Category - Beginner

Why Should You Get A Longboard? My 7 Honest Reasons

The other day, as I was riding around on my longboard, I got thinking about the reasons that got me started with this awesome sport. My personal goals for longboarding were being able to surf the streets, learning new...

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9 min read

Longboard Truck Placement: How Should I Mount My Trucks?

If you need to assemble a longboard, mount new trucks onto a deck, or even order replacement trucks, you need to figure out truck placement. How do you know if a given set of trucks is compatible with a given deck, and...

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7 min read

How to Carry a Longboard

Why a post about how to carry a longboard ? If you’ve been longboarding for a while, you’ve probably been faced with this question. A longboard can be quite bulky and there are many situations in which you...

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12 min read

How to Choose the Right Longboard for Me : A Simple Guide

Are you struggling to choose the right longboard for you ? Feeling lost in the dense jungle of longboard options available on the market ? Getting dizzy looking at the huge choice of decks all shapes and sizes, the many...

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17 min read

How to Make Your Longboard Faster : 5 Actions You Can Take

We longboarders are always looking for ways to make our longboard faster. Many of us often feel there are things slowing us down as we cruise, carve, freestyle, dance, and race downhill. Indeed, many factors can...

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12 min read

How to Stop on a Longboard : Survival Guide

If you’re new to longboarding, choosing the right longboard to start with was probably your first concern. Next priority ? How to stop on your longboard and avoid crashing and hurting yourself when riding at...

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15 min read

13 Essential Longboarding Tips for Beginners

Getting started with longboarding doesn’t have to be a daunting prospect if you follow the right learning steps in the right order. Many riders take to the hills straight away without even knowing the basics...

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12 min read

Skateboard or Longboard : Which Should you Choose ?

If you’re interested in starting to skate, one of the first questions you may have is : should I go for a skateboard or longboard, a very commonly asked and relevant question for a beginner getting into the sport...

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9 min read

What’s The Best Longboard for Beginners (Or is There Such a Thing ?)

The market for longboards is a dense jungle with dozens, even hundreds of products available. There are big boards, small boards, cheap boards, expensive boards, symmetricals, pintails, drop-throughs, topmounts...

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11 min read

What is a Longboard Stance ?

A fundamental aspect of learning how to longboard is your stance. That is, how you stand on your board. Stance refers not only to the way you place your feet on your longboard, but also the way you position the...

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