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greyeyes · 06-26-2003, 02:53 PM

it's a really sad thing when one has a hobby but noone can share the greatness of it with him. I am the only person I know that longboards with a skateboard. I own a barfoot noserider and riding it is extreme good time. If anyone knows the pleasure of carving up the pavement please post and describe your board, and a good bust or something like that. You got the idea, now go at it!

YourNeverThere · 06-26-2003, 03:22 PM

oh man thats so strange, i don't own one myself but the girl stalking me just bought one. So im sure ill be hearing lots about it. The times i've been on them there fun

Meridae'n · 06-26-2003, 04:44 PM

I longboard in the surf every now and then, but never had the pleasure of using on on the road...

lt1s10 · 06-26-2003, 09:00 PM

I surf just about everyday. If there are no waves then the skateboard comes out. A long hill is almost as relaxing and fun as a real wave.

greyeyes · 06-27-2003, 02:45 PM

I live five hours from the beach. Damn, I envy anyone who lives close enough to the beach to surf or longboard.

LuciferJones · 04-30-2005, 01:05 AM

I use to longboard a bit when i lived in hawaii for six months

its the only state that i've ever seen such a thing, I never owned my own board, i use to always ride a friends, he never used it, so it was practically mine

I know that feeling, carving on a longboard is a blast, you get some great speed, and carving adds for an awesome ride, I longboard more then i anything else on a skateboard, im horrible at doing tricks, and living in alaska kinda screws me over on trying to learn to surf.

I think i might get a longboard pretty soon, i haven't done it in a while.

Carno · 04-30-2005, 06:16 AM

Yeah, I also bust out the skateboard when there are no waves..

I made my own longboard, I don't remember how long it is though. Made it out of birchwood. It's super fucking fun, but there aren't many hills in Florida. The only hills I can bomb are overpasses and the causeway going over the river.

danthony12321 · 04-30-2005, 01:45 PM

I ride a carveboard. I got it when I moved away from the ocean and couldn't surf anymore. I love it so much, if you've got a good hill near you it's the best thing in the world. They are a bit pricy (about as much as a surfboard), but worth every penny. If you surf but can't get to the waves often enough, get one of these, and you will not regret it.
www.carveboard.com

minyn · 04-30-2005, 02:04 PM

edit - oops, misread. nevermind.

greyeyes · 05-24-2005, 01:13 PM

I dont know much about the carveboard, Though I have heard some horror stories about some hybrid longboards. Plus, paying that much for a board is pretty insane, I'd have to get a job first!!

Carno · 05-24-2005, 01:17 PM

The carve boards are pretty sick, but I don't have the cash to shell out for one of them..

superiorrain · 05-24-2005, 02:15 PM

i've been thinking about getting one for ages. I love riding the skateboard but as i can't do any tricks i've decided that long board should be the way to go. What i really want to know is how much like snowboarding is it? I would definately get one if gives me the same feeling as a snowboard.

Carno · 05-24-2005, 05:34 PM

Longboard skating is definitely a lot like snowboarding. It is not very similar to surfing on a shortboard, because with shortboard surfing you tend to pivot on your back foot and throw your front foot around (unless you are doing a tail slide or something).

Anyways, I think longboard skating is a lot like snowboarding.

superiorrain · 05-25-2005, 02:19 PM

Can anyone sugguest any other boards apart from the carve board? or is it really the best and the only one for consideration? remeber i really am considering one if it feels like snowboarding, not sure where i would ride around in london but still, if you can't snowboard got to do the next best thing.

Any sugguestion would be great. Whats the different between hard skateboard like wheels and the ones that crave have on theirs?

greyeyes · 05-26-2005, 07:45 AM

You really need to check out the freeboard it looks almost exactly like riding a snowboard sans the snow. Check it out at freeboard.com

Carno · 05-26-2005, 08:35 AM

Yeah I'd check out the Freeboard. That thing looks pretty sick. I've never ridden one, but the concept is exactly right.

bermuDa · 05-26-2005, 12:12 PM

I've got a mini-longboard (sector nine, cosmic series i think). it's got the shape, trucks and wheels of a full-sized longboard but it's the length of a regular trick board. I use it for getting to classes, since I park off-campus. Given the chance I probably would have gotten a slightly longer board but I'm happy with the one I have

Back in junior high/high school I used to ride a trick board, but they are worthless as a form of transportation; I can really move around on my longboard; not only is it fun but I can actually consider it a vehicle.

