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yeah definitely, theres a fine line between being safely high and 'oh god why am i on the ground and why is there blood everywhere' baked
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I learned high, and I fell in love with it high.
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I guess I'll give it a shot next time I'm feeling like not getting really baked (ie:never).
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i feel you, go hard or go home is my philosophy
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has anyone else found themselves checking out hills when traveling? i was in a scarcely populated area visiting family and i saw some perfect hills that receive little to no traffic.
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Same, sadly, I almost never go back to visit such perfect hills.
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Does anyone here ride Penny's ? Pretty fun and plan on getting one in a couple of weeks except the "Nickel" ver. because of my big ass feet (size 13). Anyways they are either 22' or 27' depending on which you get. Nice crusing and small bombing . Good beach board /point a to point b kinda board that's a real chill ride. Oh yeah and its made of plastic like old school boards.
Small enough that you can do tricks with depending on who you talk to they are allot easier or allot harder to do because of its length and material:
Oh yeah and :
Specs: DECK - 22” long x 6“ wide
TRUCKS - 3” wide high performance branded Penny Trucks with 87A super soft yellow bushings
WHEELS - 59mm 78A urethane cored super smooth Penny wheel
BEARINGS - Abec 3 high speed precision stainless steel bearings
"Nickel" ver. :DECK - 27” long x 7.5“ wide
TRUCKS - 4” wide high performance branded Penny Trucks with 87A super soft yellow bushings
WHEELS - 59mm 78A urethane cored super smooth Penny wheel
BEARINGS - Abec 3 high speed precision stainless steel bearings
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I've an old Cal 240 from the mid 70's. Shit's slow and unstable, but pretty fun.
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is it just me or do all videos from Vimeo automatically start playing when you load the page?
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God riding in >45 weather is such shit on your face, so much wind rash. So glad I had my fullface for at least half of it, I just can't justify freeriding in it because if I fall with it I'd be so pissed.
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no, they didnt start playing for me. just you.
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too bad it's been cold out recently. a friend who has a car just got a longboard so i foresee some good times.
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Is this implying sketching?
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done this on a bike
don't recommend it
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nah but going places that are impossible to get besides car
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Mountain runs!
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east coast runs are amazing. Now I just need to get to these runs.
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What would be some good wheels for half freestyle half freeride use?
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You could use just about any wheel for freestyle, so just pick some nice freeride wheel. I recommend Retro Freerides, Metro Motion, Cult Classics, Zombie Hawgs, S9 round lipped wheels, or Slide B's.
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ABEC 11 Flashbacks 81a. They're like $33 on longboardskater.com and a super popular wheel that has held up to the test of time. Fucking love abec 11 classic thane. Plus no other 70mm wheel can beat its price.
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I hate to re-quote my own post but I plan on buying one today and didn't get an answer.
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What is your purchase going to be?
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http://www.switchbacklongboards.com/shop/longboards.php
Pick a deck you like.
Get some 50 degree trucks from caliber.
Get some Abec 11 Zigzags in 78a or 81a. Both are amazing duros.
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Thanks for the advice! I ended up getting a sector 9 board and replacing the wheels with the Zigzags. I'm pretty happy with it so far
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The skate shop I was at didn't carry Caliber trucks so I stuck with the gullwings that came with the board
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Switchback is in my town. I was shocked to say the least when I was looking at longboards online and it came up.
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well for me it's summer (australia), so it's pretty good skating weather.
here's a video of me and my mate testing out his new go pro on a local run, tipping 65, im at the back.
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81 classic zigs on the way yeeew
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Gullwings have definitely improved lately my best suggestion is to change the stock bushings in your trucks. Get some venoms up in that bitch and find a bushing setup that works for you.
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Lucky. I wish I had a rad local shop.
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Looked like a fun ass run
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Thanks, about how long do they last before they aren't ride-able anymore?
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I did a shuvit yesterday.
Someone driving by stopped and told me to do it again, so I did.
He was so amazed.
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Flashbacks last pretty much forever, they wear so nicely and pretty much never flatspot.
Oops, double toast.
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are earthwings good? I might get a supermodel when I have some cash.
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I've heard good things about them. Never had any personal experience, but I can't recall ever hearing anything bad.
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Earthwing supermodel is a super popular board. Might I suggest getting the one with micro drops. Those drops will lock you in so nicely in slides.
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I have the 2012 supermodel with Indy 215's. it's my first board so I can't compare it to anything, but i like it better than my friend's time machine.
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Its pretty much the end all be all recommended board to anyone looking for a first deck. Its so versatile and is a great jack of all trades. I really want to try the microdrop version because I love me some microdrop but first things first, get some cindrich gen 4 precision trucks.
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I read that as "get some children".
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Alright, although the only one like that on switchbacklongboards is a top-mount (I think). Is there a major difference between drop through and top-mount? I've never ridden a longboard before, let alone owned one haha.
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Top mounts are higher up from the ground and generally turn better.
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ah, ok. If they turn better then that'll probably be a good thing for me, roads here are retarded.
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A better choice would be a board with a shorter wheelbase, or learning to predrift.
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