what kind of board should i get?

**wartooth420** · 12-24-2009 12:23 AM

this will be my first board.
i read the buyers guide.
and that gave me a general idea of what im looking for.
but im still not exactly sure.
im not sure which company and board i should check out and go with.
i want a board thats good for cruising. and the occasional carving.
so prolly a deck thats around 449 to 55 inches.
one thats flat.
one thats not TOO flexible. but flexible to make a turn when going down the street(like if im on one street, and i need to turn onto the next street. lol)
one thats made out of durable materials.
one with either a pintail, or a standard longboard shape.
one that rides comfortably.

**wartooth420** · 12-24-2009 12:31 AM

idk why i hit post. i forgot to add in
"so does anyone know of any brands or boards that would suit me."

**roadrashed** · 12-24-2009 01:04 AM

449 inches? wow! also, a few of those things don't make sense, flexy enough to turn from one street to another? do you mean you want it to carve?

**flannelman** · 12-24-2009 01:07 AM

search and read

http://www.silverfishlongboarding.co...-guide-lt.html

**snozzboarder55** · 12-24-2009 01:36 AM

Silverfish Longboarding - The Longboard Skateboard Community - Longboard Reviews

search, read, drool

**GrassDiver** · 12-24-2009 05:38 AM

Never Summer Eclipse will be perfect for you:

Never Summer Eclipse Pre-Built Longboard Complete Skateboard

NS makes great decks.

**Mr Longboarder** · 12-24-2009 11:19 PM

The landyachtz Drop Speeds a nice board

**otangsftw** · 12-25-2009 01:35 AM

my first board was a stock S9 bomb hills from zumies...love that board but maybe a dervish?

**hombre** · 12-25-2009 03:20 AM

Originally Posted by Mr Longboarder

The landyachtz Drop Speeds a nice board

Its stiff brotha, and he wants a pintail shape.

**loug** · 12-25-2009 04:07 AM

dervish

**wartooth420** · 12-25-2009 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by roadrashed

449 inches? wow! also, a few of those things don't make sense, flexy enough to turn from one street to another? do you mean you want it to carve?

49*
lol.
my keyboards been acting up lately.
and idk if its called curving. cuz im new to longboards,
i mean like. to turn.
i guess it would be called curving.

cuz from what i read. some longboards dont turn too well. i want one that can turn well.

**Brute379** · 12-25-2009 07:41 PM

Welcome to the fish!

The pintail is a classic and functional shape.

Pintails are offered by most builders, both large and small.

Do you have a length in mind?
How much flex do you want?
What is your weight?

**wartooth420** · 12-26-2009 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by Brute379

Welcome to the fish!

The pintail is a classic and functional shape.

Pintails are offered by most builders, both large and small.

Do you have a length in mind?
How much flex do you want?
What is your weight?

thanks

i originally thought 49-57 inches.
but i measured that out and its really big on me(im 5'4")
so now im thinking 39 to 47 inches.
im not exactly sure how much flex i want. since im new to longboarding.
i guess i want a stiff board. since i road one when i was younger and i liked it.
and im 152 pounds.
edit:i guess i want a board thats good for downhill, carving, and just cruising.

**1337** · 12-26-2009 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by wartooth420

thanks

so now im thinking 39 to 47 inches.
im not exactly sure how much flex i want. since im new to longboarding.
i guess i want a stiff board. since i road one when i was younger and i liked it.
and im 152 pounds.
edit:i guess i want a board thats good for downhill, carving, and just cruising.

If you dont mind a bit of flex a dervish should let you go down reasonable hills, carve and cruise. If carvings what you want to do mainly get a original

**asagar123** · 12-26-2009 08:55 PM

**clay-911** · 12-26-2009 09:04 PM

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**wartooth420** · 12-26-2009 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by asagar123

........w-what?

**LANDYACHTZ4theWIN** · 12-26-2009 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by wartooth420

........w-what?

as soon as someone mentions "get a dervish" which invariably will happen, it joins the ranks of the thousands of threads about getting a dervish. hence thread locker locks threads......

**wartooth420** · 12-26-2009 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by 1337

If you dont mind a bit of flex a dervish should let you go down reasonable hills, carve and cruise. If carvings what you want to do mainly get a original

well i dont exactly know what a dervish is. lol
ive looked it up but i cant find out what it is. haha.
if its what i think it is, then thats not what i want.
(a board thats rectangular in shape. and then has bits that pop out of each end where the trucks are located)
and i dont really think i want flex.
and i dont really want to mainly carve, i wannt just a mixture of cruising and carving.