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pink_squid
Posts: 1188 - Karma: 368
i wanna get into long boarding but i know squat about it. is there a cult? what kind of board is good? Anybody have a good used one? that kind of shizz. thanks
Mar 4 2011 12:43PM
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E.C.
Posts: 3211 - Karma: 319
get a kracked skull

super good for starting out and cheap

http://www.krackedskulls.com/
Mar 4 2011 12:53PM
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RoofDaRoofieDogg
Posts: 3090 - Karma: 1,989
I made my own, it's pretty dope
Mar 4 2011 1:04PM
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.AR6rider.
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http://www.silverfishlongboarding.com

It's kinda like the NS for longboarding. You'll find lots of info there.
Mar 4 2011 1:08PM
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.JPolster
Posts: 782 - Karma: 17
I ride a landyatchz, but rayne makes really nice boards. I tend to stick with bear trucks and then wheels are all preference
Mar 4 2011 1:30PM
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shocker611
Posts: 2599 - Karma: 423
^ silverfish is a good resource.. What kind of riding are you trying to do? Are you just trying to cruise around neighborhood/campus or will you be doing some downhilling as well?
Mar 4 2011 1:31PM
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moonofendor
Posts: 1484 - Karma: 14

I rock a loaded dervish and love it. I had a kracked skull, but i broke that after three months, and decided to upgrade to the dervish.

both boards were/are fun, but i personally like the feel of the dervish. it feels so much more stable than the kracked skull ever did.

Mar 4 2011 2:08PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
Posts: 9235 - Karma: 5,583
Click for larger imageI have a bustin. I recently moved the back trucks up and now use two soft cone bushings. it turns so sharp, i can u-turn in such a small amount of space. it's fun for pedstrain slalom too.
Mar 4 2011 2:11PM
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Evilchris
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you didn't really upgrade when you got the dervish, You payed tons of money for a decant board and a TON of advertising. I also don't believe that you broke your kracked skulls, What trucks/wheels did you have on it and whats on he dervish now. I'm still riding my first board, a shitty moose drop deck with randal 180s and orangatang durians and I wish I got a kracked skulls. If you like the loaded style boards check out BC longboards, they make some sick boards with 100% customizable graphics, Kellen is sold on one.
Mar 4 2011 2:51PM
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pink_squid
Posts: 1188 - Karma: 368
im just gonna be cruizing around. and i only have like 100$ to spend so ill problly get a used one off clist.
Mar 4 2011 2:55PM
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pink_squid
Posts: 1188 - Karma: 368
where can i get a cheap one?
Mar 4 2011 3:03PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
Posts: 9235 - Karma: 5,583
well decks are like 100 bucks? do you need wheels trucks and a deck or just a deck?
Mar 4 2011 3:21PM
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pink_squid
Posts: 1188 - Karma: 368
im looking for a full set up. so probally used
Mar 4 2011 3:23PM
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shocker611
Posts: 2599 - Karma: 423
yeah i hate to say it but youre probably lookin for sector 9 then.. I ride a Rayne and absolutely love it (so does everyone I ride with) but its hard to find rarer better boards for sale used, there will be a ton of sector 9s out there for sale used
Mar 4 2011 7:24PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
Posts: 9235 - Karma: 5,583
actually, check out gravity's site they have some for a little over 100
Mar 4 2011 7:26PM
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bluehouseskis
Posts: 252 - Karma: 1,103
A friend of mine on here is a great longboarder. Goes to Maryhill festival of speed every year. great guy for any tiips/questions.

I.B <-- that's his username.
Mar 4 2011 7:32PM
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Whitefaceskii
Posts: 106 - Karma: 42
it all depends what kinda ride you want
how fast you are gonna be going
where you will be riding
and a lot of personal preferance including length
I have this one and i think it is an amazing begginer board. (below. linked)
http://neversummer.com/skate/boards/heist-cf/
Sector 9s are also great boards
[IMG]earth2air.co.uk/shop/images/heistnew.JPG[/IMG]
Mar 4 2011 7:32PM
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ReignMan
Posts: 1852 - Karma: 226
just serf craigs list. you can find killer deals.
Mar 4 2011 7:34PM
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Whitefaceskii
Posts: 106 - Karma: 42
if you go to my profile i just uploaded a picture of the board
Mar 4 2011 7:36PM
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Legion
Posts: 1374 - Karma: 29
sector nine is starting to make some solid decks... dont fuel the hate!

i've raced on an old s9 bombhills (retail version of their team race 42) that i cut myself, and it has done the trick perfectly. no need to buy rayne or lyachtz until you get serious
Mar 4 2011 7:37PM
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Alex.W
Posts: 528 - Karma: 22
Thanks for the head-sup about BC longboards. I was looking for a new board and was pretty much sold on the tan tien. Decided to wait because of winter and it's a good thing I did because now I'm pretty much sold on the Moray!
Mar 4 2011 7:54PM
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Banane.
Posts: 3102 - Karma: 414
Original apex 37 , very good board. Check it
Mar 4 2011 9:57PM
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TMiller
Posts: 444 - Karma: 7
Gravity and sector9 and BC longboards are all good started boards for pretty cheap except BC are a little more expensive
Mar 4 2011 9:59PM
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Whitefaceskii
Posts: 106 - Karma: 42
I originally wanted to buy a gravity but it sold before i got to it so i bout a never summer and i love it
Mar 4 2011 10:18PM
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Chompo.
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I have a kracked skull scimitar and i plan on buying a mini board soon.
Mar 4 2011 10:34PM
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SPskier543
Posts: 2413 - Karma: 324
Minis are fucking awesome for riding through school and streets and stuff. I just bought a landyachtz dingy and it's dope
Mar 4 2011 10:56PM
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shocker611
Posts: 2599 - Karma: 423
im not saying they make BAD stuff, but you cant say they are one of the higher quality companies on the market. They do make some pretty good decks and thats why i recommended them, but they are very overplayed. Sector 9 is the Burton of longboarding
Mar 4 2011 11:20PM
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pink_squid
Posts: 1188 - Karma: 368
im gonna either get sector9 or gravity
Mar 5 2011 5:49PM
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TheRealEvan.
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mine
Mar 5 2011 6:12PM
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LoveInSnow
Posts: 476 - Karma: 21
http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/spo/2248004805.html

