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Which Longboard?

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*TURBONERD*
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i've got a couple longboards that i'm looking at, not sure which to get...
i'm 5'7, 150, newb at longboarding

kracked skull scimitar- not sure if 42 or 40 is better length, 76 mm gumballs, randall R11 180 trucks, abec 5 bearings

sector 9 waimea 39.5 in, gullwing alpine trucks 65mm, 78a nineball wheels, abec 5 bearings

original skateboards Torpedo 40 with s6 or s8 trucks- which?- kryptonics 65mm 78a wheels, cell swiss v1 bearings

original skateboards malakai 40 with same stuff as above Torpedo 40


Apr 26 2009 3:08PM
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fragglemuffin
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out of the setups you listed, i would definitely go for the kracked skullz....they make sick boards, and you cant go wrong with randal trucks and gumballs
Apr 26 2009 3:12PM
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Canuker
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what are you planning on doign wiht he baords? cruising, bombing, carving etc
Apr 26 2009 3:29PM
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*TURBONERD*
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i'm a newb, so mainly cruising
Apr 26 2009 3:32PM
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MangoSteeze
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go with the kracked skulls or this board is sick -- http://cgi.ebay.com/Never-Summer-Heist-Longboard-drop-thru-trucks_W0QQitemZ220400595949QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item220400595949&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50
Apr 26 2009 5:33PM
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Kontuckie.
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if ur a beginner, id go with the sector 9. they are more all around boards and might work better for you
Apr 26 2009 5:38PM
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Bulky
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just to let you know original skateboards dont ride like the others. personally after riding an original i dont want to ride anything else. they turn sooo much better then everything else and cruse just the same. if you dont plan on bombing hills and just want to flow through turns i highly recomend the original....with s8.
Apr 26 2009 7:59PM
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Thenowhereman42
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Kracked Skulls in 42 over the S9, Original I've never ridden but apparently they're really just for carving because of how the trucks are.
Apr 26 2009 8:30PM
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Drew.C
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mt craked skulls rides so nice. i mainly cruise around and its good for that. one draw back is that there not much fun for cruising.  u cant manual on cracked skulls and manuals are fun haha
Apr 26 2009 8:33PM
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PacificRimJob
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I'm drinking some of this longboard right now.
Apr 26 2009 8:50PM
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Thenowhereman42
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You can, its just really hard.  I can sort of nose manual mine though.
Apr 26 2009 8:51PM
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PacificRimJob
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Apr 26 2009 8:51PM
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