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Central Park Skateboard Race - June 3rd 2006 @ 12 Noon - Interactive Map
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On 4/12/2006 NYC Asphalt Surfer
wrote in from
United States
(70.19.nnn.nnn)
Click here for link
Michael, I'm not sure if you're planning to attend this year's race, but it's sure to be a good time!
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Search live shows!
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On 4/12/2006 Live2nite
wrote in from
United States
(69.106.nnn.nnn)
Hello,
A few years ago I had an idea for a web site while looking through the weekly newspaper (The Guardian). The Guardian is a great source to find out which bands are playing for the week, but it has many problems. There are just too many bands to choose from. Which half of them you may have never heard of, so you see shows that you have either seen before or bands that you had a chance to listen to.
Well I think I solved the problem. You now can go to a site that allows you to listen to each band that is touring.
http://www.live2nite.com
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I always wear my Gravity Sliding Gloves -- no matter what kind of riding I am doing!
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On 4/11/2006 NYC Asphalt Surfer
wrote in from
United States
(70.19.nnn.nnn)
I can't count how many times my sliding gloves have saved my hands from getting cut up. Best $22.00 I have ever spent!
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quarter of a million...
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On 4/11/2006
Michael Brooke
wrote in from
Canada
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We just hit over 250,000 visitors to this message board. Thank you for your support!
best wishes
Michael
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Slide Gloves
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On 4/11/2006
North Carolina Longboarder-Downhillbillies.org
wrote in from
United States
(166.82.nnn.nnn)
I am obviously not the rider Chris is but I second his endorsement of slide gloves. Most of the Downhillbillies started back in skating bombing hills, sliding, and carving, and after reading Cliff Coleman's Forum about them I started tinkering with making them. Most of the DHB crew now wear them everytime they downhill or slalom.
I race slalom wearing them and with the exception of the big crash at Hobby Park back in the Fall where I failed to get down on my kneepads/pucks and my slide gloves, I have walked away from every crash (and believe me...I go for it and crash ..thus the name MC Hammer Head given me by Cbark for being so hard headed). Recently I made a pair for him to use when he makes the run from his house downtown at night.
I am suprised more slalom skaters don't use them. One of our Core DHB Riders Darren Holt (Dholt) wears a pair I made for him every time he skates. One night we were sessioning at one of our spots we call Heaven's Gate and I watch him superman at about 35 mph and basically he just slide it out on his hands....completely unblimished! "Thank you for making me them slide gloves..." is the phrase we often use to remind ourselves of that crash.
I recently got a pair of slide gloves from Joe Lehm at Timeship Racing and I love them. They fit well, have carbon fiber knuckle protection, and are perfect for the level of downhill riding I do. My homemade gloves are not this good of quality but are great for everyday skating and hybrid/tight GS but when I am riding the big GS like at Hobby Park or other bigger hills I will be wearing Joe's.
Happy Birthday Chaput.
Marion Karr
MC Hammer Head
Downhillbillies World Headquarters
Skatesville, North Carolina
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Slide Gloves and Knee Pads
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On 4/11/2006
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(72.67.nnn.nnn)
Helmet, Slide gloves, Knee pads. The only time that I've ever hit my head is in downhill and streetluge, and the helmets have always protected me just fine. I've been lucky, and never once hit my head in pools, parks, pipes, ramps, slalom, sliding, freestyle, carving, cruising, longboarding, etc, so I don't know how well the skate helmets work.
Even if I'm just screwing around, I grab my slide gloves. As long as I have slide gloves and shoes on, I can usually avoid scraping up my knees and elbows by going onto the pucks and shoes. I think that being a downhiller, where you are almost forced to wear slide gloves on technical courses, has taught me one the best habits I could get into, which is to wear slide gloves. I've superman'd at over over 55mph and just brushed myself off and got back on board. I'm one of the few slalom guys to wear slide gloves, which gives me an extra level of security and confidence, which makes me faster. I don't get it with wrist braces, because my brain reminds me that those "aren't supposed to touch the ground". Slide gloves are designed for you to reach out and touch the ground, so there is no hesitation in using them effectively. Going to knees and pucks is quick, easy, painless, and allows me to skater harder and longer.
I'm 45 years old today, and owe much of my longevity to slide gloves. Ask Cliff Coleman. He's fifty something and still going strong.
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kneepads
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On 4/10/2006 chris olden
wrote in from
United States
(69.108.nnn.nnn)
hey,
Kneepads? Hell yes. Same goes for elbow pads,
wrist braces and a helmet.
The number of times my pads have saved me from
serious injury goes up every time I skate.
However, I don't think that someone should be
forced to wear pads. That's their choice.
But I tend not to hop into the bowl when someone
eats s#@! and they're not wearing pads/helmet.
