The Bottom Line
Pros
- Wide, flat deck enables comfortable cross stepping and speed control
- Beautiful Hawaiian Koa wood with crystal blue wheels adds to the rich surf style
- Randal 180 trucks offer a unique reverse pivot turning system - no wheel bite on deep turns
Cons
- The board is less flexible than most longboards - this is both a positive and a negative
- The clear grip adds to the board's beauty, but doesn't grip as well as regular griptape
- The bearings are simple ABEC 3s. This is alight, but it you want quality, you will want to upgrade
Description
- 45" long by 9.5" wide at its widest with a 27" wheel base
- Deck made from 7 plys of Rock Hard Maple with a Hawaiian Koa cover layer
- Covered in clear "re-grip", instead of regular grip tape
- Features Randal 180 trucks
- Features 70mm custom crystal blue Krypto Hawaii Kryptonics wheels with a 78a durometer
- Features simple Abec 3 bearings
- Flat shallow concave with wide blunt nose
Guide Review - Arbor Blunt Longboard Cruiser Review
The Randal 180 trucks are reverse pivoted - this means that wheels bite is out of the question. These trucks are tough and smooth - I fell in love with them the moment I saw 'em. They are also quite burly and heavy, but on a longboard that's not a bad thing.
The wheels are 70mm Kryptonics custom made for Arbor. They are a clear light blue with a darker blue swirl effect - seriously, these wheels are beautiful. And when you combine them with the deck (7 plys of Rock Hard Maple covered in Hawaiian Koa) the effect is brilliant. I love it. These Arbor guys have style.
What sets the Arbor Blunt apart from the other Arbor longboards is it's size and hefty, fat, blunt nose. The board is 9 1/2 inches wide at its widest point. This allows you to cross step up and down the board to control your speed, ride the nose, and really bomb down hills.
The drawbacks are minor. The board is thick and stiff - simply different than the flex longboards that you might be used to. Also, the clear grip will pick up dirt and scuff marks, but the wood pattern helps hide them. In all, there's not much to complain about!
If bombing hills and cruising in style and comfort are what you are looking for, check out the Arbor Blunt. I recommend it.
