I don't get how 16K people watched this video but only 500 liked. This guy had all this work putting up this research to facilitate our life and people only see the video without giving the thumbs-up!! Let's help the brother out everyone! Thanks 4 the video, man! Help me a lot!! Aloha!!
@@SurfskateLove i went to your website and its fantastic, i used it to find some board options. I have decided on Carver CX, there is two models i have decided on, i just can’t decide which one. What would you pick friend. 29.45 Length or 31.45 Length, would there be much difference in the feeling here?? Or just go with the board i like the look of better. Both are Carver CX Trucks
Hello Steve, this video really helped me in choosing a board. I chose a board with a 20-inch wheelbase because I'm going to ride a board mainly for cruising and land surfing. Thank you so much for helping me a lot. May God bless you and your family
Love this channel. Interested in learning how to skate as a 32 year old and recently come across Surfskate, think it’s the perfect entry point without the added risks of trying tricks etc. thanks man!
This is one of the most high-quality youtube channels I have ever stumbled across. Your attention to detail is impressive and you do a great job at not seeming like a salesman. Love it!
This was extremely informative. We have 4 Carver's but I want to get a couple more surfskates and this video has guided me towards a Smoothstar and possibly a SwellTech. My wife and I love surfskating, surfing and stand up jet skiing. We're older but man can we hang! Just subbed...Looking forward to diving into your channel, Billy
Hello from France I'm 48 YO and after playing baseball during many years my shoulders convinced me to change sport. So I decided to take the leap one month ago. After have watched all your videos i focus my choice to a CARVER. He arrived a few days ago. (LOST ROCKET REDUX) So I'll trie to make your infininty loop challenge. Continue your great mission to to make the surfskate known by everyone. See you soon, CYRIL
hey Steve, well done, you do a fantastic job on your videos and reviews, keep it up, congratulations!!! Would you mind if I make a suggestion about your riding tho? There are two major things that you're not doing right when you're riding these boards on your videos.. and I really recommend you to keep an eye on them, your performance will increase tremendously. 1) Your back foot must be placed farther behind, as close to the tail as you can, and most importantly, KEEP your toes inside the board. Always keep the top of your feet inside the board, never out. That will give you massive control over your turns cause it will allow you to take advantage of your heels properly to compress your knee in and out. 2) Dissociated arm position! Instead of riding it 'in parallel, which means, front arm following the direction of the front leg.. you should do the opposite (your back arm must be pointing in the direction you go, and so should your head). That will force you to keep your shoulders going forward.. and that's a massive game-changer. I've been riding surfskates for many years and also tried all the options out there.. my favorite is the Swelltech Hybrid Camo, and I ride mostly bowls/half pipes and transition ramps with it to practice all the surf movements. All these tips came from my SurfSkate instructor and made me perform a million times better. Try them out :)
Hell yes, you can give me riding tips! I need all the tips I can get. I'm not following some of this, but I'm going to apply everything I can figure out. Thanks so much, man!
So to keep my toe inside the board, would that mean I would want to turn my foot at more of an angle, toes more forward than heel? Any chance you can show me a video of both the points you're talking about?
Thanks Steve! I love how you compare board brands to car brands. I'm a bimmer guy, and I must admit your opinion on Smooth star and YOW are pretty accurate!
Thanks, man! I really appreciate it. Had to figure out a way to make them understandable to people who haven't ridden them yet. Trying to give people what I wish I had when I started out.
Actually have 2 surfskates now, 2 different but similar systems, both are Carvers. First one I bought last summer was just the C7 trucks itself and I paired it up with a shaped street deck/pool deck, slightly longer than a normal street deck. Just picked up the 29 Swallow with the CX, completely different feel but loads of fun for the short ride I did out to my car from the store. Will have to say that the C7 feels a little more flowy while the CX is a little more snappy. Now get to enjoy both worlds.
Great informative video, without unnecessary glitter/music/effects. I really like your style and great work with summarizing all of this information! Your care and concern for what you advocate for are well felt and transferred to the audience. I want to see more channels like yours 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Definitely subscribing.
I used to pump slalom boards for fun about ten years ago. As a middle aged man, be forewarned that this can wreak havoc on your knee cartilage. Don't go too hard and if you feel any pain, call it day and wait till you're fully recovered.
Just got my Padang Padang today and I came from a carver greenroom CX. I get what your saying that it’s really sharp in its turn radius which I find makes it hard to generate speed. The carver greenroom may feel tighter but I can get some great speed on it.
Hi, thanks a lot for this video, recently I bought my first surf skate and I didn’t really enjoyed my riding, now I figure out my surf skate is mock) and this video help me a lot how to choose the real one)
I have the new version of the Yow Pukas. It's my first board (I'm a beginner). I've been using it for about a month now and love it. The only bad thing about it is that I might be too short for it. I'm only 160 cm tall and I can't stand on the tail permanently because my legs are too short. So I always switch between standing on the tail when I want to turn with it (to lift it off the ground) and standing where the back bolts are. Still, I feel comfortable on it. I would also like to try carvers, but I want to get more experienced before I get a new board. And then definitely a smaller deck.
