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

Yeah, i have a hard time connecting with kick flippers, maybe im getting old O.o Longboarders have their own drama tho (see silverfish re: maryhill '08 ) Im thankful we have such an awesome community here at pavedwave, no fuss, no muss, all stoke. I hit the trail for an hour in my brand new pavedwave.org t-shirt today and got more compliments than ever Smile

Belegnole · Joined: 23 Jul 2008 Posts: 86 Location: Appleton, Wisconsin

what is it with places where you cant help a person without getting flamed?

btw nice shirt...I want one in a XL
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G- Dub · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:50 pm Post subject:

You gotta turn the dry humps into more of a dance. When ride, I throw on some tunes and groove to it. I turn my pumps into a groove. Looks much cooler and I get more positive feedback.

gboom · Joined: 29 May 2008 Posts: 57 Location: Vancouver WA

Great thread, keep it burning.

Anger on the trail results in mental, and possibly physical, pain. My two cents...don't lose your focus b/c of anger. I did, and my wrists are still paying for it. I fell b/c of a loss in my focus from getting just a little attitude from cyclists. Never, EVER, again.

Don't just do it, enjoy it!
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LDPanda · Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 418 Location: Seattle, WA

Well, since this thread got resurrected, i guess i ought to share this event that happened at the most recent ultraskate. Ive hesitated to write about it for two reasons. One, i dont want to cast a negative shadow on what was an awesome event. Two, im not quite sure how to feel about it. Here goes: I was in the bike lane, the pedestrian lane is on my left. I came up behind two teens, walking in the right lane with their skateboards under their arms. I said "on your right." Nothing. I say "on you right" again. This time the two teens look back, see me, and keep walking. Ok, theyre jerks, i get it. So i switch to the left lane to pass them. As im going by, the one on the outside jukes out in front of my board, forcing me to make a quick maneuver on wet pavement. After recovering, i jam my foot down and quickly brake to a stop, pick up my board, and confront the kid. I'll be the first to admit, i lost my cool. I got up in his face and made it clear how i felt. I skated off and returned to our base camp. The same two teens passed by a few minutes later and we had another 'verbal exchange.' So, im left with mixed emotions. One side of me is ashamed that i would lose my composure, get up in a kids face as a grown man. Another side of me feels proud that i didnt let this punk get away scott-free like he thought he was going to. Im still a little torn on the issue but im just glad i didnt let it ruin the awesome time i was having.

G- Dub · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 4:56 pm Post subject:

I probably would have flipped out man. I don't take shit from people, no matter what age they are. I don't let them walk all over me. I guess my philosophy is a little different on the topic.

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

Dave that did suck, but you handled it fine. The kids needed a little wake up, and you didn't actually resort to anything past words. Thinking that being underage is some kind of carte-blanche ticket to disrespect the "elderly" is total BS -- there were some common sense rules those kids clearly decided to ignore, as the other witnesses that were there also spoke up about. One can only hope they'll learn from a few strong verbal reprimands-- so that some day they might not pull a wrong move with the wrong dude in the wrong alley at the wrong time.

I think it sucks even more that these little douchers were skateboarders. Which kind of speaks to Alec's point about the infighting. I have some seriously long posts I keep holding in "draft" mode about this, so I'll spare ya for now Very Happy

gboom · Joined: 29 May 2008 Posts: 57 Location: Vancouver WA

Yeah, like JP noted I don’t doubt your judgment after reading your posts. Kids will be kids.

I find the balance of adrenalin and politeness is tough to keep in check while out riding. We tend to travel significantly faster than walkers/runners and a bit slower than many cyclists (well, I do at least). So we are bound to irk everyone. That, combined with the fear of the unknown mentioned above, sets us up for being the perceived antagonists.

When I am pumped up, I want to keep flowing along. Now I sit at a computer and I am much more reasonable and civilized. Props to you LDPanda as a disciple of the discipline. Hmm, that seems redundant.

And as for the young punks out looking for a fight…..GET OFF MY LAWN!!!
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barefootboarder · Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 51 Location: England

Hey LDPanda, sorry to hear about your troubles during the Ultraskate but I agree with the others that you behaved in the right way and you really shouldn't beat yourself up about it.

Seems to me that you may have taught those kids a valuable lesson and maybe they'll think next time before they deliberately mess with someone... like James said the next person they mess with might not be as nice about it as you were and they may find themselves in a whole heap of trouble.

I've had a few problems, usually when I've been on my own which sucks and normally I just grab my board and keep going but one time I think I must have been suffering from some kind of hormonal imbalance because I really blasted the guys involved! After they disappeared I sat on my board and didn't stop shaking for ages... daft girly hormones could have got me into a whole heap of trouble Embarassed