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Ooops, I almost forgot, even if you already filled one out, please do so again because...
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On 8/20/2004
John Dillon,Team Fun
wrote in from
United States
(208.197.nnn.nnn)
the city of Bowie LOST all the online surveys they already received...so, please fill it out again so we can get a decent skate park built and you'll have something great to ride when you come visit DC. Peace!
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Attention: All longboarders, fill out this survey!
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On 8/20/2004
John Dillon,Team Fun
wrote in from
United States
(208.197.nnn.nnn)
Yo folks!
Let's make this a longboard-friendly skate park! Just go the the following website: www.cityofbowie.org
on the left, click on City Parks
scroll down to Bowie Skate Park
click on the online survey
fill out the survey
it's OK if you are from out of state or out of Prince George's County, Maryland, which is located just east of Washington,DC. When you are in town, then you can stop by and ride a great new skate park thAT YOU HAD SOME INPUT INTO the planning. Peace!!
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Stoping...
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On 8/17/2004
silversurfer
wrote in from
United States
(24.62.nnn.nnn)
There is a dedicated "stoping" forum here, as well as sliding and riding technique forums.
I would suggest learning foot braking at low and medium speeds, and sliding too.
Also, check out hc's website, for the best sliding info on the web;
www.geocities.com/sk8sanjose/sliding.html
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Midwest Longboarder
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On 8/16/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
United States
(63.167.nnn.nnn)
Stills: Welcome to the stoke of longboarding, dude! Welcome to the flow!
First bit of advise from me is to buy that helmet, get some knee pads, and either invest in some slide gloves or wrist guards. Yeah, I know, know of the street skaters grinding rails, jumping steps, ollieing off of walls, and stuff are wearing any of that stuff but well, that's their choice. I actually use my gloves and knee pads to scrub off speeds in turns and corners. They are not just a safety item for my skating style.
As far as stopping there are many on the board that can give you a great deal of advise but for me a powerslide, either front side or back side is my stopping method of choice. Even on my Bozi MadBomber II that is outfitted with Turner Avilas that are not very "slidey" I stop by dropping into a crouch, grabbing the rail and putting it into a hard turn. I also have a 58" board (OTS Interurban Winged Wonder) and I can slide it too. I have not perfected putting a foot down like the downhill racing dudes who can control their speed and stop with that approach but I can do it at moderate to slow speeds. My stance on the board has to be adjusted to make that work for me and I have just not got it completely dialed in. Until I saw a video a few months ago of a downhill race I had never seen that technique used.
Go to the Sliding section of this forum and post a question for the God of Sliding, Cliff Coleman, and he can probably direct you to a website for instructions. Also, check out the riding techniques forum here and ask the your question.
Keep rolling Newbies and Oldies Alike! Roll on Roll on.
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Midwest longboarding
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On 8/14/2004 stills
wrote in from
United States
(24.11.nnn.nnn)
Whatsup dudes (and dudettes),
I just got a new longboard in the spring and i've done quite a bit of riding in the ohio and michigan area. Is anyone else rolling in from out here? If not, maybe you guys know of a place (forum or web page) where I can meet up with some fellow riders. You all would probably know whether this setup is actually a really good setup or not, but i've gotta say it's one of the coolest looking rides i've seen. I've been riding an Arbor snowboard for years and I love the classic wood look. So, i decided to get an Arbor Cruiser 41". I got it complete so it came with classic K's and i'm not sure what the trucks are. They say "carver" on 'em. Anyways, I'm the only pavement surfer out here that i've seen and i'm trying to find out some tips from some of you seasoned veterans. Since i've been snowboarding for years and did the typical little kid skateboarding stuff, the carving is easy for me and is my number one favorite thing to do. I have a couple of questions:
1. How the hell do i slow down/stop without just jumping off? That's fun and all, but cars and pedestrians have a way of jumping out into the road/path.
2. Can you do any tricks on a longboard? Is it possible to ollie? I'm not really interested in grinding and all that crap, even on my snowboard i'm all about the carving and flowing. But it would be nice to be able to show off a little bit every now and then.
I think i've hit about 25 on the board so far, i'm a little reluctant to hit any more than that considering I don't have any helmets except old bike helmets, but that will probably be a purchase sometime soon. I've got one HUGE hill that would be perfect out where i'm at, but the speed would be ridiculous, easily 45, and that's gonna be some mad high speed wob's i think.
Let me know what you think,
Keep ridin'
stills
P.S. if there are any Arbor fans in here, I think they just came out with a brand new line of boards recently (as in today)!!!
