Post Your Cruiser

[Justis]

last time i tried i fucked up and cut my arm open

[Hercules Rockefeller]

last time i tried i fucked up and cut my arm open

dude, you shouldnt use a kitchen-knife for doing that.

[Deekay]

got a new cruiser this week, so hyped on it



149's
80D's
Super reds

[pica]

[Justis]

i think im gonna get a cruiser instead of an actuall board when i start back up again

[Basingstoke]

Hey pica! is that Gonz/Cliche cruiser the one with fibreglass on/in it?

[pica]

yeah, fiberglass bottom and bamboo top ply.

[penguin meat]

Foundation Snakersnacker 8.5
Theeve Tony Hawk special Trucks (took off the "TH" logo with nail polish remover)
Krooked Kutters 60mm
Bones Reds specials


off to the liquor store on my psychedelic ride

Damn I could have sworn that this was Crazyralph based on the picture of the board and feet and the fact that you went to a liquor store with it. We'll, I'm disappointed now that I may never have a chance to glide on a cruiser of this caliber.

[Wh0l3]

i think im gonna get a cruiser instead of an actuall board when i start back up again

I wouldn't reccomend that, I had to ride a Zig Zagger for a while when I couldn't afford a normal deck and it was really frustrating to skate. Hard to flip and hard to spin (although the spinning was probably because of the huge trucks I had on it). Just get a big Creature or something.

[idealhandmades]

i think cruisers are way more fun when they're smaller (as in a zinger instead of a zagger). otherwise, you're dipping your toes into longboard waters, and fuck that hippy noise.

[Deekay]

i think cruisers are way more fun when they're smaller (as in a zinger instead of a zagger). otherwise, you're dipping your toes into longboard waters, and fuck that hippy noise.

fuck that statement, the zagger is nowhere near longboard waters. every normal trick that can be done on a skateboard can be done on a zagger

[Basingstoke]

yeah, fiberglass bottom and bamboo top ply.

Sounds tasty, does it have any effect on the way it rides?

[InternetDaddy]

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i think cruisers are way more fun when they're smaller (as in a zinger instead of a zagger). otherwise, you're dipping your toes into longboard waters, and fuck that hippy noise.

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fuck that statement, the zagger is nowhere near longboard waters. every normal trick that can be done on a skateboard can be done on a zagger

yeah, isn't the zagger just an 8.5? That's pretty much my preferred width. if it were 50" long, then maybe I'd see your point.

[idealhandmades]

heyheyhey, settle down now. yeah zaggers are 8.5 wide, not sure on the length but i seem to remember them being maybe somewhere in the 34 range or something. I didn't say nothing about not being able to do tricks on them or anything like that, I was just responding to Wh013's post about his frustrations in the past with his zagger, by stating my personal oppinion about how fun little cruisers can be. the hippy/longboard comment was more directed to the seemingly booming market of cruisers boards that are seemingly becoming more and more long and wide, thus heavy and lame. Zaggers are still well within what I find to be a fun cruiser, though I'd rather take a Zinger instead.

[pica]

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yeah, fiberglass bottom and bamboo top ply.

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Sounds tasty, does it have any effect on the way it rides?

nah, not at all. if you slide it it scratches through the fiberglass ply to the next wooden ply pretty fast. it may start peeling off on the edges where you pop some day, hard to tell by now. the cliche banana cruiser has the exact same shape, only without the fiberglass but with the bamboo ply as well.

[Deekay]

had trucks and wheels from my old cruiser so I thought I might as well get a zinger too. the trucks are fucking heavy for that little board though so I might have to get some indy 129's

[Wh0l3]

heyheyhey, settle down now. yeah zaggers are 8.5 wide, not sure on the length but i seem to remember them being maybe somewhere in the 34 range or something. I didn't say nothing about not being able to do tricks on them or anything like that, I was just responding to Wh013's post about his frustrations in the past with his zagger, by stating my personal oppinion about how fun little cruisers can be. the hippy/longboard comment was more directed to the seemingly booming market of cruisers boards that are seemingly becoming more and more long and wide, thus heavy and lame. Zaggers are still well within what I find to be a fun cruiser, though I'd rather take a Zinger instead.

The Zig Zagger is like 32.8" long, the same as a normal deck. I would just get an 8.5 krooked instead, it's the same wood, just cut in a more usable shape. I was hyped on the whole cruiser thing because they look cool until I actually had to skate mine as my normal set up. Also the holes for the trucks are close together, more so than a normal deck which, in conjunction with the obnoxiously large tail, resulted in landing on the tail on almost every time. (also note i'm 6'5" with long ass legs so it's more of a problem because I'm heavy and need more space between my legs to stay balanced.)

