I love this company, you guys actually care about your customers. You take the time to read the comments and reply to most of them. I will definitely save up money to get my own.

RIP never forget the best video anyone ever saw... ever

Yeah for sure. The Arbiter has some of the most dialed wells of any topmount I have tried. That doesn't mean wheelbite is impossible, wheelbite management is part of life when you choose to ride a topmount. What it means is that you have the widest possible array of options to avoid it (since the wells are so deep and CNC'd). MOST of our riders ride 70mms and I have seen people race 75mms on this board no problem. Get your trucks and wheels on, you will likely clear, if you don't then tweak.

Excellent shots and the skating was brilliant! Well done!

this rider makes sliding and tricks seem so effortless i can't even

Regardless of peoples opinions on your boards, I really like the fact that you reply to peoples comments! Im still torn on the Arbiter, but when I get some money I'll definitely consider it. Thank you!

Hey J, Understanding the goals of a board is the most important part of choosing a deck. The Apex 37 is a pretty unique board in longboarding. We try to use video to help illustrate a board's purpose, but of course it looks good in the hands of freaks like Petter. You didn't see any 40mph bombs in the Apex 37 video and I am sure you didn't catch any 360 flips in this one. It's all about what the board is designed to do and how that works for you, one man's trash is another man's treasure.

Rad to hear you are getting into it. Time to learn, it depends on what terrain you have to work with and which board you start with. Tell us a little about what ride style appeals to you and what your hills look like and we can help more : ) Starters; Pintail 40 would work well for cruising, carving and learning the basics. Drop Freeride 41 would be a good fit for you for learning to slide. You could go with an Arbiter but a top mount is not always the easiest way to learn the basics : )

the whole time i was thinking, rad runs, nice switch toes, omg no 360 shuvit in an Original video! then.. yeah. but its awesome that they are drifting away from technical and getting more fast freeride. props to brett and sean

looks like a 70's board! vert is coming back!

All we are asking for is a look, thanks for the good word!

Geez, you guys have SUCH a solid team going

I can't tell you how much I want this board

So, so, sooo good !

This IS the actual Original team haha Remember that Western Sessions was now shot more than 5 years ago, the first vids with Bish and Dutch were shot 3+ years ago... and its now 2013 haha Bish is @architecture school and shredding every day he can, traveling when available. I am coming back form being sick (lyme disease) for 6 months, but been snowboarding a ton. Everyone still rides. BUT I would love to get a solo edit out on the Rider Alliance channel this spring. It's all for fun. _Scott

Right on, well first off the boombox is a nice deck, so good on you there. I would say that you will probably enjoy the Drop Freeride 41 more coming from the boombox (since you are used to the micro / radial concave drop that that board has). Weight and height sound good, though if you have a wide stance at 6'3 you could certainly consider the Drop Freeride 44. For reference, the platform on the Drop 41 is similar width to that of the boombox : )

sick video, i just put butterballs on my arbiter and now it slides like a dream, this board is awesome

the style of this video is sick

Corndog was Brett's nick name for the Arbiter during prototyping, it stuck enough to make it to his first edit haha

Love this channel

Thanks for the support!! Wait until you see some of our new stuff that we are working on ;) -Lindsay

Gabriel made a great suggestion for you! We offer the Pintails in 4 different sizes depending on your height and weight. If you're unsure what size would be best for you, just let us know your height and weight and we'll help you narrow down your choices! -Lindsay

This video is soooo good

Such nice roads! I hate living in an old city with terrible pavements and roads.. Though it makes you appreciate smooth roads when you find them!

That was a really good video and I love original

Epic!! Sickest style!!

It is the Arbiter 36, indeed.

Yup! Both boards can handle higher speeds very well.

It's all personal preference.. I learned with the purple ones and they worked well for me! -Lindsay

What is there to be confused about haha, It is a great board for freeride, downhill and the price is great! If you would want to ride like Brett does in the video, then this is a great choice. Did I mention that there is still free shipping on the deck for a limited time? _Davey

Paris 150s will work for sure. It will be more lively if you go with a more narrow axel!

Hey thanks so much! I'm super stoked we are able to help people out, and I know everyone else here at OS is too. Thanks for the good words!! Cheers! _Molly

Tough question. Do you have any sliding / DH experience at all? If you are an experienced rider a topmount is a beautiful thing. That being said if you don't know how to slide *yet* there are a lot of advantages to learning on a drop-deck like the Maven. Easier slide initiation and more stability at speed being the two main ones. That said the Arbiter has more fine tuned control at the top end of the spectrum.

thats old school skate style right there, brett is bringing sexy back

That's pretty clear at this point

wow, fresh video

Well you can get an Arbiter for $99USD with free shipping. Might want to do that and then pick up the trucks and wheels over in OZ. A lot of guys are doing that with good success. NOT that we don't want to sell you those as well, it's just cheaper to do it that way if you are on a budget : )

cant wait till i get mine

That was sick really different Vid from you guys... love it ;)

This is well good !

Thats why i love them.

Thanks for giving us a look Thor, With skate experience you have a lot of options, but you might not like Original trucks. Surfers and snowboarders like those. Maybe Calibers? I you are learning to slide, a drop deck or a drop through, or both (called a double drop, like the Drop Freeride) will help you initiate your slides easier. As to the Apex. Want to freestyle / do tricks at slow speeds + slide? Go Apex, thats what it's good for. No tricks? Drop Freeride, the Arbiter 36 or Maven 35.

