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See Safety Equipment For Latest Dumb NCL Trick
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On 11/15/2004 North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
United States
(63.167.nnn.nnn)
See the Safety Equipment Forum from 11/15/2004 for the latest in that hit TV show:
"What Not To Try/Do At Home"
Featuring the crash test dummy of the day, North Carolina Longboard
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On 11/11/2004
Keli
wrote in from
United States
(64.161.nnn.nnn)
Man Brendan that's gotta hurt like hell. Where was the hill you crashed on? Sounds like an awsome hill when your not rollin down it. I thought my crash was bad when i had no skin left on my entire shin. That made for a nasty scar but thats gotta suck. Now we both know why parents tell you to wear pads all the time. I was 13 when my crash happened. Kind of a wake up call I guess.
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On 11/8/2004 Betty
wrote in from
United States
(24.170.nnn.nnn)
Well, first crash in a looooong time came this weekend. Went up to Ft. Smith Arkansas to see my sister- WHOA. We're talking the gnarliest of gnarley hills. This would be a great skate vacation for anyone interested- Ft. Smith has the hills, Fayettville has a concrete park, Eureeka Springs has a concrete park, Little Rock and Jonesboro both do as well. So we were driving home, stopped off in Little Rock to check out their new Grindline park- and it was awesome, they're already planning on adding on- and they need it desperately. I actually didn't even get to skate it, there was a HUGE crowd, all big burly mens, so I let the husband skate, waited patiently, and then we drove to Kanis. Kanis is a pool in a park that I had skated before- completely abandoned now that they have the park. So we skated that for a few hours, and it really felt awesome, it's an amazing pool. The story goes that two guys from California commissioned the pool be built, they meant to skate and swim it, and the guys built it all wrong. Well, it's still an awesome pool. I got way up there and slippidy dippity down onto a little hipper. The hip bone, actually, and I'm realizing now that falling out of the air like that could really hurt your back. Of course I had on all my safety gear, but still... Good times, good times.
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On 11/1/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
United States
(63.167.nnn.nnn)
Betty:
NCL thinks this forum is one of his favorite places on NCDSA as well. He crashes on a semi-regular basis and it makes him feel less alone in Scabville knowing that there are others out there making dermal offerings to the skate gods. In his mountain biking days NCL was known as "the Great Defoliater" or "Agent Orange" for his ability to shred through the fauna at speed and return to the trail without being completely impaled.
(Hey, 3rd person is FUN!)
NCL reminds you all to Roll on Brothers And Sisters! Roll on!
SCHOOL'S OUT
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On 10/30/2004 Betty
wrote in from
United States
(24.170.nnn.nnn)
Everyone should talk about themself in third person. It would make the world a funnier place. This is my absolute favorite forum on ncdsa.
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On 10/26/2004 h0dad
wrote in from
New Zealand
(219.88.nnn.nnn)
h0dad finishes his last run with a low-speed superman-style wipeout, minus gloves. h0dad could hear the weird zizzing sound of skin being liberated from his left palm by fresh ashpalt.
We went to the new spot to surf concrete; h0dad did a little bodysurfing as well, in perfect form, left hand out to plane the concrete wave, body long and rigid.
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On 10/26/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
United States
(63.167.nnn.nnn)
Brendan: Two morals to this story:
1. The obvious as stated my Brendan >WEAR GEAR!
2. Less obvious but as important. NEVER, I mean NEVER, skate any terrain without scouting it first! (One of my night riding rules(see previous post) that when broken almost always lead to disaster!)
Amen.
