Thread 236262

411VM edition

Waiting for it to cool down so I can actually skate, might take a week or two

>>236264
It's cool when the sun sets

>>236272
I'm a 30 yo boomer and in bed by 9

>>236272
I've also been night skating a bunch recently
>>236276
You're 30 not 60

Maybe I'll get a morning sesh in I naturally wake up at 3:30

>>236262 (OP)
Learn to link the old

>>236272
Is that Aurora Borealis?

What would you guys do with a spare 5k if you already have a car? Serious answers only

>>236307
buy ETH

Issue 44

>>236305
It's Nigger Ghettoalis aka living in the hood

>>236307
Buy options.
If i bought RKLB leaps last year instead of being a pussy i'd have a an actual half a million right now.
Instead i'm doing uber like a good goy retard.

>>236332
uber is a really good way to find spots fwiw

>>236254
>It is up to taste really. Do you remember the Gifted versus the youtuber who defended the Mike Mo league? Tony commented under the youtuber (it wasn't Dumb Data, it was someone else, can't remember, black dude) saying something along the lines of "yeah man, I totally get you, contests are good" etc. And he also keeps a bit of the bias of the day, I think it is due to nostalgia.
I missed that I try avoid yt drama stuff.
From what I have known and even in that interview, that era of surfing was looked down upon by the public and I think comps gave some legitimacy to the sport. I guess they see it as the same today. But i think some of the bronzed aussies today are looked down on similar to that guy with the yt channel, a bit full of themselves. Apparently they were fucking wankers in the water getting in fights up and down the Aus coast.

>>236307
Crypto nigga. I'd personally top some bags up. Assuming you have none at least get some bitcoin. If you have balls all in Chainlink.

>be constipated
>even when shitting, it's barely anything and ultimately unsatisfying
>can't land tricks
>struggle to learn new ones
>get the urge last week
>holy shit, this feels like an actual SHIT
>rush to the toilet
>within seconds unload the most complete, neat, easy to deliver turd in months
>feels like I emptied my entire guts
>pristine clean ass somehow, wiping felt almost pointless
>feel a genuine sense of fulfilment and peace
>have one of the best sessions in months the next day
>land 3 new tricks I had been struggling to learn
>feel at one with my board
>everything is right with the world

This can't be a coincidence. Is this yet another secret to getting good that the skate community likes to gatekeep?

>>236356
You had tight hip n leg muscles. Specifically your psoas. Shit for skating and even worse for optimal poop flow.

>>236350
Well, they were trying to set up a pro surf league (which eventually they did, they are the founders and owners of WSL/ASP) without asking anybody else and without taking in consideration hawaiian surf customs. They really viewed it as a sport and they sportified it.

But surfing and skateboarding aren't sports. They are games to be enjoyed and experienced.

>>236356
In Japanese folklore the soul is stored in the anus (shirikodama)

>>236368
Explains why most scat porn is japanese

almost got my kickflips down. before i could just flip the board, now im capable of getting my back foot on it. feels like next time I practice I'll get it down. feels good.

Anybody else get so good your gonna quit for 10 years so you can actually relearn shit in the future? Cause that's what I'm doing, shit got boring
>>236377
Hell yeah dude

$50 Facebook market pick up for my first board in a few years. Got the itch to skate some of the local parks now that the weather is nice again. Was kinda surprised at how expensive completes have gotten but then again everything has gone up in price.

>>236387
Good deal for 50

I'm 34 years old and I want to skateboard to vibe around with

What kinda board should I get? I doubt I'll do crazy tricks since American healthcare is hell

>>236399
Get a egg or shaped or old-school board and just cruise around, hopefully you have park with some mellow tranny

Just go to the shop and stand on the decks to get a feel for what you like, order online if u want deals, boards are expensive now

>>236307
move

>>236412
To where anon

>>236406
Park with some mellow tranny?
How u know I was trans?

Oh man not another one

>>236418
Replying to own post

Is putting on the trucks and everything easy to do or should I ask for the shop to do it?

>>236414
good question, idk maybe cali or pnw or texas

>>236307
Maybe 2k in crypto and save the rest for a down payment on a house or rainy day fund

>>236415
Because you are 34 and want to take up skateboarding to 'vibe'. You ain't straight faggot.

Did people who start things like skateboarding late in life miss out on having a childhood hobby?

>>236424
>>236425
;_; bullies

>>236427
I'm just curious did you have a childhood obsession?

>>236428
Videogames and stuff, music
Nothing productive or cool though

>>236425
It's a question that always puzzled me, what the fuck do these people do with their lives?

>>236430
Fuckin normies man

i wager that anyone seeking skate advice on xs probably isnt a normie. all sorts of shit can preclude childhood hobbies. lmao that you cant wrap your brains around that
t. old retard
btw im trans, not sure if that matters

are you even a tranny if you cant rock to fakie

>>236443
What about a sex change (kickflip body varial)?

>>236425
I was playing an instrument long before I took up skateboarding seriously.

Pros used to smuggle drugs on overseas trips in their trucks, they would put it in the little indent under the kingpin and screw the trucks on

Pretty good method for small amounts

>>236495
>Pros used to smuggle drugs on overseas trips in their trucks, they would put it in the little indent under the kingpin and screw the trucks on
>
>Pretty good method for small amounts

>>236307
Two chicks at the same time.

>>236495
How many grams can you fit in 2 trucks u think

>>236262 (OP)
>Be me
>finally land kickflip
>do it twice in a row
>skip skating for 2 days
>can't do it anymore
I just want to kickflip so badly bros

>>236543
correct answer

>>236425
i got into drums / instruments as a kid and played in bands. i skated too but i just cruised around i could never ollie. Now getting back into it to just be more active and test my coordination / reflexes. Its more fun than going to the gym even though I be hitting the weights as well.

>>236495
Based

>>236558
That's skateboarding. Try to land 10 every time you go skate. You need to reinforce the neural pathway forming in your brain. Get good sleep too. Your brain processes and solidifies what you are learning during sleep.

