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About Longboard Mike

I love longboarding. I own LongboardNOW.com. I DJ and Draw and Write. I want to meet you.

Smokin Mad Love (Grand Haven, Michigan Longboard Shop)

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http://www.smokinmadlove.com!!

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“Hey Longboard Mike, we own a Longboard Company based in Grand Haven, Michigan maybe you’ve heard of us, SMOKINMADLOVE! We’ve been growing for a few years working hard at a pure true hearted grassroots company and are totally stoked to bring boards into the hands of our loyal clients and friends.We have a unique design which is just smokin mad loves and not a cookie cutter board, our 6 shapes bring new love in Longboarding that we are excited to share!!! We have a shop we will be doing awesome stuff & all new & the first ever MidWest Longboard Exclusive Shop, called the SmoKiN Mad LoVE LaBOARDatory!! We are located at 5 North Seventh Street in Grand Haven, Hope you will come and visit us and get a shout out on your page, let us know what we can do to help spread the word about your site as well!!! CHEERS & PEACE!!! JON AND BLAIR BUTLER >>> SMOKIN MAD LOVE <<<<<”

First off, being the nerd that I am, I love their website. This comes off as a great company and I want to get one of their longboards personally. Grand Haven is great for longboarding and it’s companies like this that really push the envelope of this culture. LOVE IT!! LOVE LONGBOARDING!! YESSS

from the about

“sMoKiN mAd LoVe is a company dedicated to providing a quality, American-made product, all the while being mindful of and responsible to the environment. We’re also dedicated to helping foster self expression and peaceful co-existence between all humans. And oh yeah – our boards are pretty cool too. We are sMoKiN mAd LoVe!”

Longboard the Nation for Charity!

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It’s been way too long since I posted, Michigan Winter’s really getting to me! We are always ready to post user submitted content so if you have any news, stories, videos, pictures, and more you can send them to my business email, signalflowmedia at gmail dot com.

On that note, there are definitely some cool things in the world of longboarding. Let’s start off with my boy Reid’s longboard trip across the US for charity! Here’s a little info he sent me. They are raising a lot of money and they need all the donations they can get. What a great cause!

We will be longboarding from Murphy, in the mountains, to Manteo, at the coast, for a total of 700+ miles. The trip will take about 2 and a half weeks depending on our if we can keep a 50 mile a day pace. We are doing it for charity: water. Charity: water is a 100% non-profit organization raising money to drill wells and provide clean drinking water for people in Africa. $5,000 funds an entire water project that provides an entire village, of about 250 people, clean drinking water. God has laid the number $10,000 on my heart to raise so that is our goal. In doing so we can help make in difference in 500 peoples lives. To help kick off the trip we will be holding a DH race and Slide/Jam Session in Asheville. There whereabouts and details of that are not yet ironed out, but once we set firm dates for when to start the trip that will be taken care of. To donate go to http://mycharitywater.org/longboardacrossnorthcarolina and to anyone interested in the trip they can go to the group page I made: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_126420644094552&ap=1 Thanks for helping to promote this and once I get some more firm details about when the trip will start and about the slide/jam/race I will let you know. That kick off event will hopefully be big and I need it to be so I really appreciate you promoting all of this because I know that you will help to make a difference with all of this.

Ryan Rubin: The Push (Longboard Living)

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From the Longboard Living Youtube

Okay, so I thought there’s never been a rap track about longboarding and boy was I wrong. This song has a ton of rhythm and it fits the video perfect. It’s a little dark feeling, but it gets the point. Feeling. Longboard Living is a Longboard Blog / Manufacturer that I just stumbled on. Check out their boards, there is a zombie apocalypse one that is REALLY dope. Definitely worth it. Check out their website, learn up some Canada Longboarding and keep pushin yall!!!

The mastermind behind the Longboard Living Movement, Ryan Rubin, shows us the art of THE PUSH. He doesn’t slide, he doesn’t dance, he pushes day in and day out..

This is toronto push culture. Orginal soundtrack by two SSS riders The eternal Feedback feat: BLOCKA…. ghetto ass closet productions.

Video film and edited by Jonathan Nuss… JONATHANNUSS.com



I can’t wait to go to Boston..

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from original skateboards youtube

Starting at 1:13 Brian Bishop kills a manual. Back to working on my own manuals. Someday I’ll learn how to Nose Manual too!

Original team rider Brian Bishop 360 flips longboarding off the sidewalks into the air and onto the streets of Boston, Mass on his Apex 37. Go Longboard and celebrate the up-coming release of the new Apex 37 with Original.



Longboarding: Propeller.

