http://youtu.be/NU0B1HKtMnw <<original skateboards has a few good videos.
Skate shops at the mall (zumiez, css) will have ok boards ranging up to maybe $250.
https://www.muirskate.com/
Stores like this have more "serious" longboard components. Super high quality and a price tag to match.
Spring loaded trucks feel amazing and really are a game changer...even from a top tier zumiez/ccs brand truck like sector 9 gull wings.
http://youtu.be/NU0B1HKtMnw <<original skateboards has a few good videos.
Skate shops at the mall (zumiez, css) will have ok boards ranging up to maybe $250.
https://www.muirskate.com/
Stores like this have more "serious" longboard components. Super high quality and a price tag to match.
Spring loaded trucks feel amazing and really are a game changer...even from a top tier zumiez/ccs brand truck like sector 9 gull wings.
IcyWindI'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
I owned almost that exact board with diffrent wheels. Only problem really was turning cause the wheels would hit the board. But it's a great board to get around places not ideal for hills.
Bought it the day after my longboard broke. :/
[quote=IcyWind]I've never gotten a solid answer, but what do longboarders think of boards like these:
[img]http://tailtap.com/images/new_alva_complete.jpg[/img]
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[/quote]
I owned almost that exact board with diffrent wheels. Only problem really was turning cause the wheels would hit the board. But it's a great board to get around places not ideal for hills.
Bought it the day after my longboard broke. :/
^ you can get risers under your trucks to avoid wheels hitting the board http://www.skatewarehouse.com/risers.html
^ you can get risers under your trucks to avoid wheels hitting the board http://www.skatewarehouse.com/risers.html
defy^ this, pick up an actual skateboard and learn some tricks you'll have a blast
And I can't have a blast riding down hills with a longboard?
[quote=defy]^ this, pick up an actual skateboard and learn some tricks you'll have a blast[/quote]
And I can't have a blast riding down hills with a longboard?
I've been riding some light dh lately, probably getting a board more focused around that and possibly some freeride. Not got a car yet but got some sweet hills in my city and buses almost go anywhere
I've been riding some light dh lately, probably getting a board more focused around that and possibly some freeride. Not got a car yet but got some sweet hills in my city and buses almost go anywhere
Used to ride my Original Pintail 40 everywhere when I lived in San Antonio, but now I live in an area with no hills nearby. =(
Used to ride my Original Pintail 40 everywhere when I lived in San Antonio, but now I live in an area with no hills nearby. =(
I never really understood the hate between long boarding and skaters. I mean, I hate seeing little kids who have decks that look like they haven't been used yet and they're just carrying them around to look cool. But still. My brother use to skate along with half my neighborhood back in the day. I never got into the hang of riding a skateboard, even though I tried multiple times but just never got the hang of it :P. Skateboarding isn't the same here as when I was growing up tbh. I still enjoy watching old skate videos though. I still have a vhs of the old skate video "Mouse". I will never forget the day I went down on a half pipe on a scooter when my brother was scared to do it. We later got kicked out because they actually had rules.
I never really understood the hate between long boarding and skaters. I mean, I hate seeing little kids who have decks that look like they haven't been used yet and they're just carrying them around to look cool. But still. My brother use to skate along with half my neighborhood back in the day. I never got into the hang of riding a skateboard, even though I tried multiple times but just never got the hang of it :P. Skateboarding isn't the same here as when I was growing up tbh. I still enjoy watching old skate videos though. I still have a vhs of the old skate video "Mouse". I will never forget the day I went down on a half pipe on a scooter when my brother was scared to do it. We later got kicked out because they actually had rules.
Just because no one else linked it yet it seems. Rodney's finest part (so far) Almost Round 3 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPTtdPn-VSY
Can recommend his semi-auto biography The Mutt : How To Skateboard And Not Kill Yourself : http://www.amazon.com/Mutt-How-Skateboard-Kill-Yourself/dp/0060556196/
Also Bones Brigade: An Autobiography is a good watch on Netflix
Just because no one else linked it yet it seems. Rodney's finest part (so far) Almost Round 3 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPTtdPn-VSY
Can recommend his semi-auto biography The Mutt : How To Skateboard And Not Kill Yourself : http://www.amazon.com/Mutt-How-Skateboard-Kill-Yourself/dp/0060556196/?tag=teamfortresst-20
Also Bones Brigade: An Autobiography is a good watch on Netflix
maltxdefy^ this, pick up an actual skateboard and learn some tricks you'll have a blast
And I can't have a blast riding down hills with a longboard?
did i say that??? no
some people are the worst on these forums, you read one post then ignore the entire thread, read on before making assumptions like a jackass
[quote=maltx][quote=defy]^ this, pick up an actual skateboard and learn some tricks you'll have a blast[/quote]
And I can't have a blast riding down hills with a longboard?[/quote]
did i say that??? no
some people are the worst on these forums, you read one post then ignore the entire thread, read on before making assumptions like a jackass