My 3 Favorite Cruiser Boards (After Testing 17 Setups) 

haha that’s a good one to have 😎🔥

Tugboat looks even better for my clown shoes. I'd have to add a little riser to get some 65mm wheels on it. My roads are asphalt.

​The tugboat is just so comfy, I can't recommend it enough 👌

I've got the dinghy fender with 70mm hawg supremes. The slightly bigger wheels upgrades the experience so much

I have 2 tugboats, an ultra carve and regular.

Yesss nice! I love the Bear RKps too. Snakes are so solid 🔥 Thanks for sharing!

Hahah always 😂

Nice nate! Appreciate you sharing your perspecitve :) I'll check that pintrail deck from ebay

Totally! All three are solid but agreed the tugboat is 🔥🔥

Much love bro 😎

I have the Arbor Oso too. Such a solid deck shape 🔥

@@concrete-waves my guy ! You know what's up ! 100% awesome deck !

Narrow trucks are super fun! I bet that's a fun setup to ride. Hope your ankle heals quick 🙏

Great points! I’ve been exploring more narrow trucks and it’s been so fun 🔥

@@concrete-waves Thanks! It just occured to me that Swelltech is implementing such an approach with their surfskates as well with a commonly wide back truck and a narrower front truck because this way the wheels have to cover a shorter distance on their curve vector around the kingpin (don't know how to describe it better) in order to achieve the same angle of attack as with a wider truck and hence being more "aggressive". Could be an interesting experiment to put a standard RKP truck to my back Waterborne adapter and one of my 4" Indy's at the front adapter - maybe it's worth to have a narrow truck laying around in general to experiment with adapter setups.. Ever heard of _Bangfish_ RKP trucks? These things are utterly over-engineered with a suspension system, adjustable wheelbite stoppers as well as a small lever to switch the kingpin angle between 48°, 50° or 52° with two fingers on the fly. For their original price they had been a little gimmicky for me, but appearently the project has failed so when a local shop/distributor offered them for a mere 10 bucks a piece I couldn't resist to try them. I put them at my only suitable deck at the time, a YOW _Snappers_ - and ended up pretty amazed because the weird suspension offeres exactly the right amount of rebound to make it what essencially amounts to an alternative surfskate system, especially with the front truck set to 52° and the back truck to 48°. It's actually a pretty nice product for someone looking for a very carvey board which can get pumped almost if not just as good as some dedicated surfskate systems while being just as stable as a regular DH RKP truck at the same time, pushing just as stable as a regular cruiser/longboard while being as low to the ground as non-surfskate setup. If _Bangfish_ had come up a little later and marketed differently to take advantage of the surfskate boom rather than marketing towards downhill and freeride riders who are rather conservative in regards of equipment with good reasons not to change the two most reliable established designs (TKP/RKP) for decades when it comes to going downhill with 70mph then _Bangfish_ could still be around and a great place to start with or to be more versatile with a setup. You can still find _Bangfish_ trucks for 10 bucks/piece online and I can imagine you having quite some fun experimenting - just in case you are interested in trying a curiosity once in a while which these trucks certainly qualify as.. However, I'm overtly enthusiastic and hence way too verbose because I just returned from a great surfskate session and my ND brain gets obsessed with stuff way too quickly.. 😅 Have a great weekend and amazing sessions! 🤜🤛

TGM has a supply of vintage MPI decks if you're looking.

Change those wheels to some 70mm 84a wheels and you'll be sliding, but I'd take the traction for the streets you're describing.

Nice dude! What funkingitup said… harder, smaller wheels will help with sliding but sounds like you got it dialed for your environment

Thanks means a lot!

Such a great combo! 🔥

Sweet! Just googled it and found one on ebay... now I'm tempted haha

@@concrete-waves 😁 Got mine for 35€ here in Europe and only exchanged wheels and bearings (Snakes and Zealous). If you find a bargain like that, don't think twice!

Awesome. You need some beefy riser pads to avoid wheelbite right?

@@concrete-waves I think it’s 2 quarter inch or a 1/2 inch riser. Loaded has a suggested guide on their site for dad bods recommendations.

Haa i hear ya! Arbor is solid too 🔥🔥

Much love for Bangladesh 💙🙏

Nice! The omakase is so great. I need to ride it more... The deck shape is 🔥

Sounds like a great cruiser stefan. Appreciate ya sharing this 🙏

Dude sick! I still gotta try the g bones. Love my yow too 😎🙏

@@concrete-waves the Dragon 64mm are designed like the G Bones. Right now I have Dragon 60mm (more like an old rat bone) setup on my Yow.

Whoa just checked the Powell's Rodriguez snub-nose and it looks sick 🔥 Sounds like a great setup

Nice! I bet that's a fun one to ride 🔥

@@concrete-waves yes it is. I totally love this board.

I would like to learn a little more about them before I make a video. Eventually! Thanks for the suggestion 🙌

Never heard of it but I’ll definitely look into. Appreciate that 🙏

Lol 😂 It's a punchy one for sure!

Definitely planning on doing one 🙏

@@concrete-waves ok update I finally caved in and placed an order for one lmao (rip my wallet) but I currently own a dinghy blunt. Would you say the comet provides a upgraded experience compared to the dinghy?

