Skateboarding: Kick Push and Fall

[Black Chanler]

Word of advice

Im no expert at skating but I enjoy myself. You can find tiptricks virtually anywhere on the net. Skating is pretty much balance, timing and commitment. If you cant do a trick you are probably lacking one of those three.

Skateblogs
www.skatedaily.net

Online Skate Shops
www.ccs.com
http://www.activerideshop.com
www.skateparkoftampa.com



SRKers Skate Pics/Vids

Black Chanler-Hippie Jump
http://photos-125.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v362/219/5/1398781125/n1398781125_31250711_4247.jpg

EmericaRR-Crook 180
http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/Hot_Waxx/?action=view&current=me002.jpg

Tindiamond-Random Footage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSl0zHp9GHQ

[Taichi]

Deck: Santa Cruz
Trucks: Independent
Bearings: No Clue
Wheels: Speed
Shoes: Chuck Taylor All Stars.

haven't been on it in over a year, been going through some shit, trying to lose weight before I get back on (don't wanna crack it in half)

[Black Chanler]

yeah, I never seen a fat person skate all that good...

[maxx]

deck:plain board..got it for free from a friend
trucks: dunno
bearings.dunno
wheels:some 51 mm
shoes:p-rod nike sb's first gen

i've been just skaeboarding around my driveway..my suburbs is turning into a fuckin lil hood so i stay away from the park unless im gonna play basketball.

[Taichi]

yeah, I never seen a fat person skate all that good...

oh, I dunno, first time I saw Bam Margera skate he had bitch tits.

no shit......he used to be a fat fuck.

[Black Chanler]

I never cared to watch that much of bam...but if you can pulll up some youtube shit I will watch.

[plasmakill]

Been skating off and on for over 10 years.

Current Set Up
Deck: Almost Resin 7
Trucks: Some GK's
Bearings: Swiss Bones
Wheels: Ricta 52mm
Shoes: Nike SB Abbingtons among many many others, those are just the freshest pair.

[Taichi]

I dunno, he wasn't that famous back then, and I was 10. Not sure if anything exists on video, and if it does, it's probably not as well-known as the stuff he puts out nowadays.

This was at my local skate park (Mt. Trashmore in Virginia Beach Va.) in the heyday of Gator Rogowski.

back before he got arrested for murder.

[MrBlank]

Deck: Enjoi Classic all White Panda Team Deck
Trucks: Krux III velvet blacks
Hardware: Shorties Silverados
Griptape: BlackMagic
Bearings: Tensor Abec 5
Wheels: Ricta Rodrigo TX Lightning Bolts
Shoes: Whatever im wearing when i wanna skate, Skating in the SB DUNKS though is a NONO.

[J4YX2]

Tha Zero setup (http://a849.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/38/l_b82b855642da830a5c1ba8d5d8d0c9b0.jpg)
deck:zero 8.5
trucks: independant trucks
bearings: Bones Redz
wheels:Pig 58mm
Grip: Black Magic
shoes: doc marten 20 eye boots

The Foundation board (http://a170.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/40/l_ccd0688da4bf2bd6888a17f4ff9ac8b9.jpg)
griptape art (http://a963.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/20/l_1a2e56a7e5c253280749fbe46e78a292.jpg)
deck:Foundation SG 8
trucks: Tensor lows
bearings: Ninja abec 7
wheels:some 54mm blanks
Grip: Black Magic i got bored at the shop and cut a design in the grip and filled it in with white out...
working at a skate shop got slow sometimes..

[Galactic]

Damn you rotton kids! Stop skating in Union Square! *shakes walking stick* You whippersnappers!

^_-;

[King of Losses]

Deck: Cairo Foster Enjoi Panda Print
Trucks: Tensor lows
Wheels: Spitfire
Bearings: Luckys
Shoes: Nike SB Mids - the skate shoe of the year

I mostly skate by myself to keep in shape, and cause I enjoy it but I don't really take part in the skater lifestyle.

[dev1ant]

<3 Skateboarding. I can only do a fraction of the things I was able to do several years ago, but can't beat the thrill.

Anyways, my setup:

Deck: Generic 7.75 Blank w/ Black Magic grip tape (never really a fan of brand boards)
Wheels: Toy Machine monsters 54mm
Trucks: Independent regulars (I hate riding on lows)
Bearings: Bones Reds (fuck paying $40+ dollars on Black Bones Swiss bearings; pretty much exactly the same for 1/2 the price)
Risers: some blue Habitat
Hardware: generic phillips hardware (again, no need for brand hardware)
Shoes: Usually some regular Vans or Circas

360 flips and Laser flips > any flip trick

footage from one of my favorite skate videos:

Osiris: The Storm

Chad Fernandez: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Tdb_qXHFTB4&mode=related&search=
Tyrone Olson: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Oq9kTkpkhc4&mode=related&search=
Josh Kasper: http://youtube.com/watch?v=IvtgRSNJZqw

[AmbiguousCrosup]

Deck: 7.63" Zero
Trucks: Thunder
Bearings: Bones Swiss
Wheels: 53mm Bones
Shoes: Vans Trujillo 2's

I skate pools. That shit's so fucking fun.

[MagnetGenocide]

IMO kids should start skating again, it builds character and you get in shape. It's much better to go out and get in trouble than to stay on myspace all day long. *refreshes myspace to read new messages*

[sensui750]

Deck: zero 7.62 x 31.25 Jamie Thomas Life & Death.
Trucks: Independent
Bearings:Bones Swiss
wheels: pink spitfire
Shoes: vision nemesis

I'm on hiatus for like six months for breaking my toenail in half.

[maxx]

IMO kids should start skating again, it builds character and you get in shape. It's much better to go out and get in trouble than to stay on myspace all day long. *refreshes myspace to read new messages*

lol or helps you get into trouble..skateboarding can go both ways. Plus its kinda an expensive sport to support.

[Black Chanler]

Yeah I always forget that I hate skating during the summer because i am always sweating bullets. But a lot of skaters come from SoCal and shit, and it is a sport associated with the summer and hot weather. So what do yall niggas do to stay cool while yall skate?

[maxx]

Yeah I always forget that I hate skating during the summer because i am always sweating bullets. But a lot of skaters come from SoCal and shit, and it is a sport associated with the summer and hot weather. So what do yall niggas do to stay cool while yall skate?

i skate with no shirt on and hope to god i dont fall.

[MrBlank]

Usually i skate school hallways that have overhangs. they tend to provide shade and good bench areas to hit up. Also there is the whole skate with lighter clothes, shorts and nice alleys where the heat doesnt bunch up.

Also you gotta have gatorade or some sort of beverage. all this talk about skating makes me want to go skate.

[final_cut]

I dunno, he wasn't that famous back then, and I was 10. Not sure if anything exists on video, and if it does, it's probably not as well-known as the stuff he puts out nowadays.

This was at my local skate park (Mt. Trashmore in Virginia Beach Va.) in the heyday of Gator Rogowski.

back before he got arrested for murder.

Hey, do you remember a pro Named Barry Floyd? he's of my good friends and my girlfriend's uncle, actually. we used to skate all the time at Kona, I remember he did pretty well at a few trashmore contests back in the day. I remember hearing about that time people were saying gator raped a maid at the hotel, but he said 'its a misunderstanding' and they were working it out. wtf. dude was crazy near the end. (of his free life anyway)

Anyway, I ran/run a skate zine called "Alley-Oop!" that I put out when I feel like it, and I used to be the editor of 904Skate here in jacksonville. I mainly shoot photos and write editorial now, but I skate at least twice a week and with my kids about every other week.

[final_cut]

lol Cairo Foster... that guy ruined my carpet with some kool aid.

[Black Chanler]

IMO kids should start skating again, it builds character and you get in shape. It's much better to go out and get in trouble than to stay on myspace all day long. *refreshes myspace to read new messages*

Its probably the funnest form of excercise that dosent involve a ball IMO. Skating rewards patients more than anything else in the world though.:china:

[AzN_Skater]

Deck: Element
Trucks: Destructo
Bearings: Generic... can't remember what brand, actually.
Wheels: Element
Shoes: DC Shoes. My pair of Osiris' bit the dust this year, had to pick up the new pair. Can't remember the style, it's the desert camo looking ones, kinda look like the Kalis, but not.

Weather hasn't been cooperating with me the last couple weekends, so I haven't been out in a while. Sucks.

[starkilled]

Deck: blank black deck( I know some people like graphics but I really dont care for them, dont see a point once you tail/board slide. plus cheaper.

Trucks: Krux
Bearings: lucky
Wheels: Black label 53mm Econoline
Shoes: nikes

I usually skate during the winter, cuz summer in Cali is brutal.

[MagnetGenocide]

OH Yeah before I forget Element Decks < All Decks

[Taichi]

Hey, do you remember a pro Named Barry Floyd? he's of my good friends and my girlfriend's uncle, actually. we used to skate all the time at Kona, I remember he did pretty well at a few trashmore contests back in the day. I remember hearing about that time people were saying gator raped a maid at the hotel, but he said 'its a misunderstanding' and they were working it out. wtf. dude was crazy near the end. (of his free life anyway)

Anyway, I ran/run a skate zine called "Alley-Oop!" that I put out when I feel like it, and I used to be the editor of 904Skate here in jacksonville. I mainly shoot photos and write editorial now, but I skate at least twice a week and with my kids about every other week.

nah, I don't remember a lot of the big names from back then, the only reason I remember Bam was because his name was "Bam".

If I've EVER seen Gator skate, I didn't know who he was (though I used to watch skaters every weekend at Trashmore) at the time, and only really knew about who he was after he was arrested.

so it's not imprinted on my memory.

