by Steve Palmer | Choosing Your Surfskate, Trucks
Should You Choose the Carver C5, C7, or CX? So you’re trying to choose your first Carver surfskate and you want to know if you should choose choose the C5, CX, or C7 surfskate truck. Whether you’re a surfer a non-surfer, in this guide I’ll give you as much...
by Steve Palmer | Brands, Trucks
How Many Surfskate Trucks are There? The first surfskate truck, the Carver C7, was released in 1996. Now there are at least 20 original surfskate trucks and 52 companies selling some version of a surfskate. Since October of 2020 I’ve been obsessively researching...
by Steve Palmer | Surfskating Basics, Trucks
What is a Surfskate Adapter & How Do You Use One? A surfskate adapter is a device you can mount onto any skateboard or longboard deck that allows you to mimic surfing on land. Read this article to learn more about surf adapters. The first surfskate adapter, the...
by Steve Palmer | Choosing Your Surfskate, Trucks
INFOGRAPHIC: 13 Surfskate Trucks Compared on 7 Variables With so many surfskate trucks on the market, how can you know which one is right for you? This infographic may help. Over the past several months, I’ve scoured the planet to buy every brand of surfskate I...
by Steve Palmer | Surfskating Basics, Trucks
How Do Surfskate Trucks Work? What sets surfskates apart from skateboards and longboards is their special front truck, which creates the feel of surfing on land. It was the summer of 1996. Two surfers from Venice, California, Neil and Greg, were bored from flat days....