>>236406
Compared to when? I just put a board together for 90 euros, nothing special but decent (habitat deck, tensor trucks, bones reds and mini logo wheels). This would have been more expensive 22 years ago when I last built a deck forsure

>>236568
>Its more fun than going to the gym

GEE, I WONDER FUCKING WHY

>>236568
Nice. I played guitar and skated as a kid, gave both up. Been back playing for a year and just bought a board. Borrowed a kids board and landed a kickflip after a bit of fucking around so I’m hopping back in. Seems to be easier now with the full length legs

>>236591
music and skating are very complimentary forms of autism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXbnWAQ_Erg
>Seems to be easier now with the full length legs
it's crazy how much easier it is when everything isnt neck high. slams stay with you longer though

>>236377
I can consistently flip and catch the board with my back foot too, but i can't get my front foot dialed no matter how hard i try.
If i hold a railing or a fence or sum i can actually land with both feet pretty much on the bolts, but as soon i as i try for real shit just doesn't work.
I just don't understand how to get my front foot back on, i can't even land it half flipped the fuck.
I think i'm just coping and learned to flip wrong.

Diego Todd popped off in the new Hockey vid. Sick music and editing too. His front tail heelflip 270 out was psycho

What's the coolest place skateboarding has brought you?

>>236670
Bordeaux

>>236670
I was there already but the algarve when I was a kid. Bought a board with all my money (nicest board I’d ever had at the time element decks and wheels, independent trucks) and my friend just bought a deck to bring home because he couldn’t afford the rest. Skated this weird spot with homemade ramps and school lockers near our hotel for a while then a bunch of older local kids came through and started kind of fucking with us in a friendly way. Ended up playing a game of skate with one of the older kids where my new board was bet against the older kids trucks and wheels. Won by the grace of god, dude gave my friend his trucks and wheels and we hung out with those boys for the day skating and drinking

>>236656
This was painful to read because I'm exactly there as well. In my case, I just don't have the ability to keep track of the board and know when it's safe to put my feet back on it. I landed one once and it felt perfect, but it was complete luck and I couldn't find the feeling again.

>>236262 (OP)
>skateboard
>sport
lol, where's the golf thread?

>>236543
Seems like too much work to fuck two chicks, would need a rhino pill, I'm looking for the "one" though

>>236656
sounds pretty typical, I think you need to learn to float with/above your board. practice some kickflips where your only goal is to land your feet after the board. also hippy jumps where you get comfy landing softly on your board.
you might be doing weird flips but you should still be able to stick a couple once you get the float.

>>236688
Well there’s not a skate board is there you massive bender

I took up golf maybe 10 months ago and love it, I suck but the progression is fun. It really taps into that skateboarding autism when you are chasing that one that feels good and analysing everything you're doing to get better. I used to hate eldy trying to shove it in every 9 club episode but now I understand.

I skate and play golf.
I suck at putting though.

>>236773
our local pro turned into a fulltime golf autist who just films trick shots on insta now

these faggots talking abt golf do a kickflip

>>236799
i did a 5050

>>236679
That sounds like a class memory

Also

>americans taking things

jej

Also fuck golf and learn to link the new/old

Old trans here again
Is Trujillo a good brand and what size board is a good size to use if you're 5ft7

>>236804
It's funny Duane has schizophrenia but everyone just thinks he's fried or it's cte lol

>>236822
in his case its all three desu

>>236656
>but i can't get my front foot dialed no matter how hard i try.
You're flicking technique isn't right. It's super common. 9/10 this means you're flicking down. It happens to all of us.

ALSO

Where is the Nelly poster? Did you see this hat? My local shop just got it in. Did you already buy it? I bet you did.

>>236839
What is she gonna tranny now? I wish I knew a female tranny so I could buy her testosterone

I just watched some skate vids.
What did I think of them?

>>236882
What videos? If you don't say Hockey IV I'm calling you a slur

>>236882
>>236884
You guys are Gangstalking me cause I just watched the hockey vid and came here to talk about it

Andrew Allen used to be one of my faves but now i kinda just want him to grow up. He looks too old to be rocking the fits he does

Kinda creepy being that good that old. But he's getting paid so fuck it

How easily do basic skateboarding skills translate to basic snowboarding skills? I'm understand I'm not going to ollie the fucking snowboard but will I be starting from zero? I've googled it and have seen answers ranging from not at all to pretty well, but all Google results now are AI spam and r*edit so idk what to believe.

>>236903
>I'm understand I'm
I fucking Good Morning Sirs'd myself

>>236670
>Be me
>Fly into South America alone speaking no Spanish
>Weird week in Argentina .. have gun pulled on me
>Smash an Argie chick and gtfo
>Go to Uruguay
>Meet some American homie
>Hooks me up with ounces of weed
>Has a skateboard, lets me borrow it
>Take it out skating around Montevideo for the day
>Chill on beach having a joint
>Arrive at a random park at sunset
>Session with some Uruguay bros who I cannot understand
>Skate back to my hostel in the dark with a smile feeling 100x better than I did in Argentina

>>236822
>Duane has schizophrenia
No he doesn't? I hadn't followed his ongoing but it appears he upsets lefties these days, gaslighting him with schizophrenia is not cool.

I started taking skating seriously and deciding to get good around the time I was obsessed with watching Cyrus Bennet footage. So I subconsciously started imitating his upright style and it fucked my shit up for about a year.

I started doing it without yet learning / understanding proper fundamentals (knees-to-chest motion, pop timing and pressure, etc), so I wasn't landing shit. I had to re-learn all my tricks and now suddenly I'm way way better. It's frustrating how much time was wasted.

Anyone else imitate other skaters and it causes problems? I used to have the same problem in little league by imitating MLB player stances and swings...

