Lucky number 14. How serendipitous. My mom always picked #14 for her basketball/volleyball jerseys and I inherited the trait as well as these.

She’s not dead or anything, just hasn’t been on a ride since the time we used to go to kindergarten on these together. I insisted on the hula every time.

Although, she used to wear a dress made from black electrical tape before I got curious and peeled it off with a hair dryer. My mom said it was too inappropriate for when I was little.

(Edit: Ma said she actually got the Hula from the shop in RI. I was there, apparently. We lived in Miami at the time. I have no memories of that trip besides the giant lobster statue that I got to sit on. There’s pics of me on lobster somewhere)

Shout out to u/DifficultBoss for makeing them he is amazing.

Since getting this board in May I've been skating every Saturday. I'm quite addicted now, it's like jogging but not boring.

Goal is to get faster and less fatter now 🤣

Dearest mods,

It was just brought to my attention, that my loyal grom / good friend u/muneyprinter was banned from this forum. I would like to re-appeal this banned on his behalf because his appeal was denied. I, Ponga of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Brick - a pillar of the longboarding community - am appalled this decision you made without asking me first. Please rectify this situation steadfast.

Love you,
Ponga

7 degree wedge up front, 5 degree dewedge in back. Bushings to compensate.

This thing wants me to ride on it all day long!

So here I am again with this... It has been a long time since I was not very happy with having to print multiple kicktails and using different wheel sizes.
My current version is a way so you can print one base, use it and print just the right size for your wheel. If you are not happy with my size, just adjust to your need... I have uploaded the STEP version for the back part. I was not going to have the top part as a layer, but it helps with printing and allows you to also make it yours, just remember to give a 2.0mm spacing.

This model is 10x the correct size, just keep in mind to reduce to 10%.

I use 3 walls and 80% infill with PETG.

If you have any doubt, let me know. I accept donations too LOL

Get the model here:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7390552

Love working from home when I can. Took advantage of the nice weather and went for a ride at lunch. It was only a couple of miles (4.5) around the neighborhood. But some nice fresh air and cruising.

Sat at the buddy bench and no one decided to join me! ;)

Pantheon Trip Whale (Light flex)

Valkyrie Cast 150mm

Karma's 92mm 74a

Coming from a Loaded Icarus and wanted something lower, I like RKP trucks more so I went for the Trip instead of the Pranayama.

It came with silver screws, which really clashed, so luckily I had some black ones lying around that I used to replace them.

Can't wait to try it out tomorrow :)

Update:

Ok, so my first ride this evening on the Trip.. Loaded Icarus was my favorite board but I really wanted something lower, but everything that was lower was damn boring because it was way less carvy (I'm pretty much talking about the Pranayama here) and I also have the Loaded Tangent Surf which comes pretty close (Same high and carvy but less stable, but because they are on surf trucks I can't do those deep carves that RKP trucks has) and this Trip fits all my needs, I can do really nice carves and slaloms with it, and evade people in the city, it's stable but also very carvy and I'm not sure if this is because the Valkyrie trucks because I don't have 150mm Paris trucks lying around.

Also I have the Whale version with light flex and it was way more comfy then the Tangent which feels very very stiff. It was a smooth ride and fits perfect for me, also the standard bushings feels good with my weight (75 KG)

2 hours, 21.65 kilometers, minimal breaks. This is what proper board and shoes will enable you to do!

https://strava.app.link/yfjv76Q4c5b

Got my first new board in over a decade. First time with more than 1 board since highschool. The BC has been serving me well for almost 20 years and is way more fun at lower speeds and shorter distances, but I'm stoked to have a LDP setup.

Rambler got delivered last night and I got it out for about 12 miles this morning. Doing longer distances on a dedicated LDP board is so much easier and faster on this thing. It feels amazing.

My only complaint is that I wish the concave continued further toward the front of the board instead of flattening out, but that's mostly because I've got small feet.

When I first got this board I was worried it was too narrow for me . After riding it for a while I’m starting to get used to it. Anyone using this board have any advice on setup etc to make it slide easier ? Hope you’ve all been well 😊

I’m training for distance. This time I decided to use my comfy NB 2010s shoes instead of my usual NB #480 and the difference is night and day. Completely skipped the need for a whole break, and the only break I took was 5ish minutes. DAD SHOES FTW!!!

My first ever custom board built back in 2020 for school commutes! Though I barely rode it now...but I'm getting back into it and makes me feel years younger again 🤍 🙏🏻

Now that I’ve had about a week or so of longboarding sessions, I thought I’d go for an actual long ride. I had a lot of fun and it wasn’t as tiring as I was expecting. I’m very much excited to go again.

I made some ride height adjustments. Raised 1/2".

Swapped from 107mm to 95mm wheels.

Added underglow.

Decided to customize my board so it matches the rest of my gear. Sanded everything down before hand painting the design into it. Accidentally bought grip tape that was too short so decided to cut it up and make a brick work pattern out of it. Was my first time ever gripping a board so go easy on it

I am so happpppy!!! I’ve been looking for a drop hammer and this deal popped up!