@14degrees quick question about footwear. iv heard some people use sandals for skating long distances, but iv found pushing to be uncomfortable in em when my feet get sweaty. what sort of shoes do u think one needs for pushing about a 100 km a day? thanks.
@drummastikz a variety of shoes, by that i mean a compact variety ;). take a pair of tight fitting shoes (vans) and a pair of nice loose comfortable shoes (low/mid top flat foot skate shoes) and i would even pack a pair of runners if they fit, they provide a comfy arch for support on long days. then again i have never done a long distance trek but i know i have easily done 50-75 km in day around town before! where are you going to skate at? me and my buddy might do Edmonton-Calgary sometime soon
@roksys69 thanks man. and if i was in canada i would have loved to join in on ur trip. but im in scotland, and even then im not gonna be skating here coz im too busy with school. right now im planning a couple treks when i go back home to india for christmas. you game ? its only halfway around the world :p
@drummastikz man i wish i could, my great gandmother just got diagnosed with breast cancer so im thinking of maybe doing a skate to raise money for her, i dont know when though... good luck on your treks man!
hey would you suggest a dervish or the LBL long distance pusher for a long distance ride, i'm probably going to do a ride across Iowa called RAGBRAI, just as a way to see just how hard it is to do this, i'm hoping to eventually do long distance rides unsupported and for much longer distances, also are there any exercises you would suggest to prepare me for the ride, other than riding,like squats or something
Either would be fine. I liked the LBL Pusher because you can get it super low. But then the Dervish is a really fun board to ride, and you can get it pretty low especially if you use Holey Trucks on it. I've never used a really flexy board for long distance, so I can't really comment on what the difference is in terms of power transferal. That is, would the flexy deck suck some of your pushing power? You'd have to experiment on that one.
I was gonna take my longboard this time to china. I was only go to ride it in the small towns and villages, those under 5 million people. It sticks out of my rolling duffle by about 5 inches or so. I hope the airlines don't give me a hard time.
I was wearing a backpack for 7,000km across Europe and the US before I switched to the trailer. Both have their advantages. The biggest advantage for the trailer is that you can load much more stuff onto it than a backpack. For me, anything more than 15kg on my back while skating was really really hard work.
I hear you. It was only meant in jest. I got educated on your website and have become a fan. I would humbly defer to you on which mode is better. How do you handle the insane mountain roads and dodge the buses?
On the uphills, you just start pushing with more frequency and less effort per push (kind of like changing down a gear on a bike). As for the buses...I command them out of my way!
My end-of-day averages on flat land with no headwind are usually around 13km/h to 16km/h (7mph to 11mph). However when I'm cruising, I will easily be doing 20km/h (13mph).
The Rollsrolls is very low to the ground, but that is not the only thing that you need to think about when choosing a board for a long distance skateboard tour. When you are on the board for 5 to 7 hours a day, durability and comfort are more important than ride height and weight. The Longboard Larry pusher is low to the ground, strong, and made of wood (which makes it much more comfy). It is slightly heavier than the ROllsrolls, but that doesn't matter.
It can be tough going when the trailer is loaded up with a ver heavy load. Last week, I was pulling 2.5 gallons of water, food for three days, plus all my travel gear. It was tough work. But much less work than it would have been, if I had been carrying all that on my back in a pack!
You are a legend!! I'll be cycling 40 miles with my friend longboarding infront, so best to start small :)
PGTIPMONKEY1 9 months ago
@PGTIPMONKEY1 Good stuff. I hope it goes well!
14degrees 9 months ago
@14degrees quick question about footwear. iv heard some people use sandals for skating long distances, but iv found pushing to be uncomfortable in em when my feet get sweaty. what sort of shoes do u think one needs for pushing about a 100 km a day? thanks.
drummastikz 6 months ago
@drummastikz a variety of shoes, by that i mean a compact variety ;). take a pair of tight fitting shoes (vans) and a pair of nice loose comfortable shoes (low/mid top flat foot skate shoes) and i would even pack a pair of runners if they fit, they provide a comfy arch for support on long days. then again i have never done a long distance trek but i know i have easily done 50-75 km in day around town before! where are you going to skate at? me and my buddy might do Edmonton-Calgary sometime soon
roksys69 6 months ago
@roksys69 thanks man. and if i was in canada i would have loved to join in on ur trip. but im in scotland, and even then im not gonna be skating here coz im too busy with school. right now im planning a couple treks when i go back home to india for christmas. you game ? its only halfway around the world :p
peace. :)
drummastikz 6 months ago
@drummastikz man i wish i could, my great gandmother just got diagnosed with breast cancer so im thinking of maybe doing a skate to raise money for her, i dont know when though... good luck on your treks man!
roksys69 6 months ago
@roksys69 thanks, and good luck to you too.
drummastikz 6 months ago
real cool man. where did u start and end?
gopherchuckz 2 years ago
superb! what a great thing. wonder if you could 'punt' the board with a long pole with car tire rubber tip.
greaserleo 2 years ago
he said dick instead of deck lol
123lordcheese 2 years ago
SKATEboarding through china?! Wow, and people here called us crazy because we drove a fiat panda station wagon from Germany to Tajikistan.
Motorsheep 2 years ago
That's awesome. Did you have a blog or something? I'd love to see photos etc.
14degrees 2 years ago
A GREAT! GREAT! IDEA!
skateboardtraveler 3 years ago
hey would you suggest a dervish or the LBL long distance pusher for a long distance ride, i'm probably going to do a ride across Iowa called RAGBRAI, just as a way to see just how hard it is to do this, i'm hoping to eventually do long distance rides unsupported and for much longer distances, also are there any exercises you would suggest to prepare me for the ride, other than riding,like squats or something
thanks a bunch
0Veni0Vidi0Vici0 3 years ago
Either would be fine. I liked the LBL Pusher because you can get it super low. But then the Dervish is a really fun board to ride, and you can get it pretty low especially if you use Holey Trucks on it. I've never used a really flexy board for long distance, so I can't really comment on what the difference is in terms of power transferal. That is, would the flexy deck suck some of your pushing power? You'd have to experiment on that one.
14degrees 3 years ago
. . .or you could try a back pack.. . .
I was gonna take my longboard this time to china. I was only go to ride it in the small towns and villages, those under 5 million people. It sticks out of my rolling duffle by about 5 inches or so. I hope the airlines don't give me a hard time.
angelopb001 3 years ago
I was wearing a backpack for 7,000km across Europe and the US before I switched to the trailer. Both have their advantages. The biggest advantage for the trailer is that you can load much more stuff onto it than a backpack. For me, anything more than 15kg on my back while skating was really really hard work.
14degrees 3 years ago
I hear you. It was only meant in jest. I got educated on your website and have become a fan. I would humbly defer to you on which mode is better. How do you handle the insane mountain roads and dodge the buses?
angelopb001 3 years ago
On the uphills, you just start pushing with more frequency and less effort per push (kind of like changing down a gear on a bike). As for the buses...I command them out of my way!
14degrees 3 years ago
genius. I've seen it done before but instead of clothes and food it was a beer cooler!!!
Brian86992DH 3 years ago
What kind of hitch did they use to attach the trailer (beer cooler) to the main skateboard?
14degrees 3 years ago
I'm not sure. Sorry for being a retard =P
Brian86992DH 3 years ago
How fast do you go on these longboards (on flat ground)? I would really like to know.
JoelBobe 3 years ago
My end-of-day averages on flat land with no headwind are usually around 13km/h to 16km/h (7mph to 11mph). However when I'm cruising, I will easily be doing 20km/h (13mph).
14degrees 3 years ago
The Rollsrolls is very low to the ground, but that is not the only thing that you need to think about when choosing a board for a long distance skateboard tour. When you are on the board for 5 to 7 hours a day, durability and comfort are more important than ride height and weight. The Longboard Larry pusher is low to the ground, strong, and made of wood (which makes it much more comfy). It is slightly heavier than the ROllsrolls, but that doesn't matter.
14degrees 3 years ago
thats a very cool trailer. It looks very comfortable to ride, even though it has that trailer.
ferrarimk13 3 years ago
It can be tough going when the trailer is loaded up with a ver heavy load. Last week, I was pulling 2.5 gallons of water, food for three days, plus all my travel gear. It was tough work. But much less work than it would have been, if I had been carrying all that on my back in a pack!
14degrees 3 years ago