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On 5/24/2004 Molly
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Hey... I just started longboarding this week. I have been rididng everyday and its really sweet, but i need some new skills to master, or some new techniques. Do you need skate shoes to longboard?
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Re: MB II Bozi
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On 5/24/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
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Thanks Tom! Yep, Im in the process of figuring out how to embezell the dough to purchase an MB II. Thanks for the info.
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NC's board
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On 5/24/2004
Tom M.
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On 5/20/2004 North Carolina Longboarder wrote in from 63.167.xxx.xxx:
Well, I did find a source before any responses. Has anyone had any experience with Bozi Longboards gloves? Here is a link:
http://www.boziboards.com/gloves.html
I was also checking out the boards. I talked with Jeff there and they have a extra stiff model that sounds great for larger riders. Anyone out there riding one of those boards?
I have two MBIIs. I haven't (yet) ridden an Ed Economy, but I can say that I've fully enjoyed my MBIIs. I think you will too.
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The killer hill
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On 5/22/2004 Buck
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Ok i found the best hill ever and all that is at the bottom is pot holes and torn up gravel what trucks should i put on and what else showld i do
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John D
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On 5/21/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
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John D.: I talked with Jeff at Bozi on the phone two nights ago about set up, wheels, etc. I think he talked me into a Mad Bomber II and I just got to figure out how I can slide yet another skate purchase in under the CFO (read Wife).
Damn, I wish I was going to be in the New York area. Sounds like fun will be had by all.
Had a hillarious thing happen on one my solo midnight cruises around town here.
There is a short hill section right in downtown that has a several drives, and parking lots and buildings along it along with wide sidewalks. The road is 4 lanes wide and pretty steep with lots of parking lot ramps and stuff to tear through. Along this stretch is a bar/restaurant. On my second run, everyone in the bar (about 10 people) came out and were cheering for me as I ripped some big high speed carves and slides. Cracked me up to see a bunch of people my age or older yelling and whistling! I know the owners of the place and today I ran into them. Basically the common consensus amoung the bar patrons was that I was crazy!
Hell yeah, Im crazy! Crazy for skating!
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Johnny D
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On 5/21/2004 Fatboy
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Ooooooh, I'm jealous! I've got a gig and a 2 year old's party to go to........
Let me know about that Sayreville park. I saw some pics and I'm quite intrigued.
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Aloha Fatboy & NC LGBRDR
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On 5/21/2004
John Dillon,Team Fun
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Hey Fatboy! Yep, that's me....Happy B-Day....don't fret 'bout not knowing how to operate TH PS....neither can I...last vid game I enjoyed was Atari's Breakout...and then Breakthrough....back in the 70s.......you'l love the Gravity Bank Rider Ed Economy Model, NC LGBRDR,.....look up Bozi's website for wheels and trucks for it....plus he's in Maryland so it'll get to ya quicker. C ya soon Fatboy....btw LBK sez Hello too! If Mother Nature smiles upon us tomorrow WesE & I will be trekking north to skate the loop in Central Park with the NYC Longboarders Assn.........come on out!!!! Then it's off to Sayreville,NJ to sk8 the new crete park there! Pray for dryness!!! Will the sun godess bless us????
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Longboarders / Albany, NY
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On 5/21/2004
Paul
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Anybody in the Albany area into longboarding? I have a good friend living there who needs a fix.
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Ha Ha
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On 5/20/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
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Holy crap. I can't believe I actually wrote "I need a stiff deck"....what the f? I guess I must be looking for the Viagra model from Gravity Boards! Ha ha...I must have been tired when I typed that crap!
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longboard love
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On 5/20/2004 Fatboy
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Aloha John, I'm guessin' I met you last summer ridin' the Economy, no? That was a lot of fun, hope we can do it again SOON!!!!!
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John Dillon/Fatboy
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On 5/20/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
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John Dillon: Great Post! Thanks for the heads up on the Ed Economy Gravity Model. I am glad you told me about the Bank Rider being stiff. I am a pretty big rider (not fat, just big) and I need a stiff deck.
I didn't realize until just getting back into the sport how many of my peer group had either gotten back into the sport or have been skating all along. I am so freakin stoked about skating again that it is totally driving my family crazy.
Fatboy: Dude, I saw those Rectors on Ebay! Talk about some serious 80's mojo going on. I am just not sure I can handle the pink.
Roll on Roll on my brothers and sisters! Roll on!
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Atari Breakout/Yo Fatboy!/Yo NC LGBRDR/Yo EE!
