Disciplines
Longboard Carving: Technique, Setup and Beginner Practice
Learn toe-side and heel-side longboard carving, choose a compatible setup, avoid wheelbite and practice controlled linked turns on flat ground.
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I’m Juan Campuzano. I started skating in 2010, and between 2013 and 2018 I rode for or collaborated with Bustin Boards, DB Longboards, Atlas Trucks, Cloud Ride Wheels, Ahmyo Wheels, Luca Longboards, Edge Boardshop and FiveOs, racing downhill and freeriding mountain roads.
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Learn toe-side and heel-side longboard carving, choose a compatible setup, avoid wheelbite and practice controlled linked turns on flat ground.
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