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Setup Haiku
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On 3/13/2006 h0dad
wrote in from
New Zealand
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old screw with worn thread
barrier to new setup
while sun is shining
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One more
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On 3/11/2006 h0dad
wrote in from
New Zealand
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skate park refugee
no power back at home
apocalypse session
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Cheers tom t
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hOdad
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On 3/11/2006 tom t
wrote in from
Canada
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hOdad, your haiku
is graceful and inspiring
may you skate and smile
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Texas sweet spot
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On 3/6/2006 Dagger
wrote in from
United States
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Edddie-
clue us Texas riders in on the new DH spot.
thanks,
-Dagger-
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Vans haiku #1
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On 3/4/2006 h0dad
wrote in from
New Zealand
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vans, most gaseous
exiled to the back doorstep
for dinner time
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first longboard
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On 3/3/2006 MissouriMatt
wrote in from
United States
(128.206.nnn.nnn)
Adam, one of the cool things about getting into longboarding is that the different set-ups give you a different ride. My advice on a first board would be around 40 to 44 inches in length flat 11-ply birch with big cut-outs for wheels, 78a 70mm wheels and some carvy trucks. I like the Torsion trucks, but the truck forum will give you many different opinions. As will the deck forum and the wheel forum. It's worth reading some old posts. There are all kinds of good decks. I'm not recomending one over the other. My recomendation on length keeps you on a board that has the smooth surfy ride that you want from a longboard without getting up to a length where you start to lose too much turning radius (don't get me wrong, I love my 58 inch decks, but would't be my first board or only board). the flat birch will give you some flex and big soft wheels will smooth out all the cracks. and sunshine and no responsiblities, kick and point downhill. ride on..
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First piece of wood! :)
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On 3/3/2006 Adam
wrote in from
Sweden
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Hey everyone. Just found this forum, and it looks great. Anyone got some tips on a first longboard/old school board?
Help appreciated!
Adam
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Grommit Haiku #3
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On 3/2/2006 h0dad
wrote in from
New Zealand
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step back a second
sudden stampede of grommits
now drink your latte
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grommit haiku two
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On 3/2/2006 MissouriMatt
wrote in from
United States
(128.206.nnn.nnn)
hide the weed, old dude
nice longboard, can you do tricks
no, I'm too stoned
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Grommit haiku
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On 2/28/2006 h0dad
wrote in from
New Zealand
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the grommits have gone
beer cans and cigarette butts
old-timer drops in
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pavement haiku one and two
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On 2/28/2006 MissouriMatt
wrote in from
United States
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repave my street, please
my old body needs reprieve
for years I've waited
obliterated
disintegrated pavement
a younger man’s ride
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Spontaneous haiku #4
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On 2/26/2006 h0dad
wrote in from
New Zealand
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elevator bell...
but there are no cars parked
on level fourteen!
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Spontaneous Haiku #3
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On 2/22/2006 h0dad
wrote in from
New Zealand
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sudden spot of gravel
less welcome than crane in spring-time
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Thank you, MissouriMatt
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h0dad
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On 2/21/2006 MissouriMatt
wrote in from
United States
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MissouriMatt likes to read h0dad's haiku.
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Spontaneous Haiku #2
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On 2/19/2006 h0dad
wrote in from
New Zealand
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your old friend road-rash,
this morning there to remind you
you are still alive
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shweeeet
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On 2/19/2006 sc
wrote in from
United States
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Norski that tunnel run looks alienistic-futuristic-hellafun! Been wanting to visit Yosemite, now even more motivation to do so eh heh heh heh bright lights big tunnel whoooo hoooo
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Spontaneous haiku
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On 2/18/2006 h0dad
wrote in from
New Zealand
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Cleaning the bearings
not to make the bearings clean;
only to clean them
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Soulriding
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On 2/13/2006 MissouriMatt
wrote in from
United States
(128.206.nnn.nnn)
Ride on, bipolar soulrider, ride on. May you feel the sunshine and smile. May gravity even your highs and lows. Ride on.
h0dad - I loved your thoughts about the hoarding of boards - hanging onto the past with expectations of the future. I've given away many boards over the years and would give away a few more of my remaining 9 boards if my 3 kids weren't always getting them out. Of the 9, there are only 3 I ride. And I ride less often than I used to. You caused me to stop and count how many I've given away. That too is 9. They were all boards I loved - so I wasn't just getting rid of them, I was giving something that I valued, and that's what made giving them away feel so good. Perhaps I've found balance - but in reality, I'm probably still hoarding.
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mental illness
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On 2/12/2006 bipolar soulrider
wrote in from
Canada
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Mental illness sucks. I have it and my family members have it. But it doesn't keep me from enjoying a ride. When I'm up, I ride, ride, ride, and when I'm down, I ride anytime I can get the strength. It always helps me. Always. Keep stokin and never surrender.
