Basic brand info for beginners http://pastebin.com/C6rEGbzD
Shoe reviews: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnSv7MyhLozYdGM1a1FUMHNtTkRFN0xkVmt3dEZ0NHc#gid=0
Submit a shoe review: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Y70Tug_iI9-dW2VqBBzsI9PCnFlw1jIOu9yTlHcc-wY/viewform
How to ollie: https://youtu.be/QkeOAcj8Y5k [Embed]
How to pop shuv: https://youtu.be/Oq9Y3i7HD40 [Embed]
How to kickflip: https://youtu.be/pvglCapVEog [Embed]
Skateboarding is really fun and you should definitely do it, no matter who you are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVQufgx-K2M
shit, old thread:
>>1242213
>>1266343
> helpful and non-autistic OP strikes again
BASED
A
S
E
D
Suck my dick le early le burly autist OP guy
>>1266360
oh yes
skatepark etiquette: go early or go burly
>>1266343
>have we updated the pastebins?
nope...
>>1266396
this is what we should do in this thread
>>1263941
what the fuck happened to phelps
>tfw can't find a deck brand that i can personally relate to
somebody help
>>1266532
it was a joke, a tease. Because Phelps looks like he's been dropped to his head when he was an infant, he looks like a cartoonish version of someone who ate a massive spill ahahahaha.
Jokes aside, he once wrote something on Thrasher a long time ago, I don't remember if it was on the mail drop or whatever, where he said something nice about him wearing big glasses, that they at least allow him to see what's beautiful.
I heard from a friend that all skaters hate varial flips and no-complys, why is that?
>>1266539
>tfw had found one but Manik went under a long time ago
>>1266539
yeah, you might want to learn how to skate first.
>>1266486
Update the brands. Zero's under Dwindle, both DNA brands are under Tum Yeto. Probably expand on the wheel brands?
>>1266668
Habitat is no longer part of Tum Yeto.
>>1266567
no-complys are a trend and so is hating on them.
varials usually look ugly, but maybe people hate them to fit in
>>1266360
Good to know, another thread with you crying would have been bad.
toronto/GTA shredders where you at? ;_;
>>1266539
Toy Machine has a special place in my heart.
Hook-up and Heroin are tied for second.
>>1266539
post a pic of yourself and let us choose your sponsor
>>1266567
back in the day nocomplys were considered 'not an actual trick' same with bonelesses and smith/feeble grinds. That mentality has carried on. Plus nowadays there are annoying hipsters who only do nocomply crap.
Varial flips is just because if you can varialflip you should just do a 3flip instead.
I once knew this guy who could barely do any tricks but could do varial flips every time, and could even do varial double flips and triple flips regularly too. He had them on lock for some reason so weird
Hell yeah boys, been skating for about 4 months or so and almost learned how to tre flip. Fucking stoked.
Why is the 1-8 crew so gnarly?
https://youtu.be/Ue6E1Jji1Cs
>>1267082
They skate like life owes it to them, which judging by some of their appearances/stories seems to be entirely true.
>>1266553
There is a story of him going on a skate trip to Africa and basically dying after slamming his head. Too lazy to look it up but his homies were scraping his board for parts cause they thought he was donezo.
What the fuck is going on with the episodes not being on the actual Viceland channel?! I have seen the premiere/pilot "highway to hell" episode on non-stop, but nothing about the others. Seriously stumped.
>>1266567
Because you are not a "true" skater unless you feel the need to puff your chest and talk down on something to try and establish your "expertise".
>>1267105
There's a new episode on tonight
>>1267105
there are other places that have them if you catch my drift
>>1267112
I hope so. The guide says it's the fucking Highway to Hell episode again so I swear to god I will flip my shit if it isn't that one. This happened last week with the 2nd episode too. Am i retarded?
>>1267162
>The guide says it's the fucking Highway to Hell episode again
Comcast is telling me something else and I'm watching it right now.
>>1266753
autistic OP spotted
do you go le early or did you go le burly?
>>1266539
watch the latest video from each board brand on this list and youll probably find something
>>1267181
>being this mad
What a cop out
>>1267189
>not knowing what a cop out is
>>1267054
>tfw able to do hip street tricks and skate 12ft bowls decently
Feels good man
>>1267172
Dude. They aired the same fucking episode thats been on their website this whole week. Im pissed.
