Skateboarding

Skate or Die

Recently I've gotten back into skating. I bought some blades and a friend that manages a skate shop in Utah traded me a used deck for a rare concert shirt. Went out last week and hurt myself boarding. The week before I hurt myself blading. I was tearing through the shoes I had boarding and just got some new DC's (that are super ugly according to the tastes of the board). Having a load of fun and getting some exercise. I was totally surprised at how fast it all was coming back. Within 20 minutes I was varial flipping, kick flipping and doing shuvits.

Anyone still skate?

I've always wanted to try skateboarding, but I'm a big fucking klutz. I know I'd fall and hurt myself.

Not still but I grew up on it. I had a skateboard shop in Boise Idaho for a couple years. I'll get some pix into this thread that are awesome.

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

I've always wanted to try skateboarding, but I'm a big fucking klutz. I know I'd fall and hurt myself.

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Honestly skating is one of the most dangerous things you can do.

You are guaranteed to hurt yourself. Probably rather badly at some point. I've chipped a tooth from hitting my face on a rail.

Honestly. This whole jiu jitsu trip has been real easy on me psychologically because skateboarding is so motherfucking tough.

I used to skateboard a lot back in college in Santa Cruz. I had a skateboard with me almost everywhere I went in town. Santa Cruz wasn't too big of a city, so skateboarding was a great way to get around. When I moved to Southern California for law school, things are so spread out here that driving is almost mandatory, so the skateboarding gradually stopped. Despite practicing tricks back then, the only injury I suffered was when I ate it trying to hold on to a friend's moving car.

I skated until the 10th grade. I broke my arm and had to wear a cast for two months. I stopped skating when the cast came off. I did lose a ton of weight the time I was skating though.

http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/s...ght=skateboard

The sports section is for jocks.

Skateboarding is not.

my sister wants to learn how to skateboard. there's only two methods of transportation for Stanford students their freshmen year. bike or board.

i'm gonna buy her a skateboard soon but i dont have a clue as to what to get her. are there skateboard brands? which is the best reputable brand?