When to Skate?!

When to skate:

So many people around the world like to skate. One of the only problems people have is getting time to and knowing when to skate.


When to skate:

Well this is simple enough. Skating quite often depends on the weather. If the grounds wet i'm afraid you won't be able to go outside and skate.
~ The wheels will slide and finding your lines will be way more tough.
~ A second problem is wet weather destroys your grip tape. The moisture will seep under the tape around the edges and it will start to peel up and come loose which may unfortunately lead to you needing to re-grip your board :(
~ The third problem is that your skate shoes will get wet and you wont be able to get good grip and your slide control won't be as good.

The only good thing about skating in the wet is that you will be the only one there at the skate park: leaving a lot of space to try stuff out....

The only solution to stop the weather getting in your way is to go to an indoor skate park. Unfortunately there aren't that many indoor parks around and if you are into street skating they might not have any street like areas in the park. Also these indoor places sadly have membership costs or day fees to pay to skate there. This can be very costly in the long term.

The Beginning of Something Great!

It all starts somewhere:

For me it's a few weeks back with some friends.
I came down to the skate park on my rubbish little cheap superstore skateboard.
Its wheels made from some squeaky plastic and the deck from what seemed like a major limb of a tree.
The boards bearings scratching the trucks with every revolution.

I didn't care it was my board and that's what mattered to me. At the start i thought all boards were the same. All just a simple Board With Wheels. How wrong could I be :)

I was hooked from the start, the simple fact of rolling and cruising around on my board was fantastic. Feeling  the world pass by through your feet and the wind brushing against your face. I got what all skaters want, The buzz of skating and the shear happiness. That's whats really needed to skate.