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On 5/14/2004
silversurfer
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Alan - is Sharon Sidlo (pictured on the ncdsa site) a relative?
Have a great trip! If you get near a computer, let us know about the cool skate spots you visit. Have fun and skate safe.
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a-dam
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On 5/14/2004 psYch0Lloyd
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thanks ethan...
...just what i needed. i may have a chance to hit some of those other places too, pretty sure about grenoble but lookin' hard at lucerne too.
i was planning to do that for you, btw.
see ya 'round the bend.
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A-Dam
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On 5/14/2004 Ethan
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Well Amsterdam is completely flat so be sure and bring a board that's easy to pump and fun on the flats.
Go to Vondelpark, its a really big park in central A-Dam that is a blast to hang out in and people watch. Has a nice paved path thru it.
Its pretty flat in Northwest Europe in general, tho. Next time try to make to the Swiss, French,German or Austrian alps. Usually the roads leading up to the ski resorts are nice and empty in the summers.
have fun dude.
PS go to Homegrown Fantaseeds Coffeshop for me.
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walkabout
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On 5/14/2004 psYch0Lloyd
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anybody got the lowdown on amsterdam or other places in holland or how about brussels, ghent, or bruges in belgium. i'm thinkin' of trippin' all over the world. pls answer soon 'cause i'm outa here tomorrow.
peas
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Congrats!
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On 5/14/2004
silversurfer
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Great Job on the win!
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new video!
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On 5/13/2004 angi simpson
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hey guys!!!
I just finished a wakesurf video of me riding this past friday...it will be posted on
www.420EMPIRE.com tonite. its called 'Wet & Wild Wakesurf Angi' haha!
check it out. I have only wakesurfed two other times, but let me know what you guys think !!! *video and riding* more skate videos coming soon, since the ankle is all better! oh and for those of you that I had told about my wakeboard competition...I took first place in the womens division!!
did a 180 air 1 wake/2 surface 180's/ lipslide/butterslide/ 1 air 1 wake/ 1 wake to wake jump! and I took her home! beat out all the teen girls.
proving once again..'old women' can still KICK BUTT! LOL
angi
www.420EMPIRE.com
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hang heels
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On 5/5/2004 vaitus
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yeah boy!!! drop knee after cross legged turn da music in my ear(phone)s past da booter chicks (not too fast) past da grumbly ol' bikers past da reverse ball cap frat boyz running in surf trunks (ouch!!!) vaitus already at da bottom of da hill and vaitus no like pushing back .....good time to practice the cross push though...
that's the 60's longboard spot, narrow slight downhill walking path that's similar to a small reeling wave, kinda like Malibu
70's style works better for smooth wide roads with small ramps and such on the sides, I like to do those on the cosmic1, but I have to be careful (knees wil hurt) on the low pivotal thing cause I'm not Bertelmann (aka rubberman) and the last time I've been 13 like zboy jay adams in the movie I was 20 years ago :(
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yeah!!!
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On 5/5/2004 psYch0Lloyd
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...git all twisted lika backside carve witha cross legged stance. you'll be walkin' to the nose like a samoan. an dat aint squat.
...weigh down the tail (not enough to lift the nose) then slash around, so you eatin' up ground.
...or just anything switch anythin'.
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Surf Style
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On 5/5/2004
silversurfer
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vaitus - hang ten? Sounds kinda like 60's longboard stuff. Cool. I like my skateboard kinda long (not too long). But for surfing, I like 70's shortboard. Bertleman and such.
I don't walk the board. I am trying to emulate that low pivital style, with lots of cut backs and such. Sort of like that Stik video or the z boys movie. Actually still trying to figure it out. Looking for ideas.
Thanks for the input!
BTW - what equipment are guys using?
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toes on da nose
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On 5/5/2004 vaitus
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push...carve...walk the board...hang ten....walk back......drop knee....walk the board....hang five.....attempted nose wheelie...prison walk...repeat the above switch stance.....
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puddles...
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On 5/4/2004 psYch0Lloyd
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i'z likes rippin' throught the wet stuff, kickin' up spray... slippin'n slidin... specially when the sun is a blazin' ina rain. jus one way to twist one up.
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Sidewalk Surfing Setups
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On 5/4/2004
silversurfer
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What kind of set up (deck, trucks, wheels) are you people using for sidewalk surfing?
What types of skating do you consider sidewalk surfing?
Very curious about your equipment.
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cool vids...
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On 5/2/2004 psYch0Lloyd
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...that sliding was off the hook and the carvers are starting to intreague me but i'll take a pass on the stik (for now).
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more surf...
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On 5/1/2004 vaitus
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Angi sorry to read about the ankle, been there done that.....when you're fully recovered make sure you're using a good pair of hitops for ankle support
(I use the ipath bigfoot in natural hemp and they're great!) with a neoprene ankle brace for the first few days.
Hey SS those carver trucks video are awesome, I've been wondering about those for quite sometimes since I saw a picture of Laird Hamilton riding them (latest issue of Juice). I made a search on the trucks forum and found some interesting reviews, both positive and negative, there's even a guy who's selling completes with carvers on, http://www.bukuboards.com/fat_fish.htm.
I'm not sure if the guy at the beginning of the stik video is the kids dad....but he sure can pull some amazing standup slides....backside!!
Looks like everybody in that video is some kind of pro, kids included.
Can't really think of any setup that would allow you to do those things since I don't know you and I've never seen you skating, whatsmore what works for me might not work for you and the opposite. The best thing I can think of is try as many different boards as you can, then go ahead and buy some stuff and experiment with it.
Last but not least you or someone else might be interested in this nuclear pickle (hughr has a review of these trucks on his page) complete I saw on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16264&item=3674790452&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
looks very similar to the stik.
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Real Downhill
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On 5/1/2004
silversurfer
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oops... it would help if I gave you the address
http://www.supaflexbyug.com/supatv/index/html/index_e.html
go to the bottom and click on "real downhill"
check out the others there, too.
did you look at this one yet?
http://www.auralstimuli.com/internet/carver.html - go to videos -
What do you think of these, I have more if you like them.
Getting a new board, too. I don't think I am going to get the stik, it is cool though.
I've been searching the equipment forums for ideas.
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???
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On 5/1/2004 angi
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could not find "real downhill" am I overlooking it??
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R..I..C..E..
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On 5/1/2004 angi
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hey Pshy0Lloyd!
thanks! I was hopin' I wasnt a total reject for injuring myself just pushing off...derrr.. my buddy that owns the skateboard shop told me the RICE
rest, ice, compression, elevation...been doing it hardcore! feeling pretty good now,,,still a little lump..but am gonna hit the h2o tomorrow for a few wake sessions. gonna ice it again tonite and elevate it just to be safe. been takin ibu's too. (swelling)
ahhh! I love wakesurfing! anything on a board...count me in! Just got back from Orlando it was the first pro tour stop for wakeboarding/wakeskating..very kool..
hoping to be back on the board by next week (skate) any tips/pointers on was i pushing off wrong, should i stretch out first..any tips at all so this does not happen again?!!!
silver---I want a STIK! but too, like you,,am I merely swayed by the dope a** video???? :)
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i was wonderin'...
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On 5/1/2004
psYch0Lloyd
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...where you'd you gotten off to angi. take it real easy there w/the ankle, ice it as much as you can and stay off of it so it doesn't get any worse. it's pretty easy to injure yourself w/o knowing it. when you start using it (walking or anything) be sure to ice it often because the swelling can do more damage than the injury itself. had the same situation some years back when it was impossible to walk but getting around on a skateboard was about all i could do. weaned myself off the deck by playin' frisbee... until i figured out how to ride one (that's another story best saved for some other time).
not to worry, i understand wakesurfing. first experienced it around 1984. used to paddle out into the boat lanes out here in chicago and thumb down boats for a tow. then if a deep hulled rigger came about it would just be a matter of communicating my intentions to the captain and it was riding for miles. one time lost my ride by addison and didn't realize it untill it became obvious that I was in the midst of speeding boats coming out of belmont harbour and clay shards showering from above as the skeet shooters were goin' off at the gun club (now gone). sure put the fear in me like the time the "logs" were moving of their own volition when my buddies and i surfed the mouth of the st. johns, realizing right away we had a pod 'o gators amongst us.
btw my handle psYch0Lloyd is derived from a mathematical formula and is pronounced like similarly. the zero is silent (of course).
