What shoes is everyone wearing at the moment? Mine're falling apart and I'm on the hunt for a bargain...
I wear a pair of old vans.
Love that @Dezb, vert is terrifying…
It is indeed. Watching a video doesn't convey the sheer speed involved which alone is quite frightening. And that's before you get up and stand looking over the edge, leaning back a bit while you do because it's ****ing high up there.
What shoes is everyone wearing at the moment? Mine’re falling apart and I’m on the hunt for a bargain…
Rollersnakes are regularly doing offers on Osiris I find, for about 30 magic beans.
I remember Osiris had some mental shoes back in the day... Anyone remember the D3? Hopefully they might have something a little more restrained nowadays.
The current range is a bit more subtle.
Although I'm sure they recently re-issued the D3! Unless it was all talk.
Nice vid on a day of shite
https://www.culturedmag.com/samarria-brevard-dan-buyanovsky/
Bookmarking this for next time I have proper internet (we're on holiday without which is kinda lovely).
Anyone who got a board care to share their experiences so far?
Thought I'd give this thread a lockdown update.
Since we've been locked in I've been skating a bit more - got bugger all time, so an hour skating a couple of times a week suits pretty well. Currently got two boards set up, both 8.25" popsicles but one with massive soft cruiser wheels (ace fun for, well, cruising) and one set up more for tricks. Also figured out a way to strap a deck to my rack so I can ride to spots. Bonus.
The uni car park (where I used to work) has become my go to spot, and seems to be populated by middle aged es skaters (longboard, wheelyboots, all sorts) most nights of the week which is nice.
Getting fairly confident with ollies (faster and higher too) and manuals, landed a few shuvits but kickflips still evade me. Managed to slide the board about a foot tonight, but I didn't land it. I will though.
Anyone else enjoying the deserted car parks?
Have to stick to watching other people do it, me.
Anyone seen the Epicly Later’d series on Vice channel? I think its on Prime.
Fascinating series about retired pros. The Heath Kirchart one especially.
Been having knee problems recently and a slow to heal ankle sprain, and I think spending 8h a day sitting at a desk during lockdown hasn't been helping. So I've treated my board to some new bearings and rubbers and I'm hoping getting out and pushing around the streets might loosen everything up a bit. Or I might just re-sprain the ankle.
Rather fetching set up of purple 80s Hosoi Hammerhead, NOS pink Slammers and indy 159s (or 169s I forget).
The deck is actually unridden and I've seen them go for the thick end of $500 on the bay, but I think this one has spent enough time on the wall 🤘
I got myself a surfskate to get through the flat summer. Pumping it is kinda fun, not sure it's much good for anything else thou
What shoes is everyone wearing at the moment? Mine’re falling apart and I’m on the hunt for a bargain…
Rollersnakes are regularly doing offers on Osiris I find, for about 30 magic beans.
My old Vans are getting pretty shabby, and I’ve been looking for a replacement pair, but I prefer all black, no decorations, and a particular style of toe, with the puffy tongue, and I’d completely forgotten Rollersnakes, used to get stuff from them years ago! Just had a look at their site, and they’ve got some Etnies in exactly the style I want! Yowza.
Then all I need is a Mindless drop-in style longboard...
The shoes I can justify, ‘cos my old Vans are shot, but sneaking a longboard into the house could take some doing.
Well, there’s always the ‘going cheap on eBay’ excuse...
Holy thread resurrection!
Not skateboarding, but quads. Same theory though. It seemed not too as there were plenty of empty car parks and my local rink is obviously shut. I've been doing the first street skating I've done in decades. Nice and early in the morning so that as few people as possible see me, obviously 😀
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I was so bored, I even got round to putting colour co-ordinated bushes on the Bauers
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Mum is moving house and having a clearout, I rescued my Dads skateboard from the 70s? USA made True-Glide
https://flic.kr/p/2j4vovP
I'd just started again at 47, had a few lessons at Projekts in manchester before lockdown. Now I'm a bit out of luck for local places to skate. It's all muck round here! I might have to get up really early and go up to marple memorial park or something.
Outdoor parks are still sealed off here in Spain so laps of the plaza it is.
My son has some skate, sandboard and snow boarding films up. Japan, Cuba, Peru and the US...
Link to website/blog https://www.steffangriffiths.net