>>1267054
That varial logic is bullshit. Would you say the same shit about varial heels and laser flips?
Complete beginner here. Been pushing around and getting the feel for it, I watched brailes video on pushing and the way he pushes is a lot different from how I do ti. He seems to put his whole foot on the ground as if he is just walking, I can only manage to get the front of my shoe on the ground when I push though. I can get my whole shoe on the ground when I push but it feels sketchy and doing it too much makes my ankle hurt.
Am I doing it wrong?
On a side note I've got scrapes and bruises all over my arms and knees from falling and it feels great.
Also love that feeling of timelessness while skating, a good 20 minutes will go by and I won't even notice. Then I stop for a minute to smoke and it feels like I'm still moving.
>>1267549
YOU 'RE ASKING TOO FUCKING MUCH
JUST SKATE
>>1267549
just push how you want and what feels right, thats the best thing about skateboarding.
>>1267082
Those guys don't fear anything, they always 100% commit for every trick.
Like Cardiel, do or die.
>>1267537
The real reason they get a bad rep, is because like pop shuvs, or in this case really shuvs. Kids learn them before they really learn to pop and bullshit them around into a varial instead of learning to kickflip. Which is all good and well, you don't have to kickflip.
But the problem is, they usually don't learn to pop them, or barely learn to pop them. Let alone catch them and somewhere along the line they got associated strongly with this beginner way of doing them. But no pros ever really came along to legitimatize them in the average skaters eyes.
I mean with shuvs its common to see kids do the shitty beginner versions of them, but its also common enough to see good skaters pop a nice clean one. You rarely get that with varials and when you do its not a trick they do often, its usually seen as a bit of a novelty cause of this. Kinda like an early grab, in the sense even when they do one. Its a "look I can make this dumb trick look good" type thing.
>tfw 20 degrees celsius outside
>perfect weather to skate
>cant go skating since ankle is fucked
>>1267661
Welcome scooter-bro
>>1267549
If you try to emulate anything that Scientologist faggot does you are already 3 steps behind actual skateboarding.
>>1267661
>21°C
>Get off work in about 2 hours
It's about that time lads
>>1267549
You can push either flat footed or with your toes, doesn't really matter.
>>1266343
fucking wrestling threads are so annoying i have to use catalog to find this thread
Where can I watch old skate videos, from like early 2000 era.
>>1268434
You can pin this thread so that you won't have to search for it everytime
>>1268506
Your best bet would probably be youtube, I know thrasher has a section on their channel for classics so you can find some there.
>>1266567
i have a feeling the varial thing started because a lot of people have trouble with them but can do 360 flips just fine. my theory is it was born out of insecurity
>>1268434
4chan.org/asp/esg
>>1268736
doesn't work unless op puts that in their post
>>1268434
Pin the thread.
>>1267232
I'm not acting like its a major issue, I'm just commenting on it. Stop being an idiot and stop posting shit cop outs, not once was I acting "hard".
>>1266343
What the hell happened to this board?
I used to come on /asp/ before mandrama came here and it was all skateboarding, BMXing, stuff like that
Now I come here and there is literally ONE skateboarding thread ON THE ENTIRE CATALOGUE
As a /sp/ regular I was glad when WWE disappeared from there but Christ I feel so fucking sorry for you guys
>>1266539
Is Think still a brand?
I always liked them when I was younger. I just buy blanks now. Draw on some
>>1268936
Because 4chan.
It's not that complicated.
>>1268506
go to skatevideosite.com to look up the names of them or search by company, that site is very complete, then just look on YouTube , almost everything is there
>>1268936
There were threads complaining about it in Q&A maybe something will be done. I feel worse for the smaller sports who could have a nice home here, there are enough skaters to keep our threads from getting slid & pruned but almost no other activities have enough posters to survive, other than airsoft. So its basically just, WWE, airsoft, and skating.
>>1269180
What other sports were on here before? I remember there being some I just can't remember what because I didn't come here enough
BMXing? Stuff like that?
Snapped me Girl deck today doing a front shuv, feel really depressed.
