I used to skate a lot when I was young but now in my mid 30's i'm wanting to get back into skating but just want to enjoy the ride with the odd ollie or kickflip thrown in there, I feel this is the best choice for me.
I think that this might be the board that I am looking for after injuring my ankle and spending a night in A and E. I was born in the 80s and I just cannot get used to the new skinny boards. I love the colours. I can only find the board in black and red in the UK.
Looks like that's the only color way of that graphic we make right now. We also make a similar 80's style cruiser that has nearly the same dimensions with a rounder shape: nhsfunfactory.com/products/9-7in-x-31-7in-iridescent-hand-shaped-cruzer-santa-cruz-cruiser-skateboard?variant=40118056550557
@@NHSSkateDirect I'm trying to choose between the 80s cruizer and the 9,7 inch version. Any advice? The 9,7 inch comes with smaller and harder wheels but would it do great also with 60mm slimeballs for rougher streets? Best board...?
My daughter wants to start skating. being just 5 i'll have to be with her and am seriously thinking about getting this board for me. a nice thing to do together
@@NHSSkateDirect Quick question bro, I'm putting together an 80's style (best era) cruiser board on the NHS Fun Factory website. I'm going to run 60mm ricta clouds. Im thinking of going with the OJ 3/8" orange risers. What do you think my bro?
Hey now mr Whaley, appreciate all the brilliant content. Have a question about board shape. Does santa cruz make any 775 to 8 sized decks with steep concave? Double noses?
We don't currently make any decks with extra steep concave. There is a SC shape that is symmetrical that Maurio McCoy and Fabiana Delfino use sometimes. It is 8.25 x 31.83 and has the same length nose and tails. Checkout McCoy Afterglow, Transcend, or Flamingo decks or Delfino Ego or Fortune teller and make sure it's that 8.25 x 31.83 (NOT 31.8). Hope that helps! Ron
Hey man! TGM skateboards has what you're looking for, they have an old school Santa Cruz flaming hand complete for only $129 , but they only have one left! They dont charge tax or for shipping.🔥☮
I'll work on more trick tips. Making a 'how to slappy' one right now. I will say this on 180s. There's 2 ways you can do them. You can start turning the board before you pop, using the tail to start it turning and almost making it skip like a shove it and then follow the board with your feet. Or You do a straight ollie and really focus on making sure the board sticks to your feet, then you can turn it in the air. Also, you can always land with your foot on the nose and turn it all the way 180 after you land. like many skate tricks, there's many different ways to do it. I've always liked the feeling of popping a nice straight ollie and turning it almost on the way back down. Then you can 180 as high as you ollie straight. Hope that helps!
Hi, i really like this board, do you think the size is too big for me? Im 165cm. If it is, do you have any recommendations for me, i love cruising around and want the board as fast as possible 😀
It comes with 1/4 risers. 1/4in = 6.35mm so it's like riding 53/54mm wheels without risers. I had no issues with wheelbites. Always good to be a little careful at first with new trucks/cushions but they broke in super quick.
Ill tell you now. I just got a Santa Cruz Salba Tiger deck. I just got it for cruising and exercise. I got 215 Indy trucks, clear tape, Bones Swiss six bearings. And Powell Peralata Byron Essert wheels. Now I got the wheels for a fast cruise, and to go over pebbles with ease. They are 72mm, 75 a. They are fast as shit. Really, the board scares me, Lol. But the wheels are longboard wheels. So, my board looks like a 4x4. Its so high. Im 6ft 3. And have to be careful whe Ii kick. I have half inch risers on it. I ordered 1/8 risers to see if that helps some. If not, I will have to get some smaller wheels. Lol
I wouldn't go much bigger than what it comes with: 60mm. Maybe 61/62... but wheel biting with soft cruzer wheels can be harsh. They grab more than harder wheels.
@@sosogood7375 since then, I've purchased the jumbo mark gonzoles board. Same berings and trucks. With 66mm slime balls. That board is almost a foot wide. Its literally a yacht.
I need the best overall wheel for cruising but also learning tricks. I just feel that the 78a is so good for cruising but might make learning some harder. What’s the best happy medium?
I'd go with the 92a Ricta Chrome Core Clouds or OJ 95a Nomads. The Clouds will be the hardest cruiser wheel and the Nomads the softest street wheel. nhsfunfactory.com/products/54mm-chrome-clouds-black-92a-ricta-skateboard-wheels?variant=40118104391837
It does look uphill doesn't it. Actually going down a little hill but the camera angle playing tricks. No skate workout like pushing uphill... except maybe tick tacking.
