Who's into longboarding?

[BobombETA]

Ouch dude. That looks like it hurt pretty bad. Do you wear a helmet at least? They aren't uncool anymore like when you were a kid on a bike :)

[Jand3rson]

Nah, but I luckily avoided any cranial damage. I probably will get one, I always wear one when I'm out on my bike.

It hurts more now than it did yesterday! My arms and legs are on fire.

[joshuaaa]

helmets are sooo essential. i definately dont always wear one especially when its hot out and im just cruising around and not bombing hills. but i gotta get in a better habit with helmets. always makes me feel so much more confindent when riding

[Jand3rson]

I know, I was really lucky I didn't hit my head, as fast as I was going. In the future, anytime I'm out bombing hills, I will be wearing one for sure.

[spooledtt]

Ouch, showers are your main enemy now. I had a massive gouge on my hip that took over 3 weeks to close up, 30mph fall-fail . Just get a new baseplate for now, its cheap.

[Jand3rson]

Nah, I'm not doing anymore hills or carving with those trucks. They don't turn nearly well enough to be effective. I'm just going to wait and get proper longboard trucks.

[87e30]

Longboarding is lots of fun. Tons of people longboard to class here at UW. I still think bike riding is more fun though.

[LEANE30]

i have those identical Independent trucks. ...if anyone's interested $19+6 for shipping. PM me. - not to thread-jack or nothin... ;) Anderson, if you want them i'll hook you up on the cheap. could be a quick fix till you pick the trucks you reallllly want - let me know

personally i'm not nimble enough to bail if need be, fucked ankle won't let me run no mores :( ... so i'm all about the long-bikes instead:


sweet boards though. i'm gonna have to stick to only enjoying the carving when there's snow on the hills


..and if anyone wants a RED flat black helmet, practically brand new, hasn't been worn even once but has some marks from rollin around in the bimmer's truck, $60 shipped.

[Jand3rson]

Fuck. My wife just pulled off all my bandages to redo them, and the one on my leg pulled a bunch of ink out of the leading edges of my tattoo that got road-rashed. Luckily it was pretty small areas, but everything still looks very black, it's from the antibiotic ointment, which is petroleum-based, that's why you should never use Vaseline on new tattoos. Nothing that can't be fixed, though.

[joshuaaa]

hey quick question, how much flex does that board have on it?

[Turf1600]

Considering the shape and amount of layers probably very little. It's typically the shorter convex boards that have a lot of flex.

[Jand3rson]

Not much, Turf is right. I don't think it was intended to be a downill-er.

[s0urce]

Ouch dude. That looks like it hurt pretty bad. Do you wear a helmet at least? They aren't uncool anymore like when you were a kid on a bike :)

I was going to chime in on that note. Helmets are a must for highspeed longboarding. My father passed away after a longboarding accident in 2006. He was going about 25mph when he hit something and hit his head on the pavement. Be safe guys!

On that note, I've got a pretty nice electric longboard :)

[Turf1600]

I was going to chime in on that note. Helmets are a must for highspeed longboarding. My father passed away after a longboarding accident in 2006. He was going about 25mph when he hit something and hit his head on the pavement. Be safe guys!

That's intense about your dad man - sorry to hear.

[Jand3rson]

Damn Chris, I'm sorry to hear about that. Makes me even more determined to wear one from now on.