danthony12321 · 05-30-2005, 01:18 AM

I agree that if you want the snowboarding type board to get the freeboard. They are sick, and you can really go fast on them if you want. You can bomb hills, or catch the rails and carve, where as the carveboard is really only ment for carving. The carveboard gives more of the surfing feeling. I have not ridden one, but I heard that the Tierne Rides board is very much like snowboarding as well. Both the freeboard and the T-rides board are cheaper than the carveboard, but if you want the smoothest, most mellow, layed back board, you can't beat the carveboard. The Freeboard has urothane (sp?) wheels and the carveboard has 8in inflatable tires w/spring loaded trucks = smoothest ride in the world.

*Edit*-- the Tierney Rides website is:

http://www.tierneyrides.com/

Desario · 08-07-2005, 11:14 PM

This may be a dumb question, but how do people stop on longboards? I've seen this guy going downhill at a good speed, and I thought he was going to die because I thought he was going to hit a car, or vise versa. I don't know how he stopped because he turned and I lost sight of him. So I'd appreciate it if somebody could tell me how people stop on longboards.

cybersharp · 08-07-2005, 11:47 PM

haha I tried once.. I remember my gf at the time was instructing me... it ended with both of us laughing and me hanging on barly for my life haha a rush

superiorrain · 09-02-2005, 03:31 AM

So i bought myself a longboard and been riding for around a week, i used to skateboard so didn't need to learn how to do it. However yesterday took a hard fall and now have ended up with the common skateboarders ankle. I mean it is totally fucked, swollen and bruised and can barely move it let alone walk on it. Not sure what relevence this has to anything just thought i would share it. Hopefully i haven't fractured it i'll see how it is tomorrow, may have to go to the hospital if it carries on like this.

Beware when skating because if you fall it'll hurt.

greyeyes · 09-05-2005, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by danthony12321

I agree that if you want the snowboarding type board to get the freeboard. They are sick, and you can really go fast on them if you want. You can bomb hills, or catch the rails and carve, where as the carveboard is really only ment for carving. The carveboard gives more of the surfing feeling. I have not ridden one, but I heard that the Tierne Rides board is very much like snowboarding as well. Both the freeboard and the T-rides board are cheaper than the carveboard, but if you want the smoothest, most mellow, layed back board, you can't beat the carveboard. The Freeboard has urothane (sp?) wheels and the carveboard has 8in inflatable tires w/spring loaded trucks = smoothest ride in the world.

*Edit*-- the Tierney Rides website is:

http://www.tierneyrides.com/

I have a friend that has a tierney board. He has convinced himself that he likes it but there are so many things that he just can't do that you would normally be able to do on a longboard. He has trouble pumping (so it's not that good for transportation) and it took him forever to get the balls to go down a hill because it seems really hard to ride. I think this board could be good in the right situation or if you just have money to burn (though there are so many other things that you could buy with that money that, in my opinion, would be worth it).

*EDIT*
oh yeah, and after about four months of riding he had to buy a new wheel because his started being eaten away by the road. It also started making a rattleing noise around the same time.

greyeyes · 09-05-2005, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Desario

This may be a dumb question, but how do people stop on longboards? I've seen this guy going downhill at a good speed, and I thought he was going to die because I thought he was going to hit a car, or vise versa. I don't know how he stopped because he turned and I lost sight of him. So I'd appreciate it if somebody could tell me how people stop on longboards.

To stop on a longboard you either have to go back up a hill, drag your foot, jump and run, or jump and trip, fall, slide, and enjoy the roadrash. If you get good enough you can try and carve the hill out which involves sliding your back wheels when you turn. That can slow you down a bit.

greyeyes · 09-05-2005, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by superiorrain

So i bought myself a longboard and been riding for around a week, i used to skateboard so didn't need to learn how to do it. However yesterday took a hard fall and now have ended up with the common skateboarders ankle. I mean it is totally fucked, swollen and bruised and can barely move it let alone walk on it. Not sure what relevence this has to anything just thought i would share it. Hopefully i haven't fractured it i'll see how it is tomorrow, may have to go to the hospital if it carries on like this.

Beware when skating because if you fall it'll hurt.

Yeah, one of the big misconseptions about having a board is that you will not hurt yourself if you are good enough. This is very wrong. If you are good enough you will just hurt yourself less and when you first start you just need to get used to falling (learning to fall is key). Most of the time it's just roadrash that longboarders get, I'm sorry that you fucked your ankle up man, I broke my foot this summer and it sucks.

