One of the most popular arbor longboards has always been the Koa Blunt longboard. This is a great board for crusing around town. For beginners this is probably one of the favorites as it is very easy to learn to ride this board with it’s large size. The deck of this board is also very stiff which allows for more stability. It is one of the fastest smoothest riding boards I’ve ever ridden.

The new artwork on the bottom of this board is pretty cool. It adds a new flavor to the arbor longboards selection as the graphic is different than any other graphic they have done before. It’s almost abstract in a way. And don’t forget the graphic really makes sense when you think about it. You can see why they call it the blunt even if you aren’t taking the shape into account. Which the shape is where the board originally got its name.

As most of you know Arbor makes some of the coolest longboards. Just about all of their boards come with option of either bamboo wood or koa wood as a top layer. So I just wanted to point out a few of the pros and cons of each of the types of wood on these boards.

Bamboo Wood: Well bamboo wood is a great material for several reasons. Bamboo can reproduce at tremendous speeds so you don’t have to cut down as many trees so it helps the environment when bamboo wood is used on a longboard. The bamboo wood is also forgiving and allows for a more flexible feel when standing on the board. This flex allows for smoother turning and overall ride. Also the bamboo wood looks amazing on the board!  One main drawback about the bamboo wood is that it gets really dirty and stained black after you’ve ridden it several times. If it is an arbor longboard as they only use a top layer of bamboo wood and the rest is hard rock maple.

Koa Wood: The hawaiian koa wood is probably one of the most unique styles of wood used on longboards. I love it because it adds so much variation and art to the board. Every single board is unique as all the colors and grains of the wood vary so much it allows you to have a board that is different than anyone else. The koa wood is also a harder wood so it gives you a stiffer board which in turns makes a board more responsive and will allow for qucker turning. The main drawback I guess would be that some people prefer a more flexible board. But for me I enjoy it stiff as it is more controlled and more stable of a ride.