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Let go and be happy
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On 2/11/2006 h0dad
wrote in from
New Zealand
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h0dad realised he was board collector and that of his quiver of seven setups (all disassembled but one) he only ever seemed to ride one.
h0dad saw an example of how he was not living in the present, clinging to the past and future, both as a result of his incorrect perceptions of the nature of reality.
He clung to the boards because they reminded him of his identity as a skater and the stokin' times he has riding them in the past.
He clung to the boards because he felt that he might not ever have any more stokin' times (skating with them) if he let them go.
Both were incorrect internal formations; the past is gone and the future does not exist yet, so how can they be for real, squids?
So in mindfulness, he assembled the setups one at a time and gave them away, each to a different friend.
Fitting the bushing, he was aware of the softness it will gave the ride for the friend. Cleaning each bearing, he was aware of the speed it will give the friend. Wiping the crud from each baseplate, he was aware of how beautiful a setup is with clean trucks. The six boards were wrapped and delivered.
What were dead components in the hands of one who clung to them for comfort now live again in the hands of six stoked-out riders, while h0dad has a renewed faith in his interdependence upon others for more wild and radical times.
And the board he kept becomes all the more precious.
Yours in gasho,
h0dad
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Ben's Sister
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On 2/9/2006 MissouriMatt
wrote in from
United States
(128.206.nnn.nnn)
Ben,
I’m sorry that your sister is battling mental illness. I hope there is a good prognosis for her. My sister is a paranoid schizophrenic and is now 43 years old. We’ve had over 25 years of trying to help, but it is a loosing battle. One of the most difficult aspects of dealing with mental illness is that it changes the person. It becomes a disease of actions and thought, making it easy to lose your connection to the patient. Remain sympathetic, remain supportive, and try to be tolerant, but realize that there is a limit to what you can do. Keep yourself mentally strong and live your own life to the fullest. There is no doubt that a good ride can help deal with the stress that is brought on by a family member suffering from mental illness. Put on a good helmet and bomb a hill or three.
Matt
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keeping me in line
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On 2/8/2006 Ben
wrote in from
Germany
(83.135.nnn.nnn)
hey there,
i am from germany and i would like to share what longboarding gives to me. right now i am and all the way for the past two years i had to face problems i could not have an influence on. my sister got sick mentally and had to stay at an hospital for some months because of her disease. this was so sick to see and i felt my powers were amputated because i could not help her in any way, except visiting her. i took quite a lot of my powers to hold my line. then my girlfriend left me cause she couldn´t handle my feelings. another put down to me.
even on days i felt no power for anything i could take my board out for a ride and it made me feel better just to go down some hills and carve and walk back up again. it cleared up my mind and helped me gaining back some power.
riding to live.
embrace.
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Tahoe/Carson Valley Area
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On 1/19/2006 scottbomb
wrote in from
United States
(69.228.nnn.nnn)
Hey All---
Been Bombing garages bigtime in Sactown with a great crew 'BTC', however I'm moving to Tahoe in Feb. Of Course icy ground means no bombing, but does anyone know of some sweet fast cruising roads in the area to hit this time of the year down on the Carson side?? I still plan on ripping it up on the California side and in Sacramento, but need to explore the terrain for my BTC riders...
Thx
scottbomb
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1st big ride
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On 1/15/2006
eddie
wrote in from
United States
(64.132.nnn.nnn)
i posted this in the speedboarding forum, but decided it fit here better. i finally got to break in my new landyachtz evo. it was the longest downhill run i ever did! i was so high afterwords (and before). i live in austin,TX, and most of the runs i find are just 15 or 20 sec long. you know, just one big hill. but this new place had like 4 drops and went on for about 1.5 min! my buddy following me was going 35+ mph to keep up and recorded it on his cell phone. i know this ant s#@! to alot of you guys, but ive never dropped in on 4 consecutive hills hitting close to 30-35mph on every single one, plus the evo made it saweeeet! there is not allot of traffic, its kind of narrow, one lane each way, but the speed limit is like 30mph so cars arnt too much of a worry (unless one pulls out in front of you). it was like 9am, sky as blue as the water. its about 30 min away. cant wait to go back. i bomb it all day long if i wasnt worried about some soccar mom in an s.u.v mowing me over.
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RE: Always Summer on the Inside
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On 12/26/2005
Don J
wrote in from
United States
(4.239.nnn.nnn)
That is So cool. I would go so fast in something like that! I should check out the tunnels in the Poconos in PA 2 hrs away. Knowing the tunnel police here, they'll take my luge and fine me. Your very lucky to have experienced that, and thanks for the pic.
Don J
p.s. Did you really do that?
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