Basic brand information for beginners: pastebin.com
Shoe reviews: docs.google.com
Submit a shoe review: docs.google.com
SKATEBOARDING IS 90% MIND, 10% BODY
YOU' RE NEVER TOO OLD TO SKATE NOW GO OUT AND SHRED
YOU 'RE NEVER TOO FAT TO SKATE NOW GO OUT AND SHRED
skatepark etiquette: Don't wax the coping.
>PREVIOUS THREAD
Other urls found in this thread:
youtube.com
youtu.be
youtube.com
youtube.com
youtu.be
youtube.com
youtube.com
youtube.com
youtube.com
youtu.be
youtu.be
youtube.com
youtube.com
youtube.com
twitter.com
I’ve learned ever heel trick out there except for 360 onwards and crazy stuff like biggerheel spins. I wanna kickflip sooo bad and I just can’t. I learned heelfips in a day and halfcab and backside heels super quick too. I’m sick of heel tricks. I wanna do kick flips but my timing is horrendous and it feels like I have a stump for a foot I always dolphin the shit out of my kickflips.
TLDR: been skating 4 years and can’t kickflip.
Recent news. Also, samefagging like a faggot. Graveyard shift bump.
Evan Smith leaves element. Grimple stix (anti-hero) features 2 Evan Smith guest boards.
Josh kalis recreates iconic 360 flip, 20 years later. OP pic related
Finally got some half-decent air with my ollies, finally starting to get consistent ollieing over small obstacles. Every session is more fun than the last.
Fell pretty hard on my elbow today riding on the street. My arm's been weak and sore all day.
I've only been skating a couple weeks so I probably deserve it. Kinda scared to get back out there but whatever.
Got a bleach stain on my new favourite element shirt. Why is life so cruel bro’s?
bath it on bleach
Cool
I recently awoke to pool skating and was wondering about different board shapes and wheel types specifically for pool/bowl skating.
Could anyone give me a quick rundown?
Thank you for the bump.
Accept the fact that you're a heelflipper and just do switch flips instead
youtu.be
@0:30
i submitted that to bstails
Fuck I think i'm going to learn BE Smiths when my neck heals.
Dudes got style.
whats the secret to skating nollie and switch. My left foot is retarded. As a matter of fact the whole left side of my body is retarded. I cant even jerk off with my left hand.
Also why are full cabs so much easier than back 360s
Agreed
>full cabs
It's just cab
...
Nice
Well, your in luck. New palmer footage just trickled into my feed. youtu.be
Sick.
holy shit I went to the skatepark for the first time ever and the concrete is something I really have to get used to. can't even do a trick without losing balance/the board slipping away
Am I a kook? I think I'm a kook. No wait... yeah, probably.
Kooks only, bro. No locals.
BASED
Who the hell skateboards in 2019?
the three of us that samefag this general thank you very much
And me
Well that's all 3 of us then
And my axe!
Agreed. I miss extreme sports games.
Basado.
Mall Grab 2019
disgusting
This
youtube.com
slays rails like he slays 12yo puss
Based.
are you black?
56mm up
frontside its usually more based
8.38 up
foot plant inside the pool not at the deck
Protective gear its socially acceptable if youre gnar
Tuck your knees faggot
Caballerial
Just installed THUGpro on my laptop, the nostalgia is very much real.
Crossposting from /diy/, my second and much improved longboard.
whats the pro version?
>youtube.com
A fan made overhaul based on the Tony Hawks Underground 2 engine. Essentially a huge mod featuring content from all the original playstation Tony Hawk games. Also online multiplayer. If you ever loved these games, you need this in your life.
Moar pls give me ur Noras
...
Based.
pls watch in HD, part II
youtube.com
Are bearing shields really necessary? Are there any benefits of taking them off, or is this just trendy bs
keep them on
youtube.com
So I'm trying to pick up skating again but I have nowhere really to practice even just pushing. I live in the UK and everything is cramped together and I live on a hill, also I have no skating friends. There's a big spare room where I work I have 24/7 access to. I haven't checked it out recently but it's got a big concrete floor and I think enough space to practice in. But I have some questions about wheels:
1) I wanna go for slightly wider wheels because I'm scared the board is gonna slip out from under me. I'm fine with eating shit but that kind of backwards slip you do from not pushing right kinda concerns me. What would be a good width that isn't longboard wide but just enough to compensate a lil bit?
2) Because it's the UK and our streets are shitty I was gonna choose softer wheels too, anyone have any recommendations?
two popular choices are
oj keyframe - 87a
ricta clouds - {78,86,92}a
according to the specs found online, the clouds are a bit narrower than the keyframes, although wider than "classic" spitfires - the standard street wheel
is this guy on raw or on smackdown?
neat stuff, but those trucks dont look perfectly centered.
