I reckon you can get away with using one that is 1 foot shorter than your board when you riding a HP longboard.

And while we're discussing them;

What brands are you fellas using?
What brands to stay away from?

i had a palmers leggie fall apart in my hands only used twice.

creatures and balin are the best in my books.

the new ocean & earth look good but never own one.

I hate o&e lb leggies, they are well made but they are the worst for wrapping around your feet.

The creatures one used to have a long attachment on the ankle strap that kept it away from your feet but they changed there design. still prefer them.

Shorter ones usually Balin but I have a collection of various brands OAM, Channel Islands, o&e.

I have one on every board otherwise I'll forget.

Ted the Kiwi said..
O&E Delux editions rock. Especially the blue ones. Keep clear of green ones.

but I like the green ones.

and the reds ones.


its all about the art

I use Creatures and only black ones. This may be complete urban myth stuff but it has stuck with me for any years. The leggie is weakened by pigment so coloured lefties are more prone to snap. Black leggie use carbon and are markedly stronger. Clear leggie a use no pigments and are more flexible, which can be a bad thing as they can be lacky bands or snap as they lose their elasticity quicker. I read that in one of the fonts of knowledge that are Tracks or ASL - can't remember which one - and it is something I have held onto for far too many years with I empirical evidence. But I am telling ya, anything other than black is asking for troubles.

And I mainly use Reef 2 and I used an Outer Reef for my longboard as I knew there would be times it would be under a fair bit of pressure. I hate snapping leggies so always go overboard.

Might be rubbish too, but it made sense to a very young me. I make no claims to its veracity.

im sure green ones are environmentally safe

O & E are the go - but I would like to try Balin & probably will buy them next just to see whether the hype is justified

I buy new ones every 12 months, I would always get O&E delux, but my shop did not have them last time, only Balin, so I got 2 new Balin.

I can't really tell any difference.

I think Balin are about 5 bucks cheaper on average.

Tux said...

Macaha said..
I reckon you can get away with using one that is 1 foot shorter than your board when you riding a HP longboard.

Whats happens when you do what I do and forget to stop walking at the front?

I use Creatures Teauhpoo legropes....thick as **** but when it gets big I feel like its one less thing to worry about

Mmm. Can't give a thumbs up, but thumbs up. I hate swimming in solid waves.

thedrip said..

Tux said...

Macaha said..
I reckon you can get away with using one that is 1 foot shorter than your board when you riding a HP longboard.

Whats happens when you do what I do and forget to stop walking at the front?

I use Creatures Teauhpoo legropes....thick as **** but when it gets big I feel like its one less thing to worry about

Mmm. Can't give a thumbs up, but thumbs up. I hate swimming in solid waves.

Tux I was referring to HP surfing from the tail not noseriding.

laceys lane said..
Sounds like a serious threat

now you see it now you don't tell me I'm not seeing things lacey

Macaha said..

towball said..

laceys lane said..
Sounds like a serious threat

now you see it now you don't tell me I'm not seeing things lacey

bloody Lacey deleting posts again boy

The pot calling the kettle

SP said..

buck0765 said...
Used creatures leggies exclusively on last Telos trip and spent a lot of time swimming for boards due to the Velcro letting go. And these were recommended to me prior to the trip for juicer waves. Borrowed a cheap no name brand from a mate and problem solved. I now take a lot more interest in leg ropes these days

I had a Balin one do that..

Threw it straight in the bin.. I hate swimming.

Does anyone use knee leash on their LB? If so what type?

Yep I do brought two when in Hawaii Dakin I think I really like them