So riding bikes is dangerous? Longboard vid [Archive]

george formby

5th February 2013, 10:03

The bravery of yoof. Wonder what speed the camera was set for. Fiddy kmh?

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caspernz

5th February 2013, 10:31

Haha, was wondering how he'd shed speed...bum down...no knee pads...not sure if that was brave stupid or just skill?

BigAl

5th February 2013, 13:22

Great skills, perhaps they don't have asian drivers over there.

c4.

5th February 2013, 13:55

Ok guys, who's on the soundtrack please?

curly

5th February 2013, 14:45

Ok guys, who's on the soundtrack please?

Awolnation - Sail

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPtSKimbjOU

george formby

5th February 2013, 14:45

Ok guys, who's on the soundtrack please?
Oy wondered that too.

Oh, as if by magic

Zedder

5th February 2013, 15:30

Brilliant thanks George, reminds me of the mad (but bloody good fun) things we used to do on trollies, boards etc.

Great sound track too, "Blame it on my A.D.D"...

unstuck

5th February 2013, 16:47

Had a red devil board that used to be great for that, until I hit the side of a garage at warp speed and put my teeth through my lip.:Punk: We didnt need no knee pads either.:Punk: Used to like that song too, but it seems to be on way too many youtube vids these days.

Nova.

5th February 2013, 17:55

Shadowjack

5th February 2013, 18:25

Nice smoooooth road surface - I'm pickin' it's nowhere near here (obviously, the giveaway is no long-travel suspension on the board)...and:

Ah yes, them's were the days's...

SVboy

5th February 2013, 19:09

I think that is somewhere in NZ? Dunedin? Those boards have 2 central free castering wheels[like the front wheels of a super market trolly] enabling those rad turns. My boy rides them.

tri boy

5th February 2013, 19:18

I enjoyed that. Cheers.
My old stomp'n ground was Hipango Tce in Wanga's on a lazy Sunday sometimes.
Big Doug can relate:yes:

unstuck

5th February 2013, 19:20

Looks like oz to me.:confused:

JimO

6th February 2013, 06:46

I think that is somewhere in NZ? Dunedin? Those boards have 2 central free castering wheels[like the front wheels of a super market trolly] enabling those rad turns. My boy rides them.
not Dunedin

MisterD

7th February 2013, 09:01

Looks like oz to me.:confused:

Thought it might be Cape Town, you get a glimpse of a cloud covered mountain up on the RHS a couple of times.

HenryDorsetCase

7th February 2013, 10:52

Ok guys, who's on the soundtrack please?

here's another great use of that song.

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I was imprssed with that skater by the way. I'd want wrist guards and kneepads (OK, I'd want full leathers)

skippa1

7th February 2013, 11:00

here's another great use of that song.

I was imprssed with that skater by the way. I'd want wrist guards and kneepads (OK, I'd want full leathers)

That was insane:shit:

Zedder

7th February 2013, 11:25

That was insane:shit:

Hell yeah and so is he. Badly smashed up by the Table Mountain crash.

HenryDorsetCase

7th February 2013, 11:28

He's back doing it though. His worst injury was the ACL

bogan

7th February 2013, 11:47

here's another great use of that song.

and another one...

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Zedder

7th February 2013, 11:56

He's back doing it though. His worst injury was the ACL

I'd probably not want the broken ankles, toes and fibula scenario as well though HDC.

Zedder

7th February 2013, 11:59

[QUOTE=bogan;1130494571]and another one...

You and that bloody cat video! Gawiff Morgan would be pleased.

HenryDorsetCase

7th February 2013, 12:06

I'd probably not want the broken ankles, toes and fibula scenario as well though HDC.

oh yeah. and the fucking skin grafts and stuff.

Actually my favourite wingsuit basejumper is Roberta Mancino. Google her and you'll see why.

skippa1

7th February 2013, 12:24

oh yeah. and the fucking skin grafts and stuff.

Actually my favourite wingsuit basejumper is Roberta Mancino. Google her and you'll see why.

I can see the attraction :gob:

Zedder

7th February 2013, 12:50

I can see the attraction :gob:

Totally agree.

george formby

7th February 2013, 15:49

Totally agree.

No vids of her grinding the crack, though.