-Ever- · 09-08-2005, 06:30 PM

A local highschool kid from my hometown just died on a longboard. Not trying to be somber, but I don't think I've ever seen someone longboard with a helmet. Just a quick reminder that it's a rather dangerous sport if you think about it. I personally chose to stick with snowboarding and surfing because the falls are much easier

bermuDa · 09-08-2005, 09:36 PM

What were the events surrounding his death? was he going down a steep hill, or maybe hit by a car?

I really only use mine to get from point A to point B, and avoid all unnecessary risks, so I park in an area where I only have to cross the street once, and I always slow down and check in case cars are coming... the only thing i need to worry about are people on bikes and mindless pedestrians.

theguyondacouch · 09-09-2005, 04:13 AM

I skated for a year or two, and have been loking at getting a longboard, but I just don't have the money to drop on something I may not like. And noone I know has one, so a test ride is out of the question. Maybe if I go to one of the big skateshops in Providenmce they willl have one I can try. I really want to go snowboarding now.

-Ever- · 09-09-2005, 07:45 AM

Sorry for excluding the details Bermuda. He was basically on a slightly downhill-graded smooth street where lots of kids bike, blade, walk dogs, etc. He was holding to a car to catch some extra speed and he somehow fell "backwards" and hit his head. I know, the car part might make you roll your eyes. However I've boarded many places and even with a car in this area, we would go no where near as fast as other hills we'd bomb helmetless

Just goes to show how quick things can happen.

BTW, he wasn't a pure idiot or anything compared to the next guy. He had just been accepted to George Washington University, was an Eagle Scout, and led the varsity track team. (I didn't know him but knew lots of younger kids that did)

bermuDa · 09-09-2005, 10:51 AM

That is a shame; it's amazing how resiliant and yet how fragile the human body can be... I guess I would categorize holding onto a car as an "unnecessary risk" these days, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't hold onto bikes and such to gain extra speed in my younger days. I guess the older you get the more you realize how dangerous your actions can be...

06-26-2003, 02:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
greyeyes ham on rye would be nice Location: I don't even know anymore	Anyone here Longboard? it's a really sad thing when one has a hobby but noone can share the greatness of it with him. I am the only person I know that longboards with a skateboard. I own a barfoot noserider and riding it is extreme good time. If anyone knows the pleasure of carving up the pavement please post and describe your board, and a good bust or something like that. You got the idea, now go at it!

06-26-2003, 03:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
YourNeverThere Practical Anarchist Location: Yesterday i woke up stuck in hollywood	oh man thats so strange, i don't own one myself but the girl stalking me just bought one. So im sure ill be hearing lots about it. The times i've been on them there fun __________________ The Above post is a direct quote from Shakespeare

06-26-2003, 04:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
Meridae'n Loose Cunt Location: North Bondi RSL	I longboard in the surf every now and then, but never had the pleasure of using on on the road... __________________ What's easier to believe: that a guy was born without sex in the manner of several Greek demigods and grew up to be able to transmute liquids and alter his body density yet couldn't escape government execution, or that three freemasons in a vehicle made with aluminum foil in an era before digital technology escaped our atmosphere, landing on the moon, broadcasted from there, and then flew back without burning up?

06-27-2003, 02:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
greyeyes ham on rye would be nice Location: I don't even know anymore	I live five hours from the beach. Damn, I envy anyone who lives close enough to the beach to surf or longboard. __________________ I'm kind of jealous of the life I'm supposedly leading. - Zach Braff

04-30-2005, 02:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
minyn young and in bloom Location: under the bodhi tree.... bling	edit - oops, misread. nevermind. __________________ "Woke up this morning with a blue moon in my eye" ~A3 "woke up this morning" "Don't compromise yourself, you're all you've got." -Janis Joplin

06-26-2003, 09:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
lt1s10 Crazy	I surf just about everyday. If there are no waves then the skateboard comes out. A long hill is almost as relaxing and fun as a real wave.

04-30-2005, 01:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
LuciferJones Tilted	I use to longboard a bit when i lived in hawaii for six months its the only state that i've ever seen such a thing, I never owned my own board, i use to always ride a friends, he never used it, so it was practically mine I know that feeling, carving on a longboard is a blast, you get some great speed, and carving adds for an awesome ride, I longboard more then i anything else on a skateboard, im horrible at doing tricks, and living in alaska kinda screws me over on trying to learn to surf. I think i might get a longboard pretty soon, i haven't done it in a while.

