I skated for like ten years and stopped. But have been skating a lot lately.

I'm not too old at only 27.

anyways I was just wondering if any others out there still like riding a board?

PS.

Landed a new trick yesterday Half Cab Fingerflip

That's a sweet wedding gift

I'm glad there is some others that could put down the board

No gaps, handrails, or stairs for me anymore. but ill shred some transition or ledges. and hell I would be happy just skating flatground for the rest of my life.

I do gotta get a new deck today and feel like I'm 16 again.

Oh and Breaking_Dad, I ride thunders too. best trucks I have ever had.

well since I have started skating again for the last month or so I have lost close to 20 lbs

damn that is a shitty injury. My only serious injury happened when i was snowboarding and haven't rode one since.

Been surfing before and its awesome to say the least.

people do surf up here in Cleveland. i might have to try to catch a few next storm

got a new deck and got to ride the shops park for free

awesome mini with spine in the middle

so much fun. for me I was rusty for sure but had some good lines

there is this awesome spot less than 5 mins from my house that locals been building up for years.

awesome concrete ramps and banks. ledges, and rails. a kicker to kicker out of concrete and brick with a gap in the middle.

so much fun, lots of locals skating it. Cops quit coming and now its just the spot.

they just started building it towards the end of my skating days and now its pretty impressive.

Ill try it is pretty cool

man took a half day and skated a park with the best mini ramp ever(same as the one I grew up with at my local park before it got torn down)

had a friend to skate with this time that I literally skated with for years, years ago.

both of us landed lots of tricks we haven't done in years. just great motivation.

I even got some balls and got some tricks on the 6 footer

just honestly one of the best days I have had in years

I might ache some times from lots of falls but since I started skating again it has changed my whole life style for the best.

I feel great, been eating healthier, get some great exercise, and could not be happier.

just riding it around feels great. I mostly just skate flat ground.

I'm lucky that I work in a warehouse here in Cleveland, I can just skate to get around my shop.

I just could stop think of skating even when I stopped. I would still do tricks with my pen at work or my remote at home. I just could keep it in anymore and needed to skate again.

I just skate to my abilities and have fun.

also today we were those old dudes at the park... but people were amazed how good we were. especially the tricks we could do off the launch ramp.

and yes I know I'm not old but in skateyears we stick out a little

I think I might go here before work tomorrow

Its been my motivation to get back into it since they built this last year. its 10 minutes with traffic from my shop.

this was what I could only dream about as a kid. always wanted to ride a pool and a nice snake run bowl

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nothing wrong with that I do a lot of them myself.

I did lots of bonelesses and boneless 180 tails in the mini yesterday

I seen your wall of boards on here before, just plain awesome man

just like pinballs I love good deck art(even if its all gone when I'm done with them)

I'm not really that good still but I like to have fun.

got new bearings and wheels... damn so nice.

but my ankle is a little stiff today, no crazy bails or anything. I just think its from actually using muscles that haven't been used in years for the last month.

I'm just cruising today, though I wish I had a mini to ride.

also glad to see so much skate love on here and I'm still going to get some photos of the local DIY park by me

oh and renodakota

I got a 3rd floor of a warehouse that needs some ramps

man getting tempted to ride the mini by me.

some crazy skills you got.

here is the DIY park by my house.

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also after riding a mini yesterday...

I kind of want to get an old school shaped deck to ride transition with. I got big feet, size 14-15 depending on manufacture, and think I could shred a bowl or ramp with one.

who wears pads

but honestly my helmet back in the day was so smelly.(some parks made you wear them)

I never really wore pads then but have thought about it lately after some of my slams

been skating a lot of mini lately

got some frontside early grabs the other day which weren't crazy or anything but a lot of fun to throw some airs into a line. Plus I never tried to do them before so it was a new trick I guess.

and finally have my 180 disasters back.

legs are hella bruised up but I could care less, skating is just too fun. I haven't really played a lot of pinball lately

skated the new concrete park before work and the rain

damn it was taller than I expected but so much fun to just ride around.

but now I want some knee pads for bailing out

riding bowls and pools taller than me (6'4") is an amazing feeling

might have to go there before work everyday

I always wanted to go to skatopia. Seems like a crazy place, which is a good thing.

