r/longboarding

chopped an old zenit friendmodel from 2017 into this nifty bracket board shape.

when i was in high school (2016), i pushed 14km to work round trip daily from school through downtown on a first run zenit ab.

this is cooler!

30x8.3 (total)
20x8.3 (deck)
ace af1 22
loaded zee brackets (i’d love some lepsk8 metal brackets or gbomb fdf, hmu if you have for sale)
pantheon karma

the idea was to have a zippy pusher with no fuss parts for 5-10km commutes all in a smaller package than a regular skateboard. i borrowed that mission from pantheon jeff, too. i am not a very original man.

see below for chop workflow.

This board is fucking awesome so smooth and easy to maneuver around with. I was looking for something fun cruiser ready and big! I am thinking about the tugboat as well! This board is just so fun!

From my searching online these Travelol's are kinda hard to find in the US.... Not a bad deal for $30 I think!

Ya boi is now a proud owner of a piece of history. Can't wait to thrash it to season it a bit and throw it on my wall ❤️ thanks for the memories, Danger Bay. Can't wait to see everyone this weekend and make some more!!!! I'm bringing 4 boards, some wheels and bushings, if anyone wants to dial in and thrash a Rayne Darkside, Landyachtz Time Machine, Dervish Sama, or Bhangra v1 (not exactly the most appropriate board for the occasion, but nothing's wrong with Wrong-boarding imo 🤙)

(Picture is at home in Drumheller. Work in Abbotsford, so unfortunately I can't christen this thing at the event 😭)

I really wish I had just done this years ago. I’ve always wanted to try skateboarding, but didn’t want to break my arms and legs so I never tried. Lately, Instagram has introduced me to and been hitting me up with longboarding content so it repeaked my interest.

I just went out for the first time today on this Loaded Dervish Sama I picked up used. Man, what a blast. I feel like I’ve really been missing out. It was so chill just cruising along.

Being day numero uno, I for sure have a lot of work to do. Still need to work on my foot braking; it takes a skip or two before I can slide my foot. I haven’t sorted or gotten the confidence yet to take a sharper curve, I can only turn enough to avoid obstacles. Also my pushing leaves a lot to be desired. It’s not very fluid and after a bit over an hour (some back and forth in front of the house and a 7km loop) my ankle was starting to get sore (I’m sure old age is a factor too).

Anywho, had a blast and kept all my skin so far so I’m going to call it a success.

I've been getting back into longboarding lately and yesterday my boyfriend got a board too so we can cruise together! It was literally his maiden voyage on this board and the vibes were right and we skated 11 miles! This is the furthest either of us have gone on our boards and it was such a satisfying adventure! We grabbed some trail beers about halfway in and then skated all the way to our favorite cocktail bar and back. It was awesome ✨

Seriously, I need to stop. My wife is going to kill me if I keep this up.

Alva short stuff 36” x 10” w/ 20”wb. Indy 169s, bones bushings, zealous bearings, Alva 60mm 92a old school flat back wheels.

Pretty happy with how my collection looks so far.

Just been going out and back on bike trails where I’m from. Just hit 6 miles, I’d love to do longer scenic rides eventually as my balance/stamina improves. But I def lost my balance towards the end due to my lead leg just being exhausted. So I fell! low speed nothing bad but of course in front of people walking 🤣 that is all just enjoying this journey and sharing. 😬

Getting back into skating and so stoked loving the landyatchz raft

No wind, and pretty smooth pavement. But I got too cold, and traffic stops sucked.

My board is a pranayama with gbomb ninja rear at 10 degrees. Really like this setup

I picked up the four decks on the right for $65 on marketplace:
Pantheon Gaia
Rayne Killswitch
Rayne G-Mack (cut to be a directional by seller)
Omen Mini Sugar

Right before I saw this deal I had ordered a Pantheon Kenny Napp deck for directional downhill riding 😵‍💫 I’m gonna have my hands full, not 100% sure what I’m going to do with all these to be honest. I’ll have to do some research, I haven’t been longboarding long enough to know how these should be setup.

Got these 2 off fb for $80 together. Not sure what brand the hard tail is. But I did research and found out this is an ember pantheon . I’ve only ridden sector nine cruisers. So this is definitely a game changer!

What do you think, how far I will go on this Nickel board? Wheels are Snakes 69mm 75a, bearings are Seismic 7 ball built in. 20 km? 30 km? 40 km? More than 50 km? Tomorrow will be the day we go on a trip together.