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On 8/25/1998 Scheckey
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Ronny, do that and then run a bit and jump bach on. You just did a boneless. Now try a finger flip....cool huh? Land over the trucks and compress if you like your deck in one peice.
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On 8/25/1998 RonnyRipper
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I dont know jf this is actually stylin', but one way to stop, other than just jumping off, is: quickly move your front foot off the side of your board while at the same time popping your tail on the ground . this will in effect shoot your board up into the air and leave you running. the last step is to catch your board by the nose or rail with your front hand while its in the air. all of these steps should happen i one smooth, fluid motion to look right. learning this little "trick" can be embarrassing until you can catch your board without thinking about it...longboarding rules...walk all over that baby!
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On 8/20/1998 Dan
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Michael, I usually step off at slow speeds, but I've seen some stylin' guys do a heel-draggin' wheelie that looked pretty cool. Kind of rough on the shoes, though...
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On 8/19/1998
scheckey
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Michael, if Im wearing knee pads (like I do most of the time) and some dumb ped. walks in front of me, I like to drop into a knee slide and scream real loud while comming to a stop right at their feet. Its not real stylish but they will look out for longboarders from then on.
(Well, ok. So Ive never actualy done it. But we have all thought about it at some point.)
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On 8/19/1998
michael
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Is there a graceful way to stop and get off your board
when you don't have enough speed or room to pull a slide?
Especially in cities, where stupid things like pedestrians,
cars or dogs force you to come to a abrupt stop. Just
letting your foot drag to slow down doesn't look too
stylish to me and jumping off and grab the board seems even
worse.
Please e-mail me if you've got any suggestions.
Thanks in advance, m'out.
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On 8/12/1998 CICCONE74
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YOU ALL MAKE ME FEEL OLD. I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE JUST STARTING,BUT DAMN KIDS, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT NOSEGAURDS AND SAVING YOUR GRAPHICS AND I JUST HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING. IF YOU WERE HAVING FUN THEN ANY DAMAGE IS JUSTIFIED, TO YOU OR YOUR BOARD. AT LEAST YOU DON'T ABUSE YOUR BOARD TO LOOK COOL. BUT THESE BOARDS ARE BUILT TO BE SKATED AND IF YOU HAVE TO WORRY THEN LOSE WEIGHT OR CHANGE COMPANIES.
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On 8/5/1998
Rich @Souled OUT
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Hey Frank
Longboards and pools are made for one another, you're not goingto feel or look stupid (except for having a blader friend .... oooops didn't mean it ).
Just carve it up, depending on the trucks you've got you can figure 8 carve till your legs drop !!
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On 8/5/1998
Dem
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FRANK......drop in and flow with it.
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On 8/5/1998
Frank
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Me again... Has anyone ever taken their longboard into the pool at a skatepark? Im gonna tomorrow. I may look/feel stupid trying it, but my buddy who is going with me is a blader so I don't feel too bad. Any cool things to do in a pool on a longboard or should I just wing it?...
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On 8/5/1998
Frank
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Look, I feel bad enough about the silly boardslides... My problem now is that the nose on my board is being destroyed when I bail... (The board hits curb at about warp nine while I watch helplessly) I put a homemade nose protector on it.... Looks gay but gets the job done... Lucky for me, Gravity will replace your deck for 30 bucks. Lates-
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On 8/4/1998 Spanky Malone
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Frank, Scheckey...get a hold of yer selves...I know how it feels to fall! Frank...for shame damaging your longboards graphics, you should feel bad, and you might fall for doing it! Spanks locked and loaded!
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On 8/3/1998
Frank
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How I fell... I could go into depth about several instances but that'll have to wait!-
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On 8/2/1998 scheckey
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I ment to say "feel". I have no idea how you fell...
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On 8/2/1998
scheckey
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I know how you fell Frank. I found an old G&S sticker and slaped it on my deck and promptly took it off
I felt bad, but hey dems de brakes. Try to hunt down some old rails. Theyll slide even better and your grafix will stay shiney and new.
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On 8/2/1998
Frank
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Hello all, I was skating tonight at my local library on my pretty new Gravity Hyper-Carve just b.s.ing as usual when I decided to try a boardslide on a fairly smooth curb. (I was inspired after seeing the new sector9 video today) After a few tries I found I could pull it off as long as I had decent speed. When I got home, though, I noticed the paint on the bottom of my board was all sliced up and I felt real bad. Does everybody's paint get chewed up on longboards? (This is my first longboard) I know it was cool to destroy the graphic on my new school boards but something just feels different now... Am I just being overprotective of my newfound obsession? Anyways... I haven't touched any other boards since I started longboarding... Never knew what I was missing!
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On 7/23/1998 i
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Chris!?
No Idea what your talking about
Skate Proud
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On 7/21/1998
Chris
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Just thought I'd throw in my two cents on this pumping thing. First, to Peter, the guy from the magazine is full of it. While pumping your board is cool, great exercise, and a good way to maintain speed, you would need legs like Earl Campbell to do it everywhere you go. Back in college, I used to be able to maintain speed by for about 10 minutes, but that was when I was 20, playing lacrosse, and working out five days a week. Even so, it's not going to replace pushing with you feet, although it's definitely worth learning.
