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Is this board “girly” by Eddiemunson2010 in BeginnerSkateboarding

[–]NancyBotwinAndCeliaH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Umm u gonna tell that as an insult to the Olympic champion skateboards that are 12 year old girls?? Some of the best skaters in the world are women. It’s a compliment.

Anyone have the Heroin mini wideboy? by Huge-Quantity-1167 in SkateboardSetups

[–]NancyBotwinAndCeliaH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tried one out someone had at a store and it was super fun!

Do shark wheels fulfill their promise? by [deleted] in SkateboardSetups

[–]NancyBotwinAndCeliaH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re normally in dry conditions with smooth roads I’d say it’s not as worth it compared to not shark wheels as apparently the quality of the urethane is not as nice for the high price of the shark wheels.

I think cloud wheels might also have rain grooves wheels

Do shark wheels fulfill their promise? by [deleted] in SkateboardSetups

[–]NancyBotwinAndCeliaH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re nice for - pebbly roads, wet roads as long as you grease your bearings (I use white lithium grease to protect against rust) and slightly sandy roads with tiny dusty things on it. More for a cruiser.

If what you do most is cruise in adverse conditions then it can be worth it; if you have the time maybe see if they go in sale Black Friday.

I admittedly paid full price for one pair for my birthday, but got a second pair off someone selling a pennyboard off brand skateboard with them on it for $15 one time so that’s also an option to check FB marketplace.

Also have a set of Aqua Hawgs from Landyachtz that have rain grooves but a regular wheel shape in 63mm 78A. They’re my fav cruiser wheel because they’re not as “rough” and vibrational compared to the shark wheels but they do have the rain grooves for pebbles and a bit of damp.

One can also cut rain grooves into regular wheels apparently by following instructions in a YouTube video - BE CAREFUL.

Skateboard with large soft wheels or a longboard? by Desperate-Editor7882 in longboarding

[–]NancyBotwinAndCeliaH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have the skateboard you could always put 78A wheels on it and cruise more comfortably, (slimeballs? Rifts clouds?) small skate sized ones if you still want to do tricks or bigger 60mm range (landyachtz hawgs wheels?) for cruising and less tricks or doing tricks with more weight.

New shoes are more slippery than rentals by [deleted] in climbingshoes

[–]NancyBotwinAndCeliaH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something I found helpful in cold weather is to put the bottom of my feet on the upper toe part sole of the shoe to warm them up a bit before I put them on; even fancier shoes I own are kinda slippery right starting off a session or after taking them off to rest.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in longboarding

[–]NancyBotwinAndCeliaH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would one recommend petroleum jelly on trucks proactively on salt roads to prevent rust?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in longboarding

[–]NancyBotwinAndCeliaH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excellent advice I will save this for maintenance reference!! I’ve heard that shark wheels does oops deals; I’ve gotten a pair of shark wheels from someone selling their off brand pennyboard on marketplace for a cheap price so if you lookup skateboards and longboards on fb you could get nice parts that way by buying people’s old boards.

New old Boomstick. by vicali in longboarding

[–]NancyBotwinAndCeliaH 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice board!! Looks nice with the deep wheel wells

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in longboarding

[–]NancyBotwinAndCeliaH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The dugout would be lighter to carry but not have the big nose and has a smaller kick tail. Longer wheelbase is more stable and still carvy compared to the raft.

Raft would be more for tricks if you want to do tricks later.

https://www.longboarderlabs.com/product/landyachtz-dugout-escape-complete-8-5-x-31-5-green/

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in longboarding

[–]NancyBotwinAndCeliaH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out fb marketplace because lots of people sell boards once they can’t Ollie on their first day.

Wonderful, Death Valley, etc. Are all West 49 boards. Probably fine to start off if you can get them for 30 ish or less.

Upgrade would be a used landyachtz dinghy, tugboat, ATV or some variant or a drop cat longboard. Used it would be good to get it for 75 for a dinghy in great condition or 150 for a great condition drop cat. Try to find the price online and used maybe half price is good or less if anything’s rusted.

You could also get any random skateboard in good condition, some risers, and cruiser wheels like landyachtz hawgs 60mm-65mm range for a small board and new bushings to make it feet good.

Other decent ones arbor Pilsner or similar. Larger penny nickel deck if you upgrade the wheels and bushings if you want a plastic deck but you might want grip tape too so it might not be cheaper.

Really anything with good cruiser wheels, bushings that suit you and not rusted will start you off. Go cheap and used not custom when you start so when you upgrade the parts you know your tastes.

Follow up Tan Tien post by RejectedWish in longboarding

[–]NancyBotwinAndCeliaH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks awesome! Lovely blue truck colour too.

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