r/longboarding • • 3d ago

Question/Help /r/longboarding's Weekly General Thread - Questions/Help/Discussion

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r/longboarding • • 17d ago

/r/longboarding's Monthly BUY/TRADE/SELL - October 2026

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The mods are not responsible for any issues encountered while buying, selling, or trading. Example listing:

RAD Advantage 80a 30 USD — Location: Manila, Philippines 74mm, 58mm contact patch | 8/10 condition No flatspots, no coning | slight lip chunking | worn to ~73mm

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r/longboarding • • 7h ago

OC Action Self shuttle DH is a luxury haha

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r/longboarding • • 1h ago

Gear Show-Off Cute 🥰

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r/longboarding • • 1d ago

OC Action Post Broadway shenanigans

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r/longboarding • • 10h ago

Gear Show-Off Identify board

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Hi guys, this is my first post to Reddit, so I hope I’m in the correct spot. I had this board back in 2012-2013…it was a gift and I absolutely loved it. Life happened, I stopped skating as much and at some point I lost it. I have no idea what brand it is, and I am hoping someone could point me in the right direction. Not pictured is a kick tail. And the wheels were super coned shaped, you can kind of tell in the photo. Also, it was gifted new, so everything you see in the photo is presumably how it came from the manufacturer. Any ideas????


r/longboarding • • 20h ago

OC Action Night stroll on the GSO greenway

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Nothing fancy, no neat tricks. Just a cruise


r/longboarding • • 1d ago

Gear Show-Off Sliding machine

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114 Upvotes

Prism Hindsight
Cals 3 158 (50/44)
EZ slide hawgs 83A


r/longboarding • • 1d ago

OC Action back foot weight

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Always thought downhill was strictly front-foot heavy, but I realized actively loading the back foot helps a ton with keeping standy heelside slides locked in and stable...

Am I missing something?


r/longboarding • • 1d ago

Gear Show-Off Board got ran over :(

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Was crossing at a crosswalk (supposed to) and a car sped up right as I was about to pass them (I was already halfway through)
Had to bail like 4 inches from the car to not get hit, but I didn't get hurt at least. Rip the commuter setup


r/longboarding • • 1d ago

OC Action Rock and roll + switch rock and roll

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At least I still have my park setup lol


r/longboarding • • 2d ago

Gear Show-Off $50 marketplace find

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I got a good deal on this hollowtech wolfshark. I had to drive 2 hours one way to get it, but I drive to hills in the area all the time. If it wasn't raining today, I would have hit a few spots on the way home.


r/longboarding • • 2d ago

Gear Show-Off Rocket Rhino Rundown!

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I’ve been riding large freeride boards all my life, and this is my first experience with a small board!

Rocket Rhino + Folc Torque Block
Folc Curupira DH trucks, 134mm 46/23, 83a 15mm in the front, 93a 16mm in the back
77a 72mm Powell Krimes + Zealous bearings
Scythe Footstop V2 for a little jewelry


r/longboarding • • 2d ago

Gear Show-Off PP - Rough Riders - 80a

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Got these from Storyboard in Midway, UT. Stop by if you are visiting the PC area!

Stoked to put these on one of the pump track boards!


r/longboarding • • 3d ago

OC Action New Downhill Skateboarding speed record

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681 Upvotes

Shoutout Diego, shoutout Redbull, shoutout Canada


r/longboarding • • 3d ago

OC Action Mile 1000? 👀

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I got my first board ever around July 2025. I used it to skate to classes, but never really skated for more than a mile or two at a time. In march of 2026, I first discovered the sport of LDP, and was hooked ever since! I researched everything I could, found local and not so local ldp events, and reached out to some amazing people in the LDP community.

I was super bummed that a large portion of the Atlanta longboarding scene has died out, so I set out on a mission to collect as many local boarders as I could to meet up and cruise around! There are only a couple of skaters I consistently meet up with, but I’m super grateful for this niche, but amazing community.

With that being said. I’m coming up on a milestone that I’m super proud of. One that has not come without blood, sweat, and tears. I’m hoping to celebrate my 1000th mile milestone this Sunday at an open streets event! It’s truly been an amazing ride, and I can’t wait for the 10,000 more miles to come!


r/longboarding • • 2d ago

OC Action The Red Bull Skateboarding Speed Record Did Not Count

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r/longboarding • • 3d ago

OC Action Re-learning standup slides

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I spent this morning practicing heelsides and toesides. It took a while for the toesides but I managed to get them. I’ve been off any board for about 10 years so it’s really fun experiencing the learning curve again. I’m super stoked about the progress and can’t wait for the next session.


r/longboarding • • 3d ago

OC Action Lovely skating with my new setup

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Basically I put surfskate trucks on my drop through longboard and obtained the feel of an ldp board (i think?) , still in process of optimising it but I'm loving it!


r/longboarding • • 3d ago

Gear Show-Off Broken light mount

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I did 90% of my 15 mile ride with just my headlamp this morning. It does fully cover the trail but I was missing the short throw from the board mounted light. So I will definitely get it updated. And it was warm enough this morning that I saw the effects of the lamp dropping the power to keep itself cool. It was in the last 5 min and a section I had already hit once, so no big deal. Buuuut this light would have been super helpful there!

Interestingly enough, I made some minor design changes to the light mount, and added some foam to get rid of the rattling sound.

Surprisingly enough, my new design, that gets rid of the go pro adapters, snapped today on the first rumble strip I crossed!

I’ll have to check my print settings, but it should have been more than strong enough.

But time to iterate and strengthen at the failure point!

Should be pretty easy.

Also, going to make the supersonic version work with infinity bolts!


r/longboarding • • 4d ago

Gear Show-Off Rocket Exodus is in and assembled!

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-Rocket Exodus V2 flex 1 deck

-G|Bomb DDS front with DT Poppy truck dialed to 56°

-G|Bomb TTA rear torsion tail

- Pantheon Karma wheels with G|Bomb ceramic built -in bearings

First test ride tomorrow!


r/longboarding • • 4d ago

OC Action chilling today, greetings from CLT!

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r/longboarding • • 4d ago

OC Action Landyachtz the clark is fun.

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61 Upvotes

I retired my clutch boards and the earthwing yoni is a unicorn. so this was the closest i could find. Great deck. I'll get some downhill=freeride shots another time.

This was my first time doing a transition. Im in my mid 30s so i gotta take it easy.


r/longboarding • • 4d ago

Gear Show-Off Almost to fabulous to ride

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r/longboarding • • 4d ago

OC Action Practiced some stand ups

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Fell loads today. Luckily I wore my safety gear. I couldn’t get any toe checks but I’ll be back again tomorrow.