Been riding these on analogs for years. They can pump up steep hills without kicking. Fwiw your setting on the FIN is mega pump, not super carve and that let's you clear most batteries. On belt drives you will need a riser on the rail for motors to clear the adapter kingpins. Makes the boards a mile high but you don't kick these, you pump them so no biggie. The reason they are so stable at speed is the rear truck is zero degrees when attached to the rail adapter. I'm running a Waterbourne on my meepo voyager at top speed. Just shim up some super hard cheap street bushings (dimebag black) and crank the trucks real tight and let the adapters do all the work. No need for the eskate extender if the trucks are cranked, if you get a little bite you will be going super slow but you won't if the trucks are super tight. Tune the adapters with the back rail, I'm running 96a Kranks from riptide with canons on bottom and still have all the lean range. I even do light ldp with riptides high rebounds on the rail, they also have the square front bushings if you want. The whole surfskate phenomenon really stems from downhill and slalom racing. They figured out a long time ago that a lower angle rear truck is stable at speed paired with a steep angle front, and that carving it builds speed much the way tick tacking a street deck does. Then Carver skateboards was born and here we are. Lots of fun.

One nice thing about using the rear adapter which makes it necessary is that it both allows the front to turn easier and better, while also maintaining rear end traction. On a regular board set-up we create some stability in rear with harder bushings and/or a tighter bolt down. But that also makes the rear trucks unable to keep up with the fronts in hard turns so what happens is the rear outside wheel lifts up losing half your rear traction when your’re hard into a lean. Cool if you want to and are prepared to control a slide but bad if you don’t.

Oh dang that looks super fun 🛹

Looks like so much fun mate. Rippin it up "whoopaahh!"

Love the Waterborne adapter on my Meepo V3...watching this makes me wish I'd brought that board to on my long weekend away. *sigh* So much fun and such a workout.

"How good are the Waterborn Surf Adapter???" Drew: "WAAAAH!!! WAAAH PAAAAH!!" "Noiiice."

Great review man !! Such a professional

Thanks for the comparision. Now I have to buy next board ;) Maybe you could add to the comparision Carver trucks?

I think the next step is to make a board specifically designed for the Waterborne adapter. A super drop down longboard deck paired with good TKP trucks will help keep the overall ride height manageable.

awesome Drew!! Finally something that could make me jump on the mini Esk8 scene. Always wanted a stoke, but the controller and price (and small battery) kept me off. But now I can get the surfskate vibe with any mini Esk8 board 👌🤙.

Yooo that looks like so much fun

Cool ride👍🏽⚡️

This looks amazing. Any chance you want to detail the build a bit? It's hard to tell how the stock skate parts and adapters actually fit on the back.

I’ve been using Waterbornes for many years, on many boards. I set mine up uniquely and it’s a total next level game changer. The secret is to reverse(or rather, un-reverse) your rear trucks. Have them face the same direction as your fronts. As you lean the rear adapter will lean first (with soft bushings) and then the rear trucks will turn with the fronts, but since the front adapter creates so much extra turning, you’ll still be able to rail tight corners and carve easily, but now with a rear end that tucks into the corner rather than push and slide out, and even better wants to straighten out over rough stuff at high speeds rather than creating a wobble. Trust me try it for a week and you won’t go back. Best of both worlds having nimble carving AND stability at any speed

Sick barrels 😂 Nah great review, I think I'll get me one of these. Still kinda confused what it even is and what it does but I just started longboarding, and surfing not long before that, so I'm pretty keen to imitate that on the longboard

Great cap !

⚡ *Oh shiii* ⚡ Never seen a mini on waterborne skated/surfed like that! 🤙🏼🤙🏼

Would be nice on a landyacht board

Drew, I don’t have a shortboard yet but if I were to have to pick one just to put on a Waterborne Surf Adapter which make/model would you recommend? Top speed and or range for a surf skate feel are probably not priority but rather the size/deck and fit for the Surf Adapter?

Is there was a definitive list of e-skates this is compatible with without wheel bite? Like does it fit a Backfire S2?

You are a funny version of Bert Kriescher

yewwwww🤘🏼

I have a question I have the cloud 120mm should I throw on the cagaumas. 85mm or will it work with the 120mm. Also can I hit full speed I imagine hitting 25 miles and the board over turning on me as dodge a pot hole

Does anyone know if i can do an ollie after upgrading my board with this? I want to mix my styles

Can I ask what kind of board you’re using for this surfskate adapters.

It’s work on Tynee stinger?

😂😂😂WaaaPaaaa!!!!

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