The novelty of a Zig Zagger and similar wide cruiser decks wears off after not too long. It's makes much more sense to just buy a large setup, even if you don't plan to skate it as it will cruise just the same.

just my $.02...I'm probably not gonna buy a cruiser shaped deck again.

[InternetDaddy]

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heyheyhey, settle down now. yeah zaggers are 8.5 wide, not sure on the length but i seem to remember them being maybe somewhere in the 34 range or something. I didn't say nothing about not being able to do tricks on them or anything like that, I was just responding to Wh013's post about his frustrations in the past with his zagger, by stating my personal oppinion about how fun little cruisers can be. the hippy/longboard comment was more directed to the seemingly booming market of cruisers boards that are seemingly becoming more and more long and wide, thus heavy and lame. Zaggers are still well within what I find to be a fun cruiser, though I'd rather take a Zinger instead.

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The Zig Zagger is like 32.8" long, the same as a normal deck. I would just get an 8.5 krooked instead, it's the same wood, just cut in a more usable shape. I was hyped on the whole cruiser thing because they look cool until I actually had to skate mine as my normal set up. Also the holes for the trucks are close together, more so than a normal deck which, in conjunction with the obnoxiously large tail, resulted in landing on the tail on almost every time. (also note i'm 6'5" with long ass legs so it's more of a problem because I'm heavy and need more space between my legs to stay balanced.)

The novelty of a Zig Zagger and similar wide cruiser decks wears off after not too long. It's makes much more sense to just buy a large setup, even if you don't plan to skate it as it will cruise just the same.

just my $.02...I'm probably not gonna buy a cruiser shaped deck again.

I know your pain, I'm 6'3" and it's kind of a bitch finding a deck that feels "natural" I've never had a cruiser board but from what you just said I feel like I would land on the tail constantly, and inevitably snap the tail off prematurely.

[vegan*shawn]

Ricky Winsor - Assault board 9" wide punk point

Ace 44 (sacto loose)

Krooked kruisers 55mm

bones red

The top sticker that looks like Slayer, says Vegan in the slayer font, thought that was bad ass so I put it on top.

[sixpackoftablets]

the word is "wheelbase"

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vegan shawn that board is great, simply due to it having a map of the correct state on the graphic.


also

[vegan*shawn]

My wife and I carry those t shirts at our vegan shop.

[icybear187]

Girl Olson Powerslide 2 Natas
169's
64mm Teenage Runaway Stay Pufft

[Officer Caruthers]

Just got a new cruiser for the summer



Jason Lee "Cat in the Hat"
Independent Stage 7 149's
63mm Bullets
Bones Swiss
Cell Block II's

[Buddy G]

Just got a new cruiser for the summer



Jason Lee "Cat in the Hat"
Independent Stage 7 149's
63mm Bullets
Bones Swiss
Cell Block II's

not so long ago a set up like that would have just been called a "skateboard".

for my money to qualify as a cruiser you need to be running under 90a wheels.

[Officer Caruthers]

Yeah, the Bullets are actually 92A / 63mm, so they feel a little more cruiser-ish.
I can't believe we used to run setups like this back in the day.
I'm definitely glad skateboards have progressed as much as they have over the past 20yrs...

[Mullet Man]

Thing is, skateboard shapes changed and changed... until 1993. They have been the same ever since, which is weird.

Conventional wisdom says that they've found the optimal shape, yet I am open to new ones and sometimes I wonder why no one (RODNEY) has stepped up and tried to introduce a little innovation back into board shapes. They are more into experimenting with gimmick materials these days, and skaters are not feeling it.

[friendly dave]

I love seeing boards with weird shapes. The quartersnacks cruiser is awesome.

Want.

[penguin meat]

Just got a new cruiser for the summer



Jason Lee "Cat in the Hat"
Independent Stage 7 149's
63mm Bullets
Bones Swiss
Cell Block II's

This is the kind of thing I come into this part of the forum for.

[aWizard]

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Just got a new cruiser for the summer



Jason Lee "Cat in the Hat"
Independent Stage 7 149's
63mm Bullets
Bones Swiss
Cell Block II's

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This is the kind of thing I come into this part of the forum for.

Love it.

I just picked up a Stereo deck with 169s, 60mm OJs, and reds to cruise to work on.


Thinking about trying a fancy grip-job, not sure if I'm that confident in my skills though haha.

[burm]

Thinking about trying a fancy grip-job, not sure if I'm that confident in my skills though haha.

I have gathered, from trying fancy grip jobs and watching other peoples fancy grip jobs and then comparing them to Randozzi's fancy grip jobs, that it is paramount to make the lines thin enough. Lines meaning the spaces between griptape pieces. Think fine tip vs felt tip.