Talk:Longboard (skateboard)

Sliding -> Skateboarding Tricks

- Consider creating a separate page for skateboarding wheels and moving the wheel stuff there. It's pretty general stuff already. Same goes with trucks and bearings.

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While I generally agree that there are similarities between skateboarding and longboarding, and that these general aspects of (e.g.) trucks and bearings should be on a common page, I think that there are enough differences in material requirements to justify the mention on the longboard page. Especially sliding is not commonly considered a "trick" among downhill longboarders, but an essential braking technique. It is not intuitive to look it up on a page called Skateboarding tricks. Also, not every sliding trick can be used as a breaking technique.

I will create a link now, but if you've got more time at hand than I do, maybe you could clarify a bit on the issue.

Best regards, Ravn 14:23, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

If it can be used to impressing chicks, then it is a trick. :) Tp 13:18, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

I also liked that litle tidbit  :) Tardicus 19:52, September 2, 2005 (UTC)

- This article is about longboards. Create a new page for sliding, drifting and other longboarding techniques. The title for the page could be, for example "Longboarding". Tp 06:13, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

Good point. ;) Ravn 10:06, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

Sliding is the actual of losing traction the getting it again mostly at high speed

Wood

Longboards are normally made of 12mm birch ply, or 2 layers of 6mm birch ply glued together with some sort of epoxy. Also wood has to be Baltic Birch Multi-Ply Plywood

this would be a good tip for people making longboards.

Not necessarily. There are many designs, I've seen from 6 layers up to 11. Also, maple can be used. Christophe Lasserre (talk) 19:37, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Not necessarily at all. Modern Longboards are made of plenty different woods and even bamboo. Also most longboards have different amounts of layers, thickness, and building techniques. 151.199.195.210 (talk) 15:44, 14 October 2008 (UTC) Most longboards are made from Canadian maple or regular maple — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.115.149.30 (talk) 04:16, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Reduce external link count

IMHO we should try to reduce the external link count - useful links would include one or two global longboarding online communities and technical documentations. It_s not that useful to include dealers and longboarding clubs here, there are just too many.

What do you think? -- Ravn 09:07, 28 May 2005 (UTC)

I agree. Tp 13:10, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

"Do not add your own webpage to external links. If your website is worth mentioning in Wikipedia, it will be added there by a third party completely unrelated to you." Tp 10:59, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

This was removed because it was advertising a specific brand of board. Please remove name or create section that represent all major brands. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.153.105.2 (talk) 17:27, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Lots of edits and copyediting

I've been adding information, reformatting, copyediting, and rewriting sections in this article to try to eliminate the cleanup problems. The article is now 'pretty good', but I think it needs some more eyes to polish up the tone. Something may need to be done about the 'equipment' section, some of which is duplicated in Skateboard. I tried to make edits that emphasize not skateboard equipment in general, but in how longboard equipment is different from regular skateboard equipment. If we feel that needs to go somewhere else, that can happen at some point. Plus, the 'techniques' section is a little dry.. It should probably be either removed, or fleshed out... Talk amongst yourselves. ;) Phidauex 22:32, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks :) -- Ravn 10:19, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

New to this wikipedia thing, but this article is a stub at best. No mention of competions, very little mention of any kind of history. No mention of speed records (Teutonia 2007?) or of any kind of "crossover" board like freeboard, T-board, carve board, flowboards, etc. No time to write it all, but if anyone reads through the discussion page....

64.180.46.95 (talk) 04:26, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

"so, always wear a helmet if you are planning on bombing some massive hills" should be removed from the article(or reworded as an unbiased statement) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.74.204.243 (talk) 01:08, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Drifting

Drifting A drift is when the board loses traction around the turn. It is a controlled movement designed to reduce speed or to impress spectators. The same equipment is used as for a slide; the only variation is in hand positions.

IMO, the equipment is not the same (unless you're referring strictly to slide gloves). Boards used for trick-type sliding are generally very different than those used for (general) drifting. MileHighSkates 20:21, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

longboard / longboarding

Why not make Longboard (skateboard) two separate articles? in longboarding more could be said about the different types of longboards and in longboarding more could be said about tournaments, styles and history. I can help divide this and make both nice referenced articles. (see Snowboarding/Snowboard, and Skateboarding/ Skateboard)Yamanbaiia 17:17, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

vandalism

"It is also shaped like a huge penis." is in the middle of the article(?!)

