Skating again
October 7th, 2007
Last week I saw an movie clip of Adam Colton riding a longboard.
It got me so stoked i started riding again. I first went to the attic where i had to move a ton of junk to get to my old skate stuff. I finally found the little shoe box with spare parts. I needed that because the Mark Gonzales paris board i have is from when I was focused on streetskating. But i also had a really really old Jason Lee Cat in the Hat model from Blind skateboards.
I took that, put a pair of thunders underneath, mounted a couple of slimeballs i still had and hit the streets. I almost slammed straight away, but then i got the hang of it. I skated my lungs out, carving and sidewalk surfing. It was a blast.
Today it was nice nice weather again so when i went to the playground with my wife and daughter I decided to ride there. It was nice. My three year old daughter wanted to skate also, which made me feel very proud :-).
I love the feeling i get from the films of Adam Colton and the films on the Loaded site. I am sure i want a long board, just for cruising and sidewalk surfing.
I am doubting between the pin-tail, the dervish or the vanguard. What would you choose and why?
Update:
Wow, thanks for all the advice.
It seems the Dervish wins hands down for being a better all rounder…
I actually mailed Adam Squared and he hinted that the vanguard might be more comfy…
I will have to find a shop and try both.. If i fail to do so i will go for the dervish :)
Keep the advice coming.