Carver quiver (Or other surf trainers)

just picked up a new san clemente (stained glass 3) for $60

i hate this thing.....too flexy

 

Bro. That's like comparing a Bic to a Coil...

 

pretty sure this thing is worse than that

ughhh

 

Haha, you saw that too on the Bean Town CL. I went back and forth with the chick selling it, but we could never settle on a time and place to make the deal. I even went to the scrap yard three times to raise the appropriate funds.

And dude, I wrote back to your PM about the pin tail and you never responded! What the dilly!!?? I think your account is completely jammed with PM's and the like. You gots ta clean dat sh!t out.

 

Long-time forum creeper, first-time poster:

I live in the Baltimore area and was looking for something to keep me sane when I don't have the time/money/stoke to drive to the often fickle OCMD. Bought a Loaded Dervish used from a kid a while back and thought it would be the best skateboard that shares some surf-like qualities... until I saw this thread about Carver boards.

I used to skateboard when I was younger, so I've had fun cruising around and playing with the flex of the Dervish. I'm able to walk tail to nose a little too, and I've had mediocre success sliding. However, I don't see myself bombing many hills or pushing the limit on carving and sliding at fast speeds - falling on concrete at those speeds just aint worth it IMO.

I have the board up for sale on craigslist now (linked below). My question: given the above, would a Carver board be that much different/offer more fun with less risk of breaking my wrist or tearing me up on asphalt? Maybe I'm just a sissy and aren't cut out for dryland boarding anymore? I've seen videos and those Carver trucks look unreal.

Here the posting for the Dervish: http://baltimore.craigslist.org/spo/4533338840.html

I know it's pricey. Willing to settle for $200 or trade for an equivalent Carver.

 

The carver is going to be different that what you are used to. At first it basically felt like the front truck was barley attached to the board. After you spend a couple of hours on it, it becomes your best friend. Im not going to say there is less risk of injury, it was sketchy at first for myself, but I love it now and can't/won't go back to standard trucks. When you get more cozy on it you will be able to take higher speed and throw some nice slides... grab the rail and dip into turns etc.. it is the bomb. I have a tantien and it colelcts dust now. I use it to SUP with my homemade paddle lol.... deff get the carver.

On another note, I need wheels bro's. Mostly for street. Someone link me to a nice wheel. Was thinking of going with a 4president Otangs but I kinda want to try a different brand. I like the 70mm size and am cool with an 83a duro.. if anything i would go a little harder not softer (no homo)...

 

OldSoul - I just threw on Pink Seven O's 70mm 81a (the blue ones, not pink, but they're called "Pink") two days ago after my Roundhouse wheels were so gnarly from thousands of hours and miles that I was able to slide them too much and they weren't grabbing as well for propulsion. When you go back to fresh wheels and don't slide automatically on a hard pump (I shove tail and throw arms on most hard pumps - keep it full body movement) it's kind of weird! Also sounds different and almost synthetic. These are square lip just like the Roundhouses. I rolled with the O-tang Kilmers in the fall and those are way slidier and also round lip.

I've been hitting hills and just carving them, not needing to boardslide for braking. Carving a fair incline at 20-30mph isn't bad at all once you've got the handle on these beasts. I don't fall too much anymore because of all the sand, ice, snow, rocks, potholes and such that I encounter Carving 52wks/yr, and when I'm about to these days it's more of a safety runoff. A major key to falling the right way on the Carver is to have front foot pointed more forward than perpendicular just like your surf stance. You fall when your toes are towards the rail and you're bumming - landing right on the hip.

MA - My inbox regurgitates on itself daily here. I try to keep it clean but there are too many valuable or funny PMs from members that I keep on file for reference. Tons of great info guys have given me. Hollar at me again, we can talk about the Pintail.

metard, you get on a C7 yet bro?

mrcoop, where's the latest vid from you?

Between work and wahines and surfing (when possible), this isn't a big Carver month for me but I'm still getting 3-5 hours a week on it. Pretty stoked to crank it up in August when we get some pro footage with my bud's film crew with drones overhead and all sorts of moving cams. Will be the dope show on the coastal routes and some local parks plus traditional skate vid antics around town.

