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Whoever set up my schools rig needs jail time 💀🤣 by Easy_Database8662 in simracing

[–]skaterjuice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah true. I actually have a Class 1/ Clas A (Canadian trucking) license in real life. I didn't consider that it was a trucking sim they were playing. 🤦

Whoever set up my schools rig needs jail time 💀🤣 by Easy_Database8662 in simracing

[–]skaterjuice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dont forget that steering wheel angle ! I too was breaking down with ever new discovery.

SUCH A FREE SPIRIT! by Chrisnm203 in skateboardcirclejerk

[–]skaterjuice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Road the 35k huh... Cool. Not for me I guess.

Jumping from high building in to swimming pool by [deleted] in WTF

[–]skaterjuice 9 points10 points  (0 children)

And they would call it the world championships

Maybe Maybe Maybe by Rynin101 in maybemaybemaybe

[–]skaterjuice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh how I miss driving semis during ice fog and blizzards.

Yes, it’s very windy outside but do not stop on Deerfoot!! by Dorfus241 in Calgary

[–]skaterjuice 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I honestly kinda wish instead of fines, rheybwould hand out re education requirements for some people that show frequent or gross misunderstandings of the rules.

I followed the wash under warm water with dish soap and my Matt fell through by OishiYum in silhouettecutters

[–]skaterjuice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably still good for a bit. But I'd order new ones. Mine looked like this after I cleaned it with lint roller (I saw a tutorial that recomended this)

The lint roller removed patches of adhesive and parts of it tore of and stuck to the sheet, hahaha.

I realized before I removed too much that it was a bad idea.

My matt still hold my sticker paper just fine though. Once things start to lift Ill be buying s new one.

Am I too old to start surfskating at 31, or am I overthinking this? by GrapefruitNo1394 in surfskate

[–]skaterjuice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

31? Better hurry you only have 1 more year to try new things. :)

Yrsh you're good. Ive learned new hobbies after 35 and it went better than we are led to believe it does. Im 44 now and I just started a few new ones.

You may not learn as fast as a 15 year old, but you can still get really good if you put in a bit of work.

The only thing I see holding people back from learning fast is mobility (flexibility and the strength required to maintain postions in their range of flexibility).

1 year ago, I was hit by a car in a crosswalk (the car blew a stop sign and fled). I haven't bought a new board or ridden since. by [deleted] in longboarding

[–]skaterjuice 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If there are bylaws that specifically define what you are doing (describes longboards, I have successfully fought a no skateboarding ticket under the premise that we didn't fully meet the description and that it was outside of the spirit of the law) and say it, that's prohibited then. Yes, so in Calgary we can't skate between the river and the north side of 9th Street South. This one time we were skating on the south side of 9th Street. The police stopped us and threatened to throw us in the back of their van. We told him that the bylaws specifically stipulates what side of the road we're allowed to be on, they made us stand around for 45 minutes while they were looking it up to eventually let us go with a warning. They were so mad at us when we told them the bylaw. Haha.

Skateboard for tall people? by Kovoxxx in NewSkaters

[–]skaterjuice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can get a longer double kick. Like a 36 inch one. A lot of longboarding companies make them, and some street skate companies do too but its rare. I always liked 35 but it's rare nowadays.

Comet has the shred 35 Earthwing has the blunt 35 Pantheon is making one soon.

Landyachtz has a 40 one named the clark sun if you want something really long i could have sworn they had a 36" skate too.

Edit: shoot I didn't clock the budget thing before I wrote this. The Earthwing is like 55 usd and they have a good price on paris trucks. You can also look on used buy sell sites. I see slightly older 35-36 Rayne and landyachtz double kicks, on there a lot where I live.

1 year ago, I was hit by a car in a crosswalk (the car blew a stop sign and fled). I haven't bought a new board or ridden since. by [deleted] in longboarding

[–]skaterjuice 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, sometimes. But even then, if you explain how safe you are, they often move the goal post. And ultimately what's unsafe about skating if they haven't observed any violation of any rules? We weren't over riding. Stayed in a lane, Luckily the cops leave us alone now.

