Streetluge Skyline Drive (Uncut)

[churchofstreetluge]

LAY DOWN...GO FAST....AMEN!

[wlwrk4fd]

I am SO ready to get a skateboard and some pads and lie on my back for a while to experience some luging fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Noradboarder13]

i like how the sign said the speed limit was 35mph

[crazyrob18]

Bad ass. I'll have to tell my friend about this. Nice ride.

[Subadai111]

yeah, where can i get into this? Hopelully, around Bend OR,

[harpertyre]

anybody know were i can get a streetluge??

[ubersecretrapist]

@harpertyre

build one man

[jergintherlax]

up theres a skyline drive in upstate new york thats exactly like this lol

[DukeofDice]

i was just wondering, what are the pros and cons of a pegless (or noseless) luge?

[staterbay]

I'd say peds give stability, and pegless gives maneuverability. Which one you go for depends on the roads you'll be riding, and the speeds you'll be going.

[speedboarderjordan]

i finished my hot pocket watching this video. ;)

[azimuth2000]

Absolutely awesome, I love the winter or early spring setting. I watch this video everytime I'm feeling down and it picks me back up. This vid captures the nature of what can be done when humans put their minds to it. I mean this is cool because there is no rocket science behind it, just simple engineering yet imagine if ancient people had smooth downhill roads and a STREET LUGE!!

[coldharbur00]

where do you get a strett luge board?

[fendrstr22]

I know there was a race in Anstead, WV awhile back and there are lugers that make runs in WV, but I haven't personally had the chance to. If the Oklahoma border isn't too far for you, we'll all be riding the Talimena scenic drive near Mena, AR this weekend. Now those are some good roads!

[ldevalljr]

I wanna see some of these guys go down Rte 6 betweeon Kingwoord and Morgnantown WV

[51lv3rr4v3n]

a new design in luge boards is soon going to be available from a company called Nuclear Street Luge, the web address should be up soon, so Google it sometime soon.

[hobbitthedog]

How do you turn that?

[1stGlimpseProduction]

Luges are lean-steer. You just shift your body weight. It's basically a long aluminum and steel skateboard.

[gravguyyahoo]

we NEED to run this before winter missing it

Eric

[lovell318]

dude i love this stuff were can i get a board

[poFreeRide]

sc8

[DannY85BoY]

This is the best street luge video ive seen online all up so far....The smooth, great speed this guys traveling at throughtout the whole video.....its very extreem but also relaxing. It's just like the music film clip (Forever Young- by the band Youth Group) The music this guys chosen is perfect to relate to, maken me feel like im there myself, flying through the air with him.

I bet this song "Superman" or what ever it is would have been even more popular if this was the video they used for it

[IHARTPIE]

Hi,

I am in Danville Va it is just 80 miles from me to the blue ridge parkway lots of hills.

Great video, do you get speed wobble and at what speed.

I was told as long as you use different trucks you will not get speed wobble.

As like one truck tracker and one truck gullwing.

Is this true at all.

I bet your wheels got warm on this run, 60 mph is pretty fast lol.

[alexsmahoney]

sick just sick

[hippiekillermax]

were do you find luge boards online

[Mroldschoolskater]

I lOVED IT, BEEN SKATIN FOR 40 YEARS AND GOING TO GET MY CAMERA FOR YOU GUYS.

[Mroldschoolskater]

That's ossum bro, nice smooth long run. I'll show you some real speed next month

[rhysgrimble2]

u need to get a doge ram of sum pick up to tow u those roads arnt fast enough

[v8vert]

was the road closed? looks like winter and no cars so I'm guessing yes. I've driven there and rode my motorcycle and its very pretty, though not so much whenever you rode it. speed limit is only 35.. I'd be afriad to hit a deer or something there going 60 mph. doesn't look like youre going too fast anyway.

[0T13]

grate vid! keep it up

[fendrstr22]

Thanks~ I hope to get more luge vids up soon from this year's Talimena Fun Run. Will probably post it on my 1stGlimpseProduction youtube s/n

[senyawebster]

And what kind of board is that cause it looks SWEET but i cant find it anywhere (at least with prices) and where do you get the leather suits like that?

