The Feel of Skateboarding

[KBradtke]

Sup guys,

I am a Graphic Design major slash skateboarder and for my senior project I am building and designing longboards as memorabilia to display within your home. These boards would be custom and would because of that would be more expensive than a regular board. And because of that I am targeting these boards towards an older audience of skateboarders who has the disposable income to pay for a board like this.

So, for this post I am just asking for random users of this website to post below the feel of skateboarding. How skateboarding can bring you back to when you were younger and what it felt like to ride. To feel the wheels carving into the ground and how it felt to fly down the asphalt.

Any response will do! Thanks guys.

[bertslide]

Got any kitchens

[thebuaffalo]

Uh Oh, it looks like the shields are down, How did you get THAT word into your post without it coming up as 'I'm a spammy wanker'

O.P. Can't help you mate. Disposable income? My wife and kids take care of that.

As an afterthought, Skating doesn't bring me back to when I was a kid, I'm a 50 year old with my fair share of physical, emotional and physcological damage and a variety of quirks, foibles and hang ups. Skating makes me forget about all that because it is fun (when it's not hurting) and I enjoy it. Nothing deeper than that.

[vato kat]

As an afterthought, Skating doesn't bring me back to when I was a kid, I'm a 50 year old with my fair share of physical, emotional and physcological damage and a variety of quirks, foibles and hang ups. Skating makes me forget about all that because it is fun (when it's not hurting) and I enjoy it. Nothing deeper than that.

Word.

I'm not interested in how I felt when I was skateboarding. I'm interested in how it feels now and how it will feel in the future.

I could do with catflap fitted if you're at a loose end though.

[Lone freestyler]

Skateboarding is far too important to be flogged off as "memorabilia" - that's what passive followers of "spectator activities" are into.

We make our own memories and don't need to told what they are by the man.

[Nod]

lol lol lol lol lol LOL ^wot they all said, it's not the best intro post i have seen. I can't even remember how it felt when I was younger, just know it feels fekin ace now

[Beigebomber]

I could do with catflap fitted if you're at a loose end though.

He's not graduated yet, so still thinks he's going to be making 80k in Shoreditch within the next year.

Give the kid a couple of months, you'll get your catflap then.

[bertslide]

Give the kid a couple of months, you'll get your catflap then.

Big mac and fries??????

[LostnotFound]

Five parts blind terror at any speed over walking pace plus four parts hopeless dissapare at how hard it is, and the chances of ever being competent being non existent, to one part denial that it might turn out ok in the end.

In essence I'd hang a crusty cum sock over the end of a skateboard truck and you'll have nailed it.

[KBradtke]

Thanks everyone for zero help! I was just asking for some essence of what it feels like for you to skateboard, now or in the past. But thanks for everything else that doesn't have to do with the question!

[Ben-G]

^^^ ^^^

[GoR64]

Lol @ attitude.

If a board isn't designed to be functional, then there's no need to construct it as such. Economies of scale dictate that real skateboards are actually fairly cheap to buy, and since they promote the industry and it's riders, they are generally preferable to memorabilia.

However, in the interests of answering a vaguely leading question...

Riding a skateboard doesn't change how I feel. The time spent just helps me organise my mind, and the memories created while doing so make the learning and execution experience even more worthwhile.

[Ben-G]

^^^ ^^^

Bollocks I am being unfriendly again One day I will get the Hammer Blow!

[thebuaffalo]

^^^ ^^^

Bollocks I am being unfriendly again One day I will get the Hammer Blow!

I thought it was a fair comment. It's no good the o.p. getting all self righteous, he was on here trying to flog stuff, plain and simple.

[marki3boy]

You're targeting the wrong market, most long boards are bought by younger people who aren't "into" skateboarding as such, by that I mean that they don't ride street or transition, the longboard is a bit of fun and a bit of a pose too. No offense to longboarders on here, but that's the case where I live.
It's all good though, all skateboarding is good.

[shy ted]

who the fuck would want something to hang on a wall that's dearer than a normal deck , the man's a fool . starting your post " sup guys " not a good way to start !

[oddnumber]

Fucking hell - all he did was ask a question! Poor bugger.

This place definately isn't as friendly as it once was, that's for sure.

[Ben-G]

This is old news being dredged up again. And he didn't get that much abuse until he threw his toys out of the pram!

[flash]

Disposable income my ring piece, he opened the wrong door