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| ghostcavalry |
 Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 11:51 am |
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| letsgoskatepool |
| Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 4:20 pm |
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just like on a shortboard to me! just takes a little more balls... oh wait, that doesnt work for you... 
seriously though, its just like on a shortboard. the hard part is getting ready for the next wall. |
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| Sk8Librarian |
| Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:07 pm |
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It is actually easier to drop in on a longboard than short board for me. I like having the extra length to and width of my BDS longboard because my feet tend to shuffle after dropping in. I have found having a deck that will give me the room to make adjustments while in motion makes dropping into bigger terrain less scary.
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| zodiac13 |
| Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 10:25 pm |
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Dropping in is not a problem. But, if I haven't ridden my longboard for a while, I always forget & pop my front wheels off of the coping when approaching the opposite lip. I just space out on the wheel-base difference & it kinda freaks me out the first couple o' times.
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| bowlrider.com |
| Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 2:34 pm |
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Im with the librarian.... I am starting to become a longboard fanatic for the bowls...
Dropping in is much more comfortable for me,
even on my 33"er, it seems my feet are a little constrained..
my 36"er is nice and comfy... and my 42" well the drop in is nice, but Im still working on getting use to man-handling it in the bowls
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| Pool-Skater |
| Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 4:01 pm |
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Yeah, what those guys said...
My shortest "main" board is a 36" Afroman Hustler. My other "main" ride is a 38" BDS Longboard. I actually prefer the length of the latter, but I like the concave of the Afro'. Next stick will be an Afroman Numbchuck.
For me, shorter boards feel like my shoelaces are tied together. I also have this sensation of leaning too far "over" the nose or tail. On a bigger board, I can relax more, loosen my trucks (more), and ride with way more confidence. Dropping in is MUCH easier (for me) on my long(er) board(s). |
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| old6 |
| Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:56 pm |
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Joined: 10 Nov 2001
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| I have a 48" a 36" and a 31" and it seems The only thing I can safely drop in on would be a mattress. |
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| Guest |
| Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2004 1:45 pm |
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Old6, RDS in Richmond is slippery as f***. Ya, your kids might might not find anything unusual about the place but their reaction times are about a millions times faster than ours.
If you can handle the ice at RDS then you're ready for the shallow at Hastings. |
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| grandpa ronin |
| Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 3:29 am |
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Ghost, buy a numbchuck (and paint Bruce Lee on the bottom for good luck) the rest will follow.
Some people like the chuck for everything but as someone who sucks I like the chuck for snake runs and LEARNING TO DROP IN. You won't regret the purchase unless you wanna bomb psycho hills.
Old 6, when are you hitting RDS next? |
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| ciadanixy |
| Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 9:36 pm |
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Joined: 29 Feb 2004
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Longboard saved my life. I took a 40 year nap, its all due to getting a drivers license. My last main was a homecut with chicago trucks and clay wheels. My start was a split skate. The kind that clamped to your shoes, even tennis shoes, when they really were for tennis. All you had to do was slam the heel clip with a hammer flat on the side walk. Pull the adjustment slider nut and bolt. And nail it to a two by four, or in my case, a stored to be used again, dresser drawer front, solid oak. Steel wheels, no control, sparks, and instant twig stops pebbles too. I just signed on here via Art of Skateboarding, and need all the help I can get to cover the last 40 I missed.
Sox Up.
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