>>236950
no not really i think it was bc u werent that good in the beginning, i llove analyzing and copying pros now

>>236427
unlikely but if it makes u feel better I call transition trans

>>236884
That vid sucked, I'm a tiltmode fag

>>236903
Basically nothing except I LOVE LEAN

>>236884
>>236959
Zappa Sofa no. 2 made me cum tho

>>236429
Honestly I skated as a kid but had to stop because of school and work. When I got home I was so beat up I could barely move. Now that I'm 28 and work from home I got more free time so I decided to pick skating again. It's kinda hard but board control comes back fast and I my ollie's and pop shuvs back in like 2 months. Kickflips are still hard but they were always hard for me to land them.

>>236262 (OP)
Someone explain this phenomenon for me
>see this group of skaters who have a few females amongst them show up at the park a lot.
>The males skate but the females always stay on the side watching smoking and drinking even carrying their boards but never using them.
>They're all dressed in the most expensive skate attire but they never do anything they just sit idly smoking weed and drinking
>Their shoes are barely scraped and their pants have no visible holes in them.
>they just sit around male skaters and never do anything

I thought my dick shrunk due to aging but I just needed to trim my pubes phew

clip-o's

and inspo's

>>236980
Nice bro..how long you been skating

>>236932
You better drink pic related while you're there
>>236959
>I'm a tiltmode fag
So you just don't watch anything new? Wasn't their last video Bonus Round in like 2010? I have the DVD
>>236980
Proper. That lip slide was sick

>>236984
More than half my life. Longer than I haven't.

>>236262 (OP)
Do I have a chance of being decent at skating if I start at 27?

>>237029
it's never too late to transition. 27 is a bit late to the game all things considered, but you *will* be happier if you start now, because you *will* inevitably feel compelled to skate later if you repress the urge to skate now.

VIOLENCE TO TRANNYS
BARRIER KULT
VTT BAKU

>>237044
Tbh I skated when I was a kid so I can already pop shuv and Ollie and do fs 180s. But it's transitioning into flip tricks and grinds that's hard. I haven't skated in 15 years or so and I'm more averse to slams compared to when I was a kid

>>237046
What the fuck, dude. I discovered BAKU yesterday and been watching their videos on jewtube.

>>236993
I have the DVD too, and I did watch the new Hockey but I thought it wasn't as good as their Shocking video. What do you recommend for someone who likes tiltmode?

>>236980
>>236981
Based

>>236980
Some excellent shit. Hey, you've been posting here since forever and I also have promised you clips since time immemorial kek

@237046
Violence towards trannys will not be tolerated.

pumping is advised 237088

>>236972
What is there to explain? That's been going on forever, in any sport or hobby that isn't lame. Girls find it attractive / masculine to skate so they make friends with the local skaters because it's fun.

Yeah they're not skating themselves because they don't know their potential, and it sounds like your park doesn't have any girl-skater regulars that they can see first hand (to inspire them).

If anything, how about you go talk to one and ask? And maybe even gives some tips and be friendly while you're at it

>>237029

Yes, I started at 27 because of a new WFH job and living 2 blocks from the skatepark. After 1.5 years, and treating it like the gym (going 3-4 times a week, 1-2 hour sessions), I got clean kickflips on lock, front 5050s, proper high and clean pop shuvs and front shoves, exaggerated decked out rock and rolls on 5 ft tranny, decent manuals, and a few basic tricks in there.


I skate fast af and prefer learning tricks FAST and CLEAN, so I don't "move on" from tricks until they're proper (hence my small bag of tricks). I also wasted a lot of time having fucked up weight distribution on my pop for like, a year, so if anything I should be much better.

My advice is to take your health seriously and start eating better. Then, learn ollies properly instead of just brute forcing it like little kids do. They have infinite energy, you don't.

Time is going to pass anyway. If you treat it like going to the gym for a year or 2, you're going to be flying around the park and actually skating it properly. Maybe not massive kickflips everywhere but you'll be olling gaps and banks and shit.

I'm 29 now and I can't believe I thought 27 was too late. Scientifically, 27 is your peak physical fitness level.

Just don't immediately start dressing in in 100% logo skate clothes 247, or massive polar big boy jeans. Gives high schooler vibes. Keep it simple

>>237029
learn things in a smart way instead of corpse chucking the biggest set you can find like kids do.
>>236993
>So you just don't watch anything new?
i just watch the same parts from 2005 over and over again
>>237129
ramptramps dont wanna skate anon

>>237044
lol but yeah agree

>>236993
>You better drink pic related while you're there
I shared some with a stocky Uruguayan girl

>>237029
100% I took my 33 yr old fren who never skated (did surf) from barely rolling to bombing around the park (not many tricks). He prefers a weird shape 80's board but what ever, he now skates transition better than me a couple years later. My advice is do what ever makes you want to skate, if you get sick of something or stuck do something else. There is so much to explore and you'll probably find your niche. Also watch Mitchie Brusco.

>>237084
I don't think anything can really hit the same vibes as og enjoi/tiltmode. My favorite modern videos are the Jante videos by Fritte Söderström and all the videos by John Wilson. Not the same vibe at all, but they get me juiced to skate

>>237153
For some reason in my mind French Freds Cliche videos were the most artistically pure skate vids that captured the creativity of skating well.
https://youtu.be/UtzjCfjJjZE?si=wwPttB9iofCXc4sx

would you offer to drive home and give an old board to a park random

Should i get a new board

>>237163
No officer i would never

>>237175
nah

Weathers cool but now it's wet, sonofabitch

I've taken up jogging and walking, recommended

>>237163
Why tho

>>237163
the only park randoms i see are homeless people

>>237163
https://youtu.be/elfQk7o7ezk?si=Lei08D6ZeAP92Xpc

>>237163
In this economy? Are you nuts?

Can someone recommend a basic size/trucks/wheels for someone who just wants to ride? Maybe Ollie and stuff

>>237163
I'm very thankful to the older guy at the DIY (at a place that is now cursed grounds on which a crossfit gym has been built) who took pity on my board -nearly old enough to tie its shoes by itself- and gave me his old board which just had a little chip off the nose and still fresh pop, that summer of 2005 I landed stuff that I wouldn't do again until 15 years later. I've never even tried to kickflip down a 5 again since that era. Scabs all over. Stealing candy at the shop. Hopping fences. All sorts of bad boy stuff.
Sure, give your old board if you have one around that's still decent.

