The Official "Hi, I'm New!" Thread

**deveny** · 03-04-2010 11:46 PM

Originally Posted by William Richards

Once you get your Evo set up go and bomb Mt. Lemmon. 22 miles of pure adrenalin.

Nice! Definitely a spot I will be checking out. I think I've driven that before

**mortalsky** · 03-05-2010 02:36 PM

I'm Mortal, and I ride out of Virginia. My board, a komodo, is in the mail right now from longboard larry.

**davesauce96** · 03-07-2010 04:42 PM

Hey I'm Davey... I'm from the bay area... Discovery Bay, but since it's mostly flat out there and I only recently moved there I mostly ride in the Tri-Valley area while I'm there.
Right now, however, I'm at school in Azusa which has some pretty sweet hills and places to skate. I've got a sector 9 that was my first board that is our couch support for our broken futon and a loaded pintail.

**Atamii** · 03-09-2010 11:09 AM

im Chris... in kalamazoo..... I am trying to get started long boarding. i have $200 to spend on a long board and i have been looking around and reading up on different companies. what im looking for is board that is an all a round good board. any suggestions?

**ForgettheDay** · 03-09-2010 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by Atamii

im Chris... in kalamazoo..... I am trying to get started long boarding. i have $200 to spend on a long board and i have been looking around and reading up on different companies. what im looking for is board that is an all a round good board. any suggestions?

Chris, I know a great longboard site with some sick boards!
Custom Hardwood Longboard Skateboards

there you go bro!

**Atamii** · 03-09-2010 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by ForgettheDay

Chris, I know a great longboard site with some sick boards!
Custom Hardwood Longboard Skateboards

there you go bro!

that is a sweet site. ill look into thanks man

**BurnItDown** · 03-09-2010 01:27 PM

What's good team

**William Richards** · 03-09-2010 03:19 PM

Originally Posted by ForgettheDay

Chris, I know a great longboard site with some sick boards!
Custom Hardwood Longboard Skateboards

there you go bro!

SundaeSkates.com longboard skate company Just moved into your neighbor hood. You should get to know Tommy (Tomes, silverfish name) and Dorian (The Rossen SF name). They are good friends of mine and they are shreddin' Salt Lake City and Utah in general and thier prices are hard to beat. If you are looking for a complete under $200.00 let them know and they can set you up with quality equipment.

**sidewalksurf** · 03-10-2010 01:15 PM

Hi! I'm Michelle. I'm originally from central Jersey, but I'm currently riding and residing at Rowan University.

I'm somewhat new to longboarding, but I've been boarding for about a year. I learned to ride on a Kracked Skulls M1, but I've also ridden a Loaded Vanguard, Sector 9, and Ann Arbor. I don't have a board yet, but I'm looking into a Gravity or Kracked Skulls.

**LawLed** · 03-10-2010 05:34 PM

Hey, I am John. I am from norcal - San Mateo but I go to school in San Diego.

I've recently started riding with chain gang and they take me to some nice ass garages. I hope to find some places up in norcal when I go home and ride with some of you guys. I've been boarding for about a year now and realized it is pretty damn fun going fast.

**Fae** · 03-11-2010 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by boarderaholic

Okie dokes kids. Here is your official "Hi, I'm new" thread. Feel free to post some info up about your-self. Where you skate, what kind of board you have, what type of skating whatever you like to do. Please feel free to ask questions as well, however I implore you to use the search function before doing so.

Welcome to Silverfish Longboarding!

I'm Rasma. I'm 18 and skate a sector 9 bomb hills with 81 mm wheels and risers. I skate around my neighborhood, Rio and UNM. Right now I am just learning to skate only been on the board about two weeks. I want to learn how to race. I haven't mastered breaking yet. lols. I just jump off my board. I skate whenever I have time. I am going to a competition this weekend, but I'm not competing. I really enjoy longboarding. I'm about to take apart my board and try to put it back together.

**William Richards** · 03-11-2010 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by Fae

I'm Rasma. I'm 18 and skate a sector 9 bomb hills with 81 mm wheels and risers. I skate around my neighborhood, Rio and UNM. Right now I am just learning to skate only been on the board about two weeks. I want to learn how to race. I haven't mastered breaking yet. lols. I just jump off my board. I skate whenever I have time. I am going to a competition this weekend, but I'm not competing. I really enjoy longboarding. I'm about to take apart my board and try to put it back together.

Dude!! You live in skate heaven. Especially for longboarding and DH in general. Catch up with the guys at Timeship Racing~100% Skateboarding!! for skate clinics, and this forum for people to skate with.

