When you step on the board, does the deck bend? If so, how can i prevent this?
87790
The deck does not bend, it springs. Part of the design. Seems to ride smooth this way. If it was too rigid. It would not be a comfortable ride.
87791
They are supposed to bend! Unlike skateboards, longboards are meant to bend. Now how much it bends depends on how thick the wood is on your deck (longboard). So when you buy a new board, pay attention to the description. It will tell you how many plies of wood they used to make the board. It is truly a matter of preference. Softer for everyday use, and harder is you are thinking about doing tricks n stuff. Your longboard is perfectly fine. Enjoy!
87792
It all depends on the person using it. I weigh about 140 pounds and it doesn't really bend unless I start jumping on it and even then it doesn't bend drastically.
87793
Depending on your weight, yes. This isn't really an issue if you want a flexy board, there's no way to prevent it except for buying a stiffer board.
173607
As far as soft board fins go, they are fairly stiff-any flex you get is going to probably be due to the fin box/board material itself that the fins are mounted in.
1509236
Yes. The issue isn't so much the board, it's the bar you put your legs over. It's to short, I feel it needs to be longer to secure your legs properly.
1868741
Nope, it flops over. It's not too difficult to shove the back end of your board in there if the board is laying on the ground, though. The biggest problem I have with it is that the wheels are skinny and wobbly, and I have a very hard time pulling it over deep sand and over the pavers that line the path down to the beach.
424434
Hi it depends. I took some card board and covered it in foil. We can walk behind it after it was adjusted. On a windy day it goes off from time to time
2077633
I have not had either of these problems and the board gets a lot of use. It has held up very well and still looks great. It is very strong and I highly recommend it!
1704966
I've had friends who are way heavier ride it just fine. The only problem is the board looks like it's caving in, but obviously never breaks. Enjoy!
1019682
No. The board under the mattress is rigid and does not flex. Sorry, flat mattresss only.
1961371
Honestly I do not know if it's a defect. I liked the board so much form the beginning that I decided to keep it, curved or not, and with time it i has actually become steadier. It's really a great board and if you treat it right, using some special oil once in a while it will keep looking as beautiful as when you unwrapped it!I hope this is helpful to you. Aloha from Britt
1636468
depends on the width of the crack/space between the deck boards. I would place a tarp to protect anything below - if the space is wide, the product is going fall through the cracks. I experienced this - see pictures of my deck (and space width of decking): cut and paste URL into your browser: link to all pics --> http://www.flickr.com/photos/12023977@N06/sets/72157629490063928/link to close up(s) --> http://www.flickr.com/photos/12023977@N06/6932719244/in/set-72157629490063928/
209962
I have honestly not even used mine yet, as my festival was canceled. But I heard the legs melt after excessive use. I would think it'd be ok for short term use on a deck
1036539
You will have to bend down a bit....the top of the board is at 66" when on the wheels.
1903709
Yours may be defective. Or you may be expecting too much bend. I don't even think of it as bending, but rather as being flexible. You're not going to get a 45 degree angle if that's what you need. I just looked at mine, and the most I get is about 10 or15 degrees from vertical before it just picks up off the floor. It's more a matter of better traction because you have three contact points instead of just one and a little "play" to keep you steadier. I don't know if that makes any sense at all. I still love mine. I thought I would change back to the ordinary tip for summer, but I haven't. This one adds just a snudge more security.
1080776
No, the step itself is very stable once you set it up & put it in place. There will be some noise from the impact of your stepping up & down, also if you are doing any jumping on top of it, but in my opinion that is to be expected. I hope that helped to answer your question.
1286183
The first 2 or 3 days, the board was kinda stiff but I expected that. After a while it gets nice and flexible. If you want you can adjust the trucks or something to make it easier to turn
1825261
It should be not too bad to get over. Just put it in the high setting and tilt it back. If all fails you could just make a ramp with some boards.
1393292
using 5/16 lag bolts i screwed the feet to the deck after assembling every thing. I then attached bungee cords to each corner and angered them to the deck. the top moves around a lot in the wind. the bungees help dampen the movement.