Learn To Surf Skate In A Bowl and On A Pump Track. Carver Triton Review
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- In this video I’m taking a spin on the Carver Triton Surf Skate. I try to find as many settings that the surf skate might excel, including the sea front, snake run, pump track and pool.
For anyone interested in the measurements and specs of this carver setup.
Carver Triton Blue Horizon
Length = 31.5”
Width = 9” 5/8
WB 17”
Front Truck - 6.5" CX.4
Back Truck - 6.5" C2.4
Griptape Style - Deck Pad
Stock Wheels - 70mm/78A Smoke Mags
Bearings - Black Deep-V
All music by @JonBishopGuitar
www.jonbishopguitar.com
Jon, I don't often comment on youtube, but I just had to say that your personality, enthusiasm and joy for what you do is so infectious! Absolutely great stuff man!
Many thanks for the kind comment dude!!
using empty shoes to illustrate foot placement is the kind of great idea I'm shocked I don't see all the time....
You remind me how lucky I am to be a 40 yo skateboarder. Your stoke is contagious. Really really dig this.
Nice one !!
Me too 😁
Great video. You're on to something. If you keep at it your channel could become huge!
Many thanks for the kind feedback dude.
I'm really glad I stumbled across this video. As a middle aged guy at 39 and wanting to start surf skating this was really helpful and I can't wait to get started.
Nice one
Go for it dude, let me know how you get on!!
51 in the uk been on my smoothstar for a couple of years ..love it ..use it to pop to shops 🤗
Haha. Love this video. Just turned 40 and got a yow surfskate about 10 months ago. Still get funny looks off all the grown ups walking dogs whilst I'm chasing my kids around the park on their scooters. brilliant fun like you say to just cruise around on. Think the yow trucks are a little looser than carver so a bit more responsive in the turn but harder to generate speed with. You got a really nice flow when you are riding your board. Great vid. Thanks for sharing
Im with you man, I just started skating during lockdown and found skating with my 3year old daughter on her scooter is alot of fun for both of us and great practice!
Keep it up, guys, one more here for the group! I enjoy pumping and cruising with my kid all along the seafront!!
You are the Crocodile Hunter of Skateboarding. Very informative too, thanks!
Great video! I'm a 40yo mum getting back into surfing and started surf skating. So much fun! Your videos are really helpful thank you :) Hi from Melbourne, Australia
Many thanks for tuning in!
Jon, you are absolutely the best! Keep it up my man🔥🔥🔥
You remind me of the crocodile hunter but for surfskating lol love it!
Skating and catching as much stoke as possible at 47 years. Recently gave surfskate a shot. The pumping took a minute to grab. Old school tic-tac habit and soft wheels i guess. But i am getting it. Much different and can get some good speed. Keep up the dream and stoke! Your vibe is off the charts.
Many thanks for tuning in dude!
Sweet video, I’m going to buy a board now so when my kids are scootering at the local skatepark I can carve it up. 🤙 subscribed 🤙
Love the video!, i have the same board, just wanted to let you know that "Triton" is the name of the series not the model of the board. The name of this board is actually "Blue Horizon".
Got to love a bit of purchase 😊
Hi Jon, I own a Carver but it came with 68mm wheels instead and black bushings, also my front kingpin sticks out so grinding is not smooth and also I destroyed the nut and kingpin by doing it. I tried reversing the kingpin but sticks out anyways, is the board you tried it, really a Triton or was just the Triton deck?
Yeah dude, everything is stock from the shop as I bought it. The king pin on the front does stick out so I just got a Grinder on it..
Really nice video, Jon, I own precisely that surfskate, so I loved your tests, analysis and dissection of the "machine". It is true that it feels like much higher than a skate, when you change to the skateboard then it feels like you're riding a stiff board!!! I love the feeling of not having to put foot to ground for minutes, and it can even go up some slopes with a proper and intense pumping!
Great video again, keep it going! Suscribed, thumb, bell.
Yeah man, it’s proper ace fun !!
I took my YOW to a pumptrack, but the nose was too squirley - any tips for that? or better to have a more tunable Carver?
Yeah, the carver is definitely easier?!
Amazing bowl riding mate! What wheels did you use with the C5 setup?
Hey dude, I went with 61mm OJ Teamriders
Absolutely brilliant enjoyed every minute of this video
Many thanks for tuning in !!
Love it barefoot is where it's at!
Hello, do you still surfskate or just regular board now? Thx
Yes, a bit of both !
Hi man I really liked the video, I was happy for a more detailed explanation of the technique of surf skate in the bowl
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these boards are awesome! we love it and we just started a channel with surfskate videos :)
Hey Jon, great Video, Thanks man. I also just started longboarding at age 50, and had so much fun (on a borrowed board) at the skatepark with my kids that I am going to get another board specifically for (learning to) carving the bowls at the park. I really appreciate your video's and positive attitude. It's infectious! cheers!