Going to the local shop tomorrow and move up to a 8.25. Wish me luck.
Pic unrelated.
Your friendly thread repost.
https://soundcloud.com/terry-hesticles/terryhesticlesskatepunkmix
>>1266360
sounds like somebody didn't go early/burly and paid the price
>Land a varial kickflip today
>cant even do a normal kickflip yet
what
>>1269391
There were a few about different forms of swordfighting, archery, different martial arts, there was an inline thread for awhile that no one bothered to remake, idk really I mostly just come on here for this thread
>>1269396
It happens, it's always important to have a extra deck and sheet of grip.
>>1266594
This fucking guy speaks truth!!!
What's a normal beginner trick order after you get down ollies?
I know hand tricks are lame but they look like a lot of fun. is there a guide with a list of them? Ie boneless variations, beanplants etc
>>1269586
i actually think hand tricks are cool, just don't be a hipster douche about it, and it's all good.
>>1269586
Grab tricks look great on tranny, especially at high speed. Grant Taylor being a good example.
Anyway after you learn how to ollie, 180's are really easy to get down.
>>1269586
If you're interested in bonelesses just start doing them they're not hard at all. Just try doing the motion while stopped of flat ground. Then try actually snapping the board up into your hand rather than just stepping off and lifting. Work on being able to snap it into your hand grabbing either side, or the nose. Once you are good at stepping off and snapping it into your hand try it on a small bank. You could learn them quickly
Bumping to keep the thread from being slid by wrasslefaggots
While I was out earlier I noticed I popped my ollies easier and landed them cleaner when popping the nose rather than the tail. Maybe it's a placebo effect and I was in the zone for a couple minutes. Idk
>>1268832
>taking quotes out of context to try to make them sound stupid
sounds like somebody really got to you friendo :^)
>>1269764
Dude, stop with this bullshit. Its not just one poster who thinks the OP posts are outdated.
>>1268936
>I used to come on /asp/ before mandrama came here and it was all skateboarding, BMXing, stuff like that
It was never like that you lying cunt. From day one there has been wrestling threads and from day one there has been arguments about if wrestling really classifies as an "alternative sport", until eventually they changed the board name to " alternative Sports & Wrestling" to try end such arguments.
>Now I come here and there is literally ONE skateboarding thread ON THE ENTIRE CATALOGUE
The skate posters choice to narrow it down to one thread cause they weren't generating enough content to warrant multiple.
>>1269073
>Ι actually have made a list of pros who 've done varial flips in their video parts. If you want I can post it.
I'm curious to see this. But that's not really my point if they've done it once or a couple times, nobodies ever came along and consistently did them well, until they caught on as a cool trick to do.
>Shuv-its are not the same as varial flips: they were THE go-to trick for everyone from '89 to '92.
Yeah because they are easy, like I said. I'm not sure what point you're making.
>>1269777
>taking quotes out of context to try to make them sound stupid
sounds like somebody really got to you friendo :^)
>>1269729
Maybe you need a higher kick tail or a double shovel deck.
>>1269787
Ie as in i.e. not le lmao
>>1269843
shit son
Nah but watch vids and shit, try whatever takes your interest you think you are capable of.
>>1267654
>But no pros ever really came along to legitimatize them in the average skaters eyes
Who is Brian Anderson and Cyril Jackson, Alec.
Minute bites
https://vimeo.com/165657976
https://vimeo.com/165653293
>>1269933
Have they done them? Sure. Have the legitimatized them in the average skaters eyes? No.
>>1270002
Different skaters like different tricks. Hipsters love it (Ty Peterson, Bobby Dekeyzer) but ledge wizards hate it (Kalis, Gustavo) To be honest the argument about this is pretty stupid because it rides on the trends within skating.
>>1269729
Could have razor tail on your board giving you less pop
>>1269783
Rassling threads have been here since day, but not WWE shite. Before the invasion 60% of the fights were "What martial art should I learn so I can beat up my bully and show Tulissa how much of a classy gentleman I am?"
sum russian goodness for ya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqwO2taGzdY
>implying skating doesn't get you laid
Random thought, any of you guys ever met a skater who just didn't skate switch or fakie?
