Longboarders?

[RacerX1]

Any other longboard skateboarders on here? I started getting into it recently with my roomates board, just cruising around town& wanted one of my one so I started lookin stuff up. I am curious as to what every one else is skating with and what companies make good boards etc

Ive found some seemingly legit companies..

Original Skateboards
www.originalskateboards.com (http://www.originalskateboards.com)

Loaded
LoadedBoards.com - Loaded Boards, Vanguard, Pintail, Fish, Hammerhead, Carving Systems, Freeride, Longboards, Skateboards, Snowboards (http://www.loadedboards.com/newsite_v1/)

Sector 9
www.sector9.com (http://www.sector9.com)


So if you have a longboard & use it post up what you have, what you use it for, how much it cost & where you got it from etc etc...

[heavenboundkevin]

$50 craigslist SCORE!!! north tahoe brand, idk how long, its a shorter one to kick turn and power into carves. Ill get a pic of it when i recover it from my friends garage. use it for cruising boardwalks and carving down OB pier. havent bombed/carved any real hills yet but i plan to.

if youre looking for one to buy, just surf craigslist. even if the wheels dont spin forever, its just bearings which are like $12, make sure the axles on the trucks arent rusted or beat, that will affect wheel spin.

and get softer wheels. i have 78a on both my skate and longboard and love em.

[roboticnissan]

I ride a riviera with ultra lite trucks. Its a short board. I just cruise around everywhere. I don't bomb hills cuz I catch way too much speed.

[Spitfire_17]

i wanna get a loaded again, i miss ridin'

gHIObEZcW38

dope ass video

[heavenboundkevin]

that is a SICK vid, thanks for sharing. Reminds me of knee dragging on my bike. Im pretty sure the only way i would carve like that with any ridiculous speed (30+mph)would be in a leather suit. Not being a vag, but medical bills arent cool.

that looks fun and manageable though.

[WanganRunner]

Vid is cool.

Now I want to go do this, although I'd assuredly impale myself on a mailbox or something.

[240sx123$]

I had a sector 9. Good board. Pops ran it over with his car.

Ive had a few longboards though- I prefer smaller ones. Little less steady at higher speeds, but you can really carve with em.

[RacerX1]

Loaded is legit, and the first ones with drop in trucks but they are hella expensive, one guy said he would hook me up for a 37" pintail at $250!!

Im not tryin to cheap out but damn, and there is Original who is out of stock EVERYWHERE but their Path 37 is only $170.


Its alot of fun to do when your bored or commuting around town, I use it when going to/from parking lots at GCC.

[NismoDriverS13]

ha, thats weird. i was gonna make a thread earlier about this.

anywho, i just recently picked up a sector 9 flex board from my friend for 50 bucks, he had it for a while but never really used it. i had independent trucks and big fatty wheels laying around. rides smooth and nice.

but i was thinking of making a low rider out of it. get 10'' wide independent trucks, remove the risers. should be pretty nice. what u guys think?

[DreamN]

Been meaning to get a longboard to simply cruise around. Seeing that vid got me looking at craigslist ads again.

Once I have time I'll get into it.

[ZX88]

bro just make your own off ebay its load cheaper. i got my bamboo deck for $40 pintail

and my trucks and wheels for like $30 ive got some ebay trucks but they are actually really great and have been holding up really good.

[ZX88]

cool vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8m4OQ4lgpc&feature=channel

[Zacho]

I used to travel to IGSA races but gave it up. I just cruise around now. I have an insect giant slalom deck and a loaded dervish.

Its really handy to have the GS deck for ripping around campus.

[RacerX1]

Ive heard good things about Sector 9 but they are EVERYWHERE & the decks kinda bore me, Kracked Skulls seems to be doin it for the love of it

Original trucks have coil springs in them, which is just so appealing to me. Original said they will have the Hybrid 35 in stock next week so I think Ill go with them.

ZX88-I thought about doin the ebay thing but this is something I wanna do for fun, I dont have many hobbies other than cars & when I get aggravated with cars I wanna just GO & enjoy it, no assembly required ha

[Sparkie]

I don't longboard.. I skateboard.. but I ride the LOOSEST trucks ever. I had to grind the kingpin down sideways just so the bolts would stay on.

[DreamN]

bro just make your own off ebay its load cheaper. i got my bamboo deck for $40 pintail

and my trucks and wheels for like $30 ive got some ebay trucks but they are actually really great and have been holding up really good.

that seems like a good option, but I too rather just buy something and have it be there when I want to ride rather then mix and match things till I find something I like.