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On 5/20/2004
John Dillon, Team Fun
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A fun lgbrd sesh was had in DC last week...tons of fuzz but they didn't bother me, except the black-suited commando who jumped out of the bush w/a machine gun when I checked out the Capitol from the south side. I saluted and carried on.When he saw that I wasn't Osama(depite my headrag) he carried on. Yo NC Lgbrdr: I ride Randall 180s on my Gravity Ed Economy Bank Rider(the stiffer of the EEs) I also utilize No Skoolz(softies) and Flashbacks(softies) and some 80a Gravity wheels. The Ed Economy deck is a great one- Thanks ED and Gravity! I like Bozi's gloves w/the slideable palm but Fatboy's suggestion is cool too if u don't want the hard palm. I've recently been riding my shortboard too, a Bulldog Longboard(38")with a Randall 150 in the front and an Indy in the back, w/Shogo's 92a yel wheels and a Bozi Mad BomberII, w/Randall 150s and Avalons/Flashbacks/Avilas. Allergies are killing me today....achew! Hope to c you again soon, Fatboy! btw....I'm 42 going on 43.....old-school is fun!!!!
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gloves
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On 5/20/2004 Fatboy
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NC, if you want the Rectors, I got a swell pair with a thumb and no fingers, brand new on eBay for $10. And best of all, they're 80's approved, Twisted Sister Pink!!
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Gloves
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On 5/20/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
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Well, I did find a source before any responses. Has anyone had any experience with Bozi Longboards gloves? Here is a link:
http://www.boziboards.com/gloves.html
I was also checking out the boards. I talked with Jeff there and they have a extra stiff model that sounds great for larger riders. Anyone out there riding one of those boards?
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Gloves?
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On 5/19/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
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I am trying to find some suitable gloves for longboarding.....not real interested in slide gloves with the hard palms. Really would kill for a pair of Rectors from 1978! Any suggestions?
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old longboarders
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On 5/19/2004
Fatboy
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Thanks ED! Thanks Mr N. Carolina! Well, a bunch of buddies came over with food and kids and cake last night, so I didn't get to skate. Oh well!
Now will somebody please tell me how to work the Tony Hawk Pro Skater game and Playstation I got for my birthday? I haven't played a video game since Atari! Soooooo many damn buttons on the controller! I think it'd be easier to learn Japan Airs on a RAMP than on this game!!!
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Old Skaters Never Die We Just Ride Longer Boards
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On 5/19/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
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Ed! Cool that you have been skating with your daughter. I tried to drag out the 11 year old yesterday but she is in the phase "Dad, your a dork! What if someone sees me that I know with you on a skateboard?" Ha ha. My 15 year old daughter thinks it cool though and everytime one of her boy pals come by the house she is quick to get my photo album out that has all of my pictures from the late 70's and early 80's skating and competing. You know, back when I had hair.
By the way, one of her 15 year old friends walked in the house the other day carrying an Ed Economy Model Gravity 57", the one with the red graphics. He had it set up real loose and it freaked him out when I ran downstairs, grabbed my Vans and long OP shorts (Dude, I only skated in OP shorts back in the day and it was cool a few weeks ago when I found some new OP cargo shorts in a Rugged Warehouse Outlet ..bought three pair), and took his board out in the street. Damn, what a sweet ride. I was suprised how well that thing turned even as big as it is. He definitely freaked when I went tearing up in the neighbor's drive and did this big layed out Bert turn ala Jay Adams. Got to have one of those to add to the quiver. I have a Think Longboard 38", a Dregs 46", a Powell 32" bowl rider, a Per Wylinder Freestyle deck (1984 model), a 1972 Bayne (all original).
How do you have your Ed Economy Model set up? What trucks and wheels? I am so oldschool that Kryptonics is all I want to ride, but I actually have a set of Sims on my Powell (true vintage 1983 found in the back of a bike shop in a box of old skate stuff). Also, where do you recommend I buy one of those boards?
