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@@tahseen_al-qureshi thanks 👍🏻👊🏼

👍🏻 yep easier said than done for me I’m afraid. I know what do to and trying to do it but because the ramp is too mellow the front wheels snag faster than I can get myself together and do the right thing. Soon enough it’ll work out.

@NeilHesterSkateboarding I have the same problem at my local indoor on the mini , so I don't do them often. But will say a steep bowl or pool and it just floats in .

@ I’m just getting used to my frontside 5050’s in the bowl which is steeper so eventually I hope to try the smiths there too.

@NeilHesterSkateboarding man frontside anything just feels great on pool coping. Huge confidence booster.

@@X21Z07 you’re a bowl !

@@paulhill9320 bay sixty 6 skatepark west London UK 🇬🇧

@NeilHesterSkateboarding ooh long way for me in Cumbria but it looks awesome, wooden mini ramps are my bread and butter but there's not many about now and literally nothing up here 😔

Thanks 👍🏻

Yeah its nice to have a pool undercover

Yeah was old man’s night, pretty busy too but just the right kind of numbers to make it fun. Hoodies are just black at the moment, what colour would you want ?

@ all my hoodies are black, was thinking a light grey. How do they come up size wise?

@ The new design ones are oversized hoodies so “roomy" I’ll see if they can do grey but the option are limited with that style. Otherwise I can do some regular standard fit ones in more colours.

@ I like the oversized ones so I’ll probably get a black one to add to the collection 😂. Pretty smart what you did with the text. Can’t believe no one came up with that before. Not just a pretty face then 😜. I’m getting paid Monday so I’ll put my order in then.

@ 🤣 I’ve had the idea in my head for quite some time just hadn’t got around to doing it but yeah I was kinda surprised I’d not seen anyone do it before. Luckily there was an option for grey so I’ve just added it (along with all colour options for the standard hoodie) but in doing so I noticed I screwed up and had actually put a standard hoodie as the oversized one 😬 so I’m glad you questioned it. Unfortunately it means the actual oversized ones are a bit more expensive but they are more “plush”, the standard ones are regular Gildan screen print ones, still good but not so “special”.

Yeah thats My dream, I'm working on it ! 😁

@NeilHesterSkateboarding 💯 you got it

@@AdventuresInSkateboarding One day! its a long, arduous battle 🤣

@@AdventuresInSkateboarding thanks 👊🏼

@@Feg1989 the ones I was actually wearing when I broke my wrist were just palm guards not full wrist guards. I now never skate without the Flexmeters and have never so much as strained my wrist while wearing them and I’ve had some pretty epic slams so I totally recommend them. I think I covered everything in my wrist guard video. The Flexmeters are fantastic just a little long and not all that hard wearing material but otherwise perfect. They apparently do have the D3O material in the palms but I’ve stopped a pair down when I refurbished them and it’s nearly nothing there but don’t let that put you off they are plenty padded and I never bruise my palms with them.

@NeilHesterSkateboarding cheers!

Thanks , I hope so 🤣

@@marcelboogaard3809 I’m back, this was last night. So I’ll be at OMN Friday if you’re game 👍🏻

@ depends on how cold and wet it is on Friday. Prefer to be dry and warm so Better might win. Are you going to make a video about Brazil?

@@marcelboogaard3809 ok no worries , yep a video is in the works.👍

@ nice one.

That is really odd, no I've never seen it but it suggest to Me that when they are in place the shields are coming in contact with the truck hanger on the inside and/or the axle nut on the outside which shouldn't happen but could be easily fixed by adding another (or enough) speed washers either side of the wheel to space the bearing away from these surfaces. Also make sure you are not cranking the nuts down so hard they are putting unnecessary lateral load on the bearing cores (your spacers may measure correctly but could be just a tiny bit too short) which could cause a warp. you only really need to tighten them down enough that the wheels/bearing don't rattle side to side and you can even back off the nut so there is the tiniest bit of movement there. My demonstration of cranking them down fully was mainly to illustrate that with the perfect setup its possible but we have to admit that not all wheel have perfectly formed bearing seats and urethane often warps slightly as it cures. I really need to make another video about these kind of variables too.

Tay Cunningham is goofy and he does alright in there 😆 instagram.com/reel/DAc79q2tgkl/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

No, I had no reason to, I don’t want softer.

@NeilHesterSkateboarding fair enough. I think I'm just amazed that such a hard wheel as an 84b is working for you. Hard to imagine it being grippy enough for us older gentlemen, especially on wooden ramps. But all the old Bones Brigade guys use them (except Lance) so it's obviously some kind of George Powell voodoo magic. Looking forward to the follow up video!

@@CamSutton75 I'm finding they grip really well for most surfaces, I think 90% of grip problems are down to technique, I used to slip on some smooth wood ramps a few years ago when I was not quite so experienced as I am now. My local park has a "notoriously" slippery wooden bowl and I never slip there anymore even with the 84b's, I do skate it really fast and hard so I've just learned how to deal with it and overcome it. The bottom line is you can't treat a wood surface in the same way you do concrete you have to adjust yourself accordingly, don't dig into turns or pumps against the direction of travel and you need your weight distribution on the board right, the faster you go the lest risky it becomes too. In my experience slipping comes from trying to defy forces (gravity etc) when you dot have enough centrifugal force to hold you on the wall. Maybe some people may not feel like they have tuned into this to deal with it and so look at wheels to compensate which is fair enough but i wanted the fastest possible option and so far its working well for me. I'm not trying to say I'm a great skater but I understand and feel why they work well for the "Pro's".

@@NeilHesterSkateboarding I get it. I used to love 95a OJ Elites when I first started getting back into it, but they're too wide and soft for me now. I'm just a little bit behind you skill wise, on the same path. Working on the same things but a year or so behind (although I'm a year or two older).

@@CamSutton75 I think the only other variable that is out of our control is dust, as i found when testing these X99’s, when dealing with harder wheels it almost doesn't matter what the durometer is if you are skating a dusty wooden park because the dust sticks to the wheels and then you are riding and slipping on a surface of dust instead of your wheels urethane. this can be worse with softer wheels because the dust can stuck to them more than harder wheels. so sometimes its just a crap shoot but learning to control hard wheels is definitely a good thing to have in your bag. it also somewhat amuses me that these X99’s and Powell Dragons etc are all marketed as wheels that slide when you want to, but i've not yet spoken to anyone using these wheels who wants to actually slide everyone who evangelises about them wants the maximum grip, At least they seem to serve that purpose to those who like them.

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@@CamSutton75 yeah I’m still on the SPF’s for all surfaces , I’m quite enjoying them and haven’t found a reason to change yet 👍🏻 thanks for reminding me I really need to make an update video!

@NeilHesterSkateboarding Cool, you're obviously finding them grippy enough then? No issues with the skinnier profile and less contact surface? I've gone through the same thing with F4 Conical Full 99s - had shelved them after a couple of slip outs but just gone back them after watching your video. I'm trying to give them a decent go now, but also considering trying some SPF. Thought I might give the 81b a go - slightly softer.

@@CamSutton75​​⁠I think I had about a week of tentative use on wood where I felt like they might be very slightly slippy but I’ve totally adjusted to them now and don’t slip at all. I’m totally sure it’s down to technique more than anything else so I believe you can get used to anything within reason if you can feel how to adjust accordingly. I never found the spitfires slippery even on wood but just find the 60mm SPF’s that little bit faster on smooth concrete so have stuck with them for now.

@@NeilHesterSkateboarding In case you're interested, