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andreweckels
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they ride kind of like snowboards and you can stop like a snowboard so you can bomb bigger hills and not completly wreck yourself.

heres an edit my friend.

a day in seatown BSV from bo valencia on Vimeo.



Jul 16 2009 2:39PM
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PurpleDino
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thats actually pretty sick.
Jul 16 2009 2:45PM
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hurrisun
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wow i want one of tose assuming those guys arent just sick as fuck and make it look easy
Jul 16 2009 2:48PM
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Goku
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i want
Jul 16 2009 2:50PM
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andreweckels
Posts: 594 - Karma: -4
yeah it take a while to learn. this was filmed in a day after he had been riding for like four months i think. it takes like a week to figure out how to ride it well then its just progressing.
you can also catch nasty edges if your not careful.
Jul 16 2009 2:53PM
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Julien.
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bailing must be pretty hardcore having your feet strapped in and all, and it looks kinda heavy
Jul 16 2009 2:55PM
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Jamestown
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those things are scary as shit to learn
i couldnt process the snowboard like turns in my head

Jul 16 2009 2:56PM
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TheBeardedOne
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These are so fun! You can go down crazy hills without worrying about speed, carving is super fun and stopping and slashing turns is intense.. It takes a little bit to learn but once you catch on it's way fun.
Jul 16 2009 3:00PM
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Dbit
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GET A LONGBOARD, freeboards are more of a sliding motion like snowboarding on ice where longboards carve harder like your riding on your edges. A nice flexy longboard will suit you better
Jul 16 2009 3:23PM
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K2skipunk
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compared to longboarding, doing it is soooooooooo hard. I can't even stand on one without falling. A buddy of mine had one and it looks like so much fun, but its only really good for hills, cuz its super hard to push around and just cruise.
Jul 16 2009 3:53PM
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D-ROC
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I used to have a freebord, then i sold it for a longboard. Freebords are meant for hills... thats pretty much about it. I was able to do any hill that my longboarder friends couldnt, but my freebord seemed to top out at around 35 mph. Get a longboard if you want to cruise around and a free board if you want it purelt=y for hills. And sliding on a freebord gives you mad flatspots.
Jul 16 2009 4:01PM
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andreweckels
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^only if you have the crap wheels but the nice ones are like 50 bucks
Jul 16 2009 5:01PM
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Austin_Smith
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Has anyone ever made road skis that work like that...?
Jul 17 2009 2:07AM
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GuerillaInDaMist
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that might be one of the sickest ideas ever!!
Jul 17 2009 2:16AM
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Goku
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you mean rollerblades?
Jul 17 2009 2:16AM
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debrickshaw
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my thought exactly..
Jul 17 2009 2:19AM
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Where-am-I
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unless you have shitload of hills where you live....fly loaded
Jul 17 2009 9:34AM
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xXDr4G0N5lY3RXx
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that was pretty sick
Jul 17 2009 9:49AM
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