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LDPanda · Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 418 Location: Seattle, WA

As ripper said, the maximus is completely stiff. If you want something along the same lines you could consider an Axe III Ultimate medium flex. Its got a nice carbon fiber pop and if you dont end up using it for ldp its an amazing GS, SGS, ditch board. My personal suggestion tho is that there isnt really much of a difference between an SDP and an LDP setup, just how far you go. If you get a nice LDP setup then your 30 minute workout will start taking you further and further. Also, you might discover a love of pumping and start taking it out for 2 hours on saturdays or whatever, something that would be really difficult on a less than ideal setup.

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

I think John Galac is the only guy whose acronym "GTCPLDP" really just makes me smile, because it's so outrageously long and tied to a beautifully simple board, but also encompasses just about everything a board can do "Glide Turn Carve Pump Long Distance Pumper"

I won't argue why acronyms beyond LDP make little sense, sometimes things like this just take a life on their own. Slalom already has TS, HS, GS, and SGS. I just consider LDP defining a typically topmount board with a wheelbase that's bigger than a SGS-sized board, but scaled-up in all dimensions. It's not some attempt to define a particular distance. What works for a 1-mile pumper usually works perfectly for a 242-mile pumper as well.

I'll leave it to the online skaters on the Lush and Silverfish forums to argue what is "long distance" versus short, medium, etc. It was never my intention to try defining what is long, that's why I think further sub-categorization of "skateboarding" into sub-distances is kind of silly. (I guess this link might be helpful to explain some of the 'context' this question of distance is coming from - http://forum.lushlongboards.com/v...=4db7bed9b11fba093db406544b50f5d5 )

At some point, I find that all these conversations end with the classic "Shut up and Skate"

And on another note, I have found the LDP weight loss plan to be very efficient! Very Happy

model.citizen · Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:47 pm Post subject:

as LDP is relatively new/unknown down here, it's interesting to have to explain what LDP stands for. mention the word "pumping" and you have to qualify exactly what you're talking about otherwise people assume, er, something else! Very Happy

to me "long distance" is any length where you expend more effort and sweat to get somewhere than you'd normally do. SDP/LDP - no difference in boards IMO. pedestrian slalom somewhat different.

Shaine · Joined: 08 Jun 2009 Posts: 33 Location: TriCities, WA

Thanks guys, that helped me a lot. I know what I should get and I think it'll end up what most are suggesting for LDP options. I love hearing that saying, ("Shut up and Skate"), makes me think of my teenage years skating in the 80s. At some point I do grow tiresome of endless posts, in certain other forums, on technicalities that are far more trivial or personal than they are good technical advice. I have not been involved in any forums for a long time now as they can be so impersonal and even narcissistic at times. Often no one misses you if you havn't posted for a quite a while and its just plain never comes close to just shoot'n the breeze with yer dudes in person.

Shaine · Joined: 08 Jun 2009 Posts: 33 Location: TriCities, WA

Thanks again for the tips. I know it takes some patience answering the same newby questions over and over again. I usually spend a lot of time "searching out keywords" for answers before posting a question. I'm officially terminating the acronym "SDP" from my vocabulary Wink

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