Double drops lower the board to the ground even further than the truck mounts on both sides. They also give you another place to push your foot against as you practice different tricks and slides. Freeriders typically wear gloves so they can drag a hand for balance as they slide and get as low to the ground as possible.
If you are looking at freeriding, be sure to get pads and a helmet to stay protected at speed! A lot of confusion exists around the difference between freeride and freestyle, and with good reason due to the names! You can call it whatever you want but in most skater's minds, freestyle is a whole different realm.
It even somewhat includes Dance. Whereas freeride is more focused on fast hills and sliding, freestyle features sliding but exists on flat land as well. It even usually includes flatland style tricks. Freestyle boards tend to look a lot like Freeride boards but are generally more playful.
The style is almost always a dropthrough and the decks can be larger for more space to move around and try tricks. They may also have a kicktail like a street skateboard. These boards are often so specific that if you turn them like a carver or cruiser the deck will actually hit the ground.
The deeper the drop, the easier to push. Wheels are typically mid-size and trucks often run narrower to give you space to push without catching the wheel. If you are looking to mainly commute or travel distance, this is the longboard type to check out. Anything else you want to do is best served by the other categories. One brand is synonymous with Push: Pantheon longboards. In our opinion, these guys have the best-designed push boards on the market. Longboard dancing is very popular in Europe and there is also a dedicated crowd in the USA.
It requires great balance and a willingness to fall as you attempt new longboard tricks. Dance boards are HUGE. This platform gives you tons of space to spin around, cross your feet, and walk the board. They often have a kick tail and nose for manuals and shuvits. Dance boards usually are mostly flat with a little bit of camber. This keeps them pre-loaded for tricks, while making it natural to move your feet around. Because these are so big, they are also VERY specific to this style of skating.
This is where longboarding gets serious and is something that when witnessed in person can cause most mere mortal's knees to shake.
Downhill longboards are some of the most technically built and stiffest boards on the market. Most downhilling is done on a top-mount for more control and a stronger carve. Wheels are usually a little grippier since you can slide anything with a lot of speed and grip is key. This style of concave has an extra ridge in the middle for more control and foot placement options. Some people love flexy boards since it is springy and it rebound, others prefer the increased sense of stability for higher speeds that comes with a stiffer deck, this choice will ultimately be up to your personal preference.
There are also cruisers out there. These are the small boards. Think about the plastic penny boards. They also come in wood. Sizes are about 23" " These are different than the cruising longboards.
Yes, you can still cruise with it, but the boards are very small, not flexy and the wheels are harder. You can take them easily in your backpack to ride on campus or just in the street. Freestyle is the art of doing tricks on a longboard. Freestyle is often confused with freeride. Freestyle has a lot of standing up, jumping, flipping, spinning, board dancing. Freestyle longboarders are becoming more one with their board. The roots are coming from skateboarding. There are many technical skills, but freestyle can be enjoyed by any skill level.
The right set up in terms of wheels and trucks will also keep you carving fluidly as you dance. Downhill Downhill longboarding is the most dangerous and extreme style of longboarding. It is all about speed, drifting, hands sliding and slipping to control your board and speed. This is usually done while in a crouched and tucked position to increase stability and reduce wind-resistance.
Downhill riders can go super fast! Downhill rider on the latest Pantheon Seed. The longboard deck for downhill is stiff for maximum control and stability. It has sharp lips to enable proper cornering and speed, and is usually mm long by mm wide. The wheels are soft for maximum grip. Protective equipment such as sliding gloves with pucks, full-face helmets, full pads and suit are necessary for this style.
Freeride Freeride is similar to downhill but is more trick oriented and technical. Like downhill riders, freeride riders also use sliding gloves with pucks to slide their hands on the road for easy balance. However, they tend to perform more slides, spins and drift without the use of their hands.
So whilst freeride riders are going down hills at some speed, it is not as fast as the downhill riders as they are carving and sliding to control their speed. Sliding is the most common technique in freeride as it helps you to slow down or stop. You want to ride downhill at speed while chaining slides to control your speed. Sliding involve turning your board sideways making yours wheels skid, slowing yourself down and controlling your descent. Kind of like skiing or snowboarding.
You probably have an idea of the riding style s you are most interested in. Or, maybe you just want the best longboard for commuting to work everyday 5 or 10 miles across town.
The combination of features that make up a longboard is endless, but we can group these combinations into a number of longboards types that are best associated with one or more riding styles. Keep in mind, though, that most types of longboards can actually be used for most of the riding styles — except perhaps things like extreme record-breaking speed racing. However, depending on your prefered usage, you may want to choose a more specialized board for that specific usage.
As an example, being a lifelong surfer, for my first longboard I mainly wanted to be able to practice carving turns along the boardwalk at the beach to build my surf skills, warm up before a surf session, or extend the fun afterward. So I went looking for a carving board keep reading for more info. Length is the first thing you notice when you look at the longboards on display in a shop. The longer the board, the more stable it will be. On the other hand, longer boards will be harder to turn , whereas shorter boards can take sharper turns.
Wheelbase is the distance between the wheels, more specifically between the inner truck mounting holes. This distance, combined with deck shape, is important because it determines how your feet will be positioned relative to the trucks e.
Deck construction plays an important role in the type of longboard being assembled and the riding styles it is best adapted for. The most common and least expensive decks are made from maple or Baltic birch wood thin laminates pressed into shape. These are durable, the more layers the stiffer, and are the most common in basic cruiser boards. Next up are decks made of bamboo sheets wrapped in composite laminates. More lightweight and with much more flex and springiness. Also quite durable.
Flex is good for freestyle tricks, for example, but not so good for speed. The most expensive and high performance type of decks are made from composite such as fiberglass , interwoven with some wood. These are lightweight and have flex properties that make the boards more forgiving and resistant to pressure. Great for speed boards. Different mount types aka styles can be used on different types of longboards.
Mount type refers to the way the trucks that hold the wheels are mounted onto the deck. Why is it important?
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