Desperately seeking longboard

[Dervish]

I need a longboard. Any longboard approx 9'-10'. Actually I am a newbie, and I live on Long Island. Willing to pay shipping and all that. Know any good cheap places that sell longboards for reasonable price? Thanks.

 

[BryanLamb]

Your best is to look on ebay and get a BIC to start out with. I know its considered a "newbie" board - but those things are indestructible, and are GREAT to learn on. Plus - after you've developed some skill - you can get a decent fin (the Fins unlimited 9.5 egg fin works great in the BIC box) and surf that thing as your longboard for the ultra small days - and just buy a shortboard to begin learning on as well.

Also - I know on ebay there is a place in Red Banks New Jersey where you can get BICs for pretty cheap, so you should look that up.

Basically...summed up.

+ side of Bics

-Cheap
-Very Durable
-Easy to learn on

Just be prepared to get a few "kooky" looks while you are learning.

Also - if you dont care what longboard you are getting, ebay probably has a ton of great deals for boards to learn on - just look around. I would also recommend checking out some of the surf shops in your area for used or consignment boards - or maybe head down to the breaks with a couple hundred bucks in hand and buy one.


Just realize, that you will be paying a used board price just to ship a board to you if you get one shipped. You might as well keep that money and get a shortboard and just drive to where the board is at.

Aloha

Bryan

 

[Landloct]

Your best is to look on ebay and get a BIC to start out with. I know its considered a "newbie" board - but those things are indestructible, and are GREAT to learn on. Plus - after you've developed some skill - you can get a decent fin (the Fins unlimited 9.5 egg fin works great in the BIC box) and surf that thing as your longboard for the ultra small days - and just buy a shortboard to begin learning on as well.

Also - I know on ebay there is a place in Red Banks New Jersey where you can get BICs for pretty cheap, so you should look that up.

Basically...summed up.

+ side of Bics

-Cheap
-Very Durable
-Easy to learn on

Just be prepared to get a few "kooky" looks while you are learning.

Also - if you dont care what longboard you are getting, ebay probably has a ton of great deals for boards to learn on - just look around. I would also recommend checking out some of the surf shops in your area for used or consignment boards - or maybe head down to the breaks with a couple hundred bucks in hand and buy one.


Just realize, that you will be paying a used board price just to ship a board to you if you get one shipped. You might as well keep that money and get a shortboard and just drive to where the board is at.

Aloha

Bryan

Jack's Music.

I went up there to check out a used longboard, it's basically a record and guitar shop, and it seems like they sell the BICs on the side. The guy who handles surfboards wasn't there, nobody else in the shop had a clue or even cared about the surfboards. Just an FYI.

There's a Rusty funboard, not 9' though, on Ebay right now in Philly if you're willing to make the drive to save on shipping.

A guy on the 7th Street Surf Shop BB is selling a Stewart Hydro Hull right now too, I'll see if I can find the link.