Offboard default carrying style

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I'm not saying we should change the default carry board style to "mall grabbing" but there should be an option to change the way we carry our boards offboards. Irl, does anybody carry their board under their arm with the wheels facing in?

cinderspeeds · Answer

as someone who skated everyday, worked at a skate park and a pro board shop just about every skater learns to carry their board with the wheels facing out for multiple reasons.&nbsp;&nbsp;because of the slight curvature of the board it feels more comfortable in your hand.the inside of your hand is sensitive so holding the board with the wheels facing you gets uncomfortable due to the abrasiveness of the grid tape rubbing on your hands.you also don't want your dirty Wheels and wax residue to be rubbing on your clothes.&nbsp;when you start learning how to grind you want to show off all the scrape marks and wear on the bottom of your board like a low-key way of saying "I know how to skate, I'm not a poser"when you find a brand of deck that you love you want to represent it and show it off so having the board facing outward you're proud to walk around displaying that you ride toy machine boards.I definitely do think they should change it to the wheels facing outward, it's a subtle difference but it's a difference real skaters will notice.&nbsp;

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