@@Acolyte_of_Cthulhu The 34.5 one - I am just 160 cm and my weight is around 54 kilos. So yeah, I am pretty light and small. I still love that board tho. It feels pretty stable, what's good for a beginner like me. But I doubt that I will be able to use it to its full potential.
Good job , Steve. All the brands should take notice of your reviews. Excellent feedback for them! You show advantages and disadvantages in a very constructive way. Very helpful for everyone. Thank you, mate!
Really really informative videos I was searching for days to understand the differences and OMG what an amazing comparing and details thank you from Egypt ♥
Thanks Steve !!, after I watched your reviews and I got lucky, I bought a last stock of YOW and its YOW x Pukas Dark and its awesome board just like you said..thanks mate !!
Super thorough video, good job. Use a wrench, not needle nose plyers, when you putting on trucks to look more pro and so you don't strip your hardware.
So there's actually a funny story behind that. I'll spare you the details. The bottom line is, I'm in a new apartment and I don't have my tools, which are packed away. So I was making do with what limited tools I have. 😂
Great video and so detailed! I really want to get my hands on Smoothstar but saw the SwellTech on pre-order sell and its turns out to be a really good value pick. Let's hope I can survive learning from it
@@SurfskateLove no. But I'd love to get into it. I was actually looking for a surf simulator before knowing about surfskates. I do come from a snowboarding background.
Very helpful! Just want to ask, why avoiding blue Haze and Black beauty as first board? I have tried CX my frist but i surfe, and feel like Black Beauty would suit my style, but i am not sure now!
Many thanks, very very good videos you do. In the 80's, I've spent my youth ticktacking on a yellow Penny cruiser, then surfing at summer time, then snowboarding at winters. And 2 years ago, i've discovered surfskate. What a shock! Such a long long time... Exactly what I needed! Since last summer, i'm riding a YOW Pipe. Just amazing!!! Many thanks To SB3 in Labenne (Landes, France) who are the best professional people I've met in skate stuff 🙏😉
enjoyed the vid really helpful, I brought a board mainly on price its a Two Bare Feet 'Floe' 32" 360 Surfskate based in the UK for £80 as a trial boardto see how I get on many thanks middle aged shredder
I am brand new to skating and surfing. I am 4'11" do you have any suggestions for me? I turn 40 on April 6 and I wish I could learn to surf, but I do not live near a beach so this will be my happy medium. Should I start with a p Penny than move to a surfskate? THANKS for the help
Hi Steve, I'm just looking for my first surf skate and you have helped me a lot here. I fell in love with the Malibu. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be available for sale at the moment. But I keep looking. Greetings from Germany.
Thanks for your videos very informative especially the one on the surf trucks! I have Bombora 59' long kahuna creations deck with waterborne surf trucks installed and it takes a lot of energy to pump on it but once you get this thing rolling it really feels like surfing!!! Would be interesting to see your insight on it!!! Thanks again and hope to see your video with bombora deck!!!!
Hey steve. As of today, which is your favorite surfskate? Do you have a top 3 models you would recommend? I have tried on the website based on our needs the reommended surfskates but i would just like to have your own preferences.
Good video i already have a waterborne adapter it works well on my electric skateboard but not than wel on my cruiser or longboard so im looking for some surfskatetrucks and maybe a deck
Beginner question here. I know the front truck/turn on these is usually very loose and snappy. My question is about the rear. In the Slalom and LDP worlds, skaters use low-angle trucks zero-25 degrees. Helps with powering forward. Surfskates appear to generally use 45-50-ish degree trucks. Much more turn from the rear - correct? Probably helps with "snap" moves. So...should the higher angle truck have soft bushings for a more responsive rear, or harder bushings for a more solid rear? I've tried a waterborne adapter rear once and it seemed to collapse super quick and was verrry tippy overall. Does the rear vary by beginner (more solid) and advanced (more tippy)? Thanks for your help.
@@SurfskateLove i started surfskate at standard 40-ish cm wheelbase. After a year, during covid i bought a 101cm deck and drill a dozen set of holes to test the wheelbase, now around 60-ish cm is the best for me.
@@SurfskateLove your review is good for us to save money on buying useless thing. I have been wanting to buy swelltech , but heard that spring broken quite often. Thus hesitation.
Yow has already added a 3D simulation of their boards (for at least 8 months - maybe as response to this clip?) to see the concave and shape. And they do have high concave boards in their stock at least for 5 years now (I own an old Yow Snappers). So that’s not the whole truth. But otherwise great work, you really love surfskating :)
I’ve made up my mind ages ago and collected nearly all my parts but the Carver C7 truck I want has been out of stock since forever :( They don’t reply to questions about restocking either
hi steve, I am a beginner in surfskates, but wanted to buy a Carver. I am 5'10" and 75kg, what size/inches of board do you recommend for me? thanks and more power to you.
I am a beginner and I would recommend a carver with at least an 18 inch wheel base. It’s so much more stable and you can cruise for longer. I would go with the green room board ! Love it.
