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[FrozenIndustries]

Age: 37 in a week
Setup: AWS 8.25-8.5 (currently 8.5), Independent 149, 55mm F4 99 classics
Preferred terrain: banks and curbs
Favorite skaters: Dill, Freddy, Gino, John Drake, Drake Jones
Music: Classic rock, synth-pop/new wave, noise/industrial
Married: Yes
Kids: Maybe at some point
Job: Facilities/AV for a library

Started in 1996 but stopped from 2012 to 2016. I skate for an hour every weather-permitting work day on my lunch break, and I try to get at least one longer session in on the weekends. Never been good at skateboarding, but I feel like I'm better now than I was in my 20s.

I just turned 44. Am I too old to skate in board shorts? It felt so nice.

This is the first summer I've skated in shorts since high school. Once you get over the irrational fear of extra shinners, it rules.

[Cool Ceith]

Age: 37 in a week
Setup: AWS 8.25-8.5 (currently 8.5), Independent 149, 55mm F4 99 classics
Preferred terrain: banks and curbs
Favorite skaters: Dill, Freddy, Gino, John Drake, Drake Jones
Music: Classic rock, synth-pop/new wave, noise/industrial
Married: Yes
Kids: Maybe at some point
Job: Facilities/AV for a library

Started in 1996 but stopped from 2012 to 2016. I skate for an hour every weather-permitting work day on my lunch break, and I try to get at least one longer session in on the weekends. Never been good at skateboarding, but I feel like I'm better now than I was in my 20s.

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I just turned 44. Am I too old to skate in board shorts? It felt so nice.

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This is the first summer I've skated in shorts since high school. Once you get over the irrational fear of extra shinners, it rules.

Out of curiosity: Why did you start skating again after the 5-year break?

[FrozenIndustries]

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Age: 37 in a week
Setup: AWS 8.25-8.5 (currently 8.5), Independent 149, 55mm F4 99 classics
Preferred terrain: banks and curbs
Favorite skaters: Dill, Freddy, Gino, John Drake, Drake Jones
Music: Classic rock, synth-pop/new wave, noise/industrial
Married: Yes
Kids: Maybe at some point
Job: Facilities/AV for a library

Started in 1996 but stopped from 2012 to 2016. I skate for an hour every weather-permitting work day on my lunch break, and I try to get at least one longer session in on the weekends. Never been good at skateboarding, but I feel like I'm better now than I was in my 20s.

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I just turned 44. Am I too old to skate in board shorts? It felt so nice.

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This is the first summer I've skated in shorts since high school. Once you get over the irrational fear of extra shinners, it rules.

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Out of curiosity: Why did you start skating again after the 5-year break?

I had been talking about wanting to skate again and my then-girlfriend (now wife) got me a board for Christmas 2015. I skated it once and then fractured my tibia climbing over a wall later that week. For whatever reason that made me want to skate again even more, and I've been skating regularly since my recovery.

I should mention that when I stopped, it wasn't a hard stop or anything...I was just super focused on some other things and it just got to the point where I just didn't own a board. During those years I would still lurk on here and watch videos and stuff.

[Serious Tea Drinker]

Damn, I’m sorry, but this thread is the saddest shit I’ve ever seen. I was already depressed before looking at this and now I’m even more depressed because this thread made me realize I’m also gonna become old and shitty.

Sounds like you already are.

[McBrandt]

Age:42
Set Up: 8.0 Scumco
             Destructo Trucks
             Yellow Jackets ABEC 5
              Spitfire F4 Conicals
              Mob M-80
Preferred Terrain: street and parks
Favorite skaters: Mullen, Hensley, Kevin Taylor, Carlos Lastra,
Music:  Classic Rock, 90’s Grunge and Alt, Anything slightly depressing but interesting
Married: Divorcing but with a girlfriend
Kids: Three - 20, 15 and due in October
Job: Senior Purchasing and Inventory Manager

Ohh, we're gonna old Dad it together. I'll be 42 in September with my second kid due in December. First one is 4 years old. Fairly anxiety-ridden about dealing with a baby again, especially with a toddler thrown into the mix.

I skate very infrequently, but I actually did get out and get some 4th of july slappies yesterday. I typically skate whatever '91 era-ish shape I can, currently on a Polar after the dead stock of old Frankie Hill ear decks appears to have dried up after a solid 10 year run on them.

While the soundtrack can quickly default to the Disney pandora station, I do my best to curate what my daughter hears and thus tailor it to stuff I like. She was on a Kraftwerk kick for a while. About a week or so ago while driving her to daycare I played Atlas by Battles (Arto song in Mindfield), and she tripped out on the vocals. Now we listen to that song in the car all the time. Much rather hear that than some wreck-it ralph soundtrack songs.

