Skateboarding - Neckbeards with broken wrists.

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Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

After a maybe 4-5 year hiatus on skateboarding I picked up a longboard today, I think I clocked in something like 4 hours of ride time today.

I'm exhausted, but it's such a blast.

# ¿ Jul 10, 2010 06:20

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# ¿ May 20, 2025 11:45

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

Zigmidge posted:

Nice, dude! I put that in on wednesday and learned so much.

On sunday, if you are at all interested, there's an event happening in town called Slide School. A few guys run a little workshop every year to teach people how to do all kinds of slides down the best hill in the city.

Working, which I do a lot of. I'm always home late at night though if you wanna ride a bit, I'm out near High Park.

# ¿ Jul 10, 2010 07:12

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

Horizontal Tree posted:

What'd you get?

I picked up a Madrid complete, has Gullwing trucks and Cadillac wheels. I forget the exact specs. It's nothing fancy but I'm having a blast with it.

I just got in from riding for about 13KM, holy crap my feet are sore.

edit: does anyone know a particularly good site or video explaining the Coleman Slide? I need to get that move nailed down.

Mugmoor fucked around with this message at 06:06 on Jul 11, 2010

# ¿ Jul 11, 2010 05:47

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

Thanks you guys are very, very helpful. A longboard store in Toronto here (thanks Zidmidge!) apparently does lessons every Tuesday, so I'm probably gonna hit that up.

# ¿ Jul 13, 2010 07:20

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

Zigmidge posted:

Did you make it out to Longboard Living tonight, Mugmoor? Curious to know how your experience went.

Naw a buddy came by and we went out on our own instead. Was a good night, I'm starting to get the hang of pumping

# ¿ Jul 14, 2010 03:54

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

Horizontal Tree posted:

Got the big orange bastard I posted above. Paid for it on Monday, it showed up about 26hours later on Tuesday. Can't complain about shipping time!
The deck itself is great... 39 x 9.8", with 30.5", 31.25", and 32" wheelbases. Its a 5/8" drop deck, with great concave that is about as deep as the drop is. The concave has a wide, flat center that curls up at the ends of the deck to lock you in well, but remain VERY mellow and comfortable feeling. The slight drop is great, it really locks you in without giving the hammocky feeling of boards with a larger drop. The pocket where the drop meets the concave is extremely comfortable, and truly fits the foot well. There is a slight flat spot in the pocket that I find is perfect to put my foot into for toeside stand-up, and hands-down slides.
Heres something to really show the bends and pockets on this deck. Its very well designed.

Its a really great board set up with Independent 215's and some slippery soft wheels. It feels a bit like a snowboard set up like this, and I love it. Right now I've got it on Venom Sidewinders, but I'm going to snag some race wheels for it. A good grippy shape with a decently drifty urethane should treat me well. Maybe I'll try out the new Classic 'Thane Abec 11 Zig Zags, or new Venom Cannibals, or something else entirely. There are so many options for gear these days, its amazing, but so hard to choose. Hoping to take the board up to some higher speeds soon. So far I've only hit about 15mph, and been doing a lot of stand-up sliding on it.

I want to try this so badly, it looks like a blast.

# ¿ Aug 6, 2010 04:10

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

A buddy of mine gave me some trucks and wheels for free, I just gotta buy myself a deck now and I'll have a pretty decent setup. How do I know what size board I need and stuff? I'm about 6'2" and weigh 210lbs.

# ¿ Aug 18, 2010 18:54

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

Mincher posted:

Well, at that height, you'd want to skate at least an 8" deck. You'll also need to measure (in inches) the trucks your friend gave you as you'll want them to match your deck width.

Ah yeah, I guess that would settle what size I gotta get.

# ¿ Aug 18, 2010 19:17

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

Money Walrus posted:

Sanded and fixed my old longboard, put some new grip tape on it and decided to cut a design in the tape.

For scale of how large it is, with my Half Cab Pros (cool guys match wheels and shoes)

Also put on new medium Bones bushings, Bones Reds, and new Tunnel Tarantula 65mm 75a wheels. Rides so, so smooth.

That looks great, do you cut the design before or after applying it to the board?

# ¿ Aug 26, 2010 06:05

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

So the day after I bought my longboard I went for a ~16km ride (home from work). It took me about 2 1/2 hours since I took my sweet time, took some breaks and got lost for about a half hour.

