Actually Black Diamond Sports :P Cheapest place I could find a tan tien at the time. Plus it has a concave! I pull big slides on it all the time they're not that hard, and slow freeride?
I have a tan tien and it's way more versatile than just freestyle and freeride! It can handle anything except from downhill over about 40mph/64kmph. Plus last time I checked the Apex 40 was 220 and the 37 was 200 :P Anyway who cares a longboard is a longboard eh, we all have our preferences :)
its probably 220 and 200 on daddies board shop never buy stuff from there. edge boardshop its 200 and 189. the tan tien is fine for 180s and slow freeride but if you have balls you would be going for big slides on a board with concave. any board can go up to 40 fine.
well the tan tien is 190 now and the apex 40 is now 200. 10 bucks more. the tan tien is pretty usless outside of freestyle and the 40 can freestyle and freeride. AND the apex 37 is cheaper than the tan tien so idk where you buy your stuff but it must be expensive.
Apex 37 and other Original boards cost even more than that. I'm not bothered I think they're both good board companies. Although I fucking hate Original trucks, they're awful...