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Bay 66 vert has fucked me over

noileum — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:58:00 +0000

Got speed wobble and slammed pretty badly

No skating for a few weeks but at least nothing is broken

Quick Update

danfork — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:36:05 +0000

So in the last 4 weeks or so since my last post, I’ve been pretty busy

I’ve sent the Emerica’s back (fucking stupid uncomfortable collar on them, just like the ‘laced’)
Got and sent back some Nike SB Classics (lovely shoe, but too narrow for my feet)
Sold the Black Label Hensley
Sold the Krooked Steve Olsen
Sold the Creature Stu Graham
Sold a pair of Indy 215’s
Decided that I don’t like the shape of the Big Mess (I would love it if it was a bit narrower on the tail, but thems the breaks)
Bought a Death Zarosh Pool board (fucking lovely, a definite keeper)

I’m still skating the SB Blazers, haven’t yet found anything that’s comparable in the comfort stakes. Still not sold on the Dunk Mids, but I’m slowly trying to skate in them more to get used to them. I’ll prob get a pair of Blazer CS or some Adidas next I reckon.

More purchases . . . . . . .

noileum — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:13:05 +0000

Picked up these two for a bargain

Also hopeful that the new rider will arrive any day now as well.

Big Mess – Thank You Fuck You!

(images might cone out a little dodgy but this post is from my iPhone on a shitty 3G connection)

Shoe Shuffle

danfork — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:52:39 +0000

Well I’ve decided to give up on the Dunk Mids, as I really don’t like them to skate in. I’ve stuck with them for about a month now (on and off) and while I can’t put my finger on it, there’s something about them that doesn’t feel right.

Luckily I didn’t cut the straps off, and as they’re in very good condition they’ll be going up on eBay this weekend. Hopefully I’ll make my money back on them (they worked out about £35 from the US inc postage). I will be keeping the insoles though, as I’ve been skating my vans AV Sk8 lows with the SB Dunk insoles in and loving them. I’ve got some nike 6.0 insoles I’ll chuck in the Dunks.

I’ve also ordered a pair of Emerica ‘The Situation’ as they’ve the same cupsole as the laced and a fair bit of padding around the ankle. They’re also black\black so if they turn out to be not so nice to skate in, as long as they’re comfy I should be able to get away with wearing them for work.

Fuck me – what a busy 6 weeks (ish)

danfork — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:29:00 +0000

Well the last 6 weeks have been proper mental, both at home and at work. I’ve two major work projects coming to a close, and my son broke his arm and had to have an op to wire the bones together.

Thankfully that episode is behind us, he’s now out of the cast and pretty much back to normal (with a cracking scar on his elbow).

In the last 6 weeks I have purchased the following boards

I’ve only skated this deck a couple of times, and @ 8.75 x 31.75 it felt very small. I guess that’s to be expected as the Shut I’ve been riding is 9.5 x 33 inches long.

Fucking love this board. I’ve started to use it over my Zip Zinger for general cruising about. I’ve skated it in a couple of skateparks and while it’s a bit short for large bowls, for messing about on the street course it was a load of fun. Plus I always wanted a H-Street Hensley back in the day, so I’m well happy to finally have one.

This Creature Stu Graham only arrived in the post today, got it for the low price of £25 delivered. It’s been set up but hardly ridden and is in great condition. I’m not sure how it will fit into my board collection, but I’m looking forward to seeing how it will ride for park\street. I’m off to Saffron Walden skatepark this afternoon for an hour, so we’ll see how it performs.

I’ve also got a pair of Dunk Mids which at the moment I’m not sure I like. They’re very comfortable, but the loss of boardfeel over my Blazers is massive. Hopefully this will improve once they’ve been worn in a bit more, and I’ve been mashing the soles in an attempt to get them more flexible. I’m not sure if my experience with the Girl Olson board was a result of the fact that I was skating in new shoes more than the fact that the board is a shape I don’t get on with. I’m also going to get rid of the straps, as I feel too restricted when they’re strapped up, and I can’t handle them flapping about.

Back on board

danfork — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:47:36 +0000

Well I managed to get back on the board on Saturday, for the first time since the big slam. Had a blast, a nice 4 hour session which left me totally knackered.

I took my new board out with me, and spent all night on it and am now really digging the wider rider (oo-er missus).

Looking forward to another few hours on the board tomorrow (Tuesday), and have just about got corner carving 50-50’s back. Still no joy on the fakie-rocks, bottling out on those with amazing regularity.

Just about healed, and a new toy

danfork — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:08:15 +0000

So the ribs are almost healed, which should mean that I can actually get out on my board this week (work permitting).

I picked up a new deck last week, as I’ve been wanting to try something a bit wider. The SHUT Rasta Barb seemed a nice size\shape (9.5 x 33.5) to try out so on a whim I grabbed it.

First outing should be tomorrow night hopefully, and I’m planning on having a couple of weeks of just skating this beast so I can give it a proper try before I decide if I want to go back to the 8.5 in Funhouse I’ve been riding for the last month or so.

Going to loosen the trucks as well, as if I’m getting used to a new deck then it seems like as good a time as any to get used to even looser trucks

Still sore – so no skating this weekend

danfork — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:44:02 +0000

Side is still fucking killing me, and added to the fact that my hayfever kicked in this weekend has meant I’ve been sneezing more than usual. At least I’m going to know when I’m ok to skate again, as I reckon if I can sneeze without wanting to cry it’s a good sign !

I watched a fair bit of the Maloof Money Cup this weekend on Fuel TV’s webcast (and on my iPhone) and while the coverage was pretty hit and miss (whoever was in charge of the cameras needs to get the elbow) it was pretty nice to actually see what was going down. I can’t disagree that Cole should’ve won, he was fucking killing that 9 stair at the end and consistency is king in these jams. All the whining from people saying Shane O’Neil should’ve got through based on his showing on the 3rd section really need to read the contest rules as his mediocre performance on the other sections didn’t warrant his progression to the finals.

Wish Bastien hadn’t killed himself on the 9 stair so early in the last session, as he would’ve been a shoe in for 3rd (maybe 2nd) otherwise. His Cab kickflip into the bank on the 2nd section was prob my highlight of the finals. That trick looks so fucking nice

Ouch Update

danfork — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:16:04 +0000

Fuck me, I hurt more today than I did yesterday.

So far I’ve sneezed twice and almost been in tears both times.

Hopefully it’s not a sign of bruised ribs again

Ouch

danfork — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:45:55 +0000

So spent a good couple of hours in the bowl last night, and had a fucking almighty slam. One of the worst ones I’ve had since I got back on my board, and I was only going for a 50-50 so nothing particularly tricky.

I went in with a bit more speed than normal, and managed to somehow end up falling from waist height straight onto the coping, then from there bouncing to the flat. Thankfully I don’t think I’ve damaged myself too much, and I managed another hour of skating (albeit not at full tilt) but I’m as stiff as a board today.

Not really sure what went wrong,