Like refused to ever 180.
i imagine they must exist
>>1270583
I skate fakie. Not switch or nollie though. I'm trying to learn switch stuff but it sucks so much dick.
has the new KOTR episode come out yet? it's not on putlocker
>>1270583
noob here. what does it mean to skate fakie? i know switch means to switch stance, and fakie tricks means doing them backwards somehow, but how would you ride fakie? do you ride backwards? wouldn't that be switch because i would need to face the "backwards" direction to actually ride like that?
>>1269843
>Ie as in i.e. not le lmao
you dont start a new sentence with i.e. (so no capitalisation required typically), and in your post you were supposed to use "e.g.", not "i.e."
>>1270862
is this really what you want to argue about in this thread
>>1270857
Riding fakie is basically standing in switch stance, but just having your front foot on your nose. You can't "ride" fakie, you ride switch and just move your front foot on the nose to do fakie tricks. Surprisingly hard to explain, hope you understood. Nollie is the same, just done in regular stance.
>>1270896
yes, i believe in educating the skating community
>>1271006
Oh I finally get it thanks anon
>>1269586
Shove-its, 180's, heel- and kickflips. You can find tricktips for pretty much any trick on youtube. I don't think hand tricks are lame desu.
Got a new deck, will post pics when I get home
>>1271021
okay I can't help it any more, why do you shoe-horn japanese terms in almost every single thing you post? genuinely curious
because I've got to assume it's just you
>>1271034
Why do you care, baka
>>1271036
I don't it's just I've never seen anyone do it nearly as much as you and I'm honestly curious
>>1266602
? i know how to skate. i just buy a different company's deck every time. i like having brand loyalty, especially for things like this.
>>1267030
yeah i was thinking hookups since jk doesn't sponsor anyone and he just says "fuck off" to everyone and does his own thing.
>>1267038
probably not a good idea
>>1267184
the last video that i really liked was cherry
i also liked the new wknd koston video but that's just because of koston
>>1271034
4chan filters words such as
t bh
f am
c uck
s mh
to japanese words. so it's not just one anon lol
>>1271137
ahh okay I wasn't aware. hadn't been here in a couple years and just came back for this thread
How do you keep from being nervous at parks?
>visited skatepark that I've never to
>6 or so people there
>started warming up, couldn't even ollie consistently
>can't feel my legs, go and sit down
>20 minutes later and still nervous as fuck
>finally leave
This is the second time this has happened and I just can't get over the anxious feelings
>>1270857
its like a switch nollie stance
>>1271034
Lmao
>>1271243
cuck
desu
senpai
baka
>>1271171
Just keep going. Say hello to the other regulars when you see them. Occasionally have a chat about something mundane like the weather. Maybe introduce yourself.
They won't care that you're new if you show spirit. However, they will think you're a poser kook cunt if you show up, do nothing, and then leave.
>>1271171
i think most people don't care. they're there to skate, so they're focused on getting tricks or something
>>1271171
The "bee urself" meme is somewhat true, only it's been misinterpreted over the years.
There are some people you will get along great with while there are others you won't at all. Everyone is affected by this principle and it's due to their personality. The "bee urself" part means to accept it and not change just to get along with people you don't like.
For skateboarding I would assess (not judge) people on attitude and aptitude.
Ignoring aptitude what is your attitude towards skateboarding? Do you "work hard" at it and practice regiments every day or do you prefer chill sessions to try whatever? Do you accept all skill levels and encourage others to try new things and improve or do you judge others and have a "too cool for school, too good for you" aura about you? How far would you travel to skate with a friend? What about if that friend wanted to skate every day? What other hobbies do you have and would you be willing or able to participate in those hobbies with your skater friends if they wanted to join?
If you've answered those think about what you would like to see in attitude from skateboarding friends and what you wouldn't like to see in skateboarding friends.
In terms of aptitude I would recommend a relationship where you can both help eachother otherwise it could get awkward. Skateboarding is very inclusive because of this as there's a lot of new shit to learn even if you're a professional.
If you're new to skateboarding I'm sure someone there is friendly and helpful enough to help you learn the basics. If everyone at the park is a judgemental and unhelpful person like you seem to think then who cares about them or what they think about you? Everyone started somehere.
