Location: Humboldt
Build: average
Style: regular, pump normal
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170lb.
Review:
This is incredible. i have never seen a bad review of a sector 9 deck, and this one is no different. i am seriously connected to the classic pintail. i love this board and i love riding. there is no better way to get yourself all jacked up than on a huge hill with monster turns. no better way to get bitch slapped by the pavement than by getting knocked off by a big truck. stay safe and ride to live.
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Name: hound sh*thouse
Email: dhskater@yahoo.com
Location: nor*cal
Build: average
Style: normal
Height: 6'1
Weight: 150
Review:
I'VE BEEN DOWN WITH ROB AND THE CREW FOR A WHILE SECTOR 9 IS WERE ALL MY LOVE IS I LOVE BOMBING HILLS IT MAKES YOU FEEL SO FREE TO GO 35+ ON A SKATEBOARD YOU HAVE NO THOUGHT OF HATE,ANGER,GRUGES NOTHING ON YOUR MIND BUT THE RUSH BUT DO WHERE PADS OR LEATHER CAUSE I'VE PAID MY PRICE IN BLOOD SO GO GET A 9.
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Name: Patrik Eriksson
Email: erikssp@hotmail.com
Location: Prescott, AZ
Build: Tall, Lean
Style: Regular
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 165
Review:
I've had my Pintail for a few days now (got it 2/19) and I love it!! My Friend has the Mega Cruiser... Sector 9's Luke Nosewalker! So sar we have just been getting used to the boards and carving down a few shallow to medium hills. The pintail is light and nimble like a sports car. I tightened the trucks just a touch after the broke in, but everything is pretty much stock right out of the store. I haven't developed the feel for sliding yet but it feels like it has the potential to be really smooth and controllable sideways. The board is very stable and springy. I definately recommend this board to anyone looking to carve big smooth arcs on the pavement!
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