Agreed, this is vandalism. Could you remind that, and delete that? Next time you find such vandalism, please delete it straightaway. Thanks.

Shadowblade08 (talk) 18:22, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Copy Edited/Rewrite

I copy edited for style and grammar. I also rewrote several sections to be more general-interest and encyclopedic. If anyone disagrees with the re-writes, let me know, and we can work together on getting some of the expert info I took out back in. The article could use more outside sources, as well. I added some, but it could benefit from more. AikiHawkeye (talk) 03:41, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Merge with skateboard

The distinction between longboard and skateboard is not very clear. I am a longboarder, it is a longer skateboard. I also do Slalom skateboarding - it has a clear distinction from skateboarding. Several longboard companies make skateboards, sold as longboards, the same length as the average skateboard. For example: Lush Zappa I would suggest merging this article - it talks about many of the same things the skateboarding page talks about; trucks, bushings, risers, bushings, bearings. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.103.168.42 (talk) 20:42, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

You put this in the wrong place so nobody was able to respond, but the short answer is probably not. If this article is unclear, clarify it. Stalwart111 22:31, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

Agree, longboards are different from skates, they have their own origins from surfs, their own deck types etc.Guard (talk) 14:47, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

Removed "BLOCK Risers" section

It was an ad for a company selling risers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.50.24.70 (talk) 20:53, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Could use Longboarding history section.

This page gives a lot of information as to what a longboard is and what equipment goes along with it. I suggest opening a history section of longboards, as to how the first longboard was made, who made, when and where was it made. It would give more of a sense to help those who want to learn more about longboards and how they developed over time. Hope you take my idea into consideration.

Annarose15 (talk) 21:50, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

Additional Information to improve page

I found this information on the longboarding page under history. I think it would be more suited in the longboard article.

Longboard A longboard, generally considered to be longer than a standard skateboard, is now synonymous with any skateboard that ranges in sizes. In general a skateboard that ranges from the size of a persons foot to 22 inches is called a Penny board. Made popular by the plastic resin boards first created in 1973. From there the skateboard branches into two categories, longboard and skateboard. These names have less to do with the length and more to do with the use. The length of a longboard does affect performance with most high performance boards ranging from 32-45 inches. Carving boards can range in size from 24"- 6' long. The most popular length-range is about 32 to 60 inches. (Average skateboards are 28- 32 inches, with most being about 31-31.5 inches long.

this is the source put at the last sentence of this paragraph ^ Mike. "What size skateboard do I need?what-size-skateboard-do-i-need/". Warehouse Skateboards.

As well as usually being longer than a trick deck skateboard, longboards are typically equipped with larger, softer wheels which offer a smoother, faster ride. However, depending on the durometer of the wheels used, it can be slower. There are many different uses for longboards, as shown below. Since longboards use softer bushings than a typical tech skateboard, carving is generally easier. Most longboards will use trucks with a much lower angle for enhanced turning. The trucks are often wider and will turn much sharper than skateboard trucks. Wider trucks also offer better stability. Some trucks use springs instead of bushings, such as Seismic trucks, or Original trucks. Original trucks also feature a wave-cam mechanism to control the lean and turn of the truck.

this is the source for the first sentence for this paragraph Brooke, Michael (2003). "Carving, cruising, and bombing: the story of longboarding". The concrete wave : the history of skateboarding (5th printing ed.). Toronto, Ont.: Warwick. p. 171. ISBN 1894020545.

Also this under different types of skating but it seems just to have information on the boards not the style:

Cruising A longboard is not only defined by its length. The trucks on a longboard are typically made for better turning ability than standard skateboard trucks, and the wheels are usually larger and softer than standard skateboard wheels to make for a smooth ride. Cruisers have these features but are the length of a normal skateboard (around 22-30 inches). A mini longboard is typically shaped similarly to the retro-style skateboards of the early 1980s. Some mini longboards have kicktails for jumping off curbs and lifting the board while commuting. Many skaters choose mini longboards for commuting as they are the ideal size to carry around or put in a locker.