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On 8/10/2001 ROB
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speaking of cops, I had some kind of weird cop energy that simultaneously attracted and deflected cops yesterday. must be soul that kept them away, or more likely they didn't want to get out of their air conditioned cop cars to bother some old guy on a longboard. (major heatwave here in toronto)
Here's a summary of rides and cops:
1) house to subway-rode right past 2 cops in parking lot (eating doughnuts)
2)subway to work-cop free
3)Lunchtime- rode to and from roti shop right past big police station, too many cops to count.
4)leave work, ride to subway, ride right in front of cop car
5) ride home from subway, no cops
6) ride to bar no cops
7) leave bar, cops right outside bar, staring intently at board, decide to walk around corner, then ride home...
Anyone know the deal with Toronto cops? Should I consider this a lucky day, or do they just not care?
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On 8/9/2001 Duane
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Providence, home of the Gravity Games, no skateboarding on any city street, sidewalk, or public area. Got hassled Sunday by a cop for the first time. I shall protest at the Gravity Games, there's probably an ordinance against signs, look for the giant skateboard-shaped protest sign, send bail money.
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On 8/9/2001 Repairman Cam
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Talk about no soul...Does anybody else find it a bit hypocritical that the X-games Street skating finals are being held in Philadelphia, a city that outlaws skateboarding on public property? I was going to go on Saturday, but now I feel like bringing a banner reading "LEGALIZE SKATEBOARDING!"...
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On 8/8/2001 Pumperplexed
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Many thanks C-Money for the insightful response regarding my post about the best slalom/pump setup. A whole new world may have opened up for me because of it. Unfortunately this world is full of boards that I dont have but that I must one day posess. I've already spent more on one board than I ever have before. But hey, keeps me off the streets...wait a minute...........
The other day, instead of a trip to the park I grabbed the long board and set out to search for something hilly and somewhat smooth. Not the easiest task considering the geography but I did eventually find something.
Allow me to digress a little bit.... I used to be a pretty good skiier. Pretty much lived to ski for quite a few years. If you ski enough eventually you have a day when everything comes together and something really magical happens. You live for those days.
I don't ski much anymore and have'nt really skiied for about 6 years and I thought I would never experience that magic again, but I got a little taste of that the other day on that mediocre hill, weaving in and out of potholes, big swooping carves, short jabby slalom turns, the rush of almost eating it when the wheels slip a little bit, down to the big sideways, hand down, slide at the bottom.
I did that 8 more times.
Thanks again C-Money.
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On 8/8/2001
david
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let me start off by saying that I used to skate on new school boards for a year of so but never got into it that much. then my friend bought a sector 9 pintail, I rode it and realized that I must have one. 2 weeks later I bought my first longboard, a sherman shrimp and skate van bommer, a very soulful board. that was 3 years ago. now I’m 17 and have expanded my quiver to 5 boards. I’ve been reading this site for as long as I’ve been longboarding, and this site has given me a vast amount of knowledge about the world of longboarding. thanks to everybody to has every given me advice. compared to many other guys(and gals) on this site, I’ve been skating for a pretty short about of time, yet I feel a connection to my boards and riding in general that goes beyond mere words. sure I can give the short answer and say I ride just because its fun. and it most certainly is. but its more than that. it can many many more things. the first push, the acceleration of bombing a hill, the wind in your face, having no control whatso ever, yet at the same time having more control than I can possibly imagine. late night skate sessions with my bud, skating down to the beach, walking to the ocean to just look, having the fog roll up the hill just like I’m rolling down it. then go up the hill again. I love the feeling when I skate to work and I’m pushing and gaining more and more speed and look to my right and see the driver in the car next to me, we both are going the same speed, I look at him and see the perplexed look on his face. then I turn away and grin to myself and chuckle and sigh. I love the sound a wheel makes while carving down a hill, the zzzzzzz of the ‘thane gripping the road. their is a deeper connection to riding, whenever I hop on any of my boards, my whole state of mind changes, a calm comes over me, its just me and my board, my body is in synch, no worries. I can only hope that that I will still have the complete and utter passion that I have for longboarding when I am 50 just like many of you guys do. I hope I can skate until my body can no longer stand up. I hope........
peace
david
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On 8/8/2001
kanufi
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I was skating yesterday with my best friend doing slides at this bowly section of road .He is a natural footer and i am goofy so our slide marks go the opposite way.We notice that where we slide out it made perfect noughts and crosses .So we grabbed a rock from the side of the road and had a game .