Thanks, the OJs look good because the clouds are apparently too grippy to do tricks.
People say the OJs are fast, is that gonna cause a problem if I'm starting out?
92 rictas are fine for tricks
AEW
This please
Pls I know one of you guys saved that insta story where she was like "what's this" and showing off her milkers in a skimpy top
Not bad
I think you put the front truck backwards
Spitfire 80hd their soft but look and are about the size of a regular skate wheel
>longboard
go back faggot
Damn, what happened to the thread with the big titty blondes skating? Y'all wanna draw a dime then get back on that shit
>Starting a skating thread on a wrestling board
t. Wieger
I did indeed. Been too long without a board.
Up yours nigger. If you think your joints will be letting you jump stairs and shit forever you got another thing coming.
Based
tfw raining every day :|
obligatory fuck nike
but this was so good
That sucks.
Slip outs are only whippy if you're not trying to stay on your board. When you look at more experienced skaters slip back at high speed they almost look like they're kind of lying down on grass. Because you have wheels and bearings in between the board and the ground speed doesnt really effect the feeling of slipping out (As opposed to falling off where your board slows down or stops suddenly)
Say you're at the point where you feel like youre about to slip out. Trying to jump off or not fighting it is going to just make the board slip away faster, rotating you more and makes it more likely that you hit the one part of your body that shouldnt get hit (The head). Everything heals up over time and sooner than you think but head injuries can leave a lifelong mark. When you fight slipping out you'll slip out a looot slower (If at all) and have more time to get ready to fall properly.
Keep your knees bent. Always try to stay above your board on flat. Watch how other skaters slip out properly. The main focus is keeping your head away from the ground. You can help strengthen your neck for this by lying down and holding your head up for as long as you can. After the first time you do it it's not really painful to use your neck like that anymore.
I use the hardest wheels I can to skate in the uk and they've been worn down to about 49mm. Wheels depend on what you wanna do. If you want to street skate I would stick to the hardest wheels you can at about 54mm max and just avoid crusty pavement or push through. Wheels like that are the best starting point imo. With my current wheels I can push through most crust but really long bad crust I just walk through. Wheels that could let me skate through that stuff wouldn't be any good for skating anything else.
If you just want to hill bomb ask longboarders in the area desu. Different roads have different ideal wheels.
Anyone going to the southbank restoration jam next week? Would be a cool time to skate with you guys.
pls remove this post
>Bruv are you lads goin to tha soufbank restoration
Sorry I don't speak British :^)
>pls remove this post
This.
can any of you guys identify these shoes?
what are they?!
ugly
>>>/reddit/
stonerplank
barrier skating its already a forgotten tradition like pressure flips and street plants
homos dont even post the reminders anymore
switch looks bad when it looks good
like when you're comfortable with it that it looks like your primary stance
Anyone else got their eyes on Jamie Griffin? His style is fucking gorgeous. I think this kid is going places. (@_jamiegriffin)
whats up jamie
This weeks smackdown should be interesting.
It will be bishoffs first show.
>bought 99A spitfires
>found riding to/from spot impossible due to shitty crusty roads
>got 80HD spitfires
>pure sex
Having said that, I'm a fucking kook who changes wheels upon arriving at the spot and then change them back when I'm about to go home. It's also hard to recommend buying two sets of wheels.
On the other hand, it really helped me improve because the #1 important thing for a beginner is to spend as much time on the board as possible. And since my life and job don't allow me to skate more than 5-6 hours a week, but the job is simultaneously the perfect riding distance from home, the soft wheels allowed me to ride every day, even if it's just 30 extra minutes a day when you add it all up. You learn some decent control when you zip around somewhat busy streets and trying every day helps drastically in your first year or so.
You're gonna have a bad time if you don't have a single street or a lot to skate around in. You shouldn't even be thinking about learning tricks unless you are comfortable riding around. The learning curve is just too damn steep.
Sounds good.
>haven't skated in 2-3 years
>think what the hell, lets go skate
>get almost new board setup outta the attic
>skate for a few hours
>now I want to buy a brand new setup
Is this what its like being a poser?
How do I stop being a gearfag?
i'm curious as to what jobs skateboarders have. what do your peers think of it?
>what jobs do martial artists have?
>what jobs do gamers have?
>what jobs do hikers have?
Office jobs, service jobs, creative jobs, blue collar jobs, just normal jobs. I really don't think a hobby is any sort of predictor of occupation.
Nice try, Google.
