Just by reading this article, you’re probably at least considering buying a real, premium-quality skateboard. Landyachtz truly sets the highest standard when it comes to cruisers and skateboards in general. The secret lies in the brand’s components, designed in-house for each board they’re professionally fitted......
Whether you’re a veteran skater from the 70’s or just getting into skating – there’s a lot of fun to have on old school skateboards! Nowadays, the modern skateboard is practically a feat of engineering: from precision bearing tolerances to highly calculated deck concaves, we’ve......
Imagine this. It’s your first year of college. You live in a dorm building on the school campus. Each morning just before 8am, students start filling the sidewalks on their way to class in all the buildings nearby. As you wake up with a hangover......
As you probably know, Z-Flex is old. In fact, it’s so old that they’re credited with creating many of the things we take for granted in skateboarding today – like wheels that aren’t made of metal or decks that you can do tricks on. Z-Flex......
Barcelona – a skateboard paradise in many ways. A quick Google search of “Barcelona skate spots” will yield you numerous pages of spot guides and discussions about all the amazing spots the city has to offer. However, for many Cruisin City fans who skate cruisers......
There are so many cruiser skateboards to choose from today. Dusters, Landyachtz, Penny, and Santa Cruz are all brands that we greatly trust and respect here at Cruisin City, but there are undeniable differences between each brand. From their components, graphics, and features, each of......
I think everyone has an interesting reaction the first time they see a Madness Skateboards deck in person. My first experience seeing a Madness deck was a Tuesday afternoon at MACBA in Barcelona. I was standing there as this dude skated past me with a crazy looking shaped......
The standard seven-ply maple deck is practically timeless. For over four decades, skateboard decks have typically been constructed from seven thin veneers of maple wood, pressed together with an adhesive between each ply. Quite simply, this deck construction gives a skateboard a good amount of......
As you’ve probably heard, New Deal Skateboards are back! 30 years after the brand’s inception by Steve Douglas, Andy Howell, and Paul (Professor) Schmitt, they’ve recently reissued a series of their most iconic decks – and more are on the way soon! But, with all......
You may have recently seen a sick cruiser board from Dusters California with a graphic that reads ‘Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word’. This cruiser happens to be one of several creations by legendary female vert skater Cindy Whitehead. Cindy is the woman behind......
Speaking about ‘trends’ in skateboarding isn’t always easy (and can even be pretty controversial). The ever-changing nature of skateboarding means that things are constantly coming and going. In addition, the now global popularity means that what’s cool in California might be totally ‘out’ on the......
Nowadays, it’s easy to get caught up in the hyper ‘tech’ world of street skating that we live in. Tricks like a nollie backside heel to switch 5-0 revert come to mind from skaters like Mark Suciu, but skateboarding is and always has been whatever......
