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She (the 7yo) was transfixed by that video
@Flink_Poyd said:
Yes this may be an issue, I'm not planning to doing anything too hairy mainly just carving around. Joints wise I think I'll be OK, I do need to do some stretching though to that'll be my undoing.
I do have an arthritic big toe joint but that has pretty much fused now so should be OK.
@CHRISB50 said: Have a wis, I've found a massive FB group so looks like I'm not in that much of minority.
Good to hear, that you're still at it not the knee damage!
Me too, bought the wife a set of skate a couple of Christmases ago and got fed watching her and the kid at the leisure centre roller skating sessions so joined in too.
First time out I did take a couple of heavy falls in quick succession on my hip/arse area last year learning to roller-skate and had a massive bruise.
pmbomb said: If you can snowboard and imagine it would be fairly easy to pick up, transferable sills and all that.
Unfortunately I can't award you more than one wis for that
Still both are awesome cool super fun times!
slam. they don't carve or slip sideways.
No sooner had I attempted to get on it, I went one way, the skateboard went the other. I ended up on my back on the concrete, and the skateboard launched itself towards the edge of the sea wall, only just being caught by my son before it disappeared into the waves.
My hopes and dreams of being the next Tony Hawkes and wearing those baggy strides that hung down like I’d shit my pants, were dashed as a result of that one single incident.
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Same here never got in to skateboarding, I surfed a lot in my teens and 20s, and played roller hockey at a decent level.
which was a shame, because that deck was shredded when I sold it and it would have been 4 figures if it was mint.
ahhh well
i don’t fancy the gashed elbows and knees anymore
bastien Salabanzi?
yep bastian salabanzi, i named my band after him - see 3 minutes 32
He starts skating at 35 seconds. Had never seen land a kickflip with their feet in the ‘wrong’ position before. Awesome skater...think he is back again skating now for Primitive Skateboards.
https://youtu.be/B6eOhBN8dv4
I'm 52 (53 in a couple of months). I took up skating again at 41. I found a like minded group of folks called "Middle Age Shred", (they have a website).
I skated regularly for a few years with the crew and actually got to be far batter than I was in the 70's and early 80's.
I took many tumbles, but the final one in Stockport bowl, stopped me doing anything rad. Broken foot and two serious sprains, I limped for about 6 months. The long board then got most of the action after that.
I did build a 28 foot mini ramp in my garden and used to session it with my lads and their mates. Great days indeed.
Now, advice. Buy the best pads and helmet you can afford, and DO NOT get on a board without wearing them. I've seen men my own age stretchered out to ambulances too many times. Also, wristguards are a must. My best purchase were padded shorts to protect my lower spine and hips.
Lastly, wooded indoor parks hurt a lot less than outdoor concrete ones!
Enjoy!
Rob
Got the pads and helmet sorted, might well upgrade the knees at a later date. And got it on the wrist guards – a broken wrist would be really problematic work wise.
I'll check out the padded shorts, last year I was sporting a dinner plate sized, technicolour bruise on my hip/arse area courtesy of roller skates.
Thanks for your thoughts, have a wis