[MrBuster]

Deck: SkateCity Blank
Trucks: Venture
Bearings: Swiss Bones
Wheels: Boardeep 51mm
Shoes: Lakai "Koston"

[Shazay]

Deck: Think
Trucks: Ventures
Hardware: Shorties
Griptape: BlackMagic
Bearings: China Bones :D
Wheels: (don't remember -.-)
Shoes: Some random Circas or John Cardiel's Vans~

I've skated for about 5-6 years before stopping (full time work and full time school @.@). Just got a new setup and I plan on skating around the neighborhood again at least~ I remember back in the day when every trick I could do regular I could do switch (on the ground at least).

Keep on the lookout for Shaun Gregoire (Birdhouse AM). I used to skate with this (http://youtube.com/watch?v=RFn3qjdB_WA) guy.

[BBQ]

I have some shitty complete bought at a crappy record/skate/smoke shop. It probably is a sporting goods complete and so the store bought it, threw in a sticker pack and got a sucker like me to buy it as a legit skateboard. The deck has no pop what so ever, but I mostly skate the local micro pipe anyway that is if I am skating at all and not on my bmx. My bmx on the other hand, that's custom built by me.

Speaking of John Cardiel his part part in Sight Unseen is one of my favorite parts(besides the earlier Toy Machine videos) Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY5HizxelXc

[Taichi]

I miss my first board.

it was a Nash Tuff Top, oldschool fishtail type.

they go for $100 on ebay now......though, I might one day just buy one, and repaint it to the colorscheme I had as a kid.

[seantree]

Deck: Girl
Trucks: Ventures
Hardware: Shorties
Griptape: BlackMagic
Bearings: crap ones
Wheels: don't recall. all marking are worn off.
Shoes: Lakai Koston model.

I'm kind of a Girl whore. Always loved Koston , Carroll and Howard, so it's usually all I buy. sad thing is, my car was just ganked and my fucking board was inside it. oh well , needed new trucks and wheels anyway. How long you guys been riding? sounds like we have some old heads on here. I don't do/try nearly the amount of stuff I used to, but can still get down with most of the youngsters around here. Lol, I remember Frankie Hill being my hero after doin those gaps in the old powell vids. Then being pissed off when Markovich one upped him by BS 180'ing the same gap in another vid that same summer. damn, the good ol' days. wonder what HIll does these days. BTW, didn't that Gator shit happen in Ocean City, MD, or was that just a local rumor?

[final_cut]

anyone going to tampa pro next year?

[ShinAkumax]

Deck - Sector 9 Surf Camp - Store Bought - Man Board

I skate, all the time. I've been doing it for about a month and I've lost 15 pounds without trying. Long Boards for life, small boards make you look like a kid. Not cool with the chicks my age. I'm a man, I'm a big man, I need a big board. Long Boards or bust.

[MrBlank]

I'm kind of a Girl whore. Always loved Koston , Carroll and Howard, so it's usually all I buy. sad thing is, my car was just ganked and my fucking board was inside it. oh well , needed new trucks and wheels anyway. How long you guys been riding? sounds like we have some old heads on here. I don't do/try nearly the amount of stuff I used to, but can still get down with most of the youngsters around here. Lol, I remember Frankie Hill being my hero after doin those gaps in the old powell vids. Then being pissed off when Markovich one upped him by BS 180'ing the same gap in another vid that same summer. damn, the good ol' days. wonder what HIll does these days. BTW, didn't that Gator shit happen in Ocean City, MD, or was that just a local rumor?

Yeah im actually a big fan of girl boards myself. i only skate 4 types of decks, Girl, Chocolate, Element Featherlights and Enjoi. Im a big fan of Mark Johnson who ive seen skating around with jerry hsu in my Area.

[Shazay]

I miss my first board.

it was a Nash Tuff Top, oldschool fishtail type.

they go for $100 on ebay now......though, I might one day just buy one, and repaint it to the colorscheme I had as a kid.

Lol, my first board was a Nash also~

If you're on a Nash board: rocks > you.

And Sight Unseen is one of the best skate videos ever.

[ShinAkumax]

I'm still on first board. I'm gangsta like that.

http://www.universitysurfandskate.com/catalog/images/sect%20surfcamp.jpg

[Darkside3024]

OH Yeah before I forget Element Decks < All Decks

Whats wrong with Element decks? I was planning on gettin one when my money is right.

[BBQ]

^yeah I always thought their feather light cores in their decks made them very good boards as they had great pop.

[Black Chanler]

I assumed everyone did a little bit of skating today....or at least played tony hawk 2 or something lol

[maxx]

I assumed everyone did a little bit of skating today....or at least played tony hawk 2 or something lol

is today the anniversary of tony hawk pro skater or sumtin cause this is the second time i've seen it mentioned today.

[dev1ant]

I had to fucking work...no skateboarding on my behalf =(

Not even a damn kickflip

[Black Chanler]

is today the anniversary of tony hawk pro skater or sumtin cause this is the second time i've seen it mentioned today.


Thursday was national skateboarding, (I think its still thursday on the west coast). I just mentioned THPS2 cause its the best alternative to not skating haha.

I did a little bit today, I had work. I did enough to say I celebrated the day.

[10x]

Everybody should see Baker 3...shit is madness.

As for my board, I dunno...some shit? Other deck snapped and I've been skating this old ass Birdhouse deck. Shit is a tank, like 8 inches wide...miss my American Monster deck so much. It had such a great shape and concave.

[Silentness!]

first time I saw Bam Margera skate he had bitch tits.



snot literally came out my nose. :rofl:
_______
Any of you skateboarders snowboard or would like to?

[J4YX2]

Thursday was national skateboarding, (I think its still thursday on the west coast). I just mentioned THPS2 cause its the best alternative to not skating haha.

I did a little bit today, I had work. I did enough to say I celebrated the day.

Yea national go skateboarding day is every June 21st since its the first day of summer.

I skated to work and back today(its still Thursday in Cali) it was good times. It was blazing outside though, too hot for my taste.

[AmbiguousCrosup]

Best Skate video parts?
Jerry Hsu in Man Down
Pretty much all of Zero's Thrill of it All
All of Sorry and all of the Es video that had Koston in it.
Baker Bootleg

I hella thought The End was way way overhyped.

[maxx]

p-rod is my favorite skater and needs a serious haircut..that is all.

[-=KOH=-]

Anyone remember chomp on this, best skate video ever made, period.
Haven't skated seriously in like 4 years, I wish I could do it more, maybe when I go to college somewhere.
Been skating since I was 13 I'm 21 now.

Alien Workshop :forever and always
Destructo trucks
Autobahn wheels
Ninjas
shop hardware

[EmericaRR]

deck: blanks (girl or zero when I can afford them)
trucks: krux
wheels: blanks 51MM or 50MM nothing bigger. Nothing smaller.
bearings: bone reds

Been skating since I was 13. 18 Now. Still going strong. Still having fun. So overjoyed to click on the topic and the first video I see is John Cardiel part. Amazing skater. Legendary part.

I got two favorite skaters who I really look up to their attitude. First being Tom Penny. Amazing skateboarder. Most graceful flip tricks ever. Best FS Flip both regular and switch. Completely lazy style. He is so good but the entire time it looks as if he is just messing around as if he doesn't care that he even there or something.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yQK2wgAwas

Second being Jeremy Wray. Very powerful style yet still very technical. Huge pops on everything and yet still buttery smooth. Guy has been beasting for years and still remains one of the best street skaters. Check out his part from second hand smoke.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7tD0ze9wVVA

Way before it's time and still holds its ground today against newer parts.

[MrBuster]

I finally got down fake FS salads and fakie FS tailslides....... I'm a happy camper today. :smokin:

[Taichi]

Lol, my first board was a Nash also~

If you're on a Nash board: rocks > you.

And Sight Unseen is one of the best skate videos ever.

Oh, I wouldn't ride it......if I'm paying $100 for a vintage board, that puppy will hang on the wall until I die.

which is why I gotta have one in decent condition.

[Ryudo]

This was my old setup. I haven't skated since High School.

Deck: Birdhouse
Trucks: Thunder
Bearings: Black Panther
Wheels: Spitfire
Shoes: Vans

[MrBlank]

For those of you not familiar with Marc Johnson.
He a really smooth skater, he always looks like he having a good time and he can get clean tech tricks in too which makes him one of my favorites.

in modus operandi he pretty much kills in the video everything. I also heard hes getting a 21 minute spot in the Lakai Video which is probably big stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv_AitYPjtc

peep that vid folks it will be worth your 5 minutes.

[AmbiguousCrosup]

/\ Enjoi head. Have you seen Man Down? It's fucking Bad-Ass.
EDIT: Dammit Emerica. Thanks for reminding me that Hubba's Hideout and EMB are way past dead.

[dev1ant]

Rodney Torres is one of the most underrated skaters. He never gets any significant exposure but he's fucking good.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4Ulc4k5sO9U
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BV5DCo7XERs

Tyrone Olson is also nasty

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ah_cFO1zick

Jamie Thomas was almost ahead of his time in the mid 90s

http://youtube.com/watch?v=62vRCZVXPQA

[EmericaRR]

Jamie Thomas' part from Welcome to Hell is still the part I watch to get me hyped to throw myself down some shit. The opening runs is easily one of my favorites. So good. Just looks as if it is a a part of his every day thing or something. Just cruising down the street. It's runs like that is what makes a good part imo. Not some *insert grind*, 360flip, *insert grind* then it's over. Some people can make it look good but a lot of times it just looks like filler.

[seantree]

any idea when Lakai fully flared is out? Hope it's soon takin forever. btw, you see the lakai site lately? too funny

[MagnetiX]

When I skated years ago, I had these ->

Deck: Blind
Trucks: Independent
Bearings: Reds
Wheels: Blind
Shoes: Ghetto Vans that stuck with me for over 3 years, only ripping at the front...but nothing that pink glue couldn't fix, rofl.