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On 8/8/2001
hugh r
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Many times getting back to the basics is what soul carving is for me... fluid movements across the face of the pavement.
So when it comes to the meaning of wheelbase, I checked with my buddy Webster (who happens to know more about the meanings of words than anybody I have ever met)
He told me it's the distance in inches between the axels... and has been since 1886... HR
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On 8/8/2001
C-Money
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I am beginning to think that, existentially speaking, are all knuckleheads, yet we will never be knuckleheads. It's just whether or not we make it official (or not) and can (or can't) decide what "wheelbase" means. . .
Hope everyone has a great time at GGP, wish I could see it.
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On 8/7/2001 Repairman Cam
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No problem...I had heard the phrase used and was just wondering of it's origin in relation to longboarding.
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On 8/6/2001
psYch0Lloyd
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Repairman Cam: Please excuse my rant as the realization just hit me that I may have misinterpreted your question...
...Knucklehead that I am.
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On 8/6/2001
psYch0Lloyd
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...from where does the term knucklehead come from?
Good question.
The history of the Knucklehead Racing Team is short and sweet and it goes like this. On the weekend before the 4th of July 2001, three or four of us were having a little fun on the NCDSA when a post showed up from another fellow (patio mendino) who was wondering what all the ridiculousness was about then dubbing our fellow fun seekers the Knuckleheads. At the same time several teams were forming on another forum claiming their local affinities and memberships to certain individuals (some of these "team members" would later withdraw from their affiliation in response). That was when I stepped in to proclaim the Knucklehead Racing Team along with its members by proxy (because of their involvement in all the fun). One of these members did question his membership (and later withdrew because of his own team interest) but I responded that membership is not necessarily by choice and neither honor nor compassion was granted its membership. I later added that profit was not our purpose either as time went on. Thus was the start of this raucous brotherhood of ne're-do-wells filling up time and the web site with their form of twisted wisdumb.
Where is the soul in all this? The NCDSA is at the soul of all the Knuckleheads, the center from which we congregate. Our interactions within this virtual world of skating's grace is a joyous ride all to its own. For this we owe thanks to our webmaster, Adam.
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On 8/6/2001
Joe
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How's this for Soul?!
Last week when they paved the hill that we live on my five year old son called me at work with progress reports and ran out to hug me when I got home.
I hope all this skate stuff makes up for the fact that I'll never be able to teach him how to hit a curveball.
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On 8/5/2001 Repairman Cam
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I have a question...from where does the term knucklehead come from? I know the Harley Knucklehead and of course the Three Stooges, but I somehow don't think either of these is relevant...(ok maybe the Stooges one is...)
PS I went to visit my folks in north Joisey and stopped by the hill that stopped my skating career (and my face, palms and forearms eventually) back in '67. Funny how the hill doesn't seem as big as my mind made it all these years. Next time I'll bring my board amd have the last laugh...I hope!
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On 8/5/2001 C-Money
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Pumperplexed: Man, what a quandry: The webmaster says we're not allowed to post on "Soulcarving" if it's not soulful, but your question is so wide open, it's hard not to give an opinion. In fact, it's EXACTLY the kind of question NCDSA is all about. There, I've tortured myself long enough, so this has to qualify for the soulcarving section. ;}) Actually, you can ask questions about various pieces of equipment on various pages within the site.
Anyway, you'd be amazed at all the decks out there for pumpin' and carvin', long and short. I'll start with the short.
Currently there is a renaissance in slalom happening that's amazing. Just saw a Turner Summerski go for over $1,000 on www.soulgarage.com last week. I didn't even try for that one (though I have dreamed of owning a turner since the 70s)I'm currently bidding on a NOS Santa Cruz Graphite Loaded Slalom Deck, but I've reached my personal limit and not even hit the seller's reserve!
