Just got back into long-boarding and after needing a upgrade here is my new board the loaded dervish. Ya its pretty awesome
Ill let good ole Wikipedia answer your question http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longboard_(skateboard) Mine is also made of bamboo giving it more flex then a wooden board.
I would so be into this if it weren't for Holland to be as flat as a pancake. Looks like a fun way to get around. Do you only use this for the fun of it, or really as an alternative to riding a bike or whatever it is you normally tend to use? I never really tried regular skateboarding. Everybody had regular skates at school. It was awesome, but most people still wanted to try starboarding anyway. Then later it turned out that all parents thought that starboards were really unsafe... Yeah right. Like we with our short legs (talking primary school here) could have even gone very fast on such a board! It seems that irony is always present in what parents decide, as we went sickening fast on those in-line skates. xD
I live in Va Beach Virginia in the states where there are a couple of good spots but its near the beach where reads are build over dunes and what not that you get the best hills . I use it for both hill bombing and transportation when its nice out. (I also use a bike). Yes Darkone its only for people with huge feet.
