Since I am already at a geographical disadvantage from skaters that live in milder climates, It pisses me off just as much to have day after day of rain. Last night was a particular disaster for me in that respect. I skated to the an old square area of my town late night to hit some rails and ledges. All the shops there close up around 8ish, so it it normally a decent area with lots of cool terrain to skate. Naturally, there are signs posted everywhere telling us not to, but I have had very few… Continue

I just finished a night skating session. I wanted to focus purely on endurance today so I threw a few hours of mp3's onto my DS and headed out to the trail that runs through the middle of our town. I live kind of in the middle so I headed east on the trail first. My lungs burned for a while but after about 20 minutes I was having no problem and just cruising along while I focused on the music playing. After about a half hour I reached the end of the trail and took a 2 minute break there. I then… Continue

Yesterday was my first official day for me returning to skating, it's a long story. Well not really. As I said a few weeks ago in a thread my Ground Control frames only came with bearing spacers for the front and rear axles, effectively gimping my entire setup. Sure I went out and I fucking did my damnedest to skate on 4 wheels, I really don't see why you freestylers/anti-rockers like rolling that way. Every single little crack slowed me down tremendously, forcing me to work almost twice as hard… Continue

Now most people would tell you, like the kid on the phone verifying my order, that grind wheels should not be used as your outside wheels, well no shit, but if your like me, i chew wheels up. i rotate, probaly 4 times a week. see when i was younger, my lazy ass drove to go skate, now i skate, not far, maybe 6 minutes away, to a nice cozy curb oasis behind this bar i drink at. curbs, rails, ledges, loading docks, a trash schute, all kinds of great shit to bust some fuckin grinds out on right. the… Continue

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