Question- Why don't you buy your decks and trucks separate? I'm looking to get my first surfkskate soon. Being new to skating myself at 54, I started skating at the skatepark with my son two years ago. I'm full on hooked now and I'm comfortable carving bowls FS & BS on bigger 9.5-10.5 decks and 215 trucks and hard wheels. I really just want something for the driveway, street and parking lots without the full skate park experience. I'm just planning on finding the right trucks and slapping them on one of my decks I'm already super comfortable on. I have it narrowed down to Yow or Smoothstar. I've surfed, windsurfed and SUP'd for years but I'm not looking to do blow tails skating, just carving and pumping. Which trucks would you recommend?
You can certainly do that if you have the knowledge, but if you've never tried surfskates before, it's very difficult to put together your own set-up that you love. And for what you're describing, I would probably recommend the Waterborne surf adapter for you to start with.
Your videos are ridiculously helpful. It’s fun discovering passionate creators for niche hobbies like this. I feel like surf skate, mountain boarding and eskate should all get way more attention.
My reasoning on that is that all of those models are flat cruising decks. Other decks give you more versatility. And when you’re choosing your first one, I think it’s better to have more options because you don’t know how your skating will evolve. For example, if you get the Glass Off and then start getting into snaps and slides, you’ll wish you had a deck with more concave.
Hello Steve, from the vasc country, spain. I like smoothstar, i,m 187cm tall, like you. In this video you tell us that manta ray IS the BEST option for you, but in other videos we can see you riding Toledo 77. Please, tell me why. The manta ray is slightly cheaper than the toledo....¿?
Not sure what you're looking at, but I've never ridden the Toledo 77 in any videos. However, I did ride a friends' once and I actually prefer that over the Manta Ray. But you have to have no more than an 18" wide stance to ride the Toledo.
Hey Steve, fellow Utahn here! Thanks for the videos! I'm in my late 40's and used to skate back in the 80's-90's. I've been wanting to get back on a board so I built an electric skateboard a couple years ago. It was fun, but potentially too dangerous and not for me. Lately I've been wanting just a regular longboard and stumbled across your Surfskate vids and am sold on the idea. I'm a fabricator/welder and tinkerer so I'm going to grab one of the Waterborne kits to mess around with. I'm in Central Utah, but love going down to St. George. The scenic paved trails in Ivins before Snow State park are my favorite and can't wait to get down there when I get a board and cruise! Are there any Surfskate groups/rides down there?
Hi Steve, incredible review! Thanks! Can you tell me if there are any wheel bites on Dark Pukas? My weight is 220 lbs and it bothers me a bit before buying. I would also like to know your opinion about whether the Meraki truck creaks. Thank you for what you're doing!
What carver would you recommend I am 6 foot two as well. Do you have a dealer that I could buy from in the United States I’m having a hard time finding these.
Great video thank you. I have a swell tech ( got it when they were called Surfskate) and a carver Da Monsta. The swell tech is great for training way better than the carver but you can’t cruise at all. Rocks are even an issue for the swell tech. The carver is a great board you can pump and cruise but lacking in tight turns and it doesn’t feel like surfing not like the swell tech. So my question is I want something in the middle but I don’t want to make a $300 mistake! What do u think I just get
I don't know Globe or Impala, and I only know Miller from pictures, so I know that it's a CX knock-off. So I can't speak to Miller specifically, but I can say that I've tried several CX knock-offs and none of them are as good as the original. But they do work.
@@SurfskateLove Thanks for your reply.And what would your best option be for surf skating and cruising regarding yow boards such as Teahupoo, Padang Padang, Cristenson Lane and Pyzel Ghost? I am 1,86 cm and 77 kg
Thanks Steve for providing so much information for the community. I am debating between a YOW Pipe Power and a YOW Lakey Peterson Peak Power. From my research, the main difference is concave. One is performance concave (which I assume means deeper concave) and the other is medium concave. The other is the wheelbase difference of 0.5 inches (18.5 vs 19 both falls into my comfort category). Based on your experience that YOW's concave is generally really low and flat, which one would you recommend?
Hi Steve - thank you for this resource. I am like you, a cruiser at heart (20 yr snowboarder, recently with hardboots, so carving is the thing that drew me to surfskate). Steering towards YOW (which I can get in Switzerland). Just had a question on width. I have size 12 Euro feet (mondo 29.5 ish). Is it better getting the Teahupoo (34" long, 19" WB, 10" wide) or something like an Arika (33" long, I think 19.5" WB?, 10.5" wide)? I would be a complete surfskate beginner, but I did test drive in the shop a Carver (not sure which, but it was short) and a YOW Teahupoo, and the YOW was way easier to initiate, and had more "lean travel" (not sure of the technical term). I wasn't fast, but I did get moving ok, and once I work out the limits of lean, I feel I will get a good rhythm. I am 5'10" and about 85kg (but aiming to be less in non-pandemic times). Just curious how foot length affects things... Generally, I do worry about how this would work with cruising (it's very twitchy on the front, and I can't imagine a skatepark at all to be honest). Having said that, I live on the side of a steep hill, so cruising is limited. But quite happy to burn energy at the local school playground practicing carving for winter... :-)
Haven't ridden the Noosa and haven't heard of the Ocean Pacific. Sorry. But if I were you, I'd snatch up any surfskate you can find right now. Even if it doesn't fit you or you don't like it, you'll likely be able to resell at a profit immediately.
