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Fellow Rookie Longboard
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On 7/21/2004
G-flash
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Check in on this great site everyday and you will be enlightend as to what the bros and sistas of the longboard community are doing! You will find tips on safety,board set-ups, and techniques used to implement style!By the way , we are not some buy in club like Harley dudes who are looking to belong to a group.We sometimes skate alone,with buds or compete in different catagories.The road rash that you will sooner or later will incur will help you meet our initiation to get you out of rookie status.This road rash should occur somewhere over 35mph in order to meet specific guidelines. On this site you also learn how to do supermans with style and grace then post your crash to share the laugh and joy of sk8ing with your new family of longboaders!Now go ROLL ROOKIE ROLL!!!
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Rookie Longboarder Looking for Tips on Riding and Equipment
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On 7/20/2004
rookie_boarder
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Hey all. I'm not even sure if this is the right place to post this, but: I'm a brand new longboarder; just got a Sector 9 Luke Nosewalker on the recommendation of a friend. Anyway, I'm looking for general riding tips (carving, stopping) as well as general equipment and maintenance tips. Anyone know of any good websites I can check out?
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NCL Safety Rules to LIVE by.
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On 7/20/2004
G-Flash
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Right on brah! Thanks for the proper guidelines to follow. We must observe all that you mentioned so we can skate well into our golden years! The only two things I can add is to carry a cell and wear something lumincent or reflective when sk8ting at nite.Much love to all my longboard brothers and sisters.
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LOngboard events at Checkersseries.com
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On 7/20/2004
John Dillon,Team Fun
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This past wknd's longboard street and bowl events at Vans
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Bozi Slide Gloves...
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On 7/20/2004 ss
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NCL - you mentioned awhile back that you had ordered these. Did you get them? And if so, how are they? Could you give us a quick review?
Also, I know that you have seismics on your Bozi. Have you ridden Randal R2's, and if so, could you compare and contrast them for me/us? Thanks!
Any updates on your Bozi/seismic/3dm review?
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Night Riding Rules For Me
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On 7/20/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
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As I have posted multiple times almost all of my riding these days are at night. Here is the list of rules I try to go by to help keep my wife from collecting that big ass lottery ticket called a Life Insurance Policy.
1. Always wear a helmet (I always wear knee pads, elbow pads, and gloves too)
2. Pre-walk the run from bottom to top clearing any obvious rocks, sticks, etc. and making a note of cracks, manholes, sketchy sidewalk/drive transitions, holes. I do this even if I have run the route a hundred times. Things change.
3. Never run a blind intersection without a spotter..Period. (yeah, I know this takes the "thrill" out of it, but I have been a hood ornament before on a bicycle and it sucks. I often have to be my own "Dad" telling me "NO, NO, NO!")
4. Assess traffic levels and note every access point for traffic to the section you are going to ride.
5. Ride where there is at least ample enough street lighting to see. ( I guess this should go without saying but hey, there have been runs I am so tempted to make that have a section that is way too dark to risk).
6. Leave a note for your family/wife/signficant other letting them know where you are skating (I have a set of index cards that I have all my usual skates spots described on and I leave the one describing where I am at on the kitchen counter before I walk out the door. I started this for my cycling routes and actually am in the process of publishing a local ride guide for the bike shops in the area from the cards)...(its more difficult for your wife to collect the life insurance if they can't find your body).
This is basically how I try to keep myself relatively safe. If I drive to a spot to skate I always keep a first aid kit in my truck. Yeah, I know what many of you are thinking "What a freakin' wussy" but I plan on raising my children until they are grown and gone and then I will think about self destruction.
Roll on Brothers and Sisters! Roll on Roll on.
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Flux Lighted Risers
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On 7/20/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
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I have a green Flux lighted riser pad on the front of my OTS Winged Wonder 58" Longboard from Wicked Skateboards. I think they probably help cars see me a little better but I don't think they are bright enough to make a huge difference on seeing obstacles (rocks cracks sticks, etc ) in the road. My youngest daughter says it looks like I am riding a lazer beam when I am coming down the road and I think thats cool. I just cut them on when I make a run. I don't think they actually help much seeing.
Roll on brothers and sisters! Roll on Roll on! Fluxicity or not!
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Tip for Skating At Night
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On 7/19/2004 JP
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My only tip is to get a helmet and wear it . . . Day or night
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Nite Rider...
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On 7/19/2004 ss
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Yeah, I've been getting into skating at night, too. I still feel more comfortable going fast in daylight, though.
I'm thinking about trying some of those Flux lighted risers.
I'll put a white light in front for headlights and a red one in back for
"brake" lights (like a car).
Maybe I'll put some reflective tape on my helmet (if i get one).
Do you guys have any tips for night skating?
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nite=faster
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On 7/19/2004 steven
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hey jesus christ,
ive noticed the same thing about going faster at nite too. i dunno if its cuz the ground is colder, but it seems that hills tend to get a tailwind at nite and a headwind during the day. maybe cuz of the heat rising up the hill... im not entirely sure either but thats my guess
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sidewalks
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On 7/14/2004 Smiles
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well here in LA we use the sidewalk because of those new fangles auto mo biles that are drivin down them there streets.
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Night Boarding
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On 7/14/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
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Due to my work schedule, family time, volunteer work as a fitness trainer for local high schools, my own workouts,time with my wife, and church, almost 80% of my skating is after sunset and 75% of that is after 10 pm. I live in a smaller town and don't have to deal with major metro traffic like "New York City" (read with a thick southern accent). Here in North Carolina during the summer pavement is also way too hot and the wheels do not roll near as fast. Sliding is difficult too, not to mention how it feels when you do crash. I have learned to love night riding and given the choice I almost always would rather ride at night. The only thing better would be a great dry, crisp October day.
I don't have the luxury of always riding with a partner/or partners at night but when I do and we want to bomb bigger hills we basically take turns spotting for each other at intersections. The rule is that the spotter is always to shade to the conservative side when signalling that a car is coming. We have found cars approaching toward you directly with lights on are harder to judge their approach speed.
The other time we ride, as you can tell by my posts regarding 421, is sun rise. Dawn Patrol has the coolest pavement, often less traffic (unless you are skating in an industrial areas where shift workers are heading in), and is just plain awesome. All of our runs down the mountain are done on Sunday mornings at the moment there is enough daylight to see.
Roll on Brothers and Sisters! Roll on Roll on! Day or Night!
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But..
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On 7/14/2004
Jesus Christ
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But Noah, there are also fewer cars and pedestrians. Even here, in the city that never sleeps (Manhattan's motto) there are many fewer people out at night. Boarding at night is best for a cruising experience in my opnion. It's easier to do than it is during the day, so it's more just a good time to relax. By the way, I've been wondering. Is it just me, or do lonboards go faster at night than at day? I'm almost possitive that it has something to do with the pavement becoming colder so the asphalt contracts and makes it smoother or some crap like that. You know?
Jesus
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Night Boarding
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On 7/14/2004 Noah
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I saw a few of you folks were talking about boarding at night. My friends and I just boarded from 10pm til 1am all over northern Los Angeles. We go to Occidental College in the eagle rock neighborhood, so we've gotten used to riding at night to avoid cars, pedestrians, and harassment by campus saftey. Tonight we had a diver which enabled us to destroy hills all over Eagle Rock, Highland Park and Pasadena. Although it's much harder to see obstacles in the road, cars are easier to spot, especially around corners because of their lights.
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Au Contrar Monson!
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On 7/13/2004
Jesus Christ
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Au contrar monson! I did mean to offend! But only for the good of the common pedestrian! Just the other day I saw some punk trick boarder smash into an old lady!
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respecting belief systems
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On 7/13/2004
wacky
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hey jc...
i'm sure no offense was intended
but remember to consider how others
may react to something intended to amuse
when it could possibly offend.
peace ...monson
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Get off the sidewalk!
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On 7/12/2004
Jesus Christ
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Just a note to all those ass#@! longboarders out there who board on the
sidewalk: stop being such a pussy and go on the street. Don't you have any
respect for pedestrians? Come on! Now my disrespectful language is such
only because it's directed twards those who treat others as such! Just go
on the street, it's much more fun!
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Grab
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On 7/11/2004 AdamH
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How about a "frontside-in the neighbor's driveway-rail grab"
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Front-handed Backside Rail Grab?
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On 7/11/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
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Nickluv: That's my guess...!
