Skateboarding is awesome.

[Colin Ex]

I'm cooped up in a dorm today until tonight, so I decided to break out my old freestyle (small) skateboard and fuck around. This is on the heels of a pretty fun session earlier.

Within about five minutes I landed a double kickflip. I feel fucking great about it. :-)

[Sandpiper]

1. Ever seen Dogtown and Z Boys?

Mandatory viewing for any skateboarding enthusiast.

[Colin Ex]

2. Hells yeah.

I saw that film after I skated a pool for the first time and was absolutely blown away. It was incredible, the shit those kids were pulling off without ergonomically designed boards.

-C

[mouse7]

3. Explain to this old fart why anyone wants to skateboard on railings

I always thought the point of wheeled travel was to go fast AROUND obstacles, not go fast INTO obstacles.

[Colin Ex]

4. Do you ski at all?

Think of it like skiing down a big hill -- it's an obstacle to conquer.

You know when you're watching the Winter Olympics and some guys go blazing down a hill? And you think "Wow, that was amazing"? Rails are kind of like that, I guess.

-C

[bedtimeforbonzo]

5. Rodney Mullen

#1

[proud patriot]

6. Right On

:headbang:

[gyopsy]

7. Breaking bones

and scraping knees is all skateboarding ever did for me. My friend Dan skateboards all over the place though. I hate to admit I'm more than a little jealous.

[Colin Ex]

8. I've never broken any bones.

Tons of scrapes and scars, though. I show them off to girls. :-)

-C

[madrchsod]

9. started started skateboarding back in the early 60`s

then 20yrs later got on my sons wide board,dam near killed myself. somethings are best left to the young....

[name not needed]

10. paintball is awesomer