Skating

[BeN Kisaragi]

Are there any skateboarders on this forum. If there is i'd love to here from you guys.

Where I live there is nothing to skate. The odd one or two ramps and crap ledges but its nothing really. Ive been to a park Burnley near Manchester. That was brilliant. Just like off a game or something.

Lemme know if anyone is interested in skating and get back to me:)

[Serpentine]

Where I live there is no where to skate. I live in the woods with dirt roads and the nearest place is a basketball court that is about 30min drive away. What sucks is I moved from a city that had about 5 great skateparks.

[Forever Hold]

I started skateboarding a month ago....I know the basics of skating...no tricks....sadly. But I love skateboarding because...I dunno...Just an awsome vibe, I guess.

[BeN Kisaragi]

Better than football or the average stereotype of great sport that's knocking about these days.

[M16]

That's entirely your opinion and I bet a whole slew of people would be happy to argue that.

I used to skate a little bit, but was never great. I was always at beginner status. I got a few stalls down alright (axel, 5-0, rock-fakie, nose/tail stall,50-50 grind) but I could never get anything else besides a couple flatlands. I got the casper flip OK and that thing where the board is on its side. Forgot what that one's called.

[Forever Hold]

skateboarding rocks!!! I dont care what people say!

[Exodus]

I started skating a few years ago. I've gotten pretty good since then, but like others, there is nothing good to skate here. I usually go to people's houses that have rails and stuff if i feel like skating.

[Crono0801]

I used to skate like 4-5 years ago. I was ok, my fave trick were 360 flips. The biggest set of stairs i ollied was an 8 and I backside 180ed a 6.

[FFFreak]

Same here theres no where to skate accept a crappy park but i actualy went off skating (shock horror) for a while cuz i ollied over a 1 and a half foot ledge into a nose man. then broke my wrist and fractured my ankle which was not good since then i never really skate............. Fav trick i can do is the Casper Flip!!

[Forever Hold]

I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO DO TRICKS!!!...I swear to fucking god I can grind, but that's it. Nothing else. I have riden on a ramp before though...quite fun!

[BeN Kisaragi]

Its harsh when people give up on skating. Why bother? I'd never stop skating. Keep me fit anyway:) I'll have to post some pics up on here some time.

[FFFreak]

You do that anyway i didn give up i just got cought up in other things for a while i skate now

[Exodus]

The only time i quit is when i break my board, which has only happened twice. I've only been injured twice too. Once a fractured wrist from a board slide, and second time, don't ask how, i got knocked out for a few minutes doing a primo. Not sure if that counts as an injury though...

[FFFreak]

If broken my board once doing a 180 Darkslide actually did i say doing i ment trying lol it all fucked up and i still have the scar from it!!

[Serpentine]

I used to stop when I broke my board but now I have about 2 back up enjoies and 3 back up almosts so I never really bother worrying if my board breaks. But when people just quit for np reason thats dumb. If you're gonna quit after 3 years then why bother starting.

[Forever Hold]

My skateboard is almost broken in two...I'm goin to Banned to get a new board...Damn...I just went to the skate park yesterday, went off a few ramps, learned a few tricks (YESS!), grinded a little but, trying to get some tricks done....and...yep...I'm holding a funeral for my board!

[Serpentine]

I was out skating again to and finaly got my tre flips down and now i'm workin on bs heelflips. And I found an really nice 4 stair outside a blockbuster but they only let you skate it when the store is closed.

[Forever Hold]

wow...you like a skating god or something?

[Serpentine]

Not really a God but I am pretty good but probably because i skate about 7-9 hours everyday.

[FFFreak]

Are you sponserd?

[Serpentine]

Not yet but there is a shop in vermont that I live about 15 mins from and when I finish my video they said that they would consider sponsering me and one of my friends. I'm so close to getting it done about 85%.

[Forever Hold]

Go pro, then hook me up with some of your shows. UI'll be the one cheering the loudest as you land your tricks! lol.

