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we need a skateboarding community
we need a skateboarding community
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I want to build an H-Street with Tracker trucks and some SlimeBalls, or even better, BigBalls, or maybe go retro with some Kryptonics. I know this must be 1988 because I saw RISER PADS on that list. Will there be a set of sick rails to go with that?
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I'm all for a skating community
Not sure if all you guys just want a skateboard community or all around boarding community. As a longboarder I'd love to see some longboard equipment on here would be pretty great to see .
would it be ok to add longboard related items as well? Not some pleb cruisers but more high end products like precision, hybrid, or forged trucks or more interesting decks from smaller companies or europe for dancing, downhill, slalom, etc.
keimura
I agree with you it would be pretty awesome to see some of that stuff up here
Please add community.
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I feel like I should add a comment on behalf of the silver tool. I owned a green one that I donated to my friend as well as some Bones bearing lube. Tool works great, haven't broke it, it's all you need.
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I used to skate a lot, I stopped because it isn't quite for me anymore. I'll probably get back into it. I could never seem to understand how to do things but I have a pair of Lakais and Janoskis worn out with shoe goo on them from two years ago. I was so accident prone and never committed. To those of you learning to skate, commit but be prepared to catch your fall. Landed a kickflip bolts too hard one day, landed on my butt, HARD, not only that but another night I landed in the pushup position trying not to land on my face and threw myself back to my feet. I've been scraped, bruised, tore tendons but it gave me bullet proof legs. I'm trying to get people on board for a fitness community. Not being a fan of crossfit but being a fan of weight lifting and cheap yet quality barbells, I have a poll of Rogue barbells and some bumper plates.
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NeenerMan
I was really into it from the age of 10 to like 17. Once I got a car at 16 it tended to go ever more towards the ladies. The big deal is that old guys simply do not learn as quickly. I could land a lot of cool flip tricks, but it is simply easier when you are young and dumb (you get hurt less as well). For example, we all were doing late tricks (late shove-its, late back-foot board flip, late back foot heal flip,...), and I never see kids even try that. Moreover, we all used to ollie higher, but I think that is just that the local kids here are not that hard core (the pro's are better than ever). I recall whenever we skated with old dudes (you know, like 22 or so), they always sucked. I recall buying a skateboard when I was 22 and trying to skate. It was embarassing. I could land a kickflip, and that is about it. Then again, I had gained 30 pounds, but still, it is hard to learn something like skateboarding as an adult. I am not saying it is impossible, but not easy. I kind of coached a neighbor's kid (around 11-12 years old), for example, and I got him somewhat good over like a month (high ollies, kick flis, heal flips, 360 shove-its,...). I have a cousin who is in his early twenties. I cannot help him. It took him forever just to learn a kick flip. He will not put in hte work (leg raises, sit-ups) to ollie high. I am probably over-generalizing, but it is really difficult to pickup skateboarding above a certain age.
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