VibeRide: Installing and Testing Longboard Brakes

Your fearlessness and problem solving gives me joy

Hey, really enjoyed watching you set this up! Super helpful to see it in action hear your thoughts, etc. Cheers, happy riding, and hope you will ride BrakeBoards for life! 🤙🏽

Hi Rachael! I loved watching your skating/longboarding vlog. That brake is super important for safety, especially in the hilly area you live in.

Fun one. Thanks.

Great video. I couldn't have put it better. I love my longboard, but age, a new knee and other stuff means foot-braking is not really a choice.

Hi, Rachel. I just found your channel via this vid and was immediately interested in your feedback on the VibeRide brake - thank you! I just ordered the entire brake board tonight, but if all goes well, I may even buy and install VibeRide's braking system on to my other longboard, which BTW is exactly like your 44" Magneto, even down to the blue translucent 70mm wheels. 🙂 BTW, yes, pebbles are NOT our friends, but what I encounter more often here in So. California are uneven concrete slabs of sidewalk which threw me for a loop - literally - some months ago. My only longboard with a tail is the Magneto, which makes it safer for negotiating these hurdles, but not so with my 2 other longboards. 😞 Liked, subscribed, and cheers!

Pebbles are indeed the enemy. I've never had much luck with skateboards, but I used to do quite a bit of roller-skiing (yes, that is a thing) and "the pebble problem" is an ever present one, as my knees can readily testify. What a fun video. Reminds me of kids television in the 80's/90's shift era, when there was actually a "how to mod your skateboard" segment in a popular children's show. I love following along on your many and varied adventures, so thanks for an interesting ride. (Also, are those the Nike General Purpose shoes?)

I havent been on a board in 50 years😅 wow tech has changed. We would downhill on our backs with motorcycle helmets, gloves and 2 pairs of pants. No brakes, you stopped at the bottom of the hill, or fell off😅

Sweet 😊

Wow very useful vid ,well done

Good Morning ☀️ Rachael I Don’t Skateboard As Well I Have Bum Knees Seriously Good Job Good Vlog 😎 Loved Your Lovely Voice👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I bought the brake set too and attached it to my Landyachtz Drop Hammer deck, which is a drop-through, so there's no need for drilling a hole. Good to see how it works for you with a top-mount deck. I think the brake is really helpful to overcome the fear of getting too fast, if only it wouldn't be so noisy. What do you think about the rattling coming from some parts of the truck?

Be wary of big, steep hills, the brakes lose efficiency really quickly and you'll end up with brake fade after a short while. Downhill254 did a review on his channel, and he couldn't brake anymore after a while of riding. edit: Also, wearing certified helmets and pads gives a lot of extra confidence.

Why take apart the whole truck and king pin just to attach the skate plate to the deck? I'm just wondering if the instructions said to do so?

I stood only once on a skateboard - well it endet painfull.