@@SurfskateLove Thanks for prompt reply. Appreciated. About the resell price..i can do it if I'm not in Dublin 😅 it's seem nobody here interested in surfskate at all. But in Thailand, my home town, now it's very very very popular. YOW price go up to almost 1000$ 🤣insane
i realised something very different in the surfskate market compared to the skateboard/ longboard market.... surfskate is usually a complete system (deck, truck ,wheels) its not easy to find different components to do a custom
Not only is it hard to find, but even if you can find the parts, it's hard to set up something that works well unless you've experienced a lot of good complete set-ups.
@@SurfskateLove well thanks to you, I went full bore into this sport, got to know about soulboardiy, and got myself a pristine 2nd hand carbonyx meda with yow S5 trucks ....AND a smoothstar Filipe Toledo #77.
Hey Steve, thanks so much for all the insight and help. I’m also on the older end of the spectrum, i already surf skate a bit, but am looking to get into riding pools/bowls after watching your inspiring vids. Amazing where you got to from day 1 to day 30. Currently I just “borrow” my wife’s surf skate, a carver w/ a 15” wheelbase, but my stance is actually 18. So, looking to get a new board. Couple of questions, would you recommend a CX or C7 truck? Also, what are your thoughts on the tail for pool riding, in terms of kick, width, or shape? Thanks a lot and happy holidays!
Great video with alot of information ! Im getting Carver Reisn for pump tracks but my friend wants something longer for the same usage . Do you think Yow (Kontiki maybe?) will suit for that reason ?
I don't get how 16K people watched this video but only 500 liked. This guy had all this work putting up this research to facilitate our life and people only see the video without giving the thumbs-up!! Let's help the brother out everyone! Thanks 4 the video, man! Help me a lot!! Aloha!!
Thanks, Felipe! I really appreciate that. I just try to give people what I wish I had when I was starting out.
@@SurfskateLove i went to your website and its fantastic, i used it to find some board options. I have decided on Carver CX, there is two models i have decided on, i just can’t decide which one. What would you pick friend. 29.45 Length or 31.45 Length, would there be much difference in the feeling here?? Or just go with the board i like the look of better. Both are Carver CX Trucks
Hello Steve, this video really helped me in choosing a board. I chose a board with a 20-inch wheelbase because I'm going to ride a board mainly for cruising and land surfing. Thank you so much for helping me a lot. May God bless you and your family
What a wonderful video and resource. Thank you for this! My cousin put Waterborne adapters on his longboard and it felt very fun to play around on
Love this channel. Interested in learning how to skate as a 32 year old and recently come across Surfskate, think it’s the perfect entry point without the added risks of trying tricks etc. thanks man!
This is one of the most high-quality youtube channels I have ever stumbled across. Your attention to detail is impressive and you do a great job at not seeming like a salesman. Love it!
Thanks, Preston! I really appreciate that. I just try to give people what I wish I had when I was starting out.
This was extremely informative. We have 4 Carver's but I want to get a couple more surfskates and this video has guided me towards a Smoothstar and possibly a SwellTech. My wife and I love surfskating, surfing and stand up jet skiing. We're older but man can we hang! Just subbed...Looking forward to diving into your channel, Billy
This is the best informative video i've seen. Direct to the point and the necessary information. Thanks!
Hello from France
I'm 48 YO and after playing baseball during many years my shoulders convinced me to change sport.
So I decided to take the leap one month ago. After have watched all your videos i focus my choice to a CARVER.
He arrived a few days ago. (LOST ROCKET REDUX) So I'll trie to make your infininty loop challenge.
Continue your great mission to to make the surfskate known by everyone.
See you soon, CYRIL
Just started this myself . No
Skate board or surf experience . But I freaking love this and bought 3 systems and love them all in different ways. 🤙
hey Steve, well done, you do a fantastic job on your videos and reviews, keep it up, congratulations!!! Would you mind if I make a suggestion about your riding tho? There are two major things that you're not doing right when you're riding these boards on your videos.. and I really recommend you to keep an eye on them, your performance will increase tremendously. 1) Your back foot must be placed farther behind, as close to the tail as you can, and most importantly, KEEP your toes inside the board. Always keep the top of your feet inside the board, never out. That will give you massive control over your turns cause it will allow you to take advantage of your heels properly to compress your knee in and out. 2) Dissociated arm position! Instead of riding it 'in parallel, which means, front arm following the direction of the front leg.. you should do the opposite (your back arm must be pointing in the direction you go, and so should your head). That will force you to keep your shoulders going forward.. and that's a massive game-changer. I've been riding surfskates for many years and also tried all the options out there.. my favorite is the Swelltech Hybrid Camo, and I ride mostly bowls/half pipes and transition ramps with it to practice all the surf movements. All these tips came from my SurfSkate instructor and made me perform a million times better. Try them out :)
Hell yes, you can give me riding tips! I need all the tips I can get. I'm not following some of this, but I'm going to apply everything I can figure out. Thanks so much, man!
So to keep my toe inside the board, would that mean I would want to turn my foot at more of an angle, toes more forward than heel?
Any chance you can show me a video of both the points you're talking about?
