The Board

in order to maximise comfort pushing over varied road surface qualities i did some reseach into board designs.

Longboards are unique and different to skateboards due to their length, wheelbase and wheel size. longboards can also come in various shapes and sizes from dropped deck, drop through, pintail, kicktail and flat deck. with axle lengths varying in size as well as wheelbase going from one extreme to another, there's alot to consider, and i haven't even mentioned wheel choice, bearings or bushings.

in the end i settled for a custom handmade longboard, built by larry peterson (aka longboardlarry) in USA www.longboardlarry.com. the board is called "the pusher" and is specifically designed for long distance skating. It has a dropped deck with dropthrough trucks making it very very low to the floor to minimise knee bend while pushing. the deck is wide with a fair amount of camber locking your feet to the board . a fair amount of flex helps to soften the bumps.

It cost an arm and a leg but i was more than happy to pay for it.

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