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Gort
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I was just curious...anyone here skateboard - longboard to be exact?
I do.
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Matthew
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| Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2003 8:44 am |
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I sk8, not so often nowadays thou.  |
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| Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2003 11:50 am |
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Slow down, you sidewalk-surfing cube gleamers!!
Hahah. Man. Gleaming the Cube. haha.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2003 11:58 am |
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"sidewalk surfer"
whatchu know, Impaler?
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| Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2003 12:28 pm |
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here we call people like you Plank Pushers. 
but Im a fruit booter to the extreme..  |
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shawnhud
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| Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2003 12:32 pm |
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I skate sometimes these days, but with a regular board. I used to rip that s... up though back in the day............*staring into space wondering where the childhood went*
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Gort
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| Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2003 1:08 pm |
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I gave up the short board for the longer, because it offers a great deal of fun without the potential for broken bones; I'm an old guy, so I don't really care to deal with broken bones. I will still pull out the short funboard and do a bit of whipping about but sans the uber tricks. I mainly carve it up on my 48" sector9 pintail. It's often a welcome break from the hectic 9 to 5.
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lalPOOO
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| Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2003 1:31 pm |
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I skate. In the summer!
not amazing, but I'm not one of them non ollieing n00bs. So uh, yea. |
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Jimmyjimjim
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| Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 11:51 am |
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Gort-
I ride a longboard, too. In fact I started for the same reasons you did.
Funny thing is, I got my worst skateboarding injury ever on a longboard. I was riding at dusk down a hill near my house and hit a small pothole. I went flying about 15 feet and broke my arm in two places.
It's still fun, though.
It's a shame you don't live closer to VA! It's been hard finding people who skate(esp. longboard) since I moved out here from CA.
P.S.- I ride a Powell Borst Missile on old school Indy 169s I found at a garage sale. |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 12:16 pm |
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| ...broke my arm in two places |
OOOWWWWW!!
I came close to something akin to that about two years ago whilst bombing and carving a major hill in a commercial area (it was sunday, and the place was deserted). I have since been pretty darn cautious; any place that I feel inclined to carve/bomb is placed under inspection - I'll walk the whole thing looking for anyplace that might be deemd unsafe. There's plenty of places in Atlanta to skate - lots of hills and stuff, and if you've got the kahoannies the mountains are just 45 minutes away. I also max out my protection (gloves, wrist guards, elbow and knee pads, helmet) when on any surface street.
I have a couple of buddies here in Atlanta that LB too; we have a huge parking deck system at our disposal - 8 floors of drop, drop, drop, and then the lift (aka elevator) back to the top.
It's a great time, and we all enjoy it. If you're ever down this way...
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| Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 4:02 pm |
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ultrafaggots.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 6:02 pm |
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stainfall...
Great decorum. Let's see...
Since most of us are or will be PROFESSIONALS, what do you think we'll say when we see "Stainfall Design" anywhere?
Moron. |
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