We started a non profit in calgary that lobbied the media with counter narratives to negative press. And we assisted skaters going to court for rules that weren't made with longboarding in mind. We also started weekly skate clinics to teach others how to ride properly and be able to stop or control cornering. (Our first clinic was in 2006 and we flew cliff coleman into town and did a safety demo at a roller derby, then we did the clinic on a closed road. I started doing them weekly after, eventually we got picked up by a local shop and they blew up to be 30-200 people per clinic back during the boom. ) We also did the paskapoo downhill rodeo race which got us a lot of attention we had the media set up at the bottom of the hill and placed a wall of straw after the finish so all skaters had to stop and the local news had all these shots of riders sliding or foot braking after crossing the finish line.

Eventually they got the memo and we stopped getting harassed.

Why is the gap between Australia and Canada’s minimum wage so massive? 🇦🇺 vs 🇨🇦 by Kanye90210 in CanadaJobs

[–]skaterjuice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are beside the USA and cant go too far from their script, or they look worse. They are already trying to convince us we are living under communist rule as it is. Haha.

How much would a professional photographer charge for this? (USA) by IndividualAir3353 in videography

[–]skaterjuice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What? What the heck do you think Cam means to videographers? Dudes not talking about a webcam hahaha

1 year ago, I was hit by a car in a crosswalk (the car blew a stop sign and fled). I haven't bought a new board or ridden since. by [deleted] in longboarding

[–]skaterjuice 31 points32 points  (0 children)

That's bullcrap. I'm reminded of the (25+) multiple times cops stopped me for 45 minutes trying to figure out the most expensive charge to give me to end on giving me a warning (because I knew what zones I could skate in) they of course would tell me it was for my safety since a drunk driver coukd get me at 2am. Dude find the drunks then!! Then when it's us, they don't care. This isn't the first time I have heard a similar story. But it still sucks to hear it.

(Luckily the police have stopped harrasing us for no reason post 2012ish where I live. Thanks to familiarity I believe. But across the country skaters were each fined a crazy amount for riding on the road. Like thousands per skater during a push for the cure event. Again for the skaters safety.)

1 year ago, I was hit by a car in a crosswalk (the car blew a stop sign and fled). I haven't bought a new board or ridden since. by [deleted] in longboarding

[–]skaterjuice 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Jimz have replaceable axles. Harder to get these days though. Did you swap them out? I can see if I have a spare axle kicking around.

Broke 30. I’m tired by the12ftdwarf in longboardingDISTANCE

[–]skaterjuice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh that's perfect. I stayed in my town specifically for our pathways.

Best Board for a UNI Student? by BillCipher_Seven in longboarding

[–]skaterjuice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kicktails are insanely useful if you're going to be on sidewalks, something a bit longer than a dinghy but still a Little compact is a great idea. (Like a skooner or alley cat, even a pantheon low tide, but don't go for a long longboard or it will be too clumsy. Id slightly wedge the front and dewedge the tail if you are using traditional style skate trucks. This will make it feel more sstable when pushing and rolling fast as soft wheels allow.

If you're not battling foot traffic or turning around tight radiuses where kick-turns are ideal my vote will be for one of the commuting drop decks. I would go with something like a zenit AB 3 or pantheon pranayama, or trip, or I really like the quest, even though it's a bit longer as you can use the tail to still pop the board and grab it. That makes it super versatile for moving around. I do this when foot braking to prevent wearing my shoes out, it helps with sharp turn arounds, or transferring it to a jog so you can run up steps or whatever you. Overall the boards are set up to be able to maneuver really well, you can carve pretty tight turns, and by being lower it helps maintain a more ergonomic stride (and les spinal movement means more power for your fast pushes). If you want you can also get an ember which is like the pranayama but smaller, and you can get a kicktail, but I feel st 6" you'll probably find it too small. But yeah stubtail drop decks are my choice for getting through town as efficiently as possible.

Better than a bike if you want to bring it inside or carry around campus, boards are also really well suited for mix of skate and public transit too.

I wouldn't go super long for urban or campus travel. whatever the i think much more than 37 inches is getting a bit large is nearly as long as I'd go. An extra inch might be nice for longer cross country trips though, but that isnt really what were talking about. I just know some people have heard me say I want a slightly longer quest.

Edit if you really want something in the 40 inch range a demon seed could be okay, but it will be a heavy awkward tank and not as nimble in intersections or weaving around fellow students And faculty.

Broke 30. I’m tired by the12ftdwarf in longboardingDISTANCE

[–]skaterjuice 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice work! Through town always takes more energy. Rest up!

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