>>237205
8.5/thunders/55mm 92A OJ's (go 78a if you will be cruising 80% of the time, go 95a if you want to lean into tricks more eventually). I have a similar 'cruiser setup' with 60mm 78a OJ's and they handle rough ground really well. This is assuming you want a traditional popsicle shape. Some other anon can advise if you want actual cruiser board faggotry.

>>237198
>>237192
i think he had a thing for me cus he was older and was super awkward talking to me and it felt like he wanted me to come over but idk im mentally ill

>>237205
Buy everything normal except buy cruiser wheels (something like 90a or below).

Then when you grow out of your little girl mentality and decide to learn how to ollie and grind shit like a man, you only need to buy regular wheels before you throw away the old ones.

Get independent trucks (144)
8.25 board (most common, most designs, can't go wrong)
Cruiser wheels (pink or bubble gum blue, to match the energy)
Bones reds bearings
Whatever griptape
Whatever hardware (not allen, get phillips).

Then when you replace your wheels, get formula 4s, 99a or 101a

Haven't skated in 15 years, retarded early and have lots of time again. Going to fix up my old board and get back at it

>>237214
If u are tranny he wanted to fuck you but if not maybe he was just a sperg who wants a friend

>>237222
>retarded early
Ain't we all

>>237205
If you're not a manlet 8.5, stage 11 independent, bronson G3, any risers to mitigate vibrations a bit and give clearance for wheels.
60mm 80a ATF bones filmer wheels. Throw them out together with the risers and get 53mm 97a/101a wheels when you stop being a pussy as mentioned above already.

>>237205
desu for pure cruising i'd go with a slightly longer board. snowskate topdecks are from 35-40 inches and having some more length really helps for bombing shit and going through crust
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCgM4OOfu44
this is for snowboarding but the stuff on stance width still roughly applies, you can just use a ruler on the ground to see what actually feels comfortable for you. actually ollieing isnt too hard with any board just as long as you have a good tail. as for trucks, i really like aces for cruising

What is that one basic trick you struggled with the most? That one trick where you feel like it should be simple, yet you spend weeks, months, or more trying and failing?

I can buy a board or running shoes, I'm going running shoes, not looking good for skateboarding
>>237252
Nose manny

>>237252
back tail

>>237252
heels

>>237266
You didn't have to say it.
Everybody can tell you don't skate.

>>237291
What! Nooooooooooooo

>>237252
front tails :( I've been actively trying to get them down for a long time. In that time I learned several other tricks. Its interesting how some shit just comes naturally and other shit just doesn't work depending on the skater. When I turned 30 I randomly got nose manny on lock. Now its a go to warm up trick for me

>>237252
Like Danny Way said: "I had to work hard for all my tricks".

>>237351
>CHUD CHUD CHUD CHUD CHUD CHUD
Why are they like this?

>>237360
socialists are sexy actually man why you post this?

i really wanna skate stalin plaza

Russia was fun on THUG, nigga stole the tank drunk n shit

>>237360
Why does he wear the hammer and sickle logo? He sounds more like a dnc voter.

I have to vote Democrat cause I'm on gibs but these motherfuckers are so gay I voted trump this time just as a fuck you lol

But yea socialism is based, it's about UBI time

>>237378
democrats will have to double down on welfare bribes for the next election, they have nothing else to offer anyone

>>237382
Good

>>237153
Yeah that was my feeling too, it's too bad how looking like you're having fun is corny so basically nobody does it. Jason Park reminds me of Jerry Hsu a lot. Thanks for the reccs.
>>237160
That's cool too, thanks.

I own 7 pairs of shoes and only one pair are skate shoes. Feels good exploring the world outside of skateboarding, all I used to wear was skate shoes it was cringe

>>237377
he's a baker 2g fan

>>237427
>I own 7 pairs of shoes and only one pair are skate shoes. Feels good exploring the world outside of skateboarding, all I used to wear was skate shoes it was cringe

The only other shoes I have are hiking shoes

>>237449
porque los dos?

6 Nikes 1 new balance
And if your shoes don't have 3m your probably gay

No skate shoes out rn look cool, I dare you to find one

Best skate shoes were the Bastien Salabanzi Vans

>>237427

I legit wear my last resorts VM003 suades to my midtown Manhattan corporate office job. It's literally business casual and not obnoxious at all. Mine are light Gray though, which looks more professional, and appear sold out.

Nowadays everyone wears shoes like this with dress pants or nice professional jeans (but still a tucked in shirt or Patagonia or quarterzip

>>237427
wht r ur other shoes ?

>>237465
No it was the dr t

>>237467
>>237462

BRING BACK NAZISM< THE POWER OF THE TRUE RACE

>>237470
Welp this niggas bout to get gangstalked by the cia

wow this thread turned fucking gay
show us your cute panties next shoe anon

>>237473
Nah just palantir now

>>237475
Are u being jealous right now sir

>>237479
I am jealous that you can be such a faggot with zero embarrassment go play with your toy cars

>>237481
>Thinks toy cars are diss
>In a skateboard thread

>>237470
Lets start a skinhead skate crew and go egg Nyjah Houston's house.

>>237481
I sense this dude is European and can't afford shoes or a car

>>237484
This as a skateboard graphic would go kinda hard.
$5000 prize money to the first member that films a christ air over a jew.

