[dutchee23]

i live in a VERY "shortboard" heavy town. even with all these skaters -- many getting up in years -- i've seen only like 2 or 3 other longboards besides mine. meanwhile, i see a kid on one almost every time i travel to the next town over. i think sometimes that the dominant skate culture in my town helps to encourage the view that street/park/short boarding IS skateboarding.

both local skateshops carry SOME longboards and gear -- and i even see them selling. but i still never see the riders of that product.