Loaded Boards Ballona Mini Cruiser Longboard Skateboard

This board is the ultimate shred-stick. I threw on some Carver C7 trucks, Bones Super Swiss bearings, and Powell Peralta center-set wheels. Rides like a power drive surf-skate with F1 traction control.Stoked on the quiver. Thanks Loaded @.@

To say I have a lot of skateboards is an understatement. I have close to 35 skateboards hanging in my garage and the last thing I needed was another. Been eyeing the Loaded Ballona for a while, but kept taking myself out of buying it thinking “I have too many skateboards”. One day I just pulled the trigger on just the deck. Ordered some black Paris Trucks, Blue Fireball Tinder wheels and purple orangutang knuckles.Wow!!! This mini cruiser so so fun. Cruise the bike strand, ride around the neighborhood sidewalks, pump track and flowing walls of pools. Stable, smooth, carves and just a blast to ride.With the loaded Ballona, I no longer ride any of my other boards. It's the only board I want to ride.Go get a Loaded Ballona and you won’t regret it.

Let me preface this review saying that I am a skateboarding novice. I don't do anything particularly special, but I thought it would be nice to have a high quality board to learn on, and this is indeed a high quality skateboard.The entire thing feels robust and sturdy. The materials used are all high quality, everything is nicely assembled, and the wheels are incredibly smooth rolling. The trucks are made from dense and well finished metal. The board itself is wide and stable with a grippy top. The graphics on the bottom are bright, bold, and fun. Even with all of the high quality materials, the board isn't overly heavy, and it's compact enough to toss into a car trunk or carry.All in all... a high quality skateboard with an attractive design.

The media could not be loaded. Is it considered a mid life crisis to start skating again after 25 years and a couple of sneezes away from 50? Or a great way to get outside, increase core strength and get a good work out? B. I like B. This board is fun! It’s snappy, supper rolly, carvy and chill. The only thing that took getting used to is the almost non existent tail. It’s a little shorter and a little wider than a typical pill shaped deck.

Smallest board I've ever ordered and it feels very different from what I'm used to but just as fun in it's own way. Snappy and responsive. Worth the price. Well made and looks awesome too!

If you're in LA, go buy this on site. Great business and products, incredible board. Got it with the orangutan 65mm wheels and Paris V2 trucks RKP

The Loaded Ballona Moby is fun board. They describe it as a “mini longboard,” which I feel is just another way of saying “wider mini cruiser,” since that’s about the size realm that it exists, at almost 28 inches (27.75, to be exact) and 9 inches wide. This is great is you have larger feet. The deck has a rocker design and is definitely wedged in the front, but the back looks a lot milder, if there is even any angle difference at all. The concave is nice and feels comfortable underfoot, and the ability to adjust your wheelbase is nice, because options can be good. The board art looks great. And finally, the grip tape is grippy. Overall, I like the deck a lot.The Moby comes with Paris V2 150mm 50-degree trucks. These are reverse kingpin (RKP) trucks and will behave nice and carve-y. The Orangatang Fat Free wheels (65mm x 37mm, 86a durometer) roll well and have rounded lips, which is good if sliding is your thing; and if it isn’t, they’re still good wheels that offer plenty of grip. The Loaded Jehu V2 bearings aren’t my favorite bearings, but they’re still good and they’re also a complete bearing, which means no messing about with spacers or speed rings, which is very nice. The Loaded button head hardware looks good and should put less stress on the deck over time than a countersunk head, also very nice.So how does this whale ride? Well, on the Loaded website, the title says “Shrimp of a board. Whale of a good time,” and I’d have to agree. Being well-designed and built of quality components means this board fun to ride. My street has a decent slope to it, and it’s fun to makes a few wide carves and then zip down the rest of the way to the cul-de-sac. Having RKP trucks on a board like this, is a playful, yet fairly stable setup, and like I mentioned, the 9-inch-wide deck with 150mm trucks is great when you have big feet. To give a frame of reference, wear size 13, so I added a picture of my shoes on the deck and also took a side-by-side with a 35-inch longboard. All in all, the board is good fun.And don’t forget to wear your safety gear.Note: The screws/holes you see on the tail are from me mounting a tailbone to protect the deck.