Penny Australia, 29 Inch Mint High-Line Surfskate, The Original Plastic Skateboard

This is a cracking ride. I have a couple of other surf skate setups but had fancied one of these for years. Sadly they were never available, so when they came back onto the site I was determined. I have 3 other Pennys in the same blocky colour way (22", 32", and 36") so this is a welcome addition. I've not had chance to make the most of it yet but my first rides have been pretty much what I expected. At 29" the Penny is much smaller and considerably lighter than my other surf skates which makes it far more nimble. The Waterborne front truck adapter is a quality piece of kit which I had been looking to try.Hopefully I can get it to the pump track soon to try it there. Currently my Penny 36" Longboard is pretty much unbeatable so it will be fun to see how the ... MoreThis is a cracking ride. I have a couple of other surf skate setups but had fancied one of these for years. Sadly they were never available, so when they came back onto the site I was determined. I have 3 other Pennys in the same blocky colour way (22", 32", and 36") so this is a welcome addition. I've not had chance to make the most of it yet but my first rides have been pretty much what I expected. At 29" the Penny is much smaller and considerably lighter than my other surf skates which makes it far more nimble. The Waterborne front truck adapter is a quality piece of kit which I had been looking to try.Hopefully I can get it to the pump track soon to try it there. Currently my Penny 36" Longboard is pretty much unbeatable so it will be fun to see how the Highland compares.

Wheels are too far forward and not enough nose on the board, board should be a little longer. The shape with the nose tilting down leads to more jackknifing (buckling from over steering throwing you over the front trucks). This is the first board I've ridden that is this unstable. Some modifications and it would be rad.Tight carving board with the waterborne trucks.Immediately changed the bearings and wheels to ones from surfskatelove and made a huge difference. Faster wheels and feels more stable.That said, its a great affordable starter board. Excellent for shorter people or kids to get a feel for surf skating.

I'm genuinely impressed by every component, with only the exception of the stock bushings, they blew up very easily with any "real" weight on them (I test rode them @ 220lbs). But I can't fault it too much, because it's clearly not for a person my size. My Daughter, however, whom of which this was for, had zero issues, other than the waterborne adapter for some reason being extra squeaky. Which was weird, but solved easily enough with a spray of penetrating lithium, as opposed to straight grease.But the toughness, and build quality of this board... Has NO equal outside of very expensive carbon fiber models. It's the absolute perfect board for a younger surf-skate beginner, or someone 5'6 or so. I'm 6' so it should feel squirrely to me, but it's actually more ... MoreI'm genuinely impressed by every component, with only the exception of the stock bushings, they blew up very easily with any "real" weight on them (I test rode them @ 220lbs). But I can't fault it too much, because it's clearly not for a person my size. My Daughter, however, whom of which this was for, had zero issues, other than the waterborne adapter for some reason being extra squeaky. Which was weird, but solved easily enough with a spray of penetrating lithium, as opposed to straight grease.But the toughness, and build quality of this board... Has NO equal outside of very expensive carbon fiber models. It's the absolute perfect board for a younger surf-skate beginner, or someone 5'6 or so. I'm 6' so it should feel squirrely to me, but it's actually more ridable than I would have ever expected.Honestly, it makes me want Penny to produce a 32 or 33" board in the exact same proportions!I'd buy that in a heart beat!(I've got plenty of adaptors, and trucks though. If anyone is listening...)