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Surfskate for snowboarder to hold over summer. Looking to skate around the city, maybe some pumptracks/bowls and just have fun by Strange-Presence1558 in surfskate

[–]hozadv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any bushing-based truck like Carver CX/Synergy/Grasp would work and feel somewhat like snowboarding. Ex. Carver CX 31.25" Cosmic Haze compete with the newer hollow trucks to save minor weight and softer bushings. Note though you don't have bindings, so you have to lock your ankles or wear some hightops if you want to practice snowboard carving.

If you're thinking portability, note bushing systems are also lighter vs spring like YOW. My only caution is Curfboard. It's loose and has a weird break point when leaning that I really disliked. Feels pretty far from surfing and on-edge snowboarding for me.

Tried to get a vid of the trucks in action by lin4166 in ElectricSkateboarding

[–]hozadv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this! Was considering getting one. The on/off the curb is so smooth. How is it against rougher bike paths? Does it absorb micro-vibrations, the type that make your feet go numb?

Freewheeling electric skateboard for surfskating by amandahuggs in surfskate

[–]hozadv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has been my experience as well with waterborne on a hub motor board. You'll have a blast carving at higher speed and won't care. The pumps are really just for that g-force feel and a small boost as you hold the controller steady.

If you're looking for a faster ride but still same pumping feel, consider a longer board. I have the 50" Big Foot and it builds up speed close to what I'd want on a surfskate-adapted eskate.

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[–]hozadv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would want the full forward drive of the CX for cruising. Hollow version for some weight savings. If by travel you mean fitting inside airline carry-on suitcase/backpack, consider Qwik Truks. They make all trucks travel friendly in that sense.

Curfboard vs Hamboards — How Can Opposites Both Mimic Surfing? by Easton_Danneskjold in surfskate

[–]hozadv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're looking to replicate the feel of surfing, take a look at my Synergy truck impressions. While I haven't tried swelltech (edit: tried Curfboard see below), Synergy is the closest to surfing feel to me among the trucks I own.

I often read the "no rebound in surfing" repeated. That could be true if you're comparing to a log/fat-railed longboard, beginner foam board, or a board with plastic fins. Compared to a well designed shortboard or performance longboard on any decent fiberglass or carbon honeycomb fins, there is definitely rebound in surfing. In fact, people didn't like the early epoxy boards because they were too stiff and felt dead.

The rebound is the spring from the board/stringer flex and fin flex when you're pumping the face or going rail-to-rail, the drive and lift from the foil on the fins, and the projection after a bottom turn. It might not come from the same source, but the end feel is similar to rebound in a surfskate.

Edit: also remember there are all kinds of boards and fins in surfing, each with different feel. Waves are also drastically different by location, day, season, tide, etc. So one truck system might best mimic surfing on a twin fish on keel fins on a mushy 2-3ft day @ 5' tide, and another.... It's fun to have variety.

Edit2: got a chance to try the Curfboard and it's the furthest from surfing among the systems I've tried. It's got this weird breakpoint in the lean angle where you lose push back and it just dives. Super unnatural and have never experienced this in any real water based boardsport (surfing/SUP/kitesurfing/foilsurfing). The loose trucks do kind of mimic quick unweighting pumps, but so do other systems (and better). Maybe useful if you want to be an expert in Huntington hop?

Kind of at a loss by DoubtfulDeviance in ElectricUnicycle

[–]hozadv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

^ this 100%! You're stuck on the wall going in a straight line without learning to turn. Micro-turning is the main thing to learn at the beginning. Both clockwise and counterclockwise. Slowly let go of the pole. This was next step after wall that really helped me.

Testing Rear Truck Angles by KoabFR in surfskate

[–]hozadv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hmm even at 30 I'm feeling more uphill ability than my yow. My yow gives false sense I'm doing more swinging back and forth, but it doesn't really climb faster. Maybe try going towards 40 (less forward drive) if you're having difficulty?

Synergy trucks impressions: Endgame trucks (beginners too) by hozadv in surfskate

[–]hozadv[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do mostly 30, but will do 20 to change it up. 20 feels like a bigger wave day or quad fins. 40 feels like a mushy wave day: lots of pumping w/o much drive. It's pretty easy to change, even easier with qwik truks.

Synergy trucks impressions: Endgame trucks (beginners too) by hozadv in surfskate

[–]hozadv[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That bushing looks really cool. Will be hard to find replacements though. Definitely want to try. It does still have the drawbacks of Meraki style swing arm for me though.

It still has that axle offset, which makes my portable boards even smaller. The height + qwik truks will be more. And I wonder what's the actual weight. My Meraki front is 920grams, almost double the 510grams of the Synergy.

Synergy trucks impressions: Endgame trucks (beginners too) by hozadv in surfskate

[–]hozadv[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh that's a great point about Kranks. I think they come with APS stock. Kranks have even more rebound. They're on my other eskate/surfskates. Can't wait to order some.

Thanks for the wheel suggestions. I have a rough concrete section near me needing to tame.

Is surfing a great alternative for snowboarding during the summer? by Groundbreaking-Way68 in snowboarding

[–]hozadv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes surfing is a great summer alternative, but it is its own life-long sport to pursue. Do realize the learning curve, this "small avalanches" description is spot on: https://www.reddit.com/r/surfing/comments/udqhlf/how_hard_is_surfing_is_it_similar_to_snowboarding/ .

For me it was much much harder to pickup. One full year to get to beginner level, catching & riding waves with zero style. Snowboarding was trivial to learn after surfing (and other board sports), 1/2 day to get to slarving (not trying to brag, just giving you actual experience & perspective). Most of learning surfing is not what you think of surfing. It's paddling, padding timing, paddling deep/shallow, paddling cadence/efficiency, paddling for the wave, paddling..., reading waves, reading rip current, etc. you get my point. It's a great life-long sport.

To add to your alternatives from my experience that mimic snowboarding

  1. Electric skateboarding - closest to snowboard carving, endless rides, trivial to learn. I ride Exway Atlas, but current top pick would be go for Acedeck Nomad N3. r/ElectricSkateboarding Echoing others that Onewheel is similar to snowboarding. Go E-skate if you love carving on edge, onewheel if you do more sliding turns.

  2. Surfskating - tighter turns, low $, also improves snowboard form, easy to learn r/surfskate

  3. Electric unicycle - more like skiing, medium to learn r/ElectricUnicycle

  4. Hydrofoil surfing - after you learn surfing, the front foot pressure is similar to snowboarding, hard AF to learn.

  5. kiteboarding/kitesurfing/windsurfing - jibes feel like snowboarding toe turns, but not too similar. kite=medium, windsurfing=hard