How to choose the best longboard for commuting 

I suggest the Landyachtz rally cat. I've trimmed the nose on mine so it resembles a cruiser with rocker. I've also filed out the wheel wells, though not necessary, and tucked 75mm durians on Independent Stage 11 hollow 149mm trucks. The wheels stay under the board so I can ride in wet conditions without spraying me with water. The kicktail is helpful, the rocker offsets the height of the wheels for a nicer push, and the whole board is pretty light.

Great video! This is exactly what I was looking for

Very structured summary, thanks!

awesome video, thank you

Great video !! Thank you, you helped me a lot ! Keep up the good work, cheers !

Most helpful video I have found, thank you!

great helpful vid, thanks!

Very informative, thanks!

Thanks for putting this together.

new rider looking for a fun way to commute. never imagined skateboards would be so overwhelming, thanks for the video.

I’m long boarding with a paddle...or land paddling I’m riding a MBS Board with 100mm wheels and a paddle from kahuna creations ... I’m commuting about 1.5 mile and is just awesome 😎

I just bought my very first deck, a blank from skateshred, and a wheel and truck set. I plan to commute (hopefully) a short distance. The deck I purchased is a 40"x 9.25" pintail. I'm excited to start riding.

Hi, what would you recommend for the best flat ground pumping Longboard? I need something very pumpable, but also stable for pushing and some hills. I have a landyachtz pocket knife, and it's too unstable for hills and pushing. Any help would be great. Thanks for the video;)

My advice: buy a board with a wheel base option ~15 or over, Buy indy stage 4 trucks (they pump great) matching or just under the board width, get riser pads / wedges (wedge front and back thin part pointing forward in direction of travel), get ceramic or bones red bearings, add dragon wheels biggest size you can get (you can slide them but feel soft). This set up can push/pump/dodge/slide and at a low cost. It will last a couple years and by then you will have the basics down, the stamina/structure to progress, and know which direction you want to go next but have a good grounding necessary for safety.

Dude, this is an awesome video, thank you! I'm an old dude (63), but I used to surf and started skateboarding in the mid-1960s. I had one of the very first wooden skateboards in my city (it had primitive clay wheels that slid all over the place). I'm looking for a longboard to cruise along our beach paths, but I'm also thinking that it has to be nimble enough to make some quicker turns because the beach path has some tighter turns and I'll likely have to dart in and out of pedestrian traffic. If you have any recommendations, I'd welcome them! Thanks again. Liked and subscribed.

Hello sir. I was hoping you could help me out. I wanna buy a longboard for commuting throughout Antwerp to my workplaces. I have to be at different places in the city and I will be facing straight bicycle lanes, busy streets and all sorts of vehicles and pedestrians. The distance from home to work is 2 to 3 miles. Besides just pushing, I also wanna learn how to carve after some time. I was interested in either the sector 9 mini lookout or sector 9 bob marley’s natural mystic. Both are different boards. I saw videos of both and the mini lookout seemed so wobbly at higher speeds, which I don’t want. And the natural mystic didn’t seem to have that issue in the video. The board should be easy to store away and carry around. I’m 6” and 200 lbs and 32 years old. I workout regularly with calisthenics and this seemed like a way to complement my workouts and take it to the next level and have fun going to work. Out of these boards, which one would you recommend? Thank you so much if you do decide to take time to answer me and help me out. euroskateshop.uk/sector-9-natural-mystic-longboard.html euroskateshop.uk/sector-9-macking-mini-lookout-longboard.html

Hello thank you for the video, very informative. I was wondering if anyone, could comment. I am debating on getting an electric longboard or a long distance push longboard for my commute to work. Is it realistic to try to longboard 8 miles (I think 12.8 KM) in under 1 hour time on mostly flat ground or would that not be realistic with a push board?

I just bought a skate board, but once i get the hang of it Im switching the bearings and wheels to better bearings and bigger, softer wheels (from 100a/55mm to somewhere around 80-85a/60mm), and Im buying shock pads (maybe riser pads too).

Can you please recommend a couple specific boards. Or at lest give us your favorite boards to commute on.

Hello I wanted to know if a Globe Bannerstone or Globe Spearpoint would be a good idea for commuting. I take the bus and I also go on campus. Thank you

thank you for the video what do you think of bintang abyass sector9 and the monkey king Paradiso sector9 for commuting and sliding ( just to let you know i am a beginner amd my left knee is very weak) which one is more suitable?

Hi we're can I get a longboard in the UK to go to work on

Could you reccomend a specific board or build that lets you coast for longer distances?

How does defining the difference between using a bike versus a skateboard have any bearing on how to choose a longboard?

Hi, I'm 56 year old athletic 200 lbs...I have a 10 mile commute on a flat bikepath, what do you suggest? I'm thinking that the lower the deck to the ground the easier to constantly push off, yeah???

You don't really even have to be in that great of shape. I'm 6' 0" and 280ish and use mine everyday for about 3 miles.

Get to the point! Im looking for comparison of types of longboard. Cut the part differentiating car bike and longboards ☹️

Now he’s talking about stopping. It’s officially wasted five minutes of my time and I’m giving it a thumbs down

Now we’re talking about techniques for long boarding. I’m still waiting for the part about how to choose a longboard. I’m about to turn the video off and give it a thumbs down