Author Topic: Loveletters: downhilling (Read 5140 times)

Ronald Wilson Reagan · « **on:** July 19, 2018, 08:07:10 PM »

Fucking love it.
Charge a hill, maybe die, maybe get stoked.
Ask Gerwer, he nose.
The longboarders in this are the reason people were saying longboard hill bombers are the exception to longboard kooks in the longboard hate thread recently.

pinkbananastatus · « **Reply #1 on:** July 19, 2018, 09:08:57 PM »

This episode definitely gets the job done with making you want to go out and skate. It's pretty cool they talked to one of those downhill longboarders for the show. Going 89 mph down a hill is absolutely fucked, and trying to go 100 is batshit insane.

Bombing a hill, feeling yourself start to get speed wobbles and powering through is one of the greatest feelings. This was my favorite episode in a while.

tkp · « **Reply #2 on:** July 19, 2018, 09:23:32 PM »

I hit up a renegade hill bomb race in Pacifica a couple years back put on by the Sunset Sliders / Bonzing (Oakland based). The Sector 9 downhill team was there as well and all those dudes were fucking smashing. That Levi Hawken dude hit a reflector or crack at the very bottom and nearly killed himself. His helmet had a huge dent in it.

They just straight lined the highway easily hitting 60+mph like it was another walk in the park. Here I am carving and powersliding to make sure I make it down alive.

23 years on a skateboard and one of the top 3 memories I have was this moment pictured below. Driving through Norway with no cell service with my girlfriend and we stumble upon this:

snowman600 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 19, 2018, 09:33:28 PM »

great episode. the duck tail outfits part was priceless.
made me rewatch this gem

shark tits · « **Reply #4 on:** July 19, 2018, 09:44:17 PM »

i bombed the hill on catalina island from the wrigley mansion w/ a childhood friend [reunited in our mid 20s].
that, all the AVEs of the judah and coming down the volcano from makawao to paia on maui are my favorite hills.
i've had some good adventures on less famous hills here in mass. freinds eating shit, beer spilling, broken wrists and blood coming outta eyeballs. and i loved every minute of it!
only learned bs powerslides last yr, feel like i was half a man for the longest.

SodaJerk · « **Reply #5 on:** July 20, 2018, 02:28:08 AM »

Levi is an old friend of mine so I'm really stoked they got him in this episode. He goes so hard on hills and enjoys the fuck out of it.

planman · « **Reply #6 on:** July 20, 2018, 09:38:53 AM »

Downhill longboarding is fucking insane. Surprised they didn't shout out the GX dudes.

Ronald Wilson Reagan · « **Reply #7 on:** July 20, 2018, 10:51:50 AM »

Quote from: pinkbananastatus on July 19, 2018, 09:08:57 PM

This episode definitely gets the job done with making you want to go out and skate. It's pretty cool they talked to one of those downhill longboarders for the show. Going 89 mph down a hill is absolutely fucked, and trying to go 100 is batshit insane.

Bombing a hill, feeling yourself start to get speed wobbles and powering through is one of the greatest feelings. This was my favorite episode in a while.

I saw it with two friends who just got back from a motorcycle ride and one pointed out 89 is kinda gnarly on a bike...

IHOP · « **Reply #8 on:** July 20, 2018, 10:58:28 AM »

Quote from: planman on July 20, 2018, 09:38:53 AM

Downhill longboarding is fucking insane. Surprised they didn't shout out the GX dudes.

the gx/dlx beef conspiracy continues

Ronald Wilson Reagan · « **Reply #9 on:** July 20, 2018, 12:16:15 PM »

I thought maybe it had to do with it being a vans show and they are heavily associated with Converse...but so is Gerwer I guess...my theory sucks

smellsdead · « **Reply #10 on:** July 20, 2018, 02:23:59 PM »

this was nuts i fuckin love it

anyone else notice the theories patsy coffee mug sitting in front of pete and frank?
skaters backing skaters
i back that

hangontoyourego · « **Reply #11 on:** July 20, 2018, 03:33:49 PM »

I did notice that mug with the serial killers as Pete ate cereal . 🤔 🤷🏽‍♂️

streetsoup · « **Reply #12 on:** July 20, 2018, 04:07:25 PM »

Excluding the GX dudes out of a convo about downhill skateboarding is embarrassing haha.
Dudes are killing that zone harder than any other crew.

Julz · « **Reply #13 on:** July 20, 2018, 04:17:44 PM »

Quote from: IHOP on July 20, 2018, 10:58:28 AM

Quote from: planman on July 20, 2018, 09:38:53 AM
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Downhill longboarding is fucking insane. Surprised they didn't shout out the GX dudes.
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the gx/dlx beef conspiracy continues

Please explain the conspiracy ?

streetsoup · « **Reply #14 on:** July 20, 2018, 04:23:58 PM »

Quote from: Julz on July 20, 2018, 04:17:44 PM

Quote from: IHOP on July 20, 2018, 10:58:28 AM
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Quote from: planman on July 20, 2018, 09:38:53 AM
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Downhill longboarding is fucking insane. Surprised they didn't shout out the GX dudes.
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the gx/dlx beef conspiracy continues
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Please explain the conspiracy ?

Not enough room for 2 X's in the bay

IHOP · « **Reply #15 on:** July 20, 2018, 07:47:28 PM »

I was mostly joking, but I think there was a bit of friction when sean green went and did the hill that Frank did in Destination Unknown. Sorry I dont know the name of it not from sf, but yea I heard some story about the Anti Hero guys being pretty pissed off and frank throwing a fit about the next gen having no respect.

