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    Default How do you describe longboarding to potential recruits?

    Figured I'd share this, just sent it out to a bunch of folks.
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    Subject: Longboarding

    Putting the word out in case you or someone you know might be interested.

    Been heavily into longboard skateboarding for the past couple months.

    I have a bunch of boards, mostly home-made or scrapped together; extra gloves, pads, and helmets; and lots of fun places to skate.

    Get in touch if you want to skate! No experience necessary.

    Longboarding is substantially different than what you might think of as skateboarding. It's safer, easier to learn, and more fun to just cruise around. A longer deck gives you more stability, and larger wheels make for a comfortable ride even on rough surfaces.

    From there there's a lot of different things people do with it:

    Sliding - Using special gloves, putting hands on pavement while moving, and sliding the board sideways and into spins. Useful for slowing and stopping, and crazy fun.

    Dancing - Cruising around with some headphones, walking around on the board, doing whatever moves you like.

    Pumping - Propelling yourself without your feet leaving the board. Super aerobic.

    Downhill racing - Speeds over 50mph with fullface helmets and full body leather suits.

    And much more.

    Been skating with four or five folks pretty regular, always fun with more people. Really any wheeled device is welcome, though it makes the most sense if you enjoy going down hills with it.



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    Default Re: How do you describe longboarding to potential recruits?

    I can't believe you wrote all that and didn't mention FREERIDING once.

    Don't you want your recruits to be on-trend?
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    Are you implying that I'm a dick?!
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    and when did dude ever specifically refer to the male gender.

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    Default Re: How do you describe longboarding to potential recruits?

    i guess i would go a different way like:

    Hey

    You know when you go to the beach, and there is a bunch of people joggin, surfing, playing volleyball, and you wish you could or knew how to do some sports, but you want something more chillier and funnier?

    You know when you go up to the mountains, and the road is surrounded by nature, giant awesome pine trees and whatever, and you wish you could just stop and enjoy it but you never had a reason or the guts to do it for the whole afternoon?

    You know those times when you don't have to work, but everybody else is, and you go to the town and everybody is walking like crazy, like a zombie pack and you feel desperate for something that can take you somewhere else, maybe without any need to really be somewhere else?

    You know when you are just freaking out and you need to get out and run like forrest, but you obviously don't have the legs to do so?

    if you understand one or more of these feelings, than you are looking for longboarding.

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    Default Re: How do you describe longboarding to potential recruits?

    I show them this

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    Default Re: How do you describe longboarding to potential recruits?

    laio is sooo right

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    Default Re: How do you describe longboarding to potential recruits?

    Quote Originally Posted by Jerrdan View Post
    Are you implying that I'm a dick?!
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    and when did dude ever specifically refer to the male gender.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Archy View Post
    This is a good one too.
    Living proof that longboards can carry more cases of beer back from the store!

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    All part of God's plan....
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    and when did dude ever specifically refer to the male gender.

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    Default Re: How do you describe longboarding to potential recruits?

    Yeh, I like to pretend to be wholesome too.

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    Default Re: How do you describe longboarding to potential recruits?

    when I compare longboarding to skateboarding (people always ask the difference) I jsut explain the board size and how fast it goes.

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    Default Re: How do you describe longboarding to potential recruits?

    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce22 View Post
    I show them this
    Simply Steezie! on Vimeo
    i do the exact same
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    The most fun you can have whilst bleeding.
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    Default Re: How do you describe longboarding to potential recruits?

    the ladies dig it...and it's like riding a small ironing board
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    The deck is merely the interface that connects you to the trucks/wheels/road. It should be comfortable. It should inspire confidence.


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    Default Re: How do you describe longboarding to potential recruits?

    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce22 View Post
    I show them this
    Simply Steezie! on Vimeo
    nah, i'd show them this
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    Quote Originally Posted by easy_rider13 View Post
    nah, i'd show them this
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    Default Re: How do you describe longboarding to potential recruits?

    I tend to get strange stares from my peers whenever i try to explain my hobby of speedboarding.
    Maybe its a good idea to portray it less dangerous and more of a "express yourself" type of thing, Or maybe its because i study medieval history at the university of tromsø...

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    Quote Originally Posted by PolyFunk View Post
    I tend to get strange stares from my peers whenever i try to explain my hobby of speedboarding.
    So you're saying the polar bears and reindeer are shortboarders?

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    Default Re: How do you describe longboarding to potential recruits?

    And bloody awesome snowmobile racers!

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