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    Default not mongo friendly longboards

    what longboards aren't good for mongo? i read somewhere recently that the hellcat wasnt good for mongo pushers and i wondered if there were any other?

    *note: i dont want to hear "mongo is gay. learn regular" and etc blah blah blah



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    Default Re: not mongo friendly longboards

    well in mongo your more likely to hit the back wheels, some a deck with large cutouts, and wider trucks than the deck might be a problem. you will learn to adapt, but you may fall a bit.
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    Default Re: not mongo friendly longboards

    the new Hellcat sn't mongo friendly because of the W concave in the back does have a flat spot thats comfortable to push from

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    Default Re: not mongo friendly longboards

    I'm mongo an i have a hellcat. No problems at all.
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    Default Re: not mongo friendly longboards

    Pintails with a very narrow back end. No footspace for your support foot, less leverage for one-footed steering.
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    Default Re: not mongo friendly longboards

    chinook isnt to mongo friendly but that can be easily solved with a riser in the front
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    Default Re: not mongo friendly longboards

    ^^^ indeed.

    some pintails
    09 hellcat
    w concave in the tail of anything...
    the chinook


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    Default Re: not mongo friendly longboards

    I know you really really don't want to hear this and I'm really sorry to tell you, but learn to push regular. I'm just trying to help you. I switched from mongo to normal about a year ago and I wish I had done it sooner. It probably took me about a week to get completely used to it but it was so worth it. It helps so much for footbraking and long distance pushing because you will still have a strong mongo push to go with your regular push.

    And to stay on topic, the loaded fish is not very mongo friendly. I'm not sure about the ceviche though. Pretty much anything with really loose conventional trucks will be pretty difficult.

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    Default Re: not mongo friendly longboards

    I've got more time pushing mongo than you do alive, it's faster and more powerful but it it has disadvantages especially park skating which is why being able to push both ways is better

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marleyfan1101 View Post
    *note: i dont want to hear "mongo is gay. learn regular" and etc blah blah blah
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    I know you really really don't want to hear this and I'm really sorry to tell you, but learn to push regular.
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    Default Re: not mongo friendly longboards

    I push mongo and have a Chinook, FSM etc.. I started learning regular not to push regular but so I could skog. Now I can push both ways and actually find mongo to be advantageous sometimes, like with my Carver C7 or Revenge trucks, I find I have more control pushing mongo than regular. The rocker on the FSM and forward lean on the Chinook are fine, for me it actually helps while pushing mongo. I can see how it could be a problem park or pool skating but have seen plenty of skaters do just fine. Do what is comfortable for you, however skogging is a nice way to get back up hills that are not really steep. I still push off mongo from the top most of the time.
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