Surfing the pavement

**tylerk** · 07-09-2007, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by Yossarian

I want a long board. I used to skate, like, when I was 9. So I'm a little out of touch.

What do I pick up? Brand, length, style...
I don't want a super long deck, or one of those ones with the cutouts and really loose trucks that are made for ultra-carvy skating down hills and things...just your average, not-expensive, decent long board, maybe a very slightly turned up tail...

thanks. About the only brand I know of is Sector 9?

get a stick by carveboard its the funnest long board of all time u can carve extra hard its so fun i have on its like 2 years old and its still in mint condition

**willywhit** · 07-09-2007, 02:22 PM

Carveboard ! check it out

**tuffy109** · 07-09-2007, 03:09 PM

carveboard = gay

**willywhit** · 07-09-2007, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by tuffy109

carveboard = gay

was out for an hour, had a mid-wave wrestling match with a local douchebag, burned my feet on the sidewalk and for some reason wore a fullsuit. totally awesome.

well done , sir

**tex1230** · 07-09-2007, 05:55 PM

also check gravity longboards. close to sector 9 prices with better hardware. I have the hypercarve II 47"

oh, And I'm 37 and look totally cheesy on it

**tuffy109** · 07-09-2007, 09:26 PM

Originally Posted by willywhit

was out for an hour, had a mid-wave wrestling match with a local douchebag, burned my feet on the sidewalk and for some reason wore a fullsuit. totally awesome.

well done , sir

still gay

**Vince** · 07-09-2007, 10:02 PM

willytwit= Da nex' KOOK to be kicked outta da surf forum.

**willywhit** · 07-10-2007, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by Vince

willytwit= Da nex' KOOK to be kicked outta da surf forum.

'scuse me ? Come again ?
HARD to hear ya with such a low post count.
Calling a carveboard GHEY sounds like you're in the 5th grade.
Have you ever ridden one ?
a Tierney board ?a Flow board ?

This old man can still cheeeese his way thru the slalom cones.
I ride a 60" pintail longboard with the widest Indys you can get and some nice soft Fibreflex wheels.
and I can still fakie pump my way up to vert in a halfpipe.
Last time I tried dropping in on vert I got speed wobbles on the bottom and almost slammed the ramp really hard.

But I had the balls to commit to dropping in.

Big fat kneepads just sliiiiide.

**tuffy109** · 07-10-2007, 02:07 PM

why do old people talk so much?

**willywhit** · 07-10-2007, 02:47 PM

why is it there's always one guy that yearns to piss in the pool ?
http://www.tetongravity.com/viewer/Clip_UTS1E9A2.aspx

**jayfrizzo** · 07-10-2007, 02:57 PM

We used to ride regular li'l skateboards on the rocks in central park. That shit is hardcore.

**willywhit** · 07-10-2007, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by jayfrizzo

We used to ride regular li'l skateboards on the rocks in central park. That shit is hardcore.

clay wheels ?

**tuffy109** · 07-10-2007, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by willywhit

why is it there's always one guy that yearns to piss in the pool ?
http://www.tetongravity.com/viewer/Clip_UTS1E9A2.aspx

thanks for the billabong odyssey link

**tylerk** · 07-15-2007, 09:52 AM

stick ur weener in ur ear

fartbag

**greenroom** · 07-31-2007, 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by Tap

30 year olds with skateboards look cheese.

Howz bout 40 yr olds....

Kids dad told me "I wish I had your insurance policy"

I just laughed..and kept skating.

**TurxSki** · 07-31-2007, 08:24 PM

...Yossarian, did you ever get that longboard?
Y'all prolly know already, being into sac n'all, but you sometimes see cheap longboards (and sk8boards) on WhiskeyMilitia. Mostly with iffy trucks/wheels, but everyone reckons, at $30-$60 for a complete, just buy it and ride it 'til it dies.
http://www.whiskeymilitia.com/

I'm down with the ghey summer rides theme, myself. Although I haven't taken it out yet this summer, I carve around on a Trikke

**rip** · 07-31-2007, 11:38 PM

If you are looking for a sweet summer diversion.

NOTHING beats a T-board. Sooo smooth, so stable. Its way easier than it looks to ride, it sucks on flats, but rules on any sort of hill.

edit - here is a better vid than the last but shittier music

**willywhit** · 08-01-2007, 07:06 PM

Yeah this is a super nice way to carve, If you like turney carving above all else. More carvey than a Carve Board and much more stable than almost most any other board setup I've tried. Much tighter turn radius than a standard T setup, and It doesn't slide out the same way. Actually, it's got a rather nice drift to it, natural and smooth feeling, like riding on liquid. Liquid, man, that's a perfect description of carving on this board, Little bit of a side slip, but with a controllable springy-ness to it, like being on a nice calm wave ride. Perfect for those who want the most carvey feeling out there with no exceptions made for slipout and wobble, because this thing doesn't wobble; not one bit. and you can really bend over all the way and plant your weight into the carve, without worrying about it sliding out. It will drift, but it's a controllable, smooth, predictable drift, very natural and fluid feeling. If you miss surfing, this would be my recomendation to you. way better than a carve board.