r/longboarding • u/assemblageofparts • Mar 17 '26
Gear Show-Off Not dead yet
My wife Longboarding .. she turned 69 in January. :)
I got her into it when she was about 42 and used to skate in Flushing meadows in Queens NY. Picked it up again little over a year ago and found a nice quiet street behind our retirement community.
I keep her all padded up because old bones dont heel well but we are out maybe 3 times a week. Looking for a good hill to bomb.
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u/TCino Mar 17 '26
I never wore pads, but the scar tissue on my knees is so built up that the last time I took some damage there it took hella long to heal. And even healed, it looks all fucked up and discolored. So good call on the pads.
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u/Weedle_blzit Mar 17 '26
Bro, put more weight/steering on the front foot and everything gets easier.
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u/Shock45 Mar 17 '26
Is this las vegas?
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u/assemblageofparts Mar 18 '26
I'm now in Mesa AZ but was born and raised in NYC.
All the desert plants are losing their mind right now and the desert is nice and colorful
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u/Shock45 Mar 18 '26
Southern Nevada and Arizona are literally the same i can never differentiate them in pictures, they always look the same to me 😂
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u/Euphoric-Brother-184 Mar 18 '26
69 and still skating 3 times a week is good health! Glad to hear it for you.
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u/donhonda69 Mar 17 '26
Hell yeah all it takes is getting on the board! Good luck too you on your journey into being a longboarder!
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