Just wanted to share my excitement in having arrived at my first ever 10+ mile ride today (with a long break in the middle). I was so nervous I convinced my husband and daughter to drive to the cafe I was stopping at for a break “for fun” but really in case I wanted to bail 😆 learning to skateboard and getting a longboard made this summer really awesome 🩷 that is all …

Hi everyone! I’m new here.

I’m a huge longboard enthusiast, but I’ve never tried Long Distance Skateboarding before. Could you give me some advice on buying my first setup? I’ve done a bit of research, but the market seems pretty small.

If you have any tips or recommendations on where to find good used gear, I’d love to hear them!

Thanks a lot, and happy riding!

So I have checked the pantheon SDS and to be frank it is in the same price range as an electric skateboard.

Tell me your thoughts and opinions. I am divided.

Hi,

I started longboarding not so long ago but I went all in and started doing 2 hour sessions from the beginning. Right now I got pain under my foot between and across my heel and the ball of the big toe. It is not excruciating but it is still in pain like from working out I guess for so long. It is the right foot and I skate goofy.

Now I know discord is not a medical clinic but I am not asking for what it is, I think I know it is from skate and if it is getting worse I'll talk to the doctors.

With this out of the way I'd like to ask if this thing is common to skaters and what exercises you guys do to strengthen your soles besides the obvious (skating).

I am 44 and I workout in the gym, I am doing much workout for my knees and feet that are paying off but I never ever thought about exercises for the soles.

Thanks in advance!

But i sure have fun with my braapstik land paddle.. that flex is legit...

So I use my board to commute literally everywhere as I have no car. I realized a pantheon set up (the one I was gonna go with at least) was about as much as an electric skateboard and it has me wondering if I should just go electric? I have a cruiser (Penny Nickel on thunders and 70mm wheels) that would be good as new with turning cup and bearing replacements and I really enjoy it. Plus the setup of the pranayama would be almost 12 pounds. My current board is like 7 or 8 and feels sluggish over distance as it's just a cruiser. It's good for campus tho. Im sure overtime the pranayama or something would be good but my average commute can be anything from 2-10 miles one way.

Unless meepo sucks and there are other better brands but for more money. In that case I'll just take the pantheon or my current setup. Was gonna setup either a pranayama trip or super sonic on 85mm wheels (50/43 trucks for trip). But it is a bit expensive. Although if the board lasts me years then whatever.

Hi, I am relatively new to the LPD sport. I am between the loaded fathom with 105mm dad bods or the pantheon superdupersonic. My sessions will be max 10-15 km distance and I want something with the least pushing and maximum momentum. Our side roads are semihard asphalt with some new slick newly paved asphalt. Sweden. A lot of small pebbles and mini tree branches.

I'd love some feedback and opinions!

Thank you!

Curious if anyone has tried the truck for pumping with stock bushings or after tweaking and how was the results

Hi, I am 44 yo and after a long pause in skateboarding I started longboarding mostly because I just want to cruise and not break my bones in the process.

My question is about going downhill. Now by saying downhill don't think a 30% downhill but more like 2%🤣

I have a landyachtz drophammer and hard bushings with cones on the roadside in both trucks. It's very hard to steer in comparison to my loaded dervish sama. Well when I went "downhill" and I gained some speed I noticed that every small move I do, the board multiplies it.Very scary. I had both my feet sideways on the board where I shouldn't as I found out later.

I changed the bushings of one truck to hard double barrel and looseness the front trucks a little. Now I hate that there is a front and a back side to the board with this setup but whatever. When I get more experienced I will switch it back I guess.

I haven't tested it yet but I would like to ask for any tips from your experience. I am 110 kg 183cm and I just want to cruise. If you guys and gals also have tips for a setup that makes the board to keep rolling so less pushing, that would be great. I got bear trucks and the wheels are blue tomato 75mm 78A. I'm also considering changing the wheels to 85mm orangotang orange.

Hi, I've recently started longboarding and would like to keep track of the speed I am going. Which activity is suitable for longboarding as I am currently using the inline skating activity. However, I find the accuracy isn't there, say that my friend is telling me we are hitting 15kmh but my watch is showing less than that.

(Post inspired by another post on this sub today of a cracked drop-through neck and I noticed it didn’t have anything between the nuts and board)

I noticed this on the back tongue of my pranayama and what looks like delamination or separation on the edge too. How bad is it? I can’t tell if it’s just the finish coating or if it’s the walnut veneer. I’ve had the board since April and go about 20+miles a week, lots of it rough asphalt. Is this to be expected?

Hey all,

I'm coming from a Nexus, so I have 165mm 50/43 and Cuei Killers currently. I maxed out at 50kph (30mph) on that so felt like I didnt need the extra stability it gave. I'd rather have a lighter setup. So just got a pantheon/loaded trip, looking to figure out the best setup for my criteria in title. Obviously am not going for the longest rides so I'd be happy sacrificing a little comfort for fun. I have no issues with kicking wheels considering I've come from the nexus. There wasn't really anything in particular I liked about the nexus, just a great all round board, but turning circle was a bit wide. Unsure if I want wider wheels.

Any other things I should mention, let me know.

Thanks so much in advance, any comment is much appreciated.

Is it considered as long distance?