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Cuckoo
Posts: 637 - Karma: 9
I want to buy a longboard and really have no clue what the different kinds are and whats good for what!! I am going out to victoria next year for school at uvic and want to buy a cruising board that will get me to classes and shit... Hit me up with any sick boards you know!!
Jul 16 2010 3:41PM
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Bar_Down
Posts: 5896 - Karma: 395
honeslty im not trying to be a dick, but there are a bunch of threads already, so just type in longboard in the searchbar and check some of them out. Also, check out www.silverfishlongboarding.com they know their shit.

I have a Kracked Skulls scimitar and i love it, and i know a ton of ppl on here love it too, so definitely worth checking it out
Jul 16 2010 3:47PM
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uni-corn
Posts: 13846 - Karma: 651
You can not go wrong with one. Best bang for the buck.
Jul 16 2010 3:48PM
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dodgey
Posts: 590 - Karma: 266
dude anythin by loaded is legit.  i got a dervisch and it's soo much fun! good for speed and tricks
Jul 16 2010 6:40PM
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Bar_Down
Posts: 5896 - Karma: 395
costs a fortune though
Jul 16 2010 6:42PM
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dodgey
Posts: 590 - Karma: 266
true story but if you're willin its a good investment
Jul 16 2010 6:44PM
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TheDude
Posts: 2058 - Karma: 117
search bar "kracked skull"
Jul 16 2010 7:10PM
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uni-corn
Posts: 13846 - Karma: 651
KS and a Loaded Tan Tien(2 on the right)

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Best 2 boards I have ever ridden.
Jul 16 2010 7:12PM
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ThaLorax
Posts: 21083 - Karma: 8,461
Check out Get Longboards. They're cheap and really well made and you'd be supporting NSers. I have one myself and it's awesome. Almost as fun as my old Loaded Vanguard but a 1/3 the price.
Jul 16 2010 7:14PM
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Cuckoo
Posts: 637 - Karma: 9
Does anyone know about the rayne Isis... would that be a legit board to buy? the only thing im sketched about is that its tailored for a chick (she helped design the board for herself)
Jul 16 2010 9:35PM
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Tablespoon
Posts: 923 - Karma: 14
Not that big of a fan of dropthrough boards. A buddy of mine has a Gravity 36" Cruiser board with some loose ass trucks on. Most fun board i've ever skated. It's awesome.
Jul 16 2010 9:44PM
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DUKES
Posts: 5150 - Karma: 691
landyatchz.com
Jul 17 2010 8:58PM
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alvy.
Posts: 2134 - Karma: 377
yes if your willing to invest dervisches are amazing. My friend and i both have one theyre sooooo nice.
Jul 17 2010 9:10PM
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ECAK
Posts: 150 - Karma: 50
Check out original longboards... spendy but totally worth it.
Jul 17 2010 11:00PM
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alvy.
Posts: 2134 - Karma: 377
this aswell.
Jul 19 2010 12:59PM
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kevok2
Posts: 69 - Karma: 14
Neversummer. Good shit. Landyachtz is pretty good as well but I'd say NS for a first board. Don't get a Sector 9 or Arbor.

Also, Loadeds are overpriced limp dick saggy boards. (Disclaimer: there are two kinds of people, people who think Loadeds are the greatest thing evar, and people who hate them. I am obviously the latter.)
Jul 19 2010 1:21PM
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shibby
Posts: 7088 - Karma: -19
I love my LandYachtz as a cruiser. My next board will probably be a KS though, I've heard so many good things and they're really cheap.
Jul 19 2010 1:32PM
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B0NERZ
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L0AD3D


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Jul 19 2010 1:33PM
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Dhane
Posts: 3866 - Karma: 1,722
i agree. i run with an original apex 37 and an original torpedo 40 and am very happy with both
Jul 19 2010 1:47PM
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Kev-Kev.
Posts: 680 - Karma: 34
I have a karcked skulls M1 and I love it...
Jul 19 2010 7:10PM
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B.Pol
Posts: 1750 - Karma: 59
Can we be friends? Because I think I love you....no homo
Jul 19 2010 8:27PM
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apcaipse
Posts: 2168 - Karma: 25
Krackedskulls scimitar. I have it and love it so much.
Jul 19 2010 8:28PM
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B.Pol
Posts: 1750 - Karma: 59
Yeahh! Represent.
Jul 19 2010 8:32PM
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roaklee
Posts: 1288 - Karma: 90
i just built my own deck. it's wicked easy and pretty cheap. pm me if you're interested
Jul 19 2010 9:41PM
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Cuckoo
Posts: 637 - Karma: 9
just fractured my scapula (broke my shoulder) last night right after i bought a loaded dervish online
Jul 20 2010 9:11AM
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joshua
Posts: 5046 - Karma: 1,280
Don't cheap out on your first board. I just got into longboarding this year, and I made the mistake of going to West 49 and getting a cheap Layback longboard for $200. It was fun, but I decided to upgrade after a few months to a Longyachtz 9 two 5 for $330. That board is leagues better than my first board, the two are not even comparable.
Jul 31 2010 12:34PM
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apcaipse
Posts: 2168 - Karma: 25
Sir, shut up.

The reason your first board sucked, wasn't because it was cheap, it was because you bought a board that wasn't very good. You can find awesome boards for cheap, and spending $330 on a board you don't even know you'll like is like spending 500 on your first skis, not ever having skied. It's ridiculous and dumb.


If you're going to buy a board and you're new, I'd suggest a Kracked Skulls Scimitar. I have it and it's wonderful. So fun to ride on, no wobbles till 35 miles an hour. Really stable and easy to ride. Definitely suggest it. Use code Wolfpack for 5% off. Only about 150 dollars.
Jul 31 2010 1:21PM
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jrossiter.19
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go onto bustinboards.com .. you can customize your own longboard they give you sevreral decks sevarl desgins and you get to chose the colors you want the trucks, wheels, and bearings
Aug 30 2010 11:21AM
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