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Longboard Skating
Description: Longboard skateboarding is exactly what the name suggests. The boards are considerably longer, which changes the ... more  Longboard Skating ... feeling of the ride and makes it closer to surfing, while it is ideal for cruising effortlessly around. Newest Review: ... made of rubber of course) On the other hand if you are skating on ramps, where the surfaces are extremely smooth, it would ... more ... be better to use harder wheels, since they would be far faster. Again the secret here is to find the combination of size and hardness the best suits your style of skating. I have been riding on two pairs of 65mm 76A wheels and I think that they are perfect for the streets and pedestrian roads of Canterbury, which consist of rough or semi rough tarmac or cement streets, with the occasional joy of a new laid smooth like hell part new black tarmac. There is a wide range of different wheels on the market, from ...more |
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Longboard Skating: Intro to Longboard Skateboarding Part II.5,a (644 words)
by Nassos - written on 24.04.01 (Very useful, 1280 readings)
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You will find the first part, and a more general approach to longboarding under the Skateboarding>general category of this site... This one though is totally dedicated to longboarders. As we have said longboarding utilises bigger wheels than normal skateboarding. The wheels come in different sizes and degrees of softness. From the smallest ones (60mm) to the biggest (82mm), each wheel provides a diferent ride. Generally the bigger the wheel the more the speed and the acceleration of the board. As far as the softness and the hardness of the wheels is concerned that has to do with the grip on the road and with the type of surface that you are skating ...
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