Great stuff!
Nice video!! Pretty fun to watch!! I have a "Slide" Surfskate, and the trucks are a little bit looser than Carver but still very responsive... Started a couple months ago, this is adictive!!
Again....Top notch 👌🙏 Have a search about, all the other marketing spray / slow mo etc and your reviews are always the best (in my view) Started on a cruiser in 2014 but 65/78 Flip wheels were maybe a bit too quick on transition 😅😅 I usually ride a standard 8.5 popsicle with 149 thunders and 56/86 Ricta clouds now which is great all round but getting the itch for a 32" Carver Triton or 32.5 Carver Black tip (more concave deck) My only slight fear is i can remember a guy had one at Kendal skatepark years ago, Powell Peralta deck and Carver CX trucks. He was doing vertical turns without kickturning 😱 I was bricking it just going down the flat bank as the front truck was so loose 😱 Will have to see, definitely a good idea when the skatepark still has a few puddles but the supermarket carpark is bone dry. Keep up the good work Jon 🙏👍
Nice one Rob !
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where is the skate park at 0:19 - 0:25 seconds? cool video!
Hey dude,
That’s Duck Lane bowl in Bournemouth, here’s a drone video if fancy a look at the full plan shape? ua-cam.com/users/shortslKpX6J_EGII?feature=share
You’re throwing down some clean carves and shredding as usual. No pads and no shoes in the big bowl, you must have been puckering a little bit. Yikes!
Many thanks for tuning in dude! Yes it’s quite exciting all round without the protection!!
Brother - you are *enthusiastic*; and have damn good technique...! Thank you for the stoke & subbing...!
Many thanks for tuning in dude!
Thanks for a top review, really well done. You answered a lot of questions on how it performs and where it works.Keep ripping and I would not be surprised to see you airing those double bumps if you havn't already.
I'm 62 and have my own concrete half pipes here in Mexico. Which Carver trucks can you ride fakie?
Hey Guy, I think the C5 would be easiest?
@@JonBishopSkate thanks
You know I get on a traditional board and it feels like cheap toy, basically can't ride it, but learned the Ollie on it
Anyway thanks for the info.
Can I buy latest version of that skateboard please?❤
Yeah, loads online, different graphics, but the Carver Triton is still available!
Can you send me a link with carver triton where to buy please ❤
Very nice dude, stoked!!! Keep on with the great attitude!
I'm a bit late to the party. Cracking video Jon with great info. I'm currently looking at the Carver X triton or one of the Slide models 👍🏼its a bit of a minefield for beginners in what to pick. Deck, Trucks, what size, shape 🤦
😆🤟46 and picked up a second hand carver board yesterday. Was down the skatepark with my kids today who are mad for it. My eldest son (9) nailed his first blunt over the spine and I googled it and showed him the nose grab you were putting in.... Next video of yours i watched was this one. 😆. Perfect content this evening. I tighted the C7 to max and had my first proper go today. What a buzz. You've snagged another sub. Great stuff! Thanks 🙏
FML… I used to make fun of the old guys for skating with these things. Now I ride the surf skate boards…. Kill me
remove the risers pads and put 64-65mm 97a wheels and you will fly!
That’s something I hadn’t thought of ?!!
Hi Jon, great vid as always! I started skating about a year ago on a Carver Triton Green Glass, and then moved on to a Carver Bel-Air type setup with 58mm 83B wheels for pool skating which has become my standard skate. More recently I tried a "proper" skateboard setup with Indy 159 trucks, but haven't quite got into it yet... feels like it resists going into turns, and not as fast. The strange thing, and the point of my question, does it take you half a session to re-adapt to riding your normal board after the carver, or can you just swap from on to the other, and is it helpful? Thanks for the stoke and the surf connection! /Andrew.
Hi Andrew
I would say the Carver has been hugely helpful to my regular skating. I run my Indies super loose to emulate the carving abilities.
One thing I forgot to say in the video is to be careful going from the Surf Skate to a standard skateboard in the same session. I have come a cropper as you get use to the super tight turns of the carver and trying the same turns on the regular setup will buck you off!!
Going from a regular skateboard to the Carver is fine though. Loose trucks save lives lol !!
I like your surf experience in this video series.
Wowwwed.
Thanks for your vdos.
From Thailand 🇹🇭
🤘finally! someone to help me 🤘
I've been wondering how the Andy board is gonna be like if I slap on my surfskate trucks on it. I'm just stoked to see u have em both 😁😁😁😁😁 Wld be awesome if ur willing to make a vid on that.