Even when I'm too busy for a full sesh in a day I still hit the store or sammich shop at lunch or go do some errand so I can get pumping on pave. It's kind of like a cigarette for me, I can't go too long throughout the day without a few minutes on the Carver. Big kid recess.

In the winter, I'm pushing 3-5 hours a day because of cabin fever and on west coast trips sometimes 5+ in a day if the surf's not up and Honeyton dtown pave is macking. Boom.

 

Check out this bank about a mile from my house. It is in a near U shape but very wide plus it runs down hill so speed is no prob. I use my 37 inch diamond tail flex board with 78a Satori wheels and it's like a 250yd long backside wave that starts at waist high and peels down to knee at the end.

 

carter I like that you're thinking of asphalt in terms of real waves. Get on a Carver now and ditch the flexboard. Then we can call you rcarver. That's a sick lil bank you got there. Only question is how smooth the transition is from that flat to the bank. I like this bro. Keep finding spots around town. And get a Carver rcarver.

 

I need to find a bank like that, or something steep

 

There are some jacked up spots where the bank meets the flat but most of it is not bad at all. You could not hit it with small, hard wheels and the parking lot is way to rough for hard wheels but with some softies it's no problem. Cool thing about this bank is you have things to intergrate in the ride. You cna carve around the light pole or towards the end of the first shot you will see a sign in the middle of the bank. If you get the angle right you can cruise through the two poles like shoting a pier! Emass I'll have to check out these Carvers. Never seen one.

 

Shotting streets piers on a Carver is something I try to do whenever possible.

 

Nice bank. I had the same question. Beware of sand or soft sediment that can hide a wheel grabbing rut. I bruised my ribs in April hitting such an unsuspected thing.

And +1 on get a Carver. You will enjoy it & reap surf Xtraining benefits.

 

Maybe it's because I surfskate straight through NE winter and thus have to see every single obstacle in my path for terrain, but my incidence of falling from rocks and ruts has gone down to 1 in 5 sessions or less. If I'm throwing hacks and snaps at full effort then I should still be falling once or more per sesh based on challenge. The constant scanning of terrain is a great habit to carry over for surfing as it promotes you looking down the wave and finding sections and ways out of closeouts, etc. A total spatial awareness is key.

I feel that when it comes to the speed of getting into and riding a wave, sight and absorption of your surroundings is a lot harder to acquire than the actual movement patterns to use at the right time. Having a certain physical capability is one thing but being able to activate it at the appropriate time with slim margin of error is a whole new ballgame.

The Carver is so damn valuable to surfing. I've been working a lot on throwing snaps off the top of waves the last couple months (when even possible by having such waves) but the next step is throwing the snap into where I ride it out to the next part of the wave, as opposed to the snap being the end of the ride. Did that last night on a front snap without really thinking or planning it, since I was mainly focused on the compression needed prior to the throw. Got to give the credit to the Carver as I've thrown countless front snaps on it and rode them out.

 

I've been thinking seriously about getting a Carver. I'd never skated before, but lately when I can't get to any waves I've been hitting the local skate park with my son's cheapo board that he got at Target. It's clearly not meant for a 6'3" 210lb guy like me, and it's going to simply fall apart if I ride it much more.

Been eyeing the 36" Venice Blue for a while,,, but open to suggestions on other models that might fit me better.

 

This is a retailer map for NC from the Carver website:
http://www.carverskateboards.com/locator/us/?q_maps=North+Carolina&submit=Search

You can punch in other locations in the search if need be. If one of these shops is in range they might have a demo board or would let you try it in the lot.

 

36" is a good length to preserve surf stance with your height. I believe that stick is double kick as well. Get on it. Just don't make any Carver ding repair treads on SI...

 

Although keep an eye on wheel base. For example, the 36" Venice Blue has 18 1/8" vs 36" Venice Pintail has a wheelbase of 20.5". Depending on your stance preference, this is also an important factor along with board length.

 

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Huge point there. This is a certain fact. I don't like a narrow wheelbase at all.