The Maven would be my first choice (personally) were I to be back in that situation to do over again ; )

A pintail. Plus with Original trucks, you're going to carve like crazy if you want to. A friend of mine has a Pintail 40 and I can even do some freestyle tricks on it. So a pintail would be a very good choice for a begginer.

awesome clip

Too AWESOME!!!

YOU ARE A BOSS,SO DANK

Silly trucks man, that's rough, but I suppose true for anything much beyond carving haha As to lamination, we are buying the best veneers you can get and stacking in the best glue we can find, most importantly we care about what we are doing (ie. we aren't going to take good stuff and rush the process or produce junk). Hence the $99 Arbiter. Quality is something you have to prove. Best way to prove it was to put good boards in the hands of good riders.

hey thanks for the fast answer, I will take a look at those boards

it would be awesome to live in a place like that

That would be the Arbiter 36!

Thats ok, falling is good practice. Getting up is the most important skill to learn. In all seriousness though longboarding is one of the most fun sports you can pick up, with a very easy learning curve. Just start small, and slow, and work your way up. Most people get hurt when they do stuff outside their comfort zone or over there head as far as difficulty.

The Arbiter 36 is a great setup for freeride (sliding / downhill) you can definitely learn how to slide on it. It comes in at a great price point of $99.00 with free shipping! _Sean

Sooooo EPIC!!

What was the original song for this video?

Nice track!

Sick vid

Sliding at low speed is a LOT different than sliding at higher speed. How low are we talking about here? There are setups that can slide on flats, but that same setup is not going to be very good for bigger hills. The Apex with Original trucks is actually a great option to break your wheels free at low speeds. That said that same board would be better with Calibers for mid ranged, something like the Maven 35 or Arbiter 36 if you are going faster yet again.

i wrote you all a poem: spagetti arms in a meatball vest it's the saucy style that goes the extra mile

have my support!!!

Just did! Thanks alot!

These videos always inspire me to go longboard but I know that I'll bust my ass

Rad vid!!!

Send us a video to the customer support email address which is listed on our website. We'll check it out for you. -Lindsay

I dont think I've seen this before, but I noticed what looks like a stack of quarters or washers on his front truck area...to keep his foot in place? Seems handy..

you gys need to post more videos Please please please and i have a apex 34 great flip and slide!

Original should do annual KZread giveaways. Like, every month, give out 1 free deck

original should just make a playlist of the songs they have put on there videos. because they are all awesome

You guys should make some trick tutorial videos if you haven't already

Brett rocks Otangs, I think those are either morongas or stimulus.

Brett rocks PNL's, no idea on the angle.

thats a backside 360 slide shovit but he does it with a huge backside stand up before so its kind of a back side stand up late 360 shuvit slide

The surf isn't always good, the pavement is. :)

brett cinininjniadsniti is sick!

When is the actual original team going to do a video? I see all the Jr's skating but where's brian and Scott? And all of them... Would be nice to see them make a sick video again.

this board is worth buying, trust be guys

i always ride all the way in never had a problem with wheelbite i ride PNL 165mm 40 degree

Hey Original! I've just bought this board! And i've been pretty stoked about the whole top-mount thing. Well, I see that Brett has this some sort of floral print on the tip of the board. Is that grip? or what? It looks pretty sweet! Thanks in advance!

great clip ! ; ) .

@ spide Cooper I wouldn't get the freeride 38. It's wheelbase is way too small for freeride for my taste. You might like it, but this is my opinion. Get the arbiter or freeride 41

thank you :D

Ok, you just made a sale my friend :)

Hey man, Great job at RATR

very rare bruh!

Dope toe side check into 360 slide shov

Are you talking about the footstop Gabriel?

It's not the board...It's the rider.

I like this dude. :D

hey guys. i own the board, have since it first came out, i was like the 7th order to australia, well, just something that can make the board a lot more comfortable to ride, would be a bigger concave, i love the feel, but the concave is horrid, it feels like theres nothing, just thought i could help make the board a better dh/freeride board for everyone, thanks guys

The arbiter reminds me a lot of the jet phantom

Original longboards used to be just for carving. Over the past few years original has produced hight quality freeride/freestyle and downhill decks that can be compared to a deck from rayne or comet. Original longboards are the best in my opinion

Original ROCKS! too bad the only store in the Netherlands that like reallt sold them don't sell them anymore :c

i am brazilian love skate board

them shoes = old skool yo

is that the new predator helmet for kayaking?

hey original question is that it will change anything but if I 150mm paris trucks on the boards arbiter 36 thank you (sorry for my english)

Did u watched this video guy ? U can't say this board sucks, maybe it's not ur style but this board's quite good. Friendly

Hey guys, I just wanted to know which board I schould pick. I was skateboarding for a few years and than I took a breake now I wanted to start with Longboarding and I don't know if I should pick the Apex or the Freeride or another. Also should I take the dropdeck or the other? And what I have to consider with the axes? Mainly I will do sliding and sometimes long trecks. I'm 6'1" and about 143 lbs. Sry for my bad english I'm german :D

Can I ride the Arbiter with 70mm wheels and 180mm Trucks without getting wheelbite? or should I get bigger/wider trucks? Or just some harder bushings?

Where is that? Looks nice