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Daewon posted a thank you relating to the documentary on his instagram along with a short edit. https://www.instagram.com/p/BxwazgVBrBm/?utm_source=ig_web_options_share_sheet I love his style.
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Just found out that Ron Whaley skated boards that were like 8.2" wide with size 14 shoes. That's pretty wild and I'm gonna quit bitching about not being able to find boards wide enough for my size 13s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSe5V2sVKok That board looks itty-bitty under those feet, holy poo poo.
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Aren't big rear end boards kinda 'in' nowadays? I could be wrong about that. I keep going up .25 inches at a time I don't know when it will start to get annoying. It's cool that there are amazing skaters who are big boys as well as the stereotypical twig like teenager. Anyways I have been skating again and having the best time. But I'm doing this cool thing where I am getting more consistent with the flip on my kickflips but at the price of for some reason landing sideways on my back foot and rolling the poo poo out of it. not great!
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Jun 6, 2019 15:00
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I'm sure someone out there has min/maxed board size vs landing in terms of ease to flip, weight, and foot landing area but like every sport the "optimized" thing isn't always the one that gets the best results for an individual.
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Jun 7, 2019 05:20
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Business posted:Aren't big rear end boards kinda 'in' nowadays? I could be wrong about that. I keep going up .25 inches at a time I don't know when it will start to get annoying. It's cool that there are amazing skaters who are big boys as well as the stereotypical twig like teenager. I kept going bigger but then once I got to 8.75"-9" I found that it started making some things harder just cause the board is a little less maneuverable. Then I went back to 8.5", things were easier to do and I'm going to skate that for the foreseeable future.
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I've attempted to skateboard 3 times in my life. Once when I was a little kid and my dad bought a powell complete from ron jon surf shop, then when I was in the navy as my friends were all skaters. That deck was 8 inches I think? I rebuilt my board with a 8.25 deck and it felt a lot more stable. I also put in new bushings but the bonez mediums don't really feel all that stiff as I can still get wheel bite. I was having fun trying to get back into skating but I broke my foot last week doing non-skating things.
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Jun 7, 2019 15:53
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8.25 - 8.5in is absolutely the standard now which rules because people are still riding 52-54mm wheels like its 2001 thats for street btw. at parks it isn't unusual to see bigger with aysemmetrical shapes kids with babby shoes are doing laserflips and poo poo on 8.25s so don't overthink it. go smaller if you wanna get insanely tech but the tradeoff isnt worth it imo overall its barely an inch or 2 difference so it reallt depends on how ocd you are
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After trying for literal hours between yesterday and today, I think I have finally broken the habit of pushing mongo. Using my front foot to control the board is starting to feel "correct" to my weird brain. If you are in the NYC metro area, I'd highly recommend Skateyogi in Brooklyn. They have adult classes for not very much money, and the staff is very nice and laid back. It was extremely helpful to just have someone watching my stride and giving me pointers. Feels good to be skating, goons. But holy poo poo am I sore right now.
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Hey, I know gently caress all about skating that isn't in a video game, so I'm hoping I can get some advice ITT. If you were setting up a complete newbie, what would you suggest to get them off on the right foot? In terms of like sizes and wheels and stuff. My niece is friends with a bunch of skaters I guess and wants a board for her birthday (she's 13 so probably like, not a kiddie board). I think they probably just hang out and skate around their culdesac, not really any parks near her or anything, so keeping that in mind.
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homeless snail posted:Hey, I know gently caress all about skating that isn't in a video game, so I'm hoping I can get some advice ITT. If you were setting up a complete newbie, what would you suggest to get them off on the right foot? In terms of like sizes and wheels and stuff. My niece is friends with a bunch of skaters I guess and wants a board for her birthday (she's 13 so probably like, not a kiddie board). I think they probably just hang out and skate around their culdesac, not really any parks near her or anything, so keeping that in mind. https://www.skatewarehouse.com/Enjoi_Whitey_Panda_LTD_Complete/descpage-EIWPCMP.html I just got this for my 11-year old daughter. Obviously if your niece is like 6' or something, I'd get a 8.25" width deck, but that's a decent inexpensive starter board. If you have a local skate shop you can support, look for something similar there.
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Jun 10, 2019 14:06
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Independent published their 2019 Rip Ride Rally video and it's full of fun stuff. Glad that Jerry Gurney's time trial run made the cut, that guy's p nuts. Also featuring Willis Kimbel as "the Phelper." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un6YQLsf7cA Lumpy posted:https://www.skatewarehouse.com/Enjoi_Whitey_Panda_LTD_Complete/descpage-EIWPCMP.html scuz fucked around with this message at 20:50 on Jun 10, 2019 |
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Jun 10, 2019 20:47
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Thanks guys! Yeah I was going local, I just wanted to get an idea of what I'm looking for, didn't want to gently caress her over somehow.
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homeless snail posted:Thanks guys! Yeah I was going local, I just wanted to get an idea of what I'm looking for, didn't want to gently caress her over somehow. 
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Yeah just grab a complete-set from a known company, probably not much cheaper than that 65 if you want to ensure quality parts, and you're all good. The local shop should also have their own deals on a non-pro-model complete set up that's not all-boxed like that one where they'll just wrench it all together and griptape it for you there.
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homeless snail posted:Hey, I know gently caress all about skating that isn't in a video game, so I'm hoping I can get some advice ITT. If you were setting up a complete newbie, what would you suggest to get them off on the right foot? In terms of like sizes and wheels and stuff. My niece is friends with a bunch of skaters I guess and wants a board for her birthday (she's 13 so probably like, not a kiddie board). I think they probably just hang out and skate around their culdesac, not really any parks near her or anything, so keeping that in mind. Take her to a skate shop and let her try and pick stuff out for herself. Most skate shop staff I've dealt with were pretty knowledgable and happy to help new skaters out.
