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Skate or long board?

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colleenator
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i want to learn how to board during the summer so im not sure which one to go for. skate or long board? im not sure if id do any tricks just because i love skiing and wouldnt want to do something stupid to mess up my upcoming season. id just coast and go places and shit. smooth ride is a pretty big factor for me too. thx yall xo

May 16 2011 10:55AM
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BuSkiz
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your gonna want to long board, smoother option and a longer ride ;-)
May 16 2011 11:08AM
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Spacekroft
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long board for sure, i cruise everywhere on mine
May 16 2011 11:26AM
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MBskier95
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it depends on what you wanna do if you wanna go fast and cruse get a longboard if you wanna do fliptricks ledges stair sets etc....get a skateboard or just both you can find skateboards cheep on ccs.com like just blank decks
May 16 2011 11:44AM
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joshua
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Longboard if you want to just chill and skateboard if you are actually good.
May 16 2011 3:12PM
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Shredability
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long boarding fun as hell, its a lot easier.

keep in mind it depends where you live, if your living in a place flat as a pancake w/ only skate parks you may want to consider skateboarding
May 16 2011 3:15PM
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TonyMacaroni
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skateboard if your wanting to learn tricks and spend the time doing so.

longboarding if you want to cruise and slide and carve etc.keep in mind for a good longboard you'll probably end up spending over $100 more then on a good skateboard
May 16 2011 3:37PM
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DGski
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longboarding. smf
May 16 2011 4:33PM
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DUKES
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how about a bustin sojourn its a long board that you can get flippy wit
May 16 2011 4:55PM
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colleenator
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thanks everyone. im going to go with a long board so can anyone recommend any good brands for longboards? i looked at the ccs.com website and theres so many styles so im kinda confused. i have a couple of skate shops in town but id like to know some decent brands before the salesperson trys to sell me the most expensive one. (i dont look skater at all) i dont think im gonna go for a bustin sojourn since i dont plan on doing any tricks with it. thanks so much your help!
May 17 2011 10:50AM
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DUKES
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for decks check, bustin, loaded, and landyachts. they should have a short cruiser like in a 31" to 36" length
May 17 2011 11:28AM
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Travapple.
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Ive heard good things about kracked skulls. im looking to get into longboarding as well and am prob gonna cop a one. cant decide between the m1 or schmitar though.

www.krackedskulls.com
May 18 2011 2:04AM
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Boggs
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Sector 9 is pretty legit for pre built beginner boards. And to the guy that said get a skate if you're good: How can you get good without a skate? You have to start somewhere.
May 18 2011 2:35AM
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J-roun
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Look at originalskateboards.com they make sick longboards with prob the nicest trucks out there. I got the pintail 40 And I love it. I'd recommend an apex tho cuz freestyle stuff on a longboard is fun as hell. But the derringer is sick too if you lOoking for a mini. But trucks are nice the only downside is you have to clean and grease them Every now and then an these plastic things can break in em that are4$ to Fix also they use springs so those wear out after 3 years. But If you don't mind the high maintenance trucks you will get amazing trucks
May 18 2011 2:56AM
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onenerdykid
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get a real skateboard, not a wrongboard ;)
May 18 2011 4:36AM
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colleenator
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+k for everyone that answered and will answer. i was looking at some brands and i really like arbor and loaded. whats the difference between a mini and an ordinary longboard?
May 18 2011 10:23AM
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SERENGETI_YETI
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longboard for cruisin/bombin. Other than that get a skateboard
May 18 2011 10:46AM
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Willard
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Haha i used to skate and longboard and i got so annoyed by skaters who hated on longboarding but now i agree. Half the time i see a kid with a longboard he is walking holding it. If im lucky i get the pleasure of seeing a kid attempt to ride on flatland and struggle.

Get a longboard. Make sure its rasta somehow. Never even look at a hill just make sure you look cool.
May 18 2011 12:38PM
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DrZoidberg
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I started longboarding to get to class, but it soon became way more than that. Now it's wait till 12 at night to go bomb hills with no cars on them with other kids in my dorm. But I've been skateboarding since like third grade or something. I still lol at the longboarders I know cause they can't even ollie. They're both fun though. I still like skateboarding better.

And neither is safe from injury. It's either speed or stairs, rails and bowls.
May 18 2011 1:20PM
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colleenator
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thats sorta my purpose. of course id go places with it and go down hills with some friends. i think i wouldnt go to the skate park because it would be too tempting to try new tricks on features. going to uni next year so ill definitely use it to go to class as well. oh and i saw this video by original skateboards on pintails and its exactly what i want to do. the video is called longboard pintails. cant link it cus i found the video on my phone.

May 20 2011 10:24AM
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Shredability
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May 24 2011 5:33PM
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Motes
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longboard all day if your just looking to cruze, thats what they are made for haha
May 24 2011 6:09PM
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^BEANS^
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longboard for sure if you want one that can do both check out the Arbor Hybrid http://arborcollective.com/skate/boards/view/27/hybrid-bamboo my friend just got this board and he loves it.
May 24 2011 6:12PM
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Afeld
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skateboard.
I just started this week and I love it.
May 24 2011 6:55PM
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Shredability
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personal suggestion:

http://www.landyachtz.com/D25.cfm?PID=417
May 24 2011 7:42PM
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EmperorKuzco
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NEITHER HAMBOARDZ4LIFE!!!


May 24 2011 8:07PM
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colleenator
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definitely not doing that lol. its just a surf board with wheels.. anyways theses are the two boards in leaning towards:

http://www.skatekickz.com/en/media/images/p/250/arbor-pin_bamboo_complete-1.jpg

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http://gearjunkie.com/images/2675.jpg

first one is arbor pin bamboo but its like 46"

second one is loaded dervish is about 42"

which one for a beginner? thankfully my rents r paying for it so under 3 would be nice. thx :)

May 25 2011 11:22AM
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dilla_says_go
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get a skateboard and a bad ass motorcycle. now you're fuckin' talkin.
May 25 2011 12:03PM
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Twig
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I dunno, I much prefer cruising on a skateboard. Partly because I constantly want to pop up and down curbs, pop down little stairsets on my journeys and I also find it way easier to slalom through pedestrians and traffic. Skateboards are (obviously) shorter and quicker which suits me better.
May 25 2011 12:23PM
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colleenator
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i dont live in a big city so theres not a lot of ppl. doubt ill be on the sidewalk, mostly on back roads, parking lots, hills, etc. thanks tho.
May 26 2011 11:06AM
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EmperorKuzco
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'twas a joke
May 26 2011 9:27PM
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SKIANYWHERE
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Longboards are the shit......
May 26 2011 9:39PM
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Piste.Off
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don't get a pintail, seriously the stupidest most boring deck you can get.
May 26 2011 10:27PM
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MattL.
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just get a like a atm for 30 bucks and get some indy high trucks get bones reds bearings and then just get some soft big wheels. like 70 mm soft wheels, it feels like your longboarding.... but you can still do tricks. plus its not a bad filming board since the wheels abosorb so much, and another option could be two get two sets of wheels but that could be a hassle to take on and off
May 30 2011 8:55AM
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colleenator
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why do u say that?
May 30 2011 9:04AM
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Piste.Off
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they're not good for anything other than cruising
May 31 2011 2:03AM
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colleenator
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well thats basicly all i want to do and some tricks on the board. if you scroll up to the pintail vid, thats exactly what i want to do.
May 31 2011 8:53AM
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