Atom Drop Deck Longboard - 39 Inch

First, I'm 38 years old and needed something to keep up with my 12 year old. That said, I wasn't sure exactly what to get. Take my word for it, this is absolutely where to start. I sampled many boards at Tilly's and the drop deck is where it's at. For anyone planning to cruise, this thing is so easy to kick from because of the low deck height. Further, there's just enough flex (I'm 6'2" & 178 lbs) that the ride is fantastic. I mostly ride on asphalt, but it'll do well on concrete as well.Additionally, the wheels and bearings provide an incredibly smooth roll. One note, as others have stated, you should slightly loosen the wheel nuts, as they're a tad too tight from the factory. After a quick adjustment, my board was sailing! My daughter has a Goldcoast pintail with Super Reds and it rolls like a brick compared to the Abec 11's and factory Area 51's. In fact, I now have to replace her board because she alwayswants to ride my Atom drop deck.Another benefit of this board, is how well it carves. I've adjusted the trucks to be a little looser and I feel like I'm carving through fresh powder on a snowboard. Further, because of the cutouts, you'll never experience wheel bind. Really, this is way to go.Finally, it's beautiful. That's not exactly what a dude wants to have his board known for, but this thing is seriously good lookin'. The grip tape has a subtle logo cut out, and the underside is just rad! Honestly, there's absolutely nothing I would change.Stop looking and add this to your cart. You won't regret it.BTW - I was not compensated for this review. I'm tired of the incomplete, or less than helpful reviews.

I ordered this board because I'm stuck in a shore town while I wait out COVID-19. I wanted to stay healthy, but hate running and used to skate both inline and skateboard. I thought this would be a quality board to get some good exercise with. Well, my girlfriend loved it so much I had to order a second, and now we cruise around getting fresh air regularly now.I love this board and she does too. It's stylish and very well made. I love the deck, wheels, and bearings. Super smooth cruising. As others have mentioned, you might need to tighten the trucks a touch as the bushings are a little soft for me.

I've had this board for about a month now, and I've really enjoyed it. The trucks were a little tight when it arrived, but I loosened them up and they're just dandy now. The deck is solid and has very little flex, and the grip tape is very grippy. This is my first board, but even I could tell that the stock bearings were no good. One of the wheels kept locking up, and almost threw me off several times. Do yourself a favor and buy this board, but also buy a set of Bone's Reds and replace the stock bearings. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FDRQ1S/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

I have had the board for about 40 hours total so far. As a 210 lb man who is a beginner at longboarding, this thing fully supports my weight, looks cool, and rides really smooth. The drop down design of the deck makes balancing way easier than my standard cruiser longboard (which is why bought it). The deck, trucks, and wheels seem to be of good quality. I did end up loosening the wheels a little and tightening up the trucks, but it was still perfectly rideable as it came in the box.Definitely recommend to any heavier skaters/beginners looking for good balance and a smoother ride.

The board has a grey surface layer (The rough sandpaper-like top that you stand on.) that is not bonded to the solid board surface at the narrow part of one of the curves at the ends of the board. It looks as if there is an airpocket, 2-3 incheswide, and there is a wide gap of 1inch opening between the two layers where the material is stretched flat above the board surface instead of being bonded to the surface following the contour of the board. My husband wants to just try to glue and clamp it himself, but I doubt that would be very durable. I requested a replacement. decribing the defect. The replacement arrived promptly in two days on a Sunday which was excellenct customer service. The second board has this exact same defect even more pronounced than did the first board. Other than this one deal breaker defect, it is exactly what my son wanted and otherwise is as described on the website. He loves the design and style and quality and it is just so frustrating for him to keep waiting for a non-defective one we'll let him keep. We still want this board IF we can be provided with one without this defect. How might we be able to resolve this with the company? I see no other way to try to reach them other than to post this comment.

My boys have enjoyed cruising this longboard and it seems well made. My only complaint is that about a month after getting it the grip tape started to come up at the bends in the front and back. We live in Wyoming, not sure if the dry climate has anything to do with it. Still a great board, just need to buy more grip tape.

I got this long board for my 13 year old grandsons birthday. He loved it and I would buy it again. Unfortunately the very next day after I gave it to him he was using it crossing a street and was hit by a pickup truck and dragged. The longboard was ruined and broke but my grandson is doing ok. Had some bad scrapes and concussion. He was lucky. But he loved the longboard but only got to enjoy it one day.

look, i’m gonna be honest. it’s not worth the money. you should save up for a more expensive board. The wheels are AWFUL i put some “old boys” into these stock wheels, and they spun for about 15 seconds. these “old boys” are ceramic bearings costing about 49-50$. Just buy new wheels, new trucks, and you will have a better board, but it’s not worth the time. my sister still isn’t happy with her board, with some bones reds in them, it’s really a waste of money, i would range 125-150-250 for a really good board. i have a santa cruz and i got it for 200 dollars, it’s AMAZING!

This is a great beginner longboard for anyone interested in giving it a try! Nice smooth ride that is set up well too. You can simply jump on it and go.The artwork on the bottom isn't amazing when viewed close up. But I'm not exactly looking at the underside that much, so it's no problem for me.The grip tape has started to peel away in the centre after only two solid days using it. That's the only flaw I've found so far though that may need to be addressed. The wheels are great, the board is a fair size, and the fun is endless!

The board came in great condition. Everything was assembled securely. The board itself is very stable and grippy. The area 51 wheels are very adaptable; I can skate on a dirt track with them. The trucks make carving a breeze. I got this for £63.09 including delivery from Maxtrack. It was good value for money considering the average price of a longboard.

Love this longboard, quick but feels like you are on rails, never had a drop deck before, never going back AND it looks fabulous. Maxtrack were amazing, great comms and rapid delivery.

Great beginner board. Rigid, smooth ride for amazing price. Only negative is it does squeak on corners (happens on more than just 1 Atom board owned by me and friends)

Really like this board, used it a couple of times, stable, smooth and gains speed well.May eventually invest in different trucks, but at the moment I'm happy with it.