Now that you’ve spent some time reading about the various types of best longboard, the different parts that make up longboards, and the different ways people use these skateboards, it’s time to learn about some of the top dogs in the industry.
While you don’t have to purchase a board from one of the best longboard brands in order to find one you really like to ride and that performs well for you, it does help to know about the companies making the products.
A lot of the longboard manufacturers started off producing street and park/ramp skateboards. Some even specialized in developing mountain boards, a whole other category of boards to ride.
But as the popularity of longboards grew, the companies expanded their product lines to cater to this segment of the skateboarding world. Here’s a quick overview of the some of the biggest names in the longboard industry.
Sector 9
What started out as a bunch of guys renting a house together near the beach in La Jolla, California, has evolved into a bunch of guys running one of the leading manufacturing firms.
The company’s founders were avid boarders themselves, so naturally they could relate to what other skaters wanted in their designs and capabilities.
They have incorporated that experience into what they think makes for better performance and customers have responded.
For example, the Discovery Complete Skateboard Assorted, 9.10 x 38.5-Inch ($199) is a 7-ply maple deck measuring 38.5 inches long.
Its drop-through design with flush-mount trucks holding 69 mm wheels at a 78A durometer prevents the dreaded wheelbite. The 1-inch truss head is made of hardened steel.
The company also offers a freeriding deck model with a 5/8-inch drop rocker, which lowers your center of gravity for more speed and slide control.
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Santa Cruz Skateboard
Another California beach community is home to another top longboard company. Santa Cruz Skateboard offers five different series of complete longboards: Heritage, Signature, Elevation, Flow, and Slide.
In addition to its technical standards for all its product categories, the manufacturer is known for its artistic flair.
Currently it has an exclusive deal with Lucasfilm to sell a limited edition of Star Wars skateboards. Cruise around on the Darth Vader Cruzer or trick out with the Storm Trooper Cruzer, a drop-through deck design.
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Krown Longboards
This company caters to novice longboarders with affordable prices and easy to handle skateboards. Also, these longboards are great if you’re just looking for another form of transportation and not really into performing tricks or racing downhill.
In fact, it has a series called the Rookie Complete, which offers varying deck sizes, but each model generally comes with 65 mm wheels with a durometer of 78A. Customers can choose from a range of elaborate deck graphics.
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Surf One
Part of the Skate One company, the Surf One line of longboards may not offer the largest selection of products, but they are classic in both design and graphic treatment.
You can’t get much more old-school than the Pakala III complete skateboard (KXL, 9.25 x 43.75). First, it is pressed in Santa Barbara, California, for an authentic surf style design.
The deck measures at 43.5 inches in length and has a concave shape for sure footing. But what really makes the board retro is the wood grain graphic treatment, which is reminiscent of a Woody station wagon from the 1960s. And, at $147.81, the prices are pretty classic, too.
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Atom Longboards
In 2005, Atom Longboards, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, was launched by a group of designers who were also boarders.
According to the company website, its goal was to offer customers a variety of longboard skateboards at affordable prices.
It produces pintails, drop-throughs, and hybrids. Reviewers recommend the company for beginners and intermediate boarders who are working on expanding their tricks repertoire.
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