>>237479
>>237481

Idk, the guy said "sir" like a reddit guy. Kinda deserves it

i gummed up my bearings so i cleaned them with 95% iso alcohol and swished and let sit for 30 minutes then dried and lubed with speed cream and put back onto the wheel and wow they are loud. is there anything i could do to fix this or is it just like this?

the bearings were those metal shield independent bearings that i pried out and replaced with spare rubber shields.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=125-ikzhTf8
Why didn't you faggots tell me there was a new Chapped video.

do you ever put your feet really close together for ollies/flip tricks/etc? i've been fucking around with it and it's kimda fun (front foot just in front of the back bolts). ollies feel silly and floaty, flips feel fast but im pretty sure theyre rocket. this was common practice among my skate peers forever ago but we were all young retarded and isolated from any kind of skateboarding wisdom.
@237470
@237484
@237486
kys.

>>237519
this guy does, idk how but looks cool
https://youtu.be/Lxi_fjLwYH0?si=5IT3LkTE3lmiszEW&t=104

>>237519
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMz4oMzZqog

>>237519
>>237523
>>237526

I always thought the opposite was better, like Chris Millic being really wide stance all the time.

And holy shit, that Hoddle video....that's crazy. Great skating and filming but the foot placement is so absurd that I can't tell if I like seeing it or not

>>237523
sick, also cute how he shuffles back the front foot
>>237526
fond memories of my friend's heels touching as he setup for tres
>>237530
fucking thank you for reminding me this guy exists :ooo such fun parts

chris millic is actually really good. i will forever remember this manual

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIiqlZ2FZoE&t=284s

>>237688

And he does a backside flip with untied shoelaces in the Noah video.

https://youtu.be/r7-AmpEGZ54?si=8oVkoITWZqRM6F1Y&t=300

After watching that above clip, rewind a few minutes to watch the rest of his part. But fuck it, might as well watch Troy and Hjalte before that. Just watch the whole video....I can't believe Noah fumbled this team.

I haven't skated in over a month.

>>237704
Facts

No skating for a while, withdrawing from 7ho, the 30mgs got a nigga sweatin

Do you guys watch Fuel TV? Built to Shred in particular?
>>237486
Fucking kek

>>237484
Ben Kadow could be our leader!

>>237734
Duffel is in

>>237716
kratom withdrawal sucks. You should stop taking those and just buy bulk powder so you can taper down

>>237716
delete this shit you stupid gay faggot

>>237746
I have to taper these first before I switch I was taking 3 a day
>>237747
Why are you mad faggot

Got some new skate shirts, only collars for me. If you guys want good cheap rugby polos go to kings of ny dot com, they're the best quality polos I've had

>>237750
Forgot pic

>>237751
post fit

>not a single fucking person at any of the 4 parks in my shit on a saturday evening
It's over isn't it.

>>237762
If i don't see someone on sunday i'll crash out this is cali not fucking midwest

>>236262 (OP)
How do you get a consistent flick for kickflips? My flicks are all over the place, I'm basically praying I get it right so I can land it perfectly

>>237762
Skating isn't as popular anymore . Especially in the where everyone is obese af

>>237755
cute tbth i was skeptical polos could look nice but you wear them well
>>237762
>>237763
i love it when the park is empty but im a dork

>>237765

Understand you're not supposed to strain yourself. A kickflip should be lightwork when done right.


What worked for me was
1. Covering my front two bolts. MOST people set up way too far back.
2. Focusing extra on lifting my front knee into my chest (with proper timing, DELAYED timing, you want to feel pressure and release as you start to pop.
3. Popping at a slight angle behind you (in the direction of travel).
4. STAYING "wide stanced" while lifting my legs and crouching in the air (like a ball). That's what it feels like.


Focusing on these things means you're not just wildly flicking wherever inconsistently. If you do all the PREP properly, and have your weight distribution, timing, and pressure understood, the flick just happens. You don't even think about it, and doing the proper set up doesn't even let you flick wildly to begin with.

>>237755
This but americanized

I have to go to the park early but I dont wanna cuz last time I went in the morning I slammed my dome into concrete and fucked my shit up probably cte, face muscle damage, fuck bros I might buy a helmet, but im way too fresh for that, I'm scared

Girl in neighborhood still skating around a year later, I'll give her a deck when it looks like she can ollie

>>237751
Birdman looks good in a polo

Any special advice for someone who's been into skate culture but is only just starting to get into actually skating? I don't want to come across as some faggy poser.

>>237782
Hawk is a beta dork, the only reason he got so successful is because he's so PG with the big corpos

>>237785
Just actually skate dumbass. Don't try to look better, don't say shit like "ohh it's my bad day bro i'm so bad today" because everyone can tell you're just bad.
Don't wear shit to "look like a skater".
Just be yourself and have fun, i've had old heads that could barely skate and mostly carved around the park but everyone liked them cause they just had fun and were always at the park saying funny shit and psyching people up.

>>237786
He's had like 7 wives, dudes a player

>>237788
He didn't learn the lesson the first time?
Also i just realized he's almost 6'4 what the fuck i take back what i've said.

>>237785
>Any special advice for someone who's been into skate culture but is only just starting to get into actually skating?
>into skate culture
>skate culture
>only just starting to get into actually skating
>I don't want to come across as some faggy poser.
too late..
>>237786
you better not be the anon above..

I’m having a weird problem. I finally got the balls to drop in and slipped backwards the first time. Whatever. I’ve tried it about 20 more times and have ridden it all the way out to the bottom but every time I make it to the flat I either fall forwards, or I slam the tail down and fall. I actually rode it out to the other end of the ramp about 2-3 times but it was sketchy as hell with death wobbles.

I had similar problems before learning to no slam at the bottom of a bank when it transitions back to flat, but at least with banks the ride is long enough for me to properly anticipate and adjust to the transition. On a 3’ mini ramp it takes less than a second to reach the bottom so I don’t really have time to think about what I’m doing so I’m not really sure how to improve. Any tips? It’s not really something I hear people talk about when it comes to riding ramps, all the emphasis is on the drop itself. I really want to get it soon, 20+ full on slams in 2 days sucks, even in full pads

>>237792
Lol it's been so long I don't even remember going through this

>>237792
You're no balanced over your board, you have the speed, you need to stay parallel to the board and transition you're riding, directly over the center of gravity.
You don't really have the concept of the center of balance, so you just send it all the way forward and pray it's good enough, so you lean way too far.
Also you need to be light on your feet, lifting them higher when you aproach any sort of an angle, yes even when you go down a tranny you need to lift the weight of your feet off the board.
It's hard to explain and get a feel for until you get it yourself.

