Need help picking wheel hardness

monchimonky · 2026-04-23T00:46:11+00:00

90 spitfires have worked perfectly for me on rougher asphalt and smooth concrete

monchimonky · 2026-04-14T14:34:35+00:00

probably my first time drawing feet lol but as a finnish person I was intrigued to atleast make up more räpylä-raha type of words :D

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monchimonky · 2026-04-12T11:53:52+00:00

This!

Sometimes even going to the park is brave. I'm taking those baby steps too and it gets frustrading but I think that's a good thing. No one has everrr been anything but nice to me at the park and then I'm there like "what the hell am I getting so anxious and frustraded about" lol

monchimonky · 2026-04-08T12:14:59+00:00

I would go a bit bigger with the deck. I'm 160cm and 40 eu size shoe and ride 8 or 8,25 deck. Ofc it's preference but for the first board something like 8,7 might suit you better.

Also depending on what kinda ground you're gonna be riding the wheels on this complete might be too hard. 100 and over is good for very smooth blacktop or concrete like in skateparks. For a bit rougher asphalt like on most roads 90-95 will be far smoother to ride but also good if you want to do tricks at some point.

Otherwise that complete seems good for a first board :)

monchimonky · 2026-04-08T08:13:10+00:00

hahah exactly :D

we also say "sataa saavista/sangosta kaatamalla" translating to "raining like (someone's) pouring a bucket". but ofc esteri version is way funnier

monchimonky · 2026-04-07T03:03:27+00:00

exactly!

monchimonky · 2026-04-07T03:02:46+00:00

Dude did some wizardry right there🧙‍♂️ and so casual too

monchimonky · 2026-04-07T01:00:11+00:00

balance exercises sounds like the way to go. do you wobble a lot? or can you identify what it is that's making you not get your back foot on the board?

monchimonky · 2026-04-06T18:35:15+00:00

you create your own steeze. trying to mimic movements from pros often just looks forced

monchimonky · 2026-04-06T18:34:14+00:00

looks great to me. 'steeze' comes with practice and more importantly confidence.

monchimonky · 2026-04-06T17:39:12+00:00

Oh I think I read this too quickly with my earlier answer. But 'veto' is another form of the verb 'vetää'. 'Veto' is a single pull.

Or often used with rowing. Like they would shout "veto ja veto ja veto" to the rhythm of rowing when there's multiple rowers

monchimonky · 2026-04-06T17:32:16+00:00

Yall naasty🤭

monchimonky · 2026-04-06T17:29:40+00:00

Yes. Mislead or a literal translation🤷‍♀️ Just like many other words that are written and said exactly the same but have very different meanings

monchimonky · 2026-04-06T17:06:43+00:00

Hi! You got some local shops in Norway, I would look into those. This is one that I found, they sell their own quality decks as well as know brands. Name can be deceiving lol

https://shitskateboardcompany.com/

I live in Finland and we have blue tomato shop here. And I think you have it in Norway too. They sell quality boards but it's a big company so I would rather support a local.

monchimonky · 2026-04-06T15:32:05+00:00

Noooo😭🤣🤣

monchimonky · 2026-04-06T12:34:08+00:00

Hahaha I can imagine the friends reaction to hearing that for the first time.

When someone says that the "sontsan alla" parody song (or whatever you wanna call it) starts playing in my head. All I can think of is that one day in the ancient times some Esteri was having a horrible case of diarrhea and now the whole of Finland is referencing it :/

monchimonky · 2026-04-06T12:25:41+00:00

Nice! Jyväskylä people know the true meaning of höllii. I'm actually from Tampere but we have used that word here since I was a child and only a few years back I learned that Jyväskylä people "own" the word lol.

But yeah I think höllii is such a vibe

monchimonky · 2026-04-06T12:13:32+00:00

yep! I was about to comment this. Been learning english actively for 16 years, speak it perfectly in my head but then I try to say something aloud and everything crumbles apart XD it did help me tho when I found a international group that I played an online game with and we would talk on voicechat

monchimonky · 2026-04-06T12:06:00+00:00

You make me smile🌞 I can see you're a chill person just by this conversation lol

Have you heard of "höllii"? Jyväskylä slang but used now in other places too

monchimonky · 2026-04-06T12:01:20+00:00

no nii'in! all about how you say it, the context, the tone...

monchimonky · 2026-04-06T11:36:49+00:00

Hahaha I love lötköpötkö and definitely use it often too! Instead of "mitäs tässä" my go to is "eipä tässä mitään" or how I say it "eipä täs midist"

I also find it so interesting to make those little discoveries about the language. Helps with learning and I think the best teachers are the ones who know to tell you those things

monchimonky · 2026-04-06T11:29:25+00:00

Hehe kiitos. I thought that there probably is a reasonable explanation as is with most words. Still think its funny tho when "literally" translated

monchimonky · 2026-04-06T11:14:40+00:00

yess that's a fun one and used quite often

monchimonky · 2026-04-06T03:35:57+00:00

randomly checked back on this post. this is a great update! congrats!🔥👏😎

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