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On 10/24/2004
Brendan
wrote in from
United States
(68.101.nnn.nnn)
First off, I've never crashed on a longboard. That being said, here's my most wicked shortboard crash story:
I was at my friend's lake house for the first time ever and he said he had this killer driveway down to the lake that's really steep. So when we got there we got our shtuff out of the truck and started skating in front of the house with his kicker and rail. After a while he pointed out the "private drive" down to their dock at the lake, he told me that he'd only done it sitting down and that I should have enough room to stop. So I go into the hill full tilt and go around the mellow curve at the top and realize I'm f#@!ed when I see the hill. I get about half-way down and decided to try and foot brake it. BAD IDEA. I go to take my back foot off the board and since the driveway was sealed tar the torque of my front foot on the board turned it perpendicular to the hill and I try to run it off. Going about 20-25mph I only get like four steps and bite it hard. My shoes were the first to go and then my socks, looking back on it I wasn't really running, only scraping my feet briefly while my body careened down the hill. So, the shoes were off and the socks were shredded, my feet then scrape a minute and grip the tar which makes me start to tumble. OUCH, I go for like twenty feet tumbling before I slid on my elbow for another eight or so. I stood up with no shoes or socks, with torn up feet, my shirt barely on my back, blood dripping down my elbow (which at this point consists of bone and whatever little skin hangs on) to my fingers where it pools on the ground. So you know what I do? I yell up the hill to my friend who can't see me because there are pine trees in the way, "Hey, we're gonna need some gause and tape!" then, I threw up and walked up the hill, got his dad to bandage me up and passed out for a while. Now my elbow isn't skin but rather lots of scar tissue that hurts like f#@! when it barely gets knocked and that was two years ago. Somewhere between 13 and 15 (then and today) I gat smart and wear pads now. So to all who do not wish to have a scar for an elbow I leave you with this:
WEAR f#@!ING PADS DUMBASSES!
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On 10/22/2004
G-Flash
wrote in from
United States
(152.163.nnn.nnn)
I am just glad we are on the subject of helmets and how important thay are. Now go put your "LID" on and skate. As for me I plan on sneaking into pro-player staduims home team locker -room this Sunday and snaking me a Dolphins football helmet! It's not like they are going to use it anyway. I know I will! My Dolphins suck the wad this year and I plan on making a fashion statement like OLSON or HACKETT in ALVA wear hunting vest! Checkout the Kenny mollica forum! LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!
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On 10/21/2004 North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
United States
(63.167.nnn.nnn)
...yeah..I saw that one too.....LOL
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On 10/21/2004 bean-a-reano
wrote in from
United States
(216.89.nnn.nnn)
he didn't spell mountain correctly either......
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On 10/20/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
United States
(63.167.nnn.nnn)
Supersk8ter: Being called stupid by someone who can't spell helmet hurts...
I believe the helmet that Rustyborrito was referring to is a downhill mountain bike helmet and if you check with a lot of the skateboard downhillers and slalom dudes that is exactly what they are wearing. For example, the Giro Switchblade helmet is very popular in the slalom crowd and it was specifically designed for both downhill and cross country mountain bicycle racing/riding. The great Hackett wore a Giro Switchblade at the Indian School Ditch Race this last year. If you don't believe me, search the Slalom forum with keyword "Giro" or "switchblade" and you will find it referred to at least 6 times.
Do the same look-up for "Giro" on the "Safety Equipment" forum for the last year and you will find at least 12 referrals to either the Switchblade or Mad Max II helmets (which is also a mountain bike downhill helmet).
Dude, if it protects your head in a crash it will work fine. Just so you know, I own a Pro Tec Skateboard specific helmet and wear it for most of my riding but when I am bombing hills I wear a Specialized Full Face DH Mountain Bike Helmet.
Roll on Brothers and Sisters! Roll on. Just wear a helmet when you do!
SCHOOL'S OUT
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On 10/20/2004
SuperSk8ter!
wrote in from
United States
(24.194.nnn.nnn)
Rustyborrito55 your are stupid . A montian bike helmate is for riding an biking not skate boarding.
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On 10/13/2004
betty
wrote in from
United States
(24.170.nnn.nnn)
Yeah, I'm gonna need it. It's been doing nothing but raining here, and I'm so sick of it already... but I swear I saw some viddy of some guys out sliding on wet streets... might as well try it. So far I think the wheels I try to slide on are too soft, gonna try some harder ones. Cause, boy, I'll slide around but the board doesn't come with me.
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On 10/10/2004
rustyburrito55
wrote in from
United States
(24.194.nnn.nnn)
i use a mountain bike helmet and it works great. you can get them at pretty much any bike store for around $80
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On 10/5/2004
Eddy
wrote in from
United States
(207.69.nnn.nnn)
AAAHHH Betty, Joe I turned me on to a New grey and black Giro Switch Blade like the one that he wears, it was up for sale on Ebay. I was the only one who bid on it. The helmet is awesome. Eddy Texas Outlaws
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On 9/30/2004
betty
wrote in from
United States
(64.247.nnn.nnn)
ME TOO! I would LOVE a face helmet. I see guys at races (Joe I) with them, someone's gotta know where to get one.
