Lush Longboards Samba X-Flex

so beautiful，i like it rather than drop cat;-)

I own 2 lush boards, plus another from a different brand. Also a short board. My first ride felt very odd, it was because I had Been riding it backwards. One quick call to the shop sorted that issue out. That odd feeling has now been replaced by the true natural of this board. It such an amazing ride. I have never riden something as enjoyable. The carves are amazing, the pump is also. Deep carving down steep hills is so much fun. Banks are too. It's turn like a dream, pulls out of carves, recovys well. Its like to ride fast. Pumping needs it, but it seems to handle it well. I have hit 20 mph a few times Its a pleasure to own one, a joy to ride.

One quick demo on this board & I was hooked! This thing turns like crazy and the pop you get out of the turns is unreal. As I became a little more confident I found it very easy to get the back end to break traction and speed check out of turns. I bought the Pro complete with the Emperor wheels. Although I am already finding the limit of their grip, I believe this was the right choice for me. I might consider upgrading to some Cult Raptures in the future, but I like the controlled slide I'm getting. The low centre of gravity combined with the lean angle and flex of the deck puts a massive strain on the wheels! This is obviously no downhill board. However, I'm probably taking it up to about 20mph with no speed wobbles despite having the trucks super loose. Again the low centre of gravity also playing a part here. It also helps a lot when pushing. I did the Bath to Bristol push yesterday and then rode home. Over 25km in total according to my gps and have no thigh ache today. I also find the board very easy to pump and whilst practicing this I actually overtook people who were pushing yesterday! The pay off for having such a super low, flexi deck is that it will inevitably make contact with the ground occasionally, however mine is holding up well after a months abuse you would have to look hard to notice any damage. I took the Samba to visit an old snowboard mate who's never skated last week. He found it super easy to ride and is now hooked and looking at buying one too. This is something I would usually discourage as we will be riding together if he takes the plunge. However, I found it impossible to recommend a better board to him.

I've skated over the years, but I'd never been on a longboard. I was originally looking at a Freebyrd to start with, but I'm so glad I went for a Samba in the end... It skates like a dream, carves like a snowboard and just puts a smile on your face. Instantly accessible and beautifully made; I put the order in on a Fri p.m. and it arrived Monday a.m! Special thanks to Adam for his patience and great advice. Simply the best skate shop I've ever dealt with. I'll wear the t-shirt with pride! Cheers guys!

I was super stoked to see lush coming out with a dedicated carving setup! I got the Elite Complete cause I wanted the most wheel grip possible and shipping took about a week, which was much faster than I expected.Beautiful thick dark finish on the wood and the trucks and wheels look super sick. On my first ride it took some getting used to, the trucks just keep turning into no man's land and never hit a barrier that you'd feel with other loosened trucks. You have to get it up to speed a bit to throw it around because of the wideish wheel base, but I love the bounce you get out of each turn and I'm even able to pump up a slight hill no problem. I love how much weight I can throw into it and the turning radius is unreal. I'ts even pretty stable at speed because of the drop deck; I've never gotten speed wobbles even though I've kept the trucks super loose. Once I started getting comfortable and digging in, I started to get a feel for the deck's limits. the wheel grip is not as sticky as i'd like, I ride a lifted fishboard with carving trucks that has more stick on old big zigs than the stock setup did on day 1, but when the wheels do start to slide it's extremely controllable and feels totally safe and smooth, not like you're destroying your wheels. I'm not sure if it slides because the deck is flexing and taking pressure off the wheels or if the wheels just aren't as sticky as I'm used to, but I plan on switching out the wheels eventually and finding out. Another problem that I ran into is that when I really started to throw the board around the deck scraped the ground at the peak of my turn a few times, and now there are a few unfortunate gashes in the beautiful finish on the rails. I had a feeling that clearance was going to be an issue with center mounted trucks and a dropped flexy deck, but for the most part it was totally fine for 98% of the thrashing I was able to give it over a few days. I like the Idea of having the grip tape go all the way to the last possible edge of the deck and it feels great on your feet, but it does make the board extremely uncomfortable and awkward to carry up a hill, and I've sliced up my fingers pretty good carrying it around since i got it, I found myself having to carry it around like a pizza box so I could protect my fingers. I think I might cut a strip of tape out of the middle so I can actually hold the thing. I think I'm gonna ride the stock wheels for a while more, but I'm excited to put on some stickier wheels with more clearance (big zigs...) and see if I can get it to hug the ground a bit more. hopefully the slide I'm getting isn't created by the shock absorption of the x-flex deck, but it wouldn't be a horrible trade off for the amount of bounce you get out of the turns. I have a feeling that with a taller, stickier set of wheels, this board will be a 4.5/5 for me. Add a little more clearance (or fatter wood for less bounce) and take away a bit of length to and it would be an automatic 5/5 for what I'm looking for. If I had to do it again, I'd get the lower tier setup and use the stock wheels for sliding and get my own sticky wheels. I definitely have an ideal sticky turny board feel in my head that nothing may ever meet, but this board came pretty dang close. Overall it's a super fun board and I would totally recommend the board if you're looking for a smooth turny ride with a little bit of slide.