How was your daily longboarding ride/s?

**lmcmahon** · 08-15-2009 05:56 PM

I just got back from Steamboat Springs, CO and it was so much fun. Tons of mild hills (at my speed) and a great bike path that runs through the town. I am so stoked and cannot wait until my two year old son can ride with me. Next year he is getting his first board and we are going back to Steamboat!

Yes- I am a mother who rides!

**crisco** · 08-16-2009 08:48 PM

^ ^ awesome.... my son started when he was like 3.... and my 2 yo girl is getting good at balancing and coasting. my son like my longboard more than his tony hawk.

**DHBM** · 08-16-2009 11:43 PM

aside the wind my ride was good. carving and fish tail sides on a nice 75 degree day sunny san diego has the best weather

**Xgecko** · 08-17-2009 02:33 AM

gopd day in the garden, I finally got comfortable in a tuck

**8ftbed** · 08-17-2009 05:39 AM

Originally Posted by Xgecko

gopd day in the garden, I finally got comfortable in a tuck

That surprises me. For some reason I figured you had that along with everything else pegged. Are your quads, knees and hammies a little tight today? Sunday morning was good. This is a little dip at the end of my court where I'm practicing tucks now for a bigger hill around the corner. Spent an 80 minutes bombing down and pushing back up. Had a decent headwind and only got up to 13.2 on my Deeznutz. I pulled the bearings on my Pagan, popped seals on a new set and added some SnapOn spot lube w/teflon for a test. Hit 16mph on the 2nd and third run. Fun and promising considering I was running into a wind.

From the end of my court south into a s/w wind

From the south end looking back north

**Xgecko** · 08-17-2009 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by 8ftbed

That surprises me. For some reason I figured you had that along with everything else pegged. Are your quads, knees and hammies a little tight today?

Yesterday was the first time since I broke my ankle that I could comfortably hold a tuck and be stable in turns....I could drop into a tuck but I had to grab a rail more to hold myself up than for leverage whenever I came to a turn Quads knees and Hammies are fine, my ankle is a bit tight but it was yesterday when I called it a day so I was expecting that. My cadence is off by about 10% today commuting so I know i spent my legs but I'm very happy with how yesterday felt, all my commutting time on a Fixie this summer has paid off

**paradisebunny** · 08-17-2009 09:49 AM

worked on my pumping technique and finally wore of the shiny stuff from my new burners. good fun!

**8ftbed** · 08-17-2009 10:02 AM

@Xgecko - good show!

**Terrorsathan** · 08-17-2009 10:04 AM

my daily ride wasn't as cool as usual... turns out an old woman neighbor called the fuzz and told them there's a guy who rides a big skateboard down the road real real fast all the time, and she thinks its dangerous. So they sat up the block at the bank yesterday till they saw me bomb from the red light down to my house. Then they pulled in and talked to me, they were nice, and asked me to please stay off the road. I'm pissed.

**rideloaded1216** · 08-17-2009 10:14 AM

i was carving down a pretty steep hill. then out of no where i go flying in the air!but then as i know it the board is still under me so i fall on top of it. so now im going down a hill laying down.but other than it was a fun longboarding day

**crisco** · 08-17-2009 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by Terrorsathan

my daily ride wasn't as cool as usual... turns out an old woman neighbor called the fuzz and told them there's a guy who rides a big skateboard down the road real real fast all the time, and she thinks its dangerous. So they sat up the block at the bank yesterday till they saw me bomb from the red light down to my house. Then they pulled in and talked to me, they were nice, and asked me to please stay off the road. I'm pissed.

that's lame

**crisco** · 08-17-2009 06:31 PM

yeah i came across the "how to skog" thread and it really got me excited to try out. so now i am pretty good with the 'other' foot forward. took about 2-3 weeks to get where i am now.

**cshaw** · 08-17-2009 08:45 PM

2.6 mile beer run ftw (each way)

**rideloaded1216** · 08-17-2009 08:46 PM

Thats lame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**El Capitan** · 08-17-2009 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by Terrorsathan

, and she thinks its dangerous. I'm pissed.

Sounds like she needs to mind her own god damn business. You (assumably if your going fast) are wearing full protection and are aware of the risks. You arent putting her in harms way, or doing anything to really provoke this response. This sounds like it sucks even more cause, having big hills close to your house rocks, but now you arent allowed to ride them.

**NHcarver** · 08-17-2009 09:38 PM

I just rode around the driveway a little bit. It was like...90 degrees, so any runs were a no go.

**PimaBombz** · 08-17-2009 09:40 PM

I needed to unwind after work, so I went and did a few laps around Green Lake (small lake in Seattle, 3 miles around). It would have been a lot better if people who were walking knew which lane they were supposed to be in...

**8ftbed** · 08-17-2009 09:52 PM

5 of my crew showed up and we worked up a massive sweat in the heat and humidity bombing the dip and pushing back up. Pagan, Deeznutz, Knuckleduster, Demon, Camel Toe, Black Bird and Chinook was the selection tonight. Pagan held the top run of 15.9 for awhile. None of us on any of the other boards could best it.

Until on a garage break, I broke out the Ghoti Manatee. RII's with stock bushings but the only one with Biltins and green zigs. phhhht! 17.1mph. Same family of wheels as the Pagan which has the pink zigs. They're all asking me where they could get the Forerunner and if Walmart might have it.

**cshaw** · 08-17-2009 11:20 PM

Originally Posted by rideloaded1216

Thats lame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

your 12. think of it as a slushy run in 90 degree weather.

**TylerHill** · 08-17-2009 11:24 PM

not very well, i put my durians for a brief 10 minute test to see if i would have clearance for retro freerides. My older brother put my durians back on my velocity and did not tighten down the axle nuts. my wheel fell off going down a small hill ( thank god ) and lost my bearings and axle nut