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Anonymous Mon 20 Jul 2020 15:26:33 No.1518933 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1519526 >>1520341 >>1521590 >>1526946 >>1530875 >>1531021 >>1533820 >>1537431 >>1539353 >>1540664

How hard is learning to skate at the age of 30 ? I don't care about tricks or other swank stuff, I just want a practical and easy transportable way of moving quickly in streets.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jul 2020 15:27:17 No.1518934 Report

Quoted By: >>1518935 >>1523809

Shouldn't be that hard man, probably just take a few days. Get a longboard

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jul 2020 15:30:05 No.1518935 Report

Quoted By: >>1518937 >>1519289 >>1526946

>>1518934
Thanks for the quick answer, but why the longboard recommendation ? is it easier to ride ?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jul 2020 15:40:29 No.1518937 Report

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>>1518935
kinda
>more space for feet
>softer and larger wheel choices for comfier ride

Longboarders also tend to push differently compared to skateboarders.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jul 2020 22:32:13 No.1519280 Report

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if you don't want to do any tricks at all then definitely do the longboard.

they're more stable to ride, and they tend to have a small amount of flex in the middle of the board which allows for a cozier ride, regular skateboards are stiff as fuck, and the wheels are stiffer, and smaller

if you're older definitely learn how to fall off one of those badboiz, practice it, because a fall at older ages will hurt more than in your youth, trust me i know.

get some time in riding in a safe environment before you try it out on the streets

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jul 2020 22:46:28 No.1519289 Report

Quoted By: >>1519290

>>1518935
They are faster. A lot faster.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jul 2020 22:47:00 No.1519290 Report

Quoted By: >>1523359

>>1519289
Also don't push mongo. Look it up.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jul 2020 12:57:39 No.1519526 Report

Quoted By: >>1519581

>>1518933
If you want to be practical then doing an ollie is pretty fucking useful ay? Its fucking hard though

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jul 2020 16:29:28 No.1519581 Report

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>>1519526
>If you want to be practical then doing an ollie is pretty fucking useful ay? Its fucking hard though
i wouldnt even bother unless you literally plan on commuting on it the rest of your life or everyday for at least a year straight

because your gonna clip and fuck up in the learning process which at 30yo will take you out for a weeks/month instead of a hours/day

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 22 Jul 2020 22:37:19 No.1520341 Report

Quoted By: >>1523104 >>1531696

>>1518933
Used to skate. Trust me you want a bicycle. I can't roll a hundred meter on my longboard anymore before going back home and taking my bike.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Jul 2020 04:44:53 No.1521579 Report

Quoted By: >>1531696

Electric longboard dude

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Anonymous Sat 25 Jul 2020 04:58:55 No.1521590 Report

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>>1518933

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Anonymous Tue 28 Jul 2020 09:31:10 No.1523104 Report

Quoted By: >>1523168

>>1520341
plese elaborate, I am 28 and have never had a skateboard, want to start longboarding for fun. Already have a bike for commuting which is great for cardio but it gets boring fast.

The idea is that I want to get into surfing but my country only has a lake and some rivers. This is the closest I can get to surfing I guess.

not OP btw

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Jul 2020 11:47:17 No.1523161 Report

Quoted By: >>1523398 >>1531024

A skateboard is terrible for transportation.
You need glass smooth asphalt or concrete to be able to maintain any sort of comfort and speed. Any crack or pebble will lock your wheels and send you flying. Any curb will require stepping off the board or learning to ollie, which you can always mess up and make a laughing stock of yourself, even if you did it a million times before. The tiny, solid polyurethane wheels rob you of energy at each push. The act of pushing is done in an incredibly unnatural and straining position, and the activity itself is exhausting. Try standing on one leg with a bent knee and bob up and down for a while to get the idea. You will be panting within minutes, and sore after a half hour. And if you don't learn to push switch or mongo, your muscles will develop asymmetrically, because the legs are challenged in different ways.
Skateboarding is a wonderful activity, but as a mode of transportation it sucks.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Jul 2020 12:05:16 No.1523168 Report

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>>1523104
Anon is right that a longboard is frustrating compared to a bike if you just want to get somewhere. But if you don't mind going slower, a longboard is definitely more fun. Hills are pretty fun on a bike, but hills are so fun on a longboard that you just want to climb back up and do it over again. They're also fun to do things like ride complicated lines, up and off the sidewalk etc. I just like to rip around my neighborhood and have a good time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Jul 2020 19:22:28 No.1523354 Report

