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the big ass LONGBOARDING thread (no surfers allowed)
Xenocide Geek
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longboards: dear god, but why?
so tell us xenocide, what are longboards?
well it's a board that is long, duh
but let's consult wikipedia on this subject, as well:
Longboard (laaaawwng-boooord):
A longboard is a skateboard with a longer and sometimes wider shape used for longboarding. They are most commonly used for either downhill racing or transportation. Longboards can be shaped in various different ways, depending on the type of riding intended. Their greater weight and bulk makes them less suitable for many skateboarding tricks, but contributes to a fluid motion by providing more momentum. Longboarding is often compared to surfing on concrete, and the design allows big turns or quick short carves similar to a surfboard.
now that introductions are out of the way, how about some sick fucking videos YEAH
pacific northwest longboarding
vancouver bc crazy longboarding
my personal favorite
tricks and tips-
beginner longboard tips
tip #2 in same series
do you have what it takes to ride a very long board?*
*if so, let's discuss the shit out of it.
- because they're awesome
- you look totally sweet when riding them
- they are unbelievably fun.
- see #1
so tell us xenocide, what are longboards?
well it's a board that is long, duh
but let's consult wikipedia on this subject, as well:
Longboard (laaaawwng-boooord):
A longboard is a skateboard with a longer and sometimes wider shape used for longboarding. They are most commonly used for either downhill racing or transportation. Longboards can be shaped in various different ways, depending on the type of riding intended. Their greater weight and bulk makes them less suitable for many skateboarding tricks, but contributes to a fluid motion by providing more momentum. Longboarding is often compared to surfing on concrete, and the design allows big turns or quick short carves similar to a surfboard.
now that introductions are out of the way, how about some sick fucking videos YEAH
pacific northwest longboarding
vancouver bc crazy longboarding
my personal favorite
tricks and tips-
beginner longboard tips
tip #2 in same series
do you have what it takes to ride a very long board?*
*if so, let's discuss the shit out of it.
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most of all, most of all
someone said true love was dead
but i'm bound to fall
bound to fall for you
oh what can i do
most of all, most of all
someone said true love was dead
but i'm bound to fall
bound to fall for you
oh what can i do
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I've been longboarding since I got out of high school ('05) with several friends. I live in Gainesville, Fl (University of Florida/Gators woo!) so there isn't much to ride what with Florida being fairly flat..
That said, there is one fairly nice hill that my friends and I used to bomb all the time. We found a place outside of town that's kind of like a drainage ditch going down hill.. tons of fun.
In the end though I've stopped doing the dangerous stuff (going against traffic, bombing big hills, walking down and up the board while going downhill..) and settled for using my longboard for transportation on campus.
Sadly I was going down a hill on campus and my back truck snapped off. I handled it well, but I don't have the money for new trucks so it's been broken for quite some time..
I rode a 56 inch beauty:
Try looking online. Anything you find in a skate shop or clothes store will probably be shit and overpriced..
I think they're more stable and able to turn better than regular skateboards because their built more for speed than... tricks.. which may be why they're easier to ride at slow speeds.
At least in my experience. I've always been MUCH faster on my longboard while bombing hills than a friend who solely rides shortboards. And in the end.. I've always found speed/a nice ride more fun than showing off tricks..
you're stupid.
i bought my brother a longboard for his birthday, first one he had... it was a sector 9 padang, and it has served him well
as for longboards being easy to ride, yeah, hopping on one and scooting around is easy. but that's barely even scratching the surface of what you can actually do on a longboard, like, the scary stuff.
most of all, most of all
someone said true love was dead
but i'm bound to fall
bound to fall for you
oh what can i do
From the guy on the long board. Don't forget your army-style cap and iPhone next time you're cruising the streets.
Most, and I'm talking 30-40 people, I know who longboard got into it because of surfing. It's a close alternative. Something to practice on when the waves are shit or you live too inland. Labeling all longboarders as "hipsters" is kind of ignorant. The guys you see on the sidewalk cruising around town.. they're hipsters. The guys bombing hills and skitching cars.. they're longboarders.
