How old is too old?

I could never skateboard as a kid would fall off could not stand up etc

tried Street SUPing the other day and am hocked. So easy to pick up and just like stand up paddling (even easier).

One thing try to get a long board (40 inches plus) to start as they are that much easier to learn on.

love it

Give it a go., and yes you will be hooked. It is so much fun and with the stick it helps as you don't have to balance on one leg while you try and scoot across the pavement. It's great that you even want to try it.. now just go for it..

Nice shots Lou. Barefoot is the way to go. Bardon Ridge California. My new board arrives Saturday. Based on a Sector 9 carver, a mate of mine is a cabinet maker and had some nice Canadian Maple left over from a job he was doing, so now I have a custom. Just have to sort out some big soft wheels and I'll be cruising. And I'm an old bugger. See you at Sutherland A & E...........

Two boards now. One handcrafted and one from ebay. Had three last week, but passed one on to a mate to share the stoke. It's addictive, and there's a lot of fun (and pain) to be had.

Hi Daneli, good to see that homemade customs are on the rise. That's where skating started in the early days. I've learnt a lot by building my own board up, and have found that small changes make huge differences to the way a board feels. My custom is solid maple, so has no flex, my sector 9 is also maple, but laminated, so has a lot of flex. I'm guessing that your ply has a bit of flex too.
Both my boards have the same wheelbase and truck / riser height, but feel completely different. It depends what you are after, but changing wheels risers and bushings can have a dramatic effect on the feel of your board.
I run 61mm (blue) and 70mm (yellow) wheels on my boards. Both are the same hardness (durometer) 78A, but the smaller wheels give a lower ride height, and the smaller contact area = less rolling resistance = more speed and acceleration. My bigger 70mm wheels are more cruisey and laid back. Both handle rough tracks, so 78A or softer would be a good option for your question on your other post. Bushings really make a difference to the way a board handles. Harder = more stability, softer = more turning. More stable is good at speed, more turning is good for carving. I'm now going to fit some harder bushings to my faster board, as I got it up to quite a speed yesterday, and had speed wobbles with the medium bushings I have fitted now. Over or under tightening the kingpin is no substitute for having the correct bushings fitted.
You can mess around with thinner or angled risers for different ride feelings, but as a minimum I would always run a thin riser as it offers a smoother ride than none at all.
One final thing on wheels, the loaded wheels that come as standard on your sons board are usually larger, harder, with sharp / square edge profiles. I run wheels with a rounded edge profile. These carve turns easier and are more predictable. The square profile wheels don't roll over into a turn so easily, so are more stable in a straight line, however are much easier to slide or drift more predictably.
Hope this helps someone, as it has helped me to customise the feel of my boards to what I want. Find yourself a helpful, friendly longboard skate shop. In Sydney we have Hopkin Skate, I'm sure there are shops like this all over, as longboarders seem to be real board tweakers.
Good luck and enjoy. Skating brings out the child in all men, and skating with your kid's is awesome. ( I skated with my three sons yesterday and am still smiling)

Hi Daneli, bushings and bearings are different.
Bushings are the rubber inserts on the truck kingpin that allow the trucks to turn. Changing them for harder or softer good quality bushings make the way the board turns feel completely different. The Dervish most likely runs harder bushes, the standard ones on your trucks may be softer. Try and swop them for a session and see how they feel.




Also check out hopkin.com.au/pages/buyers-guide for some more info.

DEfinitely not too old.
I'm 47 in a few weeks, and gettting right into it.
I push though, don't worry about a stick, but it's all longboarding.
I got a Loaded Bhangra for Xmas and I love it.
I have about 5 boards now, as they really are very cheap compared to pretty much everything, and I like the variety and the different sizes depending on the surface and my mood.
Ther eis lots of cool board art too, whihc is a nice aspect for us old farts who grew up on extravagantly painted surfboards.

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Maybe some time. I already have too much junk, and I'm focussing on tricks and dancing so I need lots of agility. I find with water SUP that the paddle gets in the way of my natural balance, especially the independence between my upper and lower body.
I have a Loaded Tan Tien on lay-by I need to finish paying for first, and I have a line on a Loaded Dancer deck I really want as well, so the whole big stick thing will have to wait a bit.
It's true, I am a total Loaded slut and I have a man-crush on Adam Squared !!