What to look for in a LDP board?

[SoloRider]

I'm thinking building a pumping board soon. Of the boards I've got currently one pumps okay and another I just can't seem to make it really happen. I should add that I'm still fairly new to longboarding. Wheels and trucks I can figure out on my own(and later) but what makes a deck good for a long ride? How much camber, concave, and flex? I assume from what I've seen that I want to be up on the front of the deck, so a wide nose w/o cutouts and not much of a tail needed.

Anyway, educate me, I want to learn.

[Randelpink03]

I'm thinking building a pumping board soon. Of the boards I've got currently one pumps okay and another I just can't seem to make it really happen. I should add that I'm still fairly new to longboarding. Wheels and trucks I can figure out on my own(and later) but what makes a deck good for a long ride? How much camber, concave, and flex? I assume from what I've seen that I want to be up on the front of the deck, so a wide nose w/o cutouts and not much of a tail needed.

Anyway, educate me, I want to learn.

Theres a lot of different elements that go into a deck. You want a big foot platform for your front foot especially, a small stiff amount of flex, and camber and concave vary from rider to rider. I love having both on my pulse v2. Check out this site, it pretty much explains everything although it may be just a couple years behind: www.pavedwave.org

Also, you may wanna check out these other companies to see their LDP decks to get some ideas on shapes and specs.

Galac Galac Landsurfing Boards
RoeRacing RoeRacing - Performance Series
Subsonic Subsonic Skateboard Company
LongBoardLarry LongboardLarry - Walkabout LDP
Roggs Roggs » Home

German Comp. olson&hekmati | Site / P100
Australian Comp. fsu skateboards Australia www.skateboarddownhill.com , downhill skateboards , speedboards , ramp / street decks , slalom skateboards and streetluges , manufactured by dave kelly - LDP BOARDS

Let us know how your build goes, good luck

[SundaeSkates]

GBomb is also a pretty much LDP specific company you might want to check out.

[pavedwave]

Check out this site, it pretty much explains everything although it may be just a couple years behind: www.pavedwave.org

the 'gear' page doesn't show all these links (i've tried not to make it a marketing website), but go to the pavedwave forum, all this same stuff there.

actually, you're in seattle, the birthplace of LDP.... just come to greenlake and you'll learn more in 10 minutes than in 2-3 hours on some forum

[SoloRider]

the 'gear' page doesn't show all these links (i've tried not to make it a marketing website), but go to the pavedwave forum, all this same stuff there.

actually, you're in seattle, the birthplace of LDP.... just come to greenlake and you'll learn more in 10 minutes than in 2-3 hours on some forum

Not only am I in Seattle, but I'm less then 1/2 mile from Greenlake. I've been hitting it most days of the week, mostly push though. I'm probably 3 weeks out on a pumping deck but would you be interested in giving me some feedback when I get it done?

[R]

Check out the Galac site. His was the first boards I've tried where they actually wanted to take off on their own with little effort from the rider.

[Redline]

Not only am I in Seattle, but I'm less then 1/2 mile from Greenlake. I've been hitting it most days of the week, mostly push though. I'm probably 3 weeks out on a pumping deck but would you be interested in giving me some feedback when I get it done?

Best way to get an answer is to post on the pavedwave longboarding Forum.
One of the major things(besides the obvious flex & length) I look for in an LDP specific deck are "wheelwells" to help prevent wheelbite on 75mm+ wheels.
We'll talk some more about it the next time we bomb the MLT garage .

[SoloRider]

Best way to get an answer is to post on the pavedwave longboarding Forum.
One of the major things(besides the obvious flex & length) I look for in an LDP specific deck are "wheelwells" to help prevent wheelbite on 75mm+ wheels.
We'll talk some more about it the next time we bomb the MLT garage .

Thanks, believe it or not I think I learned more in the 10 seconds I spent on your board than anywhere else. My LDP build is currently set to start around the end of the month and construction will depend on how my build-off experiment goes.

Speaking of MLT, I'm heading up there tonight around 9 if you're interested. My show off deck is now sporting some spankin' new 70mm wheels with no sign of bite and I want to cut loose on it.