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Longboard/Skateboarders…who rides

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Just got the last of the stuff needed for the daughter longboard.

Also finished up an uncut blank I got before I deployed, but can't upload from tap a talk so pics will have to wait.

Hope everyone has a great holiday

Tim
 
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This is the board i just finished up as a trial run before I take on building my daughters.
 
It was built from a 44 inch long uncut 1 inch drop blank. It is a kinda clone of the DB Cosmonaut, so I have dubbed it the "Cosmo-Not"
 
Waiting until after Christmas to figure out how I will set it up.
 
Tim
 
Tim, was at a regatta this past weekend and was chatting up my friends kid about longboards. He disappears and comes back with his deck, tells me he has not used it in four years and that my daughter can borrow it this summer. I was floored.

Not sure of the length, but its a Sector 9 drop through deck.

My daughter is fully stoked. We're off this weekend to get a proper lid and some elbow/knee pads.
 
Right on!!!
 
The set-up we put together for my daughter for Christmas was just too tall for her to push, sooooo her birthday was the 15th and a showed up with a drop through w/ micro drops and some nice tub concave, best thing is it is a mall platform 37 inches....my little Grom was in full stoke, the wife just smiled and rolled her eyes....lol
 
will be putting it all together today I hope, if I can jet out of work early. 
 
Side note: for her birthday she had 2 girls over for a sleep over (twins) and they got all excited and we pushed around on my boards for a while, so I am going to PIF with an old Sector 9 Goddess that I chopped, the Mom was not happy with the graphic as the "angel" on it is well-endowed..lol so I picked up some paint today amd will do a city skyline with some blue and red sunburst, well get it set up and let my Daughter ride it to get it dialed in for the twins.

Tim
 
Gern Blansten said:
Tim, was at a regatta this past weekend and was chatting up my friends kid about longboards. He disappears and comes back with his deck, tells me he has not used it in four years and that my daughter can borrow it this summer. I was floored.

Not sure of the length, but its a Sector 9 drop through deck.

My daughter is fully stoked. We're off this weekend to get a proper lid and some elbow/knee pads.
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Sweet.  I board too.
 
Make sure that when you buy a lid, get a hard one and not soft and try out different brands.  Not all sizes are the same.  Best not to skimp on safety.
 
Was looking at the Pro-tec product as I'm familiar with them from when they made hockey helmets.

Thoughts on pads? Elbow, knee, wrist? Too much, just right?
 
IMO I would rate importance in this order...
 
#1 Elbow.  I find that when I get thrown off, I get thrown forward.  Your body will instinctively try and protect your knees by straightening the legs (in my case anyways), but not true for your elbows.  The body will throw the arms forward to protect the face and the elbows takes a beating.
 
#2 Knee.  I find it important for that hard fall.  Momentum seems to make my knees come crashing down.  
 
#3 Wrist.  I've read from few others that dislikes wrist protection and I tend to agree.  I think that it has some benefit at very slow speed when a fall is most likely vertical.  At speed, I find that I would rather have flexibility in my wrist.
 
As for whether it's too much protection or not depends on the rider.  Some people are fine learning while falling and getting scrapes and bruises.  Others finds it terrifying.  Protection helps to ease some of that fear.  I would say for starting, get a helmet and elbow pads at a minimum.
 
My daughter (10) just wears a helmet, but she is comfortable with the board. Her first few times we geared up the knees and elbows but we found out she does not fall much so we dropped them.

I think one of the most important pieces of safety gear for your daughter is YOUR helmet. I never let my daughter see me ride without it. I think it set the right example
 
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