Pinner test reviews manuals#

I did this for a slightly narrower truck with a slightly less extreme angle, so I could have a more stable board. This was in place of the Bear 852s, a 52º truck with a 181mm hangar size. When I bought the Drop Cat 33, I specifically avoided Bear’s trucks, assembling the board myself with some Paris V3s I bought from a local shop and Orangatang’s hard to find centerset freeriding wheel, the Morongas.

Pinner test reviews manuals#

Find some sun, find some smooth asphalt, and do some cross steps and nose manuals or just carve the land waves. This is a surfboard for the land, and this style brings with it that west coast attitude. Carve for fun, not just to slide or cut speed. Sure, I can still get places very quickly on it, but it invites you to slow down and surf the asphalt a little. Honestly, and I love New York, but this is the anti-NYC board. It’s a timeless design, a classic, understated style, and it’s a real head turner for that. This would look at home on a boardwalk or next to a surfboard. Like the smooth beach vibes of a surfer or reminiscent of more easygoing skateboarding times in the 70’s and 80’s, when people would, you know, do handstands on skateboards. Photos of this board have been some of my most popular on social media too. It’s big, but perhaps it’s so cool, people just don’t care?

In fact, I got a compliment when I went up to pay, and another as I was leaving the store. I walked right past security in the front, who smiled and nodded at me, and had no trouble getting my eye makeup remover and whatever else I was there for. Would I get kicked out of a store if I walked around with it? I had errands to run and, instead of taking the Drop Cat, Dinghy, or another cruiser, I took the largest board I own. I decided to do a little test with this board. It’s so easy to completely de-weight on this board. Should you? That depends on how safe you feel flying down a hill, sometimes quite literally.

Can you go fast on this board? Yes, with the right truck setup. Combine that with the springiness of the long bamboo platform, and it can feel a little unstable at speed. It’s got a super subtle ‘W’ concave for grip, but it’s not much. Start going too fast, and you realize that the deck is mostly flat. The feeling is playful, almost silly, but there you are, sliding a giant longboard as easy, if not easier, than some of your more technical, stiffer, and more concave boards. It’s that narrow pintail shape, I feel like I’m gripping the board almost like a monkey. I found I could do toe slides with this more confidently than I can on many of my other boards because I feel like I can grip both the heel side and toe side of the board at once, without moving my foot. Crouch down a little, make sure your back foot is overhanging on both sides of the back a little (or one side if you have small feet or a narrow stance), and start carving. It’s surprisingly a lot of fun to go quick on this, in the 10-25mph range. So I increased speed, and I tested this in other places at other times. The back end loosens up and I’ve kicked out a 44-inch longboard’s tail with relative ease and at low speed. It wouldn’t be enough to trigger a slide on my Drop Cat, Dinghy, or Ember, but it was for the Pinner! In fact, it’s downright easy. I go ever so slightly, just to see if it’s even possible. I push my leg out, leaning back and moving my hip forward. I’m heading down a slight hill on my way there and decide to have some fun carving a bit. I placed an order online and thought it would be fun to go pick it up in person. My first ride on this was to my local burrito joint. It’s flexible, forgiving, and even relaxing to ride on, but still has a snappy responsiveness.īasically? When I want to ride for relaxation, or go on a nice long cruise on level or slightly downhill land, this is the board I’ll reach for. It’s still surprisingly nimble for its size. On the land, this large skateboard isn’t hampered by its size. In the water, a longer surfboard isn’t as nimble, but provides a rider far more stability. Every turn is smooth, and there’s so much space for your feet, I could see moving all around this board without problem. I’ve even considered learning a few dance moves. It’s a huge platform, one that encourages quite a bit of foot movement. It just looked like something unlike anything I had, and something that would ride unlike anything I have. Yet there was just something so attractive about that giant board. I usually go for shorter longboards, less than or around 38-inch. A smooth, elevated ride, plenty of flexibility, and tons of foot space. I got this longboard because there was just something about watching a flexible pintail carving down a hill or along a boardwalk.

44 Inches of Easy Riding Some skateboards are cruisers.