Wondering if there are any longboarders here that can help me out.
I bought myself a no-wind present of a longboard. Been after one for a while, and a decent looking one came up in budget on ebay, so I bought it
(little bit of an impulsive buy...)
The board is an Original Apex 37. The older model (~2008 I think ?) I kinda like it, but I'm a little concerned that it's to flexible for me. I'm ~14
stone (bit of a fat boy, I know) and the board is a medium flex I think. I only found that out after I bought it though, lol. The first thing I
noticed when having a play is that it is really flexy for me. I can cruise back and fourth okay, but if I stand in the middle it does feel veryyy
flexy. I'm not 100% sure I trust it. If / when I improve (I'm pretty crap at the mo) I'd like to do some freeride / dancing kinda stuff, and I'm not
sure it would be wise to jump etc on a board that is so flexy for me.
Any advice ? I'm wondering If I should just sell it on, and buy another slightly stiffer board ???
Cheers,
Timindigo_wolf - 23-7-2013 at 01:24 PM
The Original Apex 37 is available in 4 flex patterns that varies the structure of the maple, carbon, FB matrix to accommodate different weight
riders.
Does your stance place your feet inboard, over, or outboard of the trucks?
ATB,
Samelfasa - 23-7-2013 at 01:45 PM
Thanks, Sam.
-Do you know which one you got?
-Middle weight
-How much flex are you experiencing?
-Much more than I was expecting. But I don;t know what is normal for a longboard. I was expecting it to feel more like the mountain boards I have had
in the past.
-Does your stance place your feet inboard, over, or outboard of the trucks?
-I'm putting my feet right on the outside of the grip taped area. An inch or two inside of the trucks.