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Video from Loaded Longboards on YouTube

I bet you want to see cool tricks on a longboard. I bet your looking for dope music to longboard to. Wanna start spinning? Doin your tiger claw? Get some bounce on your board? Hell yes you do. That’s what longboardings all about. You start off, you have fun and then you just want to start doing it more and more. Pretty soon, you’re selling your house for 10 new longboards that you cant even ride, unless you stack them together and do it like a London bus. I don’t have a Loaded Longboard but I sure as sugar (lol, trying to keep the language kid appropriate) want to get one ASAP. It’s fall over here in Michigan, which to me, means MORE longboarding. Everything looks so beautiful and I want to hit the slopes (for freeee, because its a Longboard remember! :) )

Live vicariously through his sick boarding spots, or get out there and bomb some hills and master your skate tricks.


Go to 1:24 in the video. That trick is so sick. That is all

Adam S. is back and busts out some smooth moves on the Tan Tien longboard flex 3.

Artist: J-Walk, Song: Soul Vibrations.

http://www.loadedboards.com

More info about the video here, http://www.loadedboards.com/loadednews/index.php?post/2010/09/22/New-Adam-S.-Video:-PROPELLER

“Excerpt from the more info page:

by Adam Stokowski

I recently had the opportunity to go to California and hang out with everyone at the Loaded office and some other fun people. Big thanks to Don and everyone at Loaded; it was a super awesome time. While I was there, Adam C. filmed a little video of me ridding the Tan Tien called Propeller; thanks again to Don for the name. We pretty much just skated around the Venice Beach area looking for things to mess around with and tried to avoid backpack-eating dragons who eventually caught up to us. It’s just a fun little video playing with the surroundings. Adam C. did an amazing job with the filming, lots of depth of field and some smooth camera movements. Big thanks to Adam C. for filming, editing, and letting a smelly Virginian sleep on his floor with a sweatshirt stuffed in a bag for a pillow. I got to go make sure my potatoes aren’t boiling over. Catch y’all next time.

Adam S.”

FREE HELMETS 4 Longboarders

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The Ian Tilman Foundation (http://www.theiantilmannfoundation.org) provides free helmets to longboarders IF they promise to wear them. Ian Tilman was in the military and also longboarded, but never wore a helmet. His family and friends are making a GREAT effort to get people to wear helmets when they longboard and I think that this is one of the most noble acts of kindness and caring that you can offer. Here’s a little bio about Ian from the website. I ALWAYS wear a helmet now. Do yourself and your loved ones a favor, and get this free longboarding helmet. Please.

“On the evening of May 16, 2005, Ian and several friends were skateboarding down Hercules Ave. in Clearwater, FL on a hill known locally as Cemetery Hill. As he was making his last run down the hill that evening his skateboard suddenly stopped and he was thrown headfirst onto the pavement. Ian was NOT wearing a safety helmet and as a result he suffered severe traumatic brain injuries. Ian never regained consciousness and died 10 days later on May 26, 2005. Our beloved son was 28 years old. When people hear Ian’s story many ask with shock and disbelief “he died from falling off a skateboard”? We truly believe our son’s death could have been prevented by simply choosing to wear a helmet.”

You in Dallas and like longboarding?

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Join the Stalk It Longboarding Club Dallas on Facebook and hook up with some of your brothermen! Here is the link again if you missed it! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=137221172985872

Here’s the comment left on the about page by my man Greg.

“My friend and I just started, Stalk It Longboard Club Dallas on FB.

We have a passion for longboarding in the Dallas area and started meeting on Sundays at 4:00 pm to cruise the Katy Trail. Meet at the Knox Street entrance on the North side.
Always were a helmet!

We had a blast on our inaugural longboarding run at Katy Trail last Sunday. For those of you in DFW looking to ride in a group, we look forward to seeing you at Katy Trail this Sunday at 4:00 PM. You can look at pics from last week’s ride and join the club at “Stalk It Longboard Club Dallas” on Facebook.

‘Find a good cause and Stalk It’”

Goofboarding. Practice your balance like a G

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Tryna nail that new trick down? Maybe you just suck and fall a lot? Well heres yo thang! It helps you get your balance. It’s just a flat boad and a rolliestick (or a cylinder if you want to be all super serious hah) and you can practice your cross stepping in a safe manor. It’s designed for surfers, but we’re concrete surfers around these parts, so check it out!

http://www.goofboard.com

The GoofBoard was designed for surfers, but great for all board sports. It’s all about riding rail-to-rail, a motion truer to the surfing and board riding experience. Way too much fun, but as challenging as you want to take it. Great for cross stepping, nose riding, and all longboard moves plus SUP surfers find the Goof Board quite inspiring. Short board surfers and skaterboarders will appreciate the unique challenge. We are told that kiteboarding and windsurfing enthusiasts will benefit from the footwork challenge. Excellent for leg and core strengthening while having fun in the process and increasing style. Goof Boarding is different fron the rest.


