Chicago Longboard Society

[imdashiz]

haha local 420. great name

[deadhead rider1]

haha local 420. great name

lol thanx man no pun intended.. but its great to hear you guyz have riders out this way we see ppl riding out here but we've never meet neone in cls but if you and whoever else is interested in doing a skate session out this way soon im sure my guyz would be thrilled

[enrique60033]

hey last week I saw a kid around 18 pushing a sec9 on lake ave woodstock I was going to talk to him but I was going to start the tow truck so I had no time, maybe was one of you guys

deadhead rider1 I just wrote on your profile check it out

[skaskater]

I just went to trade winds cove yesterday. They have the largest longboard selection i have scene in any store. Alot of s9, gravity and loaded. They also stock the whole ABEC11 line. Great shop, good prices, check it out

[A Yellow Fellow]

Hey guys I live in Elmhurst, about 30 minutes west of chicago. Should I buy my loaded longboard off of daddiesboards or at a local shop in chicago.

Also anyone live near elmhurst?

[MmmmTacos]

support your local shop if you can

[Gecko]

I would check out Tradewinds Cove up in Crystal Lake. I know Dave carries Loaded.
I think Shred Shop up in Skokie does too, but I'm not sure about prices there.

Also check out our CLS facebook page!

[8ftbed]

support your local shop if you can

Is there a compiled list of shops for our area? A daughter used to work in Zoomies at Gurnee mills but I haven't been out there yet. I don't expect a lot considering it's in the mall.

This is the closest I found to a quick list in the fish.
Skateshop Locator Thread

So far, my google hunt has been fruitless although it did lead me to CLS.

[deadhead rider1]

ya it might have been one of our guyz out on lake ave we ride all over town trying to find hills were do you usually ride at ?

[enrique60033]

I been on emricson park lately I love that little trail,and some days on sanctuary sub-division on country club road( good hills and quiet ) and there is a lot of spots around,I live in Harvard,join the society and we can setup some sesh or e-mail me enriquegambitopariente@hotmail.com

[rosewood thief]

I would check out Tradewinds Cove up in Crystal Lake. I know Dave carries Loaded.
I think Shred Shop up in Skokie does too, but I'm not sure about prices there.

Also check out our CLS facebook page!

dave is hilarious, trend sellers up in mchenry is good

[enrique60033]

trend cellars have mainly shortboards and one or two sectors 9,Tradewinds its the place to go,
good thing about trend cellars its their 25 bucks brand name skate shoes selection

[Bret#112]

im in cls already but w/e

i live in harvard illinois, chicago is about an hour drive but i can pretty much go whenever. there is 2 other guys i ride with enrique and cristian who both live in harvard. i attended the chicago cone crusher event i tried to do what i could by picking up cones when people knocked them down good job on that event again justin it was sick, and thanks for letting us go to your house larry.

i try to get more people in cls, well that is all the longboarders i meet anyways.


is the scavenger event on may 1st?

[rosewood thief]

im in cls already but w/e

i live in harvard illinois, chicago is about an hour drive but i can pretty much go whenever. there is 2 other guys i ride with enrique and cristian who both live in harvard. i attended the chicago cone crusher event i tried to do what i could by picking up cones when people knocked them down good job on that event again justin it was sick, and thanks for letting us go to your house larry.

i try to get more people in cls, well that is all the longboarders i meet anyways.


is the scavenger event on may 1st?

scavenger event? tell me more, i went to the chicago cone crusher and im looking forward to going to another event, i was the little kid there BTW

[Bret#112]

Greeting Everyone
for names sake its best to jst call me paco but i am frm chicago orginally and moved out to woodstock, il some years back (maybe you've seen groundhogs day) our town is pretty boring but we have managed to find some surrounding area's with goods runs i actually was clocked goin about 35/40mph out on a road by us... anyways outhere bout a yr ago a few of us got together and dubbed ourselfs the local420 longboarders union now we have bout 15riders on a full day and a core 6 including me who are really digging it man so i'd love to gets some connects with cls and meet some new riders and new runs

aye paco, im from harvard about 10 minutes from woodstock. me and 2 other guys ride in woodstock alot, we are going to ride in chicago this weekend at the shedd aquarium. maybe we could hook up and ride sometime? were do you ride at? we ride at emricson park in woodstock not the greatest but at least its something i dont know if youve ridden there before but they dont care if you ride i see people there all the time on boards too.

