Absolutely can tell the difference in them and love how they turn on transition. Been wanting to get comfortable on that bench for a while-hopefully before spring I get some stuff on it. Heat wave coming soon again, above 30 this weekend 😂. Think I’m free Saturday early and Sunday all day, but I think the low Sunday is single digits 😂.
Your first make on that nose stall was awesome, dude! I need to get to using my funbox for grinds and slides. I've used my parking blocks more, but they're less forgiving on grinds, lol
Thanks!!! I've had my eye on that bench/ledge for some time and tried it a long while ago, so I figured I'd start to revisit it. I think just chipping away with a noseslide and maybe a 50-50 will help me on the quest to develop a higher jump or better knee tuck. I recently tried to slappy a curb, and it kicked my ass-it was the first one I've done since I was a teen. Wish I could steal a nice long curb to practice just slappys. The box comes in super handy for grinds and slides.
Nice job on the noseslides dude. Your transition skating is damn good, loved your fakie pop rocks they were perfect! Keep shredding man, hope the knees alright. 👍🤘🛹
Thank you!!! Hoping to get some transition skating "tips" vids out in 2025 to spread the love. Been figuring out little things to make ramp skating fun. Knee is doing good now, found a better brace to keep the joints happy. Now just gotta work on getting stamina up for longer sessions 😂
Thanks! It’s super high to me. I think I got one solid stall where, when I watched myself in slow motion, I actually put all my weight on the ledge with my hips centered. Love having footage to make corrections for next time. Hopefully, you’re getting some snow skate or skate sessions in! Also, I’ve watched the video you did on building your box like 10 times already and I'm planning to build one in the 8-10' range for the basement. Anything you wish you’d done differently or would change now? Other than giving the angle iron that roundish edge.
@ I’m really happy with the construction itself. After all the skating I’ve done on it, it’s still really sturdy. The angle iron needs some care at the beginning to get it smooth and slippery, but it’s worth it. That’s great that you’ll be able to go 8 or more feet long. That’s great sounds super fun.
Thanks!! Love the height of yours and the video you made shows to be fairly easy to make. Also love the insane amount of tricks you're doing on it. Thanks for the input!
Specifically for the iron… I used a grinder with a flap disk to get the metal smooth and shiny. Then I hit it with a scour pad by hand to sort of hand polish it. Best of luck. 👊👍
Your the man!! Not sure how you can skate so well in that weather 29 degrees thats crazy its only 59 here and I was debating not going out, but now that I see you I have zero excuses LOL !
Thanks, Wes!!! Better get out there if you’re in the 50s-that’s super warm 😂. Skating in anything under 40 is not pleasant. Feels like you spend most of the time just trying to get your joints warm. On the plus side, though, all those layers add padding for the falls 😂. Hope you’re getting out there!!! If I don’t catch you before the holidays, hope you and your loved ones have a great one!!!
@@OldBrokenSkater Compared to your location it's a heatwave lol! I am hoping to get out tomorrow today was still to wet, all my spots were washed out, thats okay tomorrow for sure stopped raining an hour ago and isn't supposed to rain until next week, so I will have more opps to skate!
Doesn't take much to know if you like slappy's or not. I got some harder duro slappy bushings can't wait to try those. Looks like you'll have that noseslide in no time.🤙🏼
😂 I know! Within the first 10 minutes, I knew these are my new go-to's. That bowl is tight on the higher side, and I've struggled to get a nice flowy turn without picking my front up a bit to turn. I've loosened the Thunders to the point of wheel bite and just couldn’t get the flow. The slappy’s turn radius, though, let me get higher on the wall than I have before on the frontside-consistently too. I was super stoked to get a nice highline without feeling sketched out. Hopefully, it’ll lead to getting on the coping. Thanks, btw! I’ll be chipping away at that noseslide as the weather allows.
Fabulous sesh and vid! Loving the nose slides,they looked great 👊🏻 I’m considering getting Slappy trucks on my next set up, I ride Independents mainly as I couldn’t afford them as a kid 🤪
Appreciate it, Simon! We're making some progress!! I had Indys when I started back up again, and they just weren't quite the same as I remembered them as a kid. Thunders have treated me very well, but I just could never pump the high wall in the bowl, even with super loose trucks. The Slappys made it happen-guess they’re known for being turny or having more turn radius. I definitely love them from the bits I can tell so far. Still yet to try and kickflip with them 😂
Nice job! You got your nose locked-in! You’ll be sliding them in no time. Slappy trucks rule!
Thanks, bro!!! Wouldn't have gotten them if you didn't suggest them-thank you very, very much!!!
Glad you dig the slappys so far!!! That bench is ridiculously high nice grinds man. Gotta catch a sesh down there soon!!!
