never been much of a skater, but since i'm stuck out of the water w/ an injury for a bit, i decided to pick one up to sort of scratch the itch & maybe learn something new. got out on it for the first time & holy crap! felt like i was learning to walk or surf all over again...so shakey! took a bad spill, but had a blast...kinda stoked to get back out on it & figure this thing out. anyone ride one or have tips/suggestions for making the adjustment?
Agreed, bought one over the summer and love the thing. Feel like it really helped with my turns in the water as well.
I picked one up about 4 months ago, hadn't skated since the 80s, and got instantly hooked. Much closer to surfing than regular skateboards. I've started riding mine in the bowls at the local skateparks and find they work very well so long as you respect the differences (heavier, not as good for lip tricks, can't ride them fakie, etc.) Just spend some time getting used to the carving motion and pumping them for speed on flat ground. After a few weeks, it will feel totally natural and then you can take it wherever else you want to.
awesome! feedback from people who've tried these things has been very positive...everyone seems to love them. where/how do you weight them to get the best response? front foot directly over the truck or slightly behind or in front? i discovered today not to put my rear foot too far back on the tail kick...
nj my brotha im happy ya found tha carver! its the best thing to train fo the waves when it flat man. i ride mine all the time great for learnin to put in on rail. oh yeah and yall asking bout foot placement skate with yo back foot all the way back on da tail ya get mo power into your turns and ya can do some slides. Peace
I own 2 carvers. Definitely worth picking one up. Best training on land for surfing if you have access to some smooth pavement.
I have the Taylor Knox Pro Model and effing LOVE IT!!! The best thing to do is ride it for about half an hour before adjusting the trucks to get all the bushings pliable. I prefer to tighten the back truck to where maybe two threads of the kingpin are showing above the bolt. Now, for the front (assuming yours has the C7 truck): I like to tighten the kingpin nut where almost one thread is showing. Then I tighten the front nut about 1 full turn and the spring tensioning nut about the same. Then go ride a bit and adjust to your liking as you go. Granted, I keep mine pretty loose but I only ride bowls mostly so I'm not too worried about getting death wobbles on bigger hills.
If you want to do it right get the original and by far the best, carve board 8 ply by carve designs. I live by some nice hills and nothing is better then taking that thing down some steep ones. If you do not have access to big hills, want to ride less steep ones, or dont have the cash; go with the Makai Drop Board by Gravity. I got both and they are so much fun. Whatever you decide, take your balls out and go crazy.
Got the lost sub scorcher surfskate with carver cx trucks http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=fIqB3yC4cVk&desktop_uri=/watch?v=fIqB3yC4cVk
Personally I prefer Carvers with longer decks, seems a little more stable and surfy. I have one setup with the 42" Carver deck (the Flowmaster) and one with a 36" (Venice), both with the C7/C2 truck combo. I like the 42" setup best. The carving motion is more sweeping with a longer deck. But I haven't ridden a regular-length skateboard in years- if you're coming from a standard popsicle deck, that may be a factor, results may vary, etc.
yup...that's the one i got...pretty stoked on it! well, i'm not gonna be riding hills really, just flatland riding.
I rode an apex with spring assisted trucks the other day... crazy how different they are from regular bushings trucks. So much more of a surf feel then my tan tien....must acquire a carver!
I picked up one (knox model w/C7/C2 system) as well a couple weeks ago, when weeks of north east wind here were eliminating any possibility of good surf. I love it as well. I had not skated much for years (still have my old '81 P&P Steve Cabellero w/Indy & Sims) but love the way the carver pumps and carves. No comparison. The only problem I had the first day was I got a little too confident & was not paying attention and put too much weight over the rear wheel rail and had a little "wheel bite" which put me on the ground. It has not happened since, as I am aware of it, but I still may tighten the rear truck. I do notice a nice "burn" in some of my leg muscles that normally don't get worked by other exercises. It's nice to have even when I may have only a spare 10 minutes or so to just grab it, an go up and down the street a few times, & do some front side and back side turns. Carver gets my recommendation.
just came in from a pretty fun & productive session! just up & down the street in front of my house a few times...starting to get the hang of the pumping thing & back foot placement (almost right over the rear truck, maybe a hair behind)...definitely helps to have some momentum w/ these things to get them going! if i had it, i could keep it & even speed up a bit, but getting it back once i burned it off somehow (usually a long, drawn out u-turn) was mostly impossible...maybe something i'll figure out w/ more time on the board?
