Arbor Pilsner Flagship Review

Normally when skating street or transition, I ride a pop deck as I like the size and weight of the board. I have also ridden quite a few longboards and find they really flow smoothly. The Arbor Pilsner Flagship was the first cruiser board I have ridden. While it’s a bit different than what I traditionally ride, it handled better than expected wherever I took it. It’s more of an in-between class of board being a little more narrow than I’m used to and also on the shorter side. I discovered that big ollies or bombing hills might be best left to the pop decks and longboards. But, it's nimble enough for carving around and has enough kick tail to pop up curbs or down small stair sets. The Pilsner Foundation is a great board for just cruising town or getting around campus.
The deck is 7 ply Canadian Maple with a Palisander (rosewood) top and bottom ply. The top and bottom of this board are stunning and will surely turn heads. Arbor used their recycled glass re-grit to keep your feet locked in and to allow the beauty of the rosewood to remain uncovered. It also has a mellow concave to aid in keeping your feet in place. A set of Paris Street 129mm trucks give the board really quick turn initiation and allow for some tight cornering. Providing a smooth but fast ride are Arbor’s Easyrider Bogart wheels (Size: 61mm, Durometer 78A) and ABEC 5 bearings. The wheels provide good grip and are soft enough to absorb most things you’ll come across. The Arbor logo on the top and bottom are minimal and tastefully colored so as to not take away from the stunning Palisander wood.
Overall Impressions:
This board is a lot of fun to ride around the neighborhood or down mellow hills and it’s just really fun to carve around on. It would be great for getting around a college campus. It’s narrow width and smaller trucks make turn initiation really quick. It has just enough tail and nose to pop down curbs or small stair sets. The Arbor Pilsner Flagship is small but is big on looks and functionality!
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[@snowboardfringe]

Dig the review!

[@oldguysriptoo]

Thank you!

[@Schemerel]

So it really is possible to olie?

[@oldguysriptoo]

Absolutely! It has a really nice tail on it

[@Schemerel]

@@oldguysriptoo I'm a 37 yr old noob and I was thinking of buying a cheap second hand park board to learn how to olie because Ive read its hard to do on this board. I wish there were more clips of tricks on this board like there are for the Landyachtz Dinghy. Love the board though and thanks for giving me hope :)

[@oldguysriptoo]

@@Schemerel It’s definitely more of a board of to cruise around on. It can definitely be ollied. But for learning you might want to get a traditional skateboard

[@Schemerel]

@@oldguysriptoo thank you, thats exactly what I'm going to do!

[@oldguysriptoo]

@@Schemerel there are a ton of videos to teach you how to ollie. Good luck and have fun!

[@anthonium.]

This or the Oso for a newbie?

[@oldguysriptoo]

It kind of depends on what kind of skating you are going to do. The Pilsner is more of a cruise around board and maybe pop up or down curbs. The Oso is closer to and 80’s skateboard, suitable for pools, etc.

[@anthonium.]

​@@oldguysriptooThanks I'm actually looking for a cruiser to get to work that is nearby and back and maybe some curving on my off time. Nothing crazy. I'm 40 now. 😊

[@oldguysriptoo]

@@anthonium. you’d be fine with either one
The Oso is a little bigger which might be helpful