I take my bike in with me where ever I ride it; including work. If they have a problem with it, they lose my business. Then again, the two places that get most of my business are the grocery store and the LBS.

Kracked Skulls longboards is a small company but makes some great boards. I highly recommend them.

Saw a guy on a unicycle today, I was stoked.

Found some Rollerblade Metroblade skates at a swapmeet for $5.
https://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...%3Den%26sa%3DG

Actual skates have black/purple shoes. They need a snowboard toestrap across the arch.

Xsjado skates are more for street/park use.

https://www.aggressivemall.com/Xsjado...skate-bcii.htm

But I'd try them with some big wheel frames.

SALBA now that's a name i havent heard ina while. I used to ride a Alva and earlier new deal in the late 80's..gave up skate boarding in 11th grade though in 95

Day before yesterday I was sitting outside a restaurant having dinner, and a guy was riding his skateboard down 1st street. Two things struck me. First, it was rush hour, and I gotta believe that a skateboard is more sensitive to gutter-crap than a bike so he must have been a good distance from the curb. Even so,it's a pretty crappy road regardless. Second, while he was working his right leg like I'd never seen anyone do, and was moving at a pretty good clip for the 50 feet after every push, he must have felt a bit slow. Might have explained his rather frenetic pace & expression ;-)

Still, I was impressed. I don't think I'm going to go get a board, but this guy seemed to have it down to more of an art form than most. He had to be using it for transportation. If he was on that street for fun, well, he needs to try another street. Almost any street.

wait till you see a guy propel himself forward with his feet never leaving the board. It's called pumping and its accomplished by loaded and unloaded your weight from the either side of the board depending on which way the board is turning and using the flex, camber, and rebound of the board to pickup speed, kinda hard to explain but so much fun once you can do it

Come to a skateboard slalom race and you can see the art of pumping being used. I've gone 3.5 miles without putting a foot down on a flat bike trail with just a 3 push start. Long distance pumping is a form of skateboarding that is starting to get popular amongst us fringe group skaters.

no, but my son and i built a long board (4' x 8", Maple and mahogany) he can average about 10 mph on it for local 1 to 2 mile trips (me on the bike). Me I have the scars on my knees from by last longboard lesson from the kid....next time I stick to the long board, not his regular board

I always wondered how it is to live around such a large amount of Mormons. Is it hard find a girl to date that isn't Mormon?

I used to commute part way to law school with a Razor scooter. I got pretty good at it. Steep hills, had to be be careful not to melt the wheels!

I'm Mormon - so I have no problems dating other Mormons but no it's not hard to find them. The last girl I dated was actually an atheist. I've been to many places around the world and I've never seen a higher concentration of more gorgeous women than in Utah, especially in places like BYU or Salt Lake City. I sound arrogant, I know, but that's my opinion.

That was my thinking when I got the board back then. I don't live in such a high theft area anymore. However, I do ask if I can take my bike inside now, when at a store. Most of the time they say yes.

I longboard commute everyday in NYC. rain or shin. Once you have learned to kick with both legs the skateboard instantly becomes an extremely attractive option. If the wheels are exposed simply cut a rubber maid lid from the appropriate sized container. Flip it over, drill the 4 holed pattern and you are set to ride in rain. Groved wheels will help as well. Simply over does the wheels with T9 lubricant post ride and spin them. it goes without saying that the cheapest bearing should be used in rain and that a dedicated rain board is most helpful. See more soon on my up coming blog and website.
https://www.centralparklongboarder.com

SquirtDad,

When you get on the right longboard with the right combination of trucks and wheels and you learn to kick with both legs you will feel great about longboarding. Put on a heart rate monitor and do 5-10 miles every day and longboarding becomes another activity that is not about constant "go for it" and falling. Not that there is anything wrong with tricks and flips. But approaching the sport more along the lines of speed skating is possible and very enjoy able I assure you. I put on my lycra and do three laps of Central Park with regularity for a 1.5 hour work out three times a week.

Would long board or skate board be a better practice for snowboarding during the off season?

My son wants to learn to snowboard, and he is taking skateboard lessons, and I thought that instead of watching him at the skate park, I should grab a board and learn as well.

A longboard will handle speed better, but despite what every board manufacturer tells you, they won't be a substitute for a snowboard.

Disclaimer: I sell longboards.

That's what I thought, but I think I will get a long board. The "Big Kahuna" sells some of theirs 2nd at an outlet store for $100. Would these be a good starter board for someone who has never skateboarded, or longboarded?

I went about 30 days last season snowboarding.

I have zero experience with Big Kahuna, sorry.

I have one of Big Kahuna's Big Sticks for land paddling and like it a lot. Don't have any experience with their decks though. Check out Mile High Mark's website, I've spent a lot of money there. He carrys the good stuff.