>>237793
I’m an uncoordinated awkward fuck. I got memed on the last time I posted asking for advice on how to ride out the bottom of a steep ramp because I got all autistic talking about angles and trajectories and shit

>>237794
Thanks, this is probably spot on. I’m gonna rest up a day or two then keep trying

>>237792
Mitchie brusco has a tonne of stuff. Go watch it. Two tips from memory would be where you are looking, try to be looking at the transition at the bottom when you start your drop in, then lift your head and look ahead once going through transition. Seems beginners stare at their feet or something, which doesn't give their brain the visual information it needs to make the adjustments (like dropping in blindfolded). Second is once over the coping its a slow drop of the hips more than tipping forward. Like you're going down, not out from the ramp. Then keep your hips low all the way through. The further they are from the ramp the more you need to stretch (and end in that tippy toe position reaching for your board) So hips go down not out.. if that makes sense.

Also respect for taking those slams and getting up again, that to me is the essence of skateboarding.

>>237796
Thanks for the tip, I’ll check out those videos. I have no idea what I’m looking at during a run, lol I just throw myself over the side and hope for the best. Going into a drop with more of a plan is a good idea, winging it hasn’t been working so far

>>237778
What does that have to do with going to the park early? How did you slam your head?

>>237795
Also you need to squat lower the higher the angle you're going down from.
I recently got drunk enough to finally stop being a bitch and drop in from the QP with a huge extension in my local park. That shit is basically vertical as soon as you drop in for half of the QP and the feeling of the drop in is completely different from a regular quarterpipe where it starts to angle immediately and kinda helps you with balance on your front foot. I basically had to FS grab the board instinctively because i'm so low on the board.
Think about it like this, the closer you're to the board the easier it is to keep balance when you're vertical, practice just riding around transitions in your park fully squatted over the board.
Also do not grab the board on a regular QP, it will fuck up your balance because it's too short for that.
Also "staying light on your feet" is basically pumping, the point of pumping is to lift your feet just enough to basically be where they should be ON an angle before you hit an angle up/down. This is not only to help your speed but also will help you balance on the board because you take way less impact and have to do less microadjustments.

>>237792
Vid for critiquing or just laughing at me falling. This is more or less what's been happening on every run.

>>237804
Thanks fren, I appreciate it

Just ordered a 7.5 deck because small boards need to make a comeback

>>237802
imo your front foot is a little far back.
also a good low impact thing you can do to build up to drop ins is find a 6-8 foot ramp or bowl and just practice pumping up the wall and doing nose & tail taps below coping. riding a bigger ramp from the bottom-up will give you much more time to actually see what's going on and develop good form

>>237807
My local park finally put in a half pipe about a week ago so I’ll have to try that. I built my own because I didn’t have access to one, but now that there’s the 7 footer at the skatepark I’ll definitely work on pumping there. I used metal toes for my ramps and they make a little bump when you ride over them. Makes practicing pumping on them kind of hard but hopefully that can be overcome by gitting gud

Babe wake up new mitchie video dropped

>>237802
This better be a troll, bitch. You did fine until you hit the FUCKING BUMP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP. DO IT ON A QUARTER THAT IS NOT FUCKED YOU FUCKING IMBECILE.

>>237802
Bend your knees when you get to flat

>>237800
>How did you slam your head
Went from the top of the park to the bottom to get as much speed as possible to air out of a qp at the bottom, I hit a rock right before the qp and it chucked me head first into the qp wall

I think the only reason I survived is I was on like 10 mg of Xanax, you know how they say drunk people survive car crashes cause their muscle are loose

>>237785
Are you Bert Kreishner?

>>237813
I put a lot of work into building it, I will ride it even if it’s shit. I think it’ll be perfectly fine once I get a little bit of practice

>>237802
Brother, take a breather. Relax. Bend your knees. You are getting there, if you are progressively making to the other side of the ramp. Keep at it and you will soon figure everything out.

>>237829
You built it?? Respect.

>>237830
Thanks. It’s been about 2 days and my body isn’t hurting anymore so I’ll probably give it a few more tries today. The anon that drew over the still frame nailed it, I was purposely leaning super far forward before putting my foot down as a way of forcing myself to fully commit. Now that the actual fear of the drop is gone, I’ll work on a more controlled drop like I would do on a steep bank and try to keep my weight centered.

>>237831
Yeah I quit skating for about 4-5 weeks to put all my free time into building it, then spent a few weeks working up the balls to finally ride it

I'm gonna skate these on a carpet topped suspension board

anyone know if Tim Poole is accepting sponsor me tapes?

>>237832
Why is it fucking curved at the end, it's literally launching you, of course you get bodied.
Go to any fucking park and drop in from a real QP.

>>237848
It's fine you should have seen the shit we rigged learning growing up

>>237847
Just give it a shot, I would sell out for only like 5k a month

>>237848
This anon is sort of right maybe too, but it isn't a big deal at all. Juts be prepared because it probably did cause you to fall too.

>>237802
>>237849
>>237851
I mean it clearly fucks him up, you can see the frame where his front trucks get launched in the air and impact the ground, not only that impact fucks up his balance but his back trucks hit that curved ramp with speed while at the same time he leans back to overcorrect, loads his back trucks and flies the fuck out because of it.
Go try an actual QP and not the guillotine you built for yourself.

>>237854
It's fine you spaz not every ramp is perfect he built it himself damn it hea gonna learn to ride that son of a bitch

>>237850
Isn’t 5k/month considered an elite skater salary? Pretty sure Jaws has to work for his old man because he makes jack shit as a pro for example. I noticed when watching king of the road all of their accommodations are paid for but the skaters seem to get one good pub meal every now and again but mostly have to live off gas station rollers and cheap beer kek.