[fendrstr22]

It's a pegless alumninum board made of 1/4" T6aluminum. You can make one for about 200 bucks with a jigsaw, drillpress and pressbrake, or you can build a high quality "woodie". Ebay has some leathers for cheap. Buy a DOT-approved helmet. It will save your noggin.

[rhysgrimble2]

its biker leathers u clerly dnt luge#

[senyawebster]

how fast is he going? I know longboarders'll hit around 60

[1stGlimpseProduction]

I was doing somewhere between 55 and 65 MPH most of the run... I don't know for sure because I don't have a GPS. Some riders have gotten to 80+ on suitable roads.

[flyhghgy]

How much does a land luge cost? I want to do it!

[1stGlimpseProduction]

I built one for about 300 bucks. You can buy better-built (e.g., Rogers Bros.) for about 800-900 without trucks and wheels. Memorial Day fun run in Talimena, OK if you want to check it out.

[flyhghgy]

Cool video!

That looks fun!

I've got to try that!

[FegrusMojo]

You could rig up your reserve for final breaking ;)

[flyhghgy]

A drogue shoot is a good idea if it doesn't jerk the board out from under you.

[livelifealwaystoo]

You are nuts.

[flyhghgy]

That's what my family says.

You aren't living unless you're living on the edge.

[DannY85BoY]

this is my favourite luge video ive seen so far. the music you've chosen brings my feelings into the video, just making me want to be there myself.

I've heared this song dozens of times but just like the Youth Group song(Forever Young)once i see the video i just love the song a hell of a lot more. lets see if you can come up with another one as good as the first :)

[fendrstr22]

THx...glad you enjoyed it! I have a few other vids posted on my other youtube s/n "1stglimpseproduction". Haven't pulled out my camera in awhile tho.

[DannY85BoY]

I noticed you said in the video you borrowed the board. Is it just guts that's needed to take on speedeedy turns like this, you just borrtow the board every now and again for fun? or is luging at this speed something that requieres a great deal of practice and time and you only needed to borrow the board after fucking your own board up in recent practice.

[DannY85BoY]

With the music you've chosen im guessing you went out on that run for more of a feeling of escape. Youre not just some plain adrenalin junkie but someone that come up with this idear to express themselves and feel free.

:) please tell me i was close yes /no?

[clowntown01]

cool

[ronfake1]

Hope he's got snow tires!

[coloradogravity]

Very nice video! Nice run too! I would like to luge that if I make my way near there. Having to much fun taking the luge down mountain passes. Check it out sometime! Nice work....

[fendrstr22]

Dude, I grew up in Colorado...my fam just moved back to the Springs. Maybe I'll hit you up next time I'm out there visiting. Absolutely SICK roads out there with CRAZY grades for miles!!!!!

[coloradogravity]

I would love to ride with someone new. You really need to checkout Loveland Pass along with many of the other Passes out there. Never been ridding near the springs so if you head back hit me up! Found a new one in August, hit 82MPH on the GPS, SugarLoaf road in Boulder County

[cjk133]

this must be at the north end.

check it:

13 mile descent off apple orchard mtn at

parkway milepost 78 a bit curvy but 90% doable - also good from mp 105ish to route 460 toward roanoke.

4 mile 9% straightaway in the middle of scenic 150 in pocahontas co WV.

And a 85 mph screaming chute on route 803 in rockbridge county, VA.

that'll get you started - many more secrets :)

[1stGlimpseProduction]

Yeah this was (is) the north front royal run. We started from the visitors center to just before the gate. You can probably bomb it once, maybe twice without running into trouble, but don't press your luck like we did. The guy said a gravity bike would be fine as long as it had working brakes. I live in Memphis now, but next time I'm out near Roanoke or WV I'll give you a hollar.

[DERTOBL]

good job!

nice ride :)

[azimuth2000]

The Human spirit!! How it attains such aspirations! A guy took a pair of special ski's with th eedges sharpened to razor thin and he was dropped off on top of the Alps and skied down what normally would have been impossible. An army struggled to cross the Alps but a single guy with no rrom for the word CAN'T....did.

