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This board provided Vision with his introduction to Original Skateboards and was so much fun he ended up owning half-a-dozen longboards with Original trucks. The Torpedo 40 started it all and is a fun, fast, highly surfable skateboard which moves like nothing else. Reviewed along the beaches of Los Angeles, come take a spin with Julie Westfall and Vision on the awesome Original Torpedo 40.
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lol the italian guy was jokes as fuck
whats wheels are you rockin on it?
“never experienced something this bouncy”… o_o
@dbaker10011 – Wheel sizes are really a matter of opinion. Depends on what you like and where you’ll be riding. Don’t go too big or you’ll get wheelbite. If you are on smoother surfaces, you can get away with smaller wheels – like 60 or 65mm. If you’ll be on rougher pavement, you may want to go up to 70mm or 80mm – but again, it depends on your setup. Go too big and you may get wheelbite when you turn.
@mrwii52 – Original offers some great bearings including many of the Bones bearings.
@TheMissBwown – Honestly, as a beginner, you have so much to learn that the board style isn’t a huge concern. Every board is going to feel weird and awkward until you get used to skating. If longboarding is your interest, both the Path 37 and Torpedo 40 should be fine. But truthfully, as a beginner, you won’t notice much difference between them.
yes! move here! its the right thing to do!
@SkateboardCalifornia I ordered the Torpedo 40, and I like big hills, so if I just ordered it with the 65 mm wheels and the trucks that come with it, is it good if I go to big hills, or will it be better if I upgraded them to larger trucks and bigger wheels??
and also are the Abec 3 bearings any good?
@10pandemic – Depends on the hill! Mellow, rolling hills? Super fun! Mountain roads? I wouldn’t try it. However, I’m also not an experienced downhill rider. I’m not very good at check-slides and I’ve never done full-on powerslides to control my speed. So, a more experienced rider could definitely handle this on larger hills than I can.
@lightodark – I’m about 140lbs.
@Hufmagoo – Original themselves recommend wider trucks for hills. Like the Custom 45 (which I think is now the Custom 44) comes with S10 trucks. Those are the widest trucks on their longest board. Contact Original and ask them. They are very good with customer service and respond really well. Especially if you call them.
@xxxgangstatuberx – Wheel specs are at 1:06
@mrwii52 if their not Bones their crap, trust me. i learned the hard way…
@RichiesBetter Tech support is great and they’ve already replaced several parts of my board free of charge after warranty expired. Anyways, the problem with these trucks are that the locking nut rubs on the baseplate and degrades the metal resulting in a very shaky, unstable truck with a rattling noise (it isn’t a broken wavecam). It happens fairly quick, in about 4 months if you ride a lot! They also squeak like hell even if you clean em and lube em.
lol endorsed by the pope my ass lol
man those trucks look amazing! I couldn’t believe a longboard could turn so tight
besides original’s review of this board, this is really good. i crapped my pants at the 1 free sin. that was hilarious! good job guys. oh yea i just bought this board with S8 trucks, Orangatang wheel, and ceramic bones reds bearings so im pretty stoked!
can you bomb hills on this board ??
thanks for responding. i dont want to just keep asking you questions but there is no skate park in my area and i dont know if i should ask the town i live in to build one or travel 20 min to another town to skate in a skate park.
@ollie63m – I can’t because I suck at bombing hills! But, I’ve seen other folks do it in videos. Check out the Original Skateboards channel on YouTube and you can see some Torpedo 40 videos.
@minimi535 – Yes, you can definitely get wheel bite if the wheels are too big. The Original Skateboards website has all the specifications of what combinations will work when you buy the boards.
All depends on what you like. S6 are super-carvey. S8 are more stable. Check out the video I did on the “Soul Ryde” board to see the S8 trucks in action.
haha wtf is that dude talking about, I love it =)
why the FUCK would i steal my sisters underwear?
someone told me the trucks on that board are heavy and i wanted to get one so are they heavy or not?
do you recomend i move to california to start a skateboard career just wondering
@TheMissBwown first, the path 37 is out of stock now, and Original takes for ever to make more, the torpedo is very good for cruising and carving, but like you said if you want ALOT of cruising and a lottle carving, go for the Malakai 40, it carves like you dream, and slides with incredible control.
@TheAandTvideos are you for real…..cuz if you are you take shit to seriously
i’m thinking of getting one but im unsure of the flex, at about 180 pounds do you think i’m too heavy for it??
If you want a career in skateboarding, you’ll need to practice all year long. You don’t need to live in California to have a skateboarding career, but it does help to live in a place where you can ride year round.
@RichiesBetter – Thank you. I feel the same way! I think the cinematic, skating and editing quality of the videos being produced by Original Skateboards are better than mine. But, I like to think what I’m creating is higher quality than almost everyone else! So, I’m happy that you noticed and appreciate my efforts!
@bradcto you can, just not too tight cuz i heard that if you do your wave cams can break)
Honestly one of the best boards to start of with
@novakmast21 – They are slightly heavier than traditional trucks, but their weight has never been a problem for me in any way.
@mauisurf95 yea i was like wtf the pope get out of here with that
review a kryptonics torpedo
… okay maybe not kill somebody cause that’s pretty badd 😛 hahaa! I love that guy