Loaded Ballona Orca Cruiser Board

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Loaded Ballona Orca Cruiser Board

The Loaded Ballona Orca - the carefully crafted answer to the mini cruiser market, now featuring a killer new graphic! 

At 27.75" long this is one of the shorter mini cruisers available, but Loaded have increased the girth to a fat 9" that sits the Ballona in a unique spot, short and fat, a shrimp of a board for a whale of a good time.

The extra width offers plenty of leverage and control for anyone with adult-sized feet but still wanting the smallest board possible.

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 minicruiser is perfect for - urban commutes, people-slalom, pumptrack ripping, driveway slashing 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"

The Rumblebee

The Loaded Rumblebee is a new configuration of the Ballona, featuring the all-new Orangatang Bees Knees wheels. They're 90mm in diameter, so it does mean a few extra risers! Half an inch, to be exact.

If you're wanting to ollie your Ballona, you'll be best off choosing one of the setups with smaller wheels - the Bees Knees add over a kilo in weight to an otherwise very light setup.

However there is certainly something to that "monster truck" type of cruiser. If all four wheels are staying firmly planted on the floor and you don't mind a bit of extra ride height, it can be fun to cruise around - especially if you have a lot of gentle downhill flowing roads and pathways like they seem to in all the Loaded videos!

Other cruisers like this are the:

So the Rumblebee really does take it to the next level with 90mm wheels under there.

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

  • You’re looking for a unique mini “longboard” with big, comfy wheels, meticulously sculpted curvatures, finely tuned steering, and responsive handling. 
  • You are drawn to big performance in a small package; a setup that is zippy, nimble, and rolls for days. 
  • You are looking to experiment, and you trust the crazy crew at Loaded with what they think is a very unique, lively, monster truck of a ride. 
  • You want to roll over everything—cracks, curbs, pebbles, childhood trauma—but still fit your board under a café table.
  • You love the chaos of slapping the biggest wheels on the tiniest deck you can find. 

Loaded Ballona Orca Cruiser Board: Complete Spec

  • Wheels: Orangatang Fat Free 65mm 86A / Bees Knees 90mm 83A
  • Trucks: Paris 150mm 50°
  • Bearings: Loaded Jehu V2 Built-in bearings
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

Useful Extra Info

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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