Loaded Dervish Complete

The Loaded Dervish has been praised as one of the most versatile, agile and stable platforms in longboarding. A Loaded Dervish complete with the suitable trucks, wheels, bearings and bushings can provide a longboarder with one of the most pleasant and enjoyable rides of his or her life.

The dervish is a flexible board made of bamboo with cutouts designed for drop through trucks. It is carved on both ends to prevent the wheels from biting into the board when taking sharp corners. And while great looks may have little to do with ride performance, it is an added bonus to own a board which is easy on the eyes-which the loaded dervish is. The bottom of the deck is decorated with a great looking graphic inspired by the fluid motions Persian whirling dervishes do when remembering their god.

The board is available in two flexes designed to accommodate persons of different weights. Flex one boards are designed for people weighing up to two hundred thirty pounds while the Flex two boards are softer and accommodates persons weighing up to one hundred eighty pounds.

The loaded dervish is noted for its stability while carving or sliding downhill, street, or parking lot. Its low center of gravity is made possible with drop through trucks which means that the base plate for attaching the truck gear to the board is actually mounted on top of the board.

But what most riders note about the loaded dervish besides its stable, agile, and smooth ride is its ability to spring out of turns without losing any forward momentum. When entering a corner, the movements and weight of the rider presses down on the board making it slightly concave. When coming out of the turn, the board rebounds with the straightening of the rider's legs with most of the energy he or she used in compressing it. The ride has been described a s lively, more responsive and forgiving.

Flexible boards are noted for their responsiveness and agility when doing tricks or carving down a hill at moderate speed. Loaded recommends that the dervish boards be used for speeds of up to thirty miles per hour. If you want to go faster, stiffer boards may offer more stability.

While a Dervish longboard, complete with trucks, bushings, wheels and bearings of your choice does not come cheap, the experience of riding the best longboard is truly priceless.