pumping a longboard around tokyo

[Phil2171]

pocari sweat!

[daytontee]

drop like bend your knees and go into a sliding position (lots of examples on youtube).

I have the same problem, i jjuusstt started longboarding, and bailing is my only way of stopping at the moment at high speeds DH'n.. lol.

But i need some harder wheels i believe

[behaaki]

drop into a slide.. works most of the time, even at high speed

[THOPONOVISC]

TOSCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[theway280]

at around :49, is there someone standing on the board with you?

[tradera2]

you're good!

[HawaiiSurf10]

what should i do to my trucks to pump if its possible with my setup

grizzly trucks

wedge flex-haida graphic

please message or reply

[benzgangsta]

I think you could pump with any kind of trucks, but you need to make your axes softer.

[meadyGk]

i have a lush mako slide 44' i think

what should i do to the trucks to make pumping easier? tight rear and real loose front?

please reply :)

[pavedwave]

that's a good start! and experiment with some wedging in the front and dewedging in the rear.

[meadyGk]

how do you have your trucks?

[Laur3ntLapo]

I have the same board as you. Realy great. Pumping streets is pure fun.

I have 180bear with 70mm 78a Flashback

[ericsurf6]

Hey nice Vid, good editing and camera angles. You live in Japan?

[pavedwave]

thanks Eric, i lived there in the 90's out in the Tama area, so this was just one of the trips back.

saw your vids, they're awesome!

[williamomac]

Is it possible to pump with any longboard I just starting boarding and I have a sector 9 ukuwati.

[pavedwave]

yep, it really is. boards with longer wheelbases will be better for distance, and those pressed with carbon or glass have a lively 'pop' to them, they'll also keep their life longer than a plain wood (usually birch or maple) deck. keeping a loose front truck and tighter rear truck is really key.

[williamomac]

I have a sector 9 uluwatu(my first board). If I tighten my rear truck will I turn better and will my speed be affected? My longboard is 46 inches by the way.

[pavedwave]

46" is a good length, the main point though is wheelbase more than deck length, anywhere in the 26"--29" range is great for distance.

a tight rear truck actually limits its turniness but increases the potential for power off the back...with a loose front truck you just power off the rear and steer the nose.

[jhunter81387]

i have a sector 9 supercruiser, if you want tight turns put your back foot just infront of your back bolts, tha about shoulder width apart, place your front foot , hang your heel off a bit mines off normaly about 2-4 inches, if your wheels are grippy youll turn on a dime, if theyre a bit harder youll still turn tight, but youll feel a bit of release but keep control through the turn and youll be fine!

[jhunter81387]

oh and dont tighten your turcks, loosey goosey man! lol my bushings can almost slide up and down lol i love a loose truck, it makes you learn control while going fast down a hill!

[jgraylongboarding]

dude i have the uluwatu and i keep both my turcks loose and its perfect

[vtshredz91]

wat trucks ru on?? i own an uluwatu and iv been tryin different setups to make it pump...

[manofthestreet]

haha awesome! I went to tokyo with my longboard it was really crowded

[Cenimod]

Its not the tricks, its the journey!

im going to tokyo now! hoorah!

[pavedwave]

right on about the journey!!

you're gonna DIG tokyo, greatest place to just cruise and bomb the streets until you get lost, you can always catch a train back to homebase.

[spiderman7000]

longboarding is all about having with fun

[kometsky]

Just the way I like it. I like to push around myself. It's not about who can do this or that trick but just having fun on a board with wheels. Check my vids too I don't do tricks either I just love to ride.

[spiderman7000]

yeah thats what longboarding its about having fun cruising around.

[issanisliderz]

yeh thats cool thats the way he likes to ride dont impose it on other people just like u ride the way u want let him ride the way u want. mk?

[issanisliderz]

longbordin is not about fancy lil tricks u douche bag insaned drummer its about ridin the way you want in a way u enjoy not wat evry1 else thinks is cool...douche

[insanedrummer2468]

funny but u can do tricks i can ollie kickflip hell flip pop shove drop in grind

[pavedwave]

cool, now go make a trick video and entertain us! don't forget to pump a little ;-)

[insanedrummer2468]

DO SOM TRICKS!

[pavedwave]

Haha... First, there's enough trick videos out there already. Second, I'm not your monkey!! ;-) But maybe we'll play around on the board for ya next time!

[insanedrummer2468]

kool