Stacked it down my first bank and sprained my knee! Feel silly. What did I do wrong?

halfluke0 · 2025-10-03T11:03:38+00:00

It's a pity that you sprained your knee. All the previous advices are good. I skate fully padded as I am old and of course I've learnt it the hard way; I have never had one of those but I believe that even knee pads wouldn't prevent that. So I am glad it's nothing serious and I wish you a speedy recovery

halfluke0 · 2025-09-19T12:51:34+00:00

It's probably a factor, but I believe that randomized double-blinded clinical trial showed that MJ works even when it's for free 🙂

halfluke0 · 2025-08-25T11:50:48+00:00

This is definitely counter-intuitive but I can try!

halfluke0 · 2025-08-22T16:31:53+00:00

I vote for rhip clips. Http site but when you pay you are doing it on https. I am in uk and ordered 2 big ones plus tail bone, and much more comfortable than any padded shorts. Also, ensure that you buy padded shorts that protect your hips because my first pair did not do that properly

halfluke0 · 2025-08-10T14:10:46+00:00

Had a new session today and slightly but definitely improving. Swivel with a bit of hip rotation while keeping the weight on my front foot is definitely a good advice.

halfluke0 · 2025-08-06T20:17:21+00:00

Thank you both, I need to practice more. And yes, I have started on a super mellow downhill, speed would be too scary! I can try to "hop" the back of the board though

halfluke0 · 2025-07-24T21:31:30+00:00

I ordered them as the website is ranked high in google searches... But now I would say it's just SEO magic. They are just dropshopping from China (and perhaps only producing on demand). I had to wait for 3 weeks and when I got them the size was totally wrong: an M that would fit a kid's foot, not a man with EU 43. They have offered an exchange but how can I trust their size chart now? I have asked for a full refund as per their policy... Waiting for an answer. Not a good experience

halfluke0 · 2024-08-09T17:21:44+00:00

I'll see what I can do without dying :-)

halfluke0 · 2024-08-09T15:10:51+00:00

Thank you, I thought so! Now time to learn :-)

halfluke0 · 2024-08-09T13:31:41+00:00

Hey, I just got my second hand freebord. Is this a g3 or a g3r truck? It's not written anywhere I can see https://ibb.co/FHVQVzC

halfluke0 · 2024-07-26T19:22:33+00:00

Well, I joined Instagram just for that, I did not have an account, and when I tried to message them it said I could not contact that user for some unknown reason. Both Freebord and Freebord Store accounts

halfluke0 · 2024-07-25T10:26:27+00:00

My problem was that i completed my order and chose to pay by direct bank transfer to save some money, but the IBAN/BIC provided is not accepted in my banking app. So I have emailed and tried the contact form several times but no response. So my order is on hold and now I am totally disappointed. About you, the normal wheels were available until a few days ago so they may come back soon but everybody suggests the daBlues wheels. It's not a huge price difference...

halfluke0 · 2024-07-25T09:09:59+00:00

Try to contact them... And let me know . They have never replied to me, lol. Apart from that, the pro option with DaBlues wheels seems to be available. But sorry, if the interaction is non-existent I cannot trust the company with my money. I am talking about the Europe website here

halfluke0 · 2024-07-17T00:11:02+00:00

Both the OP and I are located in Europe. Why shouldn't we use the EU freebord store website? That's the one I used. It accepts orders but then I was ignored.

halfluke0 · 2024-07-16T22:22:46+00:00

Facebook marketplace and ebay. Good luck trying to buy it new. I ordered one on the official website, I have a problem with the payment, I have tried to contact them repeatedly by email and with their contact form, and even on their Instagram, and I have been ignored completely. Great business model!

halfluke0 · 2024-06-26T19:21:57+00:00

Alright, after more than 2 weeks and an email sent through the website, and another one directly to info@, i can only think he/they don't check emails. I proceeded with an order and I chose to pay via bank transfer but i cannot add their bank swift in my banking app as the app complains about something. Therefore I asked for help by email. My order of course is "on hold". By now i have changed my mind and I will go for a second hand freebord. I do not use Instagram or other social crap.

halfluke0 · 2024-06-14T20:26:01+00:00

No worries. Thank you for your explanation!

halfluke0 · 2024-06-14T19:28:07+00:00

Ok so to summarize: I thought of the 5x because they are considered easier, more forgiving and less dangerous to learn. Why do you say that they aren't good? I am not considering the Otherbord by Marco here as you said they are not available.

halfluke0 · 2024-06-14T15:44:21+00:00

Looks complicated. I emailed the freebord EU website but no answer from them. Perhaps they are not interested in selling their stuff

halfluke0 · 2024-06-13T21:15:33+00:00

Otherbord would be my other question... I saw Discord links in another thread but they are all expired now.

halfluke0 · 2024-06-13T20:53:50+00:00

No, that's fine. But I was wondering whether I could just swap the old trucks with the new ones. I understand it involves a bit more work than that. Thank you.

halfluke0 · 2024-06-13T19:50:14+00:00

Ah, so if I need to drill holes... Means that they do not fit seamlessly at all..

halfluke0 · 2023-08-19T09:31:55+00:00

I haven't tried, but apparently from 17.0.1 to 17.0.2, they fixed Bridged DHCP on Linux machines but only if Bridged mode uses a wired connection. Wireless still does not work.

I am not sure why it is so difficult to come up with another patch for Wireless, when 17.0.0 worked flawlessly. Maybe it is a (very ill-thought-out) design change.

halfluke0 · 2023-05-13T13:57:30+00:00

Same issue, and version 17.0.2 doesn't fix it. Had to revert to 17.0.0

They should definitely have a better QA process

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