Best Longboard For Carving

OUR TOP PICK

Form, function, and aesthetics are the three guiding principles behind the design of every Magneto longboard.

Fashioned in the eternal sunshine of Carlsbad, California, Magneto’s boards are made to cruise and carve the street the way that the first generation of skaters did, with style, grace, and eye turning aplomb.

After all, if you’re going to be turning the streets to dust on your longboard, you might as well look good while you’re doing it. 

Magneto’s three-ply bamboo and fiberglass deck combines all the flex that you’ll need to negotiate every hill that you want to carve down with inbuilt durability which means it won’t let you down when you need it most.

Forty-two inches long and nine inches wide, the deck has all the room that you’ll need to learn and conquer the art of carving, and the drop through trucks and cutaways make the board smooth to ride and prevent wheel rub, so it’s easy to turn, and when you do push into the turns, you can go as tight and hard as possible and Magento’s board will always stay on course.

The seven inch Paris style cast aluminum trucks and high rebound wheels will help you feel every bump on the street and enable you to fly past them without a care or worry in the world.

Some longboards were made to cruise and some were made to soar, but Magento’s bamboo beast was made to carve. 

Pros

• The fusion of three-ply bamboo, fiberglass, and carbon fiber that Magneto have used to fashion this longboard makes sure that it’s imbued with all of the flex that’ll you need to rise to any carving challenge that you set for yourself, but also make it stable and comfortable to ride while granting it an incredible level or toughness and durability.
• The cut-outs of the deck’s design and drop-through trucks that it’s fitted with make it perfect for carving. You won’t be troubled by wheel rub as you push into turns and the Magneto will never buck or throw you off no matter how tight and low you go. 
• And the deck is big enough for you to find your footing and all the confidence that you’ll need to start carving and cruising in style. Despite what you might have heard in the two-minute anthems that longboarders chose as their skating soundtracks of choice, no one was born to skate and Magento’s longboard will help you to learn how to carve at a pace that’s comfortable for you.

Cons

• Some longtime riders have questioned the durability of the deck and its construction after pushing into their usual set of tricks and coming up short after the deck gave out under their feet.  You can push the board hard, after all, that’s what it was made to let you do, but if you push it too hard, you, and your longboard could come up short.

EDITORS CHOICE

Owned and operated by a couple of skating and surfing fanatics, Jucker Hawaii was formed to enable its founders to live out their dreams of feeling like they were always riding the waves and the perfect valleys of the islands whenever they were on one of their longboards, regardless of where they might be in the world.

Made to be the all-rounder that most longboarders fantasize about, the Hoku is an all-weather longboard that’ll help you to weather any skating storm that you find yourself caught in. 

At just seven and half-pounds, this forty-two inch long and nine-inch wide longboard is light enough to glide down any hill and every street and long enough to enable you to find your ideal riding style and position while you’re attempting to shatter all manner of skating records and stunts.

Built from bamboo and fiberglass composite (the exact ratios of which are a closely guarded secret), the Hoku’s double kicktail, deck cutouts, and drop through trucks make it perfect for carving, tricks, and cruising.

It’s all the longboard that you’ll ever need to vanquish the streets and crush every longboarding technique under the sun. 

No-one knows what skaters need and want from a longboard as well as skaters do, and Jucker Hawaii’s longboards are made by skaters for skaters.

The Hoku was designed to carve the hills, cruise the streets and leave skateparks in its wake, while making sure that the person guiding it has the ride of their life.  

Nowhere is safe from the Hoku’s reach, and there isn’t a path, sidewalk, or park that won’t tremble in fear when it glides through, and by, them. 

Pros

• Designed to conquer the hills and valleys of the Hawaiian islands while feeling like you’re riding the waves of the oceans that surround them, the Hoku is a longboard that’s been made to enable you to skip between and through any and all skating styles that you can imagine with ease and fluidity. 
• The drop-through design of the deck and trucks ingrains the Hoku with an incredibly low center of gravity that makes it easy to ride and master and the deck cutouts negate wheel rub, so you’ll be able to carve any road and any street with grace and style.  
• And the fiberglass and bamboo composite (sshhh, it’s a secret) that Jucker Hawaii uses to build the Hoku make it super strong and able to deal with any and all of the knocks and punishment that the street will hand out to it.

Cons

• Ninety-nine point nine nine percent of the skaters who rode into battle on the back of the Hoku would happily entrust their lives to it, while the minority who wouldn’t, felt that the deck wasn’t capable of doing the things that Jucker claims it can and will.  The truth about what it can and can’t do probably lies somewhere in the middle. All we know is that we can barely remember the last time that we had as much fun carving down the hills of our neighborhood as we did while we were riding the Hoku.

BEST VALUE

Atom believes in doing things the old fashioned way. They don’t employ any middle-men, sales representatives, or marketeers, they just let their longboards speak for themselves.

Obsessed with the ride, all that Atom does is make longboards for skaters who are as fanatical as they are about cruising and carving their way through life as they are. 

A nine ply Canadian maple board (which means that’s tougher than a team of seasoned lumberjacks), Atom’s Drop Through is forty-one inches of devastating carving power.

Made to be easy to push, once you’re rolling all you’ll want to do is carve, and thanks to the deck cutouts and the design of the board, you’ll be able to get nine and a half inches of turning leverage, which means that this board will turn tighter than a Ferrari at Daytona and looks just as good as the Italian supercar does on its very best day.

