|
Did the Far East Skate Network "Overground Broadcasting" video ever come out? The trailer is here, featuring some sick-rear end tech poo poo that I've never seen anywhere else, but I've never been able to find anywhere that sells the actual video.
|
#
?
Jun 28, 2009 06:45
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 19, 2024 12:37 |
|
|
BrianBoitano posted:I almost feel like I'm limiting myself if I get anything other than a 7.5" street board, since I know flip tricks just aren't feasible on anything else, yet I pretty much only board at the park. Is there any board that will really fly around the bowls and yet still be good for flip tricks? Is the Ceviche worth anything? For park wheels on a 8" to 8.5" board with 1/4" risers I really like the 56mm Rockin Rons Black Hole wheels, you can get them from Concrete Disciples. I wouldn't recommend them if the concrete at your park is rough - if it is maybe some 57mm 98a Rainskate wheels (the yellow ones). Either way you're going to be stoked, I promise. If you want to buy local and you can't find these wheels at your shop Bones SPF wheels are drat good. ...if budget isn't a concern you could always just get a second board for flatground, a 7.5 one with some 50mm wheels - Bones STF, or any set of spits. donJonSwan fucked around with this message at 09:51 on Jun 28, 2009 |
|
#
?
Jun 28, 2009 09:48
|
|
|
BrianBoitano posted:I almost feel like I'm limiting myself if I get anything other than a 7.5" street board, since I know flip tricks just aren't feasible on anything else, yet I pretty much only board at the park. Is there any board that will really fly around the bowls and yet still be good for flip tricks? Is the Ceviche worth anything? You can flip any board really, it's a matter of preference. I'm skating a local team 7.75 right now and I skate everything (bowls, ledges, rails, rocks, trees). That park looks like a lot of fun, you should just go into your shop and see what you like whether it be a 7.5, 7 3/4, 7 7/8, 8 or whatever. Also Battle at the Berrics 2 is up this weekend, Mike V. was a thumbs down game for me, he didn't really seem too stoked to be there and playing (I wouldn't either if I was playing Chris Cole...) The Busenitz vs. Jamie Thomas game was pretty good, Busenitz has such good style. I have him losing against Chris Cole when they play in the 2nd Round though.
|
|
#
?
Jun 28, 2009 18:18
|
|
|
Shakey Shake posted:Just stumbled across this image on google, thought I'd share.
|
|
#
?
Jun 29, 2009 07:35
|
|
|
I swapped the Danny Way issue to get the Henley issue with a mate, I was in complete awe of Hensley and the H-Street team. You can tell that it ain't a big drop because the photograph was taken on the embankment.
|
|
#
?
Jun 30, 2009 02:08
|
|
|
ttam posted:Goddamn. Turf was so loving awesome. I spent way too much time there in the late 80's/early 90's. Last I heard the bowls got filled in with dirt and gravel and it's a lawn and garden store now. What a loving shame, it really pains me. Apparently no one could afford the liability to keep it open, if I knew it was for sale I would have bought it and lived there rather than let some dickweed fill the bowls and sell fertilizer out of it.  R.I.P Clover Bowl  
|
|
#
?
Jun 30, 2009 02:54
|
|
|
Hey guys/girls, I just bought me a deck from da internets. What I can tell you is that it's a custom design and made by South central Skatebaord manufacturing. It's basically just a deck really and I was wondering if you guys can help me build it up for skatin' n' poo poo yo! And or falling on my face. Either way! I need some helps.  I like it and that's what counts  I need the whole deal here. Trucks wheels ext ext. I might just make this my cruise around board and leave my zooyork as my fall on my face board. Sorry if it seems a bit silly to ask for help, but it's just I never done this before  My last board was pre-built.
|
|
#
?
Jul 4, 2009 13:16
|
|
|
I'm 31 and thinking about starting to skate again after, uh, 18 years. Me and a friend decided to master an Ollie by the end of this summer, still need to buy a board though. (Yesterday we practiced for the first time, apparently I managed to jump 20 cm (!), but then my 18 year old board broke). But the reason I'm posting is to ask for advice on being a Mongo foot. It just feels more natural and comfortable to me. I think I never did it any other way. Should I really try and change this? Is it really such a handicap? I mean I've just had one day of practice yet, so I guess there's still room for change.
|
|
#
?
Jul 4, 2009 21:06
|
|
|
You can't really be "mongo foot" you can push "mongo" but your stance for that will change depending on whether or not you skate goofy or regular. Mongo is pushing with your front foot instead of your back foot, and if people mock you it shouldn't matter as long as you're having fun.
|
|
#
?
Jul 5, 2009 08:29
|
|
|
highme posted:You can't really be "mongo foot" you can push "mongo" but your stance for that will change depending on whether or not you skate goofy or regular. Mongo is pushing with your front foot instead of your back foot, and if people mock you it shouldn't matter as long as you're having fun. Exactly, gently caress it, have fun. That said, there is no reason not to practice pushing with your back foot just to help build balance.
|
|
#
?
