Smooth Longboard

Longboard history

 

 

Skateboarding became a very popular sport/hobby and it existed before longboarding.

Skateboards eventually led to the creation of longboards. Early longboards were homemade contraptions to make the board longer for teenagers who found skateboards too short for use.

Modern longboarding and skateboarding came to be in the 1970s when urethane wheels were invented.

 

They also designed trucks especially for the sport which allowed for sharper turning and carving.

Most longboards measure 84 to 150 centimetre long while the width varies from 22.8 to 25.4 centimetres.

 

There are several shapes of longboards, such as bumtails, flat-nose riders, drop through decks, drop decks and boards with the same shape of a standard skateboard.

 

Pintails permit looser trucks and larger wheels which are better suited for carving or a "smooth" feel, whereas drop decks and drop throughs allow the rider to be closer to the ground, hence a lower center of gravity which increases stability and allows these boards to support more high speed downhill riding disciplines.

 

Longboards can be used for traveling long distances.

 

Longboarding and skateboarding have become very popular since the 90's and longboarding is becoming even more popular in just the past few years.

 

 

 

The system

 

It was for that reason that we started work, from the trucks out, on a complete longboard system that would allow us to ride, as we have always wanted to ride.

 

We want to ride big mountains, flats, parking garages, ditches, banks, parks and anywhere else there is concrete, all while getting that same carving feel out of our longboard that we get out of our other board sports.

 

Our longboards let us achieve that surfing, snowboarding, feeling and so much more.

 

 

 

Evolution

 

If at first we were longboarding to simulate surfing and snowboarding, for us it has evolved. Like so many others out there, we now consider ourselves surfers, snowboarders, skateboarders and longboarders. Our boards ride as similarly to a surfboard or snowboard as anything out there, but like the first skateboarders moving on from surf simulation, thats not why we ride them.

 

 

 

Longboarding for longboarding

 

We rank longboarding right along side each of those sports and we are as committed to longboarding as a sport as we are to our longboards themselves. If you have ever wondered why more people don't longboard, you aren't alone, we are wondering the same thing. On the other hand, if you are wondering what longboarding is all about and how to get involved, we whole heartedly welcome you to the fold and will do everything we can to get you started on the right (or left, for you goofies) foot.

 

 

 

 

More Flex. More pop. More power.

 

 

Whether you already own longboard quiver or are just starting to think about learning how to longboard, watch our videos, watch our riding, get to know us, and then go ride an Original yourself. Your longboard can make difference, and it can make you a better longboarder. At Original Skateboards, we are out to design the longboard that will make that difference to you.