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Post by bodkinator on Mar 27, 2004 21:13:58 GMT -5
i'm thinking of buying a longboard for bombing hills and such. Being a new-schooler, I have |-| that much knowledge about longboarding. Anyone wanna help with prices (CAN$) or the best board that isnt expensive (worst of the best), stuff liek that. ANy help would be appreciated.
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Post by Thnikkaman on Mar 27, 2004 23:06:49 GMT -5
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Post by Blink182Sucks on Mar 29, 2004 18:08:07 GMT -5
To find Canadian prices I'm pretty sure you multiply the price in american by 1.35
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Post by snuffy shiteside on Mar 29, 2004 23:35:19 GMT -5
it all depends on your style, if you want to carve, or straight bomb, or slalom, theres a board for everything, but the thing with longboards is that they're usually specialized for one specific style of riding. also your weight factors in as well so just think about what you want to do and come back to us.
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Post by bodkinator on Mar 30, 2004 18:21:34 GMT -5
Probly bombing the hills, carving, maybe a little bit of tricks (is there any?) but msotly speed stuff.
Well, what is there to do on a longboard, cuz then I can decide.
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Post by Blink182Sucks on Mar 30, 2004 19:47:31 GMT -5
You can cruise, do some cool carving (skating a bowl), so slides. Check public domain (The beginning) for good examples of sliding. They use "sliding gloves" to do those. I think crass said that there were some longboard tricks...but fairly simple, like walking across the board in a certain way at different speeds. And I guess you can do shovits and some cool footwork on a longboard.
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Post by snuffy shiteside on Apr 15, 2004 20:32:30 GMT -5
longboarding really isn't about doing tricks over everything, its just about cruising around all smooth and stylish. but yeah you can slide and walk the board and everything, but when the board weighs 5 times that of a new school one, you don't want to be trying to flip it thats like trying to do a wheelie in a caddillac.
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