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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: Haido on March 27, 2024, 12:03:22 PM
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the hardcore thing to do is skate to the spot, no? du hast.
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Fuck slap nuke earth kill everything that isn’t dead
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What even is this 👎
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Depends. If you skate to the spot are you going to be too tired by the time you get there? Will it be dark because it was 6 miles away? How many bunny hops did you do on the way?
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By Bike, I ride my electric pit bike to the park... 8)
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This reminds me of an intro editorial in al hard copy version of Slap mag, not sure of the issue but it was published after 2000.
It was making the argument that driving to a spot is lame if you don't need to, and that you should skate to spots whenever possible. There was a pic of a dude using a jump ramp to launch over a car, and the caption read something like, "The only acceptable use of a car at a skate spot."
I thought it was kind of a ridiculous claim. Drive if you want to, drive around the world. Or ride your bike. Who cares.
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The friends I’ve had who have done this regularly enjoy being warmed up upon arriving to the spot. I haven’t owned a bike since childhood but I see nothing wrong with it. Also, you can die riding in traffic on a bike, that’s pretty hardcore.
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What even is this 👎
a good thread you just don't know it yet
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I used to see a scooter kid riding one of those hoverboard things to the park. That shit always tripped me out. Bike/board is way less dystopic in comparison. Or maybe I've finally gotten old enough to shake my fist at the sky.
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If i would live closer to the skatepark or spots i would bike. Less hassle than driving a car and find parking spots and more economical. The warm up factor also, but i remember biking back home in pain after a good slam when i was younger and the skatepark is like 10 miles away, it wasn’t so nice :D
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Maybe im a kook but i fuckin love pedaling to a spot if the route isnt good for skating. Stretch and warm up in half the time. Plus riding fixed requires a similar awareness to skating
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I second the being warmed up when you get there if you pedal there. It makes it so much better than pushing around for 10-15 minutes trying to get loose. I'm not yet brave enough to jump rope before a session like I see the curb dudes doing to warm up quicker. I'm 41 and didn't need as long to warm up when I was younger though.
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I’m sorry that person on a bike is better at skating than you.
You should one-up them with a unicycle. Those are boss.
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I wouldn't say so.
With the rough ass ground where I am, your legs would be jelly. Bike or car all day
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bike to the spot is honestly the best way to get there, especially if your friends bike too and you're hopping between locations
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Skateboarding as a mode of transportation is the kookiest thing and it's a ball ache. Bikes all day because you warm you can go door to door and travel with minimal effort.
People that want to skate across the country have a screw loose.
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at my most hardcore I was biking to the skatepark, tried skating a couple times but the long trip would kill my skating legs.
Now, I have a vehicle and I'm fat.
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I used to always push to nearby spots. I think it made me a better skater (esp. switch push) but it also gave me bad bursitis in both ankles.
Bike seems like a great way to get to the spot, and also to look for spots. You can easily go down the little alleys, or stop to get a closer look. Big up vote for the bike.
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Skateboarding as a mode of transportation is the kookiest thing and it's a ball ache. Bikes all day because you warm you can go door to door and travel with minimal effort.
People that want to skate across the country have a screw loose.
Skating as transportation is a good way to get good at skating in a hurry. As a child it was pretty much the only option. Ollieing up curbs, over sewer grates, doing manuals down the road, it all puts your progression into hyper speed. You learn board control. You learn to push in way that doesn’t look like shit. It’s also fun. I feel bad for those who grew up in areas where this was not an option.
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Skateboarding as a mode of transportation is the kookiest thing and it's a ball ache. Bikes all day because you warm you can go door to door and travel with minimal effort.
People that want to skate across the country have a screw loose.
Skating as transportation is a good way to get good at skating in a hurry. As a child it was pretty much the only option. Ollieing up curbs, over sewer grates, doing manuals down the road, it all puts your progression into hyper speed. You learn board control. You learn to push in way that doesn’t look like shit. It’s also fun. I feel bad for those who grew up in areas where this was not an option.
Yeah , I get that. As a kid we did that all day going from spot to spot. That is skateboarding not traveling to a destination on a skateboard. I soon learned that biking got you to spots quicker and you had more time skating at the desired spots.
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No. It's now all about Dragons and Super Sliders. You are now required to skate everywhere.
93a means the journey is the destination.
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nothing to or at a skatepark will ever be hardcore
The answer is no
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ground too rough, but the 10 minute pedalling warmup is the best part
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I scooter to my skate spots thank you very much
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There was a time when cruiser setups really took off in my City and people would skate up to the Spot with the "street" deck slung on their back. Crucify me but to me there is nothing wacker than the image of a grown man skating down the street with another skateboard on his back. Cycling is unquestionably cooler. Even driving although fuck you if you're doing it to get half a mile down the road you lazy fucker.
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As long as it's not an E bike
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Getting a fairdale carrier and an 90's hardtail was a smart move. I used to skate spot to spot but takes too long and wears you out.
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Is this even a question?
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It’s good exercise and if you’re my age .. helps warm up those knees
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Ewww you ride regular bike? It's all about E-scoots now
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Only if you do it in a Sick Of It All shirt.
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It’s good exercise and if you’re my age .. helps warm up those knees
true. Not pushing anywhere anymore. The bike it is 8)
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God forbid you don't look hardcore on your way to play with a toy
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God forbid you don't look hardcore on your way to play with a toy
Best one yet ;D
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I hire a large, hairy, barrel chested man to give me a piggyback ride to the park.
