Tips To Buy The Best Beginner Longboard

If you're searching for the best beginner longboard - here are some tips to help make your journey easier.

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[mertgunyuz]

I really hope to see you keep posting your content. Your videos are missed!

[Danilyn_Livao]

I love how thorough this video is! It’s so reassuring to get clear and accurate advice as a beginner 💯 Thanks for sharing your expertise!

[Knives]

Only nice thing about amazon is the return policy if you don't like the board. I did do that once where I was unsure about a style of board. Bought it, then returned it after trying it for 2 hours. Then I went to my local shop and got a santa cruz drop through and fell in love. I'll go there for new parts now and then and the staff there are amazing.

What I do like also is going through manufacturers directly and going through their garage/sale section for boards that got "messed up" in production and they're sold cheaper. In many cases, those boards look pretty flawless still. Got myself a Carver surfskate for $90 (I think it had to be a mistake lol their average sale prices are 160-190). Couldn't find imperfections so I felt lucky! Also got a dinghy that retailed for $159, and got it for $119 :)

[chrisquin]

Is this channel dead again for the second time? What is going on?

[AdventuresInSkateboarding]

I went all in on my first longboard/freeride/downhill board. I have the moonshine proscrito. The W concave sold me on it. Then I reached out to the YouTube downhill community to figure the trucks and wheels. The setup was an adventure of its own. Then I went straight to learning slides and that is where I am now. Probably not the best method. But I just trusted my skateboarding experience to go for it. I just need to find more local spots. Driving to Asheville North Carolina takes 4 hours.
Ok there is a way too long of a unnecessary comment 😂.

[Littledrummerboy]

I’m a newb @ 50yoa and bought a cheap drop deck at big 5 and put some redz bearings in it . Since I have got my hands on a free pin tail and added some Paris trutks to it . I also purchased an electric board. Pintail w Paris trucks carves better and it’s easier to control speed, electric board is sluggish to carve as you need a stiffer set up for the speed capability And it’s heavy and expensive . At the end of the day I like the drop deck for pushing, moderate down hills and stability . The long pin tail feels super flexy and like it might get unstable at speed around 20. Prob the perfect trade off in all the attributes would be a drop through. But I’m content with my drop deck and it’s the board I prefer out of the 3

[LongboardSkateClub]

Can you review Santa Cruz cruisers and longbords

[Lil-Britches]

I used to skate a decade ago, i found a drop through longboard at a pawn for 30bucks. Its chill, im pretty active so its fun.

[skate-horizons]

Ah man, another Title I have a script already recorded :D

But as always great video!

The used first option is by far my favorite. Get those amazon boards for 10 bucks used!

Then if you like it, go for something good ;)

[insanogeddon]

Cheapest is local skate shop blank board, cheap named trucks, (prob. mini logo) just get which combo is cheapest don't stress the width each has advantages/disadvantages. Add risers AND wedged risers which work for the board/truck/wheels you get with 58mm to 66mm SOFT wheels and you can pretty much try it all at a beginner level and work out where to go that your body can follow.

[LDPizza]

Nice update! I plan to make something similar, but for LDP, like pros and cons of varius options.
For everyone interested, there's already an introductive video on LDP on my channel 😉🍕
Ps: of your bearigs aren't terrible, like making creaking noises, the wheels are probably the thing slowing you down, at least in my experience🧐

[AnimePower_]

Is a 44in pintail to big for a 5ft 6in 120-130 person?

[tonygrim]

my first board (and still main board) was a custom board of all the discount and clearance parts, 38 inch downhill sector 9 9 layer deck, caliber downhill trucks, and sector nine top shelf slalom wheels. ended up at $200 but heavy as shit when all my friends had cheap skateboards lol

[lowtechleon]

Hey Billy,
I was wondering if you could get a make a review on the avenue suspension rkp trucks.
I personally am interested in the 160mm version.
There are reviews of the tkp version, but I don't find any on the rkp version.
I feel like the suspension could make riding a lot smoother.
I want to put them on my loaded poke to put harder wheels on it and still have a smooth ride.

[kingleals]

Can you do on a review on the loaded omakase please?

[YFM_Kush]

can you please review Landyachts dodger????🙏🙏

[mengxiong]

Thoughts on viberide breadboards? Thanks!

[nurrejolar]

Would you do a landyachtz dugout review pls!?

[icantsee]

You've said that if your board feels slow and sluggish its probably the wheels, but what if it doesn't feel like it holds speed for long, would that be bearings then?

[stricken]

I tried downhill here in Florida and ended up in the ocean (we don’t have hills) 😂