I want to buy a long board just to cruise around would this be one I'd consider? I also know nothing about long boards so yeah...
Mar 5 2011 6:22PM
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ShredTheGnarnia
Posts: 2544 - Karma: 79
ITT: Everyone thinks their board is the best one on the market.

That said, I got a cheap Gravity for my first board and still have it. I like that it's long and stiff, so I can bomb hills and keep up with the guys on dh boards, but i can still carve up a storm. Also, it has a nose and tail which is nice for messing around with manuals and stuff

It's this board, but with gumball wheels and different graffics: Click for larger image
Mar 5 2011 6:26PM
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3-6-steeze
Posts: 1135 - Karma: 147
Yeah, could someone recommend a cheap board to cruise around on for this summer?
Mar 5 2011 6:33PM
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bluehouseskis
Posts: 252 - Karma: 1,103
This is my quiver!

First up ;
Loaded dancer, flex 2
Paris tucks, 180, adam colton edition (90a bushings top and bottom)
seismic speed vent wheels, normally i ride 4prez but these were free so hell yeah!
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Next up;
Rayne Killswitch drop though
Bear grizzley trucks; 183, alot of people hate on bear trucks but they are great at higher speeds. I'm a HUGE fan of the new design they have out. These are 2 year's ago models powdercoated blue and white. (90a barrel on top, 73a venom elim on bottem)
Otang 4prez, coned out!
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Now this;
Custom Forty2 (built for me)
Randal 180; flipped hanger both sides. (95a red kihro top, 90a jimz on bottem)
otang 4prez.
Cusom foot stop. I'm a huge fan of the Euro tuck so thats what i do. It helps alot!
This board has helped me podium twice at Maryhill and once at Bonelli
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Now these are my old longboards.
Landy spud
and a sector 9? i have no idea. they are awesome boards!

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Mar 5 2011 6:40PM
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Yinzer
Posts: 1011 - Karma: 73
If you didnt get enough info here, I made a thread n the same thing a day or two ago,

here:
Mar 5 2011 6:57PM
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Legion
Posts: 1374 - Karma: 29
flex 2 dancer 0__________0

can you say floppy noodle
Mar 11 2011 12:58AM
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TPalms
Posts: 859 - Karma: 252
Man, I want a BC Eel so bad. Just gotta scrape up the money for it though.
Mar 11 2011 1:52AM
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ImNotARacist
Posts: 5136 - Karma: -1,030
I made a sick shlong board out of my old alien workshop deck. Its fucking sick for highspeed. Cant make the sharpest turns but old skate decks have sick flex and the low rise of the shlong makes it crazy stable.
Mar 11 2011 2:00AM
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Spic-N-SpaN
Posts: 2002 - Karma: 1,465
im a noob at longboards but what model is that?
Mar 11 2011 2:05AM
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Spic-N-SpaN
Posts: 2002 - Karma: 1,465
spliff?
Mar 11 2011 2:21AM
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Butt=Tight
Posts: 315 - Karma: 5
Ia that a jail cell? Jk, vie got one, and one of those kahuna big sticks you can push with.
Mar 11 2011 9:01AM
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moonofendor
Posts: 1484 - Karma: 14

pretty sure snapping the nose off the board broke it... but thats just me. I had the Randalls on it a some gumballs.

Don't get me wrong, the board was fun to play around on, but I had a good job over summer, and I dropped the extra cash on a dervish.

I did look into the BC eel, but they were sold out at the time, and I didn't feel like waiting around for a board. they did look sick, and I would've gotten one.

Mar 11 2011 9:08AM
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DGski
Posts: 3491 - Karma: 2,328
longboarding is fun. do it. oh and sector 9 is a cheap, pretty good board company
Mar 11 2011 9:24AM
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a_pla5tic_bag
Posts: 9235 - Karma: 5,583
bahaha might as well be. i'm in a single dorm at school. I want to get one of these, the wood is gorgeous.

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Mar 11 2011 10:21AM
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SPECK
Posts: 616 - Karma: 47
make your own longboards kids! it saves you a shit ton of money and you can personalize it to make it perfect for yourself
Mar 11 2011 11:31AM
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Mac_and_STEEZE
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check out landyachtz dude. In my opinion they have the best set ups. PLUS!!!! they just came out with their new 2011 lin up. go check them out!
Mar 11 2011 11:47AM
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a_pla5tic_bag
Posts: 9235 - Karma: 5,583
this too. i'm going to build a deck like that surf one and get some exotic veneers to put on top and bottom so it looks good then do crushed glass or treadtex grip so it's clear.
Mar 11 2011 11:49AM
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1337
Posts: 31064 - Karma: 29,404
i got an ebay kit hell yeah
Mar 11 2011 12:03PM
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pink_squid
Posts: 1188 - Karma: 368
i just bought a sector 9 and i love it.. im VERY glad i spent the extra 30$ to upgrade.
Mar 11 2011 12:05PM
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