[ChasingCars]

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Age:42
Set Up: 8.0 Scumco
             Destructo Trucks
             Yellow Jackets ABEC 5
              Spitfire F4 Conicals
              Mob M-80
Preferred Terrain: street and parks
Favorite skaters: Mullen, Hensley, Kevin Taylor, Carlos Lastra,
Music:  Classic Rock, 90’s Grunge and Alt, Anything slightly depressing but interesting
Married: Divorcing but with a girlfriend
Kids: Three - 20, 15 and due in October
Job: Senior Purchasing and Inventory Manager

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Ohh, we're gonna old Dad it together. I'll be 42 in September with my second kid due in December. First one is 4 years old. Fairly anxiety-ridden about dealing with a baby again, especially with a toddler thrown into the mix.

I skate very infrequently, but I actually did get out and get some 4th of july slappies yesterday. I typically skate whatever '91 era-ish shape I can, currently on a Polar after the dead stock of old Frankie Hill ear decks appears to have dried up after a solid 10 year run on them.

While the soundtrack can quickly default to the Disney pandora station, I do my best to curate what my daughter hears and thus tailor it to stuff I like. She was on a Kraftwerk kick for a while. About a week or so ago while driving her to daycare I played Atlas by Battles (Arto song in Mindfield), and she tripped out on the vocals. Now we listen to that song in the car all the time. Much rather hear that than some wreck-it ralph soundtrack songs.

Congrats on the new one. I am getting pretty excited to start the child rearing journey again. Can’t wait till I can get her a board of her own. I feel you on the music front... if I had a dollar for every time my son plays a juicewrld song I could buy a new complete weekly. New rap is terrible.

[SHIREFLIP]

Damn, I’m sorry, but this thread is the saddest shit I’ve ever seen. I was already depressed before looking at this and now I’m even more depressed because this thread made me realize I’m also gonna become old and shitty.

[Cool Ceith]

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Damn, I’m sorry, but this thread is the saddest shit I’ve ever seen. I was already depressed before looking at this and now I’m even more depressed because this thread made me realize I’m also gonna become old and shitty.

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Denial can be a beautiful thing.

[Serious Tea Drinker]

Last weekend 44 and 1 month:

[MarmaladeCoyote]

Age:34
Set Up: 9.25 BA 18
            Indy 169s
            Bones Swiss
            Spitfire F4 Conicals
            Grizzly
Preferred Terrain: street and parks
Favorite skaters: Reynolds, Cardiel, BA, Malto, GT
Music:  Classic Rock, Hip Hop, Indie Pop
Married: Yep
Kids: One on the way!
Job: Ad agency marketing manager

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

Let's not pretend like I'm young or anything...

Age: 40
Set Up: Chico Big Boy Chocolate (8.75), Ace Trucks, Spitfire F4 Classics (54mm), Bones Swiss 6 balls
Preferred Terrain: Anything I can get my hands on these days. I live in a fairly rural area so it's usually my local DIY (that's undercover) or some marble curbs. I also like hill bombing but don't get to do as much these days...
Favorite skaters: Matt Reason, Scott Bourne, Ricky Oyola, Ed Templeton, Wade Burkitt and recently Ryan Lay, Shin Sabongi and instagram-era Chico.
Music: Punk, thrash, 90s hiphop and some hardcore/ emo thrown in the mix when necessary. Also like 90s acid jazz and some random J-Pop
Married: Y
Kids: 2 (4.5 and 9 months)
Occupation: University Administration

[DanTheDoucher]

Age: 33
Set Up: Baker gold foil logo deck 8.0, Indy trucks, Spitfire wheels. Backup boards are a Real oval logo and a Santa Cruz logo both with Thunder trucks.
Preferred Terrain: Flatground, ledges, small stair sets
Favorite skaters:  Reynolds has been my favorite skater since I was about 15, Cardiel, Arto, Austin Kanfoush (because I know him in real life)
Music:  70's and 80's punk and hardcore (Ramones, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Minor Threat, etc...)
Married: Yes, for 10 years so far.
Kids: 2 kids, 8 year old daughter and 4 year old son.
Job: I manage a team in securities lending at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. I can safely say I hate my job but it pays the bills and my wife doesn't have to work, although she will be when my son starts kindergarten in the fall.

[VHS ERA]

Let’s get these 2 trick lines bros

[sbmfj]

Let’s get these 2 trick lines bros

Good tools. Good old streching helps a bunch too. Resistance bands can be quite handy as well. Helped me tons. Just have to be consistent and use em every few days to keep everything feeling nice.

All about two trick ledge lines for now. Love the challenge. Second ledge trick is tricky tho, legs get tired! Gonna try and film something this summer, gotta find a filmer tho, my tripod useless for a line

Dan, if I ever have questions about security lending, Im gonna hit you up. I work in the middle office for an investment co .

