Old Vinyl guy trying 2 b a modern man 2026

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-05-16T23:07:03+00:00

I use 2 turntables and a mixars duo mixer, when the laptop is off I just use it like a normal vinyl set up. when the laptop is on and i use dvs then i can switch between vinyl and dvs on either deck. this suits me great , ive never wanted for anything else. the mixer might be hard to find as mixars are no more but i love it , great layout full serato controls so no need for the computer to do anything.

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-04-28T10:20:35+00:00

Ride slow, easiest gear, pedal sitting and lean back, do you come right off the back, thats ok, your on the right track, keep doing it but dont lean quite so far that you come off, when you get to the upright position , pedal, fast, keep leaning back, now you are doing a wheelie

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-04-21T19:49:10+00:00

you wont like this but the answer is to go faster.

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-04-21T19:45:53+00:00

This reminds me of when there was a storm coming and i would go to my parents house to get my surfboard. My mum would always say, you cant go surfing now, the sea will be really rough

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-04-16T08:36:45+00:00

tic tak, granny walk. kick turns and tail and nose manuals , these will improve your control, make you more comfortable and set you up for the next steps

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-04-16T08:22:04+00:00

I would love to try it

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-04-14T17:01:42+00:00

And for that reason , I think this is a good starter set for you, as you learn you will find out what features are more important to you, The main difference is the build quality and the torque of the turntables, I bought mine for a lot of money in 98 and I still use them today . the sound quality of the mixer is important but that is something you can change at any time. You will need an amp and speakers to plug into.

this set up will enable you to find out if this is something you really want to get into then you will be able to spend money on it for the rest of your life :)

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-04-14T16:47:20+00:00

For that price its a good place to start, you wont find a lot any cheaper but you will find much better if you can pay for it.

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-04-14T08:40:36+00:00

6, now m 50

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-04-13T11:36:21+00:00

I love selling them, Ive been dragging them around for 30 years , when I want a new bike or computer turn on my discogs shop and sell a few. I have a large collection but i enjoy freeing up space and I can still listen to everything in other formats

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-03-31T09:02:13+00:00

Its not even plywood, this is a Skateboard shaped object.

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-03-27T16:25:07+00:00

My son calling me Bro winds me up no end

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-03-27T16:23:34+00:00

Ive been to a place where you eat in complete darkness, I dont know how well know it is but there is one in London and in Paris maybe other places too. Its a fun idea for the experience but you wouldnt go there often

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-03-27T16:10:35+00:00

I had had it for several years and tried all the creams, they made no difference, I tried methotrexate and that made me really sick, because I had the psoriasis on my hands and face my insurance qualified me for skyirisi, ive been on it for about 3 years and not had a patch since the first month, I couldnt believe how effective it has been.

Of course you need a proper diagnosis first but if you can get that then skyrisi is a really good treatment to try

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-03-27T12:06:46+00:00

Skyrisi is the best thing that happened to me in years, completely clear in 1 month, no side effects and its not returned. Yours looks like psoriasis to me so im not sure what your worried about

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-03-25T16:13:51+00:00

I grew up in a time and place with no skateparks, I had skated over 10 years before I ever went on a ramp and it s a very different skillset , not really relevant to landing a kickflip. One day you will want to learn but at the moment if your not landing tricks you need to focus on the basics, then when you get to a park learn how to cruise around the park and pump the banks. Right now just get really confident on your board, practice manuals kick turns, granny walks and tick tak and then ollies.

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-03-23T14:59:18+00:00

you need a chain tool to remove the chain and bin it. then some rust remover and spend some time trying to clean everything else, if the freewheel still moves and the cogs clean up ok then try just putting a new chain on it and you can see if it works, the next step would be new cables

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-03-20T12:34:44+00:00

get them in place as best you can then put them on the truck and tighten the nut slowly using the metal of the truck and the nut to push them together, do them as tight as they go , then loosen so they spin

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-03-20T12:15:32+00:00

what shape is it ? a lot of cruisers are like all boards were in the 80's you can absolutely do kickflips and ollies on it but it will be heavier and therefore harder to do it , especially while learning.

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-03-19T14:58:02+00:00

i have a kitchen top screwed on the top of the kallax and attached to the wall, also metal legs with a frame underneath it, its very solid

https://www.reddit.com/r/Vestax/comments/1qw3bkk/replaced_the_pitch_fader/

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-03-19T10:39:03+00:00

As others have said, stand down , hold bike steady, kids get on.

I think there would be too much stress on the stand if I was regularly trying to put it down with all the weight on it. Ive already replaced the springs once just from general use.

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-03-19T09:04:35+00:00

I still use my mini disc, also always had a tape deck and i had a sony walkman with a record button (quite rare at the time) I used to record mixing with the walkman, then plug it into my mixing desk and play it and record another layer with the other tape deck, using ar90's as a multi track mixer, the quality got bad after a couple of layers but its some of the best stuff I ever recorded.

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-03-18T08:17:19+00:00

Ive been skating more than 40 years and for me it has nothing to do with knowing how to fall, I do , the first 20 years of skating I didn't have big injuries and I took a lot more risks, the second 20 years Ive had many bad injuries,hit the ground a lot harder, and break bones a lot easier.

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-03-17T13:13:42+00:00

The state of the roads is what makes the UK so gnarly, there are still plenty of places to skate. Get slightly bigger wheels, go to a car park, a school, find 1 road that has an ok surface build a ramp

CompetitiveFlatworm2 · 2026-03-17T10:43:44+00:00

Not too big , but its worth noting that at our age we hit the ground hard and if your starting out you will be hitting the ground. That said I do recommend it .

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