Imagine if cavemen could have luged HUH?

[KC0TCH]

i did this on skate boards in like 1988.

[HitMan1263]

people still street luge?

[Speedy2007997]

wow, that's AWSOME!!!!!! Greatest run i've seen on youtube, lol. I live by skyline drive, I am planning on speedboarding down there. The section you went on seemed to be fairly straight, last time i was up there it was really curvy, but it's a long road, lol. What part were you on, near the entrance or up top by where the campgrounds are? And you said if you got caught, it's a 75$ fine, but, how can you get caught? theres not much patrol there or anyway of enforcing their rules.

[heathfiedler]

this shit kicks ass. I did this when i was 13 with a friend on an old school style skate board. damn it was fast lol.. we melted the front left wheel becuase this corner we went around was really tight and we had been at it for a few hours and the damn thing was so hot it started to mealt it then it locked up and flat spotted it.

[yankee251b]

ive always wanted to street luge ... where can u buy a sled?

[gameware19]

where can y buy a sled???sorry if y spelled that wrong

[scarecrow4242]

This is probably the best POV luge vid on youtube. Great run.

[CrazedSquirrel]

Skyline drive sure would be challenging to luge down. There are so many twists and turns!

[heresmom2000]

wow...great ride

[woohoobaloogapoo]

Nice leathers... and video.

[gunwavinnewhaven]

thanks for making this. I haven't streetluged in like four years. It's an unbelievable sport. There's nothing like going 65 mph 2 inches off the ground, using nothing but gravity. Ever luged Dinosaur Pt. Road in California?

[fendrstr22]

I hope to ride the Dinosaur one day as well as the famous GMR...Cali's got hills!

[darksideofthemoo]

what is the song? (awesome vid!)

[fendrstr22]

Thanks..it's 3 doors down "kryptonite"

[MrMickster]

A friend of mine went luging on Skyline awhile back and got a 75 dollar ticket. Hes getting me into the Classic Luge now.

[snakestriker]

Nice riding. Great road! I used to do this a few years back, never had a road that long to really cruise for that long. I did get up to 50-55 mph, I really miss that rush being so close to the ground. Nice vid!

[gravguyyahoo]

jeff that is still one of the most epic runs ive taken,smooth fast .that run is why i continue to luge.

eric(gravguy)

[semiadept]

that would be three doors down

[BillTheBaptist]

Cool run! I know the area well. Dude, you gotta set!

[sr375935]

Nice clear run dude!

Does anyone no who sings that awesome song?

[oviphagy]

ever thought about the road that runs thru thortons gap? windy as hell!!!!

[CrazedSquirrel]

There's barely any traffic on Skyline

[cheesepuff1410]

i love street luge, i just need a stupid place to do it! i live in florida and i got my first ride visiting family in another state.i got to do it about 5 times going about 30+. i was too scared to go faster :). but now i want to go faster but cant do it.

anyway that looked fun

[semiadept]

WOW! very nice run. very very nice! What state is this? And did you use a regular video camera as your headcam? Because the quility is great.(and it looked like one in your shadow at the end)

[fendrstr22]

Thanks...Glad you enjoyed it. It's a nice cruising road in Front Royal, VA (not very technical), but really pretty in the fall. If you get caught luging in this national forest, it's a 75 dollar fine, so don't get caught. The camcorder is a 1080i high def camcorder with wide angle lens attached to my helmet using simple attachment means.

[glaschef]

Nice run Jeff, can't wait to get down there and try it.

Rob

[fendrstr22]

yeah, in the lower sections, after the horseshoe 180, a lot of speed is scrubbed off. it's a nice run...full of sweepers :)

[lugebob]

Dang, I missed the fun... you guys keep it up and I will need to take my toys back.. ha ha... great video Jeff

bob

[cl80n]

Man... I did'nt think you would ever pass a car for a while there. Nice traffic for a good luge road... looks like a fun run too, 55mph+ in the lower sections, yeah?