Man, I remember the days of skate boarding...those were some fun ass times. From the time I learned to ollie to the time I sprained my ankle trying to ollie over another skateboard...ah, the good times.

[Black Chanler]

I learned ollie the first day I skated...then it took me over a year to learn how to kickflip lol. That day I learned how to kickflip was better than any sex I ever had.

[MagnetiX]

I learned ollie the first day I skated...then it took me over a year to learn how to kickflip lol. That day I learned how to kickflip was better than any sex I ever had.

Yeah, it took me way more than a year to kickflip...and even then I could do it maybe 1 out of every 50 tries. I learned how to Sex Change before I learned to kickflip :xeye:

[Darkside3024]

I'm still learning how to kickflip.............

[dev1ant]

It took me a good week to learn how to kickflip. I just learned to STOMP on the board when the board flipped to the grip tape side of the board. Heel flips, is another story, it took me seriously almost a year to get those shits down for some reason. It took me like 3 months just to get the board to flip all the way. Something about kicking with my heel part of my feet was just something my brain would not tell my feet to do correctly. I would kick it and the board would just fly like 5 feet in front of me. I got down my 360 flips before I could even put one foot on a heel flip.

I never really liked grinding rails, well, for the most part, ROUNDED rails. I find it very difficult to just grind on one for no more than a quarter of a second before I start losing my balance or already bailing out of the board. I like my rails flat and squared....that or random ledges.

Oh and like Josh Kasper, I was always a HUGE fan of ollieing off big ass shit (ledges, stairs, etc.)

[MrBuster]

^^^ When you hit rails all you got to do is just relax and do go stiff legged because you will over correct and bail the trick. I know it may soind dumb, but you have to somewhat chill on the rail to hold the trick down.

Jeremy Rogers FTMFW.

[Black Chanler]

Yeah, it took me way more than a year to kickflip...and even then I could do it maybe 1 out of every 50 tries. I learned how to Sex Change before I learned to kickflip :xeye:

nothing will beat me trying to learn how to pop-shuvit and ended up doing an impossible:lame:

[MagnetiX]

nothing will beat me trying to learn how to pop-shuvit and ended up doing an impossible:lame:

lol...wow. I never learned to Shove it or Pop Shove it...not because I didn't try, but because the skaters I hung around with said Shove its were stupid as hell to do and wasn't a real trick, so I never bothered.

Also, if you want to learn how to kickflip, just go on the grass and try...it actually works, lol.
I remember trying to kickflip and I was so scared, half the time I would spread my legs instead of landing on the board just because I thought I was gonna end up falling...but then I tried it on the grass and it gradually got better...lol, those were some fun times.

[-=KOH=-]

nothing will beat me trying to learn how to pop-shuvit and ended up doing an impossible:lame:

I don't know about you but impossibles are easy as fuck, wonder where the name comes from.

The trick that took me the longest to learn was a pressure flip. :rolleyes:

Hah, anyone remember disco flips.

[MrBlank]

shove its are actually good to learn because they teach you board control which helps when practicing big spins and stuff.

i loved to do really high shove its and at one point at my peak skating period i was able to do high pop shove its then right when i hit the peak height i could toe tap the center of it into a quick flip on the way down.

[MagnetiX]

shove its are actually good to learn because they teach you board control which helps when practicing big spins and stuff.

i loved to do really high shove its and at one point at my peak skating period i was able to do high pop shove its then right when i hit the peak height i could toe tap the center of it into a quick flip on the way down.

I tried to learn how to shove it about 2 years into skating and could never get it down.
I was much more of a grinder though. I loved doing 50-50s and 5-0s near the apartment I used to live at...damn, that street got fucked up, rofl.
The only thing I couldn't do was board slide a circular rail :crybaby:
I would somehow put too much weight on one side and pwn myself.

I wish I still skated - I weighed like, 130, when I was still skating. Then after about 2 years of not skating, I went up to 180 :xeye:
Skating was a great way to keep in shape, but getting hurt sucked ass...lol.

[final_cut]

nothing will beat me trying to learn how to pop-shuvit and ended up doing an impossible:lame:

Thats kind of a big difference isn't it?

Impossibles used to be damn near impossible when they were first popular, cause of those big ass boards and crap.

[EmericaRR]

The way I learned kickflips, my main problem was I could never get the front foot back on to the board. Later I found out this was because I was flicking down and not out, so I got a blank deck with no trucks and just practiced on that. I would try to flick and just flip the board half way over and land on it with both feet. Once I got that down took it to a real board and landed it in a few tries. Still can't get them to look the way I want them, but I got them every try.

[seantree]

now learn front foot impossibles. kids around here had never seen one until i popped one at the new park they just built. too funny. they may learn their tech shit, but seeing them tryin to melon over a can is too good. oh well different generations. just glad that old shit is a part of most pro's trick set these days. It seemed to disappear for a long while there.

[MrBuster]

^^^ Damn if you can knock down front foot impossibles, you should try adding the forward flip to your arsenal. You definitely see a few heads go:wow:.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=RlRuAPWurgk

[Hoonyo]

i have a question

i push with my front foot (left) instead of my back foot (right). is there a specific skateboarding term for this or is it just retardation?

[Darkside3024]

i have a question

i push with my front foot (left) instead of my back foot (right). is there a specific skateboarding term for this or is it just retardation?

It's called Mongo Footed.

[Hoonyo]

It's called Mongo Footed.thanks man. i thought it was called mongrel foot for a really long time. it drove me nuts when i googled mongrel foot and came up empty.

[MrBuster]

LoL.... I see a lot of people with that problem lately. ( I call it a problem because it really fucks up the direction you want to skate in IMHO.) But if you try to push the right way for a week you'll be all good to go.

[FLipFloP]

Deck: Chocolate Marc Johnson Edition @ 7.81
Trucks: Independant
Bearings: Lucky Abec 7s
Wheels: White 53 Autobahns
Shoes: P-Rod 2's or my Suede Dunk Classic SBS



Skating Mongo footed is really bad form, but if you've been skating for a while like that, I'm amazed.

[Black Chanler]

Im thinking about getting some new skate shoes since the eires are officially fucked up. Since Ive been on NikeSB's dick for a good year would anyone give me a quick review of the Zoom Tre's?

[TheSix]

Skateboarding use to be my life back in 01-03. Tournaments started creeping up and before I knew it, I hadn't set foot on a board in years.

But now that I got a job, and more importantly - a car, I 've thinking about getting back into it again. I was decent enough, and one of the few vert skaters out here at the time.

Thing is, im too lazy to relearn. I'm sure I can still ollie(which was a journey in itself learning...I'll be damned if I ever forget)...but everything else :sad:

[final_cut]

I did a short interview with ray barbee and mike peterson at kona's 30th anniversary party over the weekend. I'm gonna post it up as soon as the paper is printed. (they won't let me show it sooner).

[maxx]

I did a short interview with ray barbee and mike peterson at kona's 30th anniversary party over the weekend. I'm gonna post it up as soon as the paper is printed. (they won't let me show it sooner).

wut do u do for a job?

[final_cut]

I do many things, but I write for a local entertainment paper. I'm also a local to the park so it was pretty easy for me to get into all of this. Ray Barbee is so awesome though, I couldn't believe I was actually talking to him.

[VI The Sixth]

I skated mongo for almost 7 years.. Bad thing was that I had less time to set up for a trick (anything off tables or small ledges with no space were hard for me), but I did have a lot more control of the board when pushing.

Ah.. the skating years. I told myself I'd never quit. Well, until I get a car :rofl:

[final_cut]

Here are some things I wrote about Kona Skatepark's 30 anniversary along with some photos I took. This is the oldest privately owned park in the world. I grew up skating here.

Links:
(PDF) Kona Article starts on page 12
http://www.eujacksonville.com/eu_7-12-07.pdf

Website:

http://www.eujacksonville.com/
http://www.eujacksonville.com/pages/07-12-07/kona.htm

[Black Chanler]

Here are some things I wrote about Kona Skatepark's 30 anniversary along with some photos I took. This is the oldest privately owned park in the world. I grew up skating here.

Links:
(PDF) Kona Article starts on page 12
http://www.eujacksonville.com/eu_7-12-07.pdf

Website:

http://www.eujacksonville.com/
http://www.eujacksonville.com/pages/07-12-07/kona.htm

good shit:tup:

[Damacy]

Deck: Loaded Bamboo Pintail (Flex 3)
Trucks: Paris something something.
Bearings: ??
Wheels: 70mm retro zig-zags (Switching to 80-something gumballs soon.)
Shoes: Heavy ass Lugz.
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A loved one passed away recently, and I got this on a whim. It turned out to be one of the very few things that help. Since my random forum lurking was a factor in getting it, I just wanna say thanks to Srk.

[ssjbrydon]

how hard is to learn to skate if you never skated in your life? well except maybe falling on your ass a few times as a kid.

i'm pretty athletic and ive been thinking about trying it out. i have a few cousins who skate but they suck.

[Biolink]

How much will it cost me to get started?

Board,trucks,wheels,misc. tools,SB tape,and probably some Nike SB shoes?

[maxx]

How much will it cost me to get started?

Board,trucks,wheels,misc. tools,SB tape,and probably some Nike SB shoes?

lol them nike sb's will push u over to 180 ish lol.....i got a free deck...blank from a friend who used to be sponsored and had them lieing around. so i went to eastern boarder to get them to hook me up...came out to be sumtin like 60-80 for them to put it all together.

[noober]

How much will it cost me to get started?

