The Joyride definitely lives up to its name, an all around fun longboard. A bit more pulled in then the Nirvana Noserider the Joyride with its curvier overall outline flows fluidly in any part of the wave and avoids any tracking feeling gliding in and out of turns. The more pulled in outline allows you to sit deeper in the pocket and fly around or through sections. The blended 50/50 rails throughout the board make for easy and stable transitions between turns, setting up, cross stepping and nose riding.

A nice kick in the tail loosens up the rail to rail transitions and the flat area around the fin keeps it from getting squirrely. If you're looking for good continuous flow and a smooth nose rider but still want to turn on a dime without all the volume of a traditional board, this is it.