Taken the Leap

[Daverage]

Well, today is my 38th birthday and am the proud owner of my first skateboard since I was about 14.

The 40" Apollo Bamboo Flex 1 Twin Tip Drop Through!

Seems to be good and sturdy, possibly went overboard on the flex rating - not as heavy as I thought, but looks the part. Will get a chance to ride it properly later. Got some Bones Reds to stick in the wheels later as well.

Wish me luck!

[Andrew_Culture]

Excellent! Keep us updated on your progress!

[Daverage]

Rides beautifully with stock set up, just done the school run!

Can't wait to put the new bearings in and give it a whirl

Expectedly stiff ride, but that will loosen up a bit - at 100kg I didn't want to risk flex 2 lol

[airwave]

38 ! youngster !
good effort, another skate "Geezer" joins the fold

[Daverage]

Now to get it on the track at Brooklands and see how I do with sharper corners!

[Unciano]

Like your stick, very shiny. Have fun!

[Dan_S]

Nice looking board!

[Daverage]

For 70 quid, I am very impressed! Put some Bones Reds in and put the stock bearings into my daughters £15 skateboard - stock bearings are actually pretty good ABEC 7 with rubber seal, proper cage and lubricated.

Just need to get some confidence up on it now

[daxmatt]

Nice one looks good that, yeah I've found abec 7s pretty good tbh, start small and then when your used to it learn to stop, they pick up speed quickly

[Bleary]

Looks good - have fun! ^ what he said. Even a gentle slope is going to get you up to speeds that you can't run out of so get comfortable with your footbraking/slides first (I learned the painful way )

[Alec]

Now to get it on the track at Brooklands and see how I do with sharper corners!

Just down the road from me.
I take it you mean the old kart track and not the banks although I have skated that.

[Daverage]

Now to get it on the track at Brooklands and see how I do with sharper corners!

Just down the road from me.
I take it you mean the old kart track and not the banks although I have skated that.

Hehe, indeed I do! My 9 year old daughter has been trying out the ramps - got me on her skateboard to have a go at one - only one hand touched the floor which is a win in my book. The kart track is great for for skating on!