The cast aluminum, longboard trucks, and super heavy rebound, wide-rimmed wheels produce all the speed and power that you’ll need to hurtle downhill, while the concave, nine and half-inch wide deck that’s covered in silicone grip tape will give you the confidence to carve into every curve with enthusiasm. 

Smooth, precise, and built to last, Atom’s Drop Through longboard only knows how to do one thing, and that’s skate like it was being chased by the devil himself. 

And when you’re screaming downhill and carving up the road surface in a rapid and frenzied fashion, you’ll be glad that Atom didn’t hold back and pushed the limits of what it was possible to do when they designed this board. 

Pros

• Made by skateboarding fanatics who refuse to compromise or settle for second best, Atom’s Drop Through longboard was made to suit the riding styles of newbies and veterans alike and will set your skating heart on fire as soon as you hit the streets with it. 
• Fashioned from nine ply Canadian maple, the Drop Though has been made to take pounding after pounding after pounding without flinching. 
• Using purpose-designed aluminum longboard trucks and super heavy rebound wheels in conjunction with deck cuts and a concave design means that this board will grant you a carving power that all of the gods of skating would be jealous of. 
• And best of all? Atom’s longboard comes with a limited one year warranty, so if it does fail due to manufacturing or design error, Atom will either replace your longboard, or they’ll give you your money back. 

Cons

• The Drop Through hasn’t been made with the heavier skater in mind, and as such, if you are carrying a few extra pounds, it might be wise to look elsewhere for a longboard, as the Drop Through can, and will, drop you if you’re too heavy for it.  Which let’s be honest, is a serious design flaw on Atom’s part and one that they really should have addressed and corrected. 

RUNNER UP

White Wave longboards was born from the belief that every skater should know what it feels like to catch a perfect wave while they’re riding on concrete. 

Their founder Josh believed, and still believes that price shouldn’t dictate the quality of a longboard and set out to ensure that everyone,  whatever their financial status was, could ride a longboard that would make their soul soar and their heart sing.  

And that desire to draw a line through, and wipe out, economic disparity in the longboarding world, made White Wave a skating force to be reckoned with. 

Thirty-nine inches long and nine and a half inches wide, this Bamboo longboard is made from multiple layers of bamboo and maple ply, which make it flexible, stable, and strong.

The drop design of the deck, double kicktail, and cutouts make it an ideal carving missile that won’t falter or deviate from the course that you set it on and will stay on target for as long as you want, and need it to.

And its cast aluminum trucks and super heavy rebound wheels mean that you won’t miss a beat of the streets rough and ready heart and will be able to navigate any and all bumps or obstacles in your path with ease. 

The White Wave is, as Iggy Pop once sang “a street walking cheetah with a heart full of napalm”, and is the longboarding equivalent of an F-16 with its afterburners fully engaged. It’ll take off like a rocket and has a nimble precision and degree of control that’s incredibly rare in the longboarding world. In other words, it’s a carving monster. 

Pros

• It’s fast, it’s mean but it’s never frightening. At thirty-nine inches long and nine and a half inches wide, it has more than enough deck space to allow you to find your bearings and discover your inner carving master. 
• Made from multiple layers of bamboo and Canadian maple, White Wave’s longboard is as tough and durable as it is maneuverable and can withstand whatever (within reason of course) abuse your skating sessions throw at it.
• And the mission objective that White Wave was founded to accomplish? They achieved it, and this longboard is living proof that price doesn’t always have to determine the quality and that longboarding can be, and is affordable, for everyone.

Cons

• Some riders have, in the past, complained about the quality of the wheels that White Wave used for their longboard, but this seems to be an issue that they’ve not only addressed but have also dealt with.

RUNNER UP

A name that’s unfamiliar to most longboarders, Minority might not have the same sort of skating pedigree that the other longboards on our list do, but that hasn’t stopped them from making a downhill, carving juggernaut that most skaters would give their right arms to ride.

While it’s next to impossible to find out anything about the brand, the proof of the skating pudding is in the carving and this longboard can carve with the very best of them. 

Forty inches long and eight and a half inches wide, this eight-ply cold-pressed maple board, has a drop deck to make it easier and more comfortable to ride, double deck cutouts so that wheel rub won’t be an issue that you’re troubled by and can turn in a tighter circle than Ken Block in his purpose-built drift mobile. 

And its heavy-duty polyurethane wheels with stainless steel bearings mean that it’ll go like greased lightning, stop on a dime and give you all the control that you’ll need to carve with panache and cruise in style. 

Names may mean a lot in the nine to five world, but when it comes to hitting the streets with four wheels and a deck, they don’t mean all that much.

All that matters is how well your longboard cruises and carves, and Minority’s board can keep pace with all of the skating world’s big guns at a fraction of the price they’d ask for a similar ride. 

Pros

• Made from eight layers of cold-pressed maple ply, Minority’s longboard is a durable street beast that’ll carve its way into your affections. 
• It’s a drop deck design which means it’s easy to ride, master, and learn how to carve on. It might not be the board that you’ll ride for the rest of your life, but it’ll do for the time being and that’s all that matters. 
• And it’s also an incredibly affordable way to conquer the practice of carving. It won’t hurt your pocketbook or damage your bank balance, and certainly won’t leave a mark on your financial future. It’s just a fun way to spend your days carving and cruising.

Cons

• Minority, if the rumors flying around the skating mill are to be believed, need to focus on quality control and attention to detail as some of their longboards don’t seem to be fit for purpose.  Due skating diligence is everything, and it seems to be a facet of longboarding manufacturing that Minority has chosen to ignore.