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Sharing the bombdiggity
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On 8/14/2004
robc
wrote in from
Canada
(69.158.nnn.nnn)
Last night my girlfriend and I went to see Riding Giants,(about that, just one word. Go!) and afterwards, we were walking home, I had my board with me, and I noticed a little spot with a section of smooth, slightly banked concrete that needed a bit of skating. After a couple of passes, she goes "my turn" and takes a few wobbly runs, but after a bit, she was got graceful every run. She kept asking if I was bored, and I kept saying "no,no, it's great to watch someone just at that point where they start to get it." And it was.
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sharing the stoke
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On 8/12/2004
wacky
wrote in from
United States
(67.169.nnn.nnn)
hey skatecats...
let me tell you this ...one of the greatest things about being a teacher
(other than being a teacher) is the chance to hang daily w/the positive energy
which exudes from kids 11-14 years old! i teach at a school with very hands on learning curriculum focused upon student choice and empowerment. one of the great joys i have as part of my job is to share my love of life and my enthusiaism to get out and do stuff ...naturally skateboarding becoes a great focus as it is one of my primal needs. i have been able to expose 10-12 students to longboarding over the last 2 years and have helped foster 4 of my students into full blown soul riders. we session at least once a week together and it is so much fun to pass on yet another great reason to be living on this crazy planet with them. this year i'm extra stoked because the school is moving right next to a skatepark which we will have sanctioned access to during lunch! so now even during school hours ican share the vibe and the stoke of skateboarding w/my students ...life is good!!
peace ...monson
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Sharing the bombdiggity
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On 8/11/2004 MissouriMatt
wrote in from
United States
(128.206.nnn.nnn)
NCL,
I’ve been rotating out on loan, a series of longboards to my daughters diving coach. I’d show up at practice and say, “Have you been riding that board I loaned you? Good, well, try this one.” That’s been going on since last January. He’s been riding, but we hadn’t hooked up until Sunday. We hit some of my favorite hills and carved it up good. He was totally stoked (and really has been since I loaned him the first board in January) and so was I to have someone that would get out and hit it hard. Walking up some hills gives you the chance to visit and I learned that he’d participated in the Winter X-games in snowboarding. After we hit the hills for a while we headed to the skate park where he went shortboard and I stayed long. It was fun to watch him work his modified snowboard stuff on the banks of the park. Kids got a kick cuz it wasn’t the usual shortboard rep. I’m looking forward to some more skating and possible road trips. The Lake of the Ozarks is about an hour and a half south of Columbia and is covered in steep black asphalt that sees only light traffic in the fall and winter. There are some killer hills in a couple of state parks that I’ve been eye-balling for a while.
Sharing the bombdiggity can pay dividends.
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Introducing Longboarder To The X Generation
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On 8/11/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
United States
(63.167.nnn.nnn)
Last night about 9 pm a Gen X age young man showed up on my door step toting a 54" locally made longboard w/Randall II's and Sector 9 wheels. He attends my church and had heard that I longboarded at night on Tuesdays and wanted me to come and ride with him. He is brand new to longboarding and wanted to show me his new board. I was tired from a long day, a training session of running stadium steps, and taking my daughter to soccer practice. My first thought was to just be cordial and politely send him on his way quickly. Then, it hit me that I needed to go ride. I ran down stairs grabbed my OTS Interurban Winged Wonder (Wicked Skateboards: Randall II's, 75 mm Wicked Wheels, green lighted front FLUX Riser (dorky I know!)) my pads and my helmet and headed out the door.
I took "the newbie" over to one of my favorite spots in the neighborhood, a light grade with several left and right hand turns, quicker speed sections mixed with semi-flat where you have to pump some, etc. On the first run down the hill it became very apparent quickly that he was a short board new school rider who was trying to ride a longboard the same way. He stood very upright, knees practically locked, leaning back with his shoulders rather than driving down through the board in turns,etc. He started asking questions and we started working together. I would skate near him and talk him through turns, carves, and slides. Within the hour he was able to make the run a third faster than our first run, was doing slides in the turns, and making good hard carves for speed control. It was awesome to be able to pass on what limited knowledge I have to new longboarder. I got a tremendous amount of pleasure out of encouraging him, motivating, and just skating it up. I am writing this post to challenge each of my 40+ skaters out there to take the time to go ride with a new rider and share with them what you know. It is a great feeling and it also helps close the gap between "new school" and "old". In addition it gives an opportunity to connect with the global skating community one rider at a time!
Roll On Brothers and Sisters! Roll on and Spread the News! Longboard Skating is the Bomb, the Dope, the coolest, the mac daddy, the stoke, the groove, the best, the bombdiggity!