That's for the paramedics.
co
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kneepads
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On 4/10/2006
buddy rawls
wrote in from
United States
(152.163.nnn.nnn)
kneepads change the dynamics of a fall or a bail. In big tranny stuff, kneeslides save so much wear and tear on the ankles and legs it is funny. So I dont know its full bore safety issue or not with me. It becomes second nature to do the "one step" impact deflection, then go straight to the knees, and slide it on down the tranny.
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Skateboard Safety Gear.....
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On 4/10/2006
Rene CANNONBALL Carrasco
wrote in from
United States
(71.136.nnn.nnn)
Buddy Rawls -
hey man, I remember those 'Torsten Hallman' elbow & knee pads !
The first time I wore those pads @ Sidewalk Surfpark Skatepark -
a lot of the skaters were calling me... "Hey Space Man !"
Norcon pads were quite similar...
- -those basketball/type elbow pads were UGGGHHH !
BELOW: HERE'S MY BROTHER DAVID CARRASCO - WEARING THOSE
BASKETBALL/TYPE ELBOW PADS - 1976 - CORONA, CALIF.
BELOW: HERE I AM WEARING 'TORSTEN/HALLMAN' ELBOW PADS -
1976/1977 ? - LEDGES POOL, ANAHEIM, CALIF.
I WAS RIDING FOR SANTANA SKATEBOARDS AT THE TIME, AND THEY
MADE THE 'TRIPPIEST' KNEEPADS - PICTURED HERE ALSO.
BELOW: 1979 - I'M WEARING 'NORCON' SAFETY GEAR HERE....
-PEPSI PRO TEAM DEMO, IRVINE, CALIF.
This is one of my favorite personal skate photo's...
-my Dad, the late GREAT Raymond - was at this demo.
Hey Michael -
that Concrete Wave BUYERS GUIDE came out pretty good !
That thing is TOTALLY JAM PACKED with products !
Take care,
..............-Rene Carrasco.
WWW.RENECARRASCO.COM
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you guys are all old
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On 4/9/2006
caddy
wrote in from
United States
(206.135.nnn.nnn)
old
old
quit skateboarding please!
your all to old!
www.2old.com
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Kneepads yes, safety no.
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On 4/9/2006 Bugs
wrote in from
Australia
(203.36.nnn.nnn)
I wear kneepads because they give me the confidence to skate faster and take more risks. Without kneepads I am slow and tentative and don't have as much fun.
Are kneepads safer? For me, no. When I wear them I fall more often, and those falls usually produce injuries to the other, less-protected parts of my body.
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knee pads
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On 4/9/2006
buddy rawls
wrote in from
United States
(64.12.nnn.nnn)
Like most of you all, I started out with the basketball style slip-on pads. They had numerous shortcomings (now), but at the time, its what you used. When Mike Williams showed off his Torsten-Hallman capped pads, it opened up a new era. Becuase the pads now did not slip down. Then Norcon came out very shortly after, and were available everywhere. The thing is, we did not realize the gift of the capped pads at first. It was not until the smooth park concrete got more plentiful. Then we saw a whole new art to falling or bailing. It was not long till everyone started putting the basketball pads under their norcons. That was state of the art. Rector came out with those sweet suede slip-ons, totally awesome, but lacked the cap. then they caught on with their thick padded capped pads. Those were the mainstay from 79 thru the late 80's. We are still at that design level. A little more padding now, revised strap configurations, longer caps, but basically rector did it. Who should get the real props? Torsten and Hallman (I think they were the first) changed falling forever.
If I where no other safety equipment in tranny terrain, it's kneepads. yes helmets are even sometimes overlooked by me. However, its not because of an "non-helmet" attitude, it is a gamble for sure.
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contests
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On 4/8/2006 eddie
wrote in from
United States
(64.132.nnn.nnn)
are there any downhill free carve contests, or something that is judged on style like surfing. i dont like slalom, there arnt any speedboard races in texas, and i currently suck at pools (though im workin on it).
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Funny you mention helmets........
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On 4/8/2006 Paul Howard
wrote in from
United States
(64.5.nnn.nnn)
......because 2 weeks ago I fell off my bike on some super slick wet and slimy cement and broke 2 ribs, did some damage to my T-Spine and whacked my head HARD. Fortunately I had my helmet on(a skateboard helmet-I was on my way to the skatepark) or I would have a fractured skull and probably scrambled my brains. The kids at the skatepark who saw it said they heard the sound of plastic(that would be my helmet with my head inside) smacking the cement louder than any other sound when it all happened. This is great news for Cividino since I'm out of training for slalom for awhile.
Kneepads- Sumdumsurfer=SumSMARTsurfer, I concur completely, wearing them(and everything else) is why I'm 43 and still skating and competing in slalom.