@@balakaeman That's awesome! Yes, I personally enjoy riding my comet much more than the dinghy. All personal preference but I think you'll really enjoy it :)

thanks michael :) I want to try the landyachtz dodger so bad haha

Ya makes sense. I’ve heard a lot of people talking about texican 🔥 But, yup sounds like surfskate decks would fit what you’re comfortable on. I think it’s less developed because it’s so hard to market them. But I agree, I love the hybrids

I hear you! I’m 6’4 and I ride a Krooked evil Beamer. It’s a little over 10 inch wide and starts at a 16 inch wheelbase. The nice bit is the nose is flat for the first couple inches in front of the front truck mounting holes. Just this morning, I redrilled it to make an option for 17.25 wheelbase an it’s working for me and my size 13 shoes.

@user-if2zr7rw4x Sweet. I'll check it out. 13 shoe here too.

I just got one of the new Grasp decks (not a complete because I already have the trucks) and it fits your dimensions perfectly. Maybe check out Whitetail Tigershark too.

@@dxsaigon Nice! Grasp trucks are my next purchase i think. Heard so many good things about them

Ya I hear ya! I like the challenge of trying shorter setups but agreed that it’s limiting

@@concrete-waves makes me feel like sideshow bob

I’ve got a buddy who’s 6’5 and he can ride penny’s and cruisers just fine

@@austinpat2570 thats nice for you

Nice! Sounds like such a solid setup 🔥 I had my CX on the Coyote for a while and it was a blast to ride

Yesss so solid 🔥

Thanks bro! And nice. I’ve never tried the arbor rally but looks like a cool shape 🔥

That's a pretty unual wheelbase for such a short board. I like that. I love the way a narrow board like that with narrower trucks handles, and lower to the ground is awesome, but a 10" deck is just so comfortable.

The whole point of a drop through is lower ride height. The cut outs are for wheel clearance.

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I've got the Blazer XL at 36.25" x 9.75" x 21.5" wheelbase. It was my fist hybrid cruiser/longboard and first board ever. Got it for $39.99 shipped to my door. Wicked. The Big Blazer would carver better and allow you to get on the kick, but the Blazer XL is cool too, beacuase it allows an unusally wide stance that is fun. Very good for learning on.

Nice. Zephyr is the OG 🔥

@@concrete-waves The 29" Z-flex with wedges out front and back with 66mm Hamboard wheels the black oak veneer (Ruins to Roses) one would be the last board in my quiver if I had a gun to my head. The Oak just lasts like on no other board staving off razor tail even after years of cruising and has kept it from weathering and the subdued classic look just blends in. Trucks are actually great. Hamboards wheels were a total surprise I only bought them as cheapest big wheels when strapped but they might be better than the snakes. They impressed me so I even added 'Sanyo' bearings which were the company site said worked well for their wheels/boards. A touch slower they aren't as slippy over rain, mud, leaf litter and deal with nasty surprises better. I fall / slip out semi regularly on other boards and wheels same lines and routes. Might have started as caution as I had a "cheap" view of the wheels but I have pushed them to my max level and they haven't let me down but knowing the game it is probs just some mental thing. There is a 'magic' to certain combos that parts and colour match or parts and colour clash in some sort of way or feel that makes it work better for a certain rider I can't put a finger on. Sounds like some skater astrology BS but I swear it. Hell I use other boards, wheels, bearings WAY more but we all have that one set up that speaks to where we at

~I've got a Loaded Coyote, Landyachtz Dinghy, ✨Comet cruiser✨ and 2 surfskates: a longer carver CX and Original Apex 37 which is super weird and you might actually like it. ik you're pretty into surfskates

Awesome! I actually tried the Original Apex back in the day. My friend bought one and it was crazy. Fun fact - the original trucks were actually made for scooters back in the day and then original used them for their longboards

@@concrete-waves i heard about that! I also heard that Hamboards' trucks were based off of Original's design, a wave cams and everything

Hard to beat the comet! Or course I mispronounced it 😂 appreciate you letting me know

You're the second person to mention the sizzler. I gotta look more into that

Nice Andreas 🔥 It’s a tiny one but fun

Just get whatever deck and trucks you l8ke and put OJ SuperJuice on it.

Nice 🔥 decathlon has some great prices . I’ll check it out

Of course i do - but i actually have my electric revel kit on it right now. I still really enjoy the flex of the chinchiller

@@concrete-waves I asked because I'm considering purchasing a Chinchiller or Fathom Caguama. Driving forward, preferring longer rather than shorter distances. Different quality roads.

@@Tomek_K. Fathom feels really easy to push because you're a lot lower (85 mm caguamas seems to be popular choice, people say dad bods are fun but it's rly heavy, i personally have caguamas). The chinchiller does feel nice when it comes to pumping. I love both boards. However if I had to pick a different board with the same features as the fathom, the Pantheon Trip is amazing and has been my go to LDP/commuter

@@nicolenieves389 I'm leaning towards the Chinchiller with 4President 70mm 77A wheels because it's a more universal skateboard. I want to have only one for multiple reasons.

Yup! Such a solid cruiser 😍

i always thought they were downhill oriented. They have cruisers?

@@concrete-waves my first cruiser was a 33" carbon miniglider but it developed cracks in the wheel wells so now I ride a 32" chaser (fiberglass, no wheel wells)

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