Off topic: your opinions

"Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD" (300korbust)
06/23/2015 at 20:55 • Filed to: None

Longboarding: thoughts and opinions?

I ride two longboards, of which I don’t have pictures of right now, for different purposes. I have a drop-through Arbor Cypher that is perfect for sliding and downhill and a Sector 9 Burt pintail that is amazing for carving, and hopefully will turn into dancing. So, this is why I ask your opinion:

Reading random articles on the internet, there is a bunch of mixed thoughts about it. Don’t do it because reason A, B, and C, or there is do it because reason A, B, and C. So, what are your thoughts on longboarding/longboarders?

DISCUSSION (30)

BJ > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD
06/23/2015 at 21:00

Thoughts: I do it because it’s easier that a regular skateboard, but I’m getting better. I’ll never be gleaming the cube, but oh well...

Opinions: do whatever the fuck you like to do. Seriously. Other peoples’ opinions can’t make you happy.

TheOnelectronic > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD
06/23/2015 at 21:00

The only ones I’ve really seen are the “cool” kids at my school who rode them to class.

Never made much sense to me in the middle of flat-as-shit Illinois, but hey.

jkm7680 > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD
06/23/2015 at 21:00

I think cool, but really doesn’t belong on busy canyon roads.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD
06/23/2015 at 21:00

I don’t mind them as long as they’re not being assholes or obnoxious.

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > BJ
06/23/2015 at 21:01

I kind of feel the same way: longboarding is a little easier for me. Dancing though, yeah.... that’s difficult to do. Otherwise, I couldn’t care less about other’s opinions. I just know that, for some reason, we get a lot of hate. I still wonder why.

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > jkm7680
06/23/2015 at 21:02

Busy, no. Open/free of traffic, yes. I’ve done 35 mph on a pretty open hill and it was scary fun!

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
06/23/2015 at 21:03

Agreed. I try so hard to be nice about it!

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD
06/23/2015 at 21:03

My issue with longboards are the people that ride them. Or at least the stupid ones.

They fly around campus expecting you to get out of their way and if you dont they just barrel into you. I knew a guy that and broke his arm doing that, his explanation “Those bitches didnt get out of my way”

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > TheOnelectronic
06/23/2015 at 21:03

I see a lot of those “cool” kids who use them as a fashion accessory. God, they drive me nuts!

Nymphicus Hollandicus > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
06/23/2015 at 21:13

I can’t stand those people, especially on my campus where everyone is not paying attention because they’re texting or whatever people my age do these days. If you can’t control your board, don’t ride.

Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD
06/23/2015 at 21:14

evidentiallyIt’s not as much an issue with long boarders as it is with bicyclists who ride on the sidewalk and then all of a sudden jump out into traffic, I seriously almost killed a stupid bicyclist who was riding int the bike lane, didn’t look to see I was behind her and didn’t hear me either and then dove to the other side of the road like 20 feet in front of me to go to a side street (this was on a main busy road in my city and I was probably going like 35 mph) WITH NO FREAKING INDICATION!!! I’m fine sharing the roads with bicyclists if they will indicate where they are going. But that doesn't seem to be such an issue with longboarders

Nymphicus Hollandicus > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD
06/23/2015 at 21:15

If you enjoy the nice sense of speed without being a complete douche, definitely ride, it can be a lot of fun. With that said I love downhill sports, especially skiing.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD
06/23/2015 at 21:22

Honestly that goes for most things. As long as you’re not bothering me I’m cool with it. Unless it’s like something super illegal.

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
06/23/2015 at 21:49

Good point. Doing something illegal is definitely a turn off, but if a person is genuinely trying to be nice, I don’t really care what sport they do.

911e46z06 > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD
06/23/2015 at 21:50

My only opinion on long-boarding is that I wish James Shields would stop doing it. Seems like a 60-day DL waiting to happen.

Oh, nobody cares? Cool.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD
06/23/2015 at 21:50

Definitely agree.

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > Nymphicus Hollandicus
06/23/2015 at 21:51

THANK YOU! Yeah, if a rider has no control, why be on the board? Now, if they are away from people and are trying to learn how to control a longboard, that’s a total different idea.

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
06/23/2015 at 21:51

The stupid ones are the worst. I haven’t been too bright starting off, but I learned how to ride on empty streets or parking lots. Not on a campus surrounded by people.

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > Nymphicus Hollandicus
06/23/2015 at 21:53

I’ve never tried skiing. Probably too difficult for me! XD I guess there are people who just want to hate on someone or something for no reason whatsoever.

BJ > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD
06/23/2015 at 21:53

I just use mine for rolling about with the kids and getting comfortable on wheels. I’m not interested in speed or downhill riding. I just want to learn to ollie before my bones get too brittle!

About dancing, got any video recommendations? Never heard of it.

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man
06/23/2015 at 21:54

I don’t think anyone likes bicyclists. Not even other bicyclists like other bicyclists. I will admit though, I do downhill my board every now and then, and if I am in your way, I at least try to get off the road. Indicating is something I should work on though. Thanks for pointing that out!

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > BJ
06/23/2015 at 21:56

Beginner/how to longboard dance.

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > 911e46z06
06/23/2015 at 22:03

Your comment made me google who that is and if they longboard. They don’t.

911e46z06 > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD
06/23/2015 at 22:10

Yes he does. I’ve seen him doing it. Both on TV and in person.

Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD
06/23/2015 at 22:16

I don’t mind them on the roads, if only they would either only be on the sidewalk or on the road, when the change between the two with absolutely no indication is what really annoys me

BJ > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD
06/23/2015 at 22:43

Neat, thanks.

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man
06/24/2015 at 01:29

Oh gotcha. Sudden no indications are the worst.

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > 911e46z06
06/24/2015 at 01:31

Oh. I couldn’t find proof. Oops! Let me see if I can find a video of him doing it.

EDIT: I stand (or sit) corrected

BJ > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD
06/24/2015 at 07:50

If you’re also into regular skateboarding, check out Kilian Martin.

Kilian Martin: Searching Sirocco

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > BJ
06/24/2015 at 11:46

I could never get regular skating down. It was such a pain! Grew video though!