Michigan Longboarding!

**ska1234** · 03-14-2007 02:20 PM

If you slalom,downhill,boardwalk or just crue on a longboard or otherwse post here.
the west michigan thread kees dying os im making a new michigan thread!!
anywho in in brighton near ann arbor...ride an original torpedo 40" with original trucks. soon to be buying a demonseed and an ed economy surf..post up Michiganders.

**BadBrain** · 03-14-2007 05:15 PM

I'm from grandrapids,Im just into cruzing on a longboard im more of a street/ditch skater. I see you like Ska, have you heard of the '72 dolphins from K-zoo

**Dave-O** · 03-14-2007 05:33 PM

I'm from Swartz Creek, I ride a Insect Dragonfly and a custom Plank.

**bucksaw87** · 03-14-2007 05:40 PM

haha i'm originally from GR area, but i'm in marquette for college...both are great areas for hills and stuff...it's pretty great

**Fat Bastard** · 03-14-2007 06:36 PM

I'm from the Waterford area, but I'm going to be attending WMU's College of Aviation next spring, so I'll be up there for a while.

I ride a variety of boards, DH, Slalom, Dancing, and then the just plain cruising. I also enjoy oldschool skating in pools.

**ocian** · 03-14-2007 07:31 PM

im in super rapids town 2k7

**ska1234** · 03-15-2007 10:02 PM

soooo.....i was thinking...Giant Michigan sesh anyone?
im pretty much free alll spring and summer cause all ill be doing is longboarding... someone tell me if your interested. maybe some dates or when anyone can be anywhere?

**bucksaw87** · 03-15-2007 10:16 PM

i got work during the week...but i was planning on hitting up grand haven on weekends

**ska1234** · 03-17-2007 09:44 PM

yeah umm....any day works for me...anyone gonna go to demons of downhill in ohio this year???

**ocian** · 03-17-2007 10:01 PM

where do you skate in grand haven buck?

**bucksaw87** · 03-17-2007 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by ocian

where do you skate in grand haven buck?

honestly i don't know...this is my first summer of longboarding. but i was thinking of getting a few guys i know that longboard and have them show me the ropes cuz there's a LOT of guys from my hometown that go to grand haven solely for the hotdogs and skating

**Fat Bastard** · 03-17-2007 10:11 PM

Kenthor (who doesn't post here often, mabye cause it's winter) is from Grand Haven area...

**ska1234** · 03-17-2007 10:12 PM

dooood i might come out to grand rapids for a ska show would anyone like to sesh there on april 21st... if not how about sumjmer?!?!?!

**ocian** · 03-18-2007 10:26 PM

i will be on this coast for a while I think. Maybe we could put something together. I know a couple spots in the GR area and have been to at least 2 in grand haven. Grand Haven is a fun beach town in the summer too and around spring it's pretty windy. I'd like to get into some kind of wind boarding, either on or off the water

**bucksaw87** · 03-18-2007 10:30 PM

dude my roommate works for mackinac kite company and is in grand haven every once and a while...we could have a major longboard/kiteboard/ sesh in grand haven some weekend

**ska1234** · 03-19-2007 01:42 PM

yahh....thatd be sweet. Ocian are the hills there that you know of good for downhill like speeds over 40? im really wanting some fast speeds right about now caus eim getting more into downhillin. whatever city its in should be chill longboard acceptible but with large hills. i keep hearing about sweet hills in the coast. but yahh there should be some moderate to gnarley hills..

**bucksaw87** · 03-23-2007 08:07 AM

yeah i gotta get out and practice bombing some hills here...haha, between the classes and dorms here we got about a 1000 foot hill that's on about a 15 degree angle...plus it's really curvy and usually packed with people...but yeah, i should really hit that hill up around 7 at night after everybody's gone, and while it's still light out, for some great practice

**ska1234** · 03-23-2007 03:58 PM

ocian wanted me to name dates so im thinking sauterday june 9th 2007.....maybe noon through whatever time at night.. if its gonna be in grand rapids or whatever though someone else needs to name the spots and stuff cause im not fimiliar with the area....

**ocian** · 03-23-2007 04:29 PM

there are many fast hills ska, the problem is that they are pretty dangerous unless we did like a 1am thing. They are well lit enough, but they have many intersections. There are also a couple of places that I've spotted but never actually got a chance to ride. I don't know about breaking 40 mph though, except maybe briefly. It's a lot faster than you think

**ska1234** · 03-23-2007 06:38 PM

ok...any hills that arnt too traffic filled?
i AM going to come up with dates and stuff cause ill have my friends that drive..longboarding by then so yeah...it should be like a downhill and sliding sesh kinda thing ya know?