Longboard Taiwan 2009

[ghettolongsk8er]

hey guys, i haven't been checking this fourm in a while now. i saw lots people posted on my older post. So i was wondering if anyone is coming or still in town? i am from Taipei and we got a crew together just now. Most the people ride boards with Carver, i ride a ryane hustler with bear.

here is a video of longboarding in Taiwan
this is not my crew, i just know a few of them!

YouTube - axs crew

[kurdt]

cool to see the scene in taiwan! go asia!

[sk8norcal]

nice to finally see some Taiwan longboard action...
you guys are looking good..

i was there 3 years ago... taipei and ilan...

btw, i moved from there in 82 so my mandarin is kinda of shitty...

so is longboarding still pretty rare there?

how's the street skating scene over there?

[sk8norcal]

searched 'skateboarding taiwan' on youtube....

YouTube - TAIWAN 621 GO SKATEBOARDING DAY 2008 in...

[djtang88]

Hey just wondering is it legal to take your board onto the mrt?

[ghettolongsk8er]

Hey just wondering is it legal to take your board onto the mrt?

o ya, so legal! you can skate on the steet, bomb grage and no cop will do anything! skate on MRT will be ilegal, but me and my friend gonna try it anyway!ha...

[djtang88]

Nice! i can't wait to go back to Taipei this winter.

[Diao]

hey guys, i haven't been checking this fourm in a while now. i saw lots people posted on my older post. So i was wondering if anyone is coming or still in town? i am from Taipei and we got a crew together just now. Most the people ride boards with Carver, i ride a ryane hustler with bear.

here is a video of longboarding in Taiwan
this is not my crew, i just know a few of them!
YouTube - axs crew

Dude my stoke meter is up like crazy knowing Longboarding is starting up in Taiwan! I am currently going to school in CA, but grew up in Taiwan! I was in Taipei this last summer of 09 and longboarded all over the city. I'll be returning to Taiwan this commin summer. Would be sick to hook up and ride with you guys!

[misterfonz]

Commuting round Kaohsiung currently but will be checking the hills as soon as I get some time off. anyone know any shops in the city to get gear from, after some new trucks

[crazychink1987]

Hey Ya'll. Shawn from Comet Skateboards and Caliber trucks Co. Are there any longboarders in Taiwan? My family is from Taiwan and I visit frequently, but I never bring a board because I don't know if there is a much of a scene there and if there are any shops in Taipei, Kaoshing, etc. Let me know whats up!

[nul1234]

Hi Shawn. There are a few longboarders in Taiwan, but the scene is fairly small right now. I'm from Taichung and I just got back from Taiwan (I currently live in Vancouver). It was very lonely to longboard in Taichung, but there is a longboarding community starting up on Facebook. The problem is that there is a gap between people in the group and silverfish because not much people understand enough English to come up here to read and post (so people in Taiwan should come and reply me to prove me wrong lol.) There's not that much places to downhill in Taiwan, best places located in Kaohsiung and other locations are mostly located at a few good paved mountain roads. So considering the places to skate in Taiwan, the disciplines are some-what limited to flatland and mild downhill riding, like boardwalking/dancing, pumping, long distance pumping/pushing (one of these days, I'll go around all of Taiwan once I have the money >w<) and sliding at night when less cars and scooters are occupying the roads. Yah, so if you want to tackle the upcoming longboard industry(?) in Taiwan, I'd suggest starting with a few "freeride" decks, for some reason people currently prefer light, shorter decks in Taiwan, you don't see a lot of people carrying heavy 8-11 ply dropped decks.

So yah, this is just my observations. Hope this helps.

[mcscotty]

If you're in Tainan, look me up. Bring a Shred 32 and we'll hit the park. Here are some links to the biggest skateshops in Taiwan. Not much longboard selection. Mostly NHS and Chinese stuff. S9, Loaded, and Original are starting to make inroads as well, so it could take off. The biggest scene is in the Kenting area amongst transient surfers who hang out there on the weekends.

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[crazychink1987]

Rad, thanks for the reply all. I really thought this was a dead thread for awhile. I guess the only problem I have is not being able to read Chinese haha. My speaking is just fine though. I'll definitely check out what Taiwan currently has. I have a feeling Taiwan might be a good "push culture" place. Especially in urban Taipei and what not.

[mcscotty]

It's nice at night when the sun goes down and there aren't many scooters around. Traffic is dead by midnight. The cops don't hassle you either.

[meoweth]

So where is the best to place in longboard in taiwan? Im going for a month or two and never been.
I like to just pump relatively flatland, it seems that the river area is really good for that.

Chris