If you're having trouble with ollies form is important so I would just open conversation with the regulars there asking if they could check your form.
>>1271375
I should probably add that there's a lot of things under attitude that are just preferences and can be worked around or compromised. It's always up to you to decide what you can deal with.
I landed 360flip and hardflip this week. Now My shins may finally heal in peace. Feels good man
New deck, it's a Krooked 8.25x32
Pretty hyped.
>>1271410
Kek, forgot pic.
>>1271414
love it
>>1271414
Cool, Sebo is one of my favorites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMOl7mmaC7Y
firstly, where do i buy that shirt
secondly, damn chris chann got the swag
>>1271034
hahaha thanks for the laugh anon
>>1269436
bumpan for the love
>>1271425
hate this yt personality cunt
>>1271454
yr welcome senpai
>>1269783
I 'm just trying to differentiate it from the varial flip. If I understand correctly, you claim that's it's done as a novelty, while I claim that shuv-its are the equivalent of a walk-the-dog, but in street skating. (Pop) shuv-its were and are seen much more often.
While your impression of the varial flip might hold some truth to it (i.e. done for the irony of it/to show that one can make the trick look good etc.), it's a legit trick to put in a line. Aesthetics are subjective, have you asked every skater you know if they like the dolphin flip? Just because a company shill promotes it, doesn't mean that it actually moves people to skate.
Here goes the list of people who have varial flipped in their video parts. Note that this is the standard version of the varial, not the vert trick nor any other flatground variation, such as fakie, nollie and the heels thereof
(incomplete):
>James Kelch-the Real video
>Brian Anderson-u.p.*
>Daewon Song-Love Child
>Nick Fiorini-Sometimes Skateboards
>Shawn Powers-Loony Bin
>Bronze Trust video-at the 6:26 mark
>Cory Kennedy- chronicles Vol.3
>Cory Kennedy-Rat Poison
>Richie Belton-411 vm, volume 14, issue 3
>Wade Burkitt-Thrill of it All
>Mike Carrol-Yeah, Right!
*u.p.=unknown part
so i learned: ollie, 180, pop shuv it, manual
What next? I can't kickflip to save my life so I'm not sure what I should work on
>>1270857
it means being able to do tricks fakie.
your tricks are done the same way, meaning your backfoot remains your backfoot, unlike switch.
That's why fakie retains the same orientation naming-frontside and backside.
>>1271540
>Brian Anderson-u.p.*
His part in Yeah Right!
>>1271034
>take a look at this baka
embarassing desu
>>1271404
iktfb
I mean, the landing-a-new-trick part of it.
>>1271562
why didn't I get a notification for your reply?
Are the agencies trying to hack my compooter
>>1271540
Brian Anderson - Yeah Right
He does at least three in that part and his ender was a fakie varial flip
>defending one of my favorites
>>1271425
This guy must be bummed he's only the second most famous chrischan
>>1271553
you have to build up the muscles in your ankle that let you give a good 'flick' so unless you start working on kickflips and just sucking at them, they're not going to get easier
Heelflips don't require much of a flick, more just sliding your foot differently and starting it with toes hanging a bit off so they're easier
>>1271553
grinds? I'm trying to learn 50-50 atm
how do i get my trucks to be so loose that they wobble without the nut always falling off?
i heard ace trucks are good for this anyone know if ace trucks are decent??
>>1271789
shave your bushings down
How big are your decks and trucks?
8.75" with 8.5" axle trucks, 9.75" with 9" trucks and 10" with 9" trucks
>>1271871
8.125 deck, 8 trucks
>>1271171
Go early if you can, that way you can fuse with the park and become one.
>>1271034
Please commit seppuku
>>1271881
daewon method aint that bad. i switch out to having a hard top bushing and soft cylindrical bottom bushing or washers on top with the soft cylindrical bottom bushing. not sure which is better.
>>1271540
>equivalent of a walk-the-dog, but in street skating
Maybe they were, but thats a bit out dated.
>it's a legit trick to put in a line
Man I'm not arguing about whether its legit or not, a tricks a trick. I was just explaining why its got a bad rep not my personal opinion of it
>>1271171
Go early or go burly
>>1272192
grab early or go le burly
>>1272077
got it.
