first-timer needs all-around board

**cord13** · 06-01-2009 08:09 PM

im new to longboarding and have no experiencing skateboarding. im looking for a board that will work for a little of everything. cruising, carving, sliding, just a well balanced board that wont be extremely expensive. right now im looking at:

Never Summer Heist
Never Summer Concept
Flexdex Rubber Soul
Landyachtz Dually
Landyachtz Switch

open to suggestions

im 6 foot, 185 Lbs, and being 16, will probably be getting bigger

**igotscars** · 06-01-2009 08:18 PM

Comet fsm
Earthwing boomerang
Rayne nemisis

The neversummer stuff is good, how were you gonna set it up?

**partninjas** · 06-01-2009 08:20 PM

Heist is an excellent board, I highly recommend it. I also suggest the Comet FSM. While it's not flexy, I can still carve mine fine. The design makes slides really easy. However it's a stiff board ( but this allows you to bomb hills ).

**cord13** · 06-01-2009 08:41 PM

forgot to add, im in Indiana so its going to be mostly flatland, so im looking for something thats going to be great for cruising.

**cord13** · 06-02-2009 10:35 PM

switch is out, too small. im still trying to decide so i could use some more opinions. im now looking mainly at the dually and the heist, but im just having a tough time deciding. i want to figure this out soon, so that i can get it bought, and have something to do over the summer.

and would the dually be any good for carving?

**krow** · 06-02-2009 10:40 PM

rayne nemisis with some randal RII's

**Bookworm** · 06-02-2009 11:08 PM

Originally Posted by cord13

switch is out, too small. im still trying to decide so i could use some more opinions. im now looking mainly at the dually and the heist, but im just having a tough time deciding. i want to figure this out soon, so that i can get it bought, and have something to do over the summer.

and would the dually be any good for carving?

not too sure, there's a review up in general longboarding, I'd ask that guy.

but I've been thinking that the dually with some harder wheels might make a fun drifty deck.

**cord13** · 06-03-2009 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by krow

rayne nemisis with some randal RII's

out of my budget. im trying to stay around 120-130 for the deck

**partninjas** · 06-03-2009 01:41 PM

For flats you may want a flexy board then so you can get some pop from the deck for pumping. The Heist would be your better bet so you can learn some tricks ( which would be harder to do on the dually. The dually would be better for commuting though as it's lower to the ground.