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do you let people ride your board?
« on: June 26, 2010, 12:24:30 AM »
hell no, i paid for the damn thing, i'm gonna get every last pop, grind and powerslide i can out of it.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2010, 12:35:03 AM »
yeah, for sure. i like when little kids ask you to "try your skateboard". i almost always say yes. also, i get syked when im at a skatepark and some kid offers to let me ride his bike so he can use my board.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2010, 12:47:18 AM »
From now on only if I know the person real well. Let some random dude try my board at the skate park and I had my back turned for literally like ten seconds and next thing I know the motherfucker was gone; he had ran off with it. This was just like last week too. So yeah, after that, no more letting people see my board. Plus, you never know if the person has gum on their shoe or might crack a ply or two trying a trick, so that's another reason to say no.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2010, 12:53:09 AM »
Why not?  It's just a skateboard.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2010, 02:21:00 AM »
Why not?  It's just a skateboard.
hell no, i paid for the damn thing, i'm gonna get every last pop, grind and powerslide i can out of it.
That's why.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2010, 04:08:07 AM »
It depends who it is.  Some people don't respect what skateboarding is or means and they ask to try your board like "I can do this, this is for kids".  They get the finger and a firm "no".  But then there's some homeless dudes that live in the park by the local mini ramp that are always down for a sesh - yes, they skate - but sometimes they don't have a board and they just want to take a run in the mini... absolutely, they can use my board!.  They never disrespect the wood, they're always appreciative and they'd do the same for me.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2010, 04:19:43 AM »
It depends who it is.  Some people don't respect what skateboarding is or means and they ask to try your board like "I can do this, this is for kids".  They get the finger and a firm "no".  But then there's some homeless dudes that live in the park by the local mini ramp that are always down for a sesh - yes, they skate - but sometimes they don't have a board and they just want to take a run in the mini... absolutely, they can use my board!.  They never disrespect the wood, they're always appreciative and they'd do the same for me.

I usually give it to those people that don't respect it, tell them to use it at their own risk and see how they fall. 9 out of 10 people that ask me to ride my board try it for the first time so there's no real risk of them breaking it since they can't ollie or anything.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2010, 05:49:22 AM »
Every time I'm asked. I just keep an eye on them the entire time.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2010, 06:13:10 AM »
as long as their shoes aren't muddy.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2010, 06:28:13 AM »
At the local park, all the time. I'll take a smoke break and let groms ride around all they want.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2010, 06:32:39 AM »
yeah because they gave it right back to me sayin' my trucks are too loose haha
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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2010, 06:40:04 AM »
Yes, if itīs kids i do.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #12 on: June 26, 2010, 06:59:03 AM »
i enjoy watching the youngsters ride my cruiser.
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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #13 on: June 26, 2010, 07:01:03 AM »
It depends who it is.  Some people don't respect what skateboarding is or means and they ask to try your board like "I can do this, this is for kids".  They get the finger and a firm "no".  But then there's some homeless dudes that live in the park by the local mini ramp that are always down for a sesh - yes, they skate - but sometimes they don't have a board and they just want to take a run in the mini... absolutely, they can use my board!.  They never disrespect the wood, they're always appreciative and they'd do the same for me.

I never thought that there are homeless people who skate, sounds surreal...
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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #14 on: June 26, 2010, 07:01:51 AM »
Only little kids and random bums.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #15 on: June 26, 2010, 07:22:43 AM »
Only friends, but they have their own so it's not usually an issue. More of a "hey let me see how that/those deck/wheels/trucks feel/s", try a trick and trade back. I just don't trust random people with my shit.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #16 on: June 26, 2010, 07:29:03 AM »
I highly doubt that anybody would compensate me if he/she broke my board. I would probably get a "sorry," at most.

I'm down with friends or someone who just wants to feel what my set-up is like, because they'll end up getting Deluxe wood next time. However, some kid, who doesn't know what he was talking about, told me that my skateboard feels like a Walmart/Target board.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #17 on: June 26, 2010, 07:45:37 AM »
let whoever ride it whenever they want. if it's someone i know who skates, i know they'd at least TRY to hit me back if they broke my shit. if it's someone i don't know and they don't skate then there's that chance i'll get to see someone bust their ass. if it's a girl who has no idea what she's doing then i'll help. it kinda makes you feel like a tool, but at least i don't have some chick with a busted hip on my conscience.
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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #18 on: June 26, 2010, 07:50:00 AM »
yeah because they gave it right back to me sayin' my trucks are too loose haha

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #19 on: June 26, 2010, 08:24:32 AM »
yeah because they gave it right back to me sayin' my trucks are too loose haha
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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #20 on: June 26, 2010, 08:24:44 AM »
it really depends. if it's a little kid then no doubt but if it's an older person i get a little nervous, as if it's my baby they're playing with. there was this fatass at the park a few weeks back and he asked to ride my board. i could literally see my board buckling under the weight. he kept trying to roll of this box and everytime i would imagine him snapping my board.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #21 on: June 26, 2010, 08:32:36 AM »
the best are probably the hood as dudes, i usually let anyone ride my board if im not trying a trick or something

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #22 on: June 26, 2010, 08:40:23 AM »
Usually yes, unless my board is new and crispy, then no.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #23 on: June 26, 2010, 08:40:56 AM »
its usually just if im not using it, like if i'm taking a break.  most of the time my friend and i just trade off whenever we feel like giving someone else's board a try.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #24 on: June 26, 2010, 08:58:47 AM »
I used to be superstitious about other people riding my board.  I had a monogamous relationship with my wood.  I've lightened up over the years, but I won't let some kid that I know is notorious for breaking/cracking boards (which is usually the reason why they're without one in the first place) ride.  Learn to land right on your own shit before you ask to ride mine. 

I also have a spare setup in my car (a lesson I learned once when I took off so fast from home to go session a spot that I left my board at home and too many times having board malfunctions ruining a session).  If you're cool, you get to ride my spare if you broke your shit trying something hard.  I want to see magic happen sometimes.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #25 on: June 26, 2010, 09:11:44 AM »
I saw some home town hero snap 4 boards in 1 session, trying a shove tail grab down a skatepark 7 stair.  His new board, his old board, his friends deck, and my friends old deck.  I don't know how he planned on riding away with his feet basically touching each other upon landing.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #26 on: June 26, 2010, 09:14:27 AM »
I usually do but I'm cautious now. I let my friend take it to the park, and he tightened my trucks. Which was fine because he told me it was a full two turns each, but when I set them back, they didn't feel right. And I have those smith grind marks on the nuts so I know where they should be. It was fucking with my head all day and finally I just set it the way it felt, and didn't think about the grind marks.
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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #27 on: June 26, 2010, 09:19:28 AM »
I love to try other boards ... sometimes there is person who has a 8.5 inch board and I NEED to try it out ... same with other unfamiliar boards. just natural.
I usually give my board everybody except kids who have dirty shoe's. the board itself means nothing to me, it's just material you can buy at a shop.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #28 on: June 26, 2010, 09:20:52 AM »
pretty much anyone who isnt a crackhead.

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Re: do you let people ride your board?
« Reply #29 on: June 26, 2010, 09:22:33 AM »
nope never it wierds me out and i have to either change my whole set up or focus it if someone besides me has ridden it.