That kind of interest explains the renaissance, and the suppliers are only happy to provide. I've ordered the Comet Race Slalom as well as the G&S Response Slalom-you can't go wrong with either of these decks in my opinion. Poolskater.com has a few Hyper Strada wheels left or you can put Gravity Chrome Classics on a slalom deck. Soon G&S will release some Strada wheels and I figure most of the vendors will carry them. Other folks swear by the Aluminator Wheels, and they do ride very nicely. Seems like a hard cored wheel pumps best.
Solidskate.com has full tracks or half tracks (Tracker trucks-names you'll recognize). Longskate.com has the Indiana Skateboards decks and I've ridden some of those of friends and they're really cool, just a little narrow for my taste. All three of the aforementioned vendors can get you the Comet or G&S Decks. Best Slalom Deck I've ridden: Comet Race Slalom, Independent 101's, Hyperstradas.
You're limiting yourself, though, if you think only a shorter board will let you carve and pump. There are a lot (ALOT ALOT-I can't say for sure, but my guess is that most folks on this website are guys like me who get some new piece of equipment every couple of days and their wives are about to be crazy with them! If I weren't so excited about all the boards/trucks/wheels I have, I'd probably be embarrassed. This topic is explored in humorous detail on HughR's website in an essay entitled "How many longboards does one man need?")
If you're not heavy (I'd say below 180lbs) I'm convinced the G&S Pintails are the coolest carving boards around. I'm 210, and mine was alittle too flexy. I also have the Leemo Model (not kicktail, but kind of a long slalom shape) and it flexes, carves, and pumps nicely. I also ride a Landyachtz Chief with is a great carving board. I also have a Spaghetti Stix 54" set up with Exkate Torsion Trucks and 70mm kryptonics, and that thing will turn on a dime if you're willing to turn it that fast! Bottom line is: don't think you can't carve/pump on a longer board.
My advice would be, if you decide to go long, to get the G&S pintail 44" if you're not over 180#. otherwise get a Landyachtz Chief or G&S Leemo Model (I think solidskate and longskate carry all of these, though maybe longskate no longer has the Leemo-I don't know. I actually got mine from longskate, and I love it.). The rest of the set up I would recommend is either Randall RII trucks (the nice thing about these is they turn really well, are pretty stable at moderate speed, and then you can flip the hangers for slightly less turning, but much more stability at speed. If you're more serious about actually pumping, you may want to get 150mm, but if you want an all-around board and you find those PVC coated gloves and want to bomb a hill, get the 180mm!) or Exkate torsion trucks with a set of Aluminator 70mm wheels.
Speaking of those green kryptonics, I'm sure you're speaking of those bottle-green ones. I'm also bidding on a Gordon and Smith board with just those wheels (and ACS 651's) on e-bay. I don't think I'll hit that guy's reserve, either, but the look to be in great shape. I, like you, love the old kryptos. My dream wheel is a set of Road Rider Henry Hester-I just can't get anyone to admit they have any!!!
Good skating.
Carl Kincaid
Team Knucklehead.
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On 8/4/2001 Pumperplexed
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I spend pretty much all of my skate time at the park, but lately have been thinking about takin it to the streets now and then. I'm and old guy who somehow managed to miss out on the slalom/longboard/"soulcarving" thing (although there were those occasional trips down the insanely steep and windy Deer Valley Drive. Freshly paved even. But that was on a Dave Andrecht board with Green Kriptos [god, I wish I could find another pair of those wheels] gloves with layers of 5 gallon bucket plastic glued on to the palms, slippin and slidin, Yee Haw!! Anyhow,I digress.