Board,trucks,wheels,misc. tools,SB tape,and probably some Nike SB shoes?

you can get a decent complete for like 80 go to activemailorder.com

sbs seem to be more than regular dunks. maybe like 70

[noober]

how hard is to learn to skate if you never skated in your life? well except maybe falling on your ass a few times as a kid.

i'm pretty athletic and ive been thinking about trying it out. i have a few cousins who skate but they suck.

lol theres alot of people that are athletic but suck ass at sucking. i dunno just take it slow watch vids, slo mo them.

i would say the best way to get good quick is to skate with people better than you or skate your local skate park.

please tell me your skating cause you really want to not cause its the cool trendy thing to do now.

i kinda stoped skating for a while, but i remember people use to hate on me so hard for skating and being black. but i keep doing i caused i loved it so much.

[Biolink]

Are Skate boarding shoes a necessity?

ANYTHING better than Vans


please tell me your skating cause you really want to not cause its the cool trendy thing to do now.

i kinda stoped skating for a while, but i remember people use to hate on me so hard for skating and being black. but i keep doing i caused i loved it so much.

I don't think Skate boarding has reached that kind of mainstream level yet.Maybe some of the fashions though.

Who used to hate on you?Other Black people?

[noober]

well adidas or pumas are good.
you get the idea. they gotta have some grip thou.

[maxx]

you can get a decent complete for like 80 go to activemailorder.com

sbs seem to be more than regular dunks. maybe like 70

sb's can range from 70-100ish...paul rodriguez sneaks are in the hundred range. but low hundred.

[Biolink]

well adidas or pumas are good.
you get the idea. they gotta have some grip thou.

Ah,I see.

At those prices,maybe Vans aren't that bad I suppose.Just purely as Skate Boarding shoes though,and not torn to shreds,dirty,emo shoes.

[noober]

lol theres alot of people that are athletic but suck ass at sucking. i dunno just take it slow watch vids, slo mo them.

i would say the best way to get good quick is to skate with people better than you or skate your local skate park.

please tell me your skating cause you really want to not cause its the cool trendy thing to do now.

i kinda stoped skating for a while, but i remember people use to hate on me so hard for skating and being black. but i keep doing i caused i loved it so much.

hope i didnt come off as a dick.

yeah biolink black people did

well they would just give me that look. my friends in school were cool with it. but now its like lot of people started skateboarding and posing and shit. throwing up star track signs trying to be like pharell and just riding around not even trying to do tricks.

like the city i grew up in theres alot more people started skating like this year. (i moved)

[noober]

Ah,I see.

At those prices,maybe Vans aren't that bad I suppose.Just purely as Skate Boarding shoes though,and not torn to shreds,dirty,emo shoes.

vans are cool if your just starting. if your talking about slip ons or these <img src=http://caliroots.com/data/campaign/20075320141647622308.jpg>
they will rip really easy.

[maxx]

wait people take pharrell seriously?! lol...i dont live in an area where people skate cuz of tv. all the skaters i see have been skating cuz of the love. i dont think anything lupe or star trak has done pushed people to skate in mass...that ive seen.

[noober]

wait people take pharrell seriously?! lol...i dont live in an area where people skate cuz of tv. all the skaters i see have been skating cuz of the love. i dont think anything lupe or star trak has done pushed people to skate in mass...that ive seen.

thats exactly what im getting, every one started skating cause of t.v.
where i went to school every one is a trend whore. people that wearing tall tees and af ones now wear slim ass shirts and vans.

i mean i wore tall tees af ones and vans too, but i change it up alot thou.

[maxx]

thats exactly what im getting, every one started skating cause of t.v.
where i went to school every one is a trend whore. people that wearing tall tees and af ones now wear slim ass shirts and vans.

i mean i wore tall tees af ones and vans too, but i change it up alot thou.

you on the west coast?

[noober]

yeah so cal.

[maxx]

yeah so cal.

figured as much. west got that hyphy shit which seems to have latched onto the skateculture and tried to create that skater rap genre. no ones into hyphy on the east so we dont have people whoring it up on skating due to the media stuff.

[Biolink]

hope i didnt come off as a dick.

yeah biolink black people did

well they would just give me that look. my friends in school were cool with it. but now its like lot of people started skateboarding and posing and shit. throwing up star track signs trying to be like pharell and just riding around not even trying to do tricks.

like the city i grew up in theres alot more people started skating like this year. (i moved)

That's fucked up.It's taboo to do anything against the norm.And lol at people throwing up the Trekie signs


vans are cool if your just starting. if your talking about slip ons or these <img src=http://caliroots.com/data/campaign/20075320141647622308.jpg>
they will rip really easy.

Those actually look pretty nice.In a black color they would be perfect


wait people take pharrell seriously?! lol...i dont live in an area where people skate cuz of tv. all the skaters i see have been skating cuz of the love. i dont think anything lupe or star trak has done pushed people to skate in mass...that ive seen.

People believe anything in music if what I have found out.
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Anyway,I think it might be kind of hard to Skate here in Chicago.I assume both of you guys grew up in warmer climates.

I've always tried,but it's hard to skateboard on fucked up sidewalks and the like.I need to find me a good skate park

[Black Chanler]

Whoa cool, the skate thread got revived.

Thats funny because I haven't skated since Halloween (where I lost a bearing). I should have spent my Christmas money on new equipment but fuck it lol.

[maxx]

That's fucked up.It's taboo to do anything against the norm.And lol at people throwing up the Trekie signs



Those actually look pretty nice.In a black color they would be perfect



People believe anything in music if what I have found out.
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Anyway,I think it might be kind of hard to Skate here in Chicago.I assume both of you guys grew up in warmer climates.

I've always tried,but it's hard to skateboard on fucked up sidewalks and the like.I need to find me a good skate park

lol i'm massachusetts when winter hits i switch boards....im snowboarding now....til spring rolls around again. lol i'm the black shawn white haha.

[AzN_Skater]

lol i'm massachusetts when winter hits i switch boards....im snowboarding now....til spring rolls around again. lol i'm the black shawn white haha.

With you on this one. I live way up north and it the dead of winter up here. I'm on the snowboard train nowadays until the weather clears up.

[Biolink]

lol i'm massachusetts when winter hits i switch boards....im snowboarding now....til spring rolls around again. lol i'm the black shawn white haha.

Snowboarding :looney:

Is it easier or harder?

[maxx]

Snowboarding :looney:

Is it easier or harder?

ya know...their is a bit of a transition period. i would say alot harder....because your locked into the board. Your using alot of different muscles than a skateboard. you use more thigh muscle but on a skateboard its more ankle muscle. harder to turn cause its almost like using your lead foot and even though its locked it...u move it to move the board.

skateboarding, in just a riding sense is alot easier. but i think tricks would be easier on a snowboard since u use speed and gravity for your advantage.

i'm a bit weird cause i ride goofy and regular and i constantly switch when im snowboarding. like i do a lil dogtown style snowboarding when i will lean low into turns and use my hand to slow me down and switch sides. lol.

[Biolink]

Snowboarding looks alot smoother though.Most of the time from what I saw it is just downhill stuff,so all you are doing is turning when you have to,compared to skateboarding where you have a thousand different obstacles(seemingly).

Anyway,how learn would it take me to learn the Skate Board?Are Ollies hard to do

[maxx]

Snowboarding looks alot smoother though.Most of the time from what I saw it is just downhill stuff,so all you are doing is turning when you have to,compared to skateboarding where you have a thousand different obstacles(seemingly)

turning is different but will be an easier transition than say someone who never skateboarded before. also you will already know your a goofy or regular because of your stance on a skateboard. stopping is completly different. that will feel alien at first. crashing is about the same...though i think it might be more dangerous on a snowboard due to it being attatched to your ankles. i though i broke my butt last friday when i crashed lol. ollies are easy.

wuts also different....alot more people on basic mountains. like because its sooo fucking mainstream everyone does snowboarding...its whored out to the max. old moms and lil kids snowboard. so you gotta deal wit them plus skiers who already hate us.



snowboarding is alot smoother due to the surface but when u crash...it fucking hurts. this would be on smaller mountains wit more compact snow for smoothness...bigger mountains have bigger fluffier snow..but im not at that level to be fucking wit black diamond stuff.

[orochizoolander]

Oh shit i completely missed this thread i didn't know SRK had skaters:tup:

deck: element signed by donney barley:rockin:
truck: venture
bearings: wtf? i dunno lol
wheels: alien workshop
shoes: black etnies, white uptowns, random nikes


Never been snowboarding but always wanted to though i heard lots of stories bout tree collisions:wasted:

[Black Chanler]

Snowboarding is just too expensive for me

[maxx]

Snowboarding is just too expensive for me

haha co-sign!

but the boards seem more sturdier thank a skateboard. but damn...

lift pass for a season= 400 and up

boards= 200 and up

good helmet=60-80

jacket= 60-80

pants= 30-60


it is expensive...but your board is more likely going to survive the season....a skateboard doesnt have the exact same gurentee.

[Black Chanler]

Anyway,how learn would it take me to learn the Skate Board?Are Ollies hard to do

It'll take a day or two to maneuver correctly on the skateboard. I encourage you to fall because it'll get rid of the fear early.

All tricks depend on how determined you are to learn them shits. It took no more than a week for me to pop good ollies, but it took me about a year to kickflip because I just didn't think I could do it. I know cases where it took forever for someone to learn how to ollie but the kickflip was natural.

Another thing that took me forever to realize is skating is more than ollies kickflips and grinds. Learn some shoveits and boneless and other quircky moves, they give you style.