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baku trucks
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On 8/6/2004
buddy rawls
wrote in from
United States
(205.188.nnn.nnn)
I went out tonight for quite while. On a good 15mph run, the board was as stable as it needed to be, yet could really carve hard and thrust well. I greased the mechanisms up with some chain wax, and they turn smoothly. I am happy with them. But in the truest sense, I am not a long boarder. I am a vert and roundwall skater, so my perspective may be a little different.
The new board is definitely a keeper.
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Baku torsion and MoMatt on speed
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On 8/6/2004 MissouriMatt
wrote in from
United States
(128.206.nnn.nnn)
I've never ridden the Baku trucks. So I can't really say about how they will handle speed. However, just this week I had the chance to get a better estimate of my own skating speed from a friend in a car. Most of my skating is going on in the 10 to 25 mph zone. I think the skating that I thought was 35 to 40 has really been around 30, with occational spots that I might hit upper 30's. I consider the exkate's stable in that range. They don't go into speed wobble and stay as steady as you keep them, basically. I can't help but ponder what a real state of the art speedboard feels like at 50 or 60???? My set up is for carving under 40, sweet spot in the teens and 20's. Weather's great...weekend skate. Riding on...
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peggy oki with baku's
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On 8/6/2004
buddy rawls
wrote in from
United States
(128.158.nnn.nnn)
I finally got my Barfoot Oki board in. The big question was going to be about the Baku trucks. They are pretty odd. They turn smooth and predictably when really cranking hard in the turns. However just off center, they seem kind of unstable. Thats has be a lack of torsional resistance at dead center that the torsion design may suffer from. not really sure.
How do these things run when you get on up around 25mph, are stable or sqirrely?
As far as the board and the workmanship are concerned, IT looks great. I am really happy with it.
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Ain't nothing wrong w/concrete waves!
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On 8/6/2004
John Dillon, Team Fun
wrote in from
United States
(151.200.nnn.nnn)
Catch 'em when u can, and vote for concrete waves roundwall skateboard parks...not the cookie-cutter modular bull crap! Skate a round wall!!
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Alex and Country Club
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On 8/4/2004 MissouriMatt
wrote in from
United States
(128.206.nnn.nnn)
If I'd known my buddy was walking into head high swells, I'd of sent him with the Victoria handboard to go with the Churchills. Ever bodysurf big waves with good fins and a handboard? Really fun. There are surfers (I've done very little), bodyboarders (done lots o that, including 15 to 20 foot faces and hollow, top to bottom headhigh tubes with sick thick lip) and then there are bodysurfers. s#@!, I hate to throw myself in with a crowd that wears swim caps and speedos (not my style), but damn if bodysurfing isnt the best. You do feel the power of the wave. I love to ride both on and under a wave. What a rush to feel the surge from below... enough of that.
Glad you're taking longboard to the Country Club! You need to skate up to the Breeze Way on Fried Chicken night!
Surf report from Columbia, Missouri...
No ocean expected this afternoon and into the evening.
All waves will be concrete, asphalt or dirt for the next several days.
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Hurricane Alex
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On 8/4/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
United States
(63.167.nnn.nnn)
Mo Matt: I wasn't able to get down to the coast in time for the waves. I live about 6 hours from the Outer Banks. A friend of mine called to rub in the fact that he just finished surfing 10 to 12 foot swells in huge sets....bastard....They didn't have any forced evacuations or anything so all of the local surfers were completed stoked. They were on the freakin weather channel rubbing in all of our faces....the bastards! (just joking...thats why they live there...they deserve to be available for the swell)
I am trying to get some work situations figured out so I can haul ass to the coast as soon as we see the next tropical heading that way.
Regarding the 65 year old...I rode with him Saturday local on his carving board...we tied a ropes to the back of his mini van and pulled people back up the hill we were on out in the country club after each run..taking turns driving so that everyone got a lot of runs in. I rode one of his Carve Boards and was freaking everyone out by doing slides off roading up in the country clubbers lawns!
Roll on Bro's and Sis's! roll on roll on!