[50mm]

Let’s get these 2 trick lines bros

What are those handheld rollers for? Does it help stretch or just for soreness. I have a really stiff Nike foam roller but I only really use it to pop my back.

[HugeBodBoyle]

I feel bad because I never stretch...but I am so old now I wonder if it even matters.

[DanTheDoucher]

Let’s get these 2 trick lines bros

A 2 trick line for me nowadays would look something like an inward heel on flat then a fs shove down a 5 stair haha

[VHS ERA]

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A 2 trick line for me nowadays would look something like an inward heel on flat then a fs shove down a 5 stair haha

Jumping down stairs? Couldn’t be me. I’m 31 but torn my ACL 3 times and meniscus are shot so not jumping off shit at all is how I keep skating. 2 trick line =flatground trick + ledge or manual trick

[DanTheDoucher]

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Let’s get these 2 trick lines bros

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A 2 trick line for me nowadays would look something like an inward heel on flat then a fs shove down a 5 stair haha

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Jumping down stairs? Couldn’t be me. I’m 31 but torn my ACL 3 times and meniscus are shot so not jumping off shit at all is how I keep skating. 2 trick line =flatground trick + ledge or manual trick

Back in my younger days I would warm up on a 6 stair and move up to the 10 stair. I've never had issues with ligaments though. I have broken both of my ankles doing stairs. I still like to jump down stuff, but not like I used to...

[Abyss1]

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Let’s get these 2 trick lines bros

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A 2 trick line for me nowadays would look something like an inward heel on flat then a fs shove down a 5 stair haha

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Jumping down stairs? Couldn’t be me. I’m 31 but torn my ACL 3 times and meniscus are shot so not jumping off shit at all is how I keep skating. 2 trick line =flatground trick + ledge or manual trick

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Back in my younger days I would warm up on a 6 stair and move up to the 10 stair. I've never had issues with ligaments though. I have broken both of my ankles doing stairs. I still like to jump down stuff, but not like I used to...

Im in my late 30's and just bomb hills, carve parks, do no comply variations, and red curbs.  I literally try to avoid popping my deck.  Had my days in my youth doing all that shit so I like the chill aspect

[Gnarfunkell]

41 and not quite done.
Still having fun, out getting some.
Here's my newest part, filmed over the last year.
Very heavy on ollies, 5050s & bank/wall rides. If you were to take all those out, it might be 2 minutes.
But what I lack in trick variation, I try to make up for with interesting spots. Hope it's enjoyed.

Dude this is amazing! Hitting kinked rails at 41?!

I don't even skate regular hand rails and I just turned 26 lmao.

Props that was a fun watch.

[Sativa Lung]

Let’s get these 2 trick lines bros

How do you like that deck? I was looking at it because I have problems with sleep paralysis and it sort of hits home for me haha.

[VHS ERA]

What are those handheld rollers for? Does it help stretch or just for soreness. I have a really stiff Nike foam roller but I only really use it to pop my back.

Same function as a foam roller more or less. Loosens up tight muscles etc. Foam roller works better but it compliments it well.

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How do you like that deck? I was looking at it because I have problems with sleep paralysis and it sort of hits home for me haha.

Lol, sorry sleep paralysis sounds fucked. I like it. Been enjoying it as much as all the other 8” polars I been skating. This graphic is metal af though.

[nonickname]

After a long summer of nothing...torn meniscus/ACL strain compounded by some other background issues I got some serious end of summer nostalgia and got out my regular set up (had been using a cruiser to go get the mail) looked down and said "this shape is garbage!" and bought a new deck. Headed to the local highschool and skated solo for maybe 20-25 minutes just doing ollies up the curb/over catchbasin grates and manuals to figure out what my knee could take/I had left. Knee was dodgy but serviceable which in your mid40s is enough.

Just wanted to bump this thread and say to the other old guys sometimes you just need to buy something from the local to give yourself a kick in the ass to get back out there after a injury induced layoff.

[stephop]

I've had a bad run. I get broke off alot lately when I skate which is not a lot. Usually fucking around. It's kind of weird that confidence is everything in life in general. Definitely skating too. Hard to do shit without full commitment.

[Lou Strux]

I am a dude.
Who is old.
Now I am posting...
Up here.

Now that I’m a member of the club, where do I send my dues?

[DotGuru]

This is as close as I'm going to get to drinking at the American Legion.

[Sila]

I'm 32, is that old enough to be an old dude?

[coalition_msk]

I feel bad because I never stretch...but I am so old now I wonder if it even matters.

I'm 40. i never stretch. fuck it

[KoRnholio8]

I bring one of these with me whenever I have the time for a flatground session only:


Forces you to train pop and drains you of energy quiet effectively.