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Longboarding Breaks

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swager.
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Any longboarders out there for one of our school classes we have to design, protoype and buid a product.  We want to build some cheap longboarding breaks that can easly be removed.  We want to do this so we can shred  the steepest hills that u can never ride because there is a deadly intersection at the end that u need to stop for.  We heve to see what people think so give us thought on this idea. 

Sep 29 2008 7:55AM
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2814
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Cheapest? Carry a rock with you down said hill. When you want to stop simply throw it in front of you.

Safest? Probably something hydraulic that mounts on the back truck and is controlled from your hand.
Sep 29 2008 9:09AM
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huckforjesus
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Just learn to powerslide it solves all needing to stop problems.
Sep 29 2008 9:12AM
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CrazedSkier1080
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Just make sure, whatever you do, spell the word BREAKS just as you did and I did. Youll ace the project no matter what.
Sep 29 2008 9:48AM
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tomahawk
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use sliding gloves man, my bro just went on a 10min lonbboard run and he stopped/slowed down with gloves plus power sliding

Sep 29 2008 11:40AM
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nkmo.
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Gloves = Homo... for real, be a man and stay on your feet.
Sep 29 2008 11:54AM
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craigenemy169
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make something that attached to your shoe like a big piece of rubber and just drag your foot when you want to stop
Sep 29 2008 11:57AM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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Faceplant, stops you pretty quick.
Sep 29 2008 12:03PM
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k-rob
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fall. sure, it hurts and you'll be able to see your shoulder bone for a few days, but at least you stopped before you crossed the intersection.
Sep 29 2008 12:15PM
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timmi
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brakes
Sep 29 2008 1:18PM
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beer.
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brakes and longboards don't mix.  if you want something that might work, I remember seeing something ages ago about a parachute-like cape that goes between your arms and hips, kind of like a squirrel suit.  you just open your arms and you;ll slow down.

braking on a longboard would be like wheelbite, instant crash.  unless it was real gradual.
Sep 29 2008 1:25PM
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MADmidwest
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i would not want to test longboard brakes. If you want to get started somewhere I would look at a mountainboard tho and tape it if you get it done and test it cause it will probably fail at high speeds resultiing in a great video
Sep 29 2008 1:37PM
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KSdesign
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good luck! theres soo many hills around me that i want to hit but the ending is super deadly... i can't really find a solution to this stopping problem, if i attempt to powerslide or any other stopping method im possitive i'll eat shit lol
Sep 29 2008 1:40PM
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soup
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its called a freebord.  check it out http://freebord.com/main.html
Sep 29 2008 1:43PM
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k-rob
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i dunno, that sounds like you might just go flying backward off of the board from wind-resistance, unless you were strapped to the board or something.
Sep 29 2008 1:44PM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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You could take off and fly clear of the intersection.

Sep 29 2008 1:51PM
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k-rob
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board attached or no? because i wouldn't want my board to run across traffic while i flew over it haha
Sep 29 2008 1:53PM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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Saves you getting run over.

Sep 29 2008 1:59PM
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k-rob
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meh, i've been hit before, not that bad.
Sep 29 2008 2:01PM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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Depends how busy the road is, im pretty sure being hit by a van while its going 80 could hurt a little.
Sep 29 2008 2:02PM
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k-rob
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i know! bear-proof suits! who needs brakes when you're wearing a bear-proof suit!

Sep 29 2008 2:16PM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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Being the tester for that looks like some good times.
Sep 29 2008 2:27PM
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hype
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hhaha yes!
well if this is the kind of kids we got coming up....then our country is def. screwed
Sep 29 2008 2:36PM
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huckforjesus
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I got a mountainboard brake if you want to somehow make that work.
Sep 29 2008 4:00PM
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