Habitat Make Longboards

[MonsPubis]

desperate times call for desperate measures....i heard the other day Habitats been selling more cruiser boards than decks over the past few months. Also dont know if this was mentioned yet but youll never see a Tim O'connor pro model again...

[s a d e]

Also dont know if this was mentioned yet but youll never see a Tim O'connor pro model again...

 

[vegan*shawn]

Skate whatever makes you happy. That Anti Hero or Krooked would be nice as a cruiser board. Maybe because I am old I don't fucking care as long as someone has fun, who the fuck am I to say they are wrong??

[fulfillthedream]

so does krooked.

yeah this is trick longboard, if you watch old Real videos Gonz is always skating handrails and shit on longboards. yeah you can't group this in with the kook longboards and stuff.
Also even though it doesnt make much sense theres a whole weird group of kids that do modern skateboarding on 35-36inch longboards, seen some dudes some big rails and gaps on them.

like this dude

Jeremy Peckham - Skating on a Longboard	Small | Large

the reason i posted the krooked "long board" is cause people were getting on habitat like there the ONLY company that makes shit which appeals to non skaters.

[s a d e]

Skate whatever makes you happy. That Anti Hero or Krooked would be nice as a cruiser board. Maybe because I am old I don't fucking care as long as someone has fun, who the fuck am I to say they are wrong??

exactly, mark gonzales exemplifies that beautifully. i think the weird thing here is that the Habitat longboard thing is not a skateboard in any sense. you would be hard pressed to actually skate it; it isn't designed for skateboarding. Habitat damn well knows that the people who admire Stefan Janowski aren't the same people who will be buying that product.

[cringe.]

fuck you corporate america, does your greed know no bounds ?? corrupting poor pagan habitat with your dollar-god! for shame... cant you just leave them be to sit amongst their forest friends and spark a fat acoustically-serenaded spliff  : (

[Kyle Posey]

Lame!! i always thought of Habitat as one of the cooler companies.

[Conan]

Anti hero have made a few long boards in the past

[ollienorth]

dyrdek has already said that he plans on leaving alien worshop more or less alone, and "expanding habitat's product line" instead. personally, i would be way more bummed to see aws longboards than habitat ones.

[Pike St]

Didn't Habitat already make longboards? It's 2012. I bet they had long boards over 5 years ago....the skateboard community is losing its common sense...so weird when we are mostly street skaters, like on the street in the real world with people and reality, it's not a football field. But wait, football players tackle eachother, and we're tackling ledges! What's your stats? Fuck other sports like longboarding BRO, CHESTBUMP.

[MonsPubis]

longboards and cruiser boards sell like crazy, companies and just trying to stay afloat. if that means means not being as core as the were im pretty sure its acceptable.

[s a d e]

what are you two trying to rationalize this?

this is note acceptable.

[Rik Ollie]

desperate times calls for desperate measures

[brianwilson]

Anti hero have made a few long boards in the past

But something like that, is different than something like this.

[buffalo hunter]

Longboarding is the new inline skating.  Dead in 5 years. 

They are too big for transportation.  A bike can be locked up, a skateboard can be carried, and a longboard will knock someone or something out when walking into a business.

[The White Birch]

Anti hero have made a few long boards in the past

But something like that, is different than something like this.

yeah completely. I think one of the biggest factors that distinguishes cruisers over longboards is the tighter wheelbase to allow ollies/etc. 32 inch long longboards exist which are different from cruisers because of the lack of a nose and tail. to me that antihero just looks like a really long cruiser

[Donkey Lips]

this is note acceptable.

I agree, that is note acceptable.

[DCLOVE]

while I'm not a fan of long board culture those inverted king pins do come in handy at high speeds for stability. I can honestly say i wish my zip zinger had em especially after the speed wobbles and hellish fall I took the other day going 25

[TFUCKINA]

just got this today

[jgonzalez]

So. Anybody have any predictions for when the cruiser/longboard market becomes oversaturated?

to an extent it's better core companies are out there getting the money which goes towards their company to do things like videos and tours for our entertainment and securing jobs for skaters. It's not like Sector 9 has any potential for putting out a watchable skate video.

[foureyedjim]

So. Anybody have any predictions for when the cruiser/longboard market becomes oversaturated?

to an extent it's better core companies are out there getting the money which goes towards their company to do things like videos and tours for our entertainment and securing jobs for skaters. It's not like Sector 9 has any potential for putting out a watchable skate video.

As far as cruisers go, it could just die down a bit but I think skate companies will still put out cruisers once in a while.

But longboarding I have no idea.  There's a separate market (and culture) for that.  It caters to more casual riders so I can see longboarding companies losing customers after a while (plus, how often do you really need to get new stuff for a longboard?).

[Strike A Pose]

Habitat sucked way before this happened.

[ttching!]

While I had my two little ones out this weekend, we stumbled on a pack of longboarders 'sessioning' the saddest little hill spot I've ever seen. My 3 year old has seen enough skate videos to ask why they were going so slow on those ugly big boards and where are their skateboards as we went past. I was laughing for a good long while.

[chitownchaz]

nooo! a skateboard company making a longer skateboard than normal to make more money!! goodbye cruel world

[dankradschwag]

Habitat sucked way before this happened.

Definitely. Once they dropped Selego and Molinar to add Daryl Angel and the YouTube sensation it was pretty much over. Plus their art direction, which was the cornerstone for the brand, has all but been forsaken. Habitat's the next Element.

[BraveUlysses]

While I had my two little ones out this weekend, we stumbled on a pack of longboarders 'sessioning' the saddest little hill spot I've ever seen. My 3 year old has seen enough skate videos to ask why they were going so slow on those ugly big boards and where are their skateboards as we went past. I was laughing for a good long while.

That's hilarious

[s a d e]

Habitat sucked way before this happened.

Definitely. Once they dropped Selego and Molinar to add Daryl Angel and the YouTube sensation it was pretty much over. Plus their art direction, which was the cornerstone for the brand, has all but been forsaken. Habitat's the next Element.

can believe what I'm hearing but... it does seem to be moving in that direction. Selego was a major loss... although I thought that Cross Continental part was one of the sickest things Habitat has released since Inhabitants.

Has Habitat's art director changed? I remember having this Danny Garcia board with one of my favorite graphics ever.

[dopestghost]

just got this today

oh thats real cool, where can I get my FUCK LIL WAYNE deck?

not defending the longboard just saying 5boros board is the pot calling the kettle black.

[chitownchaz]

i would hate to run a skateboard company judging by some of the shit you guys say. this is what businesses do when the economy and skateboarding is in the shitter. good businesses evolve and adapt. if they want to make a longer board in their style and sell a lot of them, what's the big fuckin deal? 

[clemsausage]

surprised they didnt do it sooner