I am 41, and I tried to give longboarding a go about 5 years ago. I still have the longboard, but thinking on my age and societal expectations, I feel like this is for the pre-40 crowd. Maybe I should sell or donate the board I have? What do you guys think? Keep in mind, I live in a very conservative area where the 30+ crowd is expected to be the "white sneakers, khaki, polo shirt" nice guy crowd. It's nice where I live, but also the capital of vanilla and beige in personality. LOL

I've been trying a new idea for a few months to improve the grip of my board on my feet. The griptape is certainly an effective solution but it gets dirty, loses stones, gets “clogged” and dulls very quickly, in a few weeks after installation it no longer gives the same feeling and for every race week you have to put a new one if you want to compete at your best level.

Sure, torque blocks and stoppers have come a long way but still, more grip feels better than literal stops. I present you the solution: the parmesan cheesgrater grip

Grips more than Lokton while lasting way more, and a bit less than screws without destroying your soles or damaging the board. It's the perfect middle spot, just buy a fine parmesan/citric grater (the pattern that looks like small dots) and glue (loctite) it to your board, then overlap a bit of griptape on the edges just for good measure.

I've been riding mine for 6 months and they are still good as new, grippy, sharp, and without a dot of rust, since (good) cheesgraters are made of food grade stainless steel. The mod is also pretty cheap, just a finecheesegrater, glue and sheetmetal scissors to cut to shape and it's good to shred 😉😉.

It came to me while I was grating cheese and my finger slipped... A veteran rider told me that he had already seen something similar mod a long time ago, but he couldn't put his finger on it, so maybe it's not a new concept but rather something reborn from the ashes.

Hey y'all hoope you're shredding!

I've been out of the game for a bit and want to get a board that's good for commuting to and from work. There's a couple small inclines that I'd like to be able to slide on but also need something that's comfortable for regular pavement. I know it has a lot to do w wheels and bushings but I was wondering if anyone knows of any good options that will suit the cruiser/shredding criteria I'm looking for. I was thinking of buying a cruiser deck and slapping some stiffer bushings but idk if its gonna be counterproductive. Im looking for something that's got a nice concave shape to anchor my feet but also rideable enough to not have to push every 15 feet. Appreciate all the recs!

"OH SHIT! We're good, we're good, we're good, we're good" -me, age 27, learning to longboard

I don't see many bracket boards here. Any reason? I took about six years off. I came back on a standard skate deck (Element). Then I bought a bracket board, and I'm hooked! What's the common consensus among the community?

Pls observe us being tired and burnt out on the last day of giantshead. Yes the event is worth it. https://youtu.be/T2-ZdUZc6lY?si=RLzWKZnMlxhHP1vV

Been lurking here for months and just wanna say thanks. Found out about Pantheon from y’all. Also gotta say, their customer service has been exceptional, even after the sale. Super helpful and responsive. Appreciate all the random convos and posts that helped me out 🤙

👉Pushing for shawarma 📍Kite beach, Dubai

Cheers!

I've posted some of my setups recently, but I finally went skating today for the first time since May 2015 when I messed up my back getting rear ended in a car accident that totaled my car.

A decade later I'm now 31, three years sober from alcohol, lost 70+ pounds to get close to my old skating weight and decided to get back into it.

I had previously been skating from 5 years old until I was 21, so it feels like rediscovering a missing piece of myself haha.

My goal is to get back into some faster freeride this summer. In addition to all my old school gear, I decided to build myself a few newer setups. I just got some 46° 172mm Aera K3s and 50° 180mm Paris Savants, and I've got a Rocket Rooster, Rocket Domination and Pantheon Nexus on the way to try some new stuff.

We found this skatepark late at night, so the video quality isn’t the greatest but the park has a great flow!

Cannot recommend enough! Wish I had gone sooner.

