Longboarders!!!

[madmax34]

i have a Sector 9 Luke Nosewalker, its 57" and has 10" Gullwing Mission 1 trucks, and 61mm/78a Nineball Wheels, with Abec 5 Greaseball bearings and i dont know exactly which bushings, but they are doing good so far.

now for the picss.

i ride with a group of 6 friends, and we meet up once a week and skate ALL day, to feel the inner beauty, and dont come home till the wee hours of the morning, then we all go to one of our houses and pig out and chill and talk about the day, we all have sector 9s, and love them to pieces.
Longboarding is just such an amazing feeling, that feeling of freedom, of just going somewhere with your homies, dont where your going, but aslong as your going, and its something nothing i have ever felt compares to.

I longboarding.

[madaboutvws]

u think you tookenough pictures ? shi,t...

hm , thats quite a lenghthy one , looks like a blast

[337GTiAndrew]

i have a luke nose walker too, mine is set up with independent 215 trucks, bones bushing, abec 11 flashback 70mm 78a wheels, rush ceramic bearings. sucha fun board to ride, gets almost as many looks as my 23x6 mini

[madmax34]

yeah dude, my board makes so much conversation wherever i go, i love it, i like it better than my friends BombHillsH2 and boards like that.
and it also seems like you have a nice setup there, mines completly stock, lol.

[MC-GTi06]

Sector 9 secrets bamboo
My first board, ever. I love it, so much fun!
The only bad thing is I skated around 2 miles, and I noticed a bad pain coming from my ankle, I knew what it was achilles tendon, and I was right, had to do an MRI, turned out to be a pretty serious tear and had to wear a boot that went all the way to my knee for 6+ weeks, Sucked, but oh well. I'm back to riding it, but being extra careful, can only go up and down my driveway for now.

[veetard]

I may regret asking this, but what do you guys think of fiberglass decks like those offered by soulboards? I got mine as a commuter two years ago and have put tons of miles on it. I went with fiber instead of wood for the weight savings and the fact that I knew I would be riding it in the rain. The don't seem to be the popular choice though....

[Pnut]

Stay far away from Soulboards.

[veetard]

why's that? Service or product?

[madaboutvws]

http://www.thelongboardstore.com

http://www.gravityboard.com

http://www.bustinboards.com

great service/product/great selection..

especially gravity, i love those guys

[Pnut]

Quote, originally posted by veetard »

why's that? Service or product?

bad quality. I dont know about their service. I mean any company that sells Factor 9 (sector 9 ripoff lulz) is wack.

madaboutvws got it right! Support people who skate.

[veetard]

That was my first and i'm lookin' for a replacement that is much stiffer and far better for bombin' the hills. Thanks for the links

[Rien]

Quote, originally posted by MC-GTi06 »

Sector 9 secrets bamboo

looking at getting one of these. Is it a good board? I snowboard, wakeboard, and skateboarded(back in '90-92) would this be a good beginer board?

[PhatazzMkIVJetta]

Hey guys I have a few gravity boards in stock @ http://www.BZBOARDSPORTZ.com

Vw vortex members can get 10% off, just type in VWVORTEX10 during the checkout!

Lemme know if you have any questions....we will take care of ya

[MC-GTi06]

Quote, originally posted by Rien »

looking at getting one of these. Is it a good board? I snowboard, wakeboard, and skateboarded(back in '90-92) would this be a good beginer board?

Not sure, I'm a beginner Myself, I love it, tons of fun, but don't know if it is the best/worst because Its the first longboard I've ever riden

[LostBoyScout]

Sector 9 stuff is not bad.. it's the Ikea of longboarding, but the quality is generally fine. Once you get into it more, you'll learn how many options there are for your second board

A great online shop is http://www.milehighskates.com

[turbomonkeyexpress]

I roll on a Comet 48" Pintail, Randall 150's, and some beat up Kryptonics Classic K's. Sliding really wears down your wheels!

[Trevahhhh]

here are a few shots my dad and brah have got of me . the gullwings trucks on my board are super fun and work great in a bowl . I cant remember the model name but they are essentially 2 sets of trucks stacked ontop of eachother . the board sits abot a inch and a half higher than normal trucks which is weird at first.

starting em out young ... 11 months

[vw_bmx]

^^^ some great pics,

iv got a sector nine my girl bought me for my birthday and love it, dont know the name being its in my trunk and im not goin out there to check.

its got carbon fiber and fiberglass in it , wanted to see what you guys think of this type of board

also, does anyone have any suggestions for someone wanting to learn to slide? im going to be making gloves soon.

-vinny


Modified by vw_bmx at 2:20 PM 9-2-2007

[Blitzkrieg59]

I've got a real jones for a longboard because of this thread. Never skated before but surfed a bit in Hawaii in vacation and fell in love. Too bad I live in Iowa. I've got decent balance already from years of crappy snowboard riding starting when I was 10. I'm looking for a good starter board for carving and cruising, hoping to recreate that surf feel. I've heard kracked skulls boards are amazing, but I am open to suggestions if any of you have em. Hoping to keep the price below $150 or so for a complete.

[madaboutvws]

gravity 47" hyper carve blitz.. ive got it ..totally digg it.. cant stop riding.. i ride everyday for at least two hours...

http://www.gravityboard.com

[TheeGusBus]

finnally got pics of my board
sector 9 deck with rII trucks(stock bushings) and sector 9 65mm 78a wheels

i want to use my board for cruising and doing tight turns with moderate speeds, i'm gonna flip my hanger back to normal and what else should i do? bushings, deck, etc?

and how tight should i put the truck's king pin?

[BigWaveDave]

Here is my rig...Riding an Arbor Pin Tail, Randal 180s, Bones Swiss, and Gumballs

Not too many hills where I am, so I have not ridden that much...

Yes, I do have gear, but these were taken in front of my house doing a couple of passes



Modified by BigWaveDave at 8:30 PM 9-9-2007

[bklnstunt718]

just picked this up today, and im loving it!!!! rolling shots soon to come

[veector]

Had a pretty big longboard meet this weekend. We all dress up in dress shirts and ties and bomb through downtown Toronto, around cars, through traffic. Go from uptown to downtown, it was awesome. This is my 4th year doing this. The turnout this year was just amazing... On to the pics

Edit: for some reason the water marks say 2006

Modified by veector at 8:27 AM 9-10-2007


Modified by veector at 8:30 AM 9-10-2007

[Pnut]

I have a couple friends that go to that, looks epic!

[TheeGusBus]

that is awesome, wish we had something like that here

[vw_bmx]

thats nuts wish i lived round that area

-vinny

[quiksilver6]

landyachtz DH, Bears, 3dm 75mm avilas, FKD 7 golds

[s-rocc]

I have a dregs molly. Seems to be not a lot of love for dregs or biker in general from some people, but I like the board, it has a cool oldschool kind of shape. Not a huge fan of the invader trucks, but they work for now.

Anybody else seem to get cut off by cars a lot? I prefer to go out and skate in the middle of the night when there are only a few or no cars on the streets. So much more fun that way.

[DUBmanDAN]

Anyone out there have a new Never Summer longboard? They are kind of pricey but I hear they have a three year warranty which is pretty much unheard of.

[EastCoastSponger]

I just picked up a Sector9 longboard last weekend and I LOVE IT!!! I haven't been on a skateboard in 13yrs and I cant stay off this thing. The wife digs it too so she'll be getting one next spring

The board

And me enjoying it!!

[vw_bmx]

Quote, originally posted by s-rocc »

I have a dregs molly. Seems to be not a lot of love for dregs or biker in general from some people, but I like the board, it has a cool oldschool kind of shape. Not a huge fan of the invader trucks, but they work for now. Anybody else seem to get cut off by cars a lot? I prefer to go out and skate in the middle of the night when there are only a few or no cars on the streets. So much more fun that way.

im the exact way dude.

i usually try to go out 4 or5 times a week at like 11 my buddies usually go at like 5 in the afternoon

-vinny

[danny_16v]

i had this sector 9 which had a really beautiful design in the bottom... but to me wasn't a GREAT board. It was good, but not great. So I sold it and I'm getting a Loaded

Modified by danny_16v at 1:59 PM 9-24-2007

[twerked]

i needs new bearings. i got sand in em from this summer...oh well. anyone in pittsburgh, specifically oakland/squirrel hill area? i wanna bomb schenley park

[SLC punk]

dts deck with some 9" indys and powell-perralta mini cubics.
lib tech deck that needs a new truck/wheel set up.