And he has blessed us with admin.
It's exciting, a big delivery of wheels.
A quick coffee first thing, packing as many orders as we can before the doorbell rings and the jobs begin.
Unpacking, counting, still secretly quite excited when freshies stick together out the box.
All the while, wondering where each set will end up. A casual seafront cruise, or a casual top 5 qualification time at a world cup? Both have been known.
And then the real work starts.
All Lush split angle Elite completes have been running with 71mm Cult Emperors. This allowed us to play it safe with the new truck setups, keeping wheelbite to a minimum for everyone involved.
But it's been almost a year now - we've been skating them, you've been skating them - and we're comfortable that with a slight tweak to the bushing setup, they can take the beastie 74mm Cultrons.
So photos are taken, dropped to white, optimised and uploaded.
Descriptions, spec tables and bundle components are updated.
Assembly begins.
The machine rolls onwards. Seamlessly? We try our best.
You didn't need to know any of those details, but the last job on the list is to write a newsletter - so consider it done.
Cultrons are back in stock, and Elite split angle Lush completes now come with them and will roll smoother, pump longer and carve harder than ever.
Split angle kits and upgrade kits will also be updated to feature the new bushing setup* to allow for those slightly bigger wheel options for everyone else out there too.
So I suppose I'd better get on with all the jobs that entails, too.
Enjoy the warm predictable asphalt while it lasts,
Matt @ Vandem
*Cone/cone fronts have been changed to cone/barrel. The bit of extra meat in the bottom allows for deep carves and aggressive pumps with good feedback - less of a "collapsing" feeling, and less wheelbite.
Cultrons too big and grippy for your liking?
Perhaps these 66mm Pantheon Sliders are more up your street.
Cultrons not big enough?
Jump on the restock of big Pantheon wheels - 92mm Karmas and 102mm Hokus in both duros are finally available again.