Beachside Longboard Pumping

[CASHMONEY0712]

Is that newport peninsula? looks like the bike path they have there

[eugeeltano]

nice plaaaaceee!!!!!!

[pinguimloko2]

watta shit!

[gingahippy]

Pavedwave for all your pumping questions.



[TheXSchlag]

damn that is the life

[Decklann]

So pumping is like riding a ripstik?

[AIBustos]

LBC and longboarding my two loves

[fac3less619]

Fuck weights, i pump longboards xD

[nickandmikec]

This brings back a lot of memories from the 60s.

[MoManMike]

I can't seem to turn sharply enough on my long board to pump, can anyone help?

[OJJVZ]

@MoManMike I'm just starting to learn it myself, so if you ppl don't agree feel free to correct me :P

What seems to help for me is putting some risers under the trucks, and some wedges (7-14 degrees wedged in front and 7 degrees de-wedged in the rear)

Also preferbly put some Vectors or Indies or something like that under your deck, Randalls and other RKP trucks arn't too great. (Possible tho)

Now your deck is really high up the wheels you can put some nice and squishy soft bushings in there.

[OJJVZ]

@OJJVZ Also don't get a board with too long wheelbase. I got a 30" wheelbase and that seems to work, the Gravity Burning Spear with 25,25" wheelbase for instance should work pretty well.

Also don't get a too flexy (nor to stiff I think) board and some grippy wheels, but not too big! Because that makes it harder to steer. (70mm should be fine)

Where I live this is a popular setup.

- Bennett Vektor in front with 14 deg wedge

- Tracker RTS in the rear with 7 deg dewedge

- Abec 11 zigzags

[misprogram]

beautiful view.

[hig12345678]

Probably not the smartest idea cuz sand gets into the bearings. bearings suck to clean out....

[ledisko00]

PLEASE let us know the name of this song!! :D

[ledisko00]

@ledisko00 I found the song, it's Estrella by El Ten Eleven.

[dontdareforget123]

song?

[anonflux]

is this santa monica

[shiokarashi]

@anonflux

it says Long Beach

[dontdareforget123]

@katana1426 as long as u dont get tired :D

[lendarknessbl]

what's the name of this funky song? :]

[jojojeno]

#1 tip for pumping: dont listen to anyone tryin to teach you, everyones differnt and you learn your own way. trust me.

[pyscobrand]

When im pumping and doin the turns, do i have to use my hip to shift my weight forward each time i lean to one side?

[pyscobrand]

Thank you for posting a video that is not pointless and says what it is. thumbs up.

[quangstars]

How fast do you go by pumping?

[ReDHoTChiliPeppERlov]

this in santa monica?

[liudawg888]

@ReDHoTChiliPeppERlov yes sir, i just figured out how to pump gonna be hitting that beach path real soon. maybe i'll see ya there blahand!

[Flamingace12]

How fast do you need to go to pump?

[CornerSka]

@Flamingace12 Pumping is about maintaining speed, get as fast as you want to and keep it there.

[amanuelamanuel]

do you need to have a special kind of trucks for pumping?

[DaneisInsane]

Nice mann, strong legs. Whats the song though

[jaeser2]

and it keeps going and going...

[Saroukhwalad]

So I finally learned to pump on my apex 34... got crazy speed... and bam out of nowhere WHEELBITE!!!! i shouldnt have gotten 70mm wheels lol.... now im icing my hand

[Moh4wkZombi3]

was that a bike cop at the end?

[mrkellymathstudent]

does pumping make you go faster?

[Idkfawin32]

@mrkellymathstudent Yeah, the action of pumping uses the friction of you shifting your weight to propel the board forward.

[iNoobiefied]

That seems like a great place to ride. But if you get into the sand.... lol gameover for your bearings xD

[xpaullywogx]

for the first time today i pumped for about a half a mile - something just clicked. and most surprising of all, is that it took very little effort.

[gierighund]

I'm new to longboarding and am trying to get pumping down, any good tips?

I got a 43" starlite pintail

[TheZirn]

How loose do the trucks have to be to pump?

And I have a 42" mini carve from gravity boards, is it too long to pump with?

Any other tips are appreciated :)

[namenone1000]

now i have to learn to do this otherwise when i push with my foot ill just feel retarded.

[essenceofcool]

i struggle to pump too, but when i seem to get it right, i get very tired very quickly.

PS: silverfish longboarding is very good for advice. I seeks its council relentlessly

[Blahandmee]

definitely gotta build up those muscles for it

[Idkfawin32]

@Blahandmee I recently started pumping and now I've found the trick is once you get over the hump of trying to figure out the most efficient pumping technique, it gets much much easier. Also, my stamina is better after a few days a practice.

[s0cks1985]

@essenceofcool I actually learnt to pump the other week. I'd only been longboarding for less than a week. I stumbled on how to do it by accident. I just tried something and it worked. This vid is pretty close to how I look when pumping. It is tiring, but it can be done. I have a very cheap board too, so with a good board, reboundy trucks, and on a smooth surface it'll be a lot easier.

Shame that 5minutes later I took a big hill and fractured my wrist due to speed wobbles. Doh!

[io504]

@s0cks1985 oooh unlucky. i did the same to my wrist. it hurts so much . .

[liudawg888]

@s0cks1985 you don't really need to swing your back arm that much...once you figure out how to really use your hips instead of your legs it is a lot more efficient and you can go much faster.

[s0cks1985]

@liudawg888 Hey man, thanks. I'm better at it now, but I got a new board thats got big wide trucks. Kinda sucks for pumping, buts such a lovely cruiser and carver. Thinking of putting together a separate pumping board.

[arielgal]

@essenceofcool I get tired very quickly trying to pump too! can u pump well now?

[imtooKOOLtohaveAname]

yea man i figured it out like last week. !!!thanks anyways

HEY EVERYONE I JUST FIGURED OUT HOW TO PUMP!!!!!!!!!!

[imtooKOOLtohaveAname]

PLEASE HELP ME i recently got the loaded dervish but i have one problem i cant figure out how to pump i have been trying for 3 MONTHS ALREADY and still cant figure out how to pump please some one give me some tips or somethin

[danielkim54321]

I just started learning too and I found it's definitely all in the hips. I started twisting my body hard to the left when I was turning left, and the momentum drove me forward, then when I turned it back right and twisted my body to the right, it moved me even faster.

[e13jimenez]

do you listen to music when you ride? I'm no expert but it helps me out when i'm pumping. Helps me keep the rhythm in my pumps and maintain the momentum I guess..

[rancherocnido]

@e13jimenez it also helps u get hit by casrs

[e13jimenez]

@rancherocnido ride on the sidewalk like a good little kid

[kraigLeon]

sick pumping!

[noarys]

why isnt anyone at the beach? o.O

[Blahandmee]

musta been an uncrowded day

[sindrato]

No way captain obvious :)

[dcnats92]

@noarys shark week

[atzerath]

@noarys there was some crazy guy pumping his longboard so they kept away...

[FuelCell250]

Great video. I've been working on pumping but I just can't seem to get it.

[Blahandmee]

Actually its a homemade with randals. Pretty much shaped like the 37 though.

[yootoobur101]

is that the 37?

you can pump for YEARS on original trucks lol

[Fernanda09WP]

ahhhhhhh man i know today i was going to school on my longboard pumping for ever!!!!!!