What I really want to know is what would be the ideal setup for flat land (I dont live in the mountains anymore) pumpin and carvin. I would guess something relatively short and not a long board but I dont know. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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On 8/4/2001
Boardman
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Loved the posts in this section.. Just got back into the skate scene. I'm 42 and have been hanging at a park in Laguna hills CA a couple of times a week for the last month or two. Originally My skating staerted in 1000 Oaks CA in '74 then was rudely uprooted to Boulder Colo. Blessing in disguise as Kryptonics was quick to start giving me wheels then eventually boaards and sponsorship. Raced slalom in ARa tour of ski towns and rode in Hester contest at High Roller Park (got last place)..
If you have questions about the old Krypto wheels, want to sell a set, or just chat , lemme know. I'm lookinfg for Krypto ANYTHING.....
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On 8/2/2001
JohnnyAloha
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New York City on a hot July night. From Columbus avenue at 81st street, a few fast runs through the new planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History..then crossing Central Park West and into heaven. It's just me and SleepyJames heading east until we hit the big fast downhill. It loops and twists, rocketing us through tunnels and down to the pond where the statues of Alice in Wonderland and Hans Christian Andersen are. The lights of the city are reflected in the still water, a long loop around the pond. An island of quiet in midnight metropolis. Long walk up for another run.
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On 8/2/2001
C-Money
wrote in from
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So, my wife is out tonight, and I'm spending the evening checking out skate stuff. I decided to be thankful for the following (can't we all stand to say thank you every now and again?).
Thanks to my buddies Andy Sano, Todd Arbuckle, and David Leyse with whom I skated in Seattle during the 8th and 9th grade. Andy got the first fibreflex I ever rode, Todd the first taperkick, David the first Road Riders (but I got the first gullwing HPGs, and the first replacement HPG kinpin!)Where are you now? Ever read NCDSA? Give me a jingle!
Thanks to google.com who showed me to the Z-boys page and reignited my skating flame and also pointed the way to oldschoolskates.com where I got my first board in 10 years as well as the skateboardcollector.com guy who showed me NCDSA.
Thanks to NCDSA for showing me I'm not alone.
Thanks to Hugh R. who showed me that other guys think like I do. I never met this guy, but MAN, what a resource. I think we all owe him alot, whether admit it or not.
Thanks to Steve Marsala who e-mailed me after my first post on NCDSA to indicate there is actually a guy in the Chicagoland area who is into skateboarding and NOT self-mutilation. . .and he introduced me to the infamous Alan Sidlo.
Thanks to Alan Sidlo who has graciously allowed me to be a part of team knucklehead (which, now that I think about it, is funny because I think, by definition, a knucklehead hasn't the power, interest, or wherewithall to allow anyone to do anything)and for having passion for skating (all forms) that I haven't seen since my days with the aforementioned Andy, Todd, and Dave.
Thanks for the knuckleheads in the world, and those that could be, but just haven't asked, on NCDSA.
Thanks to Ted Nugent, KISS, and Peter Frampton (OK, I don't listen to them all that much anymore, but has anyone skated to more "skatelike" music than Stranglehold? And the anniversary edition of Frampton Comes Alive is GREAT.)
Thanks to Ramp, Rail, and Roll-my regular skatepark in Mundelein, Illinois.
Thanks to Deb Gordon who has done such a great job re-introducing quality slalom boards to the market (and her dad, who had made me a skateboard junkie-I just can't get enough new cool stuff-in the first place).
Thanks to Mr. Bill who has fueled the craving.
While I'm at it, all the vendors I've dealt with since oldschoolskate: Solidskate.com (lots of stuff, but notably my first longboard, a 38"pintail, randall 180's and Cherrybombs-OK, I was a newbie, but I still use EVERY bit of that equipment to this day, just in different combinations), Longskate.com (lots of stuff), Poolskater.com (HYPERSTRADAS and lots of other stuff, but especially thanks for the hyperstradas), Afroman (if you haven't ridden the Numbchuck in a pool or half-pipe, you haven't lived!). You folks do a lot for us junkies.
To Henry Hester who made me realize there's something else to have named for you than a candy bar. And for still being in the game.
To Chris Chaput, who I don't know, but who I know because of Skateboarder Magazine then and NCDSA now, and who makes a difference even today. Innovation forever.
To everyone out there who keeps on truckin.