[Serpentine]

HMMM that could be arranged lol. But yeah as we get closer to finishing the video I'm getting even more excited day by day.

[Forever Hold]

Yeah. If possible in the future at you're skateboarding compititions, will my band be able to play?...Sorry, I'll back on topic.
I got a new skateboard today!! Yah!

[Serpentine]

I'm so bored right now me and my friends are building a fun box and we really want to finish it but we can't cause it's to late.

Yeah i've been wanting to get a new camera i've had my eye's on a sony vx but it's like $1000 I could probubly get the money in a few months but is that camera worth it or are there ones that are almost as good but cost less.

[Forever Hold]

I'm so bored I'm beginning to think that LeBrotherchuck's insults are compliments...*runs outside* I'm taking myself to the ramps.

[Serpentine]

Man I would love to go skate now only problem is it's 11:30 at night and can't see a thing

[Forever Hold]

Ha!! It's 8:33 over here!! And I would get killed if I left my house because I'm home alone!...And bored...

[Brother]

As riveting as this is guys, you're not really adding anything by way of dicussion. Take it to PM or the Spam Forum if you just want to chat.

[Forever Hold]

Ahh, we're already pming, sorry...Um...Back to topic!!! Um...Who's in love with Bucky Lasik? I am!

[The Incredible One Man Army]

I was at my peak about 4 years ago and was easily able to ride intermediate courses, hit consistant lines, hit rails, etc. Then I started smoking weed.

[Guardian]

Better than football or the average stereotype of great sport that's knocking about these days.


Well said! i sucked at football, basically cuz i didn't know how to tackle and ended up giving my friends chronic traumas.

Picked up my skateboard 2 years ago, but didn't put my mind in tricks or anything...i just liked to skate downhill n stuff, it's awesome

[Forever Hold]

ha! I'm grounded for trying grind off my mom's car with my brand new skateboard...*sigh* I can't skate for 2 weeks..:(

[Serpentine]

I remeber a few months ago I got my board taken by the cops and couldn't skate for about a month.

[Forever Hold]

IT WAS MY BRAND NEW SKATEBOARD THAT I BOUGHT YESTERDAY!!!! WHAT THE FUCK!?....oh well, I'm going to BANNED to get a new one...haha.

[Serpentine]

So just wondering what are all the other skaters favorite tricks.
Mine would be Double kickflips and 360 flips

[Exodus]

Kickflips and 360 shuv its. And smith grinds. My favourites because they're my best tricks :(

[CIDREC]

I had stopped skating when I was 13. And a few months back I had started up again and bought a new board and such. I've gotten back into the groove of finally being able to land my heelflip, ollie and manual...but other than that I'm pretty shit. I practise constantly everyday though.

my band mate skates as well, he's almost pro at it.

I live right by a lake, lakeshore is the place to go. Except our city can afford skate stops which they ram on any rail they see.

[Forever Hold]

*sigh*My mom found my other skateboard and took it away...Expanding my grounding...That's it, i'm making my home at Banned...I'm friends with the store owner anyway.

[CIDREC]

That's a huge plus.


lucky.

[Forever Hold]

Yes...It's because I visit that shop like all the fucking time...Eventually growing my reputation there...I even get discounts because I'm bud's with the store owner....i can probaly hook you up with some free gear, if you want me to.

[Crono0801]

ha! I'm grounded for trying grind off my mom's car with my brand new skateboard...*sigh* I can't skate for 2 weeks..:(


ok wtf did you try to grind on your moms car for? just find a nice ledge instead.

[Forever Hold]

Oh...um....I basically put a ramp by her car along with a rail...After I grinded off the rail, i accidently grinded off her car.

[Exodus]

ha! I'm grounded for trying grind off my mom's car with my brand new skateboard...*sigh* I can't skate for 2 weeks..

Oh...um....I basically put a ramp by her car along with a rail...After I grinded off the rail, i accidently grinded off her car.