04-30-2005, 06:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
Carno Junkie	Yeah, I also bust out the skateboard when there are no waves.. I made my own longboard, I don't remember how long it is though. Made it out of birchwood. It's super fucking fun, but there aren't many hills in Florida. The only hills I can bomb are overpasses and the causeway going over the river.

04-30-2005, 01:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
danthony12321 Upright	I ride a carveboard. I got it when I moved away from the ocean and couldn't surf anymore. I love it so much, if you've got a good hill near you it's the best thing in the world. They are a bit pricy (about as much as a surfboard), but worth every penny. If you surf but can't get to the waves often enough, get one of these, and you will not regret it. www.carveboard.com

05-24-2005, 01:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
greyeyes ham on rye would be nice Location: I don't even know anymore	I dont know much about the carveboard, Though I have heard some horror stories about some hybrid longboards. Plus, paying that much for a board is pretty insane, I'd have to get a job first!! __________________ I'm kind of jealous of the life I'm supposedly leading. - Zach Braff

05-24-2005, 01:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
Carno Junkie	The carve boards are pretty sick, but I don't have the cash to shell out for one of them..

05-24-2005, 02:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
superiorrain Psycho Location: London	i've been thinking about getting one for ages. I love riding the skateboard but as i can't do any tricks i've decided that long board should be the way to go. What i really want to know is how much like snowboarding is it? I would definately get one if gives me the same feeling as a snowboard. __________________ "The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible." - Arthur C. Clarke

05-24-2005, 05:34 PM	#13 (permalink)
Carno Junkie	Longboard skating is definitely a lot like snowboarding. It is not very similar to surfing on a shortboard, because with shortboard surfing you tend to pivot on your back foot and throw your front foot around (unless you are doing a tail slide or something). Anyways, I think longboard skating is a lot like snowboarding.

05-25-2005, 02:19 PM	#14 (permalink)
superiorrain Psycho Location: London	Can anyone sugguest any other boards apart from the carve board? or is it really the best and the only one for consideration? remeber i really am considering one if it feels like snowboarding, not sure where i would ride around in london but still, if you can't snowboard got to do the next best thing. Any sugguestion would be great. Whats the different between hard skateboard like wheels and the ones that crave have on theirs? __________________ "The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible." - Arthur C. Clarke

05-26-2005, 07:45 AM	#15 (permalink)
greyeyes ham on rye would be nice Location: I don't even know anymore	You really need to check out the freeboard it looks almost exactly like riding a snowboard sans the snow. Check it out at freeboard.com __________________ I'm kind of jealous of the life I'm supposedly leading. - Zach Braff

05-26-2005, 08:35 AM	#16 (permalink)
Carno Junkie	Yeah I'd check out the Freeboard. That thing looks pretty sick. I've never ridden one, but the concept is exactly right.

05-26-2005, 12:12 PM	#17 (permalink)
bermuDa don't ignore this--> Location: CA	I've got a mini-longboard (sector nine, cosmic series i think). it's got the shape, trucks and wheels of a full-sized longboard but it's the length of a regular trick board. I use it for getting to classes, since I park off-campus. Given the chance I probably would have gotten a slightly longer board but I'm happy with the one I have Back in junior high/high school I used to ride a trick board, but they are worthless as a form of transportation; I can really move around on my longboard; not only is it fun but I can actually consider it a vehicle. __________________ I am the very model of a moderator gentleman.

05-30-2005, 01:18 AM	#18 (permalink)
danthony12321 Upright	I agree that if you want the snowboarding type board to get the freeboard. They are sick, and you can really go fast on them if you want. You can bomb hills, or catch the rails and carve, where as the carveboard is really only ment for carving. The carveboard gives more of the surfing feeling. I have not ridden one, but I heard that the Tierne Rides board is very much like snowboarding as well. Both the freeboard and the T-rides board are cheaper than the carveboard, but if you want the smoothest, most mellow, layed back board, you can't beat the carveboard. The Freeboard has urothane (sp?) wheels and the carveboard has 8in inflatable tires w/spring loaded trucks = smoothest ride in the world. Edit-- the Tierney Rides website is: http://www.tierneyrides.com/ Last edited by danthony12321; 05-30-2005 at 01:22 AM..

