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The Skaters of the ERBB
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Thanks SBD......... Tanner Jr. has been on an absolute tear lately, when it comes to his skating....
Here are a few more of Phat Cruiser, from Sunday..... :lowdown:
Here are a few more of Phat Cruiser, from Sunday..... :lowdown:
So cool you got the first make!Tanner said:We both had a great time - him skating with you guys and me shooting everything!PhatCruiser said:
Keeping up with him is impossible........Mrs. Tanner is picking him and a buddy up from Clairemont, right now.........they did a TRIPLE SESSION today - 11am - 8pm!!!
Of all the runs he did on Sunday, I think this one was his favorite, when he pulled the grind over the stairs, for the first time
Used to skate loads and my first job ever was logging footy and filming for 411vm.
Terrified of it now - still have a few stock tricks in the bag but rarely ever do more than skate to Starbucks for the fear of getting injured and not being able to surf.
Terrified of it now - still have a few stock tricks in the bag but rarely ever do more than skate to Starbucks for the fear of getting injured and not being able to surf.
Those wheels would be fcked. They were stupid back then.casa_mugrienta said:And Racer1 - can you imagine those wheels today in the park setting?
Coming from the 90s', I'm with you on transitions, I can barely skate them. Now it's part of street DNA. I'm also with you on not getting hurt. Last time I was at a park, I was trying to boardslide over a spine into another bowl and rolled my ankle. Waves firing and I can't even stand up. Mostly stopped skating after that.
One of my biz partners put a 3 foot mini in the parking of his office building. We went nuts the first weekend it was in for hours, but I was on the ground with the foam roller for the next two evenings.
The weird thing about picking it back up is it's so easy to get hurt. You know how to do the tricks so your brain says "go for it" but then the muscle memory is not there, nor is the ability to bail safely. Perfect recipe for disaster.
yeah it's pretty much all over 8, lots of guys even up at 8.5+ range and they skate it street... i can't go that big, usually around 8.25 feels rightcasa_mugrienta said:To all the pool and vert guys: you're all crazy. Especially the older guys. I can't wrap my brain around how you get comfortable with that stuff.
And Racer1 - can you imagine those wheels today in the park setting?
Even weirder to me is it seems most pro models are over 8 inches. Clearly more skatepark influence. We used to consider an 8 inch wide board for hessians in pools or huge handrails.
7.5 - 7.8 were for us street guys and pretty much the standard. From what I've seen these sizes are in the minority nowdays.
Cool thread.
BTW, You guys freaking rip. Turning 49 next week, here's a couple shots of me and my kid at kona, we hit it every other Wednesday. (Old guy night) ha! If in town ever, hit me up. Great place, one of the oldest skateparks still running.
Got more videos than picts. Can't figure out how to upload those yet. Snake run is the best thing at our park IMO.
I usually leave my phone in my jeep for fear of eating $hit.
BTW, You guys freaking rip. Turning 49 next week, here's a couple shots of me and my kid at kona, we hit it every other Wednesday. (Old guy night) ha! If in town ever, hit me up. Great place, one of the oldest skateparks still running.
Got more videos than picts. Can't figure out how to upload those yet. Snake run is the best thing at our park IMO.
I usually leave my phone in my jeep for fear of eating $hit.
This x 1000!!!! I fractured my elbow, radial head, small fracture so no cast but no surfing or anything for 5 weeks. What do you guys think are the best pads for high impact falls. I keep wondering if I had at least an elbow pad on I wouldn't be in this mess.casa_mugrienta said:
I wear Protec or 187 pads. When I'm doing something other than cruising or taking it easy, I pad up. helmet. elbows and knees. Too old to worry what I look like. I've had a couple really bad falls on the snake run. ( people being where they shouldn't and a runaway board once...that really hurt)Brrr said:
I walked away from both with just a few scraps and a bunch of bruises.
jbd said:
going to 42 in a few weeks, don't land like I used too. Can't miss work for broken bones either but I don't think I'll stop skating either. I'll check the 187 pads out, all the old rippers skate in them, must be something to them!I've very recently began skating again after about a 9 year hiatus because both my kids are getting into it. I ordered an 8.30 deck after riding 7.5's forever. It looks and feels huge. Heading over to Socal Skate shop next week to finish the set up. Then it's straight to one of the parks in the area (probably LAGS) to see if I still got it. I expect it to be humbling to say the least.
casa_mugrienta said:
Yes this was me!! But there was always one kid with a mini in their backyard that could rip tranny but couldn't street skate. I still love skating and would rather watch it over surfing most of the time. Still have a few setups in the garage for the occasional slappy sesh. Ive broken more bones surfing then I have skating which amuses me.
Not sure why my quote is jacked up. Never login on my phone.
I think it's funny when street skates think tranny is so gnarly. I would nver do the crap casa posted above. Scares the living crap out of me.
Took a buddy skating awhile back and he was tre flipping small gaps and did a small handrail and he about blew a gasket when I just dropped into a ten foot bowl. He thought I was gnarly. I thought he was fvcking with me but he was serious.
Took a buddy skating awhile back and he was tre flipping small gaps and did a small handrail and he about blew a gasket when I just dropped into a ten foot bowl. He thought I was gnarly. I thought he was fvcking with me but he was serious.
scotter said:
I still ride the Santa Cruz Jason Jessee or Chris Miller reissue dog decks. Tried to make the switch to the smaller boards, just didn't feel the same.
good luck, pad up!
nice shot! rippin'Tanner said:
been thinking about making the switch from low top to high top vans. Do you like/recommend those?
Phatcruiser has some really good style. Been trying too long, one of these days we'll get a session together.
Someone was talking about reflexes before. I don't care about being padded up either unless it's on a small mini, I wear pads.
Here's something to laugh at:
Someone was talking about reflexes before. I don't care about being padded up either unless it's on a small mini, I wear pads.
Here's something to laugh at: