r/longboardingDISTANCE

Three years ago I said to myself, three boards for different purposes (topmount, bracket and rain) is more than enough....

I have been working on building up miles and decided to try a new and flatter path to focus on pumping more.

Took my bamboo heavy supersonic out this morning and feel like I’m actually getting into the groove with pumping. Feel fairly dialed in and can feel as I need to change the pump method as my speed goes up or down.

All in all it was an amazing ride! Did 31.5 miles in 3.5 hours on the board, about 4.5 hours including breaks and pictures.

I included an image of where I should have stopped because this crazy hill at the turn around was super steep in both directions and had limited visibility. So i didn’t ride down it for concerns of a busy path (and going way to fast on a new path).

Also, I found that my 85mm speed vents were too small for the expansion joint on a foot bridge. Luckily i was going pretty slow to take a picture of the area or it would have been far worse!

Since it will come up:
I’m ~240 lbs (~109kg)
Bamboo heavy supersonic, 130 mm bear gen 6 trucks and riptide Krank bushings, 85mm 78a Black Ops speed vents.

Front:
50 deg baseplate with 5 degree dewedge (60 deg total)
BS 90a plugged canon with flat washer
RS 87a canon with flat washer

Rear:
40 deg baseplate
BS/RS 96a/93 canon with cupped washers
Pats riser plug

I know I can dewedge the tail more but set this up to be able to comfortably pump in the 8-12mph range and still feel fun.

Next step, mess with risers and get my karmas on there!

Noon ride on surfskate at local neighbourhood. Straight line at the route at the 10 sec mark of the video is just me took a bus for several stops, lol. And I took several laps on local pump track in the middle of the route

Started recording my runs on strava, this new board is mentally fun! Chopped an old downhill deck and got the DT stuff secondhand from a community member.

I've been on this subreddit researching ways to adjust my boards up to allow for more pumping momentum but feel like I have not changed anything. I've tried changing the trucks to drop through Paris V3 with Knuckles Orange 87a on front and Paris 93a on rear. Then I added risers and switched to the Randall RII trucks but no longer drop through because the risers I bought did not allow for this. The current set up is Dervish board then risers wedges, with Randall Rii trucks, Stimulus wheels, Knuckles 87a on front and generic black barrels in the rear. I tried the Paris 93a gumdrop and barrel on the rear, but it seemed loose.

I'm hoping to get started with pumping (like this) using the board and trucks that I have, and willing to buy lower priced things to help get me in the right direction. Thank you for the advice.

Gear that I have:

Boards:
Loaded Dervish Flex 2 (correct for my weight)
Santa Cruz Pintail Cruiser (with a cool fire wizard graphic)
Trucks:
Paris V3 50 degree
Randall RII 50 Degree
Santa Cruz generic
Wheels:
Orangatang Stimulus 70 mm
3dm Avila 75mm
Bushings:
Orangatang Knuckles Orange - 87a
Paris Street Bushing - Orange - 93a
Generic Black bushings - barrell and gumdrops - duro is unknown
Wedges:
Paris 7 degree Wedge Risers x2
3d printed PLA 7 degree wedgers
Hardware:
various screen lenghts from 1" to 1.5"
various flat washers and curved washers for the bushings

I finally got this G bomb bracket setup, and my board feels amazing! Originally bought it with a TTA and I wanted more of a surfy feel so I replaced the back end with a bracket and added a 139mm indy truck. This is game-changing to me in terms of surfy feel(I did a lot of Freeriding when I was younger so I want to throw out the occasional slide) and the fact that I dont have to put my feet off the board to go faster astonishes me!

This deck from the Toronto based company is probably the closest you will get to a magic carpet ride for distance skating or commuting.

The Lo-ply Leslie caught my interest when I saw Xavi crush 250miles at the 2026 Dutch Ultraskate. It was how he could setup Hokus and Dadbod wheels on a wooden drop board that rode so low that got my attention.

This deck has extreme 20 degrees wedging on both ends, giving it an extremely low ride height at 5cm (with 100mm wheels) with the recommended Ace 44 and 22 TKPs. It pushes fast on a straight, and is very responsive on the turns - making it great as a commuter. Board flex is just right at my 150lbs on the 8 ply Canadian maple, with sculpted shape at the edges to give it somewhat of a tub cave shape.

Being used to a more stable setup from distance brackets - I found the ACE trucks too lively for my liking and after some tinkering I could get the similar ride height with a much more stability with a 11 deg Bhanger TKP on the front, coupled with a flipped Ecolite X pivot 20 (effectively making it a zero rear) at the back. This setup allowed me to run this as a wiggle pumper (albeit not as efficient) if I needed to without any woodwork modifications to the beaver tail at the rear.

Shipping and tariffs are probably going to be an issue for most, but if you are in the market for something unique - this is definitely something.

