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Getting into skating but don't know where to start? This section has all you will ever need.
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Picking Your First Board.
8/7/24, 3:11 PM
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Teplitzskate
8/8/24, 11:17 AM
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Thomas "Lichtkanon" Roelink
8/8/24, 11:17 AM
When I just started my journey in downhill longboarding the Landyachtz Evo was very good for me. ...
How to Slow Down on Your Skateboard or Longboard.
8/5/24, 3:44 PM
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Teplitzskate
8/5/24, 3:44 PM
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Teplitzskate
8/5/24, 3:44 PM
HOW TO STOP ON YOUR LONGBOARD So you scooped your first longboard and realized that… you ...
Where do I start?
4/30/24, 9:23 PM
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Teplitzskate
4/30/24, 9:23 PM
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Teplitzskate
4/30/24, 9:23 PM
So you want to get into skating? Maybe have bad balance? Maybe you’re athletic but you&rsq...
What is something you wish you knew when you started skating?
8/2/24, 9:15 PM
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Matt Needs Wheels
5/16/25, 10:32 PM
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BBL
5/16/25, 10:32 PM
Downhill & Freeride (to a lesser degree) is extremely easy to learn & get reasonable good...
How to footbrake
8/22/24, 9:46 PM
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Matt Needs Wheels
5/14/25, 4:19 PM
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BBL
5/14/25, 4:19 PM
Footbreaking is generally more dangerous than sliding at high speeds, especially without brake pa...
Some n00b questions
3/16/25, 4:25 AM
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Downwego
3/19/25, 3:47 AM
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Downwego
3/19/25, 3:47 AM
@Brosama Bin Laden Allright, i'm a little lost on gear, the main problem is that although...
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Got a longboard again after 5 year break
1/28/25, 8:15 PM
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Unkle Ruckus
1/29/25, 8:51 PM
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Unkle Ruckus
1/29/25, 8:51 PM
Got 10" paris trucks, abec9s and 75x50 mm wheel on order, going for a short wide footprint. Look...
Deck and truck calculator for downhill/freeride
10/1/24, 7:37 PM
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Matt Needs Wheels
12/26/24, 11:24 AM
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Matt Needs Wheels
12/26/24, 11:24 AM
@GeoffHW Beginers shouldn't ride DH wheels. There is another calc on here for more acurate mesurm...
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Buying your first DH/Freeride deck
4/15/24, 11:55 AM
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Liam Morgan Blocked Me
10/18/24, 4:03 PM
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Professional hater
10/18/24, 4:03 PM
@Matt Needs Wheels what?
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The Coleman Slide (or) Breaking Traction (Draft)
10/9/24, 3:22 PM
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Anthony Daniels
10/11/24, 8:47 PM
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David Serate
10/11/24, 8:47 PM
There's really 3 different types of heelside colemans we are looking at here and I think it's ver...
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Tips for Learning Toesides
10/10/24, 1:04 PM
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Anthony Daniels
10/11/24, 8:41 PM
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Matt Needs Wheels
10/11/24, 8:41 PM
@Anthony Daniels 2 hand tonys; toeside slides with 2 hands on the ground. Generally just throw yo...
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Heelside Predrifts
10/7/24, 10:55 PM
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David Serate
10/7/24, 10:55 PM
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David Serate
10/7/24, 10:55 PM
This tutorial assumes you can coleman to shutdown and coleman and hook back up to going straight....
Deck and truck calculator for cruisers
10/1/24, 8:56 PM
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Matt Needs Wheels
10/1/24, 8:56 PM
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Matt Needs Wheels
10/1/24, 8:56 PM
Cruiser calc
Picking your first downhill setup
10/1/24, 1:06 PM
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Matt Needs Wheels
10/1/24, 1:06 PM
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Matt Needs Wheels
10/1/24, 1:06 PM
Picking Your First Downhill Board What you should know about boards: When it comes to s...
Picking your first cruiser board
10/1/24, 12:23 PM
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Matt Needs Wheels
10/1/24, 12:23 PM
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Matt Needs Wheels
10/1/24, 12:23 PM
Picking Your First Cruiser Board What you should know about boards: When it comes to sk...
Deck Dimensions and Specs
10/1/24, 12:37 AM
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Matt Needs Wheels
10/1/24, 12:37 AM
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Matt Needs Wheels
10/1/24, 12:37 AM
Wheelbase is the length from closser to center of the deck, truck bolt to other truck's closer to...
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Skating in malls/stores
9/21/24, 7:47 AM
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Alex Ribeiro
9/21/24, 10:52 AM
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Matt Needs Wheels
9/21/24, 10:52 AM
Yup, and big wheels are a lot more lowkey than hard wheels, so their is less comotion!
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How to dress for learning to go down hills
8/6/24, 5:47 PM
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David Serate
9/18/24, 11:40 AM
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Thomas "Lichtkanon" Roelink
9/18/24, 11:40 AM
@David Serate ayy thanks for the (finger)tips
Learing to downhill but falling a lot?
8/30/24, 4:20 PM
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Matt Needs Wheels
8/30/24, 4:20 PM
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Matt Needs Wheels
8/30/24, 4:20 PM
If you are feeling discouraged about downhill skating this writeup might give you some encouragme...
What pavement / Where to learn
8/15/24, 7:22 PM
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Sam Diefenbacher
8/16/24, 12:14 AM
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Matt Needs Wheels
8/16/24, 12:14 AM
Love all of this, I would add that it's not just any smooth pavement tho, F concrete, and some of...
How to check if the bushings you have on are good for you
8/14/24, 1:29 AM
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Matt Needs Wheels
8/14/24, 1:29 AM
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Matt Needs Wheels
8/14/24, 1:29 AM
Dialing in bushings goes way farther than anything else when it comes to making a setup you have,...
Wheelbite
8/14/24, 12:36 AM
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Matt Needs Wheels
8/14/24, 12:36 AM
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Matt Needs Wheels
8/14/24, 12:36 AM
Wheelbite is when the wheel of a skateboard makes contact with the deck causing a abrupt/imediate...
Blowing it (what not to do)
6/26/24, 12:25 AM
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Josh Gaudon
8/12/24, 10:07 AM
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Sam Diefenbacher
8/12/24, 10:07 AM
Cops are definitely getting called if I catch someone grabbing stinkbug
Beginner Tips for Getting Comfortable on Your Board That Will Help Later in DH / Freeride
8/6/24, 11:50 AM
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Zach Maxon
8/11/24, 7:59 AM
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Zach Maxon
8/11/24, 7:59 AM
@Terence Liu these are great! I'd say they're still beginner level, for sure, and they really all...
What pads to wear and how to fall.
8/11/24, 1:32 AM
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Kurt Derow
8/11/24, 7:54 AM
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Antoine
8/11/24, 7:54 AM
I would also add elbow pads to the list. Not a priority but definitely contributing to make you m...
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