Anyone over 40 still skateboarding (or restarted)?

57Deluxe

trouble is if you in this forum you prob got a bit on Tinnitus and that affects your balance, so Skateboarding etc is a bit dodgy regardless of your bone density.

paganskins

57Deluxe said:

trouble is if you in this forum you prob got a bit on Tinnitus and that affects your balance, so Skateboarding etc is a bit dodgy regardless of your bone density.

Actually it seems to be helping my balance recover after labyrinthitis, I do have a bit of tinnitus too. I've learnt that I need 10 minutes or so to get my balance working before attempting anything tricky though. 

west

Creed_Clicks said:

Maybe you could look at longboard surfing too, if you get to the sea much?

id like to try this in a relaxed manner , maybe at saunton on a mal , i do a bit of belly boarding at croyde but its intense ( washing machine , rips etc )  but sometimes saunton looks calm i see longboards riding in for long time on smallish waves it looks great / calm just cruisig in maybe hanging 10 ...

pintspiller

Never did. Broke my daughters by using it for a trolley during a house move

west

This is insane  eek ....

LuttiS

That was a great run

west

i think i soiled myself just watching ....!

quarky

Holy shit. 

My son (12) just bought a bought from Decathlon. Not sure if I should show him that clip or not What was the camera on? I guess a car because it seemed a fairly consistent height..

LuttiS

quarky said:

Holy shit. 

My son (12) just bought a bought from Decathlon. Not sure if I should show him that clip or not What was the camera on? I guess a car because it seemed a fairly consistent height..

Think I saw cameraman get on a bike on another clip...

LuttiS

https://www.facebook.com/slideperfect/videos/2612444015648086/

Open road, fun ending...

mattdavis

Found this thread after remembering my skating days when watching some YouTube clips about photography where everyone seems to be on a Onewheel!

can I ask how the skating it going @lovestrat74 ?
as a 41 y/o ex rubbish skater I’m wondering if getting my old Santa Cruz deck out is worth the abuse I will get, so I need some inspiration :-)

lovestrat74

mattdavis said:

Found this thread after remembering my skating days when watching some YouTube clips about photography where everyone seems to be on a Onewheel!

can I ask how the skating it going @lovestrat74 ?
as a 41 y/o ex rubbish skater I’m wondering if getting my old Santa Cruz deck out is worth the abuse I will get, so I need some inspiration :-)

Definitely worth it - and I am a few years older than you. In the summer I was always on my board. At one point I was skating down to my local shops, getting some looks, but loving it. Also had a frank Spencer moment in Cornwall where I nearly came off at speed but all in the name of fun - well my wife and kids thought it was funny!

mattdavis

Nice one mate. I’m going to dig it out and embrace my midlife crisis fully. 

57Deluxe

surely is time for Sakteboarding to become an euphemism for summink - like Barebacking etc...

mattdavis

I am so chuffed to have found my old board at my mum's place. I might even go so far as to say "i'm stoked'. Its really rather 'rad', perhaps even every so slightly 'sick'. 
My 1988 Sims Staab will ride again! I however will most likely end up in hospital or confined to my room by my embarassed son.
Needs a clean up and I may remove the pretentious magazine stickers.

paganskins

mattdavis said:

I am so chuffed to have found my old board at my mum's place. I might even go so far as to say "i'm stoked'. Its really rather 'rad', perhaps even every so slightly 'sick'. 
My 1988 Sims Staab will ride again! I however will most likely end up in hospital or confined to my room by my embarassed son.
Needs a clean up and I may remove the pretentious magazine stickers.

That’s wicked, have a wow!

Just ended my skating year at a New Years session at our local with my kid. 

Also finally relearnt kick flips tonight, well landed three very sketchily! Pleased with that

LuttiS

New house I bought has skatepark about 2 mins away.. I drive by it every day and wonder if I'll ever go down there.. 

Usually has a couple of scooter dweebs there... Proper men ride on 4 wheels! 

mattdavis

Ok - I know this is embarassing. Last pics after a New Year destickering and cleaning - complete with 80s angled photos. Check out that 1988 neon.
Happy NY all!

LuttiS

Which is the embarrassing bit? That looks awesome

kossofffan

Spent many hundreds of happy hours on this in the late 70's. Even replaced the wheel bearings a while ago but not brave enough now.
https://i.imgur.com/qSXtyHa.jpg 
https://i.imgur.com/xaFhVij.jpg 
Them ACS 651 trucks were considered 'really' wide back then, but it was them 70mm Red Kryptonics which just rolled forever on the streets. The deck even survived a Cortina Estate running over it, dead center luckily.