I just got a regular deck and I’m going to throw some cruiser wheels on it anyone every try this I just want something with a nose and tail to can curse around the town wil and not bite pebbles
I've never ridden a Tugboat so I can't say. Also, it depends on what kind of skating you want to do on it. I did see there's Tugboats with reverse kingpin trucks as well as regular truck versions. Reverse trucks turn super quick so those ones will be super turny and carve great but regular trucks will be better for higher speeds and downhill. Personally, I'd go with Santa Cruz because I know the shape and parts are great for tricks as well as cruising.
Back in the day it seemed like there was a lot more 92's and 95's. I think wheel companies are starting to bring them back. OJ and Slime Balls have a lot of those mid range hardnesses.
Looks like the Dinghy is a bit smaller (28.5" x 8") and doesn't have as much of a nose. More of a compact cruiser. I've never ridden one so I can't speak on how it skates. The 80's cruiser is a little bigger, has more nose and will be better for ollies and tricks.
I have a dinghy coffin and its really fun. i wanted a compact board to carry around and that has quality materials. I would love to have this santa cruz board too but I think (not sure) the dinghy rides smoother. slightly bigger wheels higher abec.
Like why though, there is no point to having a different type of skateboard to use as a "cruiser", the only thing that matters are the wheels. Just put soft wheels on any board you want to use as your "cruiser"
There was a Creature Gwar deck that used that shape. Might be hard to find. Also, there will be some special available when the Speed Wheels Art tour happens. That's been postponed because of covid. Search for "Santa Cruz Reissue decks" and you can find similar decks. We often have them on our site but are out right now: www.nhsfunfactory.com/santa-cruz-skateboards/skateboard-decks/reissue-skateboard-decks
Oldschool shape decks are so nice♥
RW makes me just want to get out and skate. Such a cool dude with serious skills. I could never film a video like this as effortlessly as he does.
Thank you! -Ron
Whale talk is the bloody best thing ever
Thank you!! -RW
Santa Cruz Skateboards are awesome. 😎
Love all the og SC spots and trails...
That new Westside path is fast.
Thanks Ron, I've been watching you skate for years, you represent for all us tall skaters.
Thank you! Watch out for those low tree limbs! -Ron
9:03 lmao the whale call
I friggin LOVE this board. It's a joy to ride every time and every where I ride it.
They really nailed it with this one. It's timeless.
Just bought this board (different colour way). My first board in 20 years. Hyped to get back out there.
Sick! Hope you like it as much as I do.
@@NHSSkateDirect it’s so fun! My wife bought the street cruiser. Both boards are so fun to ride!
This vidéo is awesome, awesome. Thanks, cheers.
Made With Modern Concave Which Is Great!
Wow, thank you so much. This was super helpful! Just ordered the exact same board and cant wait to cruise and even do some tricks with it!
Rad! Hope you like it as much as I do. -RW
Hey so how was it?
Thank you skateboarding!
I used to skate a lot when I was young but now in my mid 30's i'm wanting to get back into skating but just want to enjoy the ride with the odd ollie or kickflip thrown in there, I feel this is the best choice for me.
Slime ball wheels are awesome. I got them 65mm on my longboard.
Love the Time Warp cruzer
Best cruiser wheels are the THUNDER JUICE!!
I think that this might be the board that I am looking for after injuring my ankle and spending a night in A and E. I was born in the 80s and I just cannot get used to the new skinny boards. I love the colours. I can only find the board in black and red in the UK.
Looks like that's the only color way of that graphic we make right now. We also make a similar 80's style cruiser that has nearly the same dimensions with a rounder shape: nhsfunfactory.com/products/9-7in-x-31-7in-iridescent-hand-shaped-cruzer-santa-cruz-cruiser-skateboard?variant=40118056550557
@@NHSSkateDirect I'm trying to choose between the 80s cruizer and the 9,7 inch version. Any advice? The 9,7 inch comes with smaller and harder wheels but would it do great also with 60mm slimeballs for rougher streets? Best board...?
Gleaming the Cube flashbacks as I watch you cruise down stairs. 😁 This makes me want to go order one. I'm loving the concave...
Ahh the Cube... Slater at his finest. Super fun cruiser and the concave felt perfect.
That's an amazing shape!
It really is ! Maybe my favorite next to my Powell CAB DRAGON board that's pretty much my go to !
My daughter wants to start skating. being just 5 i'll have to be with her and am seriously thinking about getting this board for me. a nice thing to do together
Rad! I think that board is a great size to learn on. Not too big or heavy for a cruzer. Enjoy!
RON YOU’RE THE COOLEST
Great Cruiser!
Reminds me of the creature bruezerker with a more 80s tail.
