Longboarding with Elliot Perkins from New Media Workspace on Vimeo.
Mini Skateboards by Koastal Longbaords from Derek Horn on Vimeo.
Skating the Grid Pt1 from Jack Toohey on Vimeo.
When It’s Winter Outside, Watch Some Videos
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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Longboard Shop: Get Longboard and Skate Boarding Trucks
Trucks can be the breaker for some longboarders.The different turning angles, spring loaded or not, the type of bearings you use and the wheel combination all make a large difference in how it rides. Whether it’s for bombing hills or street cruising, knowing the trucks that work best for your riding style and longboarding flair. Longboarding.
http://store.originalskateboards.com/s8-200mm-longboard-trucks.aspx
Original S8 (200mm) Longboard Trucks:
“We have developed three longboard truck sizes, each to hit a specific rider / riding type. Similarly we have also developed three different tension springs to expand our riding possibilities. Each truck size and spring tension has a completely different feel.
We recommend that heavier riders (160 Lbs and over) as well as riders who have a lot of longboarding experience on traditional longboard trucks (randal, paris etc) go for the wider sizes of Originals (S8 200mm or S10 250mm) and for the heavier tension spring options.
Lighter riders (less than 160Lbs), beginners (who will enjoy the ease of turning) and riders who surf, and want a more surfy ride, may want to lean towards the mid or small sized hangers and the lighter tension springs.”
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Randal 180 LONGBOARD TRUCKS Package 76mm Wheels Abec 7
These are super bad ass looking trucks. They have yellow and black spirals and that is always something to go for ha. They are long, so they look like they are great for bombing hills or street cruising, just use a wrench to adjust the tilt to whatever you are doing
Longboard Around the World: Chicago
I longboarded in Chicago over the summer and it was really cool. My friend had a skateboard and nobody else had anything but it was still fun. Since I have two boards now I hope to go back in the next little while and skate around the city. While I love my country hill bombing, you just feel really free and empowered tearing up a big city and flying past people. Say, is it illegal to board in city limits in Chicago? Word on the street is that it is, ohhh well 
Documentary about the Longboarding Community at North Park University in Chicago, IL. Created by Erik Olesund for Video Production I.
We Ride from Erik Olesund on Vimeo.
original skateboards junior team riders eric ockerlund, austin czarnecki, and john bach head into downtown chicago to film for an afternoon
Sunday in the City from Eric Ockerlund on Vimeo.
Taking a Longboard as Primary Travel Means
I plan on traveling a lot.
I can’t wait to see these places and their counterparts. Live now yo
Longboarding: Let’s Go Already!
This got directed this way from Andrei and Adam Colton and I love it.
I love longboarding videos. The music. The mood. The visuals. There is always extremely perfect fitting music to go with stunning visuals. Whether its beautiful mountains or hard hitting tricks in a downtown area it never seizes to amaze me how great this little community is. We love what we do, and we do what we love yknow and what better a life lesson that that. This video has good sound effect timing too.
“Kyle Chin skates from top to bottom down a beautiful hill in Outerspace. Wanted to capture a bit of freeriding, DH, slow motion and scenery. Shot with a Canon 7D, LENS Sigma 10-20mm f3.5 and Sigma 70mm f2.8. This video captures the beauty of riding. “
I picked the winner okay? Now leave me alone
It was tough.
Perhaps you might consider it a battle of the senses.
Meh, it was a close call on everyone’s part!
Ian Dutch! Congrats man. This photo is stellar. The color. The distortion of your friends in the background. The up close and personal longboard at a guerilla skate park. I love it. I could easily see this picture featured as a TV spot or something.
Okay, for the runner up I’m going to have to give it to Cody Lenz. The kid is having so much fun. He’s not going the typical longboarding route. I like the colors and the focus. Longboarding IS fun and its demonstrated right here.
I’ll add more of the photos I got throughout the week. Just thought I’d get these two out of the way. I’ll be in contact with both of you soon. Keep up the good work fellas.
Contest Winner
Okay okay so I haven’t picked yet. It’s really hard though! Between friends having a blast, sick moves, and great photography I have to choose on a wide set of variables! Excuses, I know but I really am and have been having a tough time as I’ve been receiving all these emails. I really appreciate your support and I’ll continue doing this (the website and longboarding thing, not taking too long to decide contest winners! ) and keep the hobby and lifestyle growing yknow.
The next hardest part is delegating prizes based on who I decide. I would love everyone to have a LongboardNOW.com shirt but damnit I don’t have the money to ship it yknow ha but hey you gotta start somewhere. I’m amassing all my gifts to send but on top of them, what do you, the readers/viewers and photographers want? I know we all want to follow our passions and hell I’m working on that right now but let me get inside your heads and maybe we can inspire yknow?
Comments while I decide a winner?