You say it was an accident yet you stated your grounded for trying to grind her car. Which is it?

[Serpentine]

ok wtf did you try to grind on your moms car for? just find a nice ledge instead.

Actually car bumbers are awsome for grinding there strong slippery and smooth.

[Forever Hold]

You say it was an accident yet you stated your grounded for trying to grind her car. Which is it?


Both. i did it two times. First was on accident, second was on purpose.

[Crono0801]

Actually car bumbers are awsome for grinding there strong slippery and smooth.


its not about them being good to grind on. would you grind on your own car? if not then you shouldn't be grinding on other ppls cars. When i used to skate we used to respect ppls property.

[Forever Hold]

I see....the goody goody skater of course. Well, skating is about going against the rules and having fun!...Not being strict about crap like that...unless you were caught skating against the rules, though.

[Serpentine]

I would grind my car not someone elses though. Maybe my moms car but skating is about going against the rules a bit. I mean I don't go around and destroy property but I do skate in no skate zones.

[Crono0801]

Its not about being a goody goody skater its pretty much common sense, i mean you don't skate on ppls cars. Ledges and everything else is fair game.

[M16]

Skating isn't about going against the rules. It's about landing tricks and looking cool while you do it.

[Serpentine]

Ok I said that wrong it's kinda like sometimes you need to go against the rules if you wanna skate, at least where I live anyway. There are so many places to skate where it's illegal and if I didn't go against the rules and skated only where I was allowed then I'd be stuck skating on a dirt road all day which is no fun at all. Also if I didn't break the rules a bit then I wouldn't be as good as I am now.

EDIT: Also it's more about having fun skating not landing tricks. You can land all the tricks you want and if your not having fun then what's the point to keep skating.

[Jecht]

I skate. I have a great park near me (worcester, midlands, england). I have been skating since I was nine and I am pretty good. I am in a youth club just 4 skaters too. I am sponsored by SPINE ( a local skate shop ). But I fractured my ankle recently so I havn't been to any comps in a while.

[Exodus]

Ok I said that wrong it's kinda like sometimes you need to go against the rules if you wanna skate, at least where I live anyway. There are so many places to skate where it's illegal and if I didn't go against the rules and skated only where I was allowed then I'd be stuck skating on a dirt road all day which is no fun at all. Also if I didn't break the rules a bit then I wouldn't be as good as I am now.

EDIT: Also it's more about having fun skating not landing tricks. You can land all the tricks you want and if your not having fun then what's the point to keep skating.

Amen. I've had to skate a lot of times in no skate zones too, although its not really breaking the law that much. I've seen cops drive by me many times and never say shit about me skating in a no skate zone, though they have yelled at me for skating in a non-skate zone, he just made himself look like an ass though.

And as far as ledges go, a lot of people skate these ledges by my school, and the school actually put grind blockers on them. How messed up is that?

[Crono0801]

ok enough with arguing about whats right and whats wrong. It seems like we got some ppl in here that are pretty good. name some tricks you guys can do

[Serpentine]

Well my tricks I can do most consistentley are double kickflips and 360 shove-its. But my list would be Kickflip, heelflip, double heelflip, triple kickflip(off a ledge), varial flip, 360 flip, All variations of a shove-it(Switch,nollie..), crooked grind, smith, feeble, nosegrind, boardslides nose slides. The list goes on.

[SaberGun]

Rofl, this thread is just bait for compulsive liars.

I use to skate back in the day, I have a love-hate relationship with it. My whole style is based on fear pretty much :S.

When I was in my prime I could Double Heelflip, Kickflip, Indy (off flat), Nollie Popshuvit, Popshuvit, Nollie, Fakie Ollie (Ollie North?) - lots of fucking random tricks that never really came together. I went to a Jebediah and Lil Birdy concert and won a free Folklore deck once xD!

I miss skating.. but I have to be really down with my flip tricks to do it constantly, I get a huge surge of adrenaline from anxiety when I line up for a heel-flip - cause I have popsicled my balls more than 6 times :'(.