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WheelBite
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On 8/3/2004 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(24.53.nnn.nnn)
Ryan,first off,play with tightening your truck bushings.You'll need a 9/16" wrench for the kingpin nut.Secondly,look into some Riser Pads to add wheel clearance.To check out 'how much' is needed,loosen your trucks,and By Hand,push the trucks into a deep lean.Note the lean angle.Now,remove one wheel(this takes a 1/2" socket wrench;Hmm,maybe time to get a Skatewrench?)and repeat the push+lean test.If the axle end still hits,you'll be needing a fairly big amount of riser,more than 3/4".However,you'll likely find that your truck axles don't quite touch.Factor in your wheel width,and overall size,but usually 1/2" is enough added lift,and the difference between the lean you get,wheel-less,and with-wheel on the axle will be apparent to you.If you go for Risers,also get longer mounting hardware to fit.Remember that Standing on the board,you can put a bit more lean into the truck than you can by pushing by hand.That's important to recall when tightening the truck's bushings.Boards with wheel-well cut-outs allow a lower ride height.(A good example of this is Tahoelongboard's Fusion model)However,with full-width boards,it's better to add lift risers,and carefully pick trucks that have a higher axle placement.With truck Bushings,you can play with the 'tension' of the steering by picking a hardness that 'squishes' just enough for your weight/power.Along with having a wrench on hand,you can dial in the amount of 'lean' for the turns,or speed,you want to ride.A last resort is to pick a smaller wheel.Big wheels go faster,and often have better traction,so they Fit the style of a Longboard.Still,you can shed a few millimeters to get the wheelbite issue under control,just don't lose the ability to Cruise by going too small(I consider anything under 65mm to be too small,but then,I hate SK8ing SLOW).The only other thing ya can do to eliminate wheel bite is Turn Less...
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wheel bite solutins
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On 8/3/2004 need 4 speed boarder
wrote in from
United States
(68.227.nnn.nnn)
ok wheel bite sucks and there are many ways to fix it. you can have a 65mm wheel or a 101mm and still get wheel bite u can either put larger riser pads on the board or tighten the trucks. another solution that i like to use is get trucks that are wider than the board like the randall 180mm trucks. if u really know what u are doing then u can sand down the cut outs on the board or cut out a chunk so the wheel can have more turning room. but i suggest tightening the trucks but dont overtighten them and if it still bites get larger risers.
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New to Longboarding
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On 8/3/2004
G-Flash
wrote in from
United States
(149.174.nnn.nnn)
You are suffering from what could be a severe case of wheel -BITE! This could be very dangerous at high speeds! You probably have 70mm wheels which are the standard for the longboard industry. I would recommend to tighten your trucks to where they don't rub the deck anymore or get wider trucks that stick out from under the wheel wells for a wider stance and better stability at speeds over 30 mph! Check out the older posts on this page for all kinds of helpfull info and welcome to the longboard community!ROCK-N-ROLL!
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Newbie
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On 8/3/2004 Ryan
wrote in from
Canada
(142.177.nnn.nnn)
excellent. i'm disgustingly new at the sport, and its goin' good so far, but one problem i'm having is turning correctly. the trucks are preety loose, which might be the problem, so when i turn, i can only turn so far before the wheel hits the board, and thunk, stops me dead. The wheels are beasts of things, not sure of the mm, but i'd venture preety huge. anyways, if there's any info ppl can give about it, i'd appreciate it. thanks.
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Skating at 65
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On 8/3/2004 MissouriMatt
wrote in from
United States
(128.206.nnn.nnn)
NCL,
I love the story of the guy that's hitting Hwy 421 at age 65. You're only as old as your health. I hope I've got 25 more good years of skating. I know that doesn't happen by accident. Attention to health and a bit of good luck are required.
So Alex is bringing some waves?? Are you close enough to the coast to take advantage? A friend of mine's family is in North Carolina right now. He'd planned on renting some surfboards and I sent him with my bodysurf fins just in case there were waves. Looks like there should be some waves!
ride on...
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port townsend
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On 8/3/2004 d
wrote in from
United States
(66.235.nnn.nnn)
do you mean Port Townsend Washington?
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Sunday Longboard session: Sayreville,NJ skate park!
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On 8/3/2004
John Dillon, Team Fun
wrote in from
United States
(151.200.nnn.nnn)
Providing The Farm Slalom Race in Bethel,Connecticut, is not rained out on saturday, then a bunch of us will be skating our longboards at Sayreville on sunday. Come on out and join us!! Skate for Fun!
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longboarding
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On 8/1/2004
scott
wrote in from
United States
(67.136.nnn.nnn)
Is there any good longboarding in the Port Townsend area? I will be there Mon 9- Fri 13. Thanks.
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Quiver
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On 7/31/2004
G-Flash
wrote in from
United States
(152.163.nnn.nnn)
I hope these images show up! Please copy & paste the following link:
http://photobucket.com/albums/v444/G-Flash/
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want a skatepark
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On 7/31/2004 warrick
wrote in from
United States
(216.249.nnn.nnn)
if u want a skatepark in your area, log onto
http://www.tonyhawkfoundation.org
its a good start
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