I did the same run today, got home within an hour, I think it was somewhere in the area of 57 minutes or something. It's been about two months now since I bought my board and I'm pretty happy now

# ¿ Sep 9, 2010 06:26

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

Zigmidge posted:

Only the earliest uploaded footage so far. There's bound to be more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDlni21e4TM

Today was Toronto's 9th annual board meeting! 427 riders bombed down Yonge street that just so happens to have a killer hill on it.

Just about the most fun event I've been a part of.

Looks like it was a rad time, sorry I missed it

# ¿ Sep 12, 2010 20:23

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

Man I don't know what I'm gonna do once the snow hits. I guess Snowboard but I can't do that any drat time I want to like I can with longboarding

. What do you guys usually end up doing?

# ¿ Sep 16, 2010 07:12

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

Zigmidge posted:

It's not like Toronto really gets any snow...............

*edit almost forgot!*

So here's what I've been up to this summer. I work for a company called Roarockit Skateboard Company where I teach everyone from 10 years of age to some guy in his mid thirties how to build a deck. We go through every step discussing everything from the glue to the veneers to the easy as poo poo pressing system. It's a really simple process and if you've ever tried your hand at making a board you've probably come across roarockit's bag (or heard about it).

It's just about the most fun job in the world, I get to hang with kids and pretend I'm not about to hit thirty and when I have free time I make my own!

What you see are 1" drop decks. They're all 8-ply hard maple decks. These are all the same mold and template, except for the middle one, it's a narrower version with a slightly longer wheelbase with a black dyed veneer on the bottom face and definitely my best craftsmanship to date. My girlfriend hung out with me that day and worked on a little pinstriping stencil that we applied later that night.

It didn't come out perfect but for her first exposure to spray paint and stencilling she did a fantastic job.

I'm off to halifax for a week, gonna thrash that sexy board on their hills.

How much is all this? I'd totally drop by and make a board for next summer sometime.

# ¿ Sep 16, 2010 21:28

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

My dad is 46 now but used to skateboard when he was a teenager. He took me out to Niagara Falls and I brought my longboard along for some scenic riding. He decided to take it out for a run, and tore poo poo up. I was kinda blown away.

# ¿ Nov 3, 2010 05:25

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

Golem II posted:

Local shop finally got in the decks I designed

Click here for the full 2048x1536 image.

I really like this, do you have a wallpaper version of it by chance?

# ¿ Dec 22, 2010 07:32

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

edit: wow ignore this sorry

Mugmoor fucked around with this message at 07:27 on Feb 16, 2011

# ¿ Feb 16, 2011 07:09

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

XIII posted:

I'm really surprised how much I've retained from skating back in the back. I landed the fourth varial kick I tried (and most of the ones after). I can still consistently spin most every trick I used to be able to, but the landings are still hit or miss. Still haven't really had time to get out and skate much though, just been pushing around in the parking lot. I don't have classes on Fridays, so I think I'm going to start going to the local skatepark while it's empty (and all the drat 13yr olds aren't there landing tricks I can't even begin to attempt).

If they're anything like me and my friends were when we were 13 they'll still be at the skatepark.

VV I did yeah, snagged some pads so I don't destroy myself learning how to slide this summer. VV

Mugmoor fucked around with this message at 06:33 on Mar 31, 2011

# ¿ Mar 31, 2011 04:43

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

JPrime posted:

So say I wanted to get into this ankle breaking, palm scraping sport. I'm 6'4", about 290lbs...would I just snap a board as soon as I step on?

If you just wanna ride around look into a longboard. I'm 6'2"ish, 210lbs and I'm havin' a blast.

# ¿ Apr 2, 2011 19:23

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

I just picked up a set of Bones Super Reds Bearings and Oragantang 4President Wheels, and holy crap what a massive improvement. I can't wait to learn how to slide on this thing now.

# ¿ May 1, 2011 18:54

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

Zigmidge posted:

Nice! We just had a race yesterday at Jane & Eglington down a set of three switchbacks at 35kph. It was the perfect weather and the perfect place to perfect my pre-drifts! 7 hours of sliding was heaven.

I got myself that Ceviche board I posted a few pages back. Bluntslides are the most amazing feeling slide ever. It's been super fun learning how to ollie and tic tac around town on it and I'm getting close to being able to spacewalk. It makes me want a street deck so I can learn on something easier and show off later on the longboard

All in all, it's so good to finally have nice weather in Canada again.

