Skateboarding

[Donkeykong23]

Anyone here like to skate?

 

What's you gear? What types of tricks can yo do?

 

I have this deck:

 

with Lucky risers, Reds bearings, Blind trucks, and wheel I don't even know the brand cause I've had them so long. :lol:

 

I'm not very good just got back into it after a few years but I can ollie, 180, shuvit(sort of), kickflip.. kinda, and can almost heelflip.

 

I(think) I ollie pretty high.. about 1'-1 1/2' or so.

[topham]

I started relearning to skate about 3 weeks ago. I can nearly ollie consistently, but i'm still working on it. I'm mainly using it as a means of getting from a to b in 5 mins rather than 15. I bought this shop set up for S$ 95, which is about £40. I don't know what that is in US $, but its quite cheap for a board. When I got it the trucks were hella loose and the wheels had a lot of play in them but I've tightened everything thing up and now it rides nicely.

 

Its only one colour, bright orange, and its awesome.

 

I'm gonna start going to the skate park more regularly and try and get some tips on riding and tricks.

[Donkeykong23]

Blank decks are awesome I had one before the Flip and it cost me I think like 40-50 bucks.

 

I think I'm gonna get new wheels and new Reds bearings cause they're awesome.

[Sam]

I longboard;

 

38' Mindless Rogue pintail

[Tim]

What's the difference with longboards over skateboards exactly? is it just one's travel, the others more for tricking? (Like BMX vs Mountain)

[Skull]

I have a skateboard. I can stand on it without hurting myself, sometimes. It's on the list of things that I never learned to do. But I won the board in a raffle so it doesn't really matter.

[AndyPandy]

I have a skateboard. I can stand on it without hurting myself, sometimes. It's on the list of things that I never learned to do. But I won the board in a raffle so it doesn't really matter.

 

Same here.

 

BMX is the way forward. Woodpushers always get in the way...

[Sam]

One piece of advice to anyone who is considering starting/skateboards;

 

Wear a helmet.

 

 

@Tim; Longboards are more for cruising though it is possible to do some fancy tricks on them, mostly "dancing" moves.

[Donkeykong23]

Took a ride around a part of campus tonight.

 

Was a lot of fun but I fell on my way in skinned my wrist and knee a bit. :x

 

Was fun so it's all good. :thumbup:

 

I probably need to buy some wrist guards though.

[Donkeykong23]

I'm gonna get some new wheels also. Probably some Bones STF 52mm.

 

 

They average at about $30! Didn't know good wheels cost so much.

 

Today I went out to practice my moving ollies and manuals.

 

Manuals are pretty easy, but nose manuals are pretty hard.

 

I also nailed 3 moving ollies in a row. :thumbsup: It's good for me since I'm a noobie.

[Sam]

Decent longboard wheels cost about $54-$60, if that's any consolation.

[Donkeykong23]

:blink:

 

I'm going to try to avoid buying new bearings when I get wheels.

 

I've got some Reds Bones which I've had for years and they're still flying, but I'm afraid to take them out cause of their age. :P

[BlindBaker]

I used to skate about a year ago, but then my neighbor broke my board and I never got around to buying another one.

 

This was my board:

 

I put a Blind sticker on it, too, hence my username.

[Sam]

Got my new wheels - Retro Zig Zag Abec 11 70mm 80a Lime

 

 

Setup:

Mindless 44" Hunter

Independent Bushings

Abec 11 70mm Retro Zig Zag Wheels

Stock trucks (soon to be Randal/Paris/Independent 180mm trucks)

[Donkeykong23]

Well I ended up getting some Bones STF 54's instead of 52's cause they didn't have 52's.

 

 

I got these in 54.

 

-$35. <_<