@@SurfskateLove sure mate, I think it's easier to send you a quick vid explaining that. Will send it through facebook
@@eduamendola Thanks so much, my friend! So helpful. Can't wait to go practice.
@@eduamendola can you share the link here as well? I'm also interested in correct technique, so as many others I'm sure. Thanks!
Thanks to you I discovered how wonderful yow surfskate is. I love it so much. Now, I'm I'm getting my second one.
Thanks Steve! I love how you compare board brands to car brands. I'm a bimmer guy, and I must admit your opinion on Smooth star and YOW are pretty accurate!
Thanks, man! I really appreciate it. Had to figure out a way to make them understandable to people who haven't ridden them yet. Trying to give people what I wish I had when I started out.
Actually have 2 surfskates now, 2 different but similar systems, both are Carvers. First one I bought last summer was just the C7 trucks itself and I paired it up with a shaped street deck/pool deck, slightly longer than a normal street deck. Just picked up the 29 Swallow with the CX, completely different feel but loads of fun for the short ride I did out to my car from the store. Will have to say that the C7 feels a little more flowy while the CX is a little more snappy. Now get to enjoy both worlds.
Unbelievably helpful thank you mate. Clearest and most informative surf skate video for a beginner I've found.
Great informative video, without unnecessary glitter/music/effects. I really like your style and great work with summarizing all of this information! Your care and concern for what you advocate for are well felt and transferred to the audience. I want to see more channels like yours 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Definitely subscribing.
I very much appreciate that! And I'm glad you notice the no-nonsense style. I try to give people the videos I wish I had when I was starting out.
This is a great resource I’ve referred to numerous times. Thanks for putting it together.
Great video!! Really helpful! Thanks!
How do you not have more subs. This channel will definitely blow up.
I used to pump slalom boards for fun about ten years ago. As a middle aged man, be forewarned that this can wreak havoc on your knee cartilage. Don't go too hard and if you feel any pain, call it day and wait till you're fully recovered.
Thanks for including the Carver spreadsheet
After getting lost in my own Research this video is exactly what I needed. Thanks a lot for putting together this very helpful information!
That’s great to hear!
Thanks for this video from Berlin! Really helpful if you get started with surfskate.
Just got my Padang Padang today and I came from a carver greenroom CX. I get what your saying that it’s really sharp in its turn radius which I find makes it hard to generate speed. The carver greenroom may feel tighter but I can get some great speed on it.
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge! This video is VERY helpful! Have a great day!
I’ve used the Carver boards at FDR C7 and CX both perform well on bowls, transition riding along with street!
Hi, thanks a lot for this video, recently I bought my first surf skate and I didn’t really enjoyed my riding, now I figure out my surf skate is mock) and this video help me a lot how to choose the real one)
So detailed, I can tell you put in a ton of effort into these vids and your passion shows!
Thanks so much!
I love your videos! I can’t wait until the carver skateboard restock again and i can get one to try it out.
Thank you! I really appreciate it. I'm just trying to give people what I wish I had when I started out.
I have the new version of the Yow Pukas. It's my first board (I'm a beginner). I've been using it for about a month now and love it. The only bad thing about it is that I might be too short for it. I'm only 160 cm tall and I can't stand on the tail permanently because my legs are too short. So I always switch between standing on the tail when I want to turn with it (to lift it off the ground) and standing where the back bolts are. Still, I feel comfortable on it. I would also like to try carvers, but I want to get more experienced before I get a new board. And then definitely a smaller deck.
the 34 inch?
@@Acolyte_of_Cthulhu The 34.5 one - I am just 160 cm and my weight is around 54 kilos. So yeah, I am pretty light and small. I still love that board tho. It feels pretty stable, what's good for a beginner like me. But I doubt that I will be able to use it to its full potential.
@@Karfunkelfuchs I was just wondering since i got me the hobo 32.5 inch and thought it was too big for me, as im 167 and 85kg old fart.
Good job , Steve. All the brands should take notice of your reviews. Excellent feedback for them! You show advantages and disadvantages in a very constructive way. Very helpful for everyone. Thank you, mate!
Thanks so much, Norberto! Much appreciated.
Really really informative videos I was searching for days to understand the differences and OMG what an amazing comparing and details thank you from Egypt ♥
Thanks Steve !!, after I watched your reviews and I got lucky, I bought a last stock of YOW and its YOW x Pukas Dark and its awesome board just like you said..thanks mate !!
That's great to hear! Enjoy!
Love the information given and the way you organized this. This Very efficient and easy for the viewer
Fantastic video, super informative and helpful! Thank you very much! Greetings from Germany!
Thanks so much! Great to hear.
Super thorough video, good job. Use a wrench, not needle nose plyers, when you putting on trucks to look more pro and so you don't strip your hardware.
So there's actually a funny story behind that. I'll spare you the details. The bottom line is, I'm in a new apartment and I don't have my tools, which are packed away. So I was making do with what limited tools I have. 😂
Great video and so detailed! I really want to get my hands on Smoothstar but saw the SwellTech on pre-order sell and its turns out to be a really good value pick. Let's hope I can survive learning from it
Good luck with that! Are you a surfer?