It's not often I'm the first to hit the bottom here.:wings:

Zedder

7th February 2013, 16:26

No vids of her grinding the crack, though.

It's not often I'm the first to hit the bottom here.:wings:

Lol. A bit out of character indeed there George.

Karl08

7th February 2013, 18:21

Must be a few longboarders here....43 and still riding (albeit with munted elbow, wrist, and knee- from my biggest spill while bombing)

MisterD

8th February 2013, 07:38

Thought it might be Cape Town, you get a glimpse of a cloud covered mountain up on the RHS a couple of times.

Looks like I was right

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/weirdnewsvideo/9854841/Skateboarder-sets-off-speed-camera-in-South-Africa.html

NordieBoy

8th February 2013, 09:52

I keep thinking it's got to have been the car that set the camera off.

Still meant the skater was doing the speed though...

willytheekid

8th February 2013, 11:34

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/africa/8278359/Flying-skateboarder-sets-off-speed-camera

And now comith the fine:

In short...
Cape Town's safety and security spokesman Jean-Pierre Smith said Lourenco was putting other road users at risk.

Smith said he had asked the Director of Public Prosecutions to charge the skater with reckless and negligent road behaviour.

"If we don't take action against him, every other aspirant skateboarder will try it and one of them will come to a sticky end"

The Riders view:

Lourenco told the Telegraph he ticked all the safety boxes - choosing a quiet day and wearing a helmet and gloves.

"I accept that it's dangerous but so is stepping out of my front door," he said.

"I skate down that road all the time and was skating well within my limitations."

Roll credits.
...and send that man some Govt issue bubble wrap!...he's just been having far too much fun for free.

Karl08

8th February 2013, 15:29

mmmm a fine as a deterrent...I can see that working:laugh:

Zedder

8th February 2013, 19:08

mmmm a fine as a deterrent...I can see that working:laugh:

The British version (Bournemouth Council) of deterring longboarders is to work on putting abrasives on the road.

Karl08

9th February 2013, 08:25

The British version (Bournemouth Council) of deterring longboarders is to work on putting abrasives on the road.

It's a part of a theory referred to a CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) - the trouble is that skating is not a great causal factor in crime, but it always make great press for local body govt.

Sigh

Zedder

9th February 2013, 09:04

It's a part of a theory referred to a CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) - the trouble is that skating is not a great causal factor in crime, but it always make great press for local body govt.

Sigh

Typical. You'd think they could at least try to accommodate the Longboarders activity with an alternative as well though.

unstuck

9th February 2013, 09:22

Typical. You'd think they could at least try to accommodate the Longboarders activity with an alternative as well though.

Too senscible.:yes:

JimO

9th February 2013, 11:35

Typical. You'd think they could at least try to accommodate the Longboarders activity with an alternative as well though.
yea i can see a council building a special road down a bigarsed hill for some longboarding yobbo

Karl08

9th February 2013, 11:40

yea i can see a council building a special road down a bigarsed hill for some longboarding yobbo

yobo's? Scruffs?- yes, Nair do wells?- yes, yobo's?- they ride two wheels and hand out at milk bars

BMWST?

9th February 2013, 12:48

wonder what woulda happened if a group was on one of those ped x ing

Zedder

9th February 2013, 13:16

yea i can see a council building a special road down a bigarsed hill for some longboarding yobbo

Who said anything about building a special road? I wrote about trying to accommodate the longboarders which could mean other things like holding closed road sessions for example.

ICE180

9th February 2013, 13:33

something a bit closer to NZ

on the bombays overtaking trucks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgVo1IAVrDM

Grizzo

9th February 2013, 13:43

What a fuckin dude!
Love the power slides:Punk:

JimO

9th February 2013, 14:53

that cunt with the bare feet :facepalm: probably wouldnt matter cos they would be dead any way in a truck v longboarder crash

unstuck

9th February 2013, 20:36

Riding Bike is not Dangerous..
But Going at the full speed is very much Dangerous for the person as well as for the Peoples..
Normal speed is good for your Life and Health..

Fuck, you been smoking curry there abdhul.:facepalm::weird:

Berries

9th February 2013, 20:50

Riding Bike is not Dangerous..
But Going at the full speed is very much Dangerous for the person as well as for the Peoples..
Normal speed is good for your Life and Health..
Shouldn't you be batting about now?

My bad. You were.