Well I’m happy to know Cameron from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is skating now!
Oj super juice all the way!
Awesome video!!!
🗣RON!!!
My favorite grip. Bring the leopard print back ;)
This is such a great video! :)
Thx!
Good video ! Thanks
Thank you!
Awesome video bro
Glad you liked it! Thx
@@NHSSkateDirect Quick question bro, I'm putting together an 80's style (best era) cruiser board on the NHS Fun Factory website. I'm going to run 60mm ricta clouds. Im thinking of going with the OJ 3/8" orange risers. What do you think my bro?
this guy !
Hi Ron, how come you don't put rails on skateboards any more? Doesn't that protect the board and help you slide better?
I made my set up like this but im using 92a ricta cloud chrome cores 56mm and ray barbee board for this type of set up bought it like 5months ago
That sounds like a fun set up. 92a Chrome Cores wheels should slide nice. Ray Barbee is a legend! Grew up watching Public Domain.
I use shock pads too!
Yellow wheels are so sick
Hey now mr Whaley, appreciate all the brilliant content. Have a question about board shape. Does santa cruz make any 775 to 8 sized decks with steep concave? Double noses?
We don't currently make any decks with extra steep concave. There is a SC shape that is symmetrical that Maurio McCoy and Fabiana Delfino use sometimes. It is 8.25 x 31.83 and has the same length nose and tails. Checkout McCoy Afterglow, Transcend, or Flamingo decks or Delfino Ego or Fortune teller and make sure it's that 8.25 x 31.83 (NOT 31.8). Hope that helps! Ron
Is there a huge difference between the slim balls and the oj wheels (58mm/87) often used on those santa cruze cruiser completes?
Is this the same dude that's been with Santa Cruz since the late 80s and or early 90s?
Looks like it is out of stock on the site. Are more 80s cruisers coming in anytime soon?
Hey man! TGM skateboards has what you're looking for, they have an old school Santa Cruz flaming hand complete for only $129 , but they only have one left! They dont charge tax or for shipping.🔥☮
It's a mini though. My mistake
@@burtman9649 no worries appreciate it. I ordered one off of Amazon. Sorry nhs.
@@Alex-305 Ya NHS distributes them so they don't care where you order them from! SK8 Hi
Yep. If we don't have them in stock and it's a recent product you should be able to find them from one of our retailers. Thx!
I want this I'm a 5'4 girl so would the board be to big for me. I know its a 9 inch board I really want to buy this
Ron please teach us frontside 180 ollies 🙏🙏🙏
I'll work on more trick tips. Making a 'how to slappy' one right now.
I will say this on 180s. There's 2 ways you can do them.
You can start turning the board before you pop, using the tail to start it turning and almost making it skip like a shove it and then follow the board with your feet.
Or
You do a straight ollie and really focus on making sure the board sticks to your feet, then you can turn it in the air.
Also, you can always land with your foot on the nose and turn it all the way 180 after you land.
like many skate tricks, there's many different ways to do it.
I've always liked the feeling of popping a nice straight ollie and turning it almost on the way back down. Then you can 180 as high as you ollie straight.
Hope that helps!
Hi, i really like this board, do you think the size is too big for me? Im 165cm. If it is, do you have any recommendations for me, i love cruising around and want the board as fast as possible 😀
What size are the risers? Are you getting wheel bite with 60mm wheels?
It comes with 1/4 risers. 1/4in = 6.35mm so it's like riding 53/54mm wheels without risers. I had no issues with wheelbites. Always good to be a little careful at first with new trucks/cushions but they broke in super quick.
I would buy that cruiser just to get to 7/11 or something like that but Sadly enough I don't live in la 😔
How much does that type of skateboard weigh?
Hey man. What’s the width of this. I don’t think I saw it
Cruise Missile 2 concave?
It's categorized as our "pool" concave. Other decks that have used it were the Creature Navarette Relic and the Grabke Exploding Clock reissue.
I have a street board cruiser could I do tricks on that ?
Guessing you mean the Santa Cruz Street Skate Cruzer? Yes. It can do all the same tricks.
@@NHSSkateDirect okay ya that’s what I meant thanks
Hi, i wanna buy your type of santa cruz board, what do you think about the board since you use it? Do you recommend it? Can it go fast?
what is the max size wheels that can be put on this and not get wheel bite?
