Just started skateboarding again

Awesome Rob. Can you still do a lot of tricks?

I use to jump ramps around the neighborhood as a kid. There were a few kids that built small tracks on empty lots around the neighborhood. They had everything from table tops, whoops, to high bank turns. One even had a drop in they dug in the ground, probably 5-6 feet deep. You would drop in, and have basically an 85 degree wall on the other side you came out of and you had to perfect the landing coming out on your rear wheel or you'd wreck.

Damn, those were probably some of the funnest times I had growing up.

 

It's my homemade one and only. Blank Moose deck, Ebay stickers, and clear Krylon. It is the same one I posted a picture of a while back.

 

On the subject of skateboards on a Ferrari forum (and Mule for some inspiration), I present to you, a $15 longboard with a Ferrari paint job!

I don't have any good pics of it with the wheels on, but I used the red paint from my room, which I tried to get close to Ferrari red, and spray painted the rest. Looks half decent for an hour job!
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On the subject of skateboarding, Andy, I've really wanted to try out longboarding. I never got huge into skating but longboarding seems totally different. How do you like it?

 

Get a DK Fury! Best bike ever!

 

Its truly great. Myself, I've been a big mountain biker along with some street biking and I can't skateboard for my life. The longboard was a different story. Most (not my $15 one!) are made of bamboo which really helps for speed and the wheels are truly phenominal! They never stop spinning! My brother, on his $230 longboard goes faster down hills than I do on my bike.

Its not a skateboard that you can do tricks on.. I've seen people snap them in half trying various tricks. If you're really into getting to and from places without the clunkiness of a bike or rollerblades, maybe even that loud skate board, the longboard is the way to go.

Oh yeah, and me on longboards... Two gashes on my back say I won't be riding one of those for awhile

If you've ever seen "Lords of Dogtown" you'll know what I'm talking about.

 

Yes lol I've seen that movie. how good do they do in slight uphill situations? I would be using it for mainly going from my car to classes around campus (~10 minute walk).

 

I always wondered how people did endo's on bikes. I figured it involved systematically braking and popping up the rear wheel, but I could never figure it out. The best I could do was a short wheelie and bunny hops. And some mini can-can's going over the table top.

I had a really heavy Schwinn that was my first real bike. It didn't have the free sprocket in the back so it had brakes. I hated that. GT's were the "it" bike at this time. I went to the bike shop to look at getting a new bike, although my mom was gripping that I didn't need one. I ended up buying a used Schwinn sitting in the corner for $90(maybe cheaper). It was extremely light and all chrome, no stickers. I really liked it. It even had blue chromatic wheels.

Still think I'm really lucky I never bashed my head open. I don't remember a time I ever wrecked. A friend of mine wasn't so lucky and broke his collar bone.

 

I bought a longboard the other month and I have to say.... I love this thing. It is like a lazy mans skateboard. It has single kingpin trucks so it doesn't carve as much as a double for slalom but damn this thing is still fun. 70mm wheels so sidewalk cracks dont bother you as much. I can go down stairs, curbs, driveways with out any problems. I'm going to go to Austin sooner or later with this thing to get some downhill action......with pads though.
There are tricks you can do with this but its not like a regular board. There is sliding thats really big with these things, I don't have the balls to do that yet. Plus you have to have special gloves to do it with. It is made of bamboo so it will take a lot more than I can throw at it. It will flex in the middle of the board so it feels like suspension over some parts I ride. If you want to get into it to cruise or for excersice, you should get one of these. It is a Sector9 board called the Uluwatu( in the bamboo series)
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J, that's an awesome photo!

 

William, best of luck to you but unless you have decades of experience it's a young persons sport. I tried to get back into BMX racing before I was 30 & had some nasty accidents, some still have not healed well. A visit to a Emergency Room is a trip I don't wish on anyone.

 

Haha... William H and Rob Lay skateboarders... nice to know


Yours truly

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I just found this old scan, I was 5...
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Hey, I had the same socks!

 

Had? You know you still wear those. LOL

 

How'd you know? I've never worn them to any meets.

 

BMXers on here???

 

I have a $80.00 bike from Walmart, its broken. Can you say money pit? Someone stole the pedals and tried to take my chain, I dunno why, but I laughed when I saw it. I would've let them have the bike. I want to get into it, but I don't know how to do those cool tricks, but I hop crubs all the time.(Well one wheel goes over) Bike withheld the accident \/, and it weighs sooo much.

I had a ****ty accident last year too on campus, I was riding, and this person just stops in my way, nowhere for me to go, I was like damn it, hit the brakes, and said sorry to the guy before I even hit him, hit his shoulder, went flying off. I think I flipped, happened so fast. My knee got all scratched up. But the thing that kills me, the guy didn't help me up, someone else did, and was very nice. I had a Coke Vanilla in my backpack, that thing shot so far out. All the taste was gone. It was during Barack Obama's trip here, and secret service had everything closed off, so I was screwed and had to reroute my route all the way around campus, it sucked. I've seen so many accidents on campus, not fun, lots of skateboarders that won't stop fast enough either.

It's this bike, horrible even though reviews are good (more like eh.). I never bought a bike from WalMart before, but needed a cheap bike, and fast.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5402820

 

i skated for 10 years, stopped in 2000, still don´t know why.
I bought a new skateboard last june but still haven´t ride it.

 

my bad, I don't think it was "secret service" probably his bodyguards, no idea.

I wish I could skate, I had a longboard, except it was short, I don't know anything about skateboards , If I had balance I probably could do it.

 

I skate when I'm bored. It's a ton of fun but I'm not that good. I can ollie, fs 180, bs 180, kickflip, varial kickflip, pop shove it, and big spin.

I've been doing it on and off for about 10 years. I bust my ass alot but haven't had any serious injuries. I usually have a 1 hour session on my board once every two weeks.

I do take my Ferrari to the skatepark though!
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