**Atamii** · 03-11-2010 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by William Richards

SundaeSkates.com longboard skate company Just moved into your neighbor hood. You should get to know Tommy (Tomes, silverfish name) and Dorian (The Rossen SF name). They are good friends of mine and they are shreddin' Salt Lake City and Utah in general and thier prices are hard to beat. If you are looking for a complete under $200.00 let them know and they can set you up with quality equipment.

this seems too good to be true. all the boards i ever wanted and only paying a third of the price. how can you do that?... this weekend my friend is letting me borrow his board to try it out and see what i think just to get a feel for long boarding. its a s9 bamboo series. so im looking forward to this weekend. i was talking to my friend and he said you need the right length. i was wondering if there is a ratio for height to board length ratio or some thing? im a tall (6'2'') skinny (155lbs) guy so what would a be a good board for me?

**Quazi** · 03-11-2010 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by Atamii

this seems too good to be true. all the boards i ever wanted and only paying a third of the price. how can you do that?... this weekend my friend is letting me borrow his board to try it out and see what i think just to get a feel for long boarding. its a s9 bamboo series. so im looking forward to this weekend. i was talking to my friend and he said you need the right length. i was wondering if there is a ratio for height to board length ratio or some thing? im a tall (6'2'') skinny (155lbs) guy so what would a be a good board for me?

The completes they are selling must be utter crap components cause I started with a complete and then upgrade everything on a Loaded board and after I tweeked it with a nicer setup the price was 370+

Edit: yeah I just looked again and a Dervish complete is 168 and a Dervish board only is like 184...something is F***ed up!

**Quazi** · 03-11-2010 03:58 PM

Also there is no length ratio. Just get what feels right for you...and it depends on what you'll be doing with your board. If you are commuting and having to carry your board around alot when you are in shops or at school then you aren't going to want a 50" deck!

**Atamii** · 03-11-2010 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by Quazi

Also there is no length ratio. Just get what feels right for you...and it depends on what you'll be doing with your board. If you are commuting and having to carry your board around alot when you are in shops or at school then you aren't going to want a 50" deck!

yeah college campus commuting. i was looking for something smaller then 40''. that site is crazy.

**JLVY** · 03-11-2010 05:36 PM

Hey guys I'm Julian, 18 years old born and bred in London. I used to skateboard quite a lot but my mate got me into longboarding should be ordering my longboard from dangerous decks within the next week

I'm mainly into carving and just cruising around with some downhill, if there are any people in london pm and we could maybe get a small session one weekend.

**Scrub11** · 03-11-2010 11:04 PM

Hi! Im new!

I skate. Everywhere. Everything.
I reside in Spokane, WA
I'm lucky because I live on the hilly side of the city. HA!
Currently I am shredding a Dervish flex 2, Randall 180s, Orangatang in heats, and reds.
I tend to hibernate during the winter, besides snowboarding, and tend to gain a little weight.
Which lead me to start sketching up plans for making my own longboard.
Its gonna be the shizzle. Well I hope so.
Ill post pics of the plans soon into some thread thats similar and you all should tell me what you think.
So ya!
Thats about it.

**Mythicalsoul** · 03-12-2010 11:12 AM

Hey,

Totally a noob to the forum, and just getting into cruising and some downhill.
I just got my board, a Lush Makonga, and looking for some good spots to test it out in London, Uk.

Would love to meet up with some ppl in London who are down for some chill cruising, and possible some mentoring in the stopping factor.

Cheers,
Chris

**BigWilliam** · 03-12-2010 01:19 PM

Hi,

First post on the forum. I'm William from Rhode Island and I'm itching to get back into longboarding & DH. I got into DH and luge back in the late 70's. I had been riding ramps and any place we could find vert back in Washington State. I got turned on to DH by a friend of a friend and got hooked. I made my own board out of a water ski. Cut the tip off where it started to turn up. Cleaned it up, flipped it over and mounted Trackers with Red Kryptonic 70's. I had a blast on that thing. Some crazy DH and luge runs....with no helmet or pads...what an idiot. Somtimes I'm surprised I'm still here. Anyway, I drifted out of LB's in the 80's and haven't been on one since. Now I have the itch to get back in. Things have changed a bit since then so I'm getting up to speed on the new tech. Any recommendations on good Speed boards for someone 6' 6" and a lean 255 - 260lbs would be appreciated.

Looking forward to learning a bit. Hope I can share something in the future.

Thanks,
William