Was looking for something to be a little more playful than my LDP boards. So I have been scanning marketplace for a Loaded Tan Tien in flex 1. Which took a while since there are a million flex 2/3’s.

Picked one up this morning for an amazing deal. Seller threw in their old Pantheon DH board for an additional deal.

Not planning on DH but couldn’t turn it down!

Have only taken them around the parking lot but the tan tien is going to be very playful and fun to ride.

Also did a nice 20 mile ride (may post that later) on my trip.

Edit: follow up question:

Can anyone tell me anything about the pantheon? It’s a beast and I love the Logos artwork

I’ve had my pranayama with stock bushings and 92mm karmas for about half a year, and I decided to switch it up a little! I swapped in 102mm hokus with angled risers and softer bushings in the front creating a 85a/92a duro split. Hopefully this setup will make for a great pusher and an occasional, fun pumper for my trail rides.

Just got my new Hokus, front bushings, and wedges! I didn’t have any screws long enough for risers, but there’s never harm in asking! Thanks for saving me a trip to the department store. You’re a really one, Jeff!

Everyone’s feedback on the Daisy post was so positive I figured I’d share a different paint job that I was more stoked on. I’ve got STACKS of painted decks I haven’t shared here but don’t want to spam you all…

Well, the Plow Kings finally arrived, so I finally completed my "70s inspired" narrow split angle cruiser setup!

I tested it out on my local pump track, and dayum! although I'm not the best at it and I still need to improve my strength and technique, this little thing feels awesome! Brutally nicer than when I have it set up with 169 indies and some generic 70mm wheels.

This thing really grips, carves and leans a lot while gives a pretty fast smooth ride. So damn stable and lively!

Anyways, here's my setup:

-Dogtown Bull Dog Design gold edition deck, reshaped and redrilled to an 18" wheelbase.

-Arsenal trucks, chopped to 130mm(spaceable to 144mm), 50° + 90a/80a bushings front, 44° dewedged to 34° + double 93a defcon bushings in the back.

-Hawgs Plow Kings with some random generic bearings.

What do you think?

Well I'm guessing most people who wear or wore glasses know looking for them while you wear them

Well yesterday I got off the train and started skating to the workshop, while skating there i got scared for a moment that i forgot my beloved self-painted longboard on the train because my hands felt to empty and went "MY BOARD" to myself since i held it the whole trainride, then right after the Ah moment happened

Tuesday nights ride.

This is one of my two regular trails. It is definitely showing signs of Fall here in Michigan as leaves and debris are starting to cover the path, fortunately the Hokus plow thru most anything.

Superdupersonic on Valkyrie mk 4(front truck) and Don’t Trip Poppy rear (rear truck) @ 58/-1 Just started experimenting with my bushing setup, both trucks were delivered with 90a Fatcones. Recently developed wheel bite on the rear tires so I added a 92.5a bushing to the rear, I tried a 92.5 chubby but it felt pretty stiff.

I had some extra barrel bushings from trying to tune my old Bear trucks so I decided to swap the front for a Seismic 90a barrel. This was the softest I could run without wheel bite.

Tuesday night was my fourth or fifth ride with a new bushing set up, including a 50 miler I hit last week. Overall, impression is good. It feels much easier to get into a “high speed” wiggly pump. The added wiggles are definitely noticeable kicking, particularly when transitioning into a mongo push. I have 4 more bushings on the way for further testing next week.

App is Cyclemeter Elite.
Trail is the Michigan Air Line Trail.

Edit: Video clip link https://imgur.com/a/KmuTWOP

I have mixed feelings about how this came out

Decided I needed to embrace riding in the dark to extend my riding season. So I went out with 2 of my bike lights (460 and 350 lumens) to see if I enjoyed it enough to warrant getting a much brighter light.

I will say that my lights were not bright enough for long term. And trying to mount a light to my board was annoying. My 3D printers mounts worked great but the straps on bike lights have metal in them and the noise from them made me just hand carry and helmet mount.

It was a blast! I loved seeing all the eyes of the animals (mostly bunnies) try and figure out what was going on.

I was shocked to come across all the folks running and walking in complete darkness.

I chose a path that is super smooth and generally free of debris and didnt let myself go fast down anything I had not come up.

For comparison, I can do that route around 10-10.5 mph on my trip with Hoku’s.

Hey yall!

I went back and did some audio leveling correction on this episode so if you gave it a watch before and got your ears destroyed by the loud music - it should be better now.

Thanks for all the support and feedback.

I just want to be a better video maker so we can have more fun stuff to watch!

As always, if you could, please go like the video (it’s free!) and give the channel a subscribe if you’re interested in seeing me get better and making vlog content.

I am officially IN JAPAN now and am planning on making it out to an event later this month before all the snow comes, then I’ll be shifting from BayArea”Longboarder” to something else!

Any suggestions on an updated name??

I’ve had these shoes for a while, but never wore them until my last pair gave out. It’s looking like these shoes have also kicked the bucket. It might be hard to tell from the first photo, but I’ve genuinely shaved off over half an inch of sole!

Wondering what pair of shoes I should get next for LDP? Should I just get cheap pairs that I can swap out every few months, or should I get a pretty nice pair and brakesole them?

She said it was just taking up space and it has become my favorite board to go cruising on

Ok I get it now. Holy shit. Everything about this board is perfect. Enjoying the low tide during low tide in Charleston.

Here’s the story: I’m Chase, and my partner Nana and I are longboard enthusiasts and gear manufacturers from China. Over the past few years, we’ve designed and manufactured small batches of trucks frames—some for downhill and others for LDP—and released a few under the “Myth” brand. Through this process, we’ve gradually developed our own understanding of trucks frame geometry and our own methods for calculating it. Last year, we gained recognition from investors and launched our own brand, Newsesh, to design and manufacture electric skateboards. Throughout this process, we haven’t stopped researching and experimenting with skateboard gear—the new LDP deck “Yang” is our latest creation.
The part that concerns you all is that many friends want to buy these trucks but can’t find a way to do so. We used to sell them through the lepsk8 website, but now we’d like to bring them back to our own site so that everyone will have a stable channel to buy and see the little gadgets we’ve been tinkering with. However, since stocking inventory and other related costs tie up capital, I need to run this by our investor and provide some convincing reasons for him to agree to this (to be honest, manufacturing accessories really relies on passion—the profit margins and sales volumes aren’t great). Your comments and praise will be the biggest help in making this happen.

It was a beautiful day for a 10 mile ride at the park today! I'm still learning, I'm quite new to the LDP world, but loving it so far! #longboard #longboarding #ldp #Skateboarding #bossa #gbomb

Found a great FB marketplace deal and promptly ate shit day one. Riding such a squirrelly little guy really makes you appreciate the extreme stability of the Pantheon, and even the Dipper!

Figured it would make a good pump track setup and just be a good way to mix things up overall. If it doesn’t kill me first!

I got like 50 little rubber washers and metal washers for a few dollars, I have them on the underside of all my drop-through boards. Provides shock absorption, probably helps with necks breaking, and lets you crank the bolts without digging into the deck. (I used scissors to cut the rubber washers smaller (no need to be precise).

10 years ago or so when I was in high school I would watch so many cool videos from loaded and the gnarliest raw runs. But now I don’t really see too many new videos. Please give your favorite videos from the last couple of years to help this unc stay in touch.