MASTER BLASTER RUNS BARTER TOWN
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I’ve seen this guy that rolls up to the spot in a Tesla and has an anti hero board and hat. Seems wrong. Not hardcore.
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After my bike broke i started using the city rental e scooters to get to the park/spot you can go like 5k in 20 minutes those things rip hopefully im still core for doing this
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I always ride my bike. I don't own a car :(
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Rollerblading to the spot is the most hardcore thing :-*
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I'll be honest it depends on the bike.
This what I like to bike like.
(https://i.ibb.co/hg9DCzN/Screenshot-20240328-130406.png) (https://ibb.co/j8fgHXY)
(https://i.ibb.co/2gtSgQq/Screenshot-20240328-130319.png) (https://ibb.co/YpkXpM2)
The taller the sox the downer the bike
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note sure if you've been jamming out on turnstile like I have....pretty clear hardcore isn't still hardcore....
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I sold my bike for $40 the other day. It had two flat tires and was rusted.
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Skateboarding as a mode of transportation is the kookiest thing and it's a ball ache. Bikes all day because you warm you can go door to door and travel with minimal effort.
People that want to skate across the country have a screw loose.
Skating as transportation is a good way to get good at skating in a hurry. As a child it was pretty much the only option. Ollieing up curbs, over sewer grates, doing manuals down the road, it all puts your progression into hyper speed. You learn board control. You learn to push in way that doesn’t look like shit. It’s also fun. I feel bad for those who grew up in areas where this was not an option.
Help me out my brother. You have me confused over here. Is it not both?
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note sure if you've been jamming out on turnstile like I have....pretty clear hardcore isn't still hardcore....
I'm about to drop a killer hardcore album. Sounds nothing like turnstile tho. I get comparison to lyle preslar and Pat Smear. I think about Bri Doom and Parris Mayhew a lot.
Turnstile is ok. Kinda reminds me a little of like Snapcace mixed with like fugazi. I'd definitely bump if I wasn't constantly listen to classical radio so I drive happy.
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Rollerblading to the spot is the most hardcore thing :-*
Wait.
You must be that kid in Yuba that I saw doing just that a few years ago.
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I tend to longboard-dance to the skatepark where I take out the RC car to annoy all hardcore skaters.
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Depends on the location of your flat / local spot.
Today I live in the city - and my local skatepark is at the other side of a big old park - it’s a 5min Bike ride a cross the park and side by side the river.
By board woud be plain stupid because surface of other is really bad asphalt or dirt track.
Back in the days I lived in a bigger city - with a huge Granit plaza -20min by Metro - but when the sun was shining and I was free the full day I was going the distance by board - passing a lots of little spots and cruising the street.
Depending on my little sessions in between it was 1-3 hours till I was arriving at the plaza. The way was they aim- arriving at the final spot with 5-6 little missions in between was golden.
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if you live in a dense urban environment and like to street skate, biking is by far the best way to get around
- faster and less tiring than skating from spot to spot
- depending on the distance, often faster than public transit or even driving sometimes
- don't have to deal with parking
- easy to hit multiple spots without the hassle of getting back in the car/reparking or taking another bus/train
- fun as hell
- fully warmed up by the time you get to the spot/is a nice cool down after the session on the way home as well
- can be outside the whole day, my mood vastly improves when i can do this and it also allows you to find new spots that you wouldn't be able to stop and check out if you were driving or on public transit
i live in nyc and riding bikes is a big part of skate culture here imo. when i've lived in less walkable/bikeable/dense cities, it makes less sense, so it really depends on where you live. as far as the perceived coolness or "hardcore" quality, i'd say it's pretty sick to ride bikes personally but i guess maybe that's subjective
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Anyone skate street? Best thing about skateboarding
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last time i rode a bike to the skatepark my legs were super and felt kinda weird, but that might be becasue its uphill hence i dont do it quite often
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Biking to a park less than a mile away is tight as you'll be warmed up, anything farther and you'll get too tired to skate, especially in Florida.
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to the skatepark?
homie, it was never hardcore
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Rollerblading to the spot is the most hardcore thing :-*
Wait.
You must be that kid in Yuba that I saw doing just that a few years ago.
I wish I was that young ;D
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(https://i.ibb.co/G7pMZm8/images.jpg) (https://ibb.co/G7pMZm8)
It's hard-core if you go like this
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I really wish I had a bike.
I used to have a 2hip that I loved so much
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trick question-- there's nothing hardcore about going to a skatepark. you should only be skating ditches, diy's and high-bust street spots
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to the skatepark?
homie, it was never hardcore
you right.
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Over the winter I broke 2 ribs falling on a hubba and had to ride home. The next morning I rode to work in strong freezing winds to unload a truck at 4am. I felt pretty hardcore but thinking back I may just be an idiot.
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The best way to show up to the park is in a car that's barely running
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Those wise to da game already know the answer
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I'm biking everywhere. It's a nice warm up
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I’ve been exposed. I am ashamed.
I don’t skate street anymore, am weak, and have been softened by the perfect spots and never getting kicked out.
:-[
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If we had to go more than a couple of miles when I was a kid, we would ride our bikes to the spot. I'm moving back into the city next month and I'll be closer to some street spots so I'm definitely riding my bike more.
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It is, but taking your car to the spot is very much not hardcore.
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It is, but taking your car to the spot is very much not hardcore.
But what if I’m blasting Cro-Mags?
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It is, but taking your car to the spot is very much not hardcore.
But what if I’m blasting Cro-Mags?
Damn that is kinda hardcore.
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pull up in an 58:15 gear ratio. no warmup needed