Any fellow skaters out there?

[shadowwolf]

If so, what do you ride? (Type of board, brand, etc.)

I'll start: I only have one board currently and it's a 8.12 in. Real skateboard with independent trucks, bones red bearings, and bones wheels.

[Matriplex]

Hell yeah, girl board 8.0, bones bearings and wheels too, thunder trucks.

[Architect]

Mini Logo: Destructos in back, Ventures in front, risers/pads are shit, Lucky Rabbit Foot grip tape. I forgot where my bearings are haha. Haven't used this deck in a few months. It's pretty banged up; graffiti, ex gf initials, trucks are grinded down, and my buddy who used to weigh like 300 lbs tried riding it hence the wheel marks etc.

[shadowwolf]

Mini Logo: Destructos in back, Ventures in front, risers/pads are shit, Lucky Rabbit Foot grip tape. I forgot where my bearings are haha. Haven't used this deck in a few months. It's pretty banged up; graffiti, ex gf initials, trucks are grinded down, and my buddy who used to weigh like 300 lbs tried riding it hence the wheel marks etc.

Lol don't you think it might be time to get a new deck?

[Architect]

Nah, I got a deck coming. My buddy has my other deck, it's a more expensive board and he said he doesn't want it anymore and that it's still pretty mint. If I remember correctly it's an 8.12 Mini Logo with complete Destructo trucks assemblies and Alien wheels with Speed bearings. I'll be getting that when he comes back to my city in a week or so.

[shadowwolf]

Sweet, this is the deck on my current board:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/417dOwKyndL.jpg

But I really want to get this one:
http://scene7.zumiez.com/is/image/zumiez/product_detail/Real-Ramondetta-Darkness-8.38-Skateboard-Deck-_230641.jpg


I'm also going to get a long board at some point, but I don't know what I'm going to get yet.

[Matriplex]

I skated in the rain a few days back so my grip tape and deck are fucked now. I've got a Revive board coming in, and that's gonna be like heaven those things have insane pop.

Shadow, that looks like a sick board. I'm guessing you like Real a lot 

[shadowwolf]

lol yeah but my first board was a real board so I'm a little biased.

[Matriplex]

Everyone has their preferences. What do you like? Flatground, vert, hill bombing (meh..)?

[shadowwolf]

I mainly flatground and hill bomb cuz it's almost completely flat near my moms house and all hills near my dads. I don't really vert mainly because my local skate park is shit and there aren't that many places around where you can improvise.   

You?

[Matriplex]

Flatground mainly, the skatepark near me was okay until they took out the half pipes. Now it's suitable for BMX only pretty much.
I never really do hills because when I first started skating I nearly killed myself by hitting a car going down a hill. Powerslides are fun though 

Working on my hardflips right now. I've popsicled too many times so I'm getting those down.

[shadowwolf]

Working on my hardflips right now. I've popsicled too many times so I'm getting those down.

ouch. Words of wisdom: wear a cup until you get it down and practice on grass. You can still credit card, but at least you won't bust your balls.

[Matriplex]

Oh I never thought of a cup. I might look retarded, but it's worth it, thanks.
I can really only do them moving, something about the front shove part I can't do standing still. What's your favorite trick?

[shadowwolf]

umm, I guess I've always liked pop shuvits, different types of grinds, and different types of ollies since they are pretty versatile. They are also some of the first tricks I learned (after a ton of falling on my ass... and face) and I still like doing them while I'm out cruising or just fucking around at school. 

[lucid]

Working on my hardflips right now. I've popsicled too many times so I'm getting those down.

Hehe that's the great thing about hardflips. Once you get enough sticks in your ass you'll learn to hardflip like butter.