@Matt Needs Wheels I was just curious - I know some online communities are incredibly strict on what is discussed where, and didn't know if it would be okay to post general concepts and musings ins...
I haven't seen an off-topic or meme section. Also, is there a "general longboarding" section to discuss just general longboard stuff?
@Niall Rawn This is kinda what they talked about in the Venom Skate Podcast a few weeks ago: the difference between riding longboards downhill, and riding downhill skateboards. The curr...
@Matt Needs Wheels Funny story about that - we had a slide sesh in my little corner of Michigan in 2012 or so. The cops rolled up, expecting the same little smartass kids as usual (one of the...
One of the big differences between now and 2009/2010 is the Great Recession - I can only speak to the scene(s) I was involved in in Michigan, but we enjoyed bombing the rolling, smooth hills in cou...
I am so hard right now, you don't even know.
From my perspective, the whole freeride/slopestyle thing really kicked off in the Vancouver area. It seemed like almost overnight, hands-down slides went away and everyone was doing standies....
@Matt Needs Wheels Allow me to counter your offer - is there anything specific that you want? I've got a decent chunk of everything I saved posted to my blog, and I've got a bunch of stuff ar...
@RobustOrange I've also got a whole section on the blog dedicated to old Silverfish threads: https://shopmonkey.wordpress.com/tag/silverfish/ Some of the coolest ones were threads from, say, ...
Back in the old SF days, I was somehow a Top 10 reviewer on the site. When they went down, I scrambled to save a bunch of my own content and other stuff that I found useful. As I've fou...
Funny, the opposite topic came up on the Frontside 360 Podcast a few years back - should there be delineation between Rodney Mullen-esque flatland freestyle and longboard freestyle (after a few lon...
@Kurt Derow Love it! My job gets really boring most of the time so I'm always down to listen to podcasts.
Last week's episode (featuring Owen Fox) had a line that made my brain tickle: The difference between riding longboards downhill, and riding a downhill skateboard. I take a look at my q...
Tracker Fastracks? Those were among the first gen of "Randal Killers" like Paris back in like 2007. Looking at something that old (versus your Bears, Paris, etc.), you've kinda gotta as...
Sk8kings or someone used to have a guide on setting up TKP trucks on wedges. Somewhere around here, I've got a guide on riding Indies downhill saved...I'll have to see about digging that back...
@Philipp Murx This was accurate as of 2017, when Silverfish went down. I posted it and it was updated by the community: AEND pours: Abec11 Never Summer Sector 9 3d...
LDP is manipulating your board by shifting your weight. This action inherently unbalances your board and upsets your equilibrium. Any rock or sand or loose shit in the road will exacerb...
@Brigadier +1 for me, I sold off a bunch of "just cruising" boards after I graduated college. Ironic, given the current state of my quiver.
Mounting hardware: #10-32. Mounting hardware washers (for drop through decks): #10 flat washers Mounting hardware nut: #10-32 nylon insert lock nut. Axle nuts: 5/16", 24...
Most of my most grievous injuries have come just cruising around because I stopped paying attention and didn't wear my protective equipment when just cruising around.
I was (still am) a weird dude, ya know? Instead of actually fostering friendships and building a collaborative scene, I was The Longboard Snob on my college campus. Cringe moments include: -Throw...
@Antoine the board I've owned the longest is that drop deck in the corner - my Chicagolongboards Eleanor. The oldest actual board is the red TVS dating from when TVS still existed, probably 2...
Earthwing Smoker Dregs Maggie G&S Fiberflex Supercarve/Leemo PPS Cliff Slider Earthwing Belly Carver Bozi Mad Bomber TVS Fire E...
Mostly current, though it's missing an old Sector9 Cosmic that I found at a thrift store earlier in the spring. I've got a box of trucks and wheels around here too somewhere... I've got th...
We gotta make things accessible to the masses. As viral videos get out there, we're seeing the top 10% of the sport take off...as Penny Boards and cheapo supremo Amazon boards have proliferat...
