I love that your breakdowns get super geeky. Your technical breakdowns are so informative. Keep it up dude and looking forward to hopefully see you at an LDP event one day!
Full circle dude. We were doing this in the 70's. That's the only way we did it. It's not a new thing. It's been lost by the times. But some of us still do it
Oh yes! Not lost to time though. Its been handed down behind the scenes from generation to generation. The first LDP-ers were skaters from back in the day. Like Chris Yandall who probably first combined skating and endurance activity. He was an old pool skater from the 70s. James Peter's and his friends created long distance pumping using slalom techniques (he did slalom if I remember). Of course slalom is not exactly linked to pumping and visa versa. But I feel pumping and slalom kinda evolved in tandem. You may know better than me. It definitely comes from the early days of urethane wheels. Thank you for helping to pave the way!
I miss this era. I participated in the first Adrenalina marathon in 2010 and Jeff wasn't an unknown at the time. He was already skating with the Bustin guys and had made a name for himself. I remember him and Solomon Lang lapping me. But at least I finished 2hrs 10min. My legs were dead after 26 miles, good thing they had free pollo tropical after.
race pace vs training pace, heart rate, hows the turn ability of your board (i find running the stiffest setup that still lets me carve the corners without running wide so less effort is spent managing balance).... any info would be great trying to get back in to pushing longer distance. i realize preference and bodies are different just trying to save time working on learning and more on riding. also going from 77mm to 97mm was a huge deal for effort spent, big wheels keep on rolling.
Im attempting a 200 mile trip this summer, Seattle to portland. I'm having gear and set up madness. I tryed running shoes but im thinking I like my vans better, im using dad bods but think I may go back to 85mm speed vents. May take off the Paris trucks for tensor trucks... don't know what to wear for pants, I dont like spandex
I'm interested in doing a directional setup - the middle ground. I see that you are using what looks like a Pantheon Supersonic? What front and rear setups are you running with it for the "middle ground" directional setup that you mention? Thanks!
Amazing Video! Thank you for creating and sharing this! Appreciate the hard work, skill and knowledge! You have made this place better then it was before, and for that "we " Thank you!
I've never owned a "pumping" board but I first learned it in the late '70s on a homemade longboard with Indy 151s and Red Krypyonics. I got much better at it when I picked up skating again in the late '90s and actually got into the slalom scene. These days I don't skate anymore (i'm 60 with an artificial hip) but the last time I did skate was on a 35" giant slalom board with super adjustable precision GOG trucks, set up for pumping on smooth flat ground. Something like 65/15 degrees. I used to regularly ride over half a mile at a time without putting a foot down until my mid 50s!
Never having really tried pumping or tried learning how to, I watched your video, went down to a nearby carpark and managed to nearly do a full lap only pushing about 3-4 times per-side (rectangular space), then pumping away. I guess everyone is right and this is an excellent instructional video! During the practise sesh I also found sometimes the pumping action actually slowed me down, so that must be me "throwing my wieght" at a discordant timing. Still very new to this (2 months in as a complete novice) and so so much fine tuning on everything to be done :), I still get nerves every night, but thats how you know its somthing actually worth doing and has truly addictive potential as a hobby.
Your comment about being places in the worst weather, being the only ones to see the rainbow so to speak, is very relatable for me, and put into words why i enjoy watching your videos so much. Both appreciate the world even in (and sometimes especially so) in the worst of weather. Much love from Australia 🧡 also wow Roan mountains are serene!!!
Hey adam. I am training to do some ldp backpacking in 5 years is, this training layout relevant? Can't tell if my apprehension is laziness or this isn't quite right
Hey adam. I am training to do some ldp backpacking in 5 years is, this training layout relevant? Can't tell if my apprehension is laziness or this isn't quite right
When you skate on a tread mill, does it feel like constantly pushing up a slow grade hill? Or can you pause a second or two and cruise without rolling off the back? I also was very interested in seeing the camber toe specifications. Are these used the same method as automobiles? It just sounds strange as I only have known of straight axles for trucks.
