My house mate longboards, he fucking loves it! Personally, I stick to just ye olde conventional skateboard as I have been doing for the passed 9 years.

When I get my camera I'll film my house mate down our favourite hill to bomb. He's fucking reaaaaaally good at sessing. You guys will love it

EDIT: ahahahahaha, @Smileyz: You, sir, have no fucking clue about skateboarding it's not funny!

For one, trying to tell longboarders in a longboarding thread that skateboarding is better...you poof.
Secondly, 7.85 isn't "perfect for flip". It's called personal preference and also quite dependable on how big your feet are. Get some clues cause you're definitely clueless.