Surf Longboard skateboard
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Surf One Robert August II Complete Longboard (8.875 x 43.75) $149.99 A must have for every fan of The Endless Summer, this board also utilizes the Surf One clear grip to show off Roberts classic colors from yesteryear. Relive the past and cross step this baby to your hearts content, or hang it on the wall and pay homage to a true surfing legend.Features:Length: 43.75 inchesWidth: 8.875 inchesNose: 6.25 inchesTail: 7.625 inchesWheelbase: 25.625 inchesShape: SO… |
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Sector 9 Bamboo Series Ghost Tree Longboard Complete Skateboard $144.99 SECTOR 9 BAMBOO GHOST TREE COMPLETE-9.25×42 B95… |
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Unit Tool Red $7.98 UNIT SKATE TOOL – RED/BLACK… |
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Unit Skate Tool $7.98 The Unit Tool is a multi-functional skateboard tool that allows you to adjust axle nuts, mounting hardware, and the kingpin nut on the top of the truck. Features 9/16 socket, 3/8 socket, 1/2 socket, Allen key, and slide out Phillipshead screwdriver…. |
Go Longboard (2009 Skateboarding)
David McCready: Entrepreneur and Extreme Downhill Longboard Skateboarder
David McCready Downhill Long-Board Skateboarder. An extreme sport viewed by many as insane, but to a select few its a soothing rush of adrenaline. A longboard is a skateboard with a longer and sometimes wider shape used for longboarding. They are most commonly used for cruising, downhill racing, slalom racing, or transportation. Longboards can be shaped in many different ways, depending on the type of riding intended. Their greater weight and bulk make them less suitable for many skateboarding tricks, but contributes to a fluid motion by providing more momentum. Longboarding is often compared to surfing on concrete, and the design allows big turns or quick short carves similar to a surfboard. Longboarding became popular alongside emerging surfing culture through the mid 1950s. Longboarding may have originated in California where the streets gave ground to many longboarders due to the rolling hills but some believe it is a product of Hawaiian origin. Although its origin is unknown, longboarding was first created as a land alternate for surfers.Longboard equipment is very similar to skateboard equipment. Many longboarders wear gloves and a helmet. Wrist, elbow, and knee protection are always recommended. Also in the sliding and downhill disciplines, riders wear “slide gloves” which are a specialized glove made out of a strong material such as leather, and have “pucks” attached, which are usually made of delrin, ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (often shortened to UHMW), or corian. Polyethylene cutting boards are also sometimes cut into pucks and used, but it is not recommended as they are less resistant to heat and will sometimes melt when used on rough pavement.
Most longboards measure between 90 and 150 cm (35.4-60 inches). Shorter boards may still be referred to as longboards when their main purpose is in line with that of longboarding (i.e. downhill & cruising). There are several different shapes of longboards including but not limited to: pintails, flat nose riders, and boards shaped like a longer shortboard. Pintails permit looser trucks and larger diameter wheels better suited for carving or a “surfy” feel. Mid-length boards, 94-127 cm (37-50 inches) are the most versatile.
David McCready is known by locals to be the best longboard rider around but David is very humble and stated that he is nowhere near the best. He lives in California and spends his weekends driving all over the state searching for the next best hills to ride. The fastest he has ever personally been clocked on a longboard was 60mph in Californias High country.
To Find out more about David McCready you can now follow him on twitter
twitter.com/David_McCready
Cheers to Life!
David O’Daly
About the Author
What kind of longboard should I get?
I want to learn how to longboard. I would probably use the longboard to commute around the neighborhood, roll around the streets, or just go up and down the alley.
I’ve never skateboarded, or surfed, or anything like that. I’m a total beginner. I can’t find a longboarding shop near my house, but I can answer that on my own. I went to an online longboarding shop, and there were all these names of decks, wheels, bearings, trucks… And I have no idea what the difference is.
Anyone wanna help this beginner out?
I will be going to Sports Authority to get a longboard. By “what kind of longboard”, I mean if I should get a pintail, or what? I am a beginner, and I want to use it for transportation, and just rolling around, no racing or anything…
NOOO!!! Don’t go to SPORT AUTHORITY! They can’t tell you anything! haha. Go to a local skate shop. Since you can’t find any on your own then search on Google ” Skate shops near (Your Town), (Your State)”, It’ll show you one a map of shops near you. They are all experts there. Here are 2 different brands i trust:
(the websites if you can’t find a shop near you, you can just order it off line)
Sector 9: www.sector9.com
Original Skateboards: http://www.originalskateboards.com/
Get a board under 36in. for it is easier to pump and turn since your using it for transportation.
Feel free to email me for any further help: gabrielle_gunther@yahoo.com
Hope this helps
Gabby
(PS what ever you do, never buy a bike, skateboard or longboard from any chain stores like Sport Authority, kmart, etc. Always buy from a local shop like a Skate and surf shop :])
