been skateboarding since i was 8. i realized i sucked at it about the time i hit 17 and gave it up pretty much for good. once i hit 360-flip territory i stopped trying, or didn't have the patience/drive for it or something. MEH.
2 years ago i picked it up and started progressing a tiny bit, but mostly stuck to flatland, bowls, and mini-ramps. i got okay at it, but i pretty much quit for good shortly after. i get the odd urge every now and again to pick up and ride around town or go to some empty parking lots and manual for days. i remember wanting to be a professional when i was like 10, but nothing ever happened. haha.
memories...
my "first" deck was a blacklabel i stole from my sister's ex. i forget what trucks/wheels/etc. next one was a world industries with lucky bearings, independent trucks, and spitfires. all classic. then i "upgraded" to my current deck i've had for 4 years. it's just a generic deck from a skate shop called "the station." basic 8-ply deck with venture trucks, bones bearings and rictas.
recently got into longboarding because my friends have gotten crazy into it. i had a nasty fall last year where i was bombing a hill that was a couple miles long in a gated community. going about 35+ miles/hr (friends were in a chase car behind me to give some reference). speed wobbles galore, i fell and got a nasty scar on my left elbow that's still sensitive to the touch, a scrape that went away on the small of my back and left hip, and i knocked the wind out my legs after tumbling. i fell on my phone too, but it still works. :D
i'm thinking about picking up a longboard for myself and probably will. luckily for me my friends frequent silverfish and will steer me in the right direction, considering they have 5-6 decks each. i'm quite jealous of them. :/
Edited by chrisftl - 6/18/11 at 3:43am