08-07-2005, 11:14 PM	#19 (permalink)
Desario Tilted	This may be a dumb question, but how do people stop on longboards? I've seen this guy going downhill at a good speed, and I thought he was going to die because I thought he was going to hit a car, or vise versa. I don't know how he stopped because he turned and I lost sight of him. So I'd appreciate it if somebody could tell me how people stop on longboards.

08-07-2005, 11:47 PM	#20 (permalink)
cybersharp Insane	haha I tried once.. I remember my gf at the time was instructing me... it ended with both of us laughing and me hanging on barly for my life haha a rush __________________ 0PtIcAl

09-02-2005, 03:31 AM	#21 (permalink)
superiorrain Psycho Location: London	So i bought myself a longboard and been riding for around a week, i used to skateboard so didn't need to learn how to do it. However yesterday took a hard fall and now have ended up with the common skateboarders ankle. I mean it is totally fucked, swollen and bruised and can barely move it let alone walk on it. Not sure what relevence this has to anything just thought i would share it. Hopefully i haven't fractured it i'll see how it is tomorrow, may have to go to the hospital if it carries on like this. Beware when skating because if you fall it'll hurt. __________________ "The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible." - Arthur C. Clarke

09-08-2005, 06:30 PM	#25 (permalink)
-Ever- Junkie Location: San Francisco	A local highschool kid from my hometown just died on a longboard. Not trying to be somber, but I don't think I've ever seen someone longboard with a helmet. Just a quick reminder that it's a rather dangerous sport if you think about it. I personally chose to stick with snowboarding and surfing because the falls are much easier __________________ Embracing the goddess energy within yourselves will bring all of you to a new understanding and valuing of life. A vision that inspires you to live and love on planet Earth. Like a priceless jewel buried in dark layers of soil and stone, Earth radiates her brilliant beauty into the caverns of space and time. Perhaps you are aware of those who watch over your home And experience of this place to visit and play with reality. You are becoming aware of yourself as a gamemaster... --Acknowledge your weaknesses--

09-08-2005, 09:36 PM	#26 (permalink)
bermuDa don't ignore this--> Location: CA	What were the events surrounding his death? was he going down a steep hill, or maybe hit by a car? I really only use mine to get from point A to point B, and avoid all unnecessary risks, so I park in an area where I only have to cross the street once, and I always slow down and check in case cars are coming... the only thing i need to worry about are people on bikes and mindless pedestrians. __________________ I am the very model of a moderator gentleman.

09-09-2005, 04:13 AM	#27 (permalink)
theguyondacouch salmon? Location: Outside Providence	I skated for a year or two, and have been loking at getting a longboard, but I just don't have the money to drop on something I may not like. And noone I know has one, so a test ride is out of the question. Maybe if I go to one of the big skateshops in Providenmce they willl have one I can try. I really want to go snowboarding now. __________________ "Lick my frozen metal ass!"

09-09-2005, 07:45 AM	#28 (permalink)
-Ever- Junkie Location: San Francisco	Sorry for excluding the details Bermuda. He was basically on a slightly downhill-graded smooth street where lots of kids bike, blade, walk dogs, etc. He was holding to a car to catch some extra speed and he somehow fell "backwards" and hit his head. I know, the car part might make you roll your eyes. However I've boarded many places and even with a car in this area, we would go no where near as fast as other hills we'd bomb helmetless Just goes to show how quick things can happen. BTW, he wasn't a pure idiot or anything compared to the next guy. He had just been accepted to George Washington University, was an Eagle Scout, and led the varsity track team. (I didn't know him but knew lots of younger kids that did) __________________ Embracing the goddess energy within yourselves will bring all of you to a new understanding and valuing of life. A vision that inspires you to live and love on planet Earth. Like a priceless jewel buried in dark layers of soil and stone, Earth radiates her brilliant beauty into the caverns of space and time. Perhaps you are aware of those who watch over your home And experience of this place to visit and play with reality. You are becoming aware of yourself as a gamemaster... --Acknowledge your weaknesses--

09-09-2005, 10:51 AM	#29 (permalink)
bermuDa don't ignore this--> Location: CA	That is a shame; it's amazing how resiliant and yet how fragile the human body can be... I guess I would categorize holding onto a car as an "unnecessary risk" these days, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't hold onto bikes and such to gain extra speed in my younger days. I guess the older you get the more you realize how dangerous your actions can be... __________________ I am the very model of a moderator gentleman.