>>1271881
what's the daewon method?
>>1271171
go at morning, or at night. i enjoy skating more at night, and pretty much always do. streets are all mine don't have to care about traffic, and in local park i can do whatever i want and not get snaked by 7 year olds
>>1272834
https://youtu.be/pt--3DX-md0
I want to buy a longboard, I had one that I bought for 20€ few years ago but now its dead, cracks in the wood etc.
I haven't used it for at least a year so I'm kinda out of touch with this.
What should I know about the shapes of the longboards? Does it really matter and just a taste thing?
Mostly interested in this
https://www.skatepro.fi/219-13232.htm
or this
https://www.skatepro.fi/219-12556.htm
Is there a huge difference to them? And what if i bought this https://www.skatepro.fi/219-13230.htm ?
>>1272989
Wrong thread, pal. We don't roll with them long boards.
Hi guys. Im looking for a set of LOW trucks for 7.75-8 board size. Got any?
i can pop my board fine when i'm attempting to ollie but my foot gets stuck when i'm trying to level out the board. should i keep grinding out my shoe?
>>1273141
What thr shit, you wearing combat boots or something?
>>1273101
Venture low 5.0
>>1273141
I don't think it's the shoes fault, it's either you don't slide your front foot high enough or you have a stiff back leg.
>>1272887
Night riding is the fucking best. I cruised for like 2 hours last night after redoing the bearings (and downing a rum and coke or two) and it was the most chilled-out thing I had done in a very long time. Literally just you and your board, anywhere you wanted to skate, you could. Fucking great stuff.
>>1273211
Need a video, or its impossible to know what u mean. Might be you not bending your knee enough, or just you stopping the drag at a certain point.
I land 360 shove with both feet but i can't ride off because i fall over.
How do i fix this?
>>1273530
Umm, don't fall over?
>>1273494
i'll take a video next time but the best i can describe it right now is whenever i drag my foot from the middle to the edge, it stops midway with the shoe getting stuck.
>>1273530
keep your weight centered
>>1273573
How, when i jump foward?
>>1271034
>tfw you're not allowed to use black slang like baka desu senpai on 4chan anymore
White privilege desu senpai
been trying to learn how to ollie recently, I think I'm getting there but it's just consistency issues that are annoying. will that just get better with practice?
>>1273809
Oui anon, practice makes perfect.
>>1273809
I'm where you're at flam, don't give up
Do you guys think it's official or a guest board?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFHxdIyxUwN/?taken-by=ronniesandoval_nfc
I smacked my head on the concrete skating bowl last week and realised I need a helmet for skating tranny. Ive never worn ome before skating.
Anyone have any recomendations for decent skate helmets? Or is it all the same shit?
>>1273912
>Anyone have any recomendations for decent skate helmets?
Pro-tec
>>1273637
like normally. even though you try to land with the front foot don't put more of your weight to the front foot if that makes sense.
>What's happening with your video part, buddy?
>>1273912
triple 8
>>1273856
Probably a guest board, can he skate anymore? I think he said he physically can't do it after injuries. He was saying in the past Doom Sayers would become a board company I wonder if he'll still do that
>>1274284
He's been out skating and posting on insta and snapchat.
Rate my transition (back) to HD
https://vimeo.com/165657976
https://vimeo.com/165653293
>>1274468
Pretty good
Little black kid is annoying, he reminds me of that one guy in high school who ran around the hallways like Naruto
>>1274462
Damn that's amazing, that guy is unstoppable
>>1274468
You film from better angles now.
Someone wanna give some advice for a new guy? Blogpost incoming:
So I bought a complete shop board off kijiji, barely used, pretty good board as it was. Bearings worked decent, but they were a little slow though (no-name Walmart bearings, the guy said), so I bring it in to the shop that originally put it together and grab some Bones Reds to replace them.
