Anyone here... Skateboard?

[Mrizzle05]

So today i picked up a new board from a local shop, i need new bearing bad, too but, (getting a full complete for xmas). And bought a lil DVD to get the nerve back to go do some of the old tricks i used to able to do.So wondering if anyone else skate boards or used to?What did you used to have or any cool stories?Ill post a pic up tomorrow of my new board.

[coldmm803]

i tried a few yrs ago back in the high school days but it never stuck cause of my bad knees and i'm only 20. growin old is gona suck. my board wasnt name brand but was still like $70, the grip tape was rediculous, it never wore down but my shoes did..too fast. i was more of an inline guy. also back in those days i developed activity induced asthma which kinda killed everything.i still support the skate industry with the clothes i wear cause thats what i'm comfortable in and "normal" shoes dont fit me their too narrow and no one seems to carry wide sizesgood luck with gaining the skills back, dont kill ur self

[Mrizzle05]

HAHA! naw.. ima wuss. i do the regular stuff; grinds, flip tricks, riding around a bowl.I wear their clothes cuz they are comfortable and they suit my personality better.LOVE!!! the shoes... so cushiony and good styles.I can still do tricks and hopefully i can get better at a few more so i can get some cool footage for when im an old geeeeezzer! *cough* BC, CP *cough*

[coldmm803]

Quote, originally posted by Mrizzle05 »so i can get some cool footage for when im an old geeeeezzer! *cough* BC, CP *cough* hahayou can skate up a ramp and grind the roof rails on the vibe and then do some flip trick off into a bowlyour the next tony hawk... mayb u can get a fanbase to start buyin vibes n moddin them

[Mrizzle05]

(removed)!!! the SK8 vibe!With coping on the bumpers and a ramp that pops out of the hatch!!!

[CAN-AWD-VIBE]

i used to skate... from about 10 til I was 20 but gave it up when falling really started to hurt. My knees are also shot so it was time. but i still snowboard all the time, just got a new board last year and can't wait to get that going again! I think it's a little easier on the knees and sure doesn't give the rash that concrete does.Plus it doesnt hurt that I have mountains in my backyard.

[tcam]

Back when I was about 12 or 13, I would skate on occasion. I have friends that can bust tre flips, and caspers, and 360 flips. But i was never more than kickflip, pop shuv it, and 180. I landed a 4 stair once, but that's the most I ever tried. I was kinda a wuss too, plus my parents didn't want me getting hurt for tennis and baseball. My coach would threaten to sit us out if he found out we were skating or something.Post some footage of urself sometime

[Mrizzle05]

Definately wanna go snowboarding... jus WAY too expensiveand yeah my ankles are a lil weak from falling a lot too so i skate to have fun not be a NUT!

[Mrizzle05]

i definately will.... and i messed up an ankle tryin a gap that was about 7feet high pad with a 5' space wide gap. Man o man it hurt like a motha!I used to skate home from school to hit up all the sweet spots with buddys. my cool chemistry teacher let me hold my board at shcool cuz security and other teachers were lame and we couldnt have them there

[CAN-AWD-VIBE]

i taught my ankles a lesson doing well trying to do a 12 stair set nolly.i hear you on the hurt.we used to hang out downtown all summer wreaking havoc all over town. Good times... good times.snowboarding is expensive no doubt about it. After you have the gear you still need a pass and around here that about $700 a year.still worth it though... one of the best natural highs in the world. Cutting tracks in fresh powder on a sunny winter morning. sweet.

[DopeVibeGT]

Havent been on one of those in...well.....since I was around 13 or 14. LOL I stick to rollerblading now.

[savedbyzero]

I'm a fruitbooter (for those who are clueless as to what I just said, it is inline-skating/aggressive skating...ramps, rails, gaps, etc.). I've been skating since '95. A lot of friends of mine skateboard. Actaully, justed help build a miniramp a couple of months ago and shoot quite a bit of skating. Stick to it, man. There's no better feeling than landing a trick that has pissed you off all day! Not even LIFT!

[Mrizzle05]

True... ive been trying to get the 360 flip for years!!!!! But yeah im getting new bearings and wheels. then ima go to the park and bust some tricks (or) my (removed)!

[ColonelPanic]

Quote, originally posted by Mrizzle05 »I can still do tricks and hopefully i can get better at a few more so i can get some cool footage for when im an old geeeeezzer! *cough* BC, CP *cough* If you don't break your neck there first, buddy! This crotchety old fart thinks you oughta stay off those things!And hey, I actually got on a skateboard somewhere back in 1995 or 1996 for about 10 seconds, thank you! I hung out with skaters, although I never could ride the thing. They were a fun group of folks to chill with. We'd all hang out at Burger King where many of them worked (and i had previously) until all hours of the night, some would skate, play hackey sack, or just cause mischief in general. After everyone grew up and moved on, then they open up an extreme sports park down the road that probably would have been fun. If I couldn't ride the thing across the parking lot, no way could I handle that place. lmaoI was an old geezer back then too I guess!

