Best Longboards and Longboard Reviews Longboarding is an increasingly popular extreme sport that was derived from surfing and skateboarding. Very simply said, longboarding is the act of riding a board made out of wood, fiber glass or carbon fiber, which has wheels. This sport is similar to skateboarding, except that it is its more modern version and has some definite advantages. The following guide contains all of the useful information any new longboarder needs to know in order to make the best choice possible.