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Serves me day in and out. I use it to commute downtown or local neighborhoods when it’s warm

Very nice board, I bought it for my 9-year-old great-granddaughter for Christmas. She often wanted to use mine... but asked for her own a few months ago. I was very impressed wth the quality and look of this one. She spent about 3 hours on it today and told me it's better than mine. I picked it because, while it is a beginner's board, some reviewers found they were still happy with it even after a couple of years of use. It is well made and I'd buy it again.

Review is for the Hana 42 Inch Pintail Bamboo Longboard What an absolutely fun board. For a little background .. my wife and I used to own longboards her's a fiber flex and mine a sector 9. I currently own an Arbor mindstate. I started on plywood with steel wheels back in the day now being 62 years old. Great exercise and a lot of fun. Now .. Just went out today for about 45 minutes. Wow was I surprised! I didnt expect much for a complete board I paid $65 for but !! Here is my prelim review good and bad. The trucks are a no name brand but are excellent. Red bushings needed a touch of adjustment for me at 185lbs and not being the guy I was 40 years ago, and carving on them was OUTSTANDING! I mean just wicked slalom wheels grinding in hard backhand turns. Carves wonderfully and that was my primary concern. Trucks are very nice The board itself is a little dead but has enough flexibility to have a nice smooth ride and help with pumping. Board springiness is a personal thing but for me it was a sweet spot with enough spring to make it lively and help push the carve but felt nice a stable while pumping. If you are new to longboard or old like I am.. the little extra stability is nice to have. The board is concave and not flat across the top. REALLY helps push the turns and make it more responsive to input. I was able to easily get a u turn in about 15 feet of space. If I were a little braver I could probably cut that down a hair. Board is 1/2" thick. It is really beautiful and I love the texturing which is aggressive. Nice that it is clear texturing and not covered in black tape. The wheels are claimed to be 78A and while nothing is printed on the wheels themselves ..the wheels are nice, soft and comfortable and allow you to roll over cracks and rocks and make rough rode surface ridable so I have no reason not to believe they are indeed 78A. The bearings are the only down note on the board. The wheels barely spun from the box. I did loosen the bearings a touch and the nuts were indeed wrenched down hard. Before going out use the provided skate tool and see if you need to back them out some. Mine were screwed down TIGHT. Even after loosening They weren't exactly spinning freely but it didn't affect the ride. Still was fun. I think new bearings need a little break in so I will see after a few more sessions if they loosen up some. I will end it off with .. the skate tool was REALLY nice. Often when a tool is included for anything, it is a junk one use tool but the tool was actually very nice so it was easy to make adjustments at our little skating spot with ease. 5 stars is a touch high and 4 stars were a bit low but when you look at the package and then look at the price .. worth a 5 star rating. My boards were both $200 plus complete and this board carves as well and is just as fun. I do like it better than my Arbor which is now up for sale.

I'm old. I hadn't been on a skateboard for over 30 years. But I became fascinated with the notion of using a longboard for exercise and commuting casually after seeing some videos. I brushed the thoughts aside for years, but this winter the dream of gliding along on a longboard on a sunny day finally pushed me into doing some web searching to find out if this dream was doable. It certainly is! After researching, I chose my Magneto 42" x 9" pintail to see if I could actually do the fantasy riding that sitting inside on cold winter days that had become somewhat obsessive for me. I placed my order for the board and elbow, knee, and wrist guards and hoped for the best. The board and guards arrived on a remarkably warm late winter day. It was ready to go straight out of the carton. I guarded myself up and stepped out to the back of my building's parking lot and put the dream in motion. After a few moments standing on a flat portion of the lot and doing some leaning back and fro to get the distant muscle memories going, I started pushing myself forward towards a gentle downward slope. I initially stepped off quickly, but quickly gained confidence in the stable glide and the adrenaline rush of riding. I coasted to a stop and awkwardly pushed myself back to the top of the slope. It only took about 20 minutes to get the feel of riding once again. Turning and getting pointed in the right direction while pushing is going to take practice, and I haven't had to pick myself up after a crash, so I can't review the guards just yet (thankfully). But it's going to be fun getting to know this board. It's a beauty to behold and handles small obstacles like minor pavement cracks, twigs and pebbles with little difficulty. Without the aid of a kicktail and my own tentativeness, I still need to work on my skills to push off and make quicker course corrections as I ride. But I'm ready for longer rides and I have no doubt this is the right board for me. And I think it will be the right board for you as well.

First off I tried skateboarding back in the day and I sucked at it, the boards were short and skinny, and looking for something to play with around the house I read longboards were good for beginners so I thought what the heck man, I am 57 yo and I am not dead yet but this may be just the thing I need. I've water ski's slalom for years and I picked up snow skiing pretty quick so I made the purchase. I am on the heavy side(230 lbs but losing)the first time on the board(and I was able to get on it unlike the older boards) I thought the trunks were a little loose so I tightened them up a half turn and that is all it took to get me rolling. I am certainly no Tony Hawk but hell man at my age and weight I feel I am doing pretty good at it, yeah I've taken a few spills but that is to be expected. I think this is an excellent board to learn on and I wish they had these when I was younger but I am happy with my success so far on the board, I doubt any of my friends would even attempt doing this but you only live once and it's something I've always wanted to do.