[savedbyzero]

What park/town was it? Use to ride several in Indiana back in the day.

[savedbyzero]

Quote, originally posted by Mrizzle05 »True... ive been trying to get the 360 flip for years!!!!! But yeah im getting new bearings and wheels. then ima go to the park and bust some tricks (or) my (removed)!I've got some brand new abec 5's I'll sell you for $10. Plus like $2 for 2 day shipping. Paypal accepted! Want some pics?

[Mrizzle05]

That park is SOOoooo nice. ours are like a 1/4 or less of that size.I used to do that stuff too CP. but i grew up, but still love video games, skateboarding and having a good time.And SBZero.... I actually am gonna get some for like 15 here and my buddys gonna get me some wheels. so thanks for the offer. ill ask my buddy if he might want them and ill IM you.The guy at this skate shop didtn take off the security tag off my new shirt... so ima raise hell cuz i gotta drive 35 miles just to get the tag off and get me some bearing cheap!Pics to come soon i promise, just been crazy busy!

[savedbyzero]

My bad on the park. Didn't see the link. DOH!

[sk8r78]

Okay, I'm a skate dinosaur, started in 1974 and in 77" hit it hardcore, did some team skating, exhibition, competition,all the way till about 85. I still skate a local park with my kids, not real great on the new school stuff but, I surprise alot of the kids by dropping into the bowl and pulling off a backside air. I honestly believe skating has kept me young and I don't know anyone my age that can skate. I skate for fun. My quiver is mostly olds cool but I have a couple newer boards. a board lasts me a lot longer than before. I'll try and dig up some pics

[Mrizzle05]

whoa you got some years on me.. LOL.My buddies used to do oldschool riding, i picked up a lil. i love new school but like some old school riding, like rodney mullen.

[Mrizzle05]

So heres a couple pics of my board and wheels with some reds bearingsIts sooooo much better and smother then my old board, with bearings and wheels.

[Emerica13]

I used to skate a lot, up until like last summer, i was pretty good actually, i skated for about 6 years and could have kept up and gotten a lot better but i tore my MCL and my medial meniscous which pretty much put an end to it. my setup was a zero deck, 7.5 x 31.125, tensor lo trucks, darkstar wheels which were 50mm when new, but now theyre like..36, and bones swiss bearings..ive been meaning to buy a new board since my last one broke last summer but havent gotten around to it, plus my knees not entirely better. but yeah if you ever wanna talk about skating or anything, hit me up cause im your man haha

[vibebob]

gawd, I'm an even older dinosaur, I skated way back when it was just transportation, a means of getting from one place to another. I'm talking late 60's here, there weren't that many different boards and most of us rode barefoot, no specilized shoesback then. We did a few "tricks", mostly like walking the board and doing wheelies.I haven't been on a board in cough30cough5 years, ever since I got the drivers license. It was a lot of fun.

[Mrizzle05]

well ive been to the local skatepark 2 times this week... and lemme tell ya, Im kinda crappy now... haha.I used to be able to do double kickflips and kickflip manual, blunt stall on the quarter pipes. different grinds, ollie onto table tops.But man-o-man... times have changed people are bustin really hard tricks i still havent learned and im just cruising around doing lil grind and flip tricks.Worst thing about a park is.... lil kids. They were all over this park. and they dont know bout waiting and trying to avoid others.theres lots of kids bumping into other guys and they start trying tricks right when another guy is goin for one too. its crazy.Well enough for now... guess where im goin...SKATEBOARDING

[Mrizzle05]

finally got some video at the park... not much, bad camera guy (haha)but i have two small clips of me doing a tricksIll have more once i get my consistancy up again.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onfAP1H0 ... 3MEQCGUl1Y

[vibebob]

that is wild, the tricks that are done now. That was a cool slide, looking forward to seeing more video

[WaveAction]

i used to skateboard back in the day(mid 90's) but snapped my board, alienshop, or whatever they were called, and then switched to bmx, did flatland for abit, but got my car and now i just drive. anyone want a bike by anychance? lol

[kevera]

I used to skate when I was younger.I had a tony hawk board for ramps,a few friends of mine had ramps in their back yards,there wasn't any skate parks here in toronto then.Its funny cuz I tried in the summer to ride a half pipe and man I suck.I couldn' even do an olie.You know your getting old when you can't olie.

[5speed05Vibe]

Yea I do. I have my old Kryptonic board from '86 with the original 70MM wheels. I just bought some new Route 70 wheels of E-bay. I skate on asphalt in the neighborhood. My son goes to the local inside skatepark and is pretty good. We also have a plastic ramp and a metal grind rail at home. For Christmas we ordered him a ramp that connect to another ramp for some home practice.

[WaveAction]

aw dude your son would love that, you know how many times me and my buddies used to make...er should i say attempt to make ramps? had to be atleast a dozen times

[audiovibe]

I used to skate back in the day had two boards a double vision with some tracker trucks and cockroach wheels, and a mike smith liberty board (the one with the city) with tracker trucks w/hollow axels and powell wheels, I have no idea what happened to those.Aron