Roll on Brothers and Sisters! Roll on, Roll on, with either hand!
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Grab name ?
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On 7/10/2004
NickLuv
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I wasnt sure where to post this , but what type of grab is this http://couchpotato.no-ip.com/fs/luvaul=HH19DJ/101_3250.MOV ? By the way thats me coming out of my driveway .
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Checkersseries.com longboard contest sunday
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On 7/9/2004
John Dillon, Team Fun
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Hey fellow longboarders: come on out to Charles County Skate Park, half-hour drive(no traffic) SE of Washington,DC this sunday 7/11/04 and participate in the bowl and street contest on your longboard. Longboards must be a minimum 36" long. Have fun! I sure will!! For more info look at the website www.checkersseries.com This contest is a fundraiser for the Surfrider Foundation
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Bozi Mad Bomber II Review
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On 7/5/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
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Okay Dudes and Dudettes! I have had my new Bozi Mad Bomber II for about 3 weeks now and have got to ride it a bit and here is my take on this ride. The set up on the board that Jeff Yarrington of Bozi suggested was the following:
Wheels: Turner Avilas 76a rears and 85a fronts
Bearings: ABEC 7
Trucks: 180mm Seismics 45 degree quick turn front/30 degree stable rear
Board: Mad Bomber II Extra Stiff (I weigh 215 lbs and am 6')
At first glance, the width of those huge wheels and trucks concerned me a great deal but after playing on it for a while in the road in front of my house and then taking it down a slight grade I got use to it pretty fast. The more I rode it the more I realized how that width made this board the most stable thing I had ever ridden. I had read on one website that this board screamed to go fast and dudes, let me tell you that writer was not lying! This board is deceivingly fast. It is amazing how much momentum it picks up in a short distance. I have had to adjust my pushing a bit on certain hills because of carrying too much speed to early. What is more incredible is how this board will take a corner with speed. I am able to carry speed trough turns on this board like nothing I have ever ridden. Straight line speed is spooky fast too. What is even more awesome is how this thing carves. With the trucks set so far to the front and rear and with the cutouts you can rail this thing almost as far over as Carve Board and with a hell of alot more speed.
For any of you out there that is looking for a very fast board that you can carve and bomb on, this is the one for you! And the price was right too!
Bozi is a small company and you may have to wait a little longer for a board from Jeff than you would from one of the big clearing houses but believe me it will be well worth the wait.
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evolution of language
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On 6/29/2004 wacky
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hey g-flash...
no worries language evolves as we use it...
we shape the usage and definition on a daily basis
i'm an english teacher and i always have fun w/my
students showing them how our grammar and usage
has changed from decade to decade.
a real recent example is "espeak" or the language
we use in conducting online communication!!
also big props to all those stokin' the vibe
by sharing your adventures and your passion
i'll add some of my own soon ...i've been busy
gettin' ready for our huge 4th celebration!!
...we really go full tilt here in provo,utah
the parade goes through our neighborhood and we
have a blocked off street party the day & night
before the parade and have in general 3-4 days
of bbq's and homemade ice cream feeds and the like
it's off the hook! y'all have a blast!! (pun intended)
peace ...monson
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AdamH's DT
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On 6/28/2004
G-Flash
wrote in from
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Yeah Bro! Rock it! I knew youd have a caddy ride on that set up! Let us all know how the KONA works out! I'm so stoked for you! Those 76's might be a little big but they are faster then the 70's. I have those 76's on two of my rides.If anything bites,maybe go to some 70's Flashbacks in a 82 duro! You should be fine unless you loosen those trucks too much!Make sure you wear your lid on your test rides before KONA! Is YOUD a word? That's almost beats GOTTEN! LOLOLOL!
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MoMatt's Recovery
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On 6/28/2004 North Carolina Longboarder
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MoMatt: Dude, I forgot about your injuries. Glad you are starting to heal.
When I was mountain bike racing (before blowing out the disk between c6 and c7 verts in my neck in 1999) I used to take my dog Molly with me on my training rides at the local trail. She could run all day and was like your dog, very good at anticipating so that I didn't run her over or she didn't run into the back of my wheel. She is a too small to try to have her pull my big ass around on a skateboard but it does sound awesome.
Keep healing! Talk to you soon.
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