There's lots more, but that's all that hits me right now.
No thanks to AOL who keeps logging me off before I can finish!
Carl Kincaid, Knucklehead since 07/01.
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On 8/2/2001
Mitch T
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DC memories. Summer of 1980, I'm back in Bethesda after 4 years in Switzerland. A couple of DC area buddies that I met in Switzerland come to pick me up. We go see the Empire Strikes Back at the Bethesda theatre, then cruise the streets between Wisconsin and Connecticut in that neighborhood on our skateboards. Totally stoked from the movie we're out there carving lines on the super smooth asphalt and venturing on the rougher sidewalks, feeling the force, feeling invincible on our skates. Preston, if your in the DC area, come out for some night skating in Gaithersburg MD this weekend. Details in the events page.
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On 8/2/2001 lindsay
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A couple of weeks back I took the day off and among other things,
took a few runs down a local multilevel parking garage on my little
slalom deck. It was sweet, I was in my own world. Then this
youngster shows up and starts bombing on his toeflipper. He's making
a racket. So I'm walking up the stairs with my deck to make another run
and I hear somebody running up below me, I look over the rail and
see a guy in a blue jacket running up. I just thought he was some
fitness enthusiast heading up to collect his car, and I thought
nothing of it. Then I'm on the roof, pumping up for the first ramp,
and he comes dashing out of the stairwell after me, god pretty
keen. Well I just about sh*t myself, and I wasnt about to get nabbed,
so I got in a tuck and hit the ramp. So he actually chased me maybe 5 or 6
lavels down, I dont know what he was on man, as I was comming off one ramp
and starting the next I could see him comming round the corner each time
and I was just thinking "feet dont fail me now!". He must have given up
though, because I dismounted and split down the stairs on
the 2nd storey.
Whats pretty cool about this is that I went back to that garage
a week later, and after a few carves he appeared again, but only to
say "closing time mate", real casual, and lets me out the door.
Hmmm....
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On 8/1/2001
grinch
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last night i took a few friends out for their first skates downhill on any deck longer than 32" and could turn almost telepathically. it was funny at first, the looks on their faces, the big ear to ear grins as they made big fast carves (though part of the look was fear that they were gonna eat it soon). then, as the feeling became a little more natural and control was in their hands, speed developed, lines appeared, purpose, form, pure joy. moonlit roads, wide and empty. the conversations on the walks back to the top reminding me of my first rides on that hill. talking about the next run and what we would try to pull off. the best part was their amazement at how hard and fast you can carve without losing grip. the hard lesson will come soon: when grip runs out, what do you do? they don't wear pads nor can they slide with purpose. i want to take them out again, as they really got into it, but i don't want to be looked at as the reason that one of them got hurt. i'll put myself at as much or as little risk as i want, but i don't like when i'm responsible for others and not getting paid for it. since it seems so much easier to bomb than to carve and control your speed, one opted for bombing on a board not suitable for high speed. i'm glad nothing happened (it's a pretty easy hill), but i don't like it. still, i'm sure soon we'll descend the hills in this crappy town, and provided their balls don't push them over the edge, it's so nice to get out there and get the soul flowing in each carve downhill. and the vibe of my friends after a nice ride reminding me just why i love this so much.
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On 8/1/2001 lone skater
wrote in from
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2001, who would have thought we could keep skating all these years? i started on clay wheels. the first urethane i ever saw was in 74' only available at surf shops. cleaning loose bearings every other day. then came Road Rider 2's, what a difference. progress seems and is a good thing when properly earned. i cannot skate a rail yet, dropping in or a 360 seems out of reach for the new school. then again i don't know of a lot of gear that will survive my 200+ pounds on impact. for that i give high regards to sector 9 and z-flex. carving is something that was taken from surfing. first came surfing, then skateboarding, then snow boarding. but, now it works in reverse. surfing is still the root. snow boarding is the worst because there is no learning curve. get your $ gear and get on the $lift. there is no respect. that's too bad because i have left a longer line in fresh powder than i ever did in mother ocean or the pavement. and the pavement teaches you instant pain lessons. in surfing you still have to make the line up. if you can't scratch out you don't surf. i still love skating more. there is something about having a a little time all to youself, to give a push and carve to you hearts content. i love to skate at night. big soft wheels. i still skate a conventional but big board (sector 9 Deep End, Z 33 or 36" rose bone)and remember the day when one board was all you needed. i am surely tempted by that new G&S. something around 40" with some NOS trackers and some old krypto's i have laying around. keep skating, have fun.