>>237856
You're gonna learn to ride me talking like that tranny boy.

>>237854
cancer dan approved

>>237858
i fucked Mike V behind a ross dress for less faggot

Is California as good as they say it is
My friend went to Colorado and said people are soft

>>237861
yeah, even better with all the ice raids
>t. OB

>>237861
No one says California is good.

>>237861
the driving sucks and you have to drive to pretty much every spot.
in co our spots suck but you dont have to drive to all of them

>>237866
oh and if the roads are bad enough there's pretty much guaranteed to be zero cops

>>237851
>>237854
First clean ride out. Did it probably 5 more times after that. Bending my knees more and pumping on the way out did the trick.

>>237868
Derp

>>237869
Good, now bomb the bowl.

>>237869
you're a fucking retard and your ramp is aids.

>>237869
YOU CAN GO
WITH THE FLOW

holy fucking shit bros i finally did a back tail that trick has been my fucking demon for like 10 years i seriously dont think i've felt this happy about anything since i was a kid
>>237869
gj anon and ty for the motivation. i wasnt even gonna skate last night but you got me too hyped to stay home

>>237879
Hell yeah bro that’s awesome

>>237869
Good work anon!

I like running more than skateboarding now, sounds gay but it's good to change, I'm still gonna hang out here though cause I love it bros

>>237879

Lmao this guy's getting his hopes up and celebrating thinking he figured something out, not realizing it's gonna take like 2-3 more years of trying it before getting it on lock.

Put your head down, be a man, and come back in 2 years with it on lock. Then you can celebrate.

>>237890
i don't careeeee little victories are worth celebrating, ross/chandler. you can celebrate winning a battle even though you havent won the war.
>>237888
i run in the winter when weather isn't permittable to ride skateboard. love cold runs, but i should run in the summer too so i don't have to reset so much progress every year

>>237890
What’s wrong with celebrating a victory? Why you wanna throw cold water on him for no reason?

>>237888
what are you running from

>>237905
The past

>>237905
RIP
Think i'm just gonna order a BBS blank next.

>>237900
>>237904

Anyone who does back tails will tell you this. This is specific to back tails.

Back tails are a lifetime learning trick. You will never not be learning back tails. I thought it was funny that the post happened to be a back tail. I'm just letting him know the brutal truth about back tails. Any other trick, congrats man!

>>237904
More important question, why do you feed the troll?

Formula 4 52mm 99 du radial slims, 8 inch krux (k5?), shake junt "getcha roll on" bearings, primitive goku board, gripped clear

Was 40 bucks locally, good deal?

I think I'll wallhang the board and repurpose the other parts, since I'm not hurting for a fresh deck, and it's pretty and shiny.

>>237864
California is good.

what trucks do you skate?
I skated grind kings way back in the day, always wanted krux, but now I just skate Indy’s. The grind kings were hella light back then.

>>237927
I'll never skate Indy since they gayed their logo, what a buncha bitches

Indys were too high for me and I kept ghost popping. I have thunders now and they are good. My best trucks ever were silver mids with bones bushings.

>>237929
Dam! What the fuck, how didn’t I notice that?

>>237927
ventures are like using cheat codes. a shame about the kingpin clearance though

So do people understand me.

>>237937
>I can kickflip 4 feet high

>get skate 4 playtest
>no male characters
>you can only play as a female or a tranny

dude WHAT THE FUCK
is this a surfskate or a cruiser what is this?
why the concave?

>>237927
ventures, I can't compare them with any others but I love how they turn

>>237944
turning is mostly due to the bushing shape, get two barrels and it will be really tight, two cones and it will feel loose/turny regardless of how you tighen them

the thing you look for in trucks is the weight and shape mostly.
I personally find ventures kinda frustrating becuase when you put them on - the holes for the screws are in this awkward position, it's just uncomfortable.
Indies are easier to put on in my experience.

Then again how often you change your boards? If it's once in a season then whatever, if you change them once a month it makes sense to buy something that's easier to disassemble.

Other than that all trucks are the same i think. All companies today have these hollow models as well as the regular ones. I don't think that weight matters all that much, the adaptation period is like a few days and then you skate normally.

>>237943
>is this a surfskate or a cruiser
Yes
>why the concave?
Penny's plastic decks are slippery and can be skated barefoot, the concave probably helps prevent you from sliding off when carving

>>237937
i love you

>>237945
What in the actual fuck is this advice holy shit

I'm so glad I quit before I did a slappy those are so fucking gay

>>237951
You've never skated in your life

>>237954
25 years faggot, go on and tell me about how your a "lifer" you slappying loser

>>237955
You don't skate

>>237958
(You)
>>237956
I always thought gonz was way overrated, the glaze was out of control at one point

>>237959
this you? >>237960

>>237960
>i need to castrate myself before evil fascists try to stop me!!

whos that? their mom and dad and loving family?

>>237958
gottim!

If you haven't smoked crack meth heroin or fentanyl your a lesser human being than me and I look down on you

>>237972
Correct, they still have one (1) personality

KICKFLIP MELON DISASTER REVERT TO MANUAL TO SLAPPY TO HEELFLIP TO SPECIAL TRICK TO HANDPLANT IN YO FACE 8X COMBO METRE BITCH

Should I wear this to the skatepark

>>237947

What are you, the penny rep here?

This photo doesn't help the gay allegations. Holy shit it looks so lame

>>237978
Was just answering your question, not defending their choices in design.

I got a penny 22 inch from a thrift shop because the wheels and bearings are kinda decent for putting on a popsicle for cruising.

>>237960
I wish we lived in the world trannies pretend we live in.
What a fucking utopia it would be.

>>237982
Yeah trannies always pretend like we're in some kind of man in the high castle type dystopia where they're hunted down when in reality they're shilled by every Jew corporation and government

I can understand getting turnt and becoming a tranny but what compells them to cut their balls off? Is it just to stick it to the man?

