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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Feb 24, 2009 - 02:04am PT
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didn't see a vid for SPH, bummer. There's some steeps and carvin for ya!
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salad
climber
Escondido
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 16, 2009 - 09:48am PT
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man, i went over to cardiff last night and skated some of those hills. soooo narrow compared to what im used to. lots o traffic. was riding a prototype bamboo job from gravity, must get one asap!!!
pretty cool the hot shots let the total gumbie tag along...
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Apr 16, 2009 - 10:00am PT
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can 52+ yr olds with sound medical coverage even consider a step in the longboard direction?
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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Apr 16, 2009 - 12:34pm PT
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Not really LB since it was too early, but in the documentary (EXCELLENT!) "Dogtown and Z-Boys-The Birth of Extreme" there is a shot* of Jay Adams blasting down a hill.
Nothing new about that.
The difference is the attitude and style.
Jay starts with a couple of lazy 360's at the top of a hill. Next thing he drops into a tuck, adjusts a few ounces of body-weight and commits. The shot goes on and on and on. And on again! The boy is in total control, relaxed... screaming speed.... perhaps a slight adjustment of the hand as the board wobbles. The shot just tracks him while Hendrix does his thing ("Freedom") on the soundtrack.
I keep waiting for Adams to bail or tumble or rise up and drag a foot.
Doesn't happen.
And all of this on old boards... old wheels... no skullcap... no pads. Just a boy, a board and an attitude.
If you haven't seen this film do it now. The fictionalized version with Heath Ledger et al is pretty good, too. But the doc just makes you feel weak.
*If you want to see the Jay Adams scene... his part starts at 1:02:57
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salad
climber
Escondido
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 16, 2009 - 01:43pm PT
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Mike, I dont know jack about the hardware yet, but I have randal 150mm on my 47 inch hypercarve. give the folks at gravity a call, uber class act company...
760-591-4144
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Clayman
Trad climber
CA, now Flagstaff
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Apr 16, 2009 - 01:56pm PT
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Has anyone ever successfully skated the downhill portion of the Redrocks loop road? Think its downhill for like 7 miles!
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TB
climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Apr 19, 2009 - 01:17am PT
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shredder 9 carving board. That's what I ride
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salad
climber
Escondido
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Topic Author's Reply - May 14, 2009 - 02:01am PT
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i guess it pays to check yer sheite before you ride. my fricken left front wheel came off towards the top of a hill tonight.
course i was carving left heel side so i re-smashed my possibly broken left hand. joyous.
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Dudeman
Trad climber
California/Idaho/Beyond
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May 14, 2009 - 03:00am PT
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A wreck would not be pretty and would no doubt require a Life Flight ride. Don't wreck!
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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May 14, 2009 - 10:30am PT
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That last photo is waaaay cool.
edit: My first "real" skateboard, a 21" Fibreglas Bahne with Bahne trucks. I re-fitted it with modern wheels (Krypto Route 62's) and bearing--the old Cadillac DK-51's weren't cutting it.
This thing is a pure sidewalk surfin', turnin' and pumpin', silk-ridin' MACHINE
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salad
climber
Escondido
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Topic Author's Reply - May 20, 2009 - 06:05pm PT
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i took the board into gravity to get new bearings and a new nut.
the verdict was a i blew out a bearing.
i mcgyvered a padded glove with duct tape, thermarest, and an old work glove in case i come down on it again.
been pretty tentative (not that i was ripping it up to begin with) since the incident.
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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May 20, 2009 - 06:21pm PT
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Cool vid, Tom--I especially liked the cambered, aluminum, Quicksilver board he was riding, I always wanted one of those:-)
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bob
climber
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May 20, 2009 - 06:21pm PT
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That was bad ass. Independent.
Thanks!
Bob J.
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Russ Walling
Gym climber
Poofter's Froth, Wyoming
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May 20, 2009 - 06:33pm PT
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Longboarders: Wanna trade a so-so long board for some crappy FISH gear?
Last good ride I had was from the mine in Pine Creek down to 40 Acres on a FreeBord... are you familiar with those death machines? Must have crashed 300 times. Then some c*#ks@cker stole it!!!!!
Check it out: http://www.freebord.com/main.html
I did shoot the Wawona Tunnel in cowboy boots one night though.... probably on my old Sims 42" maple with the Tracker trucks and Road Rider 4's..... damn expansion joints are eye-openers.
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bob
climber
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May 20, 2009 - 09:12pm PT
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Longboards are a lotta fun, but don't forget to ride your bowls......with long boards even!!! Check out the guy in the middle background. HUGE board and he could rip the thing in that bowl. I had the pleasure to watch him tear it up in Ione, CA. Great stuff.
Wish I had a shot of him. You'll just have to see one of me on a not so longboard.
Bob J,
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salad
climber
Escondido
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Topic Author's Reply - May 21, 2009 - 12:35am PT
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great picks and vids guys. most often check this from work and those sites are blocked...
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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May 21, 2009 - 12:37am PT
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The Quicksilver is fine for the bowls I ride--if only I was a hero and could drop vert:-(
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Russ Walling
Gym climber
Poofter's Froth, Wyoming
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May 26, 2009 - 10:05pm PT
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Salad_Daddy: Keep me in your thoughts......
Wed session..... longboard..... whatever you think..... invoice me.....
Thanks!
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