- Discipline ! Ride as much as you can, eery time you have free time. Consistence and regularity will make you progress
- Never flex your muscles and ride with your ego. It's okey to be afraid to ride down that road and just say not for me. Even if all other riders do it. Lots of them will end up broken at 40 years old while you will still be skateboarding
- precision trucks.............they are not necessary for the majority of what you are doing. Now, as a downhill rider going full grip, They become necessary when riding fast and trying to pilot
- always wear a fucking helmet, trust me ...........I'm 40 years old........... helmets and gloves are the minimum, even for LDP or cruise rides
- Don't feel ashamed if you don't know how to toe-side powerslide like all these pro-riders. They are excellent, they are impressive, they have balls, it's a beautiful show. But they still fall. Lear how to drop-foot at high speed. That's the real emergency braking technique that can really save you. Thanks to this, I ride alone downhill on open roads, and don't need an opening car.
- Learn to ride in the rain, and build a special rain set-up. I recommend full ceramic bearings (no maintenance), a sealed board (Moonshine MFG) and rain wheels (H2O by eastside longboards).
