Loaded Ballona Orca C5 Surfskate

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Loaded Ballona Orca C5 Surfskate

The Loaded Ballona Orca - the carefully crafted answer to the mini cruiser market, now featuring killer new graphic AND Carver C5 surfskate trucks!

At 27.75" long this is a small cruiser board - and a small surfskate too. You can get super cruisy with your feet close together and really feel it out. The extra width compared to other surfskates around this size (like the Lush Fuel for example) gives a bunch of extra leverage over the trucks so you do feel very connected to your turn at all times.

The "whale belly" spoon nose wedges the front truck slightly for improved steering and enhanced agility, allowing the rear truck to follow the front and feel nimble and stable all at once.

Perfect for everything a small surfskate is perfect for - urban commutes, people-slalom, pumptrack ripping, driveway slashing, transition flow and general good times. Easy to carry and easy to stash.

"Loaded Ballona offers comfort and security previously only found in medically prescribed weighted blankets"

As per Loaded themselves, it's right for you if:

  • You want a board that pumps from a standstill and carves like a shortboard. No swell required.
  • You’re looking for surf and snow training that fits under a café table and in an overhead bin.
  • You love the Ballona’s tuned steering and want to crank the agility dial all the way up.
  • You want a surfskate that still ollies. The C5’s shorter, narrower geometry keeps the pop, so curbs and cracks are features, not obstacles.

Loaded Ballona Orca C5 Surfskate: Loaded Recommended Complete Spec

Length 27.75" / 70.5cm See similar length boards
Width 9.0" / 22.9cm See similar width boards
Wheelbase Adjustment Yes
Wheelbase 14.75" / 37.5cm - 16.0" / 40.6cm See boards with a similar wheelbase
Nose Length - longest wheelbase 2.5" / 6.4cm
Tail Length - longest wheelbase 5.5" / 14.0cm
Truck Mounting Topmount
Deck Flex Stiff
Concave Mild Concave
Deck construction Maple
Profile 3d, Rocker
Wheel Wells Sanded Wheel Wells

Customise your ride!

We can change the truck bushings on this board to suit your weight and riding style!

This way your board will come set up perfectly for you, straight out of the box.

Just refer to the table below and make your choice as you add to cart!

Rider weightBushing Hardness
10 - 50kgsExtra Soft
50 - 72kgsSofter
72 - 90kgsStock Setup
90 - 104kgsHarder
104 - 120kgsExtra Hard
Skateboard Bushings

Some other things to consider...

  • If in doubt - go softer! Turnier boards are easier to balance on, and a lot more fun to skate.
  • If you are "between hardnesses," we would recommend the softer option. So for example, for a 73kg rider, "Soft" rather than "Stock Setup" might be a better choice. Get in touch if you're not sure!
  • if you want a very turny board - say for a dancing longboard - then it's worth going one stop softer than you otherwise would do. Watch out for wheelbite though!
  • Likewise, if you want a board for downhill speed, then go up a step harder than the weight table suggests.
  • You do have a bit of adjustment in the truck's kingpin nut, but we would suggest that if you have more than two threads showing then it's time to go to a harder bushing.
  • If you already have a board (or some trucks!) and you would like to change your bushings to suit your weight, check out our truck/bushing compatability chart!

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