Surf and Rail Adapter FIN System for 3 Surfskate Trucks Modes - Surf Skate Truck Fits Any Board - Longboard Skateboard Accessories, Surf Skateboard Trucks, Surfskate Skateboard

If you dont have a surfskate board or surfskate trucks and you want to pump or have a surflike feeling get these. They are amazing, just started longboarding at 36yo (havent step foot on a skateboard in over 25 years) five days ago and i had a hard time pumping on a freeride board with gullwing trucks. My fault since the board wasnt really designed for it. These things made pumping much easier for me, the turns are real sharp and you can feel the carve. Its fun as hell and as they advertise works on a lot of board setups.Im using a sector9 faultline perch, installing the rear required flipping part of the adapter to fit and i had to use a soft mallet to knock the plate back into place. The front adapter required a little more improvisation because of the trucks the outside spacer was a real tight squeeze. Also couldnt use the provided washer for the same reason. I ended up using a flat washer and cutting part of it with a dremmel to make it fit.For the price, they are kinda pricey for someone frugal like me, but damn they are worth it. Great work out too.Edit: just to point out, not sure if it was just me but there were no install instructions. Had to youtube it. Would be nice if install instructions are included if not already.Also the square bushing squeaks like heck. I used bicycle grease around the bushing to see if it would help only to realize the squeaking is from where the bushing is seated. The bushing is seated so tightly i cannot remove it without potentially damaging it. Since its so new ill just have to deal with it. Praying the drops of lube i added seaps into the creavace and reduces squeaking over time.Update: squeaking is almost completely gone. If you have really tight square bushing just put a few drops of bearing lube in the creavace where the bushing sits.

I have Drop Through Longboard brand Atom that I bought from Amazon. I thought It's perfect for carving.Then I made a leap of faith getting this Waterborne adaptor after watching YouTube clips. And this thing is so amazing. Just get it. Don't ask why. I almost spend another $250 on Surf skate, this adapter saves me money.Pro-Easy Installation.-High quality front (surf adapter)-Screws and nuts provided.-Carving on longboard much more easy.-Sharp turn even much more.-On flat surface you don't have to push, it runs by itself when you move your ankle up and down.-It works like Ripstick with balance of 4 wheels that you don't have to touch the ground.-It feels more smoothly on uneven ground with small holes, small bumps, (analogy: feels like the luxury car suspension).Cons:-Plastic Rail (back) Adapter. Not the same as the one in their website as of 2020 Jan. it looks cheap.-Speed will slow down a bit due to the attachment raising your board from the ground.-It makes the board heavier so it will be harder to do kick flip trick etc.Overall, BIG POSITIVE. I sacrifice the "trick-ability" for comfort mobility.Must Have if you are more into carving zig zag moves etc.NOTE: If you have a skateboard, highly recommended to get the Rail adapter to increase turn ratio. But if you have a longboard, you don't have to get the rail adapter, since longboard truck is flexible enough for you to just twisting your hip to move the longboard without the need for your foot to step down on the ground to push and move forward.

The media could not be loaded. For context: I am someone who's snowboarded for many years, skated on and off for years, and started longboarding a few years back, but only done a surfing lesson.Seeing all these new surfskates and systems from Carver, Yow, Smoothstar, Swelltech, and others made me want to try them, but pulling the trigger on a new board can be expensive as all heck. This looked like an affordable way to give it a shot with gear I already own.Packaging, Build, and Features: You get an octagonal box, with installation instructions printed on the outer facets if the interior box. Everything is packaged well, so no cosmetic nicks or blemishes due to shipping. Hardware is in color coded bags for front and rear adapters. The adapters them self are well built and feel substantial in the hand and on a board, adding heft.Unlike a Carver C7, or Yow Meraki system, Waterborne used a unique square bushing system to create the surfy front truck.Because it raised my boards above either of their stock riser heights, and was designed with a limiter to prevent wheel bite, I did not need to use risers or shock pads on either board with the Waterborne adapters. The increased ride height made me not want to try any tricks on it, however, aside from manuals, which somehow felt easier? 🤷Another potential benefit to non-surfers is that it will work out muscles you didn't know you had and allows you another method of generating forward momentum.Riding Experience: I tried these out on two different boards I've owned so far, a Sector 9 Ninety Five Cascade Mini-Cruiser with Gullwing Shadow Trucks and Sector9 Nine balls 60mm stomeground wheels, and a Landyachtz Ripper Watercolor Longboard with Bear TPK trucks, and 63mm Fatty Hawgz wheels. . Both times, I swapped the trucks and wheels from the original boards, just installing the surfskate adapters, though I also did try them out with Waterborne's Living Water surfskate wheels.I'm 5'10, ~200 lbs, for reference.The Sector 9 was the first experience and while it was fun, it wasn't quite right for my riding style and body type. The wheelbase was too short and it was kind of a strange stance. But it was still fun and interesting and the thing carved super deep and turned on a dime. It felt like a super carvey mini cruiser, but it rode very tall and the overall narrow width of the board made it harder to balance on if I needed to push. The smaller, rounded lip wheels also broke loose unintentionally once, leading to a fall. The Living Water wheels were a straight improvement there.The Ripper, on the other hand, immediately felt like the winner. Stable, surfy, and very fun to ride. Turned faster and carved deeper than stock, of course, but also so playful. The Ripper was already one of my all time favorite setups, and now it's even better. It's slightly less stable to push on for distance, but it is also easier to push and ride normally than the mini cruiser. It really does feel like a surfboard, and I've had so much fun bombing around on it and exercising with it.Conclusion: Really, because you could put this on any board and try it out, it does make it a universal adapter, and while it's not the same as say, a Carver C7 or Yow Meraki, it's definitely a great way to experience whether or not surfskating is for you.As far the rear adapter, I like it. I don't think it's strictly necessary, but I've enjoyed my time with mine.Disclaimer: I have not been paid or otherwise compensated for my review. I bought this product with my own money for my own purposes. My experiences are subjective of course, so ymmv.