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On 9/28/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
United States
(63.167.nnn.nnn)
Repost for "Safety Equipment" Forum Hey gang. AFter much thought and contemplation (and yet another crash that took my face pretty damn close to the pavement) I have decided I need to purchase a helmet with face protection for some of the downhill bombing we have been doing lately. I have a great Protect Helmet I wear carving, sliding, and riding transition, but I need a helmet with some face protection for bombing because my stance puts my hands behind my back and my head directed forward. In a forward fall I may not be able to get my hands with my slide gloves out in front of me fast enough.
Please post links to websites or the name of the helmet you would suggest. You can also email me. I am looking at downhill mountain biking helmets and a variety of other options so please if you have any thoughts hook me up brah!
Roll on Brothers and Sisters.
SCHOOL'S OUT
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On 9/26/2004
betty
wrote in from
United States
(24.170.nnn.nnn)
Yeah, my husband got the suede work gloves, but when he tried gluing the cutting board to them I dont think that worked so well... so he drilled a screw into the cutting board and held the screw with pliers up to the eye on the stove until it got kinda melty, then stuck it right to the glove and pulled the screw out. If you find your plastic falling off your glove try that- it has seemed to hold up well. Who cares how you look as long as your protected?
I'm racing this afternoon, may try to post some pix of any falls, :D "They're all gonna laugh at you"
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On 9/24/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
United States
(63.167.nnn.nnn)
(An additional note to the previous post): If you are heavily into your style to the point that all of your equipment has to look professionally made and cool, the gloves mentioned in the previous post are NOT the product for you. They look just like someone went to Big Lots, bought a cheap ass cutting board and work gloves, cut palm pucks out of the cutting board, glued them to the palms of the gloves with glue purchased at Lowes, and left them in a vice for 24 hours. They look JUST like that!
Cool does not describe these gloves.
Roll on Brothers and Sisters.
SCHOOL'S OUT
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On 9/24/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
United States
(63.167.nnn.nnn)
Eddy and Betty: Made my first pair of sliding gloves this week. Up until now I have been buying them from various suppliers on the net. My version is not as "professionally made" looking but work as well. I have only $8:50 in them. I bought heavy suede leather work gloves with elastic tensioners on the back at Big Lots, a HDPE (high density polyethline something) cutting board at Big Lots, and a tube of Welding Cement" (a glue) at Lowe's Home Improvement. I cut the shape of the pucks for the palms and glued them to the gloves, leaving them for 24 hours in a vice between two boards. They work great. I let the local guys try them out Tuesday night and I estimated they were used in about 50 slides. The pucks held up very well and the glue seemed to hold even though it was fairly hot. I am going to experiment with a bunch of different products, adhesives, and gloves but these are cheap and work fine.
I even was able to get gloves big enough that I could wear wrist guards underneath if I wanted to do so. The local crew are already lining up to pay the $8 for a pair. Labor charge: Any popular American, English, German, or Scandivian Fermented cold beverage product.
My point not to you two but to all of the new riders out there that with a little effort safety gear can be made on the cheap. Heck they may even decide to learn how to do the Coleman thing and go sliding for the sake of sliding, not just to avoid that 18 wheeler that just turned onto the bottom of the hill by accident because an ambulance had just came through followed by a fire truck, two police cars, and the local TV station's news van at high speed......
Strange but true...
Roll on Brothers and Sisters. Roll on.
SCHOOL'S OUT
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On 9/23/2004
Eddy
wrote in from
United States
(207.69.nnn.nnn)
I do agree with Betty and NorthCorolina Longboarder. Wearing gloves is very important. Will grab some at the hardware store tommorow. As long as I can still get up from a slam with a smile I am OK. Eddy Texas Outlaws.