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old man here trying out his 20+ year old skateboard again since I moved to a town with a beautiful skate park. ( and my wife likes to chill and watch king of the road) The asphalt here in general is absolute shite. My skateboard might be more than 20 years old, the wheels bolted on it are even older. Like all skateboards, it makes a lot of noise for what it is. And I don't want to annoy the neighbors too much. So I was thinking, what are the best soft wheels to drive on asphalt with the texture of a crocodiles back, and dampen the noise a bit. The same goes for bearings, I remember the difference in noise between good ones and old ones. But maybe there's been some progress on that part? And maybe there's other things I can do to make the board a bit more quiet. I imagine that this isn't a priority for most skaters. I general I don't feel skateboards have changed that much, if at all. Which is maybe also part of the beauty of it. But feel free to tell me otherwise. Like I said, old fart not in the know. 
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mrfart posted:old man here trying out his 20+ year old skateboard again since I moved to a town with a beautiful skate park. edit: I need new shoes and can't decide on Vans or some other brands. None of the stores in town have my size (13) so it's hard to try any on. Strayes are okay, but I'm not really impressed with their durability. scuz fucked around with this message at 15:45 on Jun 14, 2019 |
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yeah reds go for like 15 bux on the eaat coast ask for the softest wheels they make the biggest difference. you can also use non-plastic risers if you can even find them anymore. the best filmers have boards with giant soft wheels, like longboard style, but they use normal/large-ish decks so they can still ollie up curbs and stuff. they roll forever because the wheels just blob over pebbles and cracks and you never have to push unless going up a signifcant hill or on cobblestone
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scuz posted:edit: I need new shoes and can't decide on Vans or some other brands. None of the stores in town have my size (13) so it's hard to try any on. Strayes are okay, but I'm not really impressed with their durability. i skated vans for like 10 years when i worked for them but nowadays i have just been getting the busenitz over and over. best skater - best shoes considering vans aren't cheap anymore also maybe check out new balance? a lot of ppl are trying them now that arto saari got involved
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Thief posted:i skated vans for like 10 years when i worked for them but nowadays i have just been getting the busenitz over and over. best skater - best shoes considering vans aren't cheap anymore I hadn't really thought about NB, but I'll check those out. Pretty bummed that nobody seems to like high tops as much as I do, already broke an ankle and would prefer a little more protection than "none at all."
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I've been getting Vans Kyle Walkers ever since Lakai stopped making the old marc johnson. They are pretty good for me and almost like a mid with the high Achilles part.
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scuz posted:Pretty bummed that nobody seems to like high tops as much as I do, already broke an ankle and would prefer a little more protection than "none at all." Right? I remember, back when the animals could talk, everybody had high tops because if you didn't the nose or tail of someones skateboard was gonna end up in your Achilles heel or something. I guess the low ones breath more and have better movement.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Feawbb2fjas Chris Pierre is a beast of a skater
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Is there an electric skateboard thread, or is this it? I just bought a Boosted Mini S from a kid on Craigslist yesterday. If I had any idea how much fun these powered skateboards are I would have bought one ages ago. It's all the fun of skating around town, with none of the work. It's so loving perfect for me because I sort of live at the top of this slow sloping hill, so going anywhere is amazing but getting home basically involved carrying my board and walking. Buzzing up these same hills on the Boosted board? loving amazing.
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Andy MacDonald's been using a Boosted board on vert from time to time so if it's good enough for him, it's good enough for me. At least it's not a scooter!XIII posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Feawbb2fjas 
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I see someone with one of those boosted boards on my commute and it makes me jelly, looks hella fun. I think the pics online make them look smaller than they are, unless the person I see has an outdated version it's more like an 80's asymmetrical board than a penny cruiser.
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Favorite old guy skater Ben DeGross made a NB 420 review and I THIIIIIIIIIINK I found my shoe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtMz1pwY-Oo More looking around has revealed that the synthetic material actually holds up really well even compared with suede so I'm pretty stoked. They're not high tops, but I've kinda given up on finding any of those that I really like.
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brandon westgate and donny barley were chillin at our park last weekend and they both had shoes like that 🙈
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I am building an electric skateboard from scratch, and it has turned into a pretty large project. I can post more about parts, cost, etc. if people are interested. I'm certainly no expert, however, and have just been piecing info together from other people online. I'm waiting on a few parts and still need to decide on a couple final things, but once everything starts getting put together I will be able to speak on them more confidently.
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I have a couple friends with OneWheels (which are more like longboards or snowboards I guess) and they're both covered in scabs from bailing. Thus, my wife has disallowed it.
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Read an article about a pro skater form my local town, who came out with a video about his alcohol/drug addiction. It's loving brutal to read. ( https://www.freeskatemag.com/2019/06/04/jarne-verbruggen-what-paradise/ ) and skate video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz6EbAYKnAw Judging by the comments there's a lot of others with serious issues? I don't know anything about the current skate world. His skate videos are fantastic, though. Like the locations.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/By3-r1UlM0E/?igshid=113goosg4ed0 Not skating, but I'd rather post a cool clip of it rather than a depressing picture. Rumors going around that El Toro is getting demolished or altered. They are going to have to make it literally unskateable or else it will just be a new, probably more dangerous challenge.
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Rip El Toro
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somebody did a bike jump off the roof onto the new el dirto bank https://www.instagram.com/p/By4D9hCFbdc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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*Fry meme* not sure if praiseworthy continuation of street sporting on the spot that righteously declares that they just spent thousands and didn't solve their problems or terrible desecration of a holy site by filthy bike riding heathens
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