Over at The Longboard Store, you can find many of the guys in the shop hanging out in our Live Chat system ready to answer any question you might have about longboards, trucks, wheels, or general questions about the meaning of life.

Though most people don’t ask us about the meaning of life, we do get lots of beginning longboarders asking what is the best entry-level setup to buy.  So I have asked everyone around the shop what they think is the most ideal beginner longboard.  And here are the results!

TLS 40″ Basic

One of our first recommendations we usually give for a beginning longboard setup is our own TLS 40″ Basic Complete.  The deck is constructed of laminated Baltic Birch, and has generous cut-outs to avoid wheel bite.  Wheel bite (for the true newbies out there) is the unpleasant experience of your … Read More »