Ill tell you now. I just got a Santa Cruz Salba Tiger deck. I just got it for cruising and exercise. I got 215 Indy trucks, clear tape, Bones Swiss six bearings. And Powell Peralata Byron Essert wheels. Now I got the wheels for a fast cruise, and to go over pebbles with ease. They are 72mm, 75 a. They are fast as shit. Really, the board scares me, Lol. But the wheels are longboard wheels. So, my board looks like a 4x4. Its so high. Im 6ft 3. And have to be careful whe Ii kick. I have half inch risers on it. I ordered 1/8 risers to see if that helps some. If not, I will have to get some smaller wheels. Lol
I wouldn't go much bigger than what it comes with: 60mm.
Maybe 61/62... but wheel biting with soft cruzer wheels can be harsh. They grab more than harder wheels.
You can always add a little more riser or maybe some shock pads. Might need longer hardware depending on how thick though.
@@blacksnakegray2552 wow, would be great to see that setup
@@sosogood7375 since then, I've purchased the jumbo mark gonzoles board. Same berings and trucks. With 66mm slime balls. That board is almost a foot wide. Its literally a yacht.
I need the best overall wheel for cruising but also learning tricks. I just feel that the 78a is so good for cruising but might make learning some harder. What’s the best happy medium?
I'd go with the 92a Ricta Chrome Core Clouds or OJ 95a Nomads. The Clouds will be the hardest cruiser wheel and the Nomads the softest street wheel.
nhsfunfactory.com/products/54mm-chrome-clouds-black-92a-ricta-skateboard-wheels?variant=40118104391837
Powell makes a 93a Green Dragon formula now
Should you change the bearing for Bones Reds or na
My dude on an NHS channel if you're going to talk bearings change them for Bronson G2s at least. That or Indy bearings. No Bones talk here. ha ha.
I wouldn't change them. At no point did I feel like it needed an upgrade. It's fast as is.
1:30 I'm sorry but did this man just casually skate uphill without pushing?
It does look uphill doesn't it. Actually going down a little hill but the camera angle playing tricks. No skate workout like pushing uphill... except maybe tick tacking.
@@NHSSkateDirect oh I know, there's an hour long uphill road at my place, it's great going down, not quite so going up
I just got a regular deck and I’m going to throw some cruiser wheels on it anyone every try this I just want something with a nose and tail to can curse around the town wil and not bite pebbles
It looks a lot like a Jason Jessee shape to me.
That too. 9.35 at it's widest point so maybe a bit downsized from the 10 inch vert shapes from back in the day.
Compared to the landyachtz tugboat which is better
I've never ridden a Tugboat so I can't say. Also, it depends on what kind of skating you want to do on it. I did see there's Tugboats with reverse kingpin trucks as well as regular truck versions. Reverse trucks turn super quick so those ones will be super turny and carve great but regular trucks will be better for higher speeds and downhill. Personally, I'd go with Santa Cruz because I know the shape and parts are great for tricks as well as cruising.
I hate wheels now. They're either way too soft, or way too hard. I like 95A, but they're hard to find.
Back in the day it seemed like there was a lot more 92's and 95's. I think wheel companies are starting to bring them back. OJ and Slime Balls have a lot of those mid range hardnesses.
Im not sure to buy this deck or the landyachtz dinghy :/
Looks like the Dinghy is a bit smaller (28.5" x 8") and doesn't have as much of a nose. More of a compact cruiser. I've never ridden one so I can't speak on how it skates. The 80's cruiser is a little bigger, has more nose and will be better for ollies and tricks.
I have a dinghy coffin and its really fun. i wanted a compact board to carry around and that has quality materials. I would love to have this santa cruz board too but I think (not sure) the dinghy rides smoother. slightly bigger wheels higher abec.
Like why though, there is no point to having a different type of skateboard to use as a "cruiser", the only thing that matters are the wheels. Just put soft wheels on any board you want to use as your "cruiser"
Todays' decks are boring generic graphics with PO$ corporate logos.
Wish I could just buy the cruiser deck and not the whole complete.
There was a Creature Gwar deck that used that shape. Might be hard to find. Also, there will be some special available when the Speed Wheels Art tour happens. That's been postponed because of covid. Search for "Santa Cruz Reissue decks" and you can find similar decks. We often have them on our site but are out right now: www.nhsfunfactory.com/santa-cruz-skateboards/skateboard-decks/reissue-skateboard-decks
No bro…ritcas wheels 92s
There’s no such thing as a “cruiser”. There’s just people that do tricks and people that don’t do tricks.
Great video.I bought the 80'style with the orange wheels.I had to tighten the trucks up a bit but after that it was awesome!
Rad! Glad you like it.
Handsdown favorite part of RON is to twist of cane SMA... SO MANY WATCHES.. all black hat back... ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
Thx! Ahh the 90's. Danzig and football shapes. Take me back.
i should've used a cruiser to better my skimboarding skills🥲