That sucks, I need some Reds ):

 

How's everything going in the longboarding world for you fine gentlemen of TIF?

That sucks, I need some Reds ):

 

How's everything going in the longboarding world for you fine gentlemen of TIF?

Wonderful, now that my ankle is pretty much healed.

Winter sucks, all this ice/snow/general bad weather stops me from boarding. So bored ):

Be jealous Sam, we hit 80F or 27C today. My roommate has Reds, I only know that because he has the sticker stuck on the front of his laptop.

Summer seems like a faint memory right now, with this snow we have.

Even without the snow, the cold weather seems to do something to the bearings. I can't get any speed.

I got a Sector 9 longboard for Christmas. Longest one you can get... I LOVE IT. :)

Even without the snow, the cold weather seems to do something to the bearings. I can't get any speed.

 

lubricate/clean them they're probably dirty, their probably in need of some TLC.

Even without the snow, the cold weather seems to do something to the bearings. I can't get any speed.

 

lubricate/clean them they're probably dirty, their probably in need of some TLC.

 

I wish you were right. I cleaned them right before I got snow up at university because I didn't want all that grime sitting in my bearings all winter. They are spick n' span.

Gradually starting to longboard again as the winter morphs into spring, it feels gooood.

Same. Things are warming up. Getting mentally prepared to start some serious cruising. :3

Been skating more recently, can't wait for the summer holidays.

I'm from Minnesota so it's impractical, but my older brother went to college in San Diego and picked it up, and it was his only way to get around. Was pretty legit.

Ok so my brother convinced me to buy one. Should I go with bamboo or fiberglass? I plan on going into a store to try them out, but I don't know. Which is easier / more fun for a first time rider? or is it preference...

I think it's mainly preference. I liked the bamboo look when I first got into it, so I bought one. Who knows, though, I may buy another just for a different look.

 

This is the one I bought. I guess it comes down to whether you like the shape of a specific board.

 

Ok so my brother convinced me to buy one. Should I go with bamboo or fiberglass? I plan on going into a store to try them out, but I don't know. Which is easier / more fun for a first time rider? or is it preference...

 

 

I also live in Minnesota, and I longboard to get around Minneapolis and the U of M campus. I have a 36" (I think) sector 9 pipeline, it's my first one and I'm not an amazing skater or anything. If I could buy one again I would probably get a shorter one for easier carrying and storing in classrooms, and different trucks (drop trucks?) for faster turning, because there's not many long spaces on campus.

Just bought a skate helmet to wear while shredding the streets. Actually, I don't shred. How long has everyone here been skating? I've been doing it for over a year, but mostly just casual cruising. I want to start learning tricks on my board, mainly the whole stepping over the foot, spinning around stuff, though.

 

Anyone here got any tips for learning that stuff?

Thinking about getting a Loaded Dervish. Been working a lot, so I can afford it. Just wondering if it will be worth it, since I only get about 2 months out of the school year to ride it cause of weather. So, maybe wait until next summer before buying one?

 

Too bad this thread is kinda dead. :\

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMLFZcONQAs

I road my longboard for the first time in probably a year and half the last week. Brought back some good memories but it was way to hot out to enjoy it as much.

I love riding my longboard, whether it's hot out or not. :)

 

I've been practicing cross-stepping. It's pretty difficult to get the hang of it, but I'm making progress. Since I'm planning on learning a lot more dance moves, I'm going to start getting comfortable with riding switch (I ride goofy atm) and get better balance on my left foot so I can cross-step on both sides (and so I can do a bunch of moves that require being comfortable with both feet). I guess one way of doing this is balancing on my board with my left foot (with the right foot hanging off) so I get used to the feel. Cause I'll tell ya, riding switch feels so weird. Pushing with my right foot and putting pressure with my left is totally out of the ordinary.

Personally I'd get the Tan Tien board instead.

 

 

I've been riding for a couple of years, hopefully buying a new board this summer.

I don't think I'll be huge into a lot of sliding, though. It looks fun, but I'd really like to get good at just the fluid dance moves. I've read a little bit on both the dervish and the tan tien, and it seems like the dervish is better for dancing, while the tan tien is better suited for sliding.

 

Why, in your opinion, would you get the tan tien over the dervish?

Was carving down a hill today when I got honked at for being in the way by some dude in his sports car.

 

Damn I love longboarding!

Some of the most simplistic yet skilled grip-taping I've seen.

 

 

It's an art.

 

My idea:

 

 

Heh.

Last day of work approaching. Can't wait to be able to longboard in the middle of the day for hours.

 

On Saturday I went on this nice ride, and I felt so happy and relaxed. I didn't care about anything. It was kinda cool. I finally found something I'm willing to invest a ton of time in.

 

I love talking to myself. It's like this thread is mine. :3 Quadruple post, though, I'm waiting in between posts, so that not bad.