I'm in my freshman year of college at the University of Tampa and I just use mine to get around to classes or go grocery shopping or whatever. Being on the coast there aren't too many hills here :/

I used to be really into it during my freshman year of high school. I was really into downhill and freeriding but it was also my main mode of transportation. Living in hawaii was great because you can skate all year around and there are tons of great hills to bomb. I'll never forget the few runs I took on haleakala, which is an inactive volcano with perfect hairpin turns that go on for idk... 10 miles maybe? Unfortunately I broke my skating and by the time I was all healed up and ready to skate again I moved to Washington and it was constantly raining. I broke my collarbone because of the rain so skating in the rain terrified me :/ I lost interest in the sport after but I am buying a humu from longboard larry when I get home today!!!!

longboard is the wrongboard

^ this, pick up an actual skateboard and learn some tricks you'll have a blast

capnfapn, I'm sorry that you broke your skating and the rain broke your collarbone.

http://i.imgur.com/HQx06bP.jpg

got into longboarding in high school, i found this vision street wear board at a flea market and slapped some vector nine wheels on it. i wish i had a bike

Been skateboarding since the 80's (yes I'm really old) .. been long boarding since about 2000, still love to do both for different reasons. People that hate on longboarding because it isn't short boarding or vice versa don't know shit about what it means to be a skateboarder of any sort.

just put longboard wheels on my skateboard a couple days ago. So convenient for longer commutes to class but I can still do tricks :D

eh no one is actually hating , people just like to bust balls about it. as long as he enjoys it thats what matters, but the adrenaline rush you get from landing tricks and the feel is just much more rewarding, but if you wanna cruise around then by all means

i dont think i could ever go from a standard skateboard to a longboard after watching ANYTHING rodney mullen has done
i seriously have no words to describe what he does with a skateboard besides "art"

rodney mullen aka the godfather of street skating, anyone who hasn't watched this video..do it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5sN63IRE1A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6x1jWNcDIg

Defy have you gone 50mph on a longboard before

i was never into longboarding at all but i've owned a ton of decks over the years and bombed plenty of steep ass hills with them. i used to ride zero, element, flip, baker, foundation, 5 boro etc. foundation and zero were definitely two of my favorites. still have an original nosebleed deck and my corey duffel thats life board, oh and the cheech and chong flip of course, the only 3 i kept. others broken and long gone

Skaters don't hate longboarding because it's not skateboarding, but because it's full of "casuals" - aka people who buy longboards just to have longboards, and not hill bombing or freestyling / doing flatground tricks.
Edit: I don't agree with the hate, but those Are the raisins why skaters often dislike longboarders.

He's comin out with a new part sometime soon

Oh shit, old school Lizard King and Slash footy. Tyvm

That is fair play, but same is true of normal skateboarding, how many people do you see walking around with decks that have no grind marks on them, or even any proper wear and tear? EVEN THEN though these people are skateboarders,.. maybe it is because I'm from a time before Brother magazine and skateboards rise in popularity (again), but anyone that has spent money or shown interest in skateboarding of any sort is good by me, from the gnarliest guy ripping up a park, to the poser on his fintail (hey I own a fintail!).

If it is just good natured ball busting all is cool. Some guys don't get that though I think.

Either way... NEW MULLEN! I'm so fucking excited for it. I got an Almost Uber signed by Mullen for Christmas from my wife last year (before you ask, yes it does have two signatures on it, the print one and the actual one) and had despaired of ever seeing a new part from him. Then that new clip comes out of nowhere and WTF is that at 54sec into it.. looks like a nollie laser flip, but, switch!? Maybe...

Video is shipped on 15th September... so lets see how long it takes before it ends up on youtube. Or support : http://www.graciasla.com

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Check these out http://liqwoodboardsports.com/?page_id=7

protato is right, one those guys followed me in the ramp even thought i waited during 2 minutes for them to give me my turn while they weren't even launching tricks and just randomly turning or pushing each others , we we collided he launched his scout in my fucking knee, didn't excused of anything even thought it was totally his fault, didn't helped me to get up after this, he just got away.

skate parks arent meant for uneducated eleven years old

you gotta do both, thats why i like riding fishtail boards. i dont do a shit ton of tricks its more about riding fast and being able to ollie high enough to land shit. used to ride bowls in Charlotte, Lansing and in Grand Rapids Michigan.

im riding this 1989 Small Room deck, that is RARE AS FUCK, michigan company that was underground. probably one of my favorite boards by far. got an old powell nosebone on it as well.

http://www.artofskateboarding.com/pg/aos_pg_results.asp?%26cat_search=N&pagesize=25&page=60

prooof:

http://s21.postimg.org/58qrn9odx/IMG_1557.jpg

also got some oldschool vans i will never stop wearing

That's so rad. I'm happy for you and your wife and the board and all.
I do agree that the hate is kinda stupid, but I do understand it. It's whatever.

The thing is, little scooter kids get in everyone's ways, but their moms defend them like
"You gotta watch out, he's small"
but they don't know what the fuck they're actually doing, which is why they ride around and get hit, because They don't watch where they're goin.

I've always wanted to learn how to skate a bowl
Just looks like the most fun you could ever have

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaXdWzhShgM

rodney's part in round 2 is what got me into skateboarding and is, imo, one of the greatest segments ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDOVTtPZm3U

also, girl's Yeah Right was life changing too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkRQ-PSnbdk

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All of the above are so fucking good. I used to watch Jimmy Carlin's Color Theory and Black and White parts so much. I even met him the day before junior year; he's an insanely good dude all around.

I thought people stopped hating on longboards like 5 years ago. oh well

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I wonder how weird it would be to have a small engine on a longboard. I see a kid riding a pedal bike around that's got (I think) a 40cc engine on it and I'm mildly jealous of the idea considering that my campus is built between a hill and a small lake, has a miniature version of Eau Rouge for a walking path and is generally a PITA to navigate if you're wanting to avoid excessive climbing of the hill.

I've never gotten a solid answer, but what do longboarders think of boards like these:

http://tailtap.com/images/new_alva_complete.jpg

I bought one a while back because i needed a way to get around to places that weren't worth driving to and my old board is deep in the grave right now and i'm probably the worst skater on the planet so a regular board wouldn't be worth the money