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LONGBOARDING in Orlando ,Florida
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On 5/18/2004
G-Flash
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Is there anyone longboarding in the area? Where and who? I need some hills except for the Pine hills area! Did the Lake wales stuff and those hills are scary and prone to get trucks wobbling! 45mph easy on 9th street and 50ish on spook hill with hardly no run out spots for bailing. The Burns BIG one is the longest but dead ends at bottom with stop sighn and traffic.Got there around 10am and stayed till about noon with no lunch traffic to worry about. The hill I reccomend for the most fun is the Tower blvd run. This starts fast and has a turn to the right on a slight up hill only to turn left on a steep 8 degree drop that last for whats seems to be an eternity! This also dead ends on Lakeshore blvd." WEAR YOUR GEAR AND A LID!!!. I have a LDS " CURLUM " board with Indy 10"s and blue Krypto 85's plus some cheap ceramic bearings won on e-bay for 8 bucks. I was way too fast and scared to bomb with any style because I was thinking ROADRASH and worst of all did not want to hear my wife bitch that "I'm 37 and way too old"! The Long board maps.com site was helpfull in helping me find these locations but the hills were much faster than described on the site, even when carving and sliding to slow down the speed came back fast! Who says Florida is flat with no hills? I need to find mellower hills and longboard buddies for spottin and first aid if needed. Maybe some beers after the jam!
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Old Skaters Never Die We Just Ride Longer Boards
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On 5/18/2004 Ed Economy
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What 42 is not old! Fatboy your still a kid (not much longer) On May 12th I turned 49. I took out 3 of my 5 ft Gravity longboards. My daughter who is 14 & her friend and I skated down the beach board walk for 3 hours. They were burned out fast. I came home had a couple beers and went to the local skatepark damm !!! I'm still hurting I'm older than dirt but I will skate until I crawl.
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Skating Rediscovered at 40+
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On 5/18/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
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Awesome, Fatboy. I am definitely skating tonight after my chores! Thanks for the post! I am hoping to find some other 40+ skaters to shredd the neighborhoods with....freak the people of this small town totally out!
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Skating Rediscovered at 40+
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On 5/18/2004
Fatboy
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42 today and hopin' to skate after work!
It'll probably just be a cruise on the street on a 60"er, but if I didn't also have "obligations" tonight, I'd be heading to the skatepark with my 40something skate buddies.
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upgrades
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On 5/17/2004 fokkw wolfe
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hey guys-
i have a sector 9 47'' carving series
i got some abec 5s
do you uys have any specific ideas for speed and agility
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Skating Rediscovered at 40+
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On 5/17/2004 North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
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I am a product of the 70's skating revolution with my influences all coming from the likes of Peralta, Alva, Dogtown, Tom Sims, Bruce and Brad Logan, etc. via the pages of Skateboarder Magazine. Growing up right outside of Charlotte, NC the skating scene was hot back then with parks in Charlotte (Concrete Connection & Polar Palace) and Myrtle Beach (Ocean Drive) and countless streets, parks, ditches, and killer hills. We skated every style, every type of skating, and every type of terrain we could find. Over the years I have continue to skate off and on but two years ago I purchased a longboard (38 inch) and it totally revitalized my interest in this awesome sport. Now at age 41 I am riding 3 times a week (usually very late at night after I have completed all of my "adult responsiblities), and have purchased a 46 inch Dregs and a 32 inch Powell. Longboarding, cruising and carving hills, ditches, banks, sidewalks, and even mountain roads (yes, we have run Highway 421 out of Boone going toward North Wilkesboro, a 4 lane wide, no median, 4.5 mile carver's dream at sunrise!) is now my entire skating focus. It so awesome to put together long runs through the city streets, parking lots, sidewalks, and ridable spaces. Many of my neighbors and "friends" think I am insane, too old, silly, etc. but the truth is I am just so freakin stoked everytime I ride it is an awesome feeling.
I would like to hear from other 40 year old and plus riders who are still out there doing their thing! What challenges have you run up against? What has kept you bombing hills, skating banks, riding ramps, freestyling, or whatever?
Let's hear it from the "old guys". I plan on doing it until I can't stand on a board any longer...then hell, I will take up street luge!
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skating in D.C.
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On 5/15/2004 Ben
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Hey who ever wrote the info about skateing in D.C. Send some more details my buddy and i will come down and skate.
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companies
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On 5/14/2004 henry
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i can't believe there's really such a big gap between sector and gravity boards... at least it's just laminated wood. I ride a sector stick for 3 years now, nearly every day, and skate it hard, but there seems to be no pressure cracks or other quality losses. That doesn't mean i'm firm with their marketing strategy, and their stock hardware is CRAP- also gravity has a killer team, must be for some reason... This is what i can tell, but i have no real comparison since it's very hard to get gravity products over here in europe if you don't want to spend BIG money for it... isabelle, couldn't you change that? ;) skate fast (i know you do),
henry
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