Yesterday (Sunday) the sun finally came out, dried up some of the water from what seems like 2 weeks of rain, and warmed up the air a little bit. So I managed to get out for a few minutes and carve around on my Loaded Vanguard longboard. What a great board. The giant, chunky, ABEC-11 Gumball wheels really make the sucker roll smooth and fast. Combined with the flex of the board, going over a modest speed bump hardly feels like anything. Fun. It really felt good to be back on a board after so long. I did a little board-walking and toe-spins, but mostly carved around nice and low and felt the Flow.
Its really a shame that more new skaters don’t experience the fun of riding a board that actually rolls and turns well. Newschool boards are perfectly evolved for modern trick-oriented skating, but are really not very good for flowing around smoothly. Its always fun to see a new skater ride a proper carving/longboard setup for the first time, and see the smile on their face resulting from the improved ride and sheer fun. Of course I like all kinds of skating, but longboarding really helped me reconnect with the pure fun of rolling and turning and flowing.
We totally agree!! We found the “Ham Board” at this past Surf Expo and man … talk about a LONG board it’s 6 ft 8 and it’s a blast. Best down hill but it’s amazing how responsive it is for such a really big Skateboard.
i hear you dude… i have a trickboard and a longboard. longboard wins every time. haha.. there’s really something different cruising around the neighborhood or bombing some hills than pulling off tricks on a trickboard.