Decks: Landyachtz DH Racer
Ive asked me to write some stuff down about my newest deck. its a Landyachtz "DH Race"

So here it is...

Some tech stuff and measures first:
length: 105cm (41.5inch).
width: 22cm (9inch approx.).

My set up:
Randal R II 180mm trucks.
Kryptonics "Krypto Classic" 85mm 78a duro.
Bones Reds Bearings (not the final set that will grace this deck).
The first impression after I assembled the board and put in on tarmac in my street, was kind of like "Can I keep this wild thing at ease on higher speeds?"

The deck has no flex and that results in every movement you make being transferred down to the wheels, where other decks tend to flex some of the movement out, so the rider must anticipate more. If you want to turn this very instant just bank the board and the turn is a fact.

The DH Race is a very responsive and fast carving board at cruise speed but crank down on the bushings a little and it becomes a high speed monster that rides like its on rails, with virtually no wobble what so ever. But if you should desire to break loose into a slide this board can do that too.
( I'm not exactly a slider and I found out by accident )
There are two different sides to the deck also:
One side goes up fast and stays sort of flat on top, the other side goes up under less an angle and bends more down towards the end. The flattest side is very responsive for carving and slow speed turning while the other side ridden in front puts the pivot-angle flatter, making it stay stable at speeds.

I'm not sure if that was meant by Landyachtz but to me its an extra dimension to the board.
The low center of gravity is another thing that improves stability greatly.
Dropthrough decks still tilt under that fixed angle but the DH Race kinda acts like a cradle when banked because the riding platform sits a good 7cm (2.75 inch) below the point where the truck is attached to the deck. Because of this "Cradle effect" the carve feels really smooth and makes it possible to almost keep your upper body on one place while your legs follow the carve of the board sideways. Geert filmed me doing that and he baptised it "the lambada-carve" (wich we laughed with for quite a while)

A few days after the downhill session I took the board for a flatland ride so I loosened the bushings again to get a more carvy feel and the low position is great for pushing around without having to use too much energy. I can ride this board for miles and miles and just keep going without feeling tired.
So what are my final findings?

This board is a great board for everyone who loves longboard.
You can push it around on flatland like there's nothing to it.
You can carve and turn like its on rails
You can bomb hills like you can only dream of and for the more advanced boarders out there you will slide this board better than anything you had before.

Keep on boarding

Kometsky