The Ultimate (and Totally Fun) Buyer’s Guide to Surfskates Ahoy, landlocked surfers and street cruisers! 🌊🏄♂️ Imagine catching endless waves…
The Ultimate (and Totally Fun) Buyer’s Guide to Surfskates Ahoy, landlocked surfers and street cruisers! 🌊🏄♂️ Imagine catching endless waves…
Longboarding is a popular and versatile activity that offers something for everyone, whether you’re looking for a smooth, relaxed cruise
If you just want to get around or want to ride down the steepest mountain roads, there is a longboard or cruiser for you. The easiest way to buy a longboard or cruiser is as a complete, this way the whole setup comes ready to ride, straight out of the box.
A cruiser is probably the most commonly seen style of skateboard in any city. Usually cruisers have a kick tail so you can do some sidewalk jumps. Cruisers can also be smaller longboards anything that is just meant to transport yourself to point A to point B. Here the focus is on ease of use, perfect for beginners. Cruisers are between 22” and 32” with big, soft wheels. A shorter size like a 22” cruiser is great for getting around and will easily strap to your bag. Longer cruisers are a little more stable so you can go a bit faster.
Longboards are versatile boards primarily used for cruising, commuting, and recreational riding. They provide a smooth and stable ride, making them ideal for long-distance travel, carving, or gliding down hills. Riders also use longboards for downhill racing, where speed and stability are crucial, and for freestyle tricks, sliding, and dancing. Their diverse designs cater to different styles, from relaxed cruising to adrenaline-pumping downhill adventures. Sizes are usually bigger than 32″ in length. Wheel size can be up to 100mm. and trucks are usually 180mm wide and at 50 degree angle.
If you spend your time daydreaming about grinding that perfect rail or spending hours in the skatepark – well, you might be in the wrong place. You are thinking about street or park skateboarding! Street Skateboards are meant for tricks and therefore have a nose and a tail. You can choose several sizes of width and the 33″ is the standard length. The wheels are usually harder and smaller than cruisers or longboard wheels. Usually anywhere from 50-60mm in diameter.
For the closest feeling to surfing, take a look at surfskates. These unique boards are actually cruisers, but with a different front system which rotates really hard – for even more extreme slides and carves.
Your trucks hold everything together. There are two types of trucks, standard kingpin and reverse kingpin trucks and the hybrid Surfskate systems The first thing is they are much wider than on traditional skateboard trucks, 150 to 180 mm. As with skateboards, the width of your trucks should match the width of your deck.
On most cruisers we have standard kingpin trucks. This means that the bolt, or kingpin, faces inwards for a stable and easy ride. These trucks are similar to the ones on skateboards.
If you want even deeper turns, try a surfskate. These boards have an articulated front truck which makes carving a breeze. See what a surfskate can do for your riding.
Longboard wheels can vary between 60 mm to 100 mm. Smaller wheels accelerate quickly and are easy to slide with. Larger wheels are more stable at speeds and are better over uneven surfaces.
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