My local Zumiez or Zumeiz or Zebedeedo or whatever sells some pretty decently priced Sector Nines.
Anyway, yeah, I started skating around 9th grade or so and was introduced to longboarding last year. Haven't looked back since. My campus is all hills so for the 35% or so of each semester that we're not covered in ice and snow and other forms of old man winter's hellwraith, I'm longboarding around all the time. And now that it's summer, I get to go to awesome places like Montauk on the weekend and impress chicks with my incredible ability to glide on past.
It's good fun.
Fair enough. The only people I see on long boards are people with messenger bags, with their iPod, on their way to the office or to the university. It smacks of total 'hipsterism' to me, but if there are people out there who use them in order to keep their surfing or snowboarding skills tuned up during the summer, then all the more power to them.
If I was insecure, I'd be one of those guys on the longboards on the way to the office.
What is wrong with being a hipster?
They aren't hurting you or themselves. Your anger is... confusing.
That said, I busted my ass snowboarding for the first time last winter and I'm sure I'd kill myself on one of these things.
Now you went too far
In my experience, snowboarding is far more taxing on the body than longboarding. I suspect this is because when you snowboard you're constantly carving, which is basically your muscles generating force against the snow, making the board turn.
Not staying up while doing so, C-
The story you get to tell about how you almost hit an oncoming semi, A+
The larger the wheels, the easier it is to ride on less smooth roads. Big wheels are typically for off-roaders.
Think about the difference in wheel thickness between a mountain bike and a road bike.
That Vancouver, BC video, where the guy hits the back of a truck? Brutal. I'd hate to hit something full stop going 20-30 miles an hour.
Or at all.
We were riding over an overpass together on the sidewalk side, me on my scooter and him on his longboard. We were moving past the off-ramp from the highway and a car came up behind him, slowing down just enough to knock him off his board and stop on top of the board. The board was actually ok, as was he, considering that he promptly jumped up and started yelling "WOOOOOO I JUST GOT HIT BY A CAR YEAHHHH FUCK YEAHHH." It was a total adrenaline rush, I'd imagine, to be hit by a car and not have any injuries -- the dude is not an asshat or anything, he wasn't trying to get run over. It was pretty funny, definitely.
I don't believe they make brakes.. there are certain longboards that have an extra wheel in the middle.. apparently with practice you can use that as a brake..
What you gotta do is plan out your route ahead of time. To be on the safe side walk up and down the hill first, take notes of potholes and such (Pot holes cause instant crash and in some cases broken wheels/trucks. It sucks
I know, this doesn't exactly have "awesome bad ass" written all over it and honestly riding around not caring is lots of fun.. but I've had too many incidents to treat it in such a way anymore..
At the very least make sure you can see the bottom of a hill before you bomb it. I remember bombing a curving hill that ended with a sudden brick wall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjagcs3doZQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-V67gMD-tg
and if you are looking for a longboard go to http://www.landyachtz.com they have all types of boards for carving beginners to boards for world championship racers
Besides that, check out this sick video of an amazing board: Whirling Dervish
Happy carving all.
so on thursday i was bombing down a hill by my house, nothing too major. i was going prolly 15mph, wearing shorts, flip flops, and a tshirt. everything was goin schweet, had my weight planted forward to prevent speed wobbles...
... bam, next thing i know my board has 100% stopped, and i'm flying through the air for a good, oh, 7 feet. my shoulder hits the ground, and i slide for about 15 feet until i finally stop.
my entire right side is fucked up - my knee, my back, my shoulder, my elbow, and especially my wrists. fortunately, no broken bones, but both my hands are completely devoid of strength, and i was given wrist splints by the doctor to wear. my right wrist is the size of a fucking balloon, with a bruise that's like, a 8" long and 3" wide going down my entire right arm
lesson learned? wear protective gear. i'm lucky my head didn't get fucking owned.
it's sad too because what threw me off my board was an itty bitty rock - it was just shaped like a pyramid. acted like a perfect wheel stop.
most of all, most of all
someone said true love was dead
but i'm bound to fall
bound to fall for you
oh what can i do