Boostin' Kev Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, Futureboy said: Nice set up. I can't ride anything popsicle shaped or under 8.7. I'm pretty lucky that I have Transition Extreme, Westburn/Dudhope/Arbroath/Carnoustie and Tayport skateparks a half hour drive away. I can't do half of what I used to, but it's still great fun. Only one A&E visit required It's harder with a smaller deck, takes time to get comfy but decks are smaller nowadays for a reason, wouldn't go any lower than what I've got though . The bushings on the 149s are loose even before they're worn in imo but not going to tighten the truck. When you skate it that way it's good , it's worth the potential A&E. Go to parks here, and going to Kelvingrove in a fortnight. Heading through to Dundee next week, doesn't seem to be much near the centre, any recommendations? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futureboy Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Boostin' Kev said: It's harder with a smaller deck, takes time to get comfy but decks are smaller nowadays for a reason, wouldn't go any lower than what I've got though . The bushings on the 149s are loose even before they're worn in imo but not going to tighten the truck. When you skate it that way it's good , it's worth the potential A&E. Go to parks here, and going to Kelvingrove in a fortnight. Heading through to Dundee next week, doesn't seem to be much near the centre, any recommendations? Loose trucks seems to be the modern way! Dudhope is a five minute walk from the city centre. Not far from the bottom of lochee road. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutz_the_Squirrel Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 THPS2 is one of the finest games ever made. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Bought a pair of converse from quarterback in Edinburgh in 1989.They were like moonboots but were cool at the time. Never had the balance for skateboarding.[emoji38] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Warehouse, Goldfinger, Superman. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Futureboy said: Loose trucks seems to be the modern way! Dudhope is a five minute walk from the city centre. Not far from the bottom of lochee road. Loose trucks are good for carving. Takes a bit of getting used to but good when you pull it off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 11 hours ago, D.A.F.C said: Bought a pair of converse from quarterback in Edinburgh in 1989. They were like moonboots but were cool at the time. Never had the balance for skateboarding. I thought you were about 28 years old! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 I thought you were about 28 years old! Paper round money.They were comfy but got manky pretty quickly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 Remember Quarterback on Brougham St. Places like that were holy grail bitd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1nickydevlin Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Used too skate when I was a teenager absolutely loved it .one day me and a friend at the time plunked the school too go skating .so my mate decided he wanted too jump down a set of 10 stairs and the way he landed the board snapped in half and shot upwards right into his baws .it got worse when he realised he could feel blood running down his leg .down comes the troosers too reveal a split open baw bag .This was the days before every1 had a mobile phone had too go back to the school which was close by too phone an ambulance .put me off skating after that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 On 03/02/2020 at 22:33, Boostin' Kev said: Takes a bit of getting used to but good when you pull it off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosser-fae-the-shire Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Used too skate when I was a teenager absolutely loved it .one day me and a friend at the time plunked the school too go skating .so my mate decided he wanted too jump down a set of 10 stairs and the way he landed the board snapped in half and shot upwards right into his baws .it got worse when he realised he could feel blood running down his leg .down comes the troosers too reveal a split open baw bag .This was the days before every1 had a mobile phone had too go back to the school which was close by too phone an ambulance .put me off skating after that. Assume it was English you missed that day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 THPS2 is one of the finest games ever made. Never a truer thing has anyone ever said. Ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutz_the_Squirrel Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Stellaboz said: On 03/02/2020 at 21:38, Nutz_the_Squirrel said: THPS2 is one of the finest games ever made. Never a truer thing has anyone ever said. Ever. I still play it every few weeks on ps1. Beautiful game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieThomas Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 (edited) Skating is pathetic. Only a laughable loser would have taken the name of a skateboarder as their P&B username. Edited February 10, 2020 by JamieThomas 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Got my cousin and her boyfriend staying with us and the boy is incredible on a skateboard. I've just witnessed him pulling off some shit I've never seen in the flesh before at the local skatepark. Anyway, I decided to take a shot and I think I've fractured a bone on the outside of my foot. Fucking idiot. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 9 hours ago, Dee Man said: Got my cousin and her boyfriend staying with us and the boy is incredible on a skateboard. I've just witnessed him pulling off some shit I've never seen in the flesh before at the local skatepark. Anyway, I decided to take a shot and I think I've fractured a bone on the outside of my foot. Fucking idiot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 Thinking of upgrading my bearings from Powell Reds to Bronson G3, anyone skate them? This is a serious question so I expect only serious replies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 This was me in the 80s trying to skate: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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