In 1996, two surfers in Venice set out to reinvent how a skateboard turns. Thirty years later, this board marks the distance traveled. Birdseye maple veneer, an everyday staple of deck construction, reveals the rare beauty of its figured grain under a premium finish. The mold recalls the stretched double-kick boards of Carver’s first year, now carefully contoured for modern, high-performance surfskating.

The components carry the same idea through. C7 trucks, the original dual-axis system, come in raw aluminum hand-polished to a brilliant shine. Round-lipped 83a Slicks in our highest-rebound urethane revive the profile of our earliest boards, when carving hills and slashing driveways demanded grip and slide from the same wheel.

A serialized badge numbers each board, one of 400 worldwide. The run is that limited: the 30-Year comes as a complete only, and the hand-polished trucks aren’t sold on their own. When the 400 are gone, there won’t be another.

Deck: Carver 32.5″ 30-Year Limited Edition
Trucks: Carver C7 (Polished)
Bushings: Carver C7 Standard (Smoke, 95a front, 89a rear)
Wheels: Roundhouse Slick (65mm, 83a Smoke)
Bearings: Carver ABEC 7 Built-In
Risers: Carver 3/16″ gasket x 2 (3/8″ total)
Hardware: Carver countersunk (1.25″)

What’s the difference between the C7 and the CX?

The C7 is Carver's signature surfskate front truck, stuff and it has an incredible amount of pump and turning radius. It has a spring loaded swing arm that allows the nose of the board to sway slightly from side to side, essentially allowing you to snap your turns from the tail and pump effortlessly for speed.

The CX is Carver's reverse-kingpin surfskate front truck, and it also has more pump and tighter turning than any other reverse kingpin truck on the market, but without any other parts. It has a similar feel to the C7 but is less extreme, so if you want a more familiar feel to your board but want to pump and surf, then the CX is the truck you want.