[rosewood thief]

aye paco, im from harvard about 10 minutes from woodstock. me and 2 other guys ride in woodstock alot, we are going to ride in chicago this weekend at the shedd aquarium. maybe we could hook up and ride sometime? were do you ride at? we ride at emricson park in woodstock not the greatest but at least its something i dont know if youve ridden there before but they dont care if you ride i see people there all the time on boards too.

why must you ignore all my posts?

[Bret#112]

scavenger event? tell me more, i went to the chicago cone crusher and im looking forward to going to another event, i was the little kid there BTW

Mayish or early June

Time Frame:

Meet at 11:00am
Start at 12:00pm
End at 3 PM on the dot, every minute late is minus 1 point (better to be early).

2 hours for mini games at end

3-5 hippie jump, nosy, and a TBA contest
5-6 give some prizes. drink, eat, be merry.

/all @ 6 PM -- more skate, food, bars, etc

Stipulations:

Longboard Photo Scavenger hunt in teams of 3-5

ONLY shots from ONE camera will be counted,
other cameras welcome, but use only one for the hunt

Point System

3 points for each picture w/ Chicago Art or Historical Building
1 point for each picture of gettin a random person a longboard (a whole team can get anywhere from 3-5).

Whichever team has the most points at end of an event wins--we'll be tallying the score onsite during the other competitions.

The Hunt Limits

The Loop
Downtown
Near North

Specific street boundaries for NSW will be revealed day of the hunt.

Picture Locations

TBA -- We'll be giving/emailing (for the iphone/blackberry peoples) laminated maps of the area (you can roll them up and make a pirate telescope--can't do that with your iphone/blackberry, now can ye?) labeled w/ the art/landmarks eligible for the hunt.

All this and some conditions will be a surprise for event day, but we'll be keeping the hunt closed to the loop, downtown, and the near north.
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i got this off facebook dont know if its official or what. btw were you in the race??

[rosewood thief]

Mayish or early June

Time Frame:

Meet at 11:00am
Start at 12:00pm
End at 3 PM on the dot, every minute late is minus 1 point (better to be early).

2 hours for mini games at end

3-5 hippie jump, nosy, and a TBA contest
5-6 give some prizes. drink, eat, be merry.

/all @ 6 PM -- more skate, food, bars, etc

Stipulations:

Longboard Photo Scavenger hunt in teams of 3-5

ONLY shots from ONE camera will be counted,
other cameras welcome, but use only one for the hunt

Point System

3 points for each picture w/ Chicago Art or Historical Building
1 point for each picture of gettin a random person a longboard (a whole team can get anywhere from 3-5).

Whichever team has the most points at end of an event wins--we'll be tallying the score onsite during the other competitions.

The Hunt Limits

The Loop
Downtown
Near North

Specific street boundaries for NSW will be revealed day of the hunt.

Picture Locations

TBA -- We'll be giving/emailing (for the iphone/blackberry peoples) laminated maps of the area (you can roll them up and make a pirate telescope--can't do that with your iphone/blackberry, now can ye?) labeled w/ the art/landmarks eligible for the hunt.

All this and some conditions will be a surprise for event day, but we'll be keeping the hunt closed to the loop, downtown, and the near north.
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i got this off facebook dont know if its official or what. btw were you in the race??

yeah i raced, thanks ill look into it sounds fun

[MmmmTacos]

so its not really a race like theres this this and this first one back with the pics wins? i take it its more of a theres this this and this be back at three with POINTS. what are the chicago laws about skateboarding on the sidewalks? or will i be city surfing?

[Bret#112]

why must you ignore all my posts?

chill bro its good its good. i was busy and i didnt notice your posting to me lol