I use to so good at heelflips too.. I could pop them really big and catch them mid-air. Basically all I could do well was Heelflips (sometimes double) and ollies. I use to get close to landing a big spin, but it was kind of a gay version cause I didn't even pop: I just went in fakie and span the fuck out of the bored - I once did catch it in its third revolution but I landed on the nose and bailed.

I love my board at the moment though ;D ;D:

Folklore (Nice light and poppy)
Modus 5's
Appleyard III Thunder's
Folklore Wheels

I use to hang out with a large bunch of skaters.. but they preferred to just sit on the board and smoke weed --__--.

Oh yeah, and stop being pussy's - go skate street like everyone else, fuck.

[Audix]

It's hard for me to find time to skate anymore. And also, unfortunatly, I have lost interest.

But anyways. I skated roughly for about 6 years. For two(age 10 to 12) years, I just kinda rode around. I never actually tried anything. When I was 12, I met this guy down the street that had a mini ramp. It was about 5 feet tall, with an 8 foot extension, if I remember right. I messed around on that for 2 years(12 to 14 age). I never was too good at street. 4 stair at the most, just ollying. Varial flip, boardslide, kickflip, and heelflip were the extension of my 'street' tricks.

On the mini ramp, I had the basics down. 50-50, rock to fakie, rock and roll, smith, feeble, nose stall, crook stall, and a very wimpy little 180.

Moved when I was 14 and lost interest until 16, when I moved to a place with a park. Still maintained pretty much the same tricks. Learned to kickflip a bank xD. Skated from 16-18, and have recently lost interest.

I really don't care if I didn't have a big variety of tricks down though. This may sound cliche, but I did it for the fun of it.

Hmm.

[Serpentine]

Good thats why you should do it for the fun of it. And maybe you will get something in retun if you try.
Sabergun you that we are lying pretty damn quick to judge people I see. Well if your that convinced were lying once I'm finished with my video part I'll put a link to it so you can see me and the DR(one of my friends) tear it up at the shelter. Until then you can think whatever you want.

[skinny jeans]

I didn't read the other replies to this thread, I'm too lazy xD

I live in Eastern Canada where it is winter for 8 months of the year, and we're unfortunately left without an indoor park in my small town. It sucks, cause' I get some tricks over the summer then I lose them during the winter, and it's a cycle. This summer I skated every day, though, on the scattered ledges, gaps and stairsets we managed to find. We have an outdoor park which suck d!ck; it consists of a small funbox, a 4 set, a ledge here and there, two QP's and a flatbank.

I've only been skating 2 summers, regardless. The best thing I've done is either fackie big-spin flipping a VERY small gap, or varial flipping our 4 set.
I snapped my deck at the end of summer, I'm gonna' order one soon if our indoor park is finished by the end of winter :D

[FFFreak]

FUCK, FINALLY....i perfected the nollie 360 shove it!! thats been bugging me for the last 3 months grrrrrrrrrrr....

Actually i bet now everyones going to turn round and say that tricks a piece of piss!!

[skinny jeans]

I find nollie 360 shoves easy in comparison to switch of regularly doing them. I don't have them down but I get them in games of skate occasionally. I can do them fackie easily, though. I also like doing big-spins (either way) they're an easy yet cool looking trick.

I wish I could skate, I haven't skated in nearly 4 months and pribably won't for another 4 :(

[FFFreak]

Yeah well *Fakie* 360 shove-it isnt really that difficult i find nollie tricks a pain in the arse sometimes!!

[Serpentine]

I suck at Nollie and switch. I can hardly switch flip. Fakie I find rather easy though. Tricks just seem easier Fakie then reg especially big spins.

[VincentTheEmoGoth]

I stake but i can't really do anything as there nothing do stake on round my area. I use my bored when i'm FREE RUNNING. I jump off things on to the bored or i use the bored to "LIP" on the edge of something.