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On 9/22/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
United States
(63.167.nnn.nnn)
From the "Too Much Adrenilin/Testosterone Clouding Judgement" File: Last night the local longboard crew, which now has grown to over 7 riders (I know that doesn't sound like much but we only have 19,000 people in the town) was out on it's regular Tuesday Late Night Skate Session. Three of us were particularly "on" last night and were pushing each other very hard. After skating one of our normal spots downtown for a while we decided to go on an impromtu scouting drive about town. We all piled in my truck and headed off in search of terrain driving down into the neighborhoods. After running a few pretty good hills and scouting some others we decided to head over in the neighborhood of the hospital (the irony of that is hilarious). It sits atop a major hill that unfortunately or fortunately has pavement that is unridable. There are, however, multiple side roads and parking lots of doctor's offices and medical clinics that connect that are butter smooth. Parallel to the main road is a side road that accesses the back of all of these offices parking lots. Here is where the adrenilin/testosterone brain fart comes into play. I broke my night riding rule (as posted previously on Longboarding) "Rule 2. Pre-walk the run from bottom to top clearing any obvious rocks, sticks, etc. and making a note of cracks, manholes, sketchy sidewalk/drive transitions, holes. I do this even if I have run the route a hundred times. Things change." This proved to be very, very stupid. Three of us jumped out of the truck, grabbed our boards and began pushing like freaks down this run. Within 100 feet I realized that the grade was much steeper than it appeared and I was carrying a tremendous amount of speed. I was ahead of the two other riders and I began carving as hard as I could to scrub off speed but the road was narrow and damn freakin fast. I realized it was time to make a bail decision and laying down a slide I slammed the curb and began skidding down the road on my pads. I came to a stop on my back, head down the hill, feet up, with a incredible view of my partners coming down the road toward me. Justin, riding a 56 inch home made board (similar to a Dregs Supertanker) with Randall II's and Gumballs, totally busted and was skipping across the pavement. Evan, riding a Dregs Maggie with Independents and 75 mm Red Krypts, totally lost it trying to carve hard and was pitched forward flipping in the air. His first bounce off the pavement was over three feet high. His second bounce was almost as high. His third bounce ended with him lying flat on his back in the middle of the road not moving. My first thought was that he had hit his head...he was not wearing a helmet or any protective gear at all. When I got to him he looked quite dazed but there was no blood or visible injury...that was until I was able to get his arm out from under him. His wrist was already twice the size of his other and was looking pretty bad. He finally got his wits about him and was fine but his wrist was broken in two places. Damn lucky to not have been much worse.
My point in this long story is actually twofold:
1st- Riding without gear is not very bright. No matter the level of skating skill any rider possesses crashing is inevitable. Wearing a helmet (which my bud was extremely lucky to not have hit his head in this 30+mph fall) pads, and slide gloves or wrist braces, should be common practice amoung riders. I am still baffled at the number of riders who think they are immune from injury.
2nd- Not taking the time to assess a run for its speed, bailout points, and other obstacles is just freakin stupid (Yes, I am the one guilty here!) I let my testosterone and adrenilin override my focus and I got one of my riding buddies hurt and could have seriously injured myself.
Pushing the limits is the way you get to be a better rider. Riding with others helps push the envelope and challenge you as a skater. That is part of our sport. Where it becomes dangerous is when you don't take the time to think and just charge full tilt without assessing the run first.
By the way, after pulling my head out of my ass, and taking the time to work the run a section at a time before we left to take my bud to get an X-ray we all were able to complete the run. Then we went and got him casted! The local ER is damn slow at 3 am and he was in an out in less than an hour!
Roll on Brothers And Sisters! Roll on!
SCHOOL'S OUT
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On 9/22/2004
betty
wrote in from
United States
(64.247.nnn.nnn)
I am only 22 and I don't wanna be scootin' around on a walker with tennis balls on them at age 30. It BLOWS my MIND to see anyone not wearing pads, you GOTTA have a helmet on, you GOTTA wear knee pads, if nothing else. I am not even satisfied there- I can't wait til the day I can afford some nice pro design gear and a FULL FACE HELMET. Us girl skaters can't be knocking our teeth out, that's just not pretty. Finger guy had on gloves, and look what happened to him! Protection isn't 100% but failing to wear safety gear is just 100% stupid. Why not do it? I heard someone at athens talking about how the road rash hurts for a minute but the pads bother him all day... get over it.
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On 9/21/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
United States
(63.167.nnn.nnn)
Eddy: Sounds like a major commercial for wearing gear. At my age (41 soon to be 42) I am gear wearing fool (knee pads, elbow pads, slide gloves, helmet) but many of the guys I have been riding with lately avoid that stuff like the plague....until they saw me bust seriously taking a dead left (heal side turn for me) at about 35. I was able to roll over onto my knee pads and gloves and slide the thing out with limited damage. That crash would have totally tore any of them to shreds. Now, they have all asked me to make them slide gloves and are in the search for pads and gear.
It is great to hear a rider of your level talking about the importance of gear.
Roll on brothers and sisters...roll on...wearing pads and helmets!
SCHOOL'S OUT
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