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While skateboards seemingly don’t have brakes, there are a multitude of ways to stop on one. Kevin Reimer outlines just 5 of the best ways to slow down. It’s important to know how to stop using the footbrake method, a heelside method, and a toeside method.
This is the future my friends. We cannot be stopped!
Gotta love the younger guys getting gnarly. Safety first!
The World is Shrinking
Over here at MSU I see at least one new longboarder a day. Yesterday I saw a guy eating alone in the cafeteria with a board so I approached him to tell him about our kick off race coming up this weekend. He ended up coming over to our table to eat with us.
We then moved on to techy nerdy talk, naturally, and I noticed that his board had some Mile High Skates Hybrids on it. I asked him how he heard of MHS and said a buddy down in Florida told him to get it. I asked him who the guy was, since a buddy and myself had a fun skate trip down to Florida Christmas/New Years of 2008/2009. It ended up being a mutual friend named Sheldon down in Orlando. Sheldon games with this guy, and Sheldon gave us a good tour of the Orlando/Clairemont area. Small world huh?
This brings up an interesting and controversial point. As the world shrinks and the internet brings people together, it challenges the typical, “Don’t talk to strangers” or going even further, “Don’t stay at people’s houses you don’t know” schema. I personally have met up with people based on skating alone in Florida, Kentucky, and Ontario. Each time, people were glad to give up couch or floor space and even go as far as to let us shower and feed us. It’s so great to be a part of such a tight-knit brother/sisterhood. Keep up the good work, skaters.
Skateboard Safety: An Introduction to Pads
In true grandpa fashion, most people think that skateboarding will result in you “breaking your neck” or worse. Fortunately, with the proper technique and safety equipment, falling even at high speeds can be an almost fun experience with little bodily harm. Below are the list of pads and how to use them.
Cultural program for youth through Skateboarding/Art/Mentorship - Comet Skateboards
Goals
- Create permanent safe space for skateboarding and youth expression
- Create mentorship opportunities for youth.
- Create opportunity for youth to travel across the US
- Inspire a lifetime of active participation in life among youth
- Learn art of skateboarding with experienced professionals
Overview
Collectively this project currently manages two skateboard parks and rolls down many hills. Our cirriculum focuses on the art of skateboarding, nutrition, expression, leadership, construction skills, and team work. Staff will have a strong mentorship role. Throughout the year, youth in Ithaca, NY and Oakland, Ca will participate in parallel programs and have the opportunity to interact through an online blog. At the end of the summer youth from Oakland will go to Ithaca for a week and youth from Ithaca will go to Oakland in successive weeks. The program will end with youth writing or making art about the experiences that they have. The work will be shown in alternative gallery spaces in Ithaca and Oakland.
Deliverables:
* 6 - 12 Youth engaged with a mentorship opportunity
* $30,000 in permanent upgrades made to Ithaca and Oakland Skateboard Parks
* StokeD Kids!
* At least two interactive art exhibits