Hey dude,
Yeah! surf skate trucks go great on the Anderson. Here’s my vid on it
ua-cam.com/video/KL6Kt1ghnzA/v-deo.html
@@JonBishopSkate holy shit! My bad bruh for not checkin out ur list first before asking😂😅 new subscriber & first time viewer here! Thanks!
Great work Jon, I'm 55 and just started surf skating. I love it !. I can't wait to go for a surf and see if I've picked up any tricks.
Many thanks for checking in dude!
Twenty bucks that these become popular soon and I’m gonna credit this dude for starting the trend lmao
Hey do i have to do a backward front truck
Hey Dude, some designs have a RKP and some have more intricate pivot systems. Are you thinking of just putting a regular truck on the wrong way round? I imagine that wouldn’t work and it would turn the opposite way and be lethal as these RKP trucks are specific, but I could be wrong?
Great video, makes me wanna buy a Surf Skate! Just what I needed....
Go for it !!
love your videos! please continue with the surf skate videos!
Many thanks, will do parts three and four are coming up soon !
Aloha would you prefer a c5 or cx truck for an 9" deck and bowl riding
I think both are fun, C5 probably provides the most opportunities??
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New Pump Track Tips For SurfSkate Now Available to Veiw
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Great video and you are a very skilled skater!
Many thanks for checking in dude!
Nice one. Love how you break the mechanics down.
Beautiful video sir 👏🏾
I was looking at buying a surf skate bored.... this video has convince me to get one 😂
Yeah man, it’s a lot of fun !!
Have you had any luck? I can’t find them in stock anywhere
Legend ! This man knows his stuff. Carvers are the way!
I have a carver set up as well. great fun until you forget you're on a carver and try to go fakie. Pretty 'exciting' to borrow one of your words. Overall and on balance, I think Indy's are the perfect truck. You can still carve them hard but they behave like a skateboard....
Got my Mini mal for the waves, my skateboard for the bowls, unfortunately my custom carver set up is gathering dust a bit at the moment, struggling to find a niche for it.
Might get it back out for another go after this though!
Yeah, I know what you mean, I’ve Been focused on progressing and pushing myself, But it’s been a nice break just to have a mellow Cruise about, no pressure!
I think there is a new Carver truck that rides fakie? I want it.
Maybe c5? You know anything?
@@guybartlett9587 I met someone at the skatepark once who said he had some and that they weren't worth it...
I think if you want a good carve and still like going fakie then you're probably better off with loose indy's. Let's not forget the best surf skaters ever to grace the asphalt did it on rollerskate trucks nailed to a 2 X 4 ...
Love this video🤙
I just started learning how to turn in the bowl.
This video was so helpful 🤣
What size is that board
Hey dude, 9.5” wide with 17” wheelbase
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Damn, now I have to try this!
Great review
I was not convinced that the truck could easily do the drop on a pool but after your video I will try it for sure :- )
One of my favorite Channel ! Thanks Jon, a reference for me.
Excelente explicación, muchas gracias!
You are AWESOME! youre like the Steve Irwin of skateboarding!
Ha! The trick/slam/stoke hunter 😂
Is it just me, or is it the best comment section ever?!? Big up yourselves ppl, you're all awesome AF :) Have a great day!
Many thanks everyone, Skating is a great community!!
Just subscribed, loved the content and your positive vibe 👍
Great video man! Stoke level is high.
Great job on this video very comprehensive
Many thanks for tuning in dude!!
I love surf skate I used same caver cx4
good vid!!! I will go along with my Carver as I see skating is more dangerous....! On my Carver I had no harm...yet! Do you know the shark Wheels?
Great Yes, go safely with all the best safety gear !!
hello, are you using a carver with c7 or cx axes?? Is that I want to get into bolw and for that I need cx axles but I also want the feeling of surfing of the c7. I don't know what to do and I was hoping you could help me or give me some advice. Thanks and a very nice video!!💥
Hey dude, yeah CX I think. Still plenty loose enough. I just got it cause my mate had one and I liked it?!
Great vid, admire your enthusiasm and will you be doing a review of the carver C7 trucks and compare them in the bowl...
Many thanks dude, yeah I have reviews of carver trucks and also surf skate bowl and mini ramp riding videos. Feel free to flick back through my videos. They are entitled Learn To Surf Skate parts 1 - 6
I like this guy. Cool to see a middle aged guy who is so stoked
I just got a board a few days ago and fuck me I haven’t road in like 6 years and this shit is harder than it looks I just got back from finally being able to go around the bowl without eating it
Great stuff !!
The carver boards are a lot of fun on transitions. The only downside is they get a little sketchy rolling fakie.
Nice one Pat, it did cross my mind to try a bit of backwards, but I think I’d pop the pads on to test it out, I recon it could go wrong pretty quickly lol
Great video. Loved the off the lip...
I always go barefoot on my surfskate.
Keep on going hard
Great stuff !!
