JesusChris
07.21.10 | Anyone else into longboarding?
What hardware do you roll with?
What music do you listen to whilst riding? |
pmmets07
07.22.10 | Duuuuuude. Santa Cruz sounds like a sick choice.
I have a Landyachtz Drop Hammer with some Zombie Hawgs and Bear Grizzlies. Dood, I don't usually listen to music while riding 'cause it's hella crowded in town, but sometimes I'll cruise around my neighborhood listening to some Streetlight.
What board did you get exactly? |
JesusChris
07.22.10 | http://www.nhsfunfactory.com/item/11111855/santacruz/8.8x27.7-Land-Shark-Rasta-Cruzer
Went with a shorter one to mix it up cause my Sector 9 was a beast of a thing.
Was gonna put Streetlight on the list, ska and longboarding go together like pb&j.
Was carving this evening, realized how much I've missed longboarding (I took up regular skateboarding for a year or so and kinda dropped longboarding) but now it's summer and there's nothing like waking up in the morning and going for a cruise or late in the evening. Love it.
Where abouts do you live? |
JesusChris
07.22.10 | Hilly is perfect dude! I mean once you are comfortable with some small slopes there's nothing like carving down hills.
I find it to be so much easier than regular skating too, way more fun, more personal and nothing really to prove.
I always roll past the local skatepark and it's just a bunch of dudes taking their shit way too seriously. Mad respect to them though for trying so hard. |
pmmets07
07.22.10 | That looks like a fun little board dude. I live in CT, there's some alright spots around here, nothing too great.
And I agree with ya man, longboarding is just 100% fun, no worries. |
killrobotmusic
07.22.10 | It can be pretty fun, just don't bust your head open on a hill like I did haha. |
JesusChris
07.22.10 | Yeah it's pretty sweet. Took a few hours of getting used to but It carves just as good as the bigger ones if not better.
Only thing you get is the speed wobbles but those are easily controlled. |
killrobotmusic
07.22.10 | i was doing like 25 down a hill but my board was set too loose and i wobbled and whacked the ol' noggin. five staples later i'm still cruising but i learned that helmets aren't really that uncool. |
JesusChris
07.22.10 | nothing wrong with protecting the dome. |
killrobotmusic
07.22.10 | no sir. by the way if you're ever looking for something different to ride check out original skateboards/longboards. a bunch of local cruds in NJ but they make a damn fine product. and they have an awesome youtube channel. |
JesusChris
07.22.10 | if you were asking me, then no. |
pmmets07
07.22.10 | All my friends ride Originals. The trucks carve like none other, but they're not all that stable. |