I'm pretty comfy on the minis by me 4-5 ft but this transition is a whole new level for me, which I am excited about. I was caving and riding it alright. I do like dropping in on big ramps though

I think I need to loosen my trucks to help with the carving the bowl.

I am thankful that a public park like this is in Cleveland it was the motivation I needed to start skating again and its right by my work

oh and the street section is simple but way more my style

I love those classic moves. I always like throwing in some classic tricks when I skate.

a lot of style then and now in skating

those bikes are pretty awesome

oh and I can go over spines again

I quit being a pussy finally.

just looks so awesome in that church.

I have been seriously considering building a mini at my shop.

going to skate the skateshop park after work today.
Ill try to do those FS 50-50's over the spine. since I can FS&BS 50-50 well.

had the worst shin splint the last week or so. I took it easy, it would hurt to pop or do bs 180's. but its felt good at work today and yesterday(yes I skate around at work). so ill just ride the mini and take it easy.

been think about why I like skating a lot. its not really the adrenaline that makes me like skating, its actually kind of relaxing for me. Like meditation in motion, its similar to that "in the zone" ball in pinball. Clear mind and not a care in the world is why I skate.

but I cant lie going fast is hella fun on a board.

plus being older makes it fun cause I'm not worried about impressing anyone.

since pics are cool
the skate shop is Tri-Star and honestly they are the best skate shop in the Cleveland area. Great place.

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also went to a indoor park the other day

all I can say is scooters kids suck

50-50s over the spine are a blast

finally feeling comfy on that ramp and started getting some good lines

oh and BS early grabs are so much fun

everyone does no comply tricks now. never would of thought that would be the popular thing in 2016.

I could always do no comply imposibles but I have been working on some new ones.

for video I'm not sure about that... I don't have a sony VX1000 and that's the only way to capture my sketchy awkward style

Deck after a month. They last so much longer now that I'm not doing huge drops

I don't like rob dyrdek but I love me some alien workshops. they were my favorite decks as a kid and they still are great. just awesome pop.

I'm glad AWS and habitat didn't disappear forever after DNA folded

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I need to start doing nose and tail slides again

damn that reminds me of my Dyno I had as a kid

and I'm a record guy as well

but I'm a laserdisc guy not vhs

I broke down and bought those fancy kingfoam insoles...

and they are amazing. I want them for all my shoes.

I miss chenga in North Ridgeville. I skated it a few times back in the day

I skated Chenga 2 a lot in brookpark. It also helped that I grew up in brookpark so it was a 5 minute walk from my parents house.

I actually skated there a few weeks ago. its still fun but its was like all scooters and maybe 5 skaters including myself.

lots of people hate on braille but I agree they do have some entertaining videos. you make we skate it is pretty cool

been thinking about getting larger wheel as well

I have 53's now. also would like a little softer for those crappy pavement spots.

but I did crack my deck the other day so I will need a new one soon. It was only one ply but all I can say is I hate blunts to rock.

I skate goofy naturally but I have been working on switch(regular). I want to drop in switch but I'm to scared to try at the moment. I haven't gotten nose stalls back yet. I can Ollie, bs/fs 180, bs/fs pop shovit switch but that's about it except for ramp tricks.

coolest trick I got the otherday was fastplant to tailstall with a finger flip after to another tailstall. I was proud cause I have some cool flat land tricks that I have been trying to work into mini. I think its a fastplant, its the same as a boneless but with my front hand grabbing the board

I'm still sketchy and not super consistent but I have seen a lot of improvement from the few months ive been skating again.

I'm in way better shape as well which I cant complain about.

I beat a 20 year old kid in skate twice yesterday at the skatepark.

heres a vid that popped up on youtube which features the Ghetto spot and Crooked river skatepark. also Lakewood's park as well

cool decks man

I wasn't too confident starting again but now I have most of my tricks back and am still learning new ones.

To be honest I skate way more than I play pinball now and for some reason I'm playing better pinball at league.

I got too many damn hobbies but now I sound like my wife

Glad to see the thread is still alive

and yep I'm still skating

Back to the truck talk

I ride thunders, the titanium lights. They are great until i had to replace a kingpin. what a pain in the ass

I rode indys for a long time and loved them but i would break kinpins all the time. only change one on my thunders because it was stripped

damn i need to skate soon i have been slacking

sweet boards and its awesome you cruising with the kids. have fun