Shop puts them on, I go about my day on-foot because I'm with people. I ride home (about 5km, dry roadways), and realize about 3km in, two wheels (left front/back right) are hardly moving compared to the other two. I get it home, pop the wheels off, and discover I have 3 completely fucked bearings, straight from the shop. As in, they hardly move. Two actually didn't move at all, even after being cleaned and lubed (3-in-1). Third one now moves, but is louder then the other two wheels combined. All three move for 15 seconds, the wheel that I moved the fucked bearings to only move for 2 seconds. One of them rattles ominously, and the other's outer-bearing shield seems to be bent inwards to the point of touching the bearings themselves.
I am a massive poorfag, literally 4 dollars to my name, is this something I need to drag my ass back the two hours to the shop for, or is there some kind of method I could do to fix these things without fucking them up worse?
Complete noob question:
I built my first board and went out in the street to skate. I skated around my neighborhood for about 10 minutes, trying to get a feel of it. All of a sudden, my wheel comes rolling off.
I'm pretty sure I know what happened, I don't think the nut was on well enough. However, if it tightened it anymore, the wheel would be super stiff. Did I do something wrong? I got somewhat wide wheels on accident, so are maybe the bearings not in enough? I'm not sure why this happened right away
What's everyones problem with Aaron Kyro? (braille skateboarding)
>>1274927
he's a kook
Whats a good width of a board? I have tried a longboard but its so wide that when I wanted to push for more speed and turn att the same time I had to move my foot to the other side of the board witch makes it a bitch to get back to just going straight ahead if I'm still gaining speed.
The deck was about 24cm wide.
I want to be able to turn by just shifting my weight. Getting my first skatrboard soon.
>>1274963
8, 8.25, and 8.5 are the most popular sizes right now. 8.25 would probably be good for you. grats on quitting longboarding
>>1274927
ugh everything. literally everything from his clickbait video concepts, to the fact he's a scieno, to the fact he kind of fucking sucks at skating, to the fact he only skates skateparks ... idk I'm biased, ive been skating my whole life and grew up watching actual videos so I'm probably an elitist, maybe newbies like him. I really hate him though, and the "we want revenge" guy.
Jeffwonsong is the only youtube skater I enjoy, also the "Majer" youtube crew is pretty great... Their skill level is off the charts
>>1274867
Yea maybe the bearings aren't in all the way that can certainly happen they should be like .5cm in from the outer lip of the wheel. Maybe look at pics online to get an idea of how deep they should sit. Just press down as hard as you can on the wheel to set them better also maybe if you have cheap trucks the threading for the nut is just bad?
>>1274853
You really can't fix bearings to be honest, that's some bullshit though that sucks that happened, I mean I would go back and tell them about it because Reds shouldn't do that. There are a lot of bootleg Reds and since you're outside America, idk, maybe they gave you bad ones?? Really sucks but no you probably can't fix them, one thing is though, you can't judge bearings on how they spin freely like by your finger, only on how they ride, but sounds like the ones you got ride poorly. Also I wouldn't mention to the shop you cleaned them with anything
>>1274968
Well I do like the longboard otherwise but a bitch to turn with, I don't own one myself just played around with my friends board.
How well does a skatrboard roll? As in just cruise. Is it going to be more sluggish or lighter to just get around with?
>>1274982
ok just fuck off back to longboarding general
>you arrive at the skate park / spot
>there's a guy skating /that/ brand so you know he's a cool guy
what is it, esg?
>>1274983
Theres not one. But thanks for the insigthful input.
>>1274972
Bones Red guy here, balls. Thanks for the advice though, only gonna be able to get down to the shop in a week or two (public transit is 10$ each way, and I don't even have that, gotta love government programs!). I did some googling, and people said they had the same problem (one guy said something like 1 in 16) with the wheel shield being cockeyed out the box and fucking the whole thing. Some other people said it might have been the shop (as they did it on the spot when I bought them), but this is a very well established shop in the area, and I'd be surprised as hell if they messed something as simple as this up. I might just try to pull the inner shield off and see if that helps anything with the first one, the second one I got no idea, but at least it will help it roll. Either that, or I'll just put the board back to what it was, it might just have to roll slow for a bit until I get some money. Least I can get the low-speed stuff down during that time.
Do you smoke, /esg/?
>>1275051
cigs or weed?
i quit cigs like 4 years ago
weed about twice a year
>>1275051
Not cigarettes anymore.
Smoked from when i was 15 to 20.
Now just weed.