Adios-Paul
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Re: Kneepads
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On 4/8/2006
Sumdumsurfer
wrote in from
United States
(71.107.nnn.nnn)
Kneepad issues are simple... if you don't wear 'em, great. If you do, great. I personally don't care what the other person's wearing or not wearing. All that I know is that I'm gonna be 44 years of age in a month or so. And if it weren't for my many years of wearing kneepads, my knees probably wouldn't be in the physical shape that they're currently in. Which is a blessing. Thank God that I had the sense to wear kneepads over the years. Sometimes I run stuff out, other times, I kneeslide. Depends on the situation.
The only people that I'm responsible for are my two sons and me. In that respect, I've raised them to wear their helmets and pads. When they're 18, they can choose what they want. I don't see them changing anytime soon, though. They've seen what happens to people when they get wrecked sans pads.
Me, in the Glendale skatepark kidney pool, shortly after it was built in Spring 2004. My younger son, Noah, on the deck. Photo: Ray Zimmerman.
Wear pads or don't... either way, just skate and have fun! Speaking of which, I'm outta here. The skate terrain is callin' my name. Enjoy the weekend, people.
SK8/SURF 4 LIFE!
Sumdumsurfer
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helmets
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On 4/8/2006
Civ
wrote in from
Canada
(24.141.nnn.nnn)
Sat hello to the bucket that saved me. I would be in bad shape had I not been wearing it. Look in last falls CW, my helemt has a feature.
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ok, what about knee pads
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On 4/8/2006
Michael Brooke
wrote in from
Canada
(65.94.nnn.nnn)
Learn to slide, they always said...
raise your hand if you wear kneepads....
comments?
questions?
bueller?
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Hey Cappy
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On 4/8/2006 Chuck Gill
wrote in from
United States
(65.139.nnn.nnn)
It's called "extrapolation." Nowhere did I say a bicycle helmet was appropriate for skateboarding. For those of you that need to have it spelled out...Saul Raisin had a bad crash in a race last week. He landed on his head. His team doctor clearly stated that without his helmet he would be dead. As it is he is in a medically induced coma from which he will likely recover to some degree or another. He was wearing a helmet *SUITED TO THE SPORT IN WHICH HE WAS ENGAGED*. The lesson is to wear a helmet *SUITABLE TO THE SPORT IN WHICH YOU ARE ENGAGED* if you care about your head, or if there are others who care about you that would be hurt if you died. As such, Saul Raisin's story is a good example on this, or any other site regarding dangerous activities and safety gear.
Thanks.
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Helmets
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On 4/8/2006
Flounder
wrote in from
United States
(70.227.nnn.nnn)
This is not skating related but helmet related. I was riding a motorcycle when a woman pulled out in front of me. I hit her car, went flying through the air at about 30 miles an hour and landed directly on my head. If I had not had my helmet on I surely would have either been severly injured or killed. Becuase of my helmet I walked away from the crash with just road rash on my back. I got to go home totally freaked out and give my kids a big giant hug. Wear a helmet.
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cycling
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On 4/7/2006 cappy
wrote in from
Germany
(82.83.nnn.nnn)
Like i said, those "braincaps" on bicycles are not safe for skateboarding.
Please dont post this as "a good example" on skatebording sides. These "Helmets" does not fit the need of a skateboarder!
Indeed, they are very dangerous with the belt for a skateboarder, probably safer without it!
I have changed the pic that was posted here, to show another example, why they are not safe.
This could be a curb, coping, rail or whatever that hits on that "air-intakes"..
Please, dont use them for skateboarding!
Thx!
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WHAT EVER!
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On 4/7/2006
caddy
wrote in from
United States
(71.107.nnn.nnn)
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Helmets
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On 4/7/2006 Chuck Gill
wrote in from
United States
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Interesting and timely article...Saul Raisin was/is a hero to the Georgia cycling community and lately has been doing the USA proud internationally. He is alive, right now, because of his helmet...albeit in rough shape.
http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/9707.0.html
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On 4/7/2006 cfav
wrote in from
United States
(216.21.nnn.nnn)
think of them like chicken soup,wearing one wont kill you.cf
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we want happy subscribers...
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On 4/7/2006
Michael Brooke
wrote in from
Canada
(67.70.nnn.nnn)
despite what some may think, the US postal office does not HATE Concrete Wave...in fact, I suspect that some mailmen are actually closet skaters, stealing copies from unsuspecting subscribers.
Sparky, that's not a problem...will send you one out.
cheers
Michael
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MY SUBSCRIPTION
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On 4/7/2006
SPARKY
wrote in from
United States
(70.245.nnn.nnn)
MICHAEL,
WELL AFTER MY MAIL GOT RETURNED TO ME TWICE, I FINALLY RENEWED MY SUBSCRIPTION VIA PAYPAL. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE CAN I GET THE BUYERS GUIDE, IT TOOK ME A MONTH TO RENEW, AND TWICE I SENT THE CHECK, AND IT GOT RETURNED TO ME(WHICH OF COURSE THE POST OFFICE DID NOT EXPLAIN WHY.)
THANX,
Pete "sparky"
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