Going to NY in September can't wait to hit the dispensary I haven't smoked real weed in like 5 years just hhc

>>238003
i really wanna go there now that you can skate the banks again

>>238002
>why does a mentally ill man do mentally ill things
Which is interesting to think about in terms of skateboarding. Outcast and antisocial hobby like that should be a breeding ground for trannies, yet it's the opposite.
My theory is it's a combination of sense of belonging to a group (which is a main driving factor of trannyfication), blatant hate of homo shit in the (pre-zoomer) skating community over the history and exercise producing high testosterone in the body (of those that actually skate, i'm not talking about pear shaped brocolli hair zoomer xisters).

>>238006
I think there's an addiction aspect to it too

New thread around 350 is the word on the street, don't tell nobody I told u this

>>238002
trans girls don't want testosterone in their bodies and testes make testosterone.
>>238006
>Outcast and antisocial hobby like that should be a breeding ground for trannies, yet it's the opposite.
there are tons of trans skaters. there's at least a few tranners in esg. slap is filled with trannys. i don't have numbers, but i think skating is closer to a breeding ground for trans than the opposite.
>blatant hate of homo shit in the (pre-zoomer) skating community
i had the exact opposite experience skating in the 2000s - 2010s. many of us were fags and we dressed like fags. i think homophobia was more the norm in general back then. there were certainly older dicks, whether they skated or not, started shit because we looked gay. in general though most people left us the fuck alone. i dont think your experience is reflective of the entire scene back then

I'm getting another ragdoll today, it's mixed with main coon I'll post pic when she arrives

>>237873
I hate to admit it, but you were right. I had an Aalewis level epiphany on how to make it a lot better with very little effort and turned it into a proper mini ramp.

>>238025
Looks fun

>>238025
>anon cured his retardation
Damn, good job, genuinely envious of that new mini. Give us an updated drop in.

>>238025
Dude that looks amazing
Post some more footy, look forward to seeing you evolve

>>238016
there is like 10 trannies who skate globally you cunts just stick out and smell like fucking poo. there is not 3 or 4 here it is you and ghe upother mentally ill faggot. and you aint never gonna be real skaters, you are fucking dorks. Hate you cunts.

I just watched Kevin Baeaekekeakkel brain himself again.
This nigga gonna die doing this shit.

>skate hard on monday
>can barely walk 4 days later
bros...
>>238025
mirin

>>238030
>>238033
Did about 30 drop ins tonight, didn't miss once. Really regretting neglecting my switch riding right about now though, gotta learn to survive the roll back in fakie now. Baby steps.

Having a solid ramp is fire though, instead of being random, scary and unpredictable it gave me a smooth and predictable run every time.

>>238048
incredibly jealous of that ramp anon, practice pumping, doing this to fakie will get you rock to fakieing quick.
https://youtu.be/yQPSR8dyJWc?si=RAN5R4xj9yl1QmvJ

>>237879
Congrats man, I gave up on back tails and pretend that nollie back tails are good enough and that "they're pretty the same thing, right?"

>>237972
The only time I tried basing and skating was the only time in my life that my heart felt sore, like some hand was squeezing it inside my chest, wasn't any fun

>>238025
I don't even like minis that much but I'm mad jelly

@238038
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2HdJ0c4hP4
>>238048
dope ramp and drop in. im assuming you built it, do you know the radius on the transition?

>>238080
It’s a 7’ transition. Yeah I’m pretty proud of it, it was frustrating that every part of it was really well thought out and overbuilt except for that gnarly ass toe so I’m glad I finally got that fixed. If anyone wants to know anything about how I built it or whatever just ask

They're not letting me register the name tranny destroyer on slap

>>238025
How? Congrats bro. You are crafty. Are you Ben Hanskom?

>>238048
Ok anon, you are bending your knees and that's IT, never forget that, the legs feed the wolf, now relax your upper body and start using your head; look where you are going, or you 're going to go at where you're looking.

You have the drop-ins, so you don't have to worry about it. Now try to reach coping, by beginning from the flats and pumping your way up. Up, down, up, down, forwards, backwards, forwards, backwards. Build those legs.

If I do a kickflip and no one sees it, is tony hawk still proud of me?

>>238097
You can see from my fail video that I used to have steel toes bridging the gap between the end of the ramp and the concrete flat. I did that because I foolishly believed ChatGPT when it told me I couldn’t just lay Masonite flat on the floor of the concrete and call it a flat. It insisted that if I was going to have a Masonite flat, I’d have to frame it out and have the flat be supported by 2x4 ribs and plywood like the ramps are. It recommended building the toe out of 1/4” steel, and said the bump it would create would be negligible and I’d never even feel it. As Maury would say, that was a lie.

I unfucked it by building a little 5 rung staircase from the ground to the edge of the ramp out of some el cheapo 1/4” osb plywood I had lying around, adding a step every time the Masonite rose 1/4”. I cut all the steps out, glued them with wood glue, and just set them in place. They aren’t attached to anything, they’re just sitting under the edge of the ramp. The sheets of Masonite that bridge the gap between the bottom of the ramp and the floor are only screwed to the ramp, the rest just lays on the osb and the concrete. I had a scrap sheet of Masonite that was about 2x8 or so, and it is set in the center of the flat, not actually attached to anything. I snugged the two ramps against each other which holds the flat bottom in place.

Kinda sucks in hindsight, the pressed steel for the toe wasn’t cheap, and I had to take it to a machine shop to get a slight kink in it, and I meticulously buffed a pretty swirly pattern into the metal and drilled and countersunk all the holes to the exact depth of my screw heads for a super flush finish. Great execution if I do say so myself, just wasted on a shit idea.

>>238108
This all sounds chinese to me more or less, that's why I asked if you were the architecture-prone kid from It, but anyone who builds a miniramp with their hands deserves to enjoy it, so here are my tips>>238099

>>238108
If it comes down to it you can always sell the ramp also, sounds nice

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