is this a good board for cruising around college?
2076426
No. The quality of the deck, trucks, wheels and bearings are poor, especially the deck. Get the z-flex mini cruiser, which is much higher quality and costs less
2076427
As someone who used to skate to college: absolutely. It's enough board to give you some speed and a smooth ride but compact enough to haul around with it feeling like a hassle. Also, I surprisingly get a lot of compliments from strangers about this board. It's unique enough that people just kind of look at it an admire it. You should expect this to be quite a conversation starter at school.
1266357
No, spend the money and get a quality board. This board snapped inhalf while my daughter was riding down a hill. She ws not trying to do crazy stuff with the board as it is a long board used for cruising. The board broke all the way across the back screws.
228922
Yes it would be a great first board, my son said it turned great and was really easy to do tricks with.
6323
The board will pick up speed quickly but requires a lot of pushing too. Depends on how many hills are on your route and how smooth the road is. Great board for the price, worth a shot..
2880
It actually is an excellent board for the price. It is smooth and quick. I bought for a thirteen year boy on his birthday........broke his arm using it within a week. Good luck!
1266355
Yes!! It doesn't have a lot of curve or carve. It's more of a cruising board. My 8y/o sister learned how to ride on this board and she's doing great!!
256283
Yes! I'm a 105lb girl and for the price it's pretty good. But if you want an actual "cruising" board, you might need to pick up some new gel/rubber wheels so you don't have to constantly kick every second and loosening the board is better for turns.
1223189
It's a great board and holds up to heavier weights as well. I have used it a few times and I weigh 175lbs. At my weight, it does flex a little though.
1938481
I personally own this longboard. For cruising, both drop throughs and drop decks work well. Drop decks work better for bombing hills or going downhill
2052021
The board does come with the deck & wheels, it's ready to ride! It's a smooth, easy ride & doesn't take a lot of effort to ride. Long ride with little effort, I think it would be great for a college campus. Good speed on pavement.
1008633
It's a good beginner board, but it depends on how rough of a surface you are talking about. Our streets here are blacktop and many years old. It's bumpy, but they are little bumps and the board handles them fine, but you may want to avoid the cobblestone streets of historic European villages.
998241
Cons is kinda squeaky at first til you break it in my grip tape started chipping but can be fixed so its not a big deal. Doesn't really ride well on the old roads has to be flatter pavement, can be easily fixed by better wheels . But other than these things I love my board it rides smooth & it does support 180 although I only weigh 130 my friend is heavier and she said it rides nice . Overall pretty good board for the price .
136141
I don't think you can manage to do any kind of "surfing" with this massive board. This board is at its best when learning to sup in easy waters. Also this board is for bigger people, say 300 lbs. I would not choose to go at sea with this board.
2168282
This board will get you where you need to go, it'd fast, easy to ride and a great deal for the price. I ride mine miles at a time with no problems.
1008826
I've had this board for just under a month, and have definitely have put it through its paces. I am 255 now, but was heavier when I started and it has held up. I haven't made any adjustments since arrival, and it rides fantastically. Great board all around.
821088
definitely! its perfect for a college student. its portable and pretty efficient. it runs windows 8 OS so you need to consider that in respect of applications you want to run (windows 8 compatible versions may be required)
1346505
It's a good cruising board for pretty much anywhere. Flat, hills, roads, sidewalks, paved areas...etc....It's a great cruiser.