<p>I just ordered mine two days ago and I'll prolly get em next week..</p>
<p>I used to skate so I don't think falling down won't be a matter</p>
<p>Prolly use it for transportation</p>
<p>Anyone else gonna get a longboard instead of bikes?</p>
<p>because longboards are COOLER!!!</p>
<p>teach me! (char)</p>
<p>ahh for a second I thought you were talking about surfboards (longboards vs. shortboards)...which neither will help you in getting around CAMPUS haha</p>
<p>Just to let you know, it's really hilly there and I think it's somewhat difficult to bike or skateboard.</p>
<p>i can't bike or skate board so i will have to be carried around campus</p>
<p>I'm sure someone will like to carry you :D</p>
<p>Hopefully, I'll able to get aroudn with a longboard though, poeple seemed to be ignoring the no skateboarding/biking signs in various parts of school</p>
<p>longboards are awesome on hills. i have 2. One arbor pintail and one insect GS. im probably gonna bring my GS cuz the pintail is way to heavy and big to lug around</p>
<p>eucicycle it seems like you're really into longskating.. I've ridden an insect GS of a guy I know one day on a garage sesh.. super fun board.</p>
<p>I myself just have a S9 bamboo 37" - I'm more into sliding and such.. pendys, standups, you know (I ALMOST have the one-hand 360 down)</p>
<p>It is pretty hilly, but if you have the skill, there are some super-fun hills both on campus and around la jolla. Skateboards > Bikes because you don't need to lock em up.</p>
<p>Skateboards > Bikes because you don't need to lock em up.</p>
<p>I second that!</p>
<p>I'm waiting for my gravity 47'' hyper carve... hoping to have fun during summer and bring it to UCSD. I used to skate so I hope there isn't much difference from shortboard.</p>
<p>I am actaully considering bringing a scooter</p>
<p>Oh, I saw one person riding a scooter among the masses</p>
<p>great, now there will be 2</p>
<p>senson, how u gona lug around 47 inch board to class? that's pretty damn big.</p>
<p>I'll try to carry it arround and if it's too bulky,, i guess I'll just get a smaller deck.. -_-;</p>
<p>when i visited the campus i saw several longboards</p>
<p>they all seemed like nerds who wanted to be cool.</p>
<p>but yeah, im going to bring mine
i hear lajolla has some great spots</p>
<p>my town has a gigantic residential hill</p>
<p>i'm sure i can find many spots to practice carving</p>
<p>ckpcw, did you make your own gloves for sliding?</p>
<p>Yep.. I've had a couple different revisions too.
All are based off Ace Hardware leather work gloves..</p>
<p>Rev.1: Blowtorch Method. Jigsawed out pieces of cutting board (polyethylene), heated the back with a propane torch, and stuck em on there. Wore out pretty quick.</p>
<p>Rev.2: Used industrial strength Velcro (VERY strong) to make the pucks replaceable. Still used cutting boards. Pucks again wore out quickly.</p>
<p>Rev.3: Used same gloves and velcro concept as Rev2, but used Polycarbonate for the pucks. The stuff slides great and is SUPER durable. I mean this stuff is seriously tough.</p>
<p>You into sliding?</p>
<p>oh, i made my gloves with the first method. i dont really like sliding cuz it screws up my wheels. How hard are your wheels? my wheels are pretty soft 78a. I've got a set of gumballs that are 80a i think, but they raise my board up too high.</p>
<p>i think im gonna stick with soft wheels when i go to sd, so i wont feel as many bumps when i ride.</p>
<p>I'm riding Abec11 NoSkoolz 88a and I really love em.. Soft enough that your feet don't go numb, grippy enough for some medium carves, durable enough for some nice slides.</p>
<p>Back when my buddy and I learned to slide, we each wore 2 sets of stock 78a's down to their cores in a matter of 3-ish weeks :D</p>
<p>I semi-want to get another board with some soft wheels and maybe some Randall trucks for carving.. mine sometimes slips out on garage runs and aggressive carves.</p>