Why does it seem that Mark Suciu always skates the most fun looking spots?
Disgusting
>I really don't think a hobby is any sort of predictor of occupation.
it's gotta have some influence. also, skateboarding is more relatable in than martial arts, gaming, or hiking in this context, so it'd be interesting to know about fellow skateboarders
Very nice
Where are my Nora's
>Nora's
no need for the apostrophe
any way, here's a fakie kickflip to fakie
>no need for the apostrophe
Faggot
@7414626
rude
Thank you.
>@
What the fuck are you doing, faggot?
nora at my local skatepark. i think i was there early that day
where can i get some chucks for cheap?
GET OUT NOW FUCKING SUBHUMAN PIECE OF SHIT YOUR MOM GETS FUCKED BY TRANNIES BY A DIME PER CREAMPIE YOUR ABNORMAL RETARD READ SPREAD WHEN AIDS INFESTED VAGINA NO WONDER SHE IS SUCK A HERPES GONORHEA FILLED BITCH YOU FUCKING FAGGOT NIGGER ASS PIECE OF YOUR DAD CASTRATED BALLS YOU FAGGOT
>Jobs
>skateboarders
haha good one faggot
slap curbs in the way stupid wagie
Just gotta realise, that new gear won't make you better. Spend your money on clothes or weed.
Based
>weed
Haha you guys smoke weed? You guys smoke that herb dude? you hit this green bro? Like do you smoke weed? Duuuuuuuude
>tfw shitty beginner
what should I work on starting out? I'm thinking I'll just ride around my neighborhood and get used to it, I still haven't gotten used to quick turns. I'm too self-conscious and don't want to look like a poser :(
Not bad.
Riding and getting comfortable are top priorities. You should feel good about pushing, turning, kickturns, slowing down and probably riding off of curbs too before anything else imo.
The stalefish is so good
dude bro weed lmao
>I'm too self-conscious
>don't want to look like a poser
Yeah got some bad news for you homes
>wanna grab something from the convenient store
>wondering if I should skate there instead of taking the car
>go with option no.1
>excited because haven't had time to skate since one week and learnt a new flatground trick that week
>grab board, put on my floppy as skateshoes
>close door behind me
>our driveway is kinda like pic related, no big problem to skate over the cobblestone
>step on my skateboard, do one push
>hang up on one of the little cobblestones on my back wheel
>fall over, roll my ankle like it was a 12 stair
Guess I take the car.
Man fuck that these things always happen with the stupidest shit
based retard
should've filmed
>tfw no skate friends
The only people at my local park are high school skate rats. Nothing wrong with them but I’m definitely too old to be hanging out with them
switch its literally useless
its only impressive when it looks bad and then it just looks bad
youtube.com
i guess i'll tell mike carroll that his switch fs bigspin was useless
Cool
i can't tell thats switch he might've as well done fakie
and if can tell its switch its because it looks bad but it gets a pass cuz switch
Most of my clothes is sun bleached cause I dry my clothes in the open old-school so I feel ya
Bump
>might've as well done fakie
no you moron, it fits the line perfectly. i'm not defending bad switch skating but if there is NOTHING wrong with switch
Based
t. someone who can't skate switch.
You fucking retard your right and left legs dont have the same mix of balance, flexibility, and dexterity. Take something as simple as kicking a ball, a football player knows one leg is better at standing for balance while another is better at the kicking motion. Now take something as technical as skating, obviously some tricks would translate better in different stances given the imbalances unique to a person. Now go skate you ass hat
dude weed lmao
This
Where do you guys usually look for places to practice flatground?
Sounds like you’ve never skated outside a skatepark before because out here in the real world you can’t choose which way you wanna approach an obstacle and you’ll need switch in that case it opens up your trick selection nicely.
Google maps/earth is nice. Spot a few areas from birds eye view then go scope them out. Might build a spot or two. Helps that I live in an old mill town. Lots of abandoned lots and old foundations.
Church parking lots are usually empty. Etiquette tip; If everyone is wearing black, you shouldn't be there. Schools Lots after hours are good too.
Been skating a Santa Cruz Dressen Pup for about a year now and finally got a normal shaped darkstar to try tricks on. Tried to FS 180 after getting comfortable with my ollies and I fell down and scraped my elbow and banged my wrist so bad that I bought pads. Falling ain't fun lads.
t.can only do tricks backside
Morning faggots remember to tuck your knee
back boards where you almost hurricane and bring it back are beautiful
i finally FUCKING GOT FS 180s down after like ~30 hours total of back to back attempts and fucking up the same way every single time, maybe i can skate after all
tennis/basketball courts are great
Oh hell yeah, good job user!
Well done
hello skaters, it is I, tae of kwon bro guy.
my friend has given me a arbor state co whiskey project skateboard. the back of it has arbor la pistol in blue with a girl with two guns and the bottom says venice ca where I live.
was this an appropriate tribute to my worth? Should i beat the shit out of him for insolence? What must i know about this piece of technology with no bluetooth compatability.
Furthermore how do i fix that the front left wheel is stuck and doesn't roll smoothly
again it is I, tae kwon do bro guy
further examination of this piece of wood, that I suspect is bamboo plywood or some gimmick, has paris truck co trucks, I believe the term is.
I see these are longboard trucks. is this is why i couldn't ollie on my first day?
>how do i fix that the front left wheel
Replace the bearings.
Trucks have nothing to do with it. You're just a beginner. You are making it more difficult for yourself by standing higher on tall, heavy ass longboard trucks.
Take it to a shop and buy some supplies. Post pics of your setup.
how do I replace bearings
Also
I grew up on thps 1-2-3
And
I really hope your beach bro look is getting you laid.
>His gear?
>WACK
Go back to ®eddit
Bite them outta the wheel
Based grossoman
You saw the wheels in half the bearings will fall right out.
I take terrible offence good sir I daresay I was the most pivotal member of the Yea Forums martial arts community at one point.
i'm actually a cybersecurity engineer
>tail chipping like a motherfucker
And yet it still feels wasteful to get a new board.
You were gifted a "longboard" because he thinks you're a faggot.
Holy fucking cringe. Fucking tragic. Also why are you waiting at a hospital you filthy faggot?
insert the wheel until the hangar's axle has a good hold of the bearing, angle the wheel away from you, and the bearing will pop out. take the bearing shield off with an Exacto (don't discard). drop the bearing's in a solution of orange oil & alcohol. swish around and leave for an hour. swish and leave for 2 hours. swish and empty solution off, dry off completely then put back in wheel. put bearing shields back on if you're so inclined.
can i still ollie on it?
or is it just for getting around?
also how can i clean it
>can i still ollie on it?
I doubt (YOU) can Ollie on any skateboard. It has a kicktail. It ollies. That graphic, grip and kit is gonna be cringe from me, as well. You best be trollin nigga!
>sunset light hit the vert mommy as she was going up the transition, exposing the thong under yoga pants
This
fuk u old head
fug there are a couple skate mommies at my local, and they're pretty fucking rad too.
I only ever had one skate honey, but she had a bit of a problem with bulimia and meth
God bless 'em
Not him. But you are aware that stinkbugs look terrible, right? It's the general consensus, nothing to do with being an old head.
nigga you better tuck that shit so far back that you look like a trannie in an office job
Unless the board is extremely crusty then the board will definitely hinder any progress
Should i use wd-40 on my new bearings so they wont rust?
no. not even if you're trying to fix them. new bearings don't need anything done to them, you can only fuck up.
Basado
slammed on a flat ollie like crazy. woulda shattered my tailbone if I somehow hadn't cushioned the fall by equal parts ass and lower back. fingers crossed I get out of bed tomorrow.
Ok oldhead
I refuse
A better use would be to spray in a bag and get high with the fumes
Faggot
Nigger
Based
Want a cruiser set-up. My normal one is 8.125 and spitfire classic 56s (more like 54s now).
What board size and wheels do you guys rec? Directional??
Who is your favorite skater and why is it Mark Suciu?
I got a 8.75, high ind. trucks and those halfway to longboard-wheels. It's pretty dope for cruising. I used it to learn pushing and stuff.
Yuto Horigome
Aaron Kyro or Fetty Potter :^)
Good taste
Courtesy bump
Wd-40 actually fucks up the bearings
...
leave your house, skateboarding is actually pretty popular rn
how to get a qt skater gf
it's easy, just like with every girl: be attractive. don't be unattractive
tfw you'll never bring a first date to the skatepark to impress her while you shred
So I'm watching Pretty Sweet for the first time and what the fuck happened to Girl/Chocolate? Have they been resting on their laurels since 2012?
a bunch of their riders quit or got severely injured
i just got my first board. but where tf do i skate
find a parking lot with good ground, play around there before hitting a skate park
That's a solid tip to succeed in life, not just in love
bump
Can't tell if trolling or just a newfriend. The new thread is coming, hold on to your butts.
*Heath Kirchart
I'm in a similar boat that I can't learn heelflips, but I'm good at kickflips halfcab flips and backside flips. Heelflips there have been days i've gotten so so close for so many consistent tries, but it never comes back.
I'm pretty sure they're lakais, beyond that no clue.