Jul 5, 2009 08:41
|
|
|
I forgot to mention that "mastering the ollie" should be an end of the day goal, not an end of the summer goal. It's not hard, I can do it, I suck, and have always sucked. Make your goal to be able to ollie on to something, a curb or planter etc., it gives you a tangible goal and prevents you from overthinking the actual ollie.
|
|
#
?
Jul 5, 2009 09:10
|
|
|
I see people push mongo everywhere. I guess after so long of doing it they become good at it. I still find it kinda amazing to see a kid skate mongo up a hill with out shooting his board forward and falling on his rear end. I have a hard enough time skating regular  What I need now is a skate buddy.
|
|
#
?
Jul 5, 2009 09:23
|
|
|
highme posted:I forgot to mention that "mastering the ollie" should be an end of the day goal, not an end of the summer goal. It's not hard, I can do it, I suck, and have always sucked. Make your goal to be able to ollie on to something, a curb or planter etc., it gives you a tangible goal and prevents you from overthinking the actual ollie. Yeah, I want to be able to jump over a beer crate by the end of this summer. Who knows, maybe it will happen sooner. Then I'll just start with the kickflip or another basic trick. EDIT: My concern with mongo was not if it looks cool or not, but whether some tricks will become harder to pull off? I just started watching Tony Hawks Tricks and Tips, and to him it's a bad habit. mike12345 fucked around with this message at 10:12 on Jul 5, 2009 |
|
#
?
Jul 5, 2009 10:09
|
|
|
As long as both feet are on the board you should be able to do any trick you like (If you can DO any tricks that is) Mongo is just a way to gain speed and momentum, just as pushing goofy and regular footed are. Doing a one foot manual will be pretty awesome if you can learn to do that VVVVVV what he said ShortyMR.CAT fucked around with this message at 23:31 on Jul 5, 2009 |
|
#
?
Jul 5, 2009 13:44
|
|
|
The thing about mongo is that your back foot will be over the bolts while pushing, which means when you prepare for an ollie you have to first move your front foot on to the board and then move your back foot onto the tail. If you're pushing regular all you have to do is bring your back foot onto the tail. This isn't a great disadvantage if you're just practicing kickflips or whatever on flat land but it's annoying when you're skating obstacles because you have to set up that bit earlier.
|
|
#
?
Jul 5, 2009 15:47
|
|
|
mike12345 posted:I just started watching Tony Hawks Tricks and Tips, and to him it's a bad habit. So says a vert skater. That guy shits me.
|
|
#
?
Jul 7, 2009 08:02
|
|
|
I'm assuming doing short run ins as a mongo rider is going to be super tough but thats way down the line. Any kind of rough surface is going to be annoying when pushing mongo. Cobblestones is going to make the nose bounce all over the place.
|
|
#
?
Jul 7, 2009 08:42
|
|
|
Ok, thanks guys. I'm still waiting for my mail-order board to arrive, so hopefully by the end of this week I can give mongo and not-mongo another try. Oh and those recommended videos in the first post are really cool, I think I'm in love with the opening sequence of "fully flared" (poo poo explodes).shark week posted:I'm assuming doing short run ins as a mongo rider is going to be super tough but thats way down the line. Any kind of rough surface is going to be annoying when pushing mongo. Cobblestones is going to make the nose bounce all over the place. Cobblestones?! I didn't even know you could drive over that stuff.  shark week posted:So says a vert skater. That guy shits me. Ah so he does vert. I don't know anything about him, except the shitload of videogames featuring his name.
|
|
#
?
Jul 7, 2009 09:21
|
|
|
One of the oldest skaters out there. Started young in comps and won alot of bowl' comp blah blah did a 900 spin yadda yadda Won many vert comps. Overall even if you've never heard of skateboarding, chances are you heard of Tony Hawk. Which is funny because I really don't know any other pro skaters out there... My mail order board is almost here too. 
|
|
#
?
Jul 7, 2009 09:49
|
|
|
Yeah mongo isn't too bad when starting out, but it's terrible down the line when you need to set up. I even taught myself how to push and ride in switch properly so I could avoid riding mongo when I'm doing switch/fakie. Anyway I just got my new setup last night which means today should be fun if it stops raining. FAKEEDIT: Tony Hawk is overrated. 
|
|
#
?
Jul 7, 2009 13:31
|
|
|
Tony Hawk is a legend who has done an insane amount of work to get skateparks built all over the world. Have any of YOU skated in the White House? 
|
|
#
?
Jul 7, 2009 17:55
|
|
|
He's p. Cool. Gotta admit to that.
|
|
#
?
Jul 7, 2009 22:01
|
|
|
Well compared to the pool skaters in "Chlorine" (just watched it), he seems pretty grounded. Alba, Alva & Co. come off as the melancholic bunch, proud that they never sold out and somewhat bitter that they actually didn't. If that makes any sense. I liked all of those people, but it's kind of sad when you see a 40-year old boasting that he's better than all the eleven-year-olds at the skate park.
|
|
#
?
