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I have been using cruisers for daily commuting purposes since the end of 2020. I love cruising around in my beautiful Hong Kong city.
@@sietsewerk Yes, I used to step on the rear wheel to decelerate. It is to place the rear toe on the deck and press the rear heel on the rear wheel. Since both feet are still on the deck, it makes me feel stable. I used to apply this very convenient braking method. However, I found it wearing out the valuable wheels quite fast. It seems costly and unsustainable. I now use foot-brake with "Freebrake" brake sole. The durability and performance are excellent.
The larger the size of the wheels, the more performance of your long-distance ride. However, I will also consider equipment weight and deck height for daily commuting. I recommend 70~85mm. I am now using Plow King 72mm nearly every day. I use non-stainless steel bearing with grease instead of speed oil for low-price, durability, and waterproofing. I am not sure about its brand name.
@@dyb6916 I like Pranayama in general. It is a compact deck designed for long-distance pushing. The Ember is a deck with more fun but less suitable for daily commuting situations.
I think the new Ember is too long. After my Ember was broken, I bought a Pranayama for long-distance skateboarding. I have been skating it for at least 4000km (I really recorded 3000km in 1 year by Excel daily for fun :D). Pranayama is really good for pushing. However, I only use it for holiday long-distance trips now. In this year, I mainly use the Comet cruiser for daily commuting. I love small size cruisers since I tried it. If Pantheon makes a new smaller drop pusher, I will consider buying one. 😎
@@skate-horizons Yes, Comet Cruiser still has enough space for switching foots because of it top mount design. Since I take longboards in and out public transports, shops, and crowed streets everyday, small size deck really helps it.
Pranayama's tail is too short (no tail) 😅. Now I pick it up by taking up a ring (an accessory of washing machine pipework) attached to the front. photos.app.goo.gl/BrDqMoShRic6y6kx8
@@HarryLamHK Clever 😁I might go for the Ember Eternal which seems to have a bit of a kicktail. On my commute I kick up the board up several times so it may be a good choice. Thanks for your advice bro 👊
Old video but I was considering upgrading the wheels for my 33 dropcat from the 74mm to either an 85-90mm wheels. Do you find it easier to cruise with the larger wheels you have?
Yes, Iarger wheels provide lower rolling resistance in general. The drawbacks are wheel bite (for top mount deck), heavier weight, diffucult sliding (or called carving brake?), higher deck level. Currently, I use Comet Cruiser with 72mm Plow King for short distance commuting on work days. I always suggest using larger wheels for long trip/exercise👍🏻
My previous Insta360 One X was broken. Therefore, I wanted to try GoPro which has better video quality due to the larger sensor. To be honest, I think 360 camera is more suitable for self-filming.
Yes, after cutting the tail, the rear wheels can roll when I am walking and hauling the longboard. It is much more convenient for me to carry it daily in congested public transport, shops, restaurants..etc.
The video really helps noticed it handles pretty well on rough surface, would an 80mm or 85mm bigger wheels still be comfortable for pushing or too much?
For my weight of 60kg, I have tested that 72mm is the maximum limit of wheel size for no wheelbite problem. If larger wheels are installed, it will be heavier. I think 72mm is the balanced size for the purpose of my setup.
Hey Harry! You've probably been asked this a lot but how do you like the Pranayama compared to your old Ember so far? I started watching a lot of your videos as I'm stuck between those two and the Pantheon trip for my new board. I love a good LDP but also super love carving and turning, so trying to figure out which one of the three would be best for my style. Thanks for making these videos and thank you even more if you get the time to answer this! 😆
Thank you for watching😁 In my opinion, It depends on the routes you skate it: Long distance: - Trip (heavy & stable) - Pranayama (lightweight & less stable) Short distance & nimble: - old Ember (if you can still get one🤣) I can share an informative analysis thread of the three decks with you: www.reddit.com/r/longboarding/comments/cp4jt2/pantheon_cruisers_comparison_pranayama_trip_ember/
@@HarryLamHK Of course and yay thanks for replying!! 😄I appreciate it so much. I've been researching so long to figure out a good board that's also pretty short for LDP, while the other board I'd own being a ridiculously long dancing board (just want both worlds 🤣). I do really wish I could get the ember as your rides with it looked so nice. I think I'm leaning toward Pranayama for TKP trucks for tighter turns, although the RKP trucks with the Trip could give a smooth snowboard feel on slopes which sounds sooo lovely. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your Pranayama in action!!
Hey Harry, i am struggling to push with both feet on my drop cat because I can not push mongo. Loosening up the trucks and flipping the top washer (to make it even looser) helped a lot with balance but I find it still hard to control the board on one foot. I think I am too light. I am 64 kg and still have the original 90a bushings. Could that be the problem? I have to be very precise with foot placement right now to balance. If you found some time to help me I would appreciate it ;) thanks
My bear trucks are also 90A. I am 60kg, and it fits me. I think mongo push is difficult to turn stably. It is like steering using back wheels for cars. It is not very reliable for a long distance. Mongo push can only be the intermediate stance before transformation to fully push switch. Don't keep this pose for too many pushes. After the first mongo push, you may try shifting your front foot a little bit frontward within 2~3 pushes so that you can finally transform to the opposite stance. Only practice can enhance muscle memory. After a while, you can try initializing "push switch" by moving forward your non-dominat leg to the center of the deck instead of keeping it the rear of the deck to start the first push. 💪🏻💪🏻
@HarryLamHK so I start the first push in the middle of the board and then shuffling forward on the next few pushes until I arrive at the front? Or stay in the middle? Sorry, I don't understand fully.
@bowerplace Yes, you are right. In fact, it is "middle-front" instead of "middle". I am using two ways to push switch: 1. Slow/decelerating photos.app.goo.gl/aH22iK29US3dHd1s9 2. Cruising/high speed photos.app.goo.gl/6phG7LL8xGcWaDqc6
@HarryLamHK thanks man! I appreciate it a lot! It is so satisfying to listen to your board ;) it would make a good asmr video ;) it looks scary when you're standing at the front both feet next to each other. The pantheon seems more suited to that, but I will give it a go on my dc.
Hi Harry, I have just bought a drop cat 38 and my question is that can you push switch on that too? Does the rocker not prevent you from doing that by putting your feet in an angled position? Thanks
I have a Drop Cat 33. In the beginning, I could push-switch by standing front foot in the middle flat part of the deck. After practicing, I can now stand on the top-angled part of the deck. As long as your dominant leg can do it, theoretically, your non-dominant leg can also do it👍🏻
@@HarryLamHK I haven’t tried it yet but thinking about it I am more worried about the back foot angled before it comes forward as you do it in this video.
I think Trip is already very low enough. One of the main pros of Trip is that it has better control due to RKP trucks. If you don't mind the little larger dimension, I suggest choosing Trip👍🏻 (For me, if they had equally compact size, I would have chosen Trip)
