Worth it Skate Kid Vid

[Admin]

http://www.redbullusa.com/cs/Satellite/en_US/Video/first-ever-1080-skate-021243187233817

1080 off the big boy ramp...at 12 Years Old.  At 12 we were stoked to land a hippy jump.

[WaterDog]

Pretty sweet!  I think we will be seeing that kid again.

[headmount]

Admin is on the mainline for the bet vids available.  THAT was HOT!  Thanks

[Admin]

...and if you dig longboarding, it is outrageous how good these guys are now:

[headmount]

Tail slides with speed.  Awesome.  Some pretty great roads and walkways.  

Years ago, after they had paved it but before they opened up the other side of Haleakala Hwy, I saw these guys blazing the new blacktop at speed, full lizard.  They were wearing masks like bank robbers and must have had a rolling pick up since I didn't see any cars parked along the side of the road.  Fresh unadulterated virgin blacktop.  

And then there's the crater road on full moon.  Only the guys I knew used those sissy disc brakes and didn't slide to check speed like the kid in that video did.

[Strand Leper]

Those tail slides were unbelievable... the tail slide to swith stance was ridiculous.  I am inspired and see broken bones in my future...

Oh wait.  Never mind.  I am 47.

Tim

[paddlejones]

snowboarding on asphault... what will they think of next.

[Admin]

Have you guys seen this one?  Starts good but gets all time.  Best of Class Longboard vid?  Worth watching full screen.


another contender?



really any of the vids by these cats

[headmount]

Does it cross any one else's mind that there might be a car whipping around the next turn?  Or are they somewhere where people don't drive or maybe everyone is in church on sunday morning?  Talk about a leap of faith.

That being said, the nose ride wiggle with speed  was very cool..

[bean]

Very cool indeed... lovin' the retro vibe 

[pdxmike]

Those tail slides were unbelievable... the tail slide to swith stance was ridiculous.  I am inspired and see broken bones in my future...

Oh wait.  Never mind.  I am 47.

Tim

Then get a longboard.  At 47, the osteoporosis and broken hips are going to start kicking in anyway.  Longboarding will be no more dangerous for you than walking down the hall.

[Admin]

Does it cross any one else's mind that there might be a car whipping around the next turn? 

It crosses everbody's mind...but not until they turn 40. 

[pdxmike]

Does it cross any one else's mind that there might be a car whipping around the next turn? 

It crosses everbody's mind...but not until they turn 40. 

It's become a big issue in Portland, esp. in one neighborhood popular with longboarders and "Zoobombers"--riders on kids' bikes.  They take light rail up to the zoo station, then ride bikes or longboards downhill for miles to downtown.  They used to (maybe still do?) have weekly rides that would attract dozens or maybe even hundreds of riders.  There've been some bad accidents but no deaths, although a longboarder died after colliding with a truck in Hood River.  In Portland, one of the neighbors took a youtube video posted by a skater and added captions listing all the traffic violations as they occurred--got quite a bit of press here. 

I don't think there will ever be a solution that makes everyone happy.  In Portland, all the stereotypes get played up--"rich neighbors wanting to close off the neighborhood streets to outsiders" on the one hand, versus "unsafe juvenile delinquent skateboarders" on the other.  The press tends to fan the flames, and the hate ramps up. 

[Easy Rider]

Hells ya!   The Landyachtz guys are the best - and from Canada Eh!

[pdxmike]

Hells ya!   The Landyachtz guys are the best - and from Canada Eh!

Apparently so is Santa Claus, according to the video.