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Unicycle, my man

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Jul 2020 19:37:24 No.1523359 Report

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>>1519290
heres 5 reasons you should push mongo.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Jul 2020 19:38:54 No.1523361 Report

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErqLqSM1Ixc

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Jul 2020 20:06:00 No.1523398 Report

Quoted By: >>1523434

>>1523161
lmao none of that is true. (except pushing switch, do that)
its faster and easier than walking, and if you keep a jogging pace pebbles will get thrown out of the way and most cracks are nothing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Jul 2020 20:52:57 No.1523434 Report

Quoted By: >>1523477

>>1523398
You don't skate.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Jul 2020 22:20:07 No.1523477 Report

Quoted By: >>1527857

>>1523434
i skate 100 miles per week, you dont skate.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Jul 2020 11:31:25 No.1523809 Report

Quoted By: >>1524358

>>1518934
OR
Get literally anything else. Skateboards are the worst form of transport, a pair of rollerblades is better.
Walk, car, and bike are all you need.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 Jul 2020 08:45:34 No.1524358 Report

Quoted By: >>1527079

>>1523809
roller blades? you're really fucking stupid.
so you're going to change shoes at every stop during your day to go inside? just fuck off.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 04 Aug 2020 03:10:21 No.1526946 Report

Quoted By: >>1526961 >>1527628 >>1530403

>>1518933
Get a skateboard with big (54-56mm)76A wheels, high trucks, and risers. This is the ideal setup for getting around and having fun while you do it.

>can ollie up curbs
>manuals 4 dayz
>powerslide to a stop every time
>fun as hell
>street cred
>compact, not unweildly as fuck like a massive longboard
>still have the benefits of big soft wheels(easy to push, fast on rough surfaces, quiet)

Learning will take a bit, maybe a month to be fully confident and not wobbly.

T. Actual skater with a few different setups for various purposes.

>>1518935
Longboards are more comfy but they're boring and somewhat homosexual.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 04 Aug 2020 03:34:00 No.1526961 Report

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>>1526946
Also manuals, powerslides and ollies are the easiest skateboarding tricks to learn, plus powerslides and ollies are actually useful
>powerslides
Invaluable to check speed when you're going too fast to put your foot down. Also look cool as hell and you can stop without wearing out your deck or shoes.
>ollies
Useful to get up curbs, avoid people, hop obstacles. Also they look very cool
>manuals
Fun and easy. They serve no practical purpose but they're low risk to learn, cool, and you can bust one out pretty much anywhere.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 04 Aug 2020 08:13:11 No.1527079 Report

Quoted By: >>1527089

>>1524358
Are you brain damaged? Do you roll around on roller skates at your school or work? You put them on to roll from A to B, change into normal shoes for the day, then put on the skates when it's time to return from B to A.
It's still an awful mode of transportation but it beats a skateboard.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 04 Aug 2020 08:56:45 No.1527089 Report

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>>1527079
you really are stupid, interesting.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 05 Aug 2020 11:51:17 No.1527628 Report

Quoted By: >>1527753

>>1526946
>big
>54-56mm

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 05 Aug 2020 17:33:02 No.1527753 Report

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>>1527628
Go any bigger and you can't do anything fun. They're big compared to 51mm99A street skating wheels.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 05 Aug 2020 21:59:58 No.1527857 Report

Quoted By: >>1530405

>>1523477
not the same guy, but you definitely don't skate.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 08 Aug 2020 15:02:44 No.1529505 Report

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bump

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Aug 2020 21:57:05 No.1530403 Report

Quoted By: >>1530426

>>1526946
>Longboards are boring and homosexual
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHyR_9iC6ZA
ok

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Aug 2020 21:58:55 No.1530405 Report

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>>1527857
i skate 20 miles a day 5 days a week, thats really not that impressive. there are guys that do 100 miles in one day. you either dont skate or your some kick flip kid that thinks a 6 inch ollie is dangerous.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Aug 2020 22:25:07 No.1530426 Report

Quoted By: >>1530640

>>1530403
>that gay attire
>those gay poses
>that gay editing
looks pretty homo to me bro

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 10 Aug 2020 07:24:00 No.1530640 Report

Quoted By: >>1531081

>>1530426
race leathers and aerodynamic helmets
here's a full run instead of an edit, your little kick flips have nothing on pro longboarding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSBcrmx4aFw