Actually you can do the technique on just about any board, but to really get the full effect, you need a "springy" board as Louie says. To learn it you might want to start out going down a fairly gradual hill. This will probably be a little easier than trying to learn it on the flat. Concentrate on throwing your weight forward with each turn.
If you have a "springy" deck, it's probably easiest to break each turn into two parts. As you start the turn, throw your weight forward, while bending your knees. This causes the board to flex downward. As you come out of the turn the deck should return to its original shape. As it does, unweight the board slightly and try to redirect the upward motion of the board forward and set up the first part of the next turn.
Also be aware that a cambered/programmed flex deck should be appropriate for your weight. I weigh about 185 and my Sector 9 Cosmic Rider 2 is just about right for me, but I've heave the riders under about 170 have trouble getting it to flex properly. G&S just started making Fibreflex longboards in 38" and 44". I stepped on both models at the skate shop, and the 38" was about right, but the 44" seemed to flexy at my weight. I called G&S, and they said they were thinking about making the next batch of 44" models stiffer.
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On 7/21/1998 i
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hey New Guy!
To get big speed on the cosmic boards you have to pump
the board. Put your feet ,one on the nose and one on the tail. Start in a parking lot to practice in. Start ot the front, push your self as hard as you can, cruse for a sec then PUMP and PUMP and PUMP. Then if the timing is right pop into the slide
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On 7/20/1998
Juan Fungi
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Question from the new guy...
I recently bought a 38" S9 CosmicII. This is the first longboard after a long line of other boards (1976, Freeformer, 3days in hospital; Town and Country, misc. scrapes; Alien Workshop, chipped bone in elbow, ...) I am truly digging the ride on this new thang. Anyway, I'm reading all of you guys talking about coleman slides.
I think I understand the principle but are they possible on the CosmicII? Does it require a longer board or just more speed than I've gone so far?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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On 7/20/1998 Spanky Malone
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Peter, I forgot about the Sector 9 Cosmic Rider series, they have a cambered, flex deck that might work well, I personally have not tried it, but I beleive it would be worth looking at. Just thought I'd pass that along!
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On 7/20/1998 Longboarder Louie
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Peter, yes, the gravity Classis, while a great board for surf style tricks, is not real condusive to "pumping"! Be careful of which board you get, make sure it's right for your weight. Too much flex makes for a lazy board. Programmed flex or camber is what works best, I'm not aware of any boards on the market now with this feature. The old slalom boards were the best (Turner summer ski's, Fusion, Etc.) I'm fooling with a design and technique for forming Baltic Birch that may be wrapped in composite material. It looks very promising but I have not quite finished with it, I'll let you know how it comes out.
On trucks, yes Trackers can work, I understand Siesmics are very good, I have not tried them yet. The Ex-skate is getting good press. The basic Randal is not expensive and are very snappy and responsive, yet stable at speed. I use Indy 215's for sheer speed, they are solid and not overly responsive, at least when new. The choice is yours, I would try Randals for a slalom type board. I have a Sector 9 Flexy wing Swallow with randals and 70mm 9 Balls. It's a good board, responsive, quick and stable at speed. I still would like to continue my research into other deck designs, i'll try to keep you informed.
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On 7/19/1998
Peter Klimczak
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Thanks Louie (look 7/18) for the explanation. I guess that's why it doidn't work too good when I tried it on my Gravity Classic (stiff solid wood). I've tried several boards before getting the G Classic, including flexy ones. I did not like the way they feel (comming from longboard surfing background, I guess it's what your legs are used to). But this pumping business inrigues me, I might give flexies another look. Also, someone else commenting on this techinque mentoned "loose, good trucks". There a number of "good" trucks out there, some perhaps better for this purpose than others (like Randals are better for down hill and Indys for your pocket). Are loosened Tackers "good" enough. Any recommendations?
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On 7/18/1998
Bluntking, London
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I have heard a lot about these new exate trucks. They sound cool, but do they work? Also, Are the Exate 82 mm Cherry bomb wheels the biggest available? I heard that the bigger the wheels the faster u go. I wouyld appeciate some advice on pumping technique too.
Thanx
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On 7/18/1998 Longboarder Louie
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Peter, what this article is refering to is "pumping" your board. Once you are under wiegh, you pump your board as if you were going through a tight slalom course. It's very important to note that this does require the right board, one with "spring reflex" I call it, when you carve into a turn and go to carve out, you unload your wieght slightly and the board springs out and you accelerate off the turn. You can effectively keep "driving" the board along using this technique, but beleive me, you will tire, it takes work to do it! Also you have to have the right board, such as Flexdex, Sector 9 Cosnic rider series, Or an old slalom board like G&S Fiberflex or Turner Summer Ski. Hope this helps, Peter, good luck!
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On 7/18/1998
Peter Klimczak
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In the July issue of a local sports magazine, Florida Sports, there was a small segment on longboarding. Here is a quote from it: "You see a lot of people ridding the [longboards]the wrong way, simply pushing on the tarmac with one foot and then gliding until another push is needed. The right way is to give your board just a tiny push to start and then use fine-tuned counter-rotation to maintain and build momentum. Once you find the sweet spots on your board, you can develop a fine head of steam, not quite as fast as inline skates, but plenty fast." Huhhh? I am relatively new to this, and this is the first such referece I've seen anywhere. Anyone can shed some light on this?
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