Also most of those kids skate for indy and OJ and no board brands, when every other kid in the bay is dlx flow.

But again mostly joking, sean green skate for spitfire and they promote him.

essal · « **Reply #16 on:** July 21, 2018, 05:15:01 AM »

yeah i was kinda confused why there wasn't any gx dudes in here.

but always stoked on the letters.

Smithy · « **Reply #17 on:** July 21, 2018, 07:48:35 AM »

Thought this was awesome. Except, fuck gloves. I don't care for em.

pizzafliptofakie · « **Reply #18 on:** July 21, 2018, 09:05:10 AM »

Check the credits, y'all. There are GX clips.

Ronald Wilson Reagan · « **Reply #19 on:** July 21, 2018, 10:24:34 AM »

Quote from: the_unknown_soldier on July 21, 2018, 09:05:10 AM

Check the credits, y'all. There are GX clips.

They are in the whole fucking thing, they just don’t bring them up. Part of it is because of something a lot don’t want to admit: those full-on downhillers skate gnarlier hills. No GX dude has ever come close to 80 bombing a hill in the city. Love the GX crew, but facts are facts

shripshrapper · « **Reply #20 on:** July 21, 2018, 04:31:18 PM »

Quote from: Ronald Wilson Reagan on July 21, 2018, 10:24:34 AM

Quote from: the_unknown_soldier on July 21, 2018, 09:05:10 AM
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Check the credits, y'all. There are GX clips.
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They are in the whole fucking thing, they just don’t bring them up. Part of it is because of something a lot don’t want to admit: those full-on downhillers skate gnarlier hills. No GX dude has ever come close to 80 bombing a hill in the city. Love the GX crew, but facts are facts

Totally apples and oranges! I agree the 60-80mph downhillers are super gnarly, but the stuff some of the guys do on the SF hills is just as insane. Speed isn't the sole qualifier of gnar..

ChiefSQueff · « **Reply #21 on:** July 21, 2018, 05:17:49 PM »

Jeff Grosso is the worst. I dont get the love with him. He was an average vert dude in the 80s that turned drug addict. He is the biggest asshole ever. Thinks he is God's gift to skating. Fuck him and his stupid show.

Queff no likey

Mr. Fink · « **Reply #22 on:** July 21, 2018, 05:33:28 PM »

I like Grosso and the show, but how many episodes do they need to do until he cuts the whole “What do I need to say?/We don’t know what we’re doing/Fuck it, welcome to the letters” act.

essal · « **Reply #23 on:** July 22, 2018, 04:00:11 AM »

Quote from: Ronald Wilson Reagan on July 21, 2018, 10:24:34 AM

Quote from: the_unknown_soldier on July 21, 2018, 09:05:10 AM
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Check the credits, y'all. There are GX clips.
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They are in the whole fucking thing, they just don’t bring them up. Part of it is because of something a lot don’t want to admit: those full-on downhillers skate gnarlier hills. No GX dude has ever come close to 80 bombing a hill in the city. Love the GX crew, but facts are facts

the way i see the GX crew is that they do tricks and then bomb hills, which is kinda the next step from what the "old dudes" are doing. they deserve a mention when it comes to downhill skateboarding.

givecigstosurfgroms · « **Reply #24 on:** July 24, 2018, 05:01:24 AM »

Quote from: Ronald Wilson Reagan on July 19, 2018, 08:07:10 PM

Fucking love it.
Charge a hill, maybe die, maybe get stoked.
Ask Gerwer, he nose.
The longboarders in this are the reason people were saying longboard hill bombers are the exception to longboard kooks in the longboard hate thread recently.

Longboard hill bombers are cool but not the other types of longboarders ? -thats just not a line you need to draw in the sand imo. -Seems overcomplicated for me at that point, sorting out longboarders. (I recently tried longboarding a mini ramp and it was a laugh, I wanna set one up with small hard wheels now)

Vert Reynolds · « **Reply #25 on:** July 24, 2018, 02:06:55 PM »

I really enjoyed the focus and passion Goonsac had for his Cereal 🥣

KoRnholio8 · « **Reply #26 on:** July 27, 2018, 07:05:53 AM »

girls do it better: https://imgur.com/gallery/QeWOr1E

shit4breakfast · « **Reply #27 on:** July 27, 2018, 07:14:42 AM »

Several GX clips, but not one mention? Come on, they are the pure emodiment of bombing hills. If there really is beef with AH/DLX, that’s some bullshit. These dudes go harder than anyone, yet Julian and his crew are envious because of some spot/hill bomb?

Fucking give Pspliff and Sean some boards already man.

CRAILFISH TO REVERT · « **Reply #28 on:** July 27, 2018, 09:34:11 AM »

The Hill-bombs Have Eyes

Willie · « **Reply #29 on:** July 27, 2018, 10:11:30 AM »

Quote from: CRAILFISH TO REVERT on July 27, 2018, 09:34:11 AM

The Hill-bombs Have Eyes

Ha! Picture didn't load but I know exactly what you're talking about.

Could be in the lookalikes thread. Also could be confused for the Midnight Oil guy.

Author Topic: Loveletters: downhilling (Read 5140 times)

shark tits

IHOP

hangontoyourego

IHOP

Mr. Fink