longboard skateboarding

[joem]

what do people think of it and how much should i be paying for 1

[Real Pol]

1. Cool
2. No idea, when I did it I borrowed a mates spare board.

[essex sucks]

i payed £40 for my first one and it sucked then i brought a lush one for a £130 and it rocks so i would say spend some cash on it and get a good one

[greg@hoodatsurfco]

longboard skate boarding is huge fun.
You can pump it pretty well too.
I recommend a Sector 9 personally.. I love those boards.

[joem]

dont supose anyone has one they want to sell me

[greg@hoodatsurfco]

depending where you are, craigslist.org can be a great place to find one... and a surf board!

[keef]

longboard skate boarding is huge fun.
You can pump it pretty well too.
I recommend a Sector 9 personally.. I love those boards.

Talking of pumping, check this out.
I learnt to pump by watching this and chatting to Dan, the guy in the vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBuWu9g9JNU&NR=1

What you want is a nice 9 ply maple deck, with a flex upward with no load, so it give you a bit of spring when you stand on it, and a set of seismic trucks and big fat grippy slalom wheels. Recipe for lots of fun.

[swindonkev]

i was thinking of getting a long board aswell, saw loads when i was travelling espally in california they look awesom.but thinking arnt i to old for a skateboard im only 24 tho.

[joem]

me thinks its not realy the same as normal skateing with the slightly geeky element

[hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf]

no geeky element, at UH (university of hawaii) i see loeads of guys riding them around campus. if college surfer type guys in their early 20's are geeks, then who watches star trek?

[joem]

yeh but with normal skating you get the little kids talkin about all the dumb variations of tricks it just gets a bit geeky by the way i do skate so im not trying too be ofensive

[hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf]

i thought you were reffering to longboarding to have the geeky element. no i agree. most skateboards on campus are longboards. shortboards are for kids, not sure if their geeky for kids. i suppose older guys on skatebords are kind of geeky.

[Johno]

i was thinking of getting a long board aswell, saw loads when i was travelling espally in california they look awesom.but thinking arnt i to old for a skateboard im only 24 tho.

No mate ya not to old am 28 and get funly looks skating down the street, I live in a small village and every one thinks a crazzy for skating but sod em am havin fun so who cares

[Bewilderbeast]

i was thinking of getting a long board aswell, saw loads when i was travelling espally in california they look awesom.but thinking arnt i to old for a skateboard im only 24 tho.

No mate ya not to old am 28 and get funly looks skating down the street, I live in a small village and every one thinks a crazzy for skating but sod em am havin fun so who cares

32 and still skating!!

You're never too oldalthough the healing process takes a bit longer when it inevitably goes pear shaped!!

[essex sucks]

man are u 32 thought u where younger tan that

[Bewilderbeast]

man are u 32 thought u where younger tan that

Ok 31 and a half!

So is my presumed youth down to my youthful good looks or my utter immaturity!?!?

[essex sucks]

emm lets think






immaturity


o by the way this time i did not copy u on boards when i have the cash just wanted a pin tail

[Bewilderbeast]

o by the way this time i did not copy u on boards when i have the cash just wanted a pin tail

Yeah, yeah!

Some people lead, my friend...others just follow!!