Michigan Longboarding!

**Fat Bastard** · 12-27-2007 03:46 PM

He's always been cool to me...mabye that's because he got caught cheating for his son against me in the skim comp

I went up against his son 1st round...I pulled all kinds of bigs-pins, and 720 shuv-its; pretty spiffy. His son may have gotten on his board once. Well I lost. Long story short, everybody complained, and Ned realized that it was really a tie, so we had a rematch and I pwned.

**teddy** · 01-01-2008 01:11 AM

So heres an Idea:

I go up near sleepy bear dunes and camp every August with my kids........

Theres some big hills up there. Anyone want to try and sort of plan a late summer session up there? Lots of smooth pavement and very low traffic.

**bucksaw87** · 01-01-2008 01:14 AM

Originally Posted by teddy

So heres an Idea:

I go up near sleepy bear dunes and camp every August with my kids........

Theres some big hills up there. Anyone want to try and sort of plan a late summer session up there? Lots of smooth pavement and very low traffic.

what month?
i'm thinking...i think it's m-22 outside of onekama (hell, i don't know where sleeping bear dunes are) is a really nice DH spot

**dboomgaard** · 01-01-2008 01:22 AM

m22 i have video from when me, bboomgaard (my little brother) and his buddy derek went up there, crazy, CRAZY hills on labor day weekend. i know were going back this summer. let me know when i'll be there.

**teddy** · 01-01-2008 01:26 AM

Its just west of travers city............. how could you not know where sleeping bear dunes are at?

anyhow theres some biiiiiiig hills up there.

yeah that hill going north I think is M22 it splits Glen lake, huge long straight bomb. Actually thats right where we camp. theres other hills too. I'll be taking my board where ever I travel this year....... and will post up when and where i'm headed

I'd like to hit up an event or 2 down in Oh, Ky or WV?

**ska1234** · 01-01-2008 01:37 PM

Gotta say thanks to the admins and mods and everyone on the fish for making this new section. It's even a nice supprise to see the old threads in here. Nice work, thanks.

I don't drive much longboarding is really my own transportation most of the time, but I am in brighton michigan and would love to sesh. I can sometimes get a ride.
But yeah...sweet

**teddy** · 01-01-2008 03:01 PM

Sweeeeeeeeeeeet, we go up there in August every year to camp.

We should try and get a bunch of peeps to have a session up there this August!

We camp right there at sleepybear camp grounds on the north east corner of M22 and M72, they have a pool and little store, really nice folks running the place. Electric/water at almost each site.

We would have a mini van to shuttle peeps up the hills

dude game on. Can't wait to buy a board and start ripping when it gets dry out

**Cardan** · 01-02-2008 03:38 PM

anyone in near detroit/grosse pointe?

and for a michigan sesh everyone should take a weekend and meet up at mackinaw island and go for a nice cruise around the island.

**ska1234** · 01-02-2008 05:35 PM

Haha, the mackinaw island thing would be so rad. But I dont know how many people would actually go or where we would stay.

**Doors** · 01-02-2008 06:24 PM

Bump...

Any longboarders in the Bloomfield Hills area, would love to get somthing going as soon as the snow clears.

**Fat Bastard** · 01-02-2008 06:36 PM

doors, where exactly do you live?

**bboomgaard** · 01-02-2008 06:44 PM

"makes me laugh, his "longboard expert" propogates SO many myths or whatever...

that, and his really cocky attitude REALLY turned me off of that place"

I've been doing my best to get him to go skating with us, I've been helping him out equipment wise and trying to convince him that many of his ideas are wrong. He's sliding now and riding decent gear, as well as actually being able to help somewhat more.

**bucksaw87** · 01-02-2008 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by bboomgaard

"makes me laugh, his "longboard expert" propogates SO many myths or whatever...

that, and his really cocky attitude REALLY turned me off of that place"

I've been doing my best to get him to go skating with us, I've been helping him out equipment wise and trying to convince him that many of his ideas are wrong. He's sliding now and riding decent gear, as well as actually being able to help somewhat more.

oh, that's cool that your getting him out and stuff. do they sell abec11 wheels yet?

**bboomgaard** · 01-02-2008 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by bucksaw87

oh, that's cool that your getting him out and stuff. do they sell abec11 wheels yet?

Yeah, I've convinced Ned to carry much better gear, he had a set of paris's, biltins, bigzigs, strikers, and a few other abec 11 wheels as well as bones hardcore bushings. A lot of the time I go in there with the board, he asks me what I'm riding or want to be riding, and the next time I stop in they have shifted their inventory a bit.

**bucksaw87** · 01-02-2008 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by bboomgaard

Yeah, I've convinced Ned to carry much better gear, he had a set of paris's, biltins, bigzigs, strikers, and a few other abec 11 wheels as well as bones hardcore bushings. A lot of the time I go in there with the board, he asks me what I'm riding or want to be riding, and the next time I stop in they have shifted their inventory a bit.

oh sick! does he have lime or lemon bigzigs? if so, how much?

**Fat Bastard** · 01-02-2008 07:19 PM

That's sweet.

I want to find a skateshop in kalamazoo to revolutionize.

**bboomgaard** · 01-02-2008 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by bucksaw87

oh sick! does he have lime or lemon bigzigs? if so, how much?

During the summer their stock is much bigger, most of their stuff is winter sport related right now, I can check what he has in stock tomorrow and post a bit more (and take pictures). When I got some from there he was asking around 50 for a set, but I have a slight discount from there because I've been making boards and getting the people to buy set-ups from there. This was all before I knew about MHS.

**bucksaw87** · 01-02-2008 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by bboomgaard

During the summer their stock is much bigger, most of their stuff is winter sport related right now, I can check what he has in stock tomorrow and post a bit more (and take pictures). When I got some from there he was asking around 50 for a set, but I have a slight discount from there because I've been making boards and getting the people to buy set-ups from there. This was all before I knew about MHS.

eh, i'd have to wait til summer to buy any wheels anyway. but, find out if he'd sell a split-duro set...i'd like lemon/limes

**bboomgaard** · 01-02-2008 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by bucksaw87

eh, i'd have to wait til summer to buy any wheels anyway. but, find out if he'd sell a split-duro set...i'd like lemon/limes

He won't do that, but I'm interested in the same. So if I get him to have one set of each, we can each buy a set and switch it up, or just do a combined order from MHS and I can get the price over 99.

**bucksaw87** · 01-02-2008 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by bboomgaard

He won't do that, but I'm interested in the same. So if I get him to have one set of each, we can each buy a set and switch it up, or just do a combined order from MHS and I can get the price over 99.

ah we'll have to get together this summer and do that then. what kind of skating do you do??