Does it ever feel like some longboarders are speaking another language? Have you ever heard a longboarding term and had no clue what it meant? We put together a helpful guide that defines some words and phrases you may hear within the community. Our longboarding terms dictionary is always evolving, so be sure to let us know in the comment section if we missed anything and we may consider adding it.
There are currently 8 names in this directory beginning with the letter C.
Cast (trucks)
Cheat wheel
noun
1. Wheels that are ridiculously easy to slide. They’re buttery and controllable for low speed slides, but absolutely worthless for faster runs.
1. Wheels that are ridiculously easy to slide. They’re buttery and controllable for low speed slides, but absolutely worthless for faster runs.
Chunder
noun
1. Bad pavement. Can mean loose gravel, pot holes, cracks through the rounds, very uneven pavement or the combination.
1. Bad pavement. Can mean loose gravel, pot holes, cracks through the rounds, very uneven pavement or the combination.
Chunk
noun
1. A part of a wheel that got ripped off
verb
1. The most terrible thing that can happen to a wheel, having chunks of it falling off or deep cracks on them.
1. A part of a wheel that got ripped off
verb
1. The most terrible thing that can happen to a wheel, having chunks of it falling off or deep cracks on them.
Cold press
noun
1. A method for board making where the boards are pressed at ambient temperature, this reduces the chances of a board coming out warped. The glue is slowly assimilated into the wood, resulting in a much studier build.
verb 1. To cold press a board
1. A method for board making where the boards are pressed at ambient temperature, this reduces the chances of a board coming out warped. The glue is slowly assimilated into the wood, resulting in a much studier build.
verb 1. To cold press a board
Colorado splits
noun
1. Very wide baseplate angle split popularized by the Venom team. It consists in running a 51° baseplate in the front and a 15° baseplate in the back.
1. Very wide baseplate angle split popularized by the Venom team. It consists in running a 51° baseplate in the front and a 15° baseplate in the back.
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