Pantheon Aegis (heavy) on 130mil Bears 50/30, 6deg dewedge in the front 2/8“ flats in the rear. Front bushings bs 87.5 a cone rs 84 a barrel (no plug) Rear bushings bs freeride cone 97 a Rs 90a (plug) I weigh about 85 kg, including occasional groceries or sth. 95 kg+ What would you change?

Not a review. Will aim to return with that in a few months. Got my new Pranayama about 10 days ago and I've been out with it in about 6 of these, longest outing being a 19.35km push returning from a friend (which was also my longest push so far).

For context, I've started riding early this spring, I'm 37yo, 100kg (220lbs, hopefully descending now) and got the new Pathanjali in the Heavy flex pre-preg construction, with 74A Hokus, Pantheon's drop-through risers, Stylus trucks and the stock bushings. It's beautiful and a pleasure to ride.

It's actually a bit longer than I thought and I can fit the standing platform very well with EU 42.5 shoes. The mellow concave makes switching to/from mongo pushing easier than with other boards I've ridden.

I think the flex at my weight is the most relevant thing to state here - it feels very supportive and less flexy/bouncy than I was expecting. I think it makes sense, given I'm about in the middle of the reccomended weight range for this board. This helps make the board far more stable than I was expecting, though it also transmits a bit more vibration on bad roads than I was expecting. I can't compare to a classic construction or to the light one, but compared to a friend's Prism Sled, it's definitely more rigid. That said, it flexes far more than my Nexus (which does flex A BIT but just a bit) and it does dampen the road better than the Nexus too. The Hokus probably help too but more on them later. I've included a gif of the flex at my weight standing mongo on the center of the board.

Trucks and bushings, starting with wheelbite: I cannot get it. With the bushings engaged to where I'm very happy with the maneuverability of the board, I'm about 2-3mm from biting when I forcebly stand on the edge of the board with my the balls of my feet. I'm pretty sure this is helped by the risers, because they lower the board so much that, when leaning, the rail goes under the middle of the wheel. This puts the wood farther from the edge of the wheel the more it leans, counteracting how the turn brings the wheel closer. So even with relatively loose bushings I can't get wheelbite, but YMMV and please test this and tune to your preference before going out. Hopefully the bushings will be durable, because they feel like they are high quality and they don't seem to be available after-market. I'd probably get Kranks if I need to replace them.

The Stylus trucks turn nicely and feel stable. I haven't broken traction yet but I haven't ridden them very aggressively either. The low ride height for the huge wheels is very satisfying! Going down slight inclines I've found no problem with wobbles as long as I keep a good position on my front foot. One-foot steering feels both easier and more controlled than on my Nexus with Paris V2s. Did I say the stock bushings feel good?

I LOVE the Hoku wheels. They really do go over almost everything and I don't think they're difficult to accelerate. I'm 100kg, I think that's the bulk of inertia for me and not the weight of the wheels. They're very high rebound and I feel like I'm getting out of them what I put into them. I don't feel like they're getting too squished under my weight. I was worried I'd need the 78A ones but everything seems fine ( I'm still itching to feel out a whale Trip with pink ones though 😁).

Vibration dampening of deck + wheels is noticeable, although not as hyperbolic as I've read on a few other posts. I would say that the pavement feels better "by one grade" compared to my Nexus with 83a Kegels. Something like horrible pavement feels rough, rough feels medium, medium feels smooth. We have a lot of rough pavement here. I wonder if the classic construction of the deck would improve this significantly.

Also a last note on water resistance: I've gotten caught in rain for about 1 hour last Friday, to where I've even had a puddle in the deck. After the trip I wiped the deck and took the wheels off. The next day I had my 19km ride and it was no problem. Today I had time to dissassemble the whole thing and give it a once-over. The griptape looks intact, nothing is rusted, bearings spin fine, no sign of delam in the bolt holes or anywhere else on the deck. I don't plan on getting caught in the rain too often but it's giving me a reasonable amount of confidence.

All in all great first impression and looking forward to riding it for a long time!

First time riding the Seismic Tailwinds Split Duro.

I finally made the decision to swap the 85mm Speed Vents for The 83mm Tailwinds on my Procyon Speed with MK Space truck and TTX torsion tail.

I was a bit hesitant because I thought sizing down in diameter wouldn't improve performance and boy, I was wrong....

The TW's were way easier to accelerate and seemed to provide extra rebound while pumping. They felt a bit more fluid to pump in comparison to the SV''s and held top speed like a champ! In terms of comfort they felt the same as Speed Vents on the rougher parts, but were a bit easier to pump.

I just smashed a PB on the Tailwinds while riding in traffic, I wonder what I'll achieve on a cycling track without traffic and stoplights etc.

Distance: 40.04km

Duration: 02h 14m 47s

AVG. Speed: 16.8km/h

Wind: 5 m/sec.