I bought a Carveboard and Kahuna Big Stick about 6 mths ago.
They are a lot of fun and it really DOES feel like you're on a board on the water. Why do we do it?
1. Coz we live about 2 1/2 hrs from the surf

2. Coz it is another toy to have fun on PLUS it adds another set of skills that feed into other things I like to do.

So whats it like?
To get the max out of it, you need a nice piece of bitumen with a slope of some kind (not too much)
Then you can carve and weave from kerb to kerb, use the stick like a paddle (they are stationary high density rubber disks that dont roll like a wheel) They are stationary so you can grip the road with them to slow you down or throw body weight on.
I am 49 years old, and I just love the cruisy feeling and the fact that I get to feel like I'm surfing when I'm not, and the core workout (plus the walk back up the hill) is great for fitness.
What have I learnt?
Take any suburban street on a lazy weekend afternoon, and you can carve up their streetscape for hours and hardly see a living soul, and especially NOT kids. Where are they?


Inside? Cars in driveways and on the kerb but only once have I had a nice chat with the neighbourhood kids while we skate together....its so quiet its a little spooky.