[Biolink]

turning is different but will be an easier transition than say someone who never skateboarded before. also you will already know your a goofy or regular because of your stance on a skateboard. stopping is completly different. that will feel alien at first. crashing is about the same...though i think it might be more dangerous on a snowboard due to it being attatched to your ankles. i though i broke my butt last friday when i crashed lol. ollies are easy.

wuts also different....alot more people on basic mountains. like because its sooo fucking mainstream everyone does snowboarding...its whored out to the max. old moms and lil kids snowboard. so you gotta deal wit them plus skiers who already hate us.



snowboarding is alot smoother due to the surface but when u crash...it fucking hurts. this would be on smaller mountains wit more compact snow for smoothness...bigger mountains have bigger fluffier snow..but im not at that level to be fucking wit black diamond stuff.

Yuck.Milfs brining their brats out :arazz:

But Snowboarding does look fun.I really want to try it out


It'll take a day or two to maneuver correctly on the skateboard. I encourage you to fall because it'll get rid of the fear early.

All tricks depend on how determined you are to learn them shits. It took no more than a week for me to pop good ollies, but it took me about a year to kickflip because I just didn't think I could do it. I know cases where it took forever for someone to learn how to ollie but the kickflip was natural.

Another thing that took me forever to realize is skating is more than ollies kickflips and grinds. Learn some shoveits and boneless and other quircky moves, they give you style.

I see.Thanks for the tips.

How did you pick up NOllies and Manuals?

[final_cut]

Damn, I forgot too.
Check this out, a homie of mine is gonna have this video out soon- it's called Minority Report 1.5, features all minority skaters.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OjA8qBOxTA&feature=related

[Black Chanler]

Yuck.Milfs brining their brats out :arazz:

But Snowboarding does look fun.I really want to try it out



I see.Thanks for the tips.

How did you pick up NOllies and Manuals?

Nollies you can pick up on your own, just make sure you aren't doing fakies (which is a regular ollie but your skateboard is going backwards). Someone had to tell me how to do correct manuals and even then they required mad practice.

[Biolink]

That was a cool ass video.My favorite part was when he jumps on the platform on does a Nose manual.Those grinds were pretty sick too.

BTW,has anyone here learned how to grind?Frontside and Back?That shit looks difficult

[final_cut]

That was a cool ass video.My favorite part was when he jumps on the platform on does a Nose manual.Those grinds were pretty sick too.

BTW,has anyone here learned how to grind?Frontside and Back?That shit looks difficult

I can frontside air ok, but not grind. when I get both trucks on the coping in frontside posistion, I'm fucked, like I'm gonna fall down the ramp. On ledges and street stuff, though, I can ONLY grind frontside. Well, except for k grinds, but those don't really count anymore.

Speaking of ramps, if you learn how to ride on small mellow mini ramps, working your way from the bottom, learning how to pump transition, turn, and whatnot, it'll make learning to control your board on street surfaces a lot easier.

[Biolink]

Ah I see.

So,about the world of Skate boarding,who's the man to beat

[maxx]

Ah I see.

So,about the world of Skate boarding,who's the man to beat

legends never die...they just get more gold chains...i'm looking at you chad muska.

[Biolink]

So Chad Muska is the best?

[PozerWolf]

damn... everytime I jump on a board, it kind of makes me wanna go back to skateboarding.

Hmmmmmmmm...

[maxx]

So Chad Muska is the best?

if you mean by best...as in the most gold chains and...jesus i cant believe i'm saying this...bling then ya.

its hard to define 1 person as the man to beat. their are so many young and old skaters who bring the heat. the terrain hasnt really changed that rediculously. i mean we got some new up and comers in shawn white,p-rod and ryan scheckler and then you got the usual cats...bob burnquist,Pierre Luc Gagnon, i dunno too much about underground skateboarding. but know about the more mainstream xgames type people.

[Biolink]

Bob Burnquist...

That's too OG for me.I remember hearing his name in the 90's,right around the Tony Hawk explosion...

Anyway,I watched some P-Rod vids,and I like his style

[Black Chanler]

Rodney Mullen is like Micheal Jordan to me, you can see how someone can say someone else is better but you just don't believe it.

[maxx]

Rodney Mullen is like Micheal Jordan to me, you can see how someone can say someone else is better but you just don't believe it.

ya know i still think tony is the mj of skateboarding. he's the face of the sport, this all around good guy and ambassador to skateboarding. now rodney...rodney is the fucking street ball of the sport. he innovates and breaks all the known rules like they just never applied to him. thinks outside the fucking box on such a rediculous level.

[final_cut]

Lol, Burnquist being OG! wow, I feel old. I remember telling my dad that I thought stacey peralty was kind of old school to have a video part in Future Primitive. He told me I needed to get some perspective. Haha.

Muska has mellowed out a bunch. He doesn't rock that crazy ghetto kit so much anymore, but the motherfucker has always been able to SKATE.

Personally, I'd say the man to beat, style and trick wise would be Tom Penny. Hands down. As far as contests are concerned, I don't really know, I mean probably Bucky Lasek on vert, or like Mike Peterson / Eric Koston on a street course? I dunno, the only contests I ever really pay any attention to are Tampa Pro/Tampa Am, and maybe the Munster contest in Germany, those contests always tend to weed out the kooks.

[maxx]

Lol, Burnquist being OG! wow, I feel old. I remember telling my dad that I thought stacey peralty was kind of old school to have a video part in Future Primitive. He told me I needed to get some perspective. Haha.

Muska has mellowed out a bunch. He doesn't rock that crazy ghetto kit so much anymore, but the motherfucker has always been able to SKATE.

Personally, I'd say the man to beat, style and trick wise would be Tom Penny. Hands down. As far as contests are concerned, I don't really know, I mean probably Bucky Lasek on vert, or like Mike Peterson / Eric Koston on a street course? I dunno, the only contests I ever really pay any attention to are Tampa Pro/Tampa Am, and maybe the Munster contest in Germany, those contests always tend to weed out the kooks.

haha thats dope u and ur dad talk skate shop and its like a retarded age gap situation.

[Biolink]

When did Mr.Hawk become unimportant?

[maxx]

When did Mr.Hawk become unimportant?

he hasn't he's still really the face of the mainstream aspect of the sport. but he's died down in his old age....isnt as active as he used to be...he's really just trying to help the younger cats get their shine. like in the shawn white "white album" he's pretty much there to hype up shawn white as this double trouble kid who can skate just as well as snowboard. he occasionally pops up to do x games commentary or promote the new tony hawk game. got dat tony?

[final_cut]

Rodney Mullen is like Micheal Jordan to me, you can see how someone can say someone else is better but you just don't believe it.

Yeah, man, Tony Hawk is more like the fuckin' Jeff Hornacek of skateboarding. Sure, he's makin' some money, but god, sometimes he looks a fucking kook. I dunno. Maybe MJ is an accurate comparison... I mean he is right there on the box of Bagel Bites at the store, is featured in like 10 videogames or something, he appears in commercials for everything from breakfast cereal to deodorant...

The difference is how the people who are into skateboarding look at him. Talking about his style. I mean you can call Tony Hawk a sellout or whatever, but here are some key points.
1. The 900. One of what, two people that have ever done it? 3 if you count D. Way?
2. Do you call Shaq a sellout for appearing in Radioshack commercials? Ok bad example. Do you call Lance Armstrong a sellout for being in a USPS commercial?

[Biolink]

he hasn't he's still really the face of the mainstream aspect of the sport. but he's died down in his old age....isnt as active as he used to be...he's really just trying to help the younger cats get their shine. like in the shawn white "white album" he's pretty much there to hype up shawn white as this double trouble kid who can skate just as well as snowboard. he occasionally pops up to do x games commentary or promote the new tony hawk game. got dat tony?

So basically he's a glorified hype man now :rofl:

Oh well,he's made his money and stuff I guess.

And what is a kook?That sounds like a deragotary statement

[Black Chanler]

I was comparing Mullen to how people see Jordan skill wise, I should have typed it better.

[maxx]

Yeah, man, Tony Hawk is more like the fuckin' Jeff Hornacek of skateboarding. Sure, he's makin' some money, but god, sometimes he looks a fucking kook. I dunno. Maybe MJ is an accurate comparison... I mean he is right there on the box of Bagel Bites at the store, is featured in like 10 videogames or something, he appears in commercials for everything from breakfast cereal to deodorant...

The difference is how the people who are into skateboarding look at him. Talking about his style. I mean you can call Tony Hawk a sellout or whatever, but here are some key points.
1. The 900. One of what, two people that have ever done it? 3 if you count D. Way?
2. Do you call Shaq a sellout for appearing in Radioshack commercials? Ok bad example. Do you call Lance Armstrong a sellout for being in a USPS commercial?

haha them fools got bills to pay. he's got a family...i dont consider him a sellout when he didnt sellout his initial reasons for becoming a boarder. sellingout to me, means you had this totally different mentality when u started and exchange it for money. but this can easily be confused with just growing up and having more responsibilities.

Biolink: kook=bum

Black Chanler: thought u meant image wise not skill wise....well i sorta got the impression. but really mj changed the image of the sport but not exactly on the style it was played...that more belongs to guys who came to the nba playing from the streets like kobe,vince carter,and allen iverson. so my streetball analogy still stays. mj changed how people viewed the sport and was a rebel but didnt play the actual mechanics of the game beyond more dunks.

[final_cut]

Yeah, Tony Hawk really did change the way skateboarding was going, in a major way. He basically invented the vert ollie. Well, actually it was Allen Gelfand who did it, but TH would ollie into every single trick he did cuz he was a small guy, he couldn't get enough speed to pump his way into high airs like the bigger dudes in that time. He got fucked with hard, but now you don't even see people doing airs without ollies unless they are in a pool or something.

Tony Hawk changed vert, Mullen changed street skating, so yeah, either one is good.

