[*MURDOC*]

QUOTE (LuisBellic @ May 2 2011, 22:17)

What's the worst you guy's hurt yourselves during skateboarding?

Broke my pinky finger pretty badly during a slalom race in Vermont, it would have been worse if I had not been wearing a helmet, knee-pads, wrist-guards and gloves.

The way I landed, I'm sure I would have broken my wrist, but instead I broke my finger completely through and twisted it about 100 degrees.
I also lost a lot of skin on my right elbow/forearm, and I slid on my face for about 10 feet.

I'd estimate my speed at the time of the fall at about 30-33mph.





Still a fun time, and I would not change a thing.
(except maybe elbow pads )

[LCstuntman]

QUOTE (LuisBellic @ May 2 2011, 19:17)

What's the worst you guy's hurt yourselves during skateboarding?

I broke my arm and my toe. The broken toe was sooo lame, out for 6+ weeks and you cant even tell in the video that anything went wrong

And holy crap Murdoc, 30+ mph fall, thats gnarly

[*MURDOC*]

Yeah dude, at those speeds, safety equipment is a must!

I've gone faster, but luckily that was the fastest speed I've bailed at.

[LuisBellic]

I just started a couple months ago. The worst I hurt myself is when I tried ollieing on a curb, sliding my toe on the sidewalk and me bruising my leg. You can still see it there even though it was like a couple weeks ago.

[*MURDOC*]

I started a the age of 4, so that's 1989.

22 freakin' years, I can't believe it, I also can't believe I still have one of my first real skateboards, a red 1989 Powell-Peralta Skull& Sword, which I am in the process of restoring!

[LCstuntman]

QUOTE (*MURDOC* @ May 3 2011, 17:16)

a red 1989 Powell-Peralta Skull& Sword, which I am in the process of restoring!

Something like this? (this isn't mine, but I wish it was ):


I started skating when I was 10, and I'm 14 now, but I've taken so many long breaks that when you add it up its only like 2 to 3 years or so. I Wish I didn't keep stopping, but I think I'm hooked for good now haha .

[*MURDOC*]

QUOTE (LCstuntman @ May 3 2011, 22:00)

QUOTE (*MURDOC* @ May 3 2011, 17:16) a red 1989 Powell-Peralta Skull& Sword, which I am in the process of restoring! Something like this? (this isn't mine, but I wish it was ): I started skating when I was 10, and I'm 14 now, but I've taken so many long breaks that when you add it up its only like 2 to 3 years or so. I Wish I didn't keep stopping, but I think I'm hooked for good now haha .

Oh Christ, I wish mine looked like that!


But yeah, that's what it looked like new.

I had black Tracker Sixtrack trucks with the Ultralite baseplates, black OJ Street Razor wheels, and black rails.

I've had it retired for a long time, and the wheels were stolen ages ago, but I plan to restore it, I've already filled the chips in the nose and tail, and I've bought an old school Powell Nosebone and Tailbone to protect the board from further damage.

[LCstuntman]

QUOTE (*MURDOC* @ May 3 2011, 20:17)

Oh Christ, I wish mine looked like that! But yeah, that's what it looked like new. I had black Tracker Sixtrack trucks with the Ultralite baseplates, black OJ Street Razor wheels, and black rails. I've had it retired for a long time, and the wheels were stolen ages ago, but I plan to restore it, I've already filled the chips in the nose and tail, and I've bought an old school Powell Nosebone and Tailbone to protect the board from further damage.

Awesome, if you can post pictures when it's done I'd love to see it!


Anyways, I finally went and got a new set of Independent Trucks yesterday, after having my Thunder's kingpin break twice in a month But I have a question, The bushings are hard so whenever I turn they get stuck in the turning position so I constantly have to readjust them. I put my old medium Thunder Bushing in (only the bottom bushings, the top bushings are still Indy's) and its better but still not perfect. Anyways back to the question, If I put back in the new Indy bushings how long (if they will at all) will they take to wear in and stop holding the truck in the turn position? I ride my trucks medium/tight if that matters.



Oh yeah, I stuck a few full-cab flips today (fakie BS 360 kickflip), but they're hard as hell, anyone here have any tips on em?

This post has been edited by LCstuntman on Thursday, May 5 2011, 02:17

[*MURDOC*]

So I'm going to make a high-powered headlight for my downhill board (pics earlier in the thread), it's going to be sweet bombing hills at 3 a.m.

[LuisBellic]

Aw f*ck... Yesterday my skateboard went into some water but I dried it with my shirt right after. Will it be fine? I tried riding this morning and nothing feels wrong with it.

[*MURDOC*]

QUOTE (LuisBellic @ Wednesday, Jun 15 2011, 06:46)

Aw f*ck... Yesterday my skateboard went into some water but I dried it with my shirt right after. Will it be fine? I tried riding this morning and nothing feels wrong with it.

