Finding the perfect wheels was the biggest hurdle. Paris street 169s with double cones front, double barrels rear, wedged front, and dewedged rear. Zealous bearings, and nice fat centerset Sector 9 nineballs 61mm 78a.

…with addition of the first proper topmount board to the quiver.

Rocket Classic Scout on 180mm Bear gen 6 50deg and a set of 69mm 75a Snakes. Gosh, what a board! Riding topmount is currently stretching my comfort zone (rest of quiver are 33 inch and shorter double drop lowriders only) but nevertheless this one rides sooo smooth! And concave is truly magical, I think Danny from Rocket made excellent job designing that. It’s quite a funny feeling having so much deck space. I need to readjust for wider stance now, lol!

And I am surprised how good that one slides! I am still a rookie so I was afraid that going up with the deck height will make kickout harded and increase the risk of hisiding but none of that happened. I am soooo happy with that board, I have a feeling that next season will be pretty much shared between this one and my another sliding/LDP crossover which is drop cat 33.

Picked this up on marketplace for $40. Feels new. Tomorrow's commute will tell.

Just wanted to show you guys my personal nighttime cruiser.

So I made a footstop out of an old trucks bushing and washer. I also got some propane gas tube cut to a nose and tail guard since I’ve been bashing my board while learning slides. This all cost less than $2 to make.

Hadn't used the ramp in a minute, I should do this more often. Only had like 20 mins free though
I AM NOT ACTUALLY AN UPSTAIRS NEIGHBOR TO ANYONE JUST TO BE CLEAR

It took me a bit of time to get the price down, but in the end I reached 45€. I think I made a good deal. What do you think? The circles board also got 4 jucker hawaii green wheels with. The white wheels aren't used yet. Trucks are from bear (first one) and jucker hawaii (second one/ circles)

Was given this board when i was 11 years old, its followed me across the country multiple times and has been with me for 2 decades. Slotted some new trucks/bearings/wheels on it last year, with plans to get the top re-gripped because its seen many days outside in the Washington rain.

Rides like a snowboard :)

Finally learning backside slides on this board, so much fun!

Started life as a cheap Walmart longboard my boys left out in the rain. The top plies delaminated, so instead of trashing it, I stripped it down and laminated both sides with woven carbon fiber.
After riding it for a while, I decided to take the experiment further. I cut off the original drop-through sections, reshaped it into a ~29.5” LDP platform, added brackets/torsion hardware and fresh grip.
Somehow the abused Walmart board that should’ve gone in the trash now has a nice medium flex and pumps beautifully. 😂

SCROLL FOR COMPLETED BOARD

Figured I’d share the full evolution of the Carbon Reaper since this thing has officially become a completely different animal from where it started. 😂
It started life as a cheap Walmart longboard with the cheesy shark graphic. My boys left it out in the rain and the top plies started delaminating, so instead of throwing it away I stripped the damaged wood, sanded everything down and decided to experiment with reinforcing it with woven carbon fiber. I laid carbon on both sides, did the artwork and graphics, and for a while it was just my weird little rescued carbon longboard.
Then I got into LDP and started looking at it again thinking there was probably a much more interesting board hiding in there. So out came the saw. I cut off the original drop-through sections, reshaped the deck into a platform, cleaned up the profile and converted it over to brackets/torsion tail.
It’s about 29.5” as a bare platform and still has a really nice medium flex at my roughly 175 lbs. I honestly wasn’t sure how it was going to behave after changing the shape and mounting geometry this much, but the first test surprised the hell out of me. It pumps beautifully.
The current hardware is still very much a test setup, so I’m not calling anything final yet. I’m looking forward to putting some miles on it, playing with the geometry and letting some of the more experienced LDP guys I ride with ride it and tell me what they think.
Anyway, not bad for a Walmart shark board that probably should’ve ended up in the trash. 😂

Hey everyone, I just bought this 29" mini cruiser for €60. I'd love to hear your honest opinions on this setup and get some advice on what parts you would upgrade first to get the most out of the board.

Specs:

Deck Material: 7-ply Canadian Maple

Length: 29"

Width: 20.32 cm (8")

Wheelbase: 39.5 cm (15.55")

Concave: Medium

Griptape: Medium

Trucks: NKX Classic 127 mm (5")

Truck Mounting: Top-mounted (surf-style feel)

Wheel Diameter: 60 mm (2.36")

Wheel Hardness (Durometer): 78A

Wheel Edge: Rounded Edge

Bearings: ABEC-9

Weight: 2200 g

The deck looks very good and fun to ride.

Thanks in advance!

Happy Thunder - custom 9.3" width, 22.5" wb

Zealous V2 trucks 133-146

La Paulade wheels

All the people in the big board vs tiny board debate are wrong. I'm hereby starting the medium board trend

Hey, discuss your foot stops. What you most appreciate about a foot stop, what you WISH you had, what you’ve tried, any of your reflections on foot stops in general. ALSO, tell me about any DIY foot stops you’ve made that work well, I wanna have a simple DIY option up my sleeve.

Walked into goodwill last night with the intentions of getting a space heater. I walked in after my girlfriend and didn’t notice it. She stopped me and asked if I had saw? I said, a long board??? Noooo??? Went up to where she said she saw it, and lo and behold. This bad boy, for 5.99$?!?! How could you pass? Super smooth ride, I jumped on it immediately after purchasing. Got some laps in the parking lot, and later again on my doordash. I’m hyped on this.

TLDR:

After a solid year of skating, I feel like I should have slides down or people to skate with, but no luck 😅🤣 I have LOVED the hobby for keeping me in shape, but I may pack it up here to get an electric board and call it a day.

--This post is mostly made for me to put my thoughts down somewhere. Not really complaining, just observing my own experience since getting serious about skating--

After cruising around, getting the gear, taking chances, rolling around the nearest cities and TRYING almost daily for a year: I STILL cant slide lol

No clue what Ive been doing wrong, but its been a fun getting back into what I started in college. I live in a very mountainous/hilly region, so having a way to slow down is paramount for safety. So far, however, I have only accomplished the feat of destroying my weight-bearing knee by footbreaking too much 😅

Tried reaching out a few times to anyone local for help, but couldnt find anyone interested (which is fair. Nobody is obligated to help me do something recreational 🤷‍♂️) but any advice i COULD get was like,"go faster" when I was keeping pace with them? Didnt make sense.

Given all of that, i have been thinking about just getting an electric board and selling most of the rest.

After learning to ride switch more naturally, ill give sliding one more solid try before completely giving up and buying the Electric board ive been looking at (when its back in stock)

Hi guys, this is my first post to Reddit, so I hope I’m in the correct spot. I had this board back in 2012-2013…it was a gift and I absolutely loved it. Life happened, I stopped skating as much and at some point I lost it. I have no idea what brand it is, and I am hoping someone could point me in the right direction. Not pictured is a kick tail. And the wheels were super coned shaped, you can kind of tell in the photo. Also, it was gifted new, so everything you see in the photo is presumably how it came from the manufacturer. Any ideas????

Nothing fancy, no neat tricks. Just a cruise