Rodney Mullen was actually the first pro I ever saw in person, I remember making fun of his socks. I remember my brother was like " I didn't come to watch some goofy kid do a dance, lets go skate!" We had never even seen anyone freestyle skate before.

Edit: Dammit, I sound like a freakin' almanac. I really should be working right now.

[maxx]

fuck you snow..i wanna go skateboarding..and fuck you impending snow..and fuck this snow on my screen.

[Biolink]

Tony Hawk is 6'3

Is that small:confused:

Did he have a growth spurt like prior to him being messed with?

[final_cut]

Tony Hawk is 6'3

Is that small:confused:

Did he have a growth spurt like prior to him being messed with?

No, dude, he has always just been lanky as hell. You can tell how skinny and tall he is when he tucks for a spin and then stands back up, he's like Jack Skellington. Back in the day he used to look super fragile, he was just a super tiny kid. He turned pro when he was really young, too.

[Biolink]

Ah.

So how exactly do you turn Pro?Sponsorship or do you register :rofl:

[final_cut]

Damn, its hard to find old picture of Tony Hawk!

http://skateandannoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/kangaroo.jpg

http://media.411vm.com/wiggin/in-the-works/BigIdeaTonyHawk2.jpg

http://www.concretedisciples.com/skate_photos/data/media/1/hawk2_opt.jpg

I'm looking for these old photos from Del Mar where he was wearing these short pink shorts, they are hilarious.

[final_cut]

Ah.

So how exactly do you turn Pro?Sponsorship or do you register :rofl:

Just find someone who likes you and is willing to pay you some money to get into a contest or put you in an ad, basically. Pro just means you get paid, there isn't really an organized union or anything, no NBA or NFL. (I mean I think the XGames tried to do some thing where you could only skate in their contests or something, which was a mistake) I mean you could pretty much just say you are a pro, and there you are.

[Biolink]

That last pic is crazy.

But yeah,I guess I gotta get my game up.I can't wait until the summer comes

[KYO84]

Fuck I miss the summer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXqyVrR60J8 (Video a bunch of my friends and I made this summer skating the local park, good times)

Can't skate in the cold so I've been sitting inside playing WoW and plan to do so the whole winter. :sad:

EDIT: I'm Cesar, 2nd guy in the vid.

[noober]

nice that park looks cool.

[KYO84]

Yeah that park is a blast to skate, scene is full of good/nice skaters.

Just watched Fully Flared Lakai video last week, BEST VIDEO EVER.....Mike Mo > ALL

[Biolink]

I found an indoor cement Skate park.

www.krushskatepark.com

I wonder if anybody there would show me the ropes.

Did you actually buy that DVD?

[seantree]

oh shit. gotta get fully flared. I had given up on it thinking it was never coming out. I'm off to snag it now. some carroll and koston love aww shit.

[plasmakill]

It hurts reading this thread in the winter. NY ftl.

[Biolink]

Chicago ftl

[JUDDERMAN_]

Is it just me or does CCS overprice everything? Is there any other online shop that has good prices and a good reputation?

[maxx]

Is it just me or does CCS overprice everything? Is there any other online shop that has good prices and a good reputation?

haha ccs has always been overpriced. i used to just stare at the stuff in middle school cuz i never had the money to buy any of that. shit i think my first board i stole from a kid.

[Biolink]

haha ccs has always been overpriced. i used to just stare at the stuff in middle school cuz i never had the money to buy any of that. shit i think my first board i stole from a kid.

Lulz.

Did you ever return to that park :rofl:

[maxx]

Lulz.

Did you ever return to that park :rofl:

oh he left it at my house. when he realized it, i denied ever having it...lol. i got 2 boards in my basement and one in my room lol. oh wellll. ill probably give one away to sum sad looking kid.

[tsukihimeblood]

haha ccs has always been overpriced. i used to just stare at the stuff in middle school cuz i never had the money to buy any of that.

heh, did the same thing. i gotta pick up my board again. unfortunately i can't really skate until the snow goes away. last time i checked they closed down all the indoor parks here in omaha because some kid died and their parents tried suing or something. kind of sketchy on the details. can't wait for spring though.

on a side note, is Chris Cole still around? he was my favorite skater growing up.

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

Any other black skaters on SRK besides me?

[maxx]

heh, did the same thing. i gotta pick up my board again. unfortunately i can't really skate until the snow goes away. last time i checked they closed down all the indoor parks here in omaha because some kid died and their parents tried suing or something. kind of sketchy on the details. can't wait for spring though.

on a side note, is Chris Cole still around? he was my favorite skater growing up.

hmmm chris cole wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cole_(skateboarder)


Any other black skaters on SRK besides me?

lol you do know your on srk right? srk is like 90% black...got dat skate push son?

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

hehe ^ my bad.

anyways heres my setup:
Black Label Deck (kyle leeper pro)
Green Griptape
Venture tic-tac trucks
Bones Reds
Orange Spitfire 32mm? wheels
Independent Hardware


Shorty's white deck with a playing card on it
generic stuff on it
Mob Grip


shoes DC's for now
and only skate good in skintight jeans,emo jeans or whatever yall call them.

[tsukihimeblood]

shoes DC's for now
and only skate good in skintight jeans,emo jeans or whatever yall call them.

i always tore DCs up in a matter of days. only things that have really lasted for me are circas. 100% with you on the emo jeans though. i got no flow with shorts or baggies.

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

i always tore DCs up in a matter of days. only things that have really lasted for me are circas. 100% with you on the emo jeans though. i got no flow with shorts or baggies.

yeah I tear up DC's pretty quick
emo jeans FTW!
it is a sin to skate in shorts. honestly skating in shorts is a phobia for because you can really mess up your shins :wasted:

[Darkside3024]

i always tore DCs up in a matter of days. only things that have really lasted for me are circas. 100% with you on the emo jeans though. i got no flow with shorts or baggies.

I got a pair of Circas also. I don't skate much but I don't see any wear on them at all from when i did skate in them.

[Black Chanler]

haha ccs has always been overpriced. i used to just stare at the stuff in middle school cuz i never had the money to buy any of that.

I can relate, all I use to do was look at CCS. I mowed lawns for my first deck.


Any other black skaters on SRK besides me?

Nigga with the Sambo Coletrain avatar is black from what I recall :rofl:

[final_cut]

90% Black?

I didn't know that many white people were on this site. lol.
I thought Chris Cole was kind of a new guy.

You guys should check out Tom Penny's part from the Etnies High Five video. It's buttery. Also, Adrian Lopez in the Zero Video "Thrill of It All". Just some parts I wish I could watch right now.

[Biolink]

oh he left it at my house. when he realized it, i denied ever having it...lol. i got 2 boards in my basement and one in my room lol. oh wellll. ill probably give one away to sum sad looking kid.

:rofl:

At least you'll be giving back to the community


it is a sin to skate in shorts. honestly skating in shorts is a phobia for because you can really mess up your shins

By falling down all the time?

[tsukihimeblood]

I thought Chris Cole was kind of a new guy.
i first saw him in Zero's "Dying to Live" when i was in 8th grade (i'm in my second year of college) and he was also in a film called "In Bloom" before that. so he'd definitely been here for a bit. gonna have to check out "thrill of it all", Zero has always made great skate vids.

[maxx]

i first saw him in Zero's "Dying to Live" when i was in 8th grade (i'm in my second year of college) and he was also in a film called "In Bloom" before that. so he'd definitely been here for a bit. gonna have to check out "thrill of it all", Zero has always made great skate vids.
must have been skating since birth.

[final_cut]

Haha, that is still new to me. I guess I never noticed him in In Bloom, that was a really good video. I wish TWS still made good vids like that. No, actually I wish Skateboarder Mag made videos like that.

[seantree]

damn, hearing you guys talk about skating in "emo" pants pains me. I guess you really see the different generations these days huh? I see kids out skating with those tight shits on and cannot imagine wearing them. Of course I nearly had a heart attack when everyone started rockin low top shoes. I had been so used to hightop airwalks. lol sucks to get old

[Biolink]

Lol @ Emo pants.

The only reason I built up a little hate against Vans,was because of the Emo pants+Dirty,torn,and ripped up Vans combination,combined with some whiny looking Emo kid.

[Biolink]

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9961/skating601114fc90atj5.jpg

Anyone know what kind of shoes those are?

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9961/skating601114fc90atj5.jpg

Anyone know what kind of shoes those are?


DVS?

[Biolink]

I just looked through a catalog and I didn't see them in that company

[noober]

Is it just me or does CCS overprice everything? Is there any other online shop that has good prices and a good reputation?

active

[AzN_Skater]

Boardzone. I'm not too sure about the selection though, I don't shop too much online.

[noober]

Yeah that park is a blast to skate, scene is full of good/nice skaters.

Just watched Fully Flared Lakai video last week, BEST VIDEO EVER.....Mike Mo > ALL



you liked mike mo

i loved mjs longggg part no homo.

love mjs clean ass style.

[noober]

oh shit. gotta get fully flared. I had given up on it thinking it was never coming out. I'm off to snag it now. some carroll and koston love aww shit.

same here i taught it was gonna get canceled well from what i read in some mag.

this thread got long.

[Biolink]

I wear a 12.5/13 in shoe and am 5'10

What would be a good deck size for me?

[Black Chanler]

^ Im a size 13, I can only fuck with dat 8"

[Biolink]

:rofl:

Thanks for the opinion.
Anyway,what do people here think about Jason Dill?

