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I can remember back when I was a teen, I got into longboarding. So, long skateboards, trying to carve and do the concrete wave thing. No real ability to do tricks but certainly bomb down roads with nothing but shorts and tshirt.
Depending on how you set your trucks, they would get insane speed wobble. Lots would blame it on your ability to handle the board, but often it was just the tiniest vibration would amplify.
One time in Bristol or somewhere, we were taking turns down this steep street as part of a Lush Longboard meet-up. There was a guy taking photos. So I kneeled down for the photo, but as soon as I touched the board with my hand it started to wobble and fishtail like crazy. Somehow I slowly let go and slowly stood up and managed to ride out the worst of it.
I have more scars from going slow on those things than going fast!