Building A Hamboard
I picked up some Hamboard 40/40 200mm trucks from sickboards in the Netherlands. I am not too much of a fan of the Hamboard long-longboard designs, but their trucks looked tempting. I combined them with a set of Seismic Hot Spot 66mm longboard wheels in 81A.
The deck (wooden blank on top) is a skateshred kicktail can marple longboard deck I ordered from the US. 34″ is just the correct size of a deck for me.
Building the board was a bit tricky, the riser (buffer between trucks and deck) which came with the Hamboard axis were too high for this build. So I replaced the stock riser with Bolzen ones and added some Bolzen wedges with an additional 6 degree angle. That increased the angle from 40 to 46 degree on both sides and allowed even more turn.
A last obstacle were the holes which were drilled in the deck. I had to widen them as the Hamboard trucks use an unusual M6 screw. The entire build took no more than an evening.
Conculsions
The board came out as expected, it’s far from an easy ride. As the board has two heavily turning trucks, it needs a lot of balance, but it can make sick turns and carving is a lot of fun. After 15 minutes of careful trying I was in love with the new build. Hooray for the 200mm Hamboard trucks, yes they are wide, but very nice for a setup which isn’t the every day surfskate you can buy of the shelf
I can really recommend building your own boards and try different things, it is a lot of fun and adds a lot of new dimensions to your skating. Have fun!
Alex is a passionated engineer and skater who discovered surf skating as a hobby to fill the days between his windsurf sessions. Skating now takes so much time that it became his primary hobby. Alex runs this website as a platform for his hobby and discoveries.