@@SurfskateLove no. But I'd love to get into it. I was actually looking for a surf simulator before knowing about surfskates. I do come from a snowboarding background.
Very helpful! Just want to ask, why avoiding blue Haze and Black beauty as first board?
I have tried CX my frist but i surfe, and feel like Black Beauty would suit my style, but i am not sure now!
I didn’t learn how to carve with a surf skate truck, I bought a regular 80s cruiser with gullwing super 3 trucks
Many thanks, very very good videos you do. In the 80's, I've spent my youth ticktacking on a yellow Penny cruiser, then surfing at summer time, then snowboarding at winters. And 2 years ago, i've discovered surfskate. What a shock! Such a long long time... Exactly what I needed! Since last summer, i'm riding a YOW Pipe. Just amazing!!! Many thanks To SB3 in Labenne (Landes, France) who are the best professional people I've met in skate stuff 🙏😉
So fun, right?
@@SurfskateLove So incredible to float again 😝😝 After water, after snow, now asphalt and concrete !!
@@antoinerocchi4271 Yessir! Anything we can find to shred. 👊
Man! On of the best guidelines ever seen 🤘🏼
This is great to hear! Thank you!
Extremely helpful, thank you so much !
Thank you so much man, for the great review and recommendations.
enjoyed the vid really helpful, I brought a board mainly on price its a Two Bare Feet 'Floe' 32" 360 Surfskate based in the UK for £80 as a trial boardto see how I get on many thanks middle aged shredder
Very informative for new surfskaters! Thanks
This is a very helpful video - well done!
I am brand new to skating and surfing. I am 4'11" do you have any suggestions for me? I turn 40 on April 6 and I wish I could learn to surf, but I do not live near a beach so this will be my happy medium. Should I start with a p
Penny than move to a surfskate? THANKS for the help
Hi Steve, I'm just looking for my first surf skate and you have helped me a lot here. I fell in love with the Malibu. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be available for sale at the moment. But I keep looking. Greetings from Germany.
Yeah everyone is out of stock right now. Same story everywhere.
Thanks for your videos very informative especially the one on the surf trucks! I have Bombora 59' long kahuna creations deck with waterborne surf trucks installed and it takes a lot of energy to pump on it but once you get this thing rolling it really feels like surfing!!!
Would be interesting to see your insight on it!!!
Thanks again and hope to see your video with bombora deck!!!!
You're a hero! Thanks 🦭
Hey steve. As of today, which is your favorite surfskate? Do you have a top 3 models you would recommend? I have tried on the website based on our needs the reommended surfskates but i would just like to have your own preferences.
I wish I was able to test ride one, keep looking but not pulling the trigger on it
I have a cruiser and two longboards but I want a YAO, right NAO. -sigh-
Thanks Steve.
Good video i already have a waterborne adapter it works well on my electric skateboard but not than wel on my cruiser or longboard so im looking for some surfskatetrucks and maybe a deck
Excellent video thanks so much!
Dude, this vid is so helpful! Thanks man!
Great to hear! Thank you!
This was super helpful!
Best Job 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼 your videos help us sooo much 🙏 thank you
Beginner question here. I know the front truck/turn on these is usually very loose and snappy. My question is about the rear. In the Slalom and LDP worlds, skaters use low-angle trucks zero-25 degrees. Helps with powering forward. Surfskates appear to generally use 45-50-ish degree trucks. Much more turn from the rear - correct? Probably helps with "snap" moves. So...should the higher angle truck have soft bushings for a more responsive rear, or harder bushings for a more solid rear? I've tried a waterborne adapter rear once and it seemed to collapse super quick and was verrry tippy overall. Does the rear vary by beginner (more solid) and advanced (more tippy)? Thanks for your help.
Btw - currently have a hard bushing, Bennett rear on a 1" riser. Would a more "dead" rear (less turny) with looser bushings be a better idea?
The general principle is that you want a more solid rear. That's what creates thrust.
Amazing guide. I'm in the middle of getting into surf skating and I just need to get a board so thanks so much for the trouble you went to make this.
My pleasure! Thanks so much!
Thank you so much. This is very useful information. Great job!👍🏻
Thanks so much!
you re the best, man! thank you so much!
Thank you!
Excellent content.
I have been using 61-66cm wheelbase for cx and smoothstar. And i am 168cm tall.
How do you like that ride? And have you tried shorter boards/narrower wheelbases? If so, do you prefer the wider wheelbase?
@@SurfskateLove i started surfskate at standard 40-ish cm wheelbase. After a year, during covid i bought a 101cm deck and drill a dozen set of holes to test the wheelbase, now around 60-ish cm is the best for me.
@@SurfskateLove your review is good for us to save money on buying useless thing. I have been wanting to buy swelltech , but heard that spring broken quite often. Thus hesitation.
@@fotobread Are you a surfer?
@@fotobread Nice!
Yow has already added a 3D simulation of their boards (for at least 8 months - maybe as response to this clip?) to see the concave and shape. And they do have high concave boards in their stock at least for 5 years now (I own an old Yow Snappers). So that’s not the whole truth. But otherwise great work, you really love surfskating :)
Very limited wheelbase options on their high concave models.
Thanks for making this vid!
