AX

Great Design and Construction from a Canadian Company

I'm not new to ldp, but I've only focused on pushing rather than pumping, so when I snapped my Pantheon Pranayama and wanted to find Canadian alternatives, I was curious to try the AZ and decided to get the AX for the added carbon. While pushing, the height of this deck off the ground was not as drastic a change as I expected and the subtle flex and rocker made pushing very comfortable. Skogging even became easier thanks to the stability of the longer deck and rear dewedge. Pumping was not as easy as expected, however. Granted, my setup isn't optimized for it (150mm bear kodiaks with old riptide bushings and 77a otang caguamas), but I had to lower my rear baseplate angle and add wedged risers to get much speed, which hurt my pushing ability. Even then, it's hard to pump for long distances. Hopefully, another order of bushings and pivot cups will help. Otherwise, I'll have to get for more purpose-built trucks. Regardless, I don't consider this much of a flaw since it's meant to both push and pump without being a bracket board and that's no easy feat! The only actual flaw I'd like to point out is the lack of grip on the minimal "kicktail". The streets here are dusty, so when I go to kick the board up, it just slips and shoots out in front of me (thank god I have not done this into traffic). Again, this is a minor detail because grip can be added there. All-in-all, I'm really impressed with this deck and will continue to tweak my setup until I find that sweet spot. Thanks, Zenit!

Very stable for it's short length

I'm getting back into skateboarding having ridden an old school board in the 90's. I have a couple longer boards that ride great. This board is on the shorter side but still rides great I think because of the large diameter wheels and drop in the deck. I think the drop also has the added benefit of stability at speed even with somewhat loose trucks. If someone with more experience or expertise reads something incorrect in my review, please weigh in. Thanks!

AX

Well buildt, nice, quality board. I love it! Snow coming down so i guess real honeymoon coming up next spring