God yes, I'm so happy to be able to ride around town without a coat on again.

# ¿ May 1, 2011 20:16

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

I don't have anything really worth showing off. It's a Madrid Deck, with Gullwing (I think Alpine, have to double-check) trucks, and my fancy new Otang Wheels and Reds. I plan to get some new trucks and a deck for my birthday.

# ¿ May 2, 2011 04:52

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

Well Toronto is a nice wet mess right now so I figured now is probably the best time to go learn how to slide on my longboard!

A few scrapes here and there but I'm starting to get it! My back foot keeps sliding off and sending me forward, I figure I'm just not leaning back far enough does that make sense to anyone else?

Also loosened up my trucks and holy crap I can pump forever now!

# ¿ May 17, 2011 01:28

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

Thanks for the tips! Hopefully tonight results in less scraped elbows and knees!

# ¿ May 17, 2011 21:48

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

Portfolio posted:

So I recently got a longboard, and I've been riding it a lot over the past couple weeks. I've been noticing over the last few days that my right ankle (the one I push/brake with) is getting sore. Is this something I should be worried about? Is there some weird bad habit I might be developing causing it to hurt? Does anyone else have this problem with their pushing foot? Is it just a matter of strengthening, or is there something more damaging going on here? /:

When I first started I had the same problem, the best advice I got regarding it was that I was pushing down on the ground too hard. When you push, you shouldn't hear much noise at all, once I got used to that motion the pain stopped.

Also learn to pump so you don't have to push!

I hope it helps!

# ¿ Jul 26, 2011 05:18

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

Any of you Toronto longboarders should really come out to the Sidewalk Surfs that Longboard Living run every Wednesday. What a blast, and agrew way to break in my new deck!

# ¿ Jul 28, 2011 03:59

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

Start with Coleman slides, they`re really handy to know and not to mention fun as all hell.

Here`s a great video of Cliff Coleman explaining the slide, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcQpcvkylGs

# ¿ Nov 3, 2011 19:46

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

I spent 3 hours in the hospital yesterday, my roommate hosed his arm up while bombing a hill. Luckily there's no breaks or fractures just a lot of pain.

So glad we had helmets on, once he's up and going again we're gonna record us hitting that same hill.

# ¿ Dec 18, 2011 15:15

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

Greenplastic posted:

I got hold of some coin to rent a Red Epic for a few days to shoot my first short skateboarding video!

It's 4 minutes long - what do you guys think? I'd love some feedback.

I liked it! I thought the cinematography in particular was really well done, there were a few shots there that looked really nice.

# ¿ Mar 23, 2012 02:44

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

quastenflosser posted:

Any tips for sliding? I'm working on hands-down slides and I'm having a hell of a time of it; instead of sliding I just keep doing sharp carves. I'm getting a little frustrated since it's supposed to be babby's first super-easy slide and I keep loving up

I think my form is okay, but I've been doing them on a gentle incline, should I be looking for steeper hills?

Go faster. Also if you have a camera, record yourself and watch them later. It's a lot easier to see your mistakes from that point of view.

# ¿ Aug 4, 2012 18:37

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

Zigmidge posted:

If you're from Toronto or anywhere even remotely close join us on Saturday for the 10th annual Toronto Board Meeting.

Bring your longboard, pool deck, cruiser, street deck, dirt surfer, dress up in a white shirt and black tie and meet us at St. Clair Subway Station at 3pm (NOT St. Clair West)

We're expecting well over 1000 people this year to bum rush the streets of Toronto. Tons of free swag and giveaways to happen at the finish point. Sponsors hooked us up large this year!

Details: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Toronto-Board-Meeting/352114461487427?ref=ts

This is the most memorable skate event you've ever been to!

I went last year and yeah, it's pretty awesome. I'll be there.

# ¿ Sep 7, 2012 02:53

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# ¿ May 20, 2025 11:45

Mugmoor: Dec 13, 2006; I had a ruff day at work.

BC Longboards are great, and a lot cheaper than what Loaded offers. I used to ride an Eel and it was really fun. They also have an option to ship just the deck or a complete. Decks run for $120 which isn't bad considering I paid nearly 300 for my Loaded Bhangra.

# ¿ Sep 15, 2012 20:23

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