I’ve made up my mind ages ago and collected nearly all my parts but the Carver C7 truck I want has been out of stock since forever :( They don’t reply to questions about restocking either
Nope. Good luck getting any of the big companies to respond to you about anything. Sorry to hear that, man. Friggin COVID. 😒
i would love to see a review on twobarefeet brand!
Can you elaborate on why to avoid carvers with colored tops?😅
hi steve, I am a beginner in surfskates, but wanted to buy a Carver. I am 5'10" and 75kg, what size/inches of board do you recommend for me? thanks and more power to you.
I am a beginner and I would recommend a carver with at least an 18 inch wheel base. It’s so much more stable and you can cruise for longer. I would go with the green room board ! Love it.
I recommend that you go through my Surfskate Selector: surfskate.love/surfskate-selector/
Question- Why don't you buy your decks and trucks separate? I'm looking to get my first surfkskate soon. Being new to skating myself at 54, I started skating at the skatepark with my son two years ago. I'm full on hooked now and I'm comfortable carving bowls FS & BS on bigger 9.5-10.5 decks and 215 trucks and hard wheels. I really just want something for the driveway, street and parking lots without the full skate park experience. I'm just planning on finding the right trucks and slapping them on one of my decks I'm already super comfortable on. I have it narrowed down to Yow or Smoothstar. I've surfed, windsurfed and SUP'd for years but I'm not looking to do blow tails skating, just carving and pumping. Which trucks would you recommend?
You can certainly do that if you have the knowledge, but if you've never tried surfskates before, it's very difficult to put together your own set-up that you love. And for what you're describing, I would probably recommend the Waterborne surf adapter for you to start with.
@@SurfskateLove Thanks!!
im just 5.4 wondering is a 32 inch board is too big? im adult btw got me the Carver Hobo 32.5" C7
Your videos are ridiculously helpful. It’s fun discovering passionate creators for niche hobbies like this. I feel like surf skate, mountain boarding and eskate should all get way more attention.
Wow, man, I really appreciate that. Thanks so much.
Have you covered Odyssey surfskates from Singapore?
Thanks a lot for this amazing knowledge compilation! You did an awesome work, thanks again :)
Thank you! Glad you found it helpful. I just try to give people what I wish I had when I was starting out.
@@SurfskateLove You nailed it then :')
Why not get one of the carvers with the painted tops?? They look amazing! That Glass off one is gorgeous. Anyone know why those aren’t good?
My reasoning on that is that all of those models are flat cruising decks. Other decks give you more versatility. And when you’re choosing your first one, I think it’s better to have more options because you don’t know how your skating will evolve. For example, if you get the Glass Off and then start getting into snaps and slides, you’ll wish you had a deck with more concave.
Hello Steve, from the vasc country, spain. I like smoothstar, i,m 187cm tall, like you. In this video you tell us that manta ray IS the BEST option for you, but in other videos we can see you riding Toledo 77. Please, tell me why. The manta ray is slightly cheaper than the toledo....¿?
Not sure what you're looking at, but I've never ridden the Toledo 77 in any videos. However, I did ride a friends' once and I actually prefer that over the Manta Ray. But you have to have no more than an 18" wide stance to ride the Toledo.
oh, thank you so much, it's a very good review!
You're welcome! Just trying to give people what I wish I had when I was starting out.
Hello mate I have quick question in a surfer not a skater and wanna get in to it.. what ur thoughts on the Koastal clasic 44inch
Never tried it so I don’t know.
Excellent vidéo !
I watched this and going to but YOW Malibu by tmr !!! Lol
Hey Steve, fellow Utahn here! Thanks for the videos! I'm in my late 40's and used to skate back in the 80's-90's. I've been wanting to get back on a board so I built an electric skateboard a couple years ago. It was fun, but potentially too dangerous and not for me. Lately I've been wanting just a regular longboard and stumbled across your Surfskate vids and am sold on the idea. I'm a fabricator/welder and tinkerer so I'm going to grab one of the Waterborne kits to mess around with. I'm in Central Utah, but love going down to St. George. The scenic paved trails in Ivins before Snow State park are my favorite and can't wait to get down there when I get a board and cruise! Are there any Surfskate groups/rides down there?
Hit me up next time you're down here!
Hi Steve, incredible review! Thanks! Can you tell me if there are any wheel bites on Dark Pukas? My weight is 220 lbs and it bothers me a bit before buying. I would also like to know your opinion about whether the Meraki truck creaks. Thank you for what you're doing!
What carver would you recommend I am 6 foot two as well. Do you have a dealer that I could buy from in the United States I’m having a hard time finding these.
Would you recommend the Penny Highland or a Carver one? Maybe the Carver Swallow with the CX Trucks?
surfskate.love/surfskate-selector/
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Great video thank you. I have a swell tech ( got it when they were called Surfskate) and a carver Da Monsta. The swell tech is great for training way better than the carver but you can’t cruise at all. Rocks are even an issue for the swell tech. The carver is a great board you can pump and cruise but lacking in tight turns and it doesn’t feel like surfing not like the swell tech. So my question is I want something in the middle but I don’t want to make a $300 mistake! What do u think I just get
Hello, what is your opinion on globe boards, impala or miller for surf skating? Are there any specific model you would suggest us?