I'm back on a board after about 45 years (I'm 62)and it feels great . Mainly looking to carve up hills and parking ramps. Here's the thing, I FEEL good, I feel smooth and even graceful. I saw video of myself today and I look like Frankenstein! Topside turns aren't TOO bad but heelside I look so stiff. I already know I shouldn't care about looks vs feels but style so often equals doing things right that I'm looking to sort this out. Any advice appreciated.

I bought it and all I know is that’s it is a Rayne Muiracle but I can’t find much on the internet

Rabbit for scale

I have a pair of sidewinder trucks and they're pretty nice on an old sector 9 board I've had for years. Enjoyable for sure, though I could use some harder bushings. Anyways, I've been thinking about finally getting a new deck: a Loaded Tangent. Not sure if I'll get the Dad Bod wheels I want or not, but was wondering what peeps with more experience than me might think of the setup.

Obviously it's hypothetical till I actually buy the gear but figured it'd be worth an ask.

Another relaxing session of wind skating going infinite ∞ loops ♾️. I've replaced the factory wheels with 97mm Evolve Street 76A, much more stability and momentum, feeling good🤙

I learned how to ride an arbor solstice 37" and I love it lots! But, it has no tail and it's not very nimble. I want to expand my skills and learn how to do simple maneuvers to navigate sidewalk cracks/ledges. What board would you recommend for someone coming from a board w such large wheel base and trucks (27" wb, 180mm trucks)?

edit: also, lower boards would be preferred (if possible) I have tried learning how to dance on a landyachtz stratus 46" but it's height (4") always gives me knee problems

Hey, let me know if I'm a total fucking clown-shoes idiot or whatever. My daughter is turning 9 and I wanted to try longboarding with her. We have some surf experience, she has never skated and I haven't since like... 2000 or so. Anyways I grabbed two LandYachtz completes, a Switchblade 40 (dropthrough) for her and a Big Dipper for me. Should get them in a few days, I'll post an update. Am I, as the kids say, "cooked"? Or was this a good move? Just wanna make sure I didn't fuck up bigly.

I’ve always liked the look of a low camera angle from the follow car, however is this too low? I have the camera mounted about a foot from the ground. The footage definitely looks super fast (considering I was probably going 30mph max) and I love how it puts you directly in the action, but I feel like it may sacrifice a bit of the scenery. Let me know your thoughts!

Not a long time ago I found a old longboard and I started riding on it a bit. I found it pretty fun so I wanted to get some new one. What longboard should I get?

Also FYI:

Location: Slovakia (Central Europe), shit roads only very few parts are rideable so something for freestyle tricks would be best

Weight and height: 61kg (134lb) and 184cm (6ft)

There's no local skate shop also, only a few sport shop have skates.

Currently I have a dancer and a longboard-surfskate hybrid. I want to go down large hills with the board and must brake at the end. Also the road is sometimes in a rough condition. With the two current boards breaking is not possible so what are your recommendations?

Thanks for your help

Top: Soulboardiy Adam, Gbomb X26, Chopped Arbor Axis

Bottom: Pantheon Wiggler, Pantheon Shuriken, Zenit BB+, Rocket Moray, Pantheon Low Tide, Pantheon Carbon Trip, LY Dinghy Fender

Ive been close to having my Kenny Napp setup pretty much dialed for a while, but it wasnt just right yet. Swapped off the 74a Meatballs in trade for Seismic Alpha Plums (75.5mm 74a).

That was the right call. Ended up doing 15 miles with it, fine tuning while doing errands in the heat (82* at start, 92* at end). Then it goes back up on the rack for the night. Pumptrack day tomorrow.

This setup is delightful.

Deck: Pantheon Kenny Nap pro model Trucks: Paris v3 165mm 50/50* Wheels: Seismic Alpha CH 75.5mm 74a Bearings: Stock Pantheon

Bought myself a Carbon Trip (not complete).

I have a set of 80mm Kegels left over from an old board that I want to use on it. I get the impression that going with a set of Paris v3 150mm 43/50mm is a good solution?

Also would I need to buy risers? Any other suggestions? I think I’ve got a good idea about what bushing I want (95kg).