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

:rofl:

Thanks for the opinion.
Anyway,what do people here think about Jason Dill?

that man is straight up crazy:sweat:

[Biolink]

I tend to agree.Dude's sick

[final_cut]

http://www.crailtap.com/c3/newrandoms/mo_seventwenty.MOV?bctid=1341023198&bccl=NDEyNDcwMTU1X19FVEM

Holy hell

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

^ damn that was nice.
only thing I can get close to that is a 360 flip :razz:

[maxx]

I just looked through a catalog and I didn't see them in that company

could be outdated. like not in stock anymore


^ Im a size 13, I can only fuck with dat 8"

lol i never knew wuts the right size skateboard for me. i have no idea wut size my current one is....hmmm maybe i should check into getting a smaller one. but i bet my current one is the right size.

oh and fuck skate shoes for having weird sizes. i'm normally a 9 1/2-10....in sb i'm an 11.

[Shazay]

^ Im a size 13, I can only fuck with dat 8"

Lol.


http://www.crailtap.com/c3/newrandoms/mo_seventwenty.MOV?bctid=1341023198&bccl=NDEyNDcwMTU1X19FVEM

Holy hell

Double 360 flip? Wtf?!

[maxx]

Lol.



Double 360 flip? Wtf?!

lol i believed its a 720 flip. i'm not surprised....i'm actually surprised it took so long for more people to start doing 720's. i'd have expected some 1080's by now....seriously.

[Biolink]

http://www.crailtap.com/c3/newrandoms/mo_seventwenty.MOV?bctid=1341023198&bccl=NDEyNDcwMTU1X19FVEM

Holy hell

Gosh

How long would it take me to do that :looney:

[JUDDERMAN_]

Speaking of big footed skaters, what size board would I need with a size 15-16 foot :confused::confused::wgrin::wgrin:

[maxx]

Gosh

How long would it take me to do that :looney:

depends on how focused and talented you are. cuz some people pick it up quick(skateboarding) and some slower. but id say a few years for a 720 kickflip...but really who knows maybe your a prodigy in the making.


Speaking of big footed skaters, what size board would I need with a size 15-16 foot :confused::confused::wgrin::wgrin:

holy jesus. big foot!!!

[Biolink]

Speaking of big footed skaters, what size board would I need with a size 15-16 foot :confused::confused::wgrin::wgrin:

Ahoy!!!

You're definitely fucking with something bigger than "Dat 8".

But here's a community I'm going too right now anyway

http://www.skaterscafe.com/cmps_index.php


depends on how focused and talented you are. cuz some people pick it up quick(skateboarding) and some slower. but id say a few years for a 720 kickflip...but really who knows maybe your a prodigy in the making.


holy jesus. big foot!!!

I hope :wgrin:

But you are right.It's all depending on how fast one can pick up all of the know-how's.

I was just researching P-Rod and I had no idea that he is corn fed and his father is an Actor/Comedian.

Is there any hate for him being on team Nike,"Getting dat money"?Especially since he was once with Eric Koston.

[maxx]

Ahoy!!!

You're definitely fucking with something bigger than "Dat 8".

But here's a community I'm going too right now anyway

http://www.skaterscafe.com/cmps_index.php



I hope :wgrin:

But you are right.It's all depending on how fast one can pick up all of the know-how's.

I was just researching P-Rod and I had no idea that he is corn fed and his father is an Actor/Comedian.

Is there any hate for him being on team Nike,"Getting dat money"?Especially since he was once with Eric Koston.

p-rod is on plan b as well as nike.

[Biolink]

Yeah.

I was looking up Plan B yesterday and they got some nice shit(Looks expensive too).

Anybody got some of their stuff?

I can hold off on that right now.Just get me a plain white deck,and some regular shit to practice in and work my way up.

Anyway Regular or Goofy?

I remember skating Goofy years back and kicking regular(I think kicking with the left foot is call Mongoose pushing or some shit like that?)

[Sileighty]

^^^^Yeah, it's called pushing mongo. It's supposed to be bad to push that way since you'll have less time to set up for tricks.

Anyone got any tips for moving ollies? I can do standing ollies maybe 50% of the time. But moving ones..it either goes out from under me..or I miss it all together.

[JUDDERMAN_]

Ahoy!!!

You're definitely fucking with something bigger than "Dat 8".



So is 8" good enough or do I need bigger? I want to still be able to trick with it :sad: but it feels like the wider the board the more difficult it would be. What do you guys think? 8 or higher?

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

^^^^Yeah, it's called pushing mongo. It's supposed to be bad to push that way since you'll have less time to set up for tricks.

Anyone got any tips for moving ollies? I can do standing ollies maybe 50% of the time. But moving ones..it either goes out from under me..or I miss it all together.

I had the same trouble when i was learning. hmm lean in a little? try going slow first.



oh just to let you guys know im on my local skateshops team :tup:

[Shazay]

So is 8" good enough or do I need bigger? I want to still be able to trick with it :sad: but it feels like the wider the board the more difficult it would be. What do you guys think? 8 or higher?

Just try out an 8" and see how it feels. As long as the board you're using is comfortable then it doesn't really matter what size. The main reason I'm suggesting 8" though is because they're easier to find compared to bigger sizes.

Gj Basik~

[KYO84]

Mongo is Wrongo, Remember that. :wink:

[Black Chanler]

Best way to figure that out is to have someone shove you from behind, the foot that naturally goes in front first should be the one that is in front on the board.

[Biolink]

I had the same trouble when i was learning. hmm lean in a little? try going slow first.



oh just to let you guys know im on my local skateshops team :tup:

What do they give you?

Free shit,exposure,combination of both?

[tsukihimeblood]

^^^^Yeah, it's called pushing mongo. It's supposed to be bad to push that way since you'll have less time to set up for tricks.

Anyone got any tips for moving ollies? I can do standing ollies maybe 50% of the time. But moving ones..it either goes out from under me..or I miss it all together.

word of advice... try not to learn anything stationary. you will just have to relearn it again while moving. (tony hawk's trick tips FTW)

[Biolink]

Great Advice.

So what's the point of a grind?

I ollie up on a rail,and then where do I jam the rail at?By the tricks?In the empty space of the board?

BTW,I think Rodney Mullen is my hero:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPTtdPn-VSY&feature=related

[Sileighty]

I had the same trouble when i was learning. hmm lean in a little? try going slow first.


word of advice... try not too learn anything stationary. you will just have to relearn it again while moving. (tony hawk's trick tips FTW)

Thanks, I'll try that out. Guess I won't work on stationary anymore.

[Biolink]

How much will a blank none fancy deck cost me?

All's I need is a good cheap starter deck,some bang for your buck bearings

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000FDRQ1S/ref=dp_olp_2/102-8270012-9670563

Good trucks,and blanks wheels.

I'm hoping that all of that should cost no more than $60.The Trucks will probably cost the most at around $30-$40.
-----

On another tip anyone see Lakai Fully Flared yet?Good shit.

I "Acquired" it,but it's worth a buy.

[maxx]

How much will a blank none fancy deck cost me?

All's I need is a good cheap starter deck,some bang for your buck bearings

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000FDRQ1S/ref=dp_olp_2/102-8270012-9670563

Good trucks,and blanks wheels.

I'm hoping that all of that should cost no more than $60.The Trucks will probably cost the most at around $30-$40.
-----

On another tip anyone see Lakai Fully Flared yet?Good shit.

I "Acquired" it,but it's worth a buy.

well....how much would it cost to ship a deck to chicago do you think? i might be able to get you one for free.

[Sileighty]

Ebay has some cheap decks. Not sure how good they are. Mini logo is fairly cheap. About $10 - $15 cheaper than a graphic deck I believe. Friend had it for awhile then it looked like it was kinda flexing.

Definitely go with bones red bearings.

But what do I know, I can barely ollie.

[Biolink]

well....how much would it cost to ship a deck to chicago do you think? i might be able to get you one for free.

I dunno.maybe around 4 or 5 bucks on Regular shipping,maybe a lil more or less.

I don't have Paypal yet,so I wouldn't be able to pay the shipping to you though :(

[seantree]

damn, just watched Fully Flared. I can't remember who did but when in the hell did they start doin nollie flips usin their front foot to flip the board? That shit was crazy. Gives me something to try once I get back to it. The amount of board control these new guys have amazes me. Sure, there were peeps as I was growin up who had tons of it, but skating wasn't that tech back then. It's like their damn feet are homing beacons. Anyway, I'll be watching Fully Flared quite a bit I'm sure. And, the Mo kid wrecks shit. that was the first footage I've ever seen of him. He's damn good.

[Biolink]

Watching it right now.

Sick stuff

[AzN_Skater]

I'm so jealous of everyone that can skate year round. I only get about 4 or 5 months of decent skate time a year here ><!

[Biolink]

I'm so jealous of everyone that can skate year round. I only get about 4 or 5 months of decent skate time a year here ><!

Me too(Even though I haven't started yet).

I know of one little park that I can take the bus to with a couple of bowls,I saw this indoor park,but I don't have a car,so I guess the vast majority of my skating would be improv shit on the streets like grinding benches and doing ollies over stuff.

Downtown Chicago is vast so there will be alot of stuff to do

[tsukihimeblood]

So what's the point of a grind?

I ollie up on a rail,and then where do I jam the rail at?By the tricks?In the empty space of the board?


it just depends on what kind of grind/slide you want to do. if you hit the rail with your trucks it's a grind, if you hit it with your board it's a slide. after that it just depends on the position. if you're just starting out i would recommend trying boardslides on rails and noseslides on ledges. 50-50's (both trucks on rail) are pretty easy to learn on ledges as well.

as for blanks it's a pretty good deal, when i was skating often i would snap at least one board a week. don't know when they got so cheap though. cheapest i've seen is $25 w/o grip.

[AgantK7]

well....how much would it cost to ship a deck to chicago do you think? i might be able to get you one for free.