[CleanAndLegit]

my buddies have / had one each
they ate shit
one of my friends pops broke his board
(brand new 2-4 days old)
other friend just mess his up by cutting it up :p

now they stuck the trucks on to reg boards and they ride sickkk great stability

anyway i want a shorty for rippin corners
and a longer one for crusin(:

[Slammed Assassin]

damn i use to board to school everyday a couple years ago..then i got into fixed gears. haha

[TougeLove]

awww sweet. i use to park off campus and board to class everyday! (professors always said i was the first one that skated to class to pass it) i started back in 98, cruising down the coast in encinitas, carlsbad.

i have a few sector nines, some no names, and a 1970 super surfer that still has the original loose bearings. ill post pics later. :)

[CleanAndLegit]

awww sweet. i use to park off campus and board to class everyday! (professors always said i was the first one that skated to class to pass it) i started back in 98, cruising down the coast in encinitas, carlsbad.

i have a few sector nines, some no names, and a 1970 super surfer that still has the original loose bearings. ill post pics later. :)


sell me one!

[rice_bowl]

^^^vid reminds me of Sergio Yuppie.

My cousin's sponsored by rogers bros. and some other companies. He competes in those IGSA races and placed in the top 4 at Maryhill. Shreds down GMR and Baldy daily.

I just ride my little campus board to get around.

[greddy2die]

Got me a Sector 9 bamboo board

this isnt actually mine, just a pic from google, but its the one I have.

I just cruise around with it

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41e9ZA0hJYL.jpg





btw, here is a cool video.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTzvd6VSYMU

[TougeLove]

show a pic of the top of it^ i love the bamboo ones, so freaking sick!

for teh so cal people, we should organize a beach meet and get everyone with their longboard to cruise around. :D

[CleanAndLegit]

show a pic of the top of it^ i love the bamboo ones, so freaking sick!

for teh so cal people, we should organize a beach meet and get everyone with their longboard to cruise around. :D

im downnn!
im getting a shorty off craigs sooon ahhaa

[RacerX1]

Just ordered a scimitar from Kracked Skulls, he said Ill have it by the weekend.
Ill be sure to post pics & review shortly after

[RacerX1]

Picked one up from Kracked Skulls in Wyoming, this guy makes em himself by himself.
I got a 38" for $175 shipped! I put it together and took it outside immediately, wicked fun! HELLA loose trucks and the turnin radius is nuts

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e283/sweetguyy7/025-1.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e283/sweetguyy7/026-3.jpg
Then I did the grip tape myself
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e283/sweetguyy7/037.jpg
I have some freak obsession with checkers lately
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e283/sweetguyy7/038.jpg

[initial_jc]

illuminati!!!!!

Freemason checkers pattern!!!!


lol



Seems like fun tho

[DeathMetal]

coughressurectioncough

So yeah, just got a Flexdex Pro 40 with Randal R-II's, Dados, and some off-brand ABEC 7's I'm actually decently impressed with.

En route to my house is some 70mm Tunnel Tarantula's in Orange swirl. Mad stoked about the board and all the chill times I've been having rolling around.

Even decided to buy my girl one. Got her a Moose board from TGMSkateboards.com for 85$ and it's a champion. Blank board in the shape of a pretty wide pintail with Randal R-II's, TGM 76mm Wheels, and some crappy ABEC5 (I think) bearings that I'll be replacing for her. Great beginner board for the price and it's a sound investment for how much it was with the Randals and the deck quality is pretty good.

[BustedS13]

i wanna get a loaded again, i miss ridin'

gHIObEZcW38

dope ass video

futura, so hot right now

edit: wow, that was actually awesome

[JayDee M Rolly]

havent ridden mine in like a year =/ i have an older sector 9 padang bamboo from like 2 years ago, pretty rad still.

i wanna upgrade wheels, bearings and trucks though.

[BustedS13]

I have some freak obsession with checkers lately
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e283/sweetguyy7/038.jpg

are you in a ska band or something

[foxystyle]

I love my longboard, sector nine its lastest the longest, gullwing trucks with white marshmellows. been doing it since elementary, I'm in college now Sucks eating shit though. Bombing hills that are too steep and lots of traffic, so fun!

[w0nderbr3ad]

I had a longboard that a friend didn't use. I nearly ate it hard going downhill because it was so unstable at high speeds. But I really want to get back into it.

[whiterps13]

Ive been longboarding for almost 15 years now.

I picked up a super oldschool Sector 9 on a vacation in Seattle when I was like 8. I still have it and shred it every now and then.

I recently picked up a super short Sector 9 City Slasher or something like that. 29 inches, great for short commutes but sucks at high speed. 76mm wheels roll over everything though..

Heres the best longboard video in my opinion. Dudes are fucking insane.

http://www.vimeo.com/1654340

Cant get the fucking video to embed, but click the link and you wont be dissapoint.

[greddy2die]

Yeah, that Claremont video is good. They get some sick speed

[hessianben]

I thought you meant LONGBOARDERS...


or DONG boarders...


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