Longboarding in New Zealand. My cup of tea

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I guess in my travels I’m just gonna HAVE to go to New Zealand and tear up some of these monsters lol. I love longboarding and you should too. EVERYONE whos cool longboards so hop on the bandwagon and lets do it to it, New Zealand style!

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Longboarding Stores in Michigan

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I’ve gotten one board from modern skate and surf and I always tell my friends to go there because they are always really cool and have great boards. I’m trying to compile a list of skate shops that sell longboards in Michigan. There are TONS of them, most of them are kinda small and it’s really hard for me to find them so that why I’m starting this list. If you know of any , leave it in the comments with the Town and the Name of the store and what else they sell if you can.

The Grand Haven Longboarding Facebook Page | Grand Haven Skate Park Home Page

CR Boardworks
http://www.crboardworks.com/
“Born out of passion and desire in the shadow of the “D” CR Boardworks is not just about building boards, but finding ways to build amazing experiences and inspire unique people. Whether you commute to work, bomb a hill, carve the perfect line – We want you to feel alive and have passion in every moment of your life.”
Contact: info@crboardworks.com or on their Facebook Page

Modern Skate and Surf Frandor Shopping Center
326 Morgan Lane
Lansing, MI 48912
(517) 351-3990
Open Weekdays 11am-8pm; Sat 11am-6pm; Sun 12am-6pm
Also has a skate park and skate parks are REALLY fun to longboard at.

Modern Skate and Surf Grand Rapids
3665 28th Street Southeast
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1689
(616) 975-9190
Never been but I hear theres a skate park there too.

Moosejaw East Lansing
555 East Grand River Avenue
East Lansing, MI 48823
(517) 333-4000
They always have a good stock of longboards in the summer, highly recommend.

Ground Zero Boardshop
www.gzskatesnow.com
153 West Washington Street, Marquette
(906) 227-7678
Marquette, Michigan has some sick hills to bomb on your longboard I promise.

Last Resort Skate Shop in Gaylord, Michigan: http://www.facebook.com/pages/LAST-RESORT-SKATE-SHOP/102702551434

Downtown Skate MI

http://www.myspace.com/downtownskatemi

102 S. Union St. Traverse City, MI 49684
Phone: 231.995.down (3696)
Store Hours:
Mon-Sat: noon-six
Sun: noon-three

Longboarding in Vancouver during the Winter.. Saucy!

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From andrewchapman30 (Youtube)

plenty of mild days to get out and skate, not always dry but not always raining either. The song is Trouble by Trouble Andrew.

“Yea there’s quite a few in this video, benda’s on one, Solomon is on one, I’m on one for a fair amount, Brian is on a hellcat, theres a landy or 2 in there for sure.”

“man vancouvers got the best hills and bud and im stuck longboarding here in the dirty south :[”

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COASH Downhill Longboard Weltmeisterschaft

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from eimersuperdufte (Youtube)

“If it’s not too late, I’d check out Godspeed – godspeedlongboards(dot)ca – I own a Godspeed Shockra Series II Justice Foamcore riding on Tracker Fastracks with Bones Swiss and Seismic Speedvents. I was looking for a speedboard and heard they were the best there is. My entire setup costs around $600. It’s the first board I ever owned and I have no regrets. They also make traditional longboards and the customer service is second to none. Check ‘em out.”

“godspeed is a good board,but i’ve knocked huge chunks out of mine lol,but ive had it for years now,but my favorite is a landyacht i dont kno i just feel better on one,the evo is a bad ass”

“well i ride a couple board my favoret is a loaded dervhis with paris 180′s with khiro dubble barrel blue and white bushigs with bones swiss and orangatang durins purp the second is for slalom its a pavel gang of germany tracker rts/trx green zigzags and kihro bushing o yea bultins and the las is a board i cut down i got a street baord turned it into a a cruzing board by cuttinga v in the noise and its got paris 150′s with zigzags and bultins and there all freat boards”

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Patrick Switzer Longboarding at Maryhill

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from Raggie1 (Youtube)

Some related info from the comments:

“I’m no expert but if you want speed for downhill you want to tighten the trucks to prevent wobble right? How much is up to the rider. It’s a feel thing.”

“i think a big part about getting rid of wobbles is a lot of practice. you train the muscles in your legs ankes and feet to be more steady. i would say its 30% trucks 70% rider. practicepracticepractice!!!”

“thanks! thats so awesome!! i just ordered a rayne avenger and am going to work on ma dh. i have a dancer and i bomb that but i want some thing made for it haha. so now i got some thing to do ma jigs on and some thing to bomb the fuck outa hills!! maybe one day ill be able to come out and bomb with you guys. “fingers crossed”"