I have a decent amount of experience with traditional skateboarding and want to get into longboarding. I am looking for a symmetrical longboard with kicks, preferably shaped like a standard skateboard.
What do you think would be a good choice? This would be primarily for commute, cruising, and maybe some mellow carving.
Not really looking to do tricks, but after riding my friend’s longboard I immediately missed the kicks for pivoting quickly just getting around.
Update: After looking around some more, I found the Landyachtz Clark which looks a lot like what I’m after: https://landyachtz.com/shop/all/skate/boards/the-clark/
Thank you for all your suggestions, all these boards look awesome! This probably won’t be my last longboard either, so feel free to keep making suggestions.
Plus, someone in the future might find them useful too!
Check out the Loaded Tan Tien or it’s bigger sister the Dervish Sama. They’re light, snappy, have enough of a kick to throw it around and just overall fun as fuck to skate. Throw on some Paris trucks and some mid sized street wheels.
I’ve had my Tan for like 12 years and still love it.
I came to recommend Loaded Boards. I’ve one of the original Dervish boards before it became the Dervish Sama. I also have a few other boards that I rarely touch, but the Dervish has been my go-to for over a decade.
How much harder is it to turn doing a manual compared to a skateboard?
I mean your pivot/kick point on this board is right over the truck so it takes some different pressure and balance but it’s doable. On a shorty you’re quite a bit higher and behind the truck. I can shovit with ease and olley with some effort but like you I didn’t get it to do tricks per se, I got it because doing a lot of street skating being able to kick it over 90 degrees or more is fundamental. You can’t do that with a big heavy log.
The drop thru trucks and big cutaway with the kicks at the ends is nice because you can ride your trucks loose af. I don’t know if that appeals to you but that’s how I roll.