I don't know Globe or Impala, and I only know Miller from pictures, so I know that it's a CX knock-off. So I can't speak to Miller specifically, but I can say that I've tried several CX knock-offs and none of them are as good as the original. But they do work.
@@SurfskateLove Thanks for your reply.And what would your best option be for surf skating and cruising regarding yow boards such as Teahupoo, Padang Padang, Cristenson Lane and Pyzel Ghost? I am 1,86 cm and 77 kg
very informative !!
Thanks Steve for providing so much information for the community. I am debating between a YOW Pipe Power and a YOW Lakey Peterson Peak Power. From my research, the main difference is concave. One is performance concave (which I assume means deeper concave) and the other is medium concave. The other is the wheelbase difference of 0.5 inches (18.5 vs 19 both falls into my comfort category). Based on your experience that YOW's concave is generally really low and flat, which one would you recommend?
Performance concave is not deeper than medium. It's between low and medium. You can check the 3d viewer on Yow's website.
They've changed all their deck molds to add more concave since I made this video.
Hi Steve, could you do a video on up hill technique and the best skate to use on inclines.
Cheers 👍
Great stuff! very useful video
do you know anything about NKX surfskates? specifically Maverick version looks appealing to me.
I've seen them online, haven't tried them yet.
Hi Steve - thank you for this resource. I am like you, a cruiser at heart (20 yr snowboarder, recently with hardboots, so carving is the thing that drew me to surfskate). Steering towards YOW (which I can get in Switzerland). Just had a question on width. I have size 12 Euro feet (mondo 29.5 ish). Is it better getting the Teahupoo (34" long, 19" WB, 10" wide) or something like an Arika (33" long, I think 19.5" WB?, 10.5" wide)? I would be a complete surfskate beginner, but I did test drive in the shop a Carver (not sure which, but it was short) and a YOW Teahupoo, and the YOW was way easier to initiate, and had more "lean travel" (not sure of the technical term). I wasn't fast, but I did get moving ok, and once I work out the limits of lean, I feel I will get a good rhythm. I am 5'10" and about 85kg (but aiming to be less in non-pandemic times). Just curious how foot length affects things... Generally, I do worry about how this would work with cruising (it's very twitchy on the front, and I can't imagine a skatepark at all to be honest). Having said that, I live on the side of a steep hill, so cruising is limited. But quite happy to burn energy at the local school playground practicing carving for winter... :-)
What do you thinking about getting a carver c7 with an adjustable wheelbase deck? Or drill my own holes?
Why not?
When you get a board, should you loosen the trucks first thing or ride it a bit before adjusting the flex?
What do you think about YOW Noosa and Ocean Pacific Surfskate? It's the only option I can find in my town, Dublin.
Haven't ridden the Noosa and haven't heard of the Ocean Pacific. Sorry. But if I were you, I'd snatch up any surfskate you can find right now. Even if it doesn't fit you or you don't like it, you'll likely be able to resell at a profit immediately.
@@SurfskateLove Thanks for prompt reply. Appreciated. About the resell price..i can do it if I'm not in Dublin 😅 it's seem nobody here interested in surfskate at all. But in Thailand, my home town, now it's very very very popular. YOW price go up to almost 1000$ 🤣insane
@@kiattipong Right? I could pay for a trip to Thailand right now by taking my three YOWs and selling them there. 🤔
Except for damn COVID. ☹️
@@SurfskateLove yah damn Covid. Thanks and stay safe.
i realised something very different in the surfskate market compared to the skateboard/ longboard market.... surfskate is usually a complete system (deck, truck ,wheels) its not easy to find different components to do a custom
Not only is it hard to find, but even if you can find the parts, it's hard to set up something that works well unless you've experienced a lot of good complete set-ups.
@@SurfskateLove well thanks to you, I went full bore into this sport, got to know about soulboardiy, and got myself a pristine 2nd hand carbonyx meda with yow S5 trucks ....AND a smoothstar Filipe Toledo #77.
Hey Steve, thanks so much for all the insight and help. I’m also on the older end of the spectrum, i already surf skate a bit, but am looking to get into riding pools/bowls after watching your inspiring vids. Amazing where you got to from day 1 to day 30. Currently I just “borrow” my wife’s surf skate, a carver w/ a 15” wheelbase, but my stance is actually 18. So, looking to get a new board. Couple of questions, would you recommend a CX or C7 truck? Also, what are your thoughts on the tail for pool riding, in terms of kick, width, or shape? Thanks a lot and happy holidays!
I just wrote a blog post about this:
www.surfskate.love/post/best-surfskates-bowl-riding
Go with Black Tip CX.
Great video with alot of information ! Im getting Carver Reisn for pump tracks but my friend wants something longer for the same usage . Do you think Yow (Kontiki maybe?) will suit for that reason ?
No, I think the looser the trucks, the less suited they are for a pump track. My preferred truck for pump tracks is Carver CX.
@@SurfskateLove Thank you so much ! Keep on riding ~!
@@shukobanana1497 My pleasure, my friend!
Hey Steve, can I buy one of your used boards? 😃😃
I need them for reviews, my friend.