This skateboard definitely lived up to the hype and now might be one of my favorite possessions. It took me only 3 hours to teach myself how to ride this skateboard with relatively no prior skateboard experience. Yet after a few hours I was cruising along fairly well. Definitely would recommend for anyone interested in skateboarding.

Intuitive handling, soft braking, solid quality. I like it

Wish I had this when I was younger, the brake is so smooth. Definitely saved me on a hill I underestimated. My girlfriend who is new to skating loves it! Great buy for beginners and veterans.

Seriously so much better than I hoped for. I looked into a brakeboard after a fast, hard fall on a day too windy to footbrake that scared me out of skating to class. This board takes away all the fear and does exactly what I need. Love. It.

Pros:
- great for taking down a mostly downhill, semi-crowded campus where it's not safe to powerslide on walkways even if I knew how to
- braking is smooth, intuitive, and predictable
- perfectly carvy/pumpy/surfy on wide roads (after changing bushings)
- not too heavy to carry uphill
- enough standing platform to try basic dancing tricks
- no problems with griptape, bearings, or wheels
Cons:
- bushings were hard for my liking + no treads on the kingpin left to loosen, so I switched out the front pair for softer ones, 80-something a's maybe?
- don't love hearing the back trucks rattle on cracks and rough road, but not a huge deal
- would've been cool to have the Okina Oasis graphic from the brakeboard mini. easily the most beautiful graphic I've ever seen

In the end, I was stuck between the portability of the Mini vs the stability of this Pintail. I've got no doubts now, though. This thing is frickin sick.

The board feels excellent but is extremely loud over rough roads.