Longboarding
- LDP - long distance pushing/pumping
Thanks for setting up longboarding on Lemmy! I thought it would be nice to make a thread about LDP (long distance pushing/pumping) and I thought I’d post a few links for anyone interested in the idea of travelling long distances on their board.
Please feel free to add more links in the replies, it’s quite a niche type of skating so there’s not loads of content out there, but once you start looking there’s some good stuff!
Some explanation videos:
- What is distance skateboarding: https://youtu.be/J2pS7j0s1R8
- This is LDP | Distance Skateboarding in Europe: https://youtu.be/MtrPCav5KYg
From the Skate IDSA, the Skate International Distance and Supercross Association:
- Website: https://theidsa.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theIDSA
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/theidsa
- Strava group: https://strava.app.link/sruRmnqC2Bb
- Push, ultraskate (24hr race) documentary: https://youtu.be/Pm1_DTNMKqo
Other groups:
- Distance skating worldwide Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/429473203919081/
- Long distance skateboarding Strava group: https://strava.app.link/mpTWgltC2Bb
Skaters:
- Paul Kent: https://skaterpaul.com/
- Blue Ridge Project: https://linktr.ee/blueridgeproject?fbclid=PAAaZzwlj8bhg_jd3lFP5OOBAg61hLAzBO7zb7fqARaEW_QYXGbmtM0MBu5Eg
Podcasts:
- Skating in circles (a very new podcast): https://youtube.com/@skating.in.circles?feature=share8
- LDP cast (no new episodes but the ones that exist are good!): https://instagram.com/ldpcast?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Companies (just a few):
- https://www.gbomblongboards.com/
- https://pantheonboards.com/
- https://loadedboards.com/
- https://www.orangatangwheels.com/collections/ldp
- https://boawheels.com/
- https://seismicskate.com/
- https://www.dtskate.com/
- http://www.bennetttruks.com/
- My possum board is my favorite cruiser I own
I know this isn't much, but I just discovered this community and wanted to post a thing
- Here's another board I made not long ago.
This one is 31x9 in. Pressed with 7 layers maple, and biaxial fiberglass on the bottom. I paired it with indy stage 11's and orangatang kegels. A couple days ago I replaced the bushing with riptide fat cone, street cone combos.
- New deck build
Still trying to learn lemmy. Here's a new deck I finished yesterday. It's 36x9in, vlam ash core with maple stringers, sandwiched between 2 layers of triaxial fiberglass, and 1/16 maple veneer. Hand dyed tobacco burst, and clear coated in epoxy resin.
- Well it happened. I fell. Coming down a hill in a bike lane.
I thought I could make a 90° left turn, took it too wide and clipped my wheel on the curb. I ate it hard. Face and shoulder hit asphalt. Wrecked a 25 year old Hawaiian shirt. Also wrecked my arms. Pretty sure nothing broke, but my tendons are sore as hell. I can't lift my arms. Thus endeth my downhill ambitions. Cruising only from now on. I'm 45 and I can't take a fall like that.
- How do you find your routes ?
Helloww, I started longboarding a few month ago and i love it!!! In my country we don't have a lot of hills but i would like to start going down little hills how do you find these spots ? Not just hills but other pretty routes ? Currently i just drive without a plan :)
- Welcome to the longboarding community!
Welcome everyone!
I created this place for people who really enjoy their boards!
Post videos of your favorite longboarding paths, share pictures of your boards, or ask questions about gear.
Skteboarders and e-boarders are of course also welcome here!