It should be, as long as it wasn't soaked.

I mean the board itself, did the bearings in the wheels get wet?

Because that's what you have to watch out for, you don't want your bearings to rust.


If they've got water in them, take them out of the wheels and dry them, then re-lubricate after they are fully dry.

[Sylvania]

QUOTE (LuisBellic @ Wednesday, Jun 15 2011, 11:46)

Aw f*ck... Yesterday my skateboard went into some water but I dried it with my shirt right after. Will it be fine? I tried riding this morning and nothing feels wrong with it.

Should be OK if you dried it...

Recently got back into skating..

Tip for you luis:

Make sure you have a good ollie and you can land it about every try, and you have good height, then move onto flip tricks...

Without a good solid ollie you can't do much, from my experience i've seen a LOT of kids trying kickflips when they can't ollie on flat ground.

Shove-its are a good one to learn when starting out, after you got the ollie down, then try a kickflip, but it will take a while.

I spent about a whole winter doing ollies and kickflips indoors lol.

[*MURDOC*]

I'm just going to leave this here.

[.Lycosa]

don't skate as much as I used to (well I do but mostly skate flat or tranny) but I pulled up a few pics for this thread


Ollie to flat, last year.


Heelflip, 2008 I think.


Gap frontboard, 09.


Personal favorite shot, switch flip 5.

[*MURDOC*]

Lookin' good man.

[King Mystery]

I've been meaning to learn to skate for a while now, but it's probably not the best time since it's already starting to get pretty cold over here. I'm thinking about giving it a shot sometime this week though, because it's supposed to be moderately nice.
I have one board, but it's from a really long time ago, like when I was a kid. Back then, I only ever used it to sit on and roll down the driveway.
It isn't name-brand or anything, just something I got from Target because it looked cool.

So, anybody have any hints or recommendations or anything for when you're first learning to skate?
I would assume it'd be best to start off with an ollie or something since it's probably the most common and versatile trick in skating, but hey, you're the skaters.

This post has been edited by King Mystery on Saturday, Oct 1 2011, 18:56

[*MURDOC*]

Learning to ollie is a good starting point, but the first thing you want to do is get a real deck, since the chain-store boards are really low-quality, and have terrible shapes, they just won't hold up, and everything you try to do on them will be that much harder.

For learning, the trucks and wheels you have now should be ok, since you're just getting started.

I'd recommend a blank deck, they are usually just as good as a pro deck (except for special ones), and they're waaaay more affordable.

Also, another good thing to practice is just rolling around, turning, and just getting comfortable on the board, it's best to get comfortable moving around before you start trying any tricks.

Once you can move around well on the board, then you should start practicing ollies (make sure you're on flat ground).

You can practice the movement standing still to avoid busting your ass as hard when you fall (you will fall, don't be afraid though), but it's generally a good idea to practice tricks while moving, since that's what you're ultimately aiming for.

[King Mystery]

QUOTE (*MURDOC* @ Sunday, Oct 2 2011, 23:47)

Learning to ollie is a good starting point, but the first thing you want to do is get a real deck, since the chain-store boards are really low-quality, and have terrible shapes, they just won't hold up, and everything you try to do on them will be that much harder. For learning, the trucks and wheels you have now should be ok, since you're just getting started. I'd recommend a blank deck, they are usually just as good as a pro deck (except for special ones), and they're waaaay more affordable. Also, another good thing to practice is just rolling around, turning, and just getting comfortable on the board, it's best to get comfortable moving around before you start trying any tricks. Once you can move around well on the board, then you should start practicing ollies (make sure you're on flat ground). You can practice the movement standing still to avoid busting your ass as hard when you fall (you will fall, don't be afraid though), but it's generally a good idea to practice tricks while moving, since that's what you're ultimately aiming for.

A bit late there, I already managed to ollie (not too high, but at least I actually did it). Though it wasn't while moving, but I was trying to work on that today. Then I busted my ass hard.

Already fell, too. Just today, actually. For the first time.

[*MURDOC*]

No pain, no gain!


Good luck dude, check out youtube for some tutorials, some of those can be very helpful.

[King Mystery]

QUOTE (*MURDOC* @ Wednesday, Oct 5 2011, 07:15)

No pain, no gain! Good luck dude, check out youtube for some tutorials, some of those can be very helpful.

True. But it still hurts, so I think I might have to take a little break from skating for today.

And yeah, that's what I did to learn the ollie. Gonna try a manual next, but I already kind of figured out how to do it, I just need to keep my balance...
Also, does anyone know how to brake while skateboarding (other than jumping off and sending the board catapulting halfway across the block)?

This post has been edited by King Mystery on Wednesday, Oct 5 2011, 23:40