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racer128 · Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 45

hey, I'm a biker!!! one less vote for one less bike!!! can I anti-vote for it?

I do like the simple LDP and pavedwave design... that would make people ask what it is...

ps- I will buy a shirt as long as it doesn't say one less bike

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pavedwave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa

yes I made the simple design as shown in this pic, and it does get people asking questions about LDP!!

http://home.comcast.net/~pavedwave/images/LDP_Tees01.jpg

I surveyed the "one less bike" phrase with a number of people, coworkers, friends, bikers Wink

etc., to gauge their reaction, and although they thought it was kinda edgy and funny, the message I personally want to deliver over the long haul is human powered alternative transportation is one easy way we can all help take care of our Earth, so in that sense, I encourage any form of human-aided transport, over a gas guzzling car.

One of my main strategies to encourage longboarding specifically is to continue joining as many established distance biking events as possible, like the STP this coming weekend. We've also recently been accepted to longboard in the Seattle Bike Century in the end of July, AND at the same time have been rejected acceptance to ride in another biking event (RAPSody) which I requested permission to join -- for legitimate, well-explained legal reasons. So there is a little bit of work that's been going on in the background in order to gain acceptance to join these bike-centric events, and Cascade.org has been extremely supportive and open to our longboarding cause. That's another reason I steered away from the 'one less bike' shirt, though I still like the idea. If we ever fall out of Cascade's good graces, then I'll definitely do it Very Happy

racer128 · Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 45

I also have a response to gboom's "don't ostracize the pushers" comment LDP= Long Distance Pumping
LDP= Long Distance Pushing

there's your answer
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gboom · Joined: 29 May 2008 Posts: 57 Location: Vancouver WA

Racer128...fair enough. I don't want pushers ostracized, and there I go picking on bikers. I meant it jokingly. But honestly, a lot of times that you are on your board is time that you are not on your bike. Just like bikers are not in their cars.

I don't know if James will share the LDP badge with pushers...maybe we can have the LDp, or ldp.

Or we could share LDP^2. That is LDP with the P squared. That could be cool, it suggests an exponential synergy between pushing and pumping.
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Tookie · Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 25 Location: Oahu

So, whats the price gonna be to those outside of CONUS(boo on conUS Razz

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Flat rate boxes same price across the nation, regardless of water or not. Very Happy

What about something instead of one less bike, something like one less car? It would be all about more human powered like you said, an then have like a basic graphic of a bike, skateboard, what else have you...surf board Wink

pavedwave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa

racer128 · Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 45

No, the one less bike thing is really funny. The bikers have one less car, skaters should have one less bike. haha. I was kinda joking in my response... I might actually wear a one less bike shirt, just not out to the trail or races =)
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gboom · Joined: 29 May 2008 Posts: 57 Location: Vancouver WA

Well stated James. Excellent points. I love that you pulled the old school stuff on an old guy like me. I yield. The "P" shall forever remain PUMPING.

Now, what are we going to do with folks like me who
1. love your site
2. love what you are up to
3. love communicating with more educated and more technical skaters
4. love using skating as a form of commuting and running errands
5. love the atmosphere here, but may not have a commute that lends itself to pumping

Maybe you could make the pools, parks and carving session....pools, parks, and carving....and pushing. Ouch, that would hurt Crying or Very sad

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Thanks again for the site James. Next beer is on me.

Mark
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pavedwave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa

Nice to hear that Mark. I wasn't even thinking of you as an old guy quite frankly. There's really only been a couple of very vocal 'detractors' in the past (both from SoCal, go figure!) and one has since come around to understand LDP, the other is forever a doubter. And I like it. Because without the yang, there is no yin. Very Happy

But I don't mean to pull any kind of exclusivity B.S. about pumping, Longboarding distances is an awesome endeavor, and LDP is simply one way to do it. It can be taken from the 5-mile commute to the 242 mile a day extreme. Or just up and skate around the entire planet, like Rob Thomson.

What I do think this forum needs is a section for people genuinely interested in building a dedicated pushing setup -- a subject which has been on my "GEAR" page since day one of the site. Subsonic's "Swerve" deck was my first drop-deck, then the rollsrolls, then the Evo. Boards like the bracket-system "Cambiar", the Seismic Stik, and the Earthwing Supercharger are in a different league, I think -- that of hybrid pusher/pumper. So for that reason they stay firmly entrenched in the LDP section Smile

Might that next beer be in Portland next Sunday? Barefoot Ted is now joining me on the STP, so we should both be rolling in around 2--3 p.m.!