Jul 9, 2009 08:36
|
|
|
Well, I've got my new board, and it is sweet as gently caress. hosed up my heel bone (?) two weeks ago and it still hurts, but it's manageable. Also, that "don't fall on your hands, goddammit" advice is the best you can get. I'm just glad it's my left wrist that takes the fall, or else I wouldn't even be able to hold a pencil. Thanks for all the advice on board components and riding! I've done my first couple of drop-ins and ollied another board thanks to the advice here! I'll be sure to contribute more when I know two shits about this sweet hobby Oh, and does anyone have some used Pro-Designed pads? I've been told that one set lasts a lifetime, so I'm really hoping to find some used, since brand new is way out of my price range.
|
|
#
?
Jul 10, 2009 05:45
|
|
|
I don't have any used ones, but I love my PD wrist and elbow pads. Definitely worth the price. mike12345, if you dug Chlorine Northwest is equally awesome. It's all about the DIY scene, focused mostly around the Portland Burnside crew. Q-Man is pretty rad, skate army for life.
|
|
#
?
Jul 10, 2009 18:21
|
|
|
donJonSwan posted:I don't have any used ones, but I love my PD wrist and elbow pads. Q-Man is awesome, and so is Northwest. BTW, I hope this is not  , but you can watch Northwest on Youtube, split into five parts. I'm currently watching part one, and I have to say that is the coolest skate park ever. And to think they built it all by themselves? Awesome.Not to derail the thread, but Northwest reminded me of my other favourite found-footage-vid on youtube,  Anxiety Hangover by Eyehategod. In related news, I've managed to stationary Olli a couple of times yesterday, will try do the same thing now rolling.
|
|
#
?
Jul 11, 2009 12:12
|
|
|
donJonSwan posted:Q-Man is pretty rad, skate army for life. Haha, that's awesome. I saved it in my "philosophy" folder in favorites. Q-man is the quintessential philosopher
|
|
#
?
Jul 11, 2009 15:07
|
|
|
mike12345 posted:Q-Man is awesome, and so is Northwest. BTW, I hope this is not Holy gently caress. I'm on part two and just got to the segment about Donald, Or. I cannot emphasize how poo poo hole small that town is. My wife's family has been farming in that part of Oregon (about 30 min south of downtown Portland) for a long time. Donald is on the 3rd or 4th tier of tiny rear end towns. I had no idea such a rad pool was there, I'm going to have to go hit that poo poo up.
|
|
#
?
Jul 11, 2009 18:05
|
|
|
I know that there was talk about longboarding a few pages back, but The Blue Suit Bombers are so bad rear end that if this was linked before it needs to be done again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4vUa_ndqUA The speed they pick up straight away is insane and the way they move the camera between each other while keeping the shot is as well.
|
|
#
?
Jul 12, 2009 23:49
|
|
|
Jesus.
|
|
#
?
Jul 13, 2009 02:01
|
|
|
That's crazy. I wonder how you prevent speed wobble at those speeds. I'd be wearing full leathers that's for sure.
|
|
#
?
Jul 13, 2009 02:36
|
|
|
Shakey Shake posted:I know that there was talk about longboarding a few pages back, but The Blue Suit Bombers are so bad rear end that if this was linked before it needs to be done again. Totally agree, I've got this linked as the longboarding video in the OP. Those guys are loving insane.
|
|
#
?
Jul 13, 2009 06:57
|
|
|
donJonSwan posted:Those guys are loving insane. This is pretty much the only thing I can say.
|
|
#
?
Jul 13, 2009 07:49
|
|
|
I get speed wobbles going down the street damnit
|
|
#
?
Jul 13, 2009 21:35
|
|
|
leica posted:Last I heard the bowls got filled in with dirt and gravel and it's a lawn and garden store now. What a loving shame, it really pains me. Apparently no one could afford the liability to keep it open, if I knew it was for sale I would have bought it and lived there rather than let some dickweed fill the bowls and sell fertilizer out of it. There is an article and photos in the Thrasher photo issue about the park
|
|
#
?
Jul 14, 2009 04:42
|
|
|
leica posted:That's crazy. I wonder how you prevent speed wobble at those speeds. I'd be wearing full leathers that's for sure. The trucks are a lot wider than normal ones so you wouldn't get speed wobbles like you do on a standard deck.
|
|
#
?
Jul 14, 2009 08:30
|
|
|
highme posted:I forgot to mention that "mastering the ollie" should be an end of the day goal, not an end of the summer goal. It's not hard, I can do it, I suck, and have always sucked. Make your goal to be able to ollie on to something, a curb or planter etc., it gives you a tangible goal and prevents you from overthinking the actual ollie.
|
|
#
?
Jul 17, 2009 01:08
|
|
|
Paul Rodriguez is a loving beast. His new commercial for Nike SB is pretty drat good too.
|
|
#
?
Jul 20, 2009 19:26
|
|
|
donJonSwan posted:Paul Rodriguez is a loving beast. That switch tre flip was amazing. I love the Ice Cube cameo too.
|
|
#
?
Jul 23, 2009 18:46
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 19, 2024 12:37 |
|
|
donJonSwan posted:Paul Rodriguez is a loving beast.
|
|
#
?
Jul 23, 2009 21:00
|
|