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Holiday Help for Extreme Sports Enthusiasts
If you have a snowboarding, parasailing, sky diving, skateboard enthusiast on your holiday list this season, here are a few gift ideas sure to slake their desire for extreme sports.
Snowboarding Goggles – no snowboarder should be without a good set of goggles, which can range in price from twenty to several hundred dollars.
Skateboard Wheels – if your skateboarder uses their board frequently, they’ll probably go through wheels like nobody’s business; it’s always nice to have extras at the ready.
Extreme Sports Video Games – whether they like off road ATVing, skiing, or rollerblading, you’ll find a game out there sure to help occupy those rare times when they’re not outdoors (also great for unfortunate sport related injuries!)
IPod – no extreme sports enthusiast should be without their music, an integral component of building adrenaline.
Know Your Board
Today I want to focus on some aspects of the longboard, particularly riser pads and wheels. Riser pads are located between the trucks and deck of a longboard. Made of rubber or plastic, the pads help prevent damage to wooden decks from metal trucks. Riser pads also help prevent wheel bite and rail bite on drop decks.
Typically, longboard wheels are larger than average skateboard wheels. The reason for the difference in size is that larger wheels allow for more stability at high speeds. They can also handle rolling over rocks, sticks, and other obstacles in the street. Longboard wheels tend to fall in the 65 to 85 mm range.
The Perfect Stocking Stuffer
Have you ever gotten home from a long day of holiday shopping, grateful that you’re finally done with facing the challenges of traffic, crowds and long lines? I know I have. Then I realize I forgot to buy anything that could fit in a stocking. Oops. So it’s back out to the car, off to the store and more traffic, crowds and lines. I imagine this isn’t something anyone would look forward to. You can bet I was pretty frustrated.
But this year I found Electric Sunglasses. My son’s an avid skater and he’s been asking for a pair of these for at least six months. I found them online and they’re cheaper than what I would have paid at the sunglasses store in the mall. Man those places gouge you. But anyway, since they’re small and lightweight they cost next to nothing to ship and I can have them in time for the holidays. I wish holiday shopping had always been this easy!
Inspect Your Board before Every Ride
I’m lucky enough to live within a mile of my place of work, which allows me to avoid the unpleasantries of mass transport. Not only that, but I also don’t have much use for a car and the lofty gas prices that come attached. For the most part I can get by with a 10-speed bike or my trusty longboard. A longboard is a great mode of transportation provided one takes the proper safety precautions. First of all, never assume that drivers are aware of your presence.
Having the proper equipment is just as important as remaining vigilant on the road. You’ll want to wear a helmet and knee pads at the very least. Also pay significant attention to your longboard wheels and other accessories. When bombing down a steep hill, you don’t want something to go wrong with your trucks, bearings or wheels. That means sitting down and inspecting the board and its various parts before every extended ride.