We recommend that if you’re starting out with sliding and downhill, it’s better to go for a longer wheelbase. You’ll have less grip, but you’ll find learning to drift and control grip much easier. You’ll also appreciate the confidence that the extra stability gives you.

Wheelbase is the distance between the two trucks, usually measured from the inner pair of screw holes. The shorter the space, the more party: the ride will be playful and agile, but harder to control at higher speeds.

We can easily summarize this point in two sentences: The shorter the deck, the sharper the turns. The wider the deck, the smoother the ride. Then wheelbase can directly change your stance. A long wheelbase leaves more space between your trucks, which gives the rider a wider stance overall.

Shorter longboard cruisers are also more challenging to push distance than longer longboards due to lower stability. As mentioned though, short drop-throughs are easier to push on because they ride lower to the ground.

Wheelbase – This is the distance between the trucks on a longboard. It is measured from the inner most mounting holes on a longboard deck.

Tired makes decks with longer wheelbases and would be a good place to start shopping. Decks longer than 33″ will often have a proportionally longer wheelbase (the distance between your front and rear wheels) than decks shorter than 33″. A longer wheelbase will increase your stability, and increase your turning radius.

Average board length is 28″- 32″. Wheelbase – The wheelbase is the distance from one pair of inner mounting holes to the other inner pair. The average wheelbase is 13″-15”. Nose and Tail – The nose and tail of a skateboard can be hard to tell apart, but most decks provide you with graphics to distinguish the two apart.

Naturally, this also requires a stable board, so anything between 38 and 42 inches is ok. Don’t go below 38 inches, so you don’t compromise the stability, but also don’t go above 42, so you keep the maneuverability keep it from becoming too cumbersome.

Most boards measure 84 to 150 centimeters (33 to 59 in) in length while widths vary from 22.8 to 25.4 cm (9.0 to 10.0 in). There are several longboard shapes, such as pintails, swallowtails, flat-nose riders, drop-through decks, drop decks and boards with the same shape as a conventional skateboard.

Types of short longboards 1 Mini-cruiser short longboards. Aka mini-cruisers. 2 Short drop-through longboards. While drop-through longboards are traditionally mid to full-length (in the 36″-43″ range), short drop-throughs are becoming more and more common. 3 Hybrid short longboards. Hybrid longboards look like oversized street decks.

Hybrid longboards look like oversized street decks. They are short by longboard standards but on the larger end of street skateboard sizes. Many are popsicle-shaped (like street decks) while others are closer to a cruiser shape, though with a bigger kick.

A short longboard (like longboards in general) is a special type of skateboard. A longboard is generally considered short if it’s length is 33″ or shorter. Most short longboards fall in the 25″-33″ range.

Mini-cruiser short longboards usually have a functional kicktail for nimble maneuvering around obstacles in tight spaces and for easy ollying for hopping over curbs and cracks. Most mini-cruisers are topmount with responsive and turny trucks, and relatively big wheels for the deck size for comfortable cruising over any terrain.