The ideal time for skateboarding.....main street Uawa (Tolaga Bay).....early sunday morning when the rest of the world is asleep

Getting a night time video together....

You went from Tologa bay to Napier on a skateboard!! Epic!!

Its like you are a frothing Grom again Gizzie!

love your work gizzie. got a new way to injure yourself on these beasts which i thought i'd share!! thought i'd head down the esplanade for a cruise late arvo last sunday, got all set up and ready to go, then went back inside to try (again) to get lazy good for nuthin son to come with, gave up and went back and just jumped on the board outside my house on my downhill street, picked up speed going down so went to moderate speed with the remote... nothing... picking up more and more speed, discovered remote was turned off.. narrow street, cars parked either side, picking up more and more speed, t intersection approaching with cars coming through!!! way too fast to bail on road, or wash off speed (which i am hopeless at anyway) parked cars blocking sides... luckily saw a open nature strip just before the end of street and steered over to it and bailed onto the grass, was sure i'd do something major (bought the e skate as hurt my achilles skating a normal board!), fortunately no real injuries except pride. lesson - always ensure your remote and board are connected - i had done initially, but when i went inside to hassle my son i took the remote with me and left board outside, they disconnected and both remote and board must have turned off (i did try turning the remote on while racing down the hill). even being so stupid (to get into that situation) it is amazing how the brain can turn on when you are in danger, i was racing down the hill picking up more speed every second, but at the same time trying to work out what was wrong, then turning on the remote, thinking about bailing and where i could bail, time does sort of slow down.... anyway i got out of jail free, just remember especially with belt drives you still go fast downhill!!!! always start off using the remote not just jumping on the board on a downhill...

Skateboarding is not only about tricks because it's a sport that requires utmost safety. I have not ridden a board in about 40 years and I was looking for a cruiser type board, I don't plan on doing tricks or going to a skate park.

Boardingwave said..
Skateboarding is not only about tricks because it's a sport that requires utmost safety. I have not ridden a board in about 40 years and I was looking for a cruiser type board, I don't plan on doing tricks or going to a skate park.

These are good options to look at, long boards 40 inch long 10 inch wide.

Still at it....the good thing about eskate is you don't need "ideal waves" Maybe am 95% eskate 5% sup now. Here am at Anaura Bay a week or so ago

Have got Evolve GTR carbon......at the point where I need another one.....so have two boards. Now am doing 17 or 20km ....body is feeling happy....but the battery runs out

Shred On!

I have never tried skateboarding before so I was nervous about this and thought it would take me very long to learn. As a beginner, it is ideal to start with a simple remote controller.

Boardingwave said..
I have never tried skateboarding before so I was nervous about this and thought it would take me very long to learn. As a beginner, it is ideal to start with a simple remote controller.

same for me....never been a skate boarder.....seems just like surfing to me

you can learn the fundamentals of standard skateboarding before embarking on an electric skateboard adventure. Being familiar with and understanding the device's key components and functionalities is a good start.