[Lee W]

I spent 2-3 hours doing a pink/blue grip tape job on my friend's Kracked Skulls this afternoon/evening. It's soooo bright, but as soon as the pink parts get a bit dirty it'll be nice. Then after that we had to ride of course, so we hit the mellow hill right by his house (the 1km long, 30-40km/h) to test out the grip and to reward myself for using an exacto knife for so long.

On the last run, about halfway down a van pulled out of a driveway and started trailing me. So I just got down into a tuck because I figure the faster I go the less I delay the person and the less likely they'll be mad. The van was keeping nice and far behind me every time I glanced back, so as soon as I had the room I pulled into the opposite lane and waved him to pass. Instead he pulled up beside me and yelled "39km/h" at me haha. Yeah it's slow (and it felt very slow), but I was just so stoked that the guy behind me decided to clock me and yell my speed out. People around here tend to be very kind to longboarders, it's great.