Ridge Retro Mini Cruiser Board - UK Manufactured

I live in the UK and I was into pennyboarding when I was in my teens. Just got back into it at 30 and I was looking for a good board to start back up on. I was heavily into longboarding back in my teens so I like to think I know a few things that might help a first time buyer. So Ill break things down a bit, but off the bat, its a fantastic deck.The deck itself is of good construction, if you havent used or really seen a penny style board before then its probably a surprise that there is a lot of flexibility in the these kind of boards, they tend to bow in the middle a bit when skating, but this is normal. If youre just getting into pennyboarding this deck at 22" may seem a bit small but they are fantastic once youve got your head around them, So stick with the challengeThe wheels are pretty good too, they seem to be made of a fairly decent material. I think its rubber like the discription says rather than the more popular urethane or polyurethana wheels that are more common with other skateboards. None the less, the wheels are decent and can take on most surfaces.The ABECs are listed as 7s and its the first thing I checked when the board arrived, and I can confirm they are 7s and theyre pretty decent ones at that. Theyve got a good coast on them and you probably wont want anything less than 7s on this kind of board anyway. This maybe something that you would want to upgrade in the future but out of the bag, they are more than good enough.The trucks are on par with everything else on the board, well made and I personally havent been dissapointed with the board at all.I wouldnt change anything about this board out of the box. Everything is well made and if its pulling in one direction thats an easy home fix and nothing that a warm cup of tea and a youtube how to video cannot solve. This board is great if youre breaking into this kind of boarding and is a great platform for modding in the future if you so wish to.Hang loose man.Jay

You can get a really nice carve going down a slight slope! (after making these adjustments)* Wheels were slightly too tight which was affecting the spin of the bearings.* Trucks were way too tight. I loosened the kingpin nuts by 3 full turns to get the board turning nicely. For a child they'd need to be loosened even more than that.* Installing some skateboard grip tape is easy using a coarse file and sharp knife.If you are brand new to skating or buying this for a child you could stick with the stock bearings. If you have some experience then I'd recommend upgrading the bearings as the stock ones are quite slow.

Good value for money how ever bit small for adult with size 9s or above Id reccomend the next size up.Hard wearing I put some real down force in the middle and it didnt snap.Claims to have decent bearings in but I found they slowed up in less than a day and dont spin all that great would recommend getting some bones redz like I did makes it a whole new board.Got me to work and back and faster than walking.Would not recommend to beginners as its quite small so not much room for error on leaning too far back or forwards, get the next size up. Even with the bigger wheels any stones that were to big could send me flying so smooth roads only

First of all the board over all is meeh. Bearings on the board are crap. The board feels too flexible and I am only 66kg. Second of all, the truck is crap, one of the end of the truck I went to try out a new bearing in, it wouldn't fit. I look closer to the truck and foundthat there was extra metal that was soldered on to making it hard for you to put new bearings. Old bearing had bigger hole so it was easy for that to fit through. Overall I'd say it was definitely not worth the money I spent-----------------After riding it for over an hour I am starting to love it

The product description is all rainbows and is written in such a way that is somehow insures you that you're going to purchase a quality product that is made with quality in mind. In reality, once I received the board, I quickly found out that the wheels barely spin and when going downhill it would actually slow down instead of go faster. The board itself has a massive flex to it which makes it quite unstable and it's also very slipery. Also there is no max weight specification in the description but you get a sticker on the back of the board that sais max 80kg. If it was sold as a kids board I would say it's decent enought for a 10 year old to learn how to handle a board but due to the fact that it's branded as a quality product overall, my opinion is that this is a poor product that is over-marketed.

I was expecting a lot more from this.I wanted to buy a wooden micro cruiser from ridge but at the end I bought this one mainly because it was cheap and I could re-use the wheels.As soon it arrived I noticed a couple of things:The wheels came not perfectly circular like they’ve been squashed. They are pretty useless in that shape as they stop spinning quickly and give you an unpleasant experience when cruising.One of the trucks axle is not straight and is bent at one end and the bearings get stuck and you have to force them with an *hammer* to get them out.The bearing are the cheapest ever and won’t spin the wheel for more than 5 seconds out of the box - you need to change them straight away.The deck seems damaged and then repaired where the back trucks sits - I was expecting the flex on the plastic deck so not an issue on that one and it seems sturdy enough to support me.I paid less than 20£ for it so I guess I received what I paid for.