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More cool video....
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On 4/30/2004 silversurfer
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And here is some more awesome video.
Go to the bottom and click on "real downhill". It takes a minute to load.
This one features some cool music, awesome slides and crazy skateboarders doing
some amazing things!
Check out the other video's at the bottom there too. And let me know what you think.
Maybe these guys should wear helmets...maybe I should....
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Anji
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On 4/30/2004 silversurfer
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I'm glad you liked the stik video. So much style, like the Z - boys. I wish that me and my son and two daughters skated like the dad and kids in the video. We are working on it. Great example of the coleman slides and bert's.
For another weird video, check out the video's at:
http://www.auralstimuli.com/internet/carver.html
Check out the guy "surfing" the sidewalk on an actual SURF BOARD!
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hey SS..
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On 4/30/2004 angi
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yeah, thanks so much! I just viewed it again today..makes me wanna skate! :(
I actually saved it cuz one of our buddies is comin' over tonite and he carves like a beast...so I thought I would show him..just found out he longboards and goes to the 'bowl'
In that video, I love the begining where the kids and dad are carving and sliding...(was thinking I bet thats what silver and his sons look like!!)
and that bowl..how saaa-weet! not too steep,,I would love to skate something like that!! any other good vids u reccomend would be appreciated,,I tried to click on a few of those otehr links that someone else posted..but they didnt work!
yeah, real bummer about the ol' ankle.
no hubbies been snatchin' mine up and cruisin without me..I'll be back soon, so he'll have to get his own!! (wonder how many husbands and wifes have fights about him riding her skateboard?) LOL
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Hi, Anji
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On 4/30/2004 silversurfer
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Sorry to hear about the ankle.
Did your husband ever get a new board or is he just using yours because you can't? Which ones was he looking at? It's usually better to buy longboard stuff from a good on line shop like purpleskunk.com, solidskate.com or longskate.com. Oh and Daddies board shop is good, too.
Did you ever get a chance to check out the video at www.stik.com?
I think you would enjoy it, it is very surfy.
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:( ankle trouble..what gives?
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On 4/30/2004
angi simpson
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psycho lloyd--- its called wakesurfing...its super fun and kool to do when u cant wakeboard (cuz of chop) we have footage of our friend Drew Danielo, he is the #1 wakesurfer in the world as of last year. check out www.420Empire.com and there are several vids of drew throwin' it down. the dead end stare video on there has fooage of drew skateboarding too, the kid is sick on any board! yeah, we load down one side of the boat depending on if your rider is regular or goofy footed..and you go about 10-12 mph. the best boat we have surfed behind is an X30 ...good stuff.
bad news on the skateboarding front...I pulled some ligaments (sp)? in my ankle and it puffed up like a blowfish..i am out for a few days.no skate/wake nuthin! I have to be all rested and better by May 7th that is the first wakeboard tournament I am in!! so i am trying to rest..anyone know any good tips so this doesnt happent again?? it seems I just pulled it from being out alllll day and from pushing off.! wierd. forget i am 'older'sometimes.
time to go watch some vids...I can dream can't I?
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sorry about the double
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On 4/29/2004 silversurfer
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sorry
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What about the Kids?
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On 4/29/2004 silversurfer
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vaitus - I know about Brad Gerlach. I don't expect to be able to skate like he does in that cool banked skate park. I would be great if I could though. That is really surf skating.
What I am talking about is near the begining of the video. A dad and some kids start pumping down the flat and then they start grabing a rail and pulling cool slides and such. If I could just emulate that one scene (to start with) it would be great.
What equipment (other than the surf stik) would be good for this?
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