Q&A

Are drop through longboards good?

Are drop through longboards good?

They are great for cruising and carving and for most ride styles that keep you under 25 mph, while Drop Throughs have the trucks mounted through the deck. They are great for faster speed riding, downhill, and some long distance riding.

Are drop through longboards good for hills?

Drop-through longboards sit lower to the ground, giving the rider a lower (more stable) center of gravity, and help the fear of high speeds melt away. We feel that the drop through deck style is the best choice for a beginning downhill longboarder.

What is a drop through longboard deck?

What is a drop-through longboard? Rather than being mounted straight to the underneath of the board – which we call a “topmounted” board – the trucks on a drop-through longboard are mounted through the deck. You don’t need specific trucks for a drop-through – it’s the deck that’s special.

What is the point of a drop through longboard?

The purpose behind the dropped platform on a longboard is to get the rider closer to the pavement. With a lower center of gravity, the longboard becomes much more stable. This helps smooth out the ride at faster speeds, and virtually eliminates the dreaded speed wobbles that can happen on top-mount boards.

Can you lose weight longboarding?

Workout and Lose Fat Longboarding is possibly the most enjoyable way to lose those unwanted bits. Slam on your longboard and after only an hour of skating, you’ll burn 300 calories in a 125-pound person and 444 calories in an 185-pound person. Skate every day and you’ll be burning between 2000 – 3000 calories a week.

What do you call a drop down longboard?

Freeride longboards come as the freestyle boards usually as a top mount or drop-through longboard construction, but also at times as a drop down longboard, which gets the point of gravity even closer to the street. Downhill longboarding is all about speed and the best way to gain speed is going down a hill – hence the name.

Where can I buy a complete longboard board?

Our complete longboards are custom built to your specifications and come ready to ride right out of the box. When you view a complete longboard product, you will see that the board comes with longboard trucks, wheels and bearings already selected for you.

What can you do with a freeride longboard?

This makes them more suitable for slides. Freeride longboards come as the freestyle boards usually as a top mount or drop-through longboard construction, but also at times as a drop down longboard, which gets the point of gravity even closer to the street.

Which is the fastest growing discipline in longboarding?

Dancing is one of the fastest growing longboards disciplines in the world of longboarding. Dancing longboards or dancers are all about moving with style. They are great if you really want to be artistic and literally dance while riding on your board.