Summerboard SBX review and "How To Ride" basics

0:00 Initial Impressions
1:27 Customer Service
2:22 Ride Experience
3:07 Customization
4:08 Maintenance
5:39 Mechanics
6:39 Carve
7:03 Rotation
7:48 Slide
Music:
Feel It Still (Gryffin Remix) | Portugal.The Man
When The Dust Settles | STS9
Royksopp Forever | Royksopp

[@yeti_riding5612]

Nice breakdown! You're a really good rider, nice control

[@nickschwartzers7918]

Thanks! I really valued your videos before making the purchase myself.

[@sanjayc74]

Good stuff to help with the learning curve, maintenance, and safety. I always wear at a minimum wrist guards and a helmet.

[@nickschwartzers7918]

I agree... usually I hurt my hands the one time when I choose to not wear them

[@sliggyy]

Nick! This is a super informative video! Thanks for the time and effort you put in.

[@nickschwartzers7918]

I'm glad you liked it... its been busy and cold so it's taking a little longer than I wanted to get another video out.

[@Mally620]

You never released the next video 😢😢 you have the best video on riding mechanics pls release the next one

[@nickschwartzers7918]

Thank you very much! It's cold and snowy here now, but I'll get something together this spring =)

[@BarlasAtalay]

this is gold. you are a legend

[@RichADio]

Excellent video. Great visual aids.

[@intronintron2608]

Wow I love this, thank you

[@nickschwartzers7918]

Thank You

[@WesternStatesMetalRoofing]

Great video. Please explain taking off the risers under the trucks.

[@nes868]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYrcfXiZr7eDa68 check that video out for how to ride.

[@onesquareinch]

Hey Nick! Thank you for this video. I'm obsessively researching Summerboard as my next purchase. After two years of owning it, have you thought about making another video with your most recent pro/cons/stats?

[@nickschwartzers7918]

If you have the money/time and a location with smooth roads/surfaces that you can safely enjoy it... go for it. If you have another person nearby who has a board that's a great way to trouble shoot problems that will arise. No new videos- sorry.

[@SupaaManix]

@8.34, how do you do that? I'm still learning how to properly carve (still have issue with toe side carving) but seeing you do donuts in small radius make me wonder if you need skills/experience to do that or if you can use that as a practice to control slide/rotation. Keep going, love your explanation and illustration.

[@nickschwartzers7918]

PePe 1st, it only works at lower speeds. It took practice with the throttle control and you cant apply to much pressure to your edge wheels... it's essentially a rotation that I don't ever finish because I'm turning. More weight towards the lead foot so the back keeps trying to catch up.

[@justus5164]

Great stuff! Shame you don't post much on this, you look natural

[@halmiller1285]

Hey Nick. I just got the sbx and I’m already hearing that squeaking from the center wheels. I’m going to take your suggestion re dialectric grease. From your video it looks like the bolts on top of the board release the center wheels? Where exactly do I apply the grease? Thank you for reading and for your time.

[@nickschwartzers7918]

use a search engine for "summerboard troubleshooting" Find the "board" section then subsection "motors making scratching sounds...." video straight from the man himself. I will be doing this today myself. After 2 years of using the board I find that tabs fold down and need to be lifted back up to ensure contact is always occurring or I get stuttering particularly when rotating while applying throttle. This is when I clean and apply fresh grease.

[@halmiller1285]

@@nickschwartzers7918 Beautiful. Thanks Nick!

[@hubahorvath4453]

Yeah amazing Video! I would like to know more about the speed washers. What kind/size do you use? I am new to all of this. Never needed it with snowboarding. :-)

[@nickschwartzers7918]

Skateboard/Long Board/Summer/ect all have a common 8mm bore diameter for the truck axles. A search for skateboard speed washers will get you what you want.

[@hubahorvath4453]

@@nickschwartzers7918 Ah thank you so much. And did i understand correctly that you used 7-8 per wheel. So i would need at least 32 for the board. is there no trouble with using 8 on top of each other? also do you just put them on the board side or also between the nut and the wheel?

[@nickschwartzers7918]

With new wheels I use one on the outside and 3 on the inside for 8 additional. Once I've rotated the wheels so both sides have worn down once I flip it and just keep the 3 on the outside so that it's easier to store them and makes you turn the nut less. On a side note with the LED wheels summer board periodically releases you sometimes need to put a pair of washers inside the wheel between the bearing and the special magnetic piece to help maintain the connection.

[@hellzbellz1234]

Hey if you still have this a quick text update on it would be much appreciated

[@hellzbellz1234]

and as a second would you recommend some really hard sliding wheels for a longboard as the wheels for this thing? have you tried this?

[@nickschwartzers7918]

I still use it... when there isn't snow on the ground =) . I ride it as often as my personal life allows me. The only other board I use right now is a swelltech surfskate.

[@nickschwartzers7918]

@@hellzbellz1234 I've used a few different wheels, but everyone I talk to sticks to either summerboard or freebord options. I've also used the pro wheels once, but I plan to stick to the standard size ones, just wish they had other colors.

[@hellzbellz1234]

@@nickschwartzers7918 thank you so much for your input, I really appreciate the update

[@jon-michaeldennis2689]

Can you still accelerate while riding switch? I'm a goofy rider and am wondering how that would work, would I just flip the foot hooks around?

[@nickschwartzers7918]

There isn't truly a front or back you just adjust the foot bindings how you want. You could step on my board in its current configuration and ride it because it's symmetrical.

[@sesamesprinkles]

When youre carving on a straight road with no incline, are you accelerating WHILE you are in the middle of carving?

[@nes868]

You can power slide and I will sometimes

[@Mally620]

Yea you are, it’s actually the main way to do it successfully because of the gyroscoping.

[@ikkoi2182]

Thats really hard.. my knee is already broken...

[@nes868]

Hows the knee doing? Ever get back on?

[@coyote208]

I don’t give a fk what you say. This fkn thing is impossible to ride and absolutely NOT worth trying. I been snowboarding and skating my entire life. I spent 2 hours on this thing. Not once could I figure it out

[@coyote208]

I don’t give a fk what you say. This fkn thing is impossible to ride and absolutely NOT worth trying. I been snowboarding and skating my entire life. I spent 2 hours on this thing. Not once could I figure it out

[@nickschwartzers7918]

What challenge(s) were you having? (Balancing, stopping, turning) What type of area were you riding? (parking lot, road, sidewalk) Was the ground smooth? Did you remove the risers under the the trucks? How tight are your trucks?

[@coyote208]

@@nickschwartzers7918sorry I was just beyond frustrated. I was on my driveway.. never touched the factory tightened trucks or the risers? I’m gonna keep trying though..

[@nickschwartzers7918]

​@@coyote208Go to a large flat area so you have lots of room. Also, find some to hold on to and without using your throttle just practice leaning and shifting your weight to make the board slide and rotate like in the video when I'm holding on to the basketball hoop pole. Favor your back foot more to keep from rotating unintentionally and remove the risers that are under the trucks. Those are the little plastic/rubber pads. Keep the truck bearings tight.