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Dont you love cruising a hill on a longboard when your wheel falls off!

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vickers818
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 ok so, yesterday i was longboarding down this hill in my neighbourhood and i was going farely fast. i was learning pivots and crossovers and stuff. I iwas getting pretty good at it so i tried to do it with a bit more speed. I push for about 10 seconds straight, neal down getting ready to slide, and my wheel falls of.    sicik! now im left in the middle of the street with a bloody arm ripped pants and three wheels on my longboard. best walk home ever.
Sep 13 2009 11:12PM
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Tortao
Posts: 1292 - Karma: 10
thanks for making me paranoid now everytime i go longboarding
Sep 13 2009 11:15PM
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SteezyOhio
Posts: 6044 - Karma: 60
donde es un video?
Sep 13 2009 11:16PM
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garrett.
Posts: 9304 - Karma: 3,670
Or my favorite is when your wheel locks up and throws you off.
Sep 13 2009 11:17PM
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Lanceasaurus
Posts: 925 - Karma: 109
apparently that shits happened to my mom before she tore the skin right off her knee 
Sep 13 2009 11:17PM
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b-ladd
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happened to my roommate. on my board.
Sep 14 2009 12:35AM
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Hack.The.Pow.
Posts: 1294 - Karma: 25
at least you were in a crouch. that happened to a friend on his board so now i always check my nuts and make sure they're tight ;-)
Sep 14 2009 12:43AM
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Keyjibbs
Posts: 1542 - Karma: 96
A couple of summers ago I was bombing a hill on my skateboard and a wheel fell off fell going about 20mph and barely missed a car that was turning on to the hill. I still have a giant scar on my arm from it. And I never found the wheel that fell off.
Sep 14 2009 12:45AM
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Jamestown
Posts: 4002 - Karma: 51
Haha, I just got this image of someone skiing, and their ski falls off, but they remain clipped into their bindings.
Sep 14 2009 12:51AM
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k-rob
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you should try checking your shit every once in a while.
Sep 14 2009 1:04AM
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eheath
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I know how ya feel, one time coming back from class cruising down, towards the end of the ride so im only like 5-10 mph and im just riding along next thing i know i feel a very strong drag and i get booted of my board. I think, oh i hit a rock/stick and i look up and my wheel is gone and its rolling down the street lukckly stopping only about a block away. Shit scares you for a bit after.
Sep 14 2009 1:07AM
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josh.
Posts: 3469 - Karma: 42
that happend to me a year ago, still havent replaced the bearing, haha
Sep 14 2009 1:46AM
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R-B-B
Posts: 915 - Karma: 28
gotta check it all before you go out riding just to make sure
Sep 14 2009 1:58AM
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Holte
Posts: 10740 - Karma: 7,814
My entire front truck fell off once. When I put risers on my board, the bolts were barely long enough for the nuts to attach, and over about a week all the nuts slowly worked themselves off. The last one finally came off when I dropped a curb riding around campus, and the road took a nice chunk out of my shoulder. The moral of the story is: glance at the hardware on your board occasionally to make sure nothing is missing.
Sep 14 2009 4:52AM
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Elijah.
Posts: 9322 - Karma: 76
I was bombing a pretty big hill one time, go for a slide, I see a wheel rolling, just thinking, "oh fuck I'm doomed." One crash later, realizing that I should check my longboard more often.
Sep 14 2009 4:56AM
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Mooserz
Posts: 2945 - Karma: 32
happened to me except when I went to pick up my wheel I accidentally touched the bearing and branded myself
Sep 14 2009 6:04AM
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musick13
Posts: 913 - Karma: 44
i dont longboard (yet)

anyways one day I was skating and I totally broke both trucks off of my friends board
Sep 14 2009 8:48AM
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I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
use loctite on your bolts and get heavy duty axles....

just my advice;
i lost one wheel once and it messed me up really bad :( ever since i keep checking my bolts before every run ....)
Sep 14 2009 9:16AM
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Barefootin_Fiend
Posts: 7618 - Karma: 4,727
I was bombing this monster hill street luge style one day and snapped my fucking king pin. Using my elbows and hips as brakes, I finally came to a stop about 40 or 50 feet later. Good times. I feel your pain.
Sep 14 2009 9:47AM
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skiP.E.I.
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My buddy was being towed behind a car with a beer in one hand and his wheel hit a rock and exploded. He was pretty scraped up, but he was mostly sore about his brew being smashed.
Sep 14 2009 10:25AM
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