Skateboarding

I'm in Brockley, I go to Folkestone Gardens a bit, but happy to try Crystal Palace.

I skate in Dulwich park regularly, nice-ish spot near the South gate. Sometimes I go to bloblands or Brixton. Haven't braved CPP or the Grove yet.

I’d be really happy to come for a roll around somewhere. Badly need to try to get my skate legs back and head straight. My thoughts are anywhere I don’t have to lift my front wheels is good.

Love seeing Mark skate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SolsASGF-9k

pumped. anyone got a cruiser board I can borrow? 8.5"+

did some rolling the day after starting running again: [FX: drumkit-thrown-down-a-fire-escape]

got a deck and wheels you can borrow, no trucks that I’d trust to loan out tho.

Cool cool. I'm hoping to get to Sydenham cark park soon to start over (from zero) then will see if people are around to meet up.

My thoughts are anywhere I don’t have to lift my front wheels is good.

Sydenham (B&Q carpark) is good for this, a big smooth tarmac patch with not much in the way of obstacles.

kid is good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka3FMGySBNQ

Every trick is bolts.
Like a computer game.

Oof! Crisp! Barely a hint of sketchiness.

What are the entry level but still ok longboard brands?

I've had a decade or so break from skating but I fancy a longboard for 90% cruising, 10% basic tricks.
I've got my old (standard) board that I cut down to be a mini-cruiser years ago but it's a bit small for my size 12 feet and heavier than years gone by body.

I'm thinking something like the Lush Legend but they're quite spendy, I am unsure what cheaper brands are ok - anyone got any suggestions?

Landyachtz
Bustin

Interesting to see a few, ahem…mature? people either coming out of retirement or starting new.

Recently my eldest (6yo) has got to the age where she’s interested in learning to skate. I can take her to a skatepark and we can both skate around and have fun, which I’m enjoying immensely. She’s got the hang of rolling down banks and she’s starting to learn how to roll up and down transitions.

I’m also really enjoying getting back in to trying to do tricks rather than just cruising.
I’ve got soft ricta clouds on my set up, which are great for cruising, but I’m finding the lack of revert a bit punishing - I’ve got a package hopefully arriving today with some harder wheels and some posh hollow Indys -rubs hands with glee-

One thing I’m struggling with is committing to tricks. Compared to before when all my bones were bendy and my joints not crumbly, i could just fling myself at stuff. Now I find it hard to mentally get over the feeling of impending ankle doom. Even stuff like pop shuvvits and heel/kick flips I just find really hard to keep both feet on. Has any other geriatric skaters had any similar issues and do you have any suggestions?

find it hard to mentally get over the feeling of impending ankle doom

It’s not a bad thing to feel fear. Three old mates of mine (in our 40s) with fractures during the last year, skating with their kids. Wrist, ankle and kneecap. Wear protection (they didn’t)…

Edit: are there skateparks with soft stuff to land on while getting the hang of a trick? Like there is with trampolines, ski/snowboard jumps etc.

I remember that there used to be a humungous foam pit at Skaterham! I’ve never seen anything ‘soft’ at a crete park tho.

Take your own crash mat?

EDIT:: Don't modern playparks have rubberised concrete? Could try some static tricks there before inevitably getting berated by a hoard of Karens; The new getting kicked out of spots by security guards.

I try to learn stuff rolling usually - I find it a bit sketchy practicing stuff static. I had a little skate this morning, nailed a couple of nose slides, which I’d previously been bailing on all the time. Also managed to get my ollies and fs ollies popping much higher when I realised I had my foot too far back on the tail. Put it more in the scoopy bit and instantly doubled my pop!

Went for a very short skate on my too-small-for-me-cruiser yesterday - feel like I've got DOMS in my pushing foot today! Was nice cruising along the river in the sun though!

New wheel and truck day! Looking forward to trying harder wheels and seeing if I’m miraculously landing everything now, or if the problem was always just me sucking :-D

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Anyone follow Rita? Pretty mad!

https://www.instagram.com/r.i1116/

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Yeah, he and his brothers are from Hokkaido, I've skated at a few of the spots in his clips. The tennis/basketball courts with the ramps on it is a cool place and the last time I was there (summer 2019) there were a group of boys and girls between 5 and 10 all doing mad stuff for their age.

Spotted these longboard/cruiser blanks on ebay - might be an interesting diy project for someone

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234143823615?var=533764805285

Got a new deck, I accept the build is anti but they're just parts I had.

I'm still terrible but can at least get my feet on the board now!

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