Absolutely can tell the difference in them and love how they turn on transition. Been wanting to get comfortable on that bench for a while-hopefully before spring I get some stuff on it. Heat wave coming soon again, above 30 this weekend 😂. Think I’m free Saturday early and Sunday all day, but I think the low Sunday is single digits 😂.
Your first make on that nose stall was awesome, dude! I need to get to using my funbox for grinds and slides. I've used my parking blocks more, but they're less forgiving on grinds, lol
Thanks!!! I've had my eye on that bench/ledge for some time and tried it a long while ago, so I figured I'd start to revisit it. I think just chipping away with a noseslide and maybe a 50-50 will help me on the quest to develop a higher jump or better knee tuck. I recently tried to slappy a curb, and it kicked my ass-it was the first one I've done since I was a teen. Wish I could steal a nice long curb to practice just slappys. The box comes in super handy for grinds and slides.
Nice job on the noseslides dude. Your transition skating is damn good, loved your fakie pop rocks they were perfect! Keep shredding man, hope the knees alright. 👍🤘🛹
Thank you!!! Hoping to get some transition skating "tips" vids out in 2025 to spread the love. Been figuring out little things to make ramp skating fun. Knee is doing good now, found a better brace to keep the joints happy. Now just gotta work on getting stamina up for longer sessions 😂
Thanks for showing the process on the nose stall on the ledge. It would take me forever just to get one stall on that. It’s pretty high. 👊
Thanks! It’s super high to me. I think I got one solid stall where, when I watched myself in slow motion, I actually put all my weight on the ledge with my hips centered. Love having footage to make corrections for next time. Hopefully, you’re getting some snow skate or skate sessions in! Also, I’ve watched the video you did on building your box like 10 times already and I'm planning to build one in the 8-10' range for the basement. Anything you wish you’d done differently or would change now? Other than giving the angle iron that roundish edge.
@ I’m really happy with the construction itself. After all the skating I’ve done on it, it’s still really sturdy. The angle iron needs some care at the beginning to get it smooth and slippery, but it’s worth it. That’s great that you’ll be able to go 8 or more feet long. That’s great sounds super fun.
Thanks!! Love the height of yours and the video you made shows to be fairly easy to make. Also love the insane amount of tricks you're doing on it. Thanks for the input!
Specifically for the iron… I used a grinder with a flap disk to get the metal smooth and shiny. Then I hit it with a scour pad by hand to sort of hand polish it. Best of luck. 👊👍
Great!!!! Noted, thanks again!
Your the man!! Not sure how you can skate so well in that weather 29 degrees thats crazy its only 59 here and I was debating not going out, but now that I see you I have zero excuses LOL !
Thanks, Wes!!! Better get out there if you’re in the 50s-that’s super warm 😂. Skating in anything under 40 is not pleasant. Feels like you spend most of the time just trying to get your joints warm. On the plus side, though, all those layers add padding for the falls 😂. Hope you’re getting out there!!! If I don’t catch you before the holidays, hope you and your loved ones have a great one!!!
@@OldBrokenSkater Compared to your location it's a heatwave lol! I am hoping to get out tomorrow today was still to wet, all my spots were washed out, thats okay tomorrow for sure stopped raining an hour ago and isn't supposed to rain until next week, so I will have more opps to skate!
Doesn't take much to know if you like slappy's or not. I got some harder duro slappy bushings can't wait to try those.
Looks like you'll have that noseslide in no time.🤙🏼
😂 I know! Within the first 10 minutes, I knew these are my new go-to's. That bowl is tight on the higher side, and I've struggled to get a nice flowy turn without picking my front up a bit to turn. I've loosened the Thunders to the point of wheel bite and just couldn’t get the flow. The slappy’s turn radius, though, let me get higher on the wall than I have before on the frontside-consistently too. I was super stoked to get a nice highline without feeling sketched out. Hopefully, it’ll lead to getting on the coping. Thanks, btw! I’ll be chipping away at that noseslide as the weather allows.
Fabulous sesh and vid! Loving the nose slides,they looked great 👊🏻
I’m considering getting Slappy trucks on my next set up, I ride Independents mainly as I couldn’t afford them as a kid 🤪
Appreciate it, Simon! We're making some progress!! I had Indys when I started back up again, and they just weren't quite the same as I remembered them as a kid. Thunders have treated me very well, but I just could never pump the high wall in the bowl, even with super loose trucks. The Slappys made it happen-guess they’re known for being turny or having more turn radius. I definitely love them from the bits I can tell so far. Still yet to try and kickflip with them 😂
@ that’s all the review I need mate.. sold!
I’m sure you’ll be throwing down Kickflips no problems 👊🏻
Purr pile deck!
I got in the sphynx shape, absolutely love it!!!!
@OldBrokenSkater i got it for my daughter for Xmas but secretly hoping she hates it so i can skate it
😂😂 You have great taste in skateboards. I couldn't find any other Purr Piles in a Sphynx, so I also grabbed the Full Moon just in case.