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On 8/1/2001 lone skater
wrote in from
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2001, who would have thought we could keep skating all these years? i started on clay wheels. the first urethane i ever saw was in 74' only available at surf shops. cleaning loose bearings every other day. then came Road Rider 2's, what a difference. progress seems and is a good thing when properly earned. i cannot skate a rail yet, dropping in or a 360 seems out of reach for the new school. then again i don't know of a lot of gear that will survive my 200+ pounds on impact. for that i give high regards to sector 9 and z-flex. carving is something that was taken from surfing. first came surfing, then skateboarding, then snow boarding. but, now it works in reverse. surfing is still the root. snow boarding is the worst because there is no learning curve. get your $ gear and get on the $lift. that's too bad because i have left a longer line in fresh powder than i ever did in mother ocean or the pavement. and the pavement teaches you instant pain lessons. in surfing you still have to make the line up. if you can't scratch out you don't surf. i still love skating more. there is something about having a a little time all to youself, to give a push and carve to you hearts content. i love to skate at night. big soft wheels. i still skate a conventional but big board (sector 9 Deep End, Z 33 or 36" rose bone)and remember the day when one board was all you needed. i am surely tempted by that new G&S. something around 40" with some NOS trackers and some old krypto's i have laying around.
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On 8/1/2001 lone skater
wrote in from
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2001, who would have thought we could keep skating all these years? i started on clay wheels. the first urethane i ever saw was in 74' only available at surf shops. cleaning loose bearing every other day. then came Road Rider 2's, what a difference. progress seems and is a good thing when properly earned. i cannot skate a rail yet, dropping in or a 360 seems out of reach for the new school. then again i don't know of a lot of gear that will survive my 200+ pounds on impact. for that i give high regards to sector 9 and z-flex. carving is something that was taken from surfing. first came surfing, then skateboarding, then snow boarding. but, now it works in reverse. surfing is still the root. snow boarding is the worst because there is no learning curve. get your $ gear and get on the $lift. that's too bad because i have left a longer line in fresh powder than i ever did in mother ocean or the pavement. and the pavement teaches you instant pain lessons. in surfing you still have to make the line up. if you can't scratch out you don't surf. i still love skating more. there is something about having a a little time all to youself, to give a push and carve to you hearts content. i love to skate at night. big soft wheels. i still skate a conventional but big board (sector 9 Deep End, Z 33 or 36" rose bone)and remember the day when one board was all you needed. i am surely tempted by that new G&S.
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On 7/30/2001
Mark
wrote in from
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Hedges....
When I first rode a Hobie boattail back in the mid 70's, with those beautiful stringers along her deck, the biggest thrill I had was using a hedge as a wave wall. I'd push as hard as I could down the sidewalk and then place my feet, goofy-foot, and my left hand would 'set' itself against the azalea bushes that grew along the sidewalk. In the spring, I'd usually knock off a dozen or so blooms with my fingers as I got 'tubed' along the hedge.
Fast Forward (28 years later): My car and bike are broke (my wife is mad at me). I don't have anyway home from my second job. I grab my Motherlode longboard and hope for the best. I'm halfway into a 20 minute ride home and suddenly there looms a hedge peeling perfectly over the concrete. Thank goodness for soft Kryptos that guide me through the barrel and into the soft evening light. No blooms this time, just a soft mist of water from water sprinklers on the neighbors lawns. Late on bills, no money, busted car, aching back from standing at two jobs, 42 years old, and I can still enjoy the buzz of the magic rolling board.
P.s., my 13 year old son wants a longboard. How proud can a dad be?
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