Skateboarding
 

Anybody on this board skate?

i use to about 6 years ago, i could do a few tricks and i was really good at ollies
but it got to hot and i gave up.

Many, many years ago, until the day (in 1980 it was), that my skateboard flew into the path of an oncoming bread van in Croydon. I was not a happy bunny, and even less when my stepdad pointed out that it was my own bloody fault. :mad:

Also - when I lived in Milton Keynes in the late 70's, it was the thing to skate down a metal children's slide at maximum speed, especially when the slide was wet. I'm afraid I was far too much of a coward to attempt this :o, also I broke my arm in the mid 70's in a "no hands on the handlebar" cycling accident, so I wasn't in a hurry to repeat that injury.

I've been to Australia twice and i skated a couple of spot's whilst i was there, it was incredible! As for the heat, you should think yourself lucky, it's raining most of the time in England.

jimbrim - D'you know about the skaters that do their stuff at the South Bank in London?

I've done that! Hearing you're skateboard snap under a car wheel is possibly the worst sound ever.:(

Yes! the South Bank's considered one of the best skate spot's in England, my mates went up the other day but i couldnt make it. Most british pro's skate their apparently, I would love to go one day.
Do you live nearby then?

I do

Leo romero is my favorite



Busting a clean 50-50.

Leo Romero's awesome, i love his part in the Foundation vid 'That's Life'.

Yeah that was awesome, too bad that his part in This is skateboarding was so small.

Yea it was, although i dont think he was that popular when that video came out.
Is it any good for skating where you live?

I was gonna make a(nother) skate thread recently for this
Daewon Song round three:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wOcLDUUaUCo

I never skate anymore since I fractured my elbow at a concrete park hanging up on a boardslide around the bowl.

jimbrim - I live in Clapham, which is a pleasant walk away from the South Bank. Mucho skateboard action happening right now.

I'm a skateboarder too.
been skating for 7 years now... ca.

no, but i saw that dog town & Z boys documentary, made me want to.

Neil Blender rules
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mvrB7ZVFRpQ
Neil and Lance Mountain from Ban This, so funny
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dTu3-Dn88-A

used to.

my favourite skaters were Andrew Reynolds, Ali Bouala, Jim Greco..

my fav vid was Real to Reel.

recently have been impressed by the skating of Jerry Hsu.

I live near Livingston, home to one of the largest outdoor skateparks in Europe. It's a beauty of a park, apparently John Cardiel's favourite park ever.

That was hilarious!

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recently have been impressed by the skating of Jerry Hsu.

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I was just about to write that! his style is so smooth.

I've been skating for about 6 years, although i don't skate as much as i used to. The scene's starting to die out where i live.

I don't do it so much anymore, I hurt my knee but I had fun when I did it, I already posted this pick a while ago but this is me being marginally gnarly...

No, I ride bmx.

I work 1 building away from that spot. It amuses me seeing skateboarders terryfing people strolling up and down along the river. Sometimes I sit there to have my lunch break and I watch the action.

I wanna see some footage of you doing a 360 Flip to Lipslide on a rail at South Bank.:cool:

I never skated (I have a knee that doesn't work good enough), but I like Rodney Mullen http://youtube.com/watch?v=pPTtdPn-V...elated&search= , he reminds me of LB bassist, too.

i used to, like Alien did.
Tony Hawk Pro Skater on the Playstation back in 1999 got me into skateboarding.
It got a shitload of teenagers into skateboarding.
my problem was I ride goofy but made the mistake of learning ollie without actually riding
instead i just learned to ollie standing in place
so when i started skating, i couldn't ollie, but nollie.
i pretty much gave up after that. maybe i should've kept going.

also for those familiar with it, I helped build the flat top pyramid at the legendary (kinda) Skankytown skate spot along the East River in Williamsburg.
it was a mere 10 or 12 blocks away from my house and i remember also being surprised when KCDC first opened. now it moved next to Beacon's Closet or some shit. don't live in W-burg anymore.