I thought i would tell everyone about myself. Since most of you seem to think they know what longboarder's are actually like.
Ill start off with fashion since thats what the trickboarders are all about.
I wear a torn up pair of skin tight krew pants, something that is usually seen on a kid that's trick skating.
I never really wear leathers or a helmet of any kind, mostly cause its too expensive.
And i wear Fallen "The Trooper Model" Yellow and black shoes.
If it wasnt for the fact that i carry a 42" longboard, i would look like just another skater kid.
So you can get it out of your heads that we're all hippies who wear cargo shorts and hemp bracelets. Even though i am a hippie that wears skate type apparel, and im proud of who i am no matter what anyone ever says.
2nd.
Skating disciplines.
You may see some longboarders walking on the boards funny, standing at the front end of the board, spinning around in circles, riding bowls, and carving in between cones.
I am not one of these guys but i still respect what they do.
There are many different disiplines: such as Speedboarding, Slalom, Carving, Dancing, etc.
So you see, its impossible for us to all be the same, if we all have different disciplines.
I personally speedboard.
I just thought id share about my individuality and show that some of us Longboarders are actually a part of the skateboarding community.
I would like to say 2 things before i leave, as this will be my only post.
#1 I don't classify myself a skateboarder but a speedboarder, mostly for the reasons of being a "kooky Longboarder" compared to a skater kid who usually falls under the Scene, emo, thrasher, punker group.
#2 This is not a post encouraging trick skaters to get a sector nine or gravity and act like a longboarder, because you would most likely put shame to real longboarders of any type, and because most of your attitudes are that of a punker kid that just wants F' Shit up. However, if you are not one of these types of people, it would be pretty neat to see a genuine interest in longboarding and i would encourage you to break away from the mundane of trick skating, and try a new form of skating that will push you to an extreme never felt before... Peayce