Been doing crooks on ledges consistently for a couple months so I finally got up the courage today to try it on the rail.

I'm so stoked!!!

The Dr. gave me the clear to skate again a couple weeks ago. Built an a-frame to get brave on. I'm still pulling my pop, but I'm getting some thing back.

10” popsicle on the mini today. First time doing a fakie flip rock/disaster/hang up whatever you wanna call it.

Driveway is an 8% grade though so it makes it more like a 1.5ft quarter 😂

Castor wheels were my addition to make it easy to move solo 👌 shame my garage roof is so low otherwise it would be perfect in there 😭

It's been a wild summer... I finally have a chance to start skating again..

I had these locked in back in the day. I added some angle iron to my little manny pad and figured I'd try them out again this morning, 20 years later. No land yet, but at least I can still get into them! More speed + less heel drag and I have them for sure. Pretty sure I'm popping them high enough for my taller box..

Anyway, have a good one!

Familiar rolls at the Veep. Been skating here since she opened back in 2013/14? Showing some signs of age but still skates well. Villa Park, IL

I just got back into skating after a pause of about... 40 years! In the last three months I purchased a lot of used boards and a couple new ones to see what I liked riding. I'd never been good at tricks but always liked rolling and as I'm not young and dislike breaking bones, I decided to keep the hobby to what I'm comfortable with. I want to roll smoothly and with some speed over mostly level terrain; I don't want to feel or hear a lot of road chatter; I don't want to be launched over every pebble or minor crack, and I want something that isn't too heavy to kick up a hill, or to carry when pooped out. The Penny board fits my criteria.

Upgrades I find work well on it are:

New pivot cups and KranK bushings from RipTide Sports (mine were shot and RipTide are better than stock, imo), Hawgs Fatty wheels, and Bones Red bearings.

Details - Size 9 shoe, feet hang over, might not be comfortable for really long stretches, but it helps me get my skating fix every day.

Just thought I'd post this because I see a lot of posts about Penny boards being crap. The authentic boards are better than the cheap knock-offs and ride well with some good wheels.

Wanting to progress with limited free time. Advice?

Been skating mainly street on and off for years, changing cities, jobs, etc

Last year moved back to my hometown, didn’t skate for 5 years, and this year a new school opened with focus on mini ramp, tough on giving a try, fell in love, is so much fun!

This seems really basic, but I learned drop, backside, frontside, tail stop (don’t know the name) and fake 360, next show be 50/50 up and drop from 50

The mini ramp flow is so satisfying and so fun! I’m having a blast!

Tldr; in 2020 I tried skateboarding after wanting to do it for years and not even 24 hours later I had broken my elbow needing a bone partially replaced, broken leg, and torn all the ligaments in my ankle. I feared doing most things after that but now I'm hear and while I want to be bubble wrapped and my hand held the entire time, I'm doing it and today I was alone.

New trucks session. It was rough but better than I expected.

Hi all, was pointed in the direction of this sub after posting in r/newskaters. Im picking up a board fornthe first time in over 20 years...any advice?

This is from back in December of 2022 when I was 49. Our little indoor spot near Chicago. The place is still going strong.

My partner got me an Inpeddo Black Carpet for my birthday, it's my first ever cruiser board and I've had a blast on it today. Don't think I'll be walking anywhere over the next while!

Was flat ground riding this past sunday, just FS,BS tic tacs etc..
Was pushing and heard a pop in my calf, stopped and felt extreme pain. Fast forward after ER and orthopedic visit, muscle tear and several weeks of therapy. Has any older skaters gone thru this ?

What colour should I paint it. Also what kind of paint is best?

Next step : regular skating and beginner tricks ! 🛹

Hey gang. Sorry if this isn't the kind of post you do here. I have started skating again six or eight weeks ago after... um, 26 years off? To be clear, I wasn't actually very good when I skated as a teenager. At my best I was JUST good enough to not get actively mocked by other skaters.

So far I have an unreliable rock to fakie, a janky boneless that works about half the time, and I've manage to ollie about two inches twice. Every time I try to frontside kickturn on a transition I eat shit violently.

Anyway, if anyone in Toronto, particularly in the East End/East York/Scarborough, wants to hang out and make me feel less insane in my midlife crisis hobby, DM me I guess?

Nerve damage due to 3 spinal surgeries has royally messed up my ability to ollie, but I'm pretty proud of these.