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Your cart is empty. The Loaded Tan Tien blends carve-oriented longboarding with advanced trick riding. A flexible deck, drop-through truck mounts, and usable kicks allow the Tan Tien to pack a lot into a relatively small package. The complex contours create a super responsive board that allows for increased confidence when leaning into turns, popping tricks, and powering through slides.
User Friendly — Drop-through truck mounting positions the deck lower to the ground for easier, more efficient pushing and enhanced stability. Light weight and compact size make the Tan Tien easy to handle for freestyle, freeride, and commuting.
Responsive Ride — Vertically laminated bamboo and fiberglass construction pair with a cambered profile for a lively and engaging ride.
Versatile Variations — Available in three flex ratings to tailor the ride to your weight and style. Lower flex is ideal for heavier riders or aggressive tricksters; higher flex is recommended for lighter riders or those looking for a more responsive board.
Specs
Length: 39”
Width: 8.75”
Wheelbase: 27”
Flex ranges
Flex 1: 170-270+ lbs
Flex 2: 130-210+ lbs
Flex 3: 80-170+ lbs
As always, these are recommendations only. Experiment!
What's included?
One Loaded Tan Tien complete longboard.
Includes Paris 180mm, 50° matte black reverse-kingpin trucks, Loaded Jehu V2 bearings, and Orangatang 70mm Stimulus wheels in choice of softer 80a (great for cruising, carving, and commuting) or firmer 86a (ideal for tricks and sliding).
About
Loaded Boards was founded in 2000. Producing a broad line of progressive longboards and snowboards, they strive to grow the industry, community, and dynamic culture of board sports.
Ingo D.
Reviewed in Germany on June 8, 2024
In Kalifornien zum ersten Mal probiert und direkt verliebt. Das Board ist einfach top verarbeitet, lässt sich sehr präzise steuern und hat meiner Meinung nach das beste Ridegefühl aller bis ausprobierten Longboards. Habe mir direkt noch eins bestellt für meine Frau! Kaufempfehlung!
G-Man
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2022
Smooth, fast, springy. The deck and components are high quality and well designed. Great for cruising as it absorbs vibration and retains speed. Much different feel than a street style skateboard.
EJT
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2020
Bought for my 15 year old son who did tons of research. He likes it a lot!
Stefano Dubay
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2019
Love this, it's beautiful and nice flex.Gorgeous wooden graphics.
Mary Tomge
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2019
This is my second Tan Tien and the only reason it is is because I lost my first one. The deck is so flex and has an unbelieveable amount of forgiveness when carving!! You can zig-zag down hills with ease and still maintain a consistent controllable speed on the Tien. Sliding? No Problem just get some gloves and you're in for an enjoyable afternoon. If you can put up with the high price tag this is a MUST BUY
Tim
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2017
Best Board Ive scene.Im just like you looking for the best board.You have trick,street,skate park covered.Get the proper weight.The flex 1 190 pounds and up 230 pounds,I take the one.The flex 2 Is for weight limit 175 pounds and down.The flex 3 Is for supper skinny Guys.Since your young I would get the flex 2.Well like It says It does flex for tricking out,Long Boarding.This Board rolls over everything ,The rough street Is no challenge now.Bamboo and fiberglass.Butter Ball wheels .Your not slipping off that tread.Most of all shop.I have found new $250 .Amazon fulfillment carrys pre owned.Buy from Amazon to risky for eBay.Its not a race board.Everything else they nailed It.Enjoy .
Mark Becker
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2016
I had been searching for months for a longboard before I decided to finally buy one. What I needed was a longboard to arrive in a short amount of time, because I was going on vacation. Other prerequisites were to a nice cruiser, and just a generally good overall starter board. What better board than the Loaded Tan Tien? Loaded boards are renowned in the industry for their board making, and I am not disappointed!Performance Longboarding is a great company in my eyes. Their customer service is fantastic. I emailed them the night I saw this post asking them a few questions about how they assemble their boards and also about their shipping methods. They replied within hours of the same night answering all of my questions! Enough said.Now for the review of the ACTUAL board, and before that I just want to say that the Loaded Tan Tien Flex-2 complete longboard is AMAZING:• Loaded has three flex's for their Tan Tien variant. Flex 2 is for people who weigh 130 lb's - 210 lb's. I weigh ~140 pounds, and the flex and maneuverability of this board is crazy..• Comparing this board to my friends' boards is like comparing a Porche to a Pontiac. Now, it's not going to fly like a magic carpet, but it's all about the FEEL. It glides over concrete, takes on sand (I'm not saying longboard on a beach), destroys pebbles, rocks, and small debris with ease (try and avoid them still obviously).• My feet fit naturally in the concave of the boards shape.• Can't go wrong with Orangatang wheels, especially on a top end board like this.• The trucks that it comes with is great for what the board wants to accomplish: perfect cruising.• Lastly, the assembly of this board is what puts the icing on the cake. Performance Longboards personally takes the time to professionally assemble the board in their shop before it's sent out, and it's fantastic!With all of that being said, that is why I spent the $10 - $15 dollars over the other Tan Tien's offered on Amazon.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2016
Awesome board. Flex 1 doesn't flex very much, I weigh 220 and the board just has a nice bounce to it but nothing radical like you see on YouTube reviews, the board barely flexes below it being completely flat. I wouldn't call it a high speed board more for carving etc. Kick tails are use able, board is super light and easy to kick around. I tried it on caliber ii and Paris v2 both 50 degree both about 10", sector 9 72mm wheels, bones super reds, zero wheel bite but the Paris trucks get real close. I prefer the caliber setup but I'm a noob so I'm partial to more stable feeling trucks. Great board looks fantastic in person, would make a great first board to develop skills on.
Kashb
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2016
I bought this board a little over 11 months ago and didn't have a chance to fully comment on how amazing it as been. I've been longboarding for 4 years now and this board is just amazing. I've tried arbor, original (pintail and Apex) and they don't come close to the build quality. The paris trucks are the best on the market and the board has a great flex as well.Also, not to mention a huge shoutout to Nord Boards! I wanted to customize the trucks/wheels and they went above and beyond in accommodating my request all within my budget. Will highly recommend them!
Nerijus Bandzevicius
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2014
Best longboard, best wheels, looks great, functional. Trucks around 42 degrees, so it is better for longboard riding, not tricks or carving. Bolts came without washers, so we had use our own. They came with rubber absorbing pads, but when you mount trough the board, we had to cut rubber sides and use only part of that. The board is curbed at the trucks mounting, so I would not recommend mounting without the rubber trucks to board. The bolts are a little longer than they should, but you can cut them later. Bearings I would say are average condition, not super smooth, but at the for now they are fine. Overall my son is very happy how it rides and looks.One more thing, the board arrived wrapped in the bubble wrap, no box or instruction included.
awaters5
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2012
I've wanted a Tan Tien for a long time, and when mine arrived (a couple days before I expected it) I didn't hesitate to try it out. After some minor adjustments I was good to go. So. This board feels amazing. I'm not the best longboarder around, but even I found the Tan Tien very stable and easy to control, even at higher speeds. The grip tape is a great asset to the board as well. Flex 2 is a great flex even though I'm pretty close to the suggested weight limit. Overall I'm really happy with this board - I've been going around my campus which has really smooth roads and gentle hills and it's an awesome experience.
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