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 10 Aug 2020 16:26:23 No.1530875 Report

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>>1518933
if you live somewhere with slight elevation you might enjoy something with looser trucks like a nickel board, so that you can carve to slow yourself down when going downhill.
bigger boards have larger turning radii which means you have to bomb straight down hill which is extremely dangerous.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 10 Aug 2020 19:41:57 No.1531021 Report

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>>1518933
get a scooter

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 10 Aug 2020 19:46:23 No.1531024 Report

Quoted By: >>1535896

>>1523161
this, been skating for 12 years, am 25 now I rather walk for transportation bc the roads are shit I only bother skating at skateparks now

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 10 Aug 2020 21:06:06 No.1531081 Report

Quoted By: >>1531082

>>1530640
Downhill longboarding is fuckin sweet but 99% of longboarders don't do shit like that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 10 Aug 2020 21:11:36 No.1531082 Report

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>>1531081
you could say that about every discipline

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Anonymous Tue 11 Aug 2020 21:46:07 No.1531696 Report

Quoted By: >>1532109

>>1521579
Quick redpill on them? I just want to get out of the inter-city bus and skate to my office without having to go through inner-city buses. Are they good to ride on brick pavement?
>>1520341
I would use a bicycle if it didn't involve risking my life. We don't really have bike lanes where I live, and you will get a ticket if you ride on pavements (unlike a skateboard). Also it is impossible to carry around in a bus.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 12 Aug 2020 15:47:04 No.1532109 Report

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>>1531696
Electric longboards are based and fun but they'll fuck you up if you fall. Wear a helmet(looks silly but some of those things can go like 40mph) and keep it on a really low power mode and you'll be fine.

I suggest getting comfy pushing around without any assistance and taking a few weeks to make sure you know your balance/weight distribution before you go anywhere near cars. Sidewalks are a little bit more difficult than smooth pavement but as long as you're planted with your knees bent and you spend a bit learning you can go over some pretty big cracks/bumps.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Aug 2020 10:22:42 No.1533820 Report

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>>1518933
Lol you posted a fingerboard.

It's never too late to learn to skate. Don't listen to losers at parks that clown on you for wearing a helmet. They are overwhelmingly joggers.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Aug 2020 13:34:29 No.1535895 Report

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Been skating 23 years dude, just practice on a basketball court or something smooth to start off with, you'll be using heaps of muscles in your legs and particularly your core that you've never used before so it will take time to build up balance and strength.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Aug 2020 13:35:43 No.1535896 Report

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>>1531024
weak, hit the streets

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Anonymous Sat 22 Aug 2020 21:24:32 No.1537431 Report

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>>1518933
Been skating for 20 years. I would suggest getting what the kids today call a "cruiser" board. Us old folks just call them old school or pool boards. These are wide for us big guys but still have a nose and tail to manuver around pedestrians. Get some 58mm 97a wheels. These are soft enough to ride rough terrain but hard enough to maintain speed. (Long biards aren't faster that is a bs lie) Get comfy riding around and maybe learn to ollie to hop on curbs. Once at this point go to the skate parks and learn from people that are better. It can be intimidating but who cares have fun!

Don't get a longboard unless you are bombing 50mph hills. They are the laughing stock of skateboarding and people that get them are known for their lack of wanting to put any effort into it.
Link to some of the best os boards ever made.
http://www.selectsk8.com/schmitt-stix

Pic is boards I recently pressed.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 22 Aug 2020 21:37:23 No.1537434 Report

Quoted By: >>1537436 >>1537637

lmao fucking manchildren

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 22 Aug 2020 21:46:03 No.1537436 Report

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>>1537434
That is usually a copout from people that are either too fat or too miserable to even try to have fun. Lot more shit that falls into the realm of "manchildren" skateboarding is one of the best core and cardio workouts you can do.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 23 Aug 2020 06:04:21 No.1537637 Report

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>>1537434
If having fun makes me a child, I never want to grow up.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 26 Aug 2020 16:49:30 No.1539353 Report

Quoted By: >>1540664

>>1518933
IDK, but been bicycling 29 years, and am 31, and can barely even do that nowadays, so learning something new like skateboarding, pretty much seems like a, "ready made failure" operation at this point.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Aug 2020 13:14:25 No.1540664 Report

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>>1518933
It's not very hard to just learn to push around op. Maybe a couple weeks of practice at most.
>>1539353
If you want to do it, go for it. Learning tricks is really hard but pushing around is easy.

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