The MN Longboard Crew Thread

[soma]

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[soma]

Meet #7 Information

Date Time: 10:00 AM, Saturday August 16th
Location: St Croix Trail S and 45th St S

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General Info: I've never heard anyone say anything bad about this hill. It's over a mile long and will definitely get your adrenaline pumping. If you haven't made it out here yet, you really should check it out. This will be our third meet at this hill (it's just that good).
Disclaimer: Longboarding is a dangerous sport. As an MNLBC member and/or participant in MNLBC meets, you accept any and all responsibility for injuries and death arising out of your participation in any MNLBC meets or related activities.

[smokeytreats]

How fast do you guys get going on those runs? I ask because I'm a kind of a newb still and my board is way to flexy for speeds. Also, did you get a mnlbc discount on your mosquito?

[soma]

Meet #8 Information

Date Time: 10:00 PM, Sunday August 17th
Location: S 5th Ave and S 5th St

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General Info: Some of us visited this garage last weekend and had a blast riding it. It's 8 stories and is plenty wide for easy and relaxed carving. Last Sunday we were able to park in the garage and get out for free. Hope to see you all there.
Disclaimer: Longboarding is a dangerous sport. As an MNLBC member and/or participant in MNLBC meets, you accept any and all responsibility for injuries and death arising out of your participation in any MNLBC meets or related activities.

[soma]

How fast do you guys get going on those runs? I ask because I'm a kind of a newb still and my board is way to flexy for speeds. Also, did you get a mnlbc discount on your mosquito?

The Afton hill can definitely get fast. I don't remember for sure, but I think we measured upper 30s with a tracer car (can someone confirm?). I weight 135 and can make it down with my flex 1 Dervish if that helps any. If you can't make it on Saturday, check out the ramp on Sunday. It's definitely an easier ride.

No, there are currently no discounts with Insect. I've been waiting for my mosquito for over 2 months now so if you want to buy one, paying 200 bucks for a board is only half the battle

[smokeytreats]

Cool. I have a dervish flex 2 and I'm 160. What trucks do you have on your dervish? Do you guys always go around the cities area? My friend in duluth knows of a run where you go down for an hour at a nice 30 mph. That st croix trail looks nice. Is it difficult riding in the parking garages? How fast do youu get going in those?

[soma]

The ramp we're going to is very doable. if you ride really wide around, you can keep your speed extremely low. just make sure you can footbreak or slide at the end.

[smokeytreats]

Sounds awsome. I'm in the process of moving and getting ready for school, so I won't be able to make it for at least a month. I'll try and get some friends to come with too. Btw I'm also thinking of getting a mosquito for my next board because my month old dervish is cracking. What made you go from a dervish to mosquito? Did you ride one?

[soma]

After waiting for about a month for my mosquito, I caved, and bought the dervish to hold me over. I have no idea how the mosquito rides, but I'm just dying to get it.

If I were you, I'd contact loaded about getting a replacement board. Those things really shouldn't be cracking that early on.

[tooth_pic]

its all gonna be worth it man. . im waiting on a 38 cf. . rode one last week and is right up there with sex. . the flex is amazing. . feels real stif if u just stand un it . . but as soon as u get moving it livens right up and pumps like mad.8)

[BUboarder]

Cool. I have a dervish flex 2 and I'm 160. What trucks do you have on your dervish? Do you guys always go around the cities area? My friend in duluth knows of a run where you go down for an hour at a nice 30 mph. That st croix trail looks nice. Is it difficult riding in the parking garages? How fast do youu get going in those?

The ramp we're going to is very doable. if you ride really wide around, you can keep your speed extremely low. just make sure you can footbreak or slide at the end.

that ramp is a blast, and there's many more like it around minneapolis! it's sweet because, if we wanted, we could park in one garage and then just ride from one to the next (getting kicked out as we go? lol!)

one note: i bit it right at the end of the night trying to slide to a stop in the aforementioned ramp, because i slid right on a patch of oil...the board broke free super nice, but then once i was off the oil patch, it hooked back up real abruptly and i flew off. altogether a really easy ride down tho. it was completely empty 'cept for our cars, and it's nice and wide to carve off speed. just be aware and you'll be fine.

come join us!

[contraguy76]

The ramps were not bad at all, they were easy to carve and i can now say that i am proficient with my slides from that night! Super stoked to come out this saturday and hit up that afton run, everything i have heard about it has me giddy to hit this thing up. I will see if i can bring a GPS also as to try to see how fast that hill is, and my girl to help drag us all back up to the top if she will, she is good to me like that and would have no problem chaseing all of us with a car down a hill. lol

[soma]

Hey guys, this has been suggested before and Burt reminded me again how good an idea this would be, so I added a page to the site where your real name and silverfish names are listed to make it easier to learn everyone's names and to keep track of who's who on the forum.

http://mnlbc.com/index.php?page=members

Please PM me your info and I'll add it to the list. Also, just a heads up, Burt has offered to host a BBQ at his place (has a pool too) after Saturday's meet, which is awesome. I'll send more information about it when I get it from Burt. See you all this weekend.

[heyburt]

Most of the details of the BBQ/Pool get together will be provided at Saturday's event. Location is in Maplewood, near the Maplewood Mall so it is convienent when returning from Afton via 94W/694. I will have maps to the spot. I will plan to leave Afton around noon and we can determine what works for a time for the BBQ/Pool. I am thinking anyone who wants to come is welcome between Noon and 4pm. All the eats and drinks will be provided. Bring a suit and don't even ask - WE WILL NOT DRAIN THE POOL TO SKATE IT 8) - Send me a private message if you need more details.

[bennyhawkins]

Meet #8 Information

Date Time: 10:00 PM, Sunday August 17th
Location: S 5th Ave and S 5th St

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General Info: Some of us visited this garage last weekend and had a blast riding it. It's 8 stories and is plenty wide for easy and relaxed carving. Last Sunday we were able to park in the garage and get out for free. Hope to see you all there.
Disclaimer: Longboarding is a dangerous sport. As an MNLBC member and/or participant in MNLBC meets, you accept any and all responsibility for injuries and death arising out of your participation in any MNLBC meets or related activities.

In my experience with this ramp it is best to arrive around 10:20 or 10:30. I was riding it tonight and got there at like 10:15 and we saw some security guys/toll booth people still there outside, we just cruized around and waited it out till it was clear around 10:30. If a security gaurd tlks to you on the intercom in the elevator *phrase*"security can i help you?" i would reccomend just not saying anything. (this has happened randomly to me in the twenty some times ive gone to this ramp) the silent treatment works sometimes.

Anyways hope to attend both upcoming meets including this bbq, sounds grubbin

[mikejpierre]

hey i like to cruise up and down hill. the paved path loop at CARVER park is really good for just going around.

anyone know of some other just cruisin spots or paved parks?

theres another neighborhood path in chanhassen which isnt too bad either. im just looking for good routes that i can loop. i dont want to go completely down hill then walk all the way back up.

[bennyhawkins]

hey i like to cruise up and down hill. the paved path loop at CARVER park is really good for just going around.

anyone know of some other just cruisin spots or paved parks?

theres another neighborhood path in chanhassen which isnt too bad either. im just looking for good routes that i can loop. i dont want to go completely down hill then walk all the way back up.

Eden Priarie has some nice paved paths around lakes. One of them is starring lake, it has a little bit of everything. There is also bryant lake but its a bit more intense than starring and requires some foot breaking at times.

[chandler95]

There's a bike path that goes around Medicine lake...mostly flat. But I think there are some side roads that have some nice hills that aren't busy at all.

EDIT: I forgot that if you hop on the bike path right by my house, and you follow it to the left it takes you to this plaza that has a chipotle and some other restaurants, so we could grab a bite there after we're all done skating. it's about 30 minutes away from my house, parts of it are a little rough so you have to hop on the road. no big deal though

[soma]

I'm a big fan of cruising around calhoun.

[BUboarder]

there's lots of babes around calhoun...