But as a Euro i put tobacco up in my joints so i basically still do
>>1274927
he is a dork, but his videos are good for figuring shit out.
I find mainly the lance ones, as its really helpful to see someone else struggle through learning a trick instead of just being told how to do it.
>>1274929
trying to make for a local girl
>>1274984
>>1274468
>https://vimeo.com/165653293
shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick brew
both guys are good but the second guy had a little bit more style, he reminded me of Jovontae.
>>1274468
Dope
>>1274984
I generally don't judge anyone by the brands they wear
http://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/classic-graphics-neil-blender/
Guys & gals, what shoud we call the ender in Chris Cope's part? 444 decides.
I vote for "faceless"
hey I'm the guy who couldn't figure out the name of a skate video a couple threads back with the street kids doing street shit but I finally found it.
enjoy my favorite skate film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVCYfKIMwDQ&feature=youtu.be
new deck :)))))
>>1274984
I starting to see more skaters dress up like those Supreme cringy fucks, so sad.
>>1275253
Big fan of the rocking dog.
>>1275358
like
>>1274984
Witchcraft is probably the coolest desu
>>1274969
>literally everything from his clickbait video concepts
>also the "Majer" youtube crew is pretty great... Their skill level is off the charts
Come on man, majer is clickbait as fuck
>>1275499
Not him but at least they're actually good at skating. Their content is repetitive and boring af tho.
the only good skate channels put like 1 video out a month to stop their stuff from getting stale.
>>1274969
Dude, I hate majer crew. I guess the whole "No griptape game of skate" type of videos were original and cool at first but now they just give me the Fine brothers feel.
Learnt boardslides front shuv out today
>>1275421
>cringy
the fa / supreme kids are cool as fuck anon what's your deal
>>1275421
Cringey supreme fags copied the cool supreme skaters.
>>1276259
In what way? Is it the lame ass graphics and overpriced clothing?
>>1276357
i just dig their vibe. they fuck around and skate and do their own thing. they have their own little clique in skateboarding culture. good for them
>>1275435
It reminds me of the graphic of a certain skater whose spirit follows the same path...
>>1275370
how about "deathswitch"?
>>1276426
or "death plant"? Do you think he has named it yet?
my thunder / hardies collab trucks got here today along with my ave terminator deck
not sure i want to skate either of them
they're too fuckin lit
>>1276216
What's up with the Sunny D bottle?
>>1276934
It's a bottle of beer
>>1274984
FA or Hockey
Or maybe a shop deck if he's that type of coolguy
>>1275335
Hahahaha fuck.. Never would've guessed this is what you meant but you have good taste! I love this video. Some people hate it & I can understand why, there's not that much skating. But I love it, and I usually don't like modern stuff like this that is 'lifestyle' heavy. It feels really genuine to me , it feels like a modern baker 3 (way less skating, but shows them for who they are)
>>1276216
Nice shot,the scooter kid seems to be impressed as well.
Also are those Toy Machine socks?
>>1275335
this is dope
>>1277039
Thanks. They're stance socks.
Shitty quality but I found this hilarious.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFLFNZ1De5n/?taken-by=skatecrunchmag
>>1266999
Come skate at dunbat bro
>>1277255
Tbh that was pretty funny till the random xd bear attack
What size wheel is best for a 8.25? I was thinking 54mm but I'm not very sure.
Also what the best soft wheel for street?
>>1276738
ayy my thunder x hardies came in along with my theo baker deck, desu fuck breaking in new trucks i rolled my ankle trying to heel flip :(
>Jenkem wants to interview some of the former riders
My first board. Did I fuck up?
>>1279069
>Pizza
Senpai, you have bright future.
Also get some hardware with 2 colored bolts so you can tell the nose and tail apart.
>>1278902
that question is irrelevant, everything is preference
do you need extra soft wheels? 99a is usually fine for most. maybe try the spitfire 80hds or whatever they're called.
>>1276963
Sure
>>1279069
Nope not at all good brands all around everything good size, pizza is a cool company too I been meaning to get one, their videos & team have been on point
>>1278956
Interesting because up till now everything that's been said about that situation has just been gossip on messageboards but I bet some of the posters have been the riders themselves
