My 3 Favorite Cruiser Boards (After Testing 17 Setups)

Here are my 3 best/favorite cruiser skateboards that I'm using the most (at the moment) after testing a bunch of other setups.

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0:00 intro
0:33 Comet Cruiser (speed, flexy, carving, pushing)
1:23 Loaded Ballona (compact, agile, deep carves, rkp)
2:33 Lander LA Cruiser - Rio Deck (compact)
3:28 Honorable Mentions - LandYachtz Dinghy and Tugboat

[icantsee]

The dingy and tugboat will always sneak it's way into any skate list 😂😂

[hristogavrilov]

Not really a cruiser in the traditional sense but Loaded Omakase. Palm graphic, complete in all around package. I've mounted the trucks in the shortest possible wheelbase configuration and I absolutely love the thing. People say it's heavy, and sure - it is in comparison to others but just the other day I've done 20 miles of pushing on it and had no issues whatsoever. It can carve really well (almost surfskate like with the right setup because of that height), it's also stable enough at the same time and if you go a bit fast and need a speed check - you still can. It's tall and can get through anything and drop from any kerb with ease. I love the extra width. It just ticks all my boxes.

[legoasesino]

The tugboat is such a wonderful cruiser, it's my favorite 👌 but I still enjoy using the 22 and 27 penny boards from time to time

[kai_plays_khomus]

The _Comet_ reminded me of my preferred commuting cruiser, an early 70's MPI 28" by 6.5" deck with a rocker. I equipped it with generous space pads and appropriatly narrow _Indy Stage 11's_ with T-hangers to look "in-period" as well as some generic 78a 60mm cruiser wheels - and people back then knew what they were doing, no doubt about that:
I grew up riding popsicle boards and in recent years cruisers and surfskates have become part of my quiver as well - but when I'm not specifically out to ride a miniramp or surfskate and rather need something to commute it's my ride of choice because if your trucks are sufficiently narrow you can actually pump such small boards quite well and I'm not at all surprised anymore that surfers in the 60's and 70's ended up with this particular type of setup because it's dynamic yet stable, a decent distance cruising setup while being aggressive enough to allow for what eventually would lead to skateboarding as we know it (and the idea of skating a bowl with a setup like this made me appreciate the insane leap the Dogtown Crew made for skateboarding as such even more) as well as being insane fun downhill because the narrow trucks and short wheelbase are making it react so quickly - while thanks to its compact size it's not nearly as unwieldy as my 32.5" by 10" surfskate for instance and in fact small enough to just forget it's there when strapped to the backpack, just the perfect "everyday city board" for me.
I love that you came to a very similar conclusion about a very similar board which turned out to be a surprisingly great allrounder - it just shows that it's worth it to challenge one's own preferences

[nateross]

Nice selection, all 3 of those are top notch boards and good wheelbase variation! For me, to get the most versatility if I had to choose 3 cruisers, I minimum it would have to be 4. My first most factor would similarly be covering the wheebase spectrum the best I could, and each deck would have wheelbase adjustment holes to allow a 2-4" wheelbase adjustment.

So I'd have a Mini cruiser 24" deck that can go from a 13" to 15" wheelbase, a mid size 30" deck with a 18-20" WB, a longboard 42" deck with a 27-31" WB, and finally a 65" deck with a 42-46" WB.

I don't ollie or do tricks, and strictly carve and cruise, but I find I prefer having a mild kicktail on all my boards so that I can lift the nose for quick 180 turns on the rear wheels as well as doing manuals. I've recently discovered 40" kicktail cruiser decks, and the shape I like best is a blank ebay deck that is essentially a 40x9.75 Pintail deck with a little bit wider and rounder kicktail than youur standard pintail. I set it up with a Meraki on the front, 4" hangers, 90mm wheels and its currently my most fun board to ride.

[dbandthekings]

I’m a Landyachtz ride or die. But I’ve had this Arbor Skateboards photo Collection cruiser for like 10 years and I f-ing love it.

[scarletwarlock]

The landyachtz ultra carve tugboat is for sure one of my fave mini cruisers! The dinghy was my first ever board, so it holds a special place in my heart, i still love it but after i got my tugboat it really opened up my eyes to all the different/ better possibilitys for mini cruisers. I love the amount of room the tugboat has with out sacrificing compactability or manuverability. I also love the bear gen 6 RKP's. Swapped out the hawgs wheels for some powell snakes tho and it made a world of difference, the snakes are just so good. My other favorite cruisers tho are boards i have hand picked the parts of, and i like them much better then my tugboat, tho the tugboats my favorite complete. I love old school style decks, especialy santa cruz. I have a winkowski and cory o brien reissue deck, and they both work great as cruisers. Old school decks feel great with both RKP or TKP trucks and any wheels really, tho they can get a bit heavy with big wheels. My favorite cruiser wheels so far have to be powell snakes and santa cruz slime balls. Someday i would love to get some of the powell peralta reissue decks, as they look great for cruising, and i hope i can get the comet cruiser someday cuz it looks like so much fun!

[robzamora]

It’s been awhile since I’ve been on your channel. Congrats on all the subs, dude! So, my choices are the LY dinghy, I got a pink meowijuana deck. And second is the Loaded Coyote. Both are always in the trunk of my ride. You got me curious about that Loaded deck. Gotta check it out.

[AudraGibson]

Thanks for the review. Love my Arbor Pilsner. Compact enough to commute with but stable and nimble enough to weave through crowds in Manhattan on my way to work.

[corallaroc]

Love my LY Ripple Ridge 2016. 18" Wheelbase with 150mm Paris RKP makes it super nimble, aggressive rocker and concave lock your feet in. I also have a Dinghy, a Comet Cruiser, a Happy Sticky, and a few longboards. I like them all but currently, the Ripple Ridge wins because it feels super safe (non-sketchy) while facilitating effotless fun. Plus it looks great.

[TheReal_DeanD]

Super helpful video and very informative. Going to watch the LanderLA vid again.

[Reachzach]

Got a LY raft which is a 9.9 inch wide deck with 130mm bear trucks and 63mm fatty hawgs.

It’s interesting to have such a wide deck with fairly narrow trucks. Maybe not the beginner set up but it’s very carvery and fun. Sadly sprained my ankle recently so I’m out of riding for a while and it completely blows.

[MattDoesHisBest]

been planning on building my own comet cruiser.

[thetoyotaperspective]

Arbor Oso Legacy. Loved it so much I bought two. One I kept O.G and the other I put Waterborne surfskate adapters. 30inch long, 10inch wide and 16inch WB (longer with the adapters). Old school look and super comfy

[Maxhuertas]

My Landyachtz dingy fender and the ditch life 🔥

[Maxhuertas]

Loaded coyote and landyacht dingy fender with the plow kings

[nelsonko]

I love my Landyachtz Dinghy!
Also got the Landyachtz Tugboat set up as surfskate (Waterborne Surf Adapter trucks + Seismic Hot Spot Wheels 66mm 79A duro), nice :]

[MattDoesHisBest]

Have the bollona with Atlas RKPs and powell snakes (66m 75a) and i built a sparking tail plate out of a plastic cutting board and flints. thing is super turny.

[benderc]

Does the lander rio ever peel like fiberglass??