Doesn't count unless you're using c7 trucks lol
What board is that hanging vertically on your right, viewer’s left
Hey dude
It’s a sector 9 longboard deck with big Indy trucks and 75mm Krips. I got it in 1999 from Aloha surf shop, Manley Beach.
like the big 70mm wheels like we used in the 1970s ...small wheels i dont like !
Fast, grippy and smooth for sure !!
Dope video as always. What's up with the front truck facing out?
Hey dude
Many thanks for tuning in!
It’s just the way it’s designed I think? It turns super tight compared to a normal truck so it recreates that tight carving turn, similar to that of a surf board?
I’d love to see you do more of this style! Maybe you could try a zflex board or something? That would be sick
Hey dude,
This one is along those lines I think?
ua-cam.com/video/D1775oRGAkM/v-deo.html
Just beautiful!
Brother you have to design a board!
Sick video bro!! Is it still possible to ride a bowl with a surf skate that doesn’t have a kick tail??
Hey Dude, yeah I recon it’d be ace fun. I ride on an old 70s deck sometimes and that has no kick tail?!! ua-cam.com/video/D1775oRGAkM/v-deo.html
Man I can't wait till I'm old enough to buy any skateboard I want
Ha, it’s one of the only benefits 😂
Nice park! Where's it dude?
Good video. Really detailed
Hey dude
This was mostly filmed in the bowl in Poole and the pool bowl in Newquay.
Hoowh! that was something. lol
Awesome dude, totally awesome video ! I sell these in my surf shop but never tried one until tomorrow that is, Peace !
Wicked Bruce, yeah, keeps the stoke going when it’s flat for sure !!
How does dropping into the bowl feel vs a traditional skateboard?
Pretty similar, you just have to be mindful to be a little more light footed and keep the heel and toe pressures neutral. With the super fast turn of the front truck any adverse turning pressure is not ideal 😂
Definately subscribing
Great edit Jon! enjoyed it.
Jon you should learn ollie fakie and frontside olllies on your ramp it would be a great watch!
Yeah, great ideas!!
Awesome video mate. Im a skater from years back and recently realised the local pump track would be really fun on one of these
Not half !!
Lets get you on that Longboard next, some longboard dancing moves Jon.
Ha, I don’t think anyone wants to see me dancing lol
Mahalo for the vid, love the energy and vibe! 35 plus years surfer and have been surf skating for several years. Helps me chip away at bad surf habits I’ve had for years and it definitely helps. THE MISSING LINK between surf and skate! I love it!
I’ve been making small improvements on drop-ins, grinds and slides, but have a long way to go and much to learn.
What do you recommend for THE BEST surf skate wheel for slides, without giving up grip and stability? I have struggled on several types, until I got on a Bones reissue, 60mm/90a. However, have spun out on a few bowl speed runs and my hips weren’t happy!
I keep looking for a 65-70mm wheel in the 90a plus range and have not found a lot to choose from. Any and all advice will be welcomed. Thank you in advance and keep rollin’!
Many thanks for tuning in dude.
Yeah, I recon it depends on the riding surface, but you are right to go harder to make it easier to break the wheels out. I put 60mm 95a on my Carver for this video, I like the way they slide and sound. Here is a link for reference.
ua-cam.com/users/shorts3X2u7R5zJyE?feature=share
I struggle to break out the 78a Carver wheels, but it can be done, it’s just easier on a harder compound!
Let me know how you get on!!??
Best Jon
Thank you Jon! I just picked up a set of Slime Balls 65/95a and they’re doing the trick. I just need to time my turn to have a fuller slash carve, Bert style.
Many reps needed! Thanks again!
Do you have a second hand triton for sale?thanks
Sadly not dude?
Jon where is that pumptrack?
Hey Dude
The pump track is at Bartley Skatepark near Totton, UK 🇬🇧
@@JonBishopSkate thanks Jon, I'm still struggling with speed around my local one Gorseinon which is more of a bike pump track.
Thumbs up from the US just for your level of stoke.
Many thanks for tuning in dude!!
Hey Jon, thank you for the great videos. Have you tried the Soulboardiy Surfskate deck. You should really look into it and make a video. I am one of the few ones that own one here in the states. There’s no deck like it.
I haven’t tried one sadly, but I look forward to an opportunity!
Hopefully you get around it one day. Keep up the great content. You’re definitely one of my favorite channels. :)
Great video. Thanks for posting!
Many thanks for tuning in !!
Great video just in time for my 2nd visit to the pump truck as I chickened first time round. but have to ask: the pro-am skateboard behind you... Where did you get it from? Had a silver aluminium one, oh the memories!
Hey dude, a friend of mine lent me one to record my 70s video. When I saw one come up on eBay I jumped at the chance to own one!!
ua-cam.com/video/D1775oRGAkM/v-deo.html