The streets in your city are rough but not skating isn’t an option for you? Sounds like a job for a cruiser! In the skatedeluxe online skate shop, you’ll find cruiser boards from hot brands like Penny, Globe and SK8DLX that will reliably get you from point A to B.
What are cruiser
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Cruiser Skateboards
The streets in your city are rough but not skating isn’t an option for you? Sounds like a job for a cruiser! In the skatedeluxe online skate shop, you’ll find cruiser boards from hot brands like Penny, Globe and SK8DLX that will reliably get you from point A to B.
What are cruiser skateboards?
Cruiser skateboards, or simply cruisers, are skateboards that have bigger and softer wheels than common skateboards. Another difference between normal skateboards and cruisers is the shape, which is reminiscent of Oldskool decks, since the tail is a little bit flatter and the nose, more pointed.
The cool thing about cruisers is that they ride like a longboard. But in contrast to longboards, skateboard cruisers are shorter and more manoeuvrable. Because of the high terminal velocity of cruiser wheels, you’ll easily pick up speed and won’t have to push all the time. Cruisers are also a good choice for filming since they’re pretty quiet and therefore, you’ll hardly hear the sound of the wheels on the footage. Unfortunately, cruisers are not suitable for many tricks.
Which cruiser is the right one for you?
The concave
Cruisers combine different approaches of skateboarding and longboarding. For example, you’ll find cruisers with different concaves in our shop. There are three types of concaves that describe the long side of a deck. You can distinguish between low, medium and high concaves. Cruisers without concave provide you with a stronger hold on your board, while cruisers with concave are more fun to steer. The graphic shows you how to distinguish between the different concaves.
1. Low Concave 2. Medium Concave3. High Concave
With or without flex
A term that comes from longboarding and is also applicable to cruisers is called flex. Flex is basically short for flexibility and it describes how much the deck of your cruiser will bend when you stand on it. The amount of flex will affect the riding quality of your cruiser. In our shop, you’ll find cruisers with and without flex (those are called stiff). You can use the filter option „longboard flex“, to search for cruisers with different degrees of flex. Moreover, you’ll learn more about flex in our longboard wiki.
The material
While skateboard decks are mostly made from maple, there are cruisers made from other types of wood as well as from plastic. Plastic cruisers are quite compact and perfect for short distances in the city. Some of these models even fit into a backpack. Cruisers that are made from wood are often a little bit longer and wider. Because of that, wooden cruisers are more comfortable when you’re going a longer distance.
By the way, you’ll find the length and width of every cruiser in our shop in the product descriptions.
Just cruising is too boring for you? When you’re using the filter option “usable for”, you’ll also find cruisers that are good for carving. Please note that the trucks of skateboard cruisers are commonly mounted the traditional way (top-mount).
Do you want to convert your skateboard into a cruiser?
If you’re looking for cruiser wheels to make a cruiser out of your skateboard, simply take a look at the skateboard wheels section. Almost all wheels that are softer than 90A are suitable as cruiser wheels. By using the filter “wheel durometer”, you can easily search for your new set of cruiser wheels. Attention: You may need riser pads and longer bolts for the transformation of your board in order to prevent wheelbites. Our skateboard hardware wiki tells you what you have to keep in mind.
Do you have further questions?
If you want to create your own individual cruiser or skateboard, you can give our skateboard configurator a try. This way, you won’t have to worry about making sure all the parts fit. For your cruiser, we would recommend wheels with a durometer softer than 90A. If you have any trouble, you can contact our customer service team.