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How to do a Reverse Drop Knee
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On 5/23/2003 lbk
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Reverse drop knee turns, I would like to learn how to do them on my longboard. Any pointers out there?
Only person I've seen do them is Cabbage.
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Jay's jailing
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On 5/22/2003 doug
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"drug related charges"-DTZB
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Jay out of jail?
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On 5/22/2003 Alex
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Why was jay in jail?
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If Jay's out..Style is definitely back in!
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On 5/7/2003
Deplo Steve
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I mean it. Sidewalk Surfing and Style are what got us together here. Watch the 'old-schoolers' who are still active cuz nothin' comes close to their originalitly and pure STYLE skate/surf moves.
Still skatin'
Deplo Steve - deplo.com
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Z-boy surfer
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On 5/6/2003 h0dad
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Rude boy's outta jail? Stoked is h0dad!
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Z-Boy Surfer
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On 5/6/2003 sidewalksurfer
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Check out the new Surfer Mag....
Jay Adams has a full double page ad for Osiris,
slotted at backdoor pipe.....
unreal!!
Jay Fan!!
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homemade indo board
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On 4/27/2003 jason
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im a little late on this but i saw some people discussing different methods to make their own indo board...heres what i use...get a 3 liter plastic soda bottle, empty it, fill all the way with water, then wrap the whole thing with a bunch of duct tape.the duct tape gives grip to the bottom of your board and its super cheap...ive been using the same bottle with this setup for 2 years now with no problem
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Lansdowne lapper
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On 4/22/2003
Andrew
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John,
Was that your broken Energy lapper I saw near the big bowl?? I was at Lansdowne back in March and noticed a white Energy style lapper that had been broken....was wondering who it belonged too....funny.
Andrew
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Ref: Lappers
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On 4/21/2003
John Dillon
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I just broke mine at Lansdowne a few weeks ago(landed on the spine) and just replaced it this weekend(thanks Energyskates.com). Now when I put it back on I can ride up curbs easily since I'm no ollie kid....the lapper Energyskates.com sells also allows you to roll into a halfpipe right over the coping w/o hanging up.
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Surfing the Powder is Done For, Back to Surfing the Crete....
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On 4/18/2003 lbk
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Finished up what has to be my best season ever snowboarding. Man, the local resorts near Washington DC broke records this winter for snow totals & days open. The conditions were beyond belief for the Mid-Atlantic. Me and Steeb closed the season the other week by hitting Colorado (Summit County: A-Basin to Vail) for six days straight of riding. It was steep, deep and made for some seriously stylish carves and slashes that transformed our snowboards into surfboards.
Now it is just waiting for it to dry up so I can talk the DC Crew into an impromptu “Sidewalk Surfing Session”. Well to be honest with myself, I’m not up to speed for the cone wiggling thing quite yet. First I got to do some mellow cruising, christies, drop knee turns and, well you got the idea. Otherwise I see myself crashing & burning at the Gathering III the first weekend in May.
How about it DC? Dust off the longboards.
Tim Keasbey?
Ron Saah?
Slappy?
Parsons?
WesE?
The Known guys?
Anybody?
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dan
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On 4/18/2003 MonGoose
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I feel for you dan, the hypercarve was my first board and 4yrs later I still take it off the wall to ride. Everyone should have one
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sewers suck
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On 4/13/2003
dan
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wow, after having it for a week my brand new gravity hypercarve fell into a sewer, i got it out using a stick with a hook attached to it but the deck is a little warped, and the bearings are completly rusted and are ruined. im having a bad day
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Sidewalk Surfin with my kid
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On 4/8/2003
Andrew
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taken this past Sunday - me and my daughter doing some sidewalk surfing....
http://oldschoolandrew.com/shosh_daddy042003.avi
Andrew
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correction
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On 4/2/2003 doug
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sorry sonny, thats 54"
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long longboards for sonny
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On 4/2/2003 doug
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Sonny, Id look at the 52" soulcarver ( www.solidskate.com )
its cheap and nice looking. Hugh R. liked it.
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Traveling through Encinitas/Oceanside
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On 4/2/2003
Speedy
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Jason- those are my old stomping grounds from when I was a grom. I'm up in Davis now (It's about twenty minutes out of Sacramento), so if you come up this far, and it's nice, I'll show you the sweet spots in Davis and on the UCD campus. Skate long!
-Speedy
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Traveling trough Encinitas / oceanside
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On 4/2/2003
jason
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JAson here,
I'm traveling the West Coast, cruising the streets, looking for sweet spots to skate, and chill folks to kick back and cruise with. Longboarders, shortboarders... whatever.
Presently around Cardiff by the sea, Encinitas area, but will be traveling all around Cali, and through Arizona.
Skating solo's fun an all, but it'd be nice to meet people to show me around and stuff.
I'm 26 and from Canada.
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the site
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On 4/2/2003 lazyboy
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http://www.surfacemotion.com/
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"Bigger" longboards for surf training
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On 3/28/2003 Sonny
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I would like some advice about which longer board and setup to get for side walk surfing. Is it helpful to have a kicktail? I also heard about a website that has some instructional info about sufing technique on longboards but I can't find the site. Please advise. Thanks.
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Emily
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On 3/27/2003 MissouriMatt
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I had my 9 year old daughter at the skate park last weekend. She was lieing down on the 58" deck and riding down "the mountain". At the bottom of the 10 to 12 ft. high bank, she'd pop up and walk to the nose and back. She's got a kick flip deck, but she doen't really ride it. She used to like my 37" Freeride, but now she just wants to ride the 58". Torsion Trucks, 92 Fly Wheels, and Bones Super 6. She knows smooth, and ever since Blue Crush came out, skating is just a chance to play surfer chic. Its fun to watch her pop up and then bend down to grap the rail and crank that imaginary bottom turn. I've got to get her to the beach soon.
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Surfing Nor-Cals foot hills
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On 3/13/2003
Justin
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Ok, im 15 and live in a little town called Alamo, with some of the best hills i have ever carved. that is also because i live here. In the summer me and some of my friends do regular stuff like tormenting golfers, swimming and "longboard" it is probably the best skateing type there is. i suggest that is you are in the area to come and find Roundhill, that is where all the hills are(it says it in the name) there are hills for everyone. From strats all the way to natural pools. If you goto Roundhill north there is a abanddoned swuer pipe that is huge to just carve you ass off there so just a kids point of veiw. i have tryed the indo/balance boards... i made one and they are sick so keep surfing the sidewalk and carve hard. so party on justin
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sidewalks and curbs
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On 3/12/2003
brian
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sidewalks often border streets. streets are often several inches lower than the edge of sidewalks. transitions between sidewalks and streets are a no-brainer if you're going down, or if you've got a really consistent, +12" ollie. those of us not kick-flipping on the other hand, may have a more difficult time negotiating the street-to-sidewalk transition. lappers were rather popular some time ago. anyone using them these days?
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wave-riding
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On 3/11/2003
brian
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atta kid robc,
glad you had a goot time bro. now, i've only surfed the washington side of the strait of juan de fuca, never on vancouver island, but there are some really nice spots in that general area. save up your money for a wetsuit and booties, possibly a hood if you want to surf in the winter. in the mean time, ride the wild sidewalk.
brian
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surfing in hawaii
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On 3/9/2003 robc
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>haven't heard from robc since the hawaii trip; d'ya have >anything you'd like to share with the class? any good >
>surfing, sidewalk or otherwise while you were away?
Just got back today- it was great. Took a lesson with a guy in hanelei; the bay there is nice for beginners and there's a big break farther out where you can watch the real thing. Actully stood up on the very first wave- pushed out by the instructor rather than actully caught, but still! Talk about not being able to wipe the sh-- eating grin off!
Kept all the advice in mind- right down the the bananas! The part about yanking on the leash as soon as you fall is key, especially in such a crowded place. The big foam boards are fun- and don't hurt too much when you get nailed on the head with it. I also rented a 9foot Softtop which was lighter than the the 10 foot Doyle and a bit harder to ride. The only pices of advice I'd add are: don't wear a watch unless you *know* the strap won't let go, and wearing a shirt or rash guard is a good thing to do. Thanks agin for the good advice , Brian- it did make a difference, and now I'm totally hooked. Fortunately, my mom and sister live on Vancouver Island, I think I owe them a visit...
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indo
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On 3/9/2003
brian
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vaitus,
i built my deck out of a half-finished skate deck project i found lying around. to try out the concept i just flopped the flat deck (it was about 36" long by 10" or so wide) on a four inch diameter propane canister and rolled around the kitchen for a while. my wife was not pleased, what with the "you're a moron...what if that explodes...you better put that stupid thing away" comments and the like.
i figured i could find a chunk of 6" pvc someplace so i cut the deck down to 30 1/2" and screwed 1 1/2" stoppers at the nose and tail. it took a couple of days of waiting for the weekend to end but i located a big chunk of pipe for nine bucks. i hacked it into two reasonably squared up lengths of 20" so i'd have a back up roller or maybe one to give as part of another set-up to a deserving friend. the pipe works really well, very little flex--that means fast on a smooth surface.
i've just laid out another deck, 17" wide with a nice round nose and short, tapered, square tail. i think i'll finish this one nice and let my wife try her hand at some surf/skate art for the top. i'll put some rubber strips of some sort on the bottom of the new deck for better traction between deck and roller and that will allow me to leave the roller bare so it can be easily slid and turned on a smooth floor.
these things are no substitute for skating or surfing but they do in a pinch.
brian
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