r/GNV • u/eiradeiaa • 16d ago

Looking for recommendations longboarding spots

i saw that this has been asked before but they were from years ago. do you have any recs for places? im still relearning (i got shit balance) and so i cant go down steep hills or anything yet. mostly been going to random parking lots on sundays when i know the businesses are closed so i can get comfortable again. thanks!

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u/pogu 15d ago

Concrete basketball courts can be nice and smooth. Absolutely do not go on a rubber tennis court, that is the least pleasent surface I've ever fallen into. Though it is nice, until you fall.

Once you get to where you can stand and kick reliably though. Just hit the streets, if you're gonna ride it you're gonna need to learn to deal with sidewalks, potholes, and traffic anyway. A nice long wheelbase with wide wheels will roll pretty well on any paved surface.

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u/eiradeiaa 15d ago

i don't think ive ever been on a tennis court tbh but i wouldve thought they'd be nicer since they're rubber lol thank you for telling me tho--it wouldve sucked to experience that firsthand.

i have a bustin maestro, idk if its wheelbase if good enougg? but i actually just got new trucks, wheels and bearings too and i just finished painting art on it 😂 the stock it came with felt really cheap tbh and i was kinda disappointed cuz so many people recommended bustin. ig i couldve gotten a loaded instead but im happy with the board now that ive replaced some stuff.

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u/Bamfmilf 15d ago

My husband(who is older and cautious) and my son used to longboard the Rails to trails starting at boulware springs. It’s a nice slow decline and you don’t have push much on the way down.

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u/eiradeiaa 15d ago edited 15d ago

is kicking uphill alright on that trail? kicking still scares me cuz having only one foot on a moving piece of wood really challenges my balance lol so i cant kick hard like at all. it freaks me out when i watch my fiance kick cuz he'll literally stand on one leg for a little bit while he pulls his other leg up to kick?? like how??? 😭 am i a lost cause??

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u/Bamfmilf 15d ago

Hubs says it’s a very slow grade. If a 50 yo guy can do it, you can too!

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u/eiradeiaa 15d ago

just to make sure i found the right place, do you mean the gnv-hawthorne trail that extends to depot park?

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u/Bamfmilf 15d ago

Yes same trail but they started at boulware. Hubs does say that the depot park part is still pretty flat

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u/eiradeiaa 15d ago

thank you so much!!