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 Some of you all may remember I built this with my middle boy last year. He skated it a bit but the other brothers weren’t skating so it was an occasional thing. My oldest boy got a board and ended up with a mini 7” deck and came out thrashing. I did not skate as a young kid so actually figured a smaller board would be way harder for them to learn. I was wrong big time. Middle boy jumped on the 7” and it was a night and day difference the second he got on the board. There is a new skate shop in town we used to just have the mall chain (boo) and one local bike shop had a tiny selection. Seems like a cool fella even though he does carry a Glock. So it’s Spring Break I took the boys over to the shop to get them all 7s. They were out as they had a Christian Skate Camp group event over the weekend so he was all out of 7s. He ordered some for us so hopefully they’ll be here Wednesday. I am now riding the 8.25 Ghostbusters board. It has been 20+ years since I have really been on a board and probably about 70 some pounds! I bought this deck but I doubt I am going to skate it. Probably will just go on the wall in the shop.  ———————————————— The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad. If we got each other, and that's all we have. I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand. You should know I'll be there for you! | ||
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Sounds like an excellent way to break your wrist or collarbone. | |||
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Or neck. | |||
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What wheels for that deck? "I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes" | |||
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Mini Logo 90 53mm ———————————————— The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad. If we got each other, and that's all we have. I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand. You should know I'll be there for you! | |||
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Back in the day, I did break my right arm skateboarding just prior to starting 9th grade. _________________________________________________________________________ “A man’s treatment of a dog is no indication of the man’s nature, but his treatment of a cat is. It is the crucial test. None but the humane treat a cat well.” -- Mark Twain, 1902 | |||
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Just asking.....do you have your Orthopedic Surgeon on speed dial??  "If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24 | |||
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My Mom was trying to show my nephew how to do it and managed to break her pelvic bone. Was not fun for her!! _________________________________________________ "Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God." --- G.K. Chesterton | |||
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Been there done that with the scars to prove. Bone protruded out of my skin. ———————————————— The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad. If we got each other, and that's all we have. I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand. You should know I'll be there for you! | |||
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About a month ago, I met a neighbor from a couple blocks away. She was wearing a walking cast so I inquired what happened. Less than 10 seconds on her kid's skateboard is what happened. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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I briefly tried to get down the road on the one my wife has in the garage. Swiftly had it come out from under me. Caught myself, palms down & wasn't going very fast. The impact felt like it pushed my shoulders inward. Sore for a few days. We also have a ~4ft longboard on wider wheels. Much easier to cruise on. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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I can relate to this. I've gone to a skating rink twice in the past 2 years and don't remember skating ever being so mentally draining. Keeping yourself upright was so much easier when you're younger, shorter, and lighter.  | |||
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Having 3 kids <10 we've done a few skating parties. Takes me a few minutes, but I'm usually cruising ok. Never did master the boarding (skate/water/snow) Just gets crowded/busy so your speed is more crowd limited at the one by us. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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