ApolloCruiser Skateboards - Midi Cruiser Longboard - Surf Carver Skateboard - Complete Cruiser Board for Adults, Kids, Boys, Girls, Teen. Kicktail Vintage Mini Skateboard. Incl. T-Tool

Beginner skater here and this is my first board. Boyfriend got a regular skateboard which is a completely different experience. My cruiser board is way faster! Being a first timer this board is too fast for me. Feels like it wants to shoot out from under me. I absolutely love it but I have been learning better on my boyfriends regular board. Rides nice and smooth but fast and I don't think you can adjust the wheels on this one. Ive have tightened them as much as I could and nothings happened. Hoping once I'm a comfortable skater I can use this board. Definitely gets on down the road!

Feels stiff at first , rides pretty smooth. Grip tape feels mad cheap but pretty strong hold

To give a little context, I’m 39 years old, 6’1, and about 190 or so pounds. So far, this skateboard supports me fine, but it will definitely flex a bit if I put my rear foot far enough back on the tail and apply force with my other foot forward. The skateboard comes out of the box with the trucks a bit loosey-goosey, so you should take a moment to tighten those a bit to prevent wheel bite. The 60mm wheels with ABEC 9 bearings roll nicely. There is one speed ring per wheel between the inner bearings and the trucks, which is already a decent start compared to other budged boards I’ve come across. I recommend buying some speed rings to add an additional speed ring per wheel. When I took the wheels off, I made sure the speed rings were freely moving, and I added another speed ring between the lock nut and the outer bearing. The wheels spun fine after I adjusted the locknut, but I think they spin nicer with the added speed ring. If nothing else, it will help longevity of parts. The slope of the tail is pretty mild, and the concave of the board is fairly mild as well, but it’s definitely there and rather difficult to see in the photos on the listing; I tried capture it in my own photos. There was a small dent on the edge of the nose of the deck when I took it out of the box, but honestly, it’s small enough that for the price of the board, I can overlook that when it’s bound to happen from normal use anyway. A skateboard is going to hit curbs, flip upside-down and just generally get banged around. If this were a more expensive board, I would probably have been seeking some kind of discount or compensation for receiving a dinged board.Having the skate T-tool included with the board is a nice, so you don’t have to worry about picking one out. It immediately gives you the ability to make necessary adjustments out of the box and do routine maintenance on the components later on. I highly recommend checking the tightness of all the hardware. It seems very common for the lock nuts for the wheels to be overtightened out of the box and for other things to not be tight enough. This isn’t uncommon with complete prebuilt skateboards. For the trucks, you want to make sure those are secured well to the deck, but not overly tightened; loose trucks will damage the deck over time and overtightening them can also be detrimental.I tried adding a Waterborne Surfskate adapter to the deck and it will fit fine. So, if you’re thinking about doing so in the future, the parts fit. If you do so, you may want bigger wheels.After spending some time riding this board, I like it. And for the price, I like it a lot. It’s a budget board that is actually pretty good, so if you’re thinking about getting into skateboarding and you want a cruiser, this one is really worth considering. No, it’s not perfect, and no it’s probably not for someone who is already an accomplished skater. But it’s a great budget option for someone who’s just starting out and will likely wear on their board a bit more as they figure things out. It’s also a good choice if you’re on a tight budget and want to add a cruiser to your existing arsenal of skateboards.Overall, I like the board. I think the quality of this board and its components are good for the price. No, it’s not a super high-end cruiser, but it’s a pretty good starting point for the half the price, and it looks good, too.

First the board just looks amazing, the fit and finish is great. It seems extremely well made but lightweight at the same time. Everything is set perfectly the deck tape is spot on, the trucks are level and flush (screws aren't angled like misaligned/drilled, and the graphics are straight with an evenly applied finish (sealer).Since it's a cruiser style, durability shouldn't be an issue as compared to a more "standard" type board. I like these types and the longboards as I find them easier to ride. Personally a longboard is easier than this one but this has it beat in weight and size, as it's easier to get around with it.This would make a great first board, for learning to ride but some may not like it due to not being able to do tricks. Now I don't mean one can't do any, they can be done, it's just not what it's designed for. It's also a great art piece, I know many like to collect decks for hanging on the wall and this will not disappoint.Honestly for about $80 (time of writing) you get a lot of value, nice bonus is it does come with a wrench to make adjustment as needed or to one's preferences. It's not a huge thing and they aren't that expensive but if you don't have one they are handy and a lot easier than carrying around (or searching) for separate wrenches and a screwdriver.I won't lie there are nicer boards out there but they cost quite a bit more and I can't say that the increase in price always means for a better value. I think Apollo has done a great job of finding a nice mix of quality and pricing, which can be hard to do. I definitely recommend giving one of these a try.

Two years ago, I bought my first "skateboard" ever. Ardent skateboarders, though, would call it instead a "cruiser"—and more specifically a "pennyboard"—mimicking brand  Pennyboard's plastic cruisers , maybe the first marketed. Altogether, there are cruisers, skateboards, and longboards.Seeking to simply speed some trips, and thus seeking maximal portability, too, I bought the  smallest pennyboard, 22.5'' . Then I found myself lacking dedication to learn on such a short, slippery board. Once I bought the bigger size, 27''—called a "nickelboard"—pandemic restrictions kept me inside, anyway.Yet having felt how difficult to learn, I felt it too distant into the future that I'd become skilled enough to ride it, as I planned, even on narrow sidewalks beside busy car traffic. I guess I could've added grip tape to help. Seeing this board, though, I sensed a cruiser–skateboard hybrid, or perhaps simply a real cruiser, not a penny- or nickelboard.This board, too, is 27'', yet it's wider along most of its length. They have basically matching wheels, yet this board's trucks seem wider and have risers, giving more clearance for turning. And versus bearings rated ABEC7, nearly the tightest tolerance, these rate ABEC9, indeed the tightest tolerance. Knowing what I know now, I would've chosen this board in the first place. (Yet note that some marketing photos here show a different variant: the sides of mine are fully flat, not slightly upturned.) Pennyboard's plastic cruiserssmallest pennyboard, 22.5''