Whoa, whoa...
You get free decks?
You sponsored?
You feeling generous?
I just snapped my shit...:sad:
-K7

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

Whoa, whoa...
You get free decks?
You sponsored?
You feeling generous?
I just snapped my shit...:sad:
-K7


yeah maxx you gonna hook a brother up too?:sweat:

[final_cut]

Mongo is Wrongo, Remember that. :wink:

:lol:

[tsukihimeblood]

what kind of styles do you guys skate? (and for the guys just starting, what are you interested in?)

i really like freestyle skating. since when i started all i had was the tennis court flatland to skate in. eventually i found a park and can do stuff like pogo stalls on quarter-pipes and darkslides. boneless is also the best trick ever invented. eventually i started skating stairsets and whatnot but it just isn't as creative (but fun nonetheless).

anyone here into vert? as awesome as it is it's just so hard to find a good park nowadays.

[AzN_Skater]

Just street for me, there's no good parks where I'm at so I just roll around downtown hitting up spots that look like fun.

[maxx]

I dunno.maybe around 4 or 5 bucks on Regular shipping,maybe a lil more or less.

I don't have Paypal yet,so I wouldn't be able to pay the shipping to you though :(
well if you can think of a way to do this, maybe we can work sumtin out.


yeah maxx you gonna hook a brother up too?:sweat:

haha fuck you two i was trying to help out a beginner lol. my friend used to be sponsored and can get free decks soemtimes...plain nothing on them.

[starkilled]

I'm so jealous of everyone that can skate year round. I only get about 4 or 5 months of decent skate time a year here ><!

If you have a Garage or shaded porch you could build some round rails and boxes to skate off of.

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

what kind of styles do you guys skate? (and for the guys just starting, what are you interested in?)

i really like freestyle skating. since when i started all i had was the tennis court flatland to skate in. eventually i found a park and can do stuff like pogo stalls on quarter-pipes and darkslides. boneless is also the best trick ever invented. eventually i started skating stairsets and whatnot but it just isn't as creative (but fun nonetheless).

anyone here into vert? as awesome as it is it's just so hard to find a good park nowadays.


I skate street. I guess my style is more of technical street skating style.
I do ALOT of manual variations.

[tsukihimeblood]

If you have a Garage or shaded porch you could build some round rails and boxes to skate off of.

yeah, but it's cold man :sweat:

best bet is too find an indoor skatepark, sadly a lot of places do not have such a thing.

[seantree]

street. I'll hit the few mini ramps we have around here just to piss around but nothing beats street. the sound of the wheels on bricks etc... oh man I wish it wasn't winter :/

[final_cut]

Check out this guy, lance mountain reincarnated.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kxfhEhYx8VI

Edit: Oh yeah, what I was gonna say is you could always skate IN your house Like lance mountain always does...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZM6sy_8l0js

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dTu3-Dn88-A

[Biolink]

well if you can think of a way to do this, maybe we can work sumtin out.



Hmmmm.I'll have to ask my mom or dad about their Paypal accounts then.I'll see what's up.


I skate street. I guess my style is more of technical street skating style.
I do ALOT of manual variations.

When you are out on the street are you by yourself,or do you have a cameraman wingman as well?


Check out this guy, lance mountain reincarnated.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kxfhEhYx8VI

Edit: Oh yeah, what I was gonna say is you could always skate IN your house Like lance mountain always does...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZM6sy_8l0js

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dTu3-Dn88-A

:rofl:

Trippy videos.Especially the one with him at home

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

When you are out on the street are you by yourself,or do you have a cameraman wingman as well?


:rofl: no.
but I skate with alot people though its like a whole damn gang of us

[Biolink]

:rofl: no.
but I skate with alot people though its like a whole damn gang of us

That's cool as hell :rofl:

Fuck I can't wait until the summer.

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

That's cool as hell :rofl:

Fuck I can't wait until the summer.


:tup:its always good to skate in groups especially if someone gets hurt,also if the cops come around...well you know

[Biolink]

:tup:its always good to skate in groups especially if someone gets hurt,also if the cops come around...well you know

So I gots to find me a clique now.

Should be fun I guess.In the summer out in the burbs there are people everywhere

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

^even if you are skating alone people eventually will see you and soon you will meet more skaters
trust me

[tsukihimeblood]

hey biolink, i'm comin out to chicago for mwc. should skate sometime yes?

[Black Chanler]

^even if you are skating alone people eventually will see you and soon you will meet more skaters
trust me

Hell yeah, I remember I was skating in the street in front of my house and one of my Mexican neighbors came out and asked to see my board. That nigga pulled a double kickflip. That shit was golden.

[maxx]

Hell yeah, I remember I was skating in the street in front of my house and one of my Mexican neighbors came out and asked to see my board. That nigga pulled a double kickflip. That shit was golden.

your face must have been a kodac moment right there.

[DarthTrey]

As soon as I drop 50 lbs I am going to try and get back on mine, I was never good(mainly used it for transport to school) but IT was still fun to waste an afternoon trying to do shit.

[final_cut]

Hell yeah, I remember I was skating in the street in front of my house and one of my Mexican neighbors came out and asked to see my board. That nigga pulled a double kickflip. That shit was golden.

That is funny. One time my cousin (who is a woman of 39 years of age) saw me trying to learn hardflips or something and started making fun of me. She's this total soccer mom type... but yeah she was like "all these years and you still can't skate for shit" and I was like what the hell do you do? nail filing competitions? and she was like "let me see that stupid looking thing". she stood on my skateboard and was like "your trucks are too loose" (I basically ride with them as loose as they will go without falling off)

Then she pops it up into Primo stance, does one of those freestyle kickflips, and then does like 3 freestyle spins... I was just like WTF. Turns out her ex husband that I didn't know used to be a semi-pro freestyler and they had a surf/skate/wake shop together, and she would compete in freestyle comps in the 80s.

[tsukihimeblood]

^^ rofl that's hilarious. no shame on the hardflips though. i still can't get those. :(

[Biolink]

^even if you are skating alone people eventually will see you and soon you will meet more skaters
trust me

Niggas comin out of the woodwork :rofl:

But yeah,that would be a great scenario to meet up with some skaters.There's a bunch of guys at the indoor park.so if/when I get a car it would be great to meet up with them,and then network from there.


hey biolink, i'm comin out to chicago for mwc. should skate sometime yes?

Skate downtown Chicago?

Man that would be epic.

When are the MWC's btw :looney:?

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

^I Live an hour away from chicago :tup:

[Biolink]

^I Live an hour away from chicago :tup:

Oh?

Indiana,Southern Illinois or Wisconsin?

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

Oh?

Indiana,Southern Illinois or Wisconsin?

South Bend Indiana FTW

[Biolink]

You going to Notre Dame?

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

You going to Notre Dame?

Probably:wgrin: Im mostly likely to go to a school in Indiana anyway I have a scholarship to go to alot of schools here but right now im only a sophmore in Highschool so it will be awhile

[Biolink]

Damn you are young.

If you came to MWC's how would you get out here?

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

Damn you are young.

If you came to MWC's how would you get out here?


uh my parents would like take me:confused:

but then again I don't think my parents would like the whole idea of meeting some people I know over the net.
If I was only older then it woudlnt be a problem

[Biolink]

:rofl:

True dat.

Almost the same here,except that I'll be leaving soon for college,and hopefully getting a car,so I'll be almost on my own.

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

:rofl:

True dat.

Almost the same here,except that I'll be leaving soon for college,and hopefully getting a car,so I'll be almost on my own.

nice:wgrin:
ahh I can't wait till I go to college

[Biolink]

How are your grades?

TBH mines are shit.

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

How are your grades?

TBH mines are shit.

excellent actually. like one of my classes I could be doing better.
but overall im a good student,I go to a fine-arts school for music.
I guess I take school pretty seriously. I really don't wanna go back though...

damn we just hijacked this thread:rofl:

[Biolink]

Yeah.Needs moar Skateboarding discussion

[Omski2k4]

I was all into skating when the first tony hawk came out and I got this wal-mart star wars board. I thought it was going to be easy and I couldn't even do an ollie. I hyper cancelled for a LONG time and stopped. I saw some vids recently, and I thought I still had a chance, so I decided to go to the local board shop to get a deck. The guy was DICK and he laughed and said I was too old to start skating, and I did feel a lil silly, there were all these 12 year olds and I'm 20, but I still can't believe that dick said that, I got this habitat complete because I didn't (and to a degree, still don't know much about the technical stuff about the board) and I've been boarding since. It's nice now, I finally figured out ollies, I can sorta kick/heel flip and 360. im nowhere near where I want to be, but hopefully I'll get there. I don't know any skaters personally, but I guess it's because I don't want to embarrass myself in front of people who have been doing it for 5-10 years. Hopefully I'll get there, but boarding is awesome, I recommend it to anyone, I think anyone can board, don't let some *** tell you you can't.

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

I was all into skating when the first tony hawk came out and I got this wal-mart star wars board. I thought it was going to be easy and I couldn't even do an ollie. I hyper cancelled for a LONG time and stopped. I saw some vids recently, and I thought I still had a chance, so I decided to go to the local board shop to get a deck. The guy was DICK and he laughed and said I was too old to start skating, and I did feel a lil silly, there were all these 12 year olds and I'm 20, but I still can't believe that dick said that, I got this habitat complete because I didn't (and to a degree, still don't know much about the technical stuff about the board) and I've been boarding since. It's nice now, I finally figured out ollies, I can sorta kick/heel flip and 360. im nowhere near where I want to be, but hopefully I'll get there. I don't know any skaters personally, but I guess it's because I don't want to embarrass myself in front of people who have been doing it for 5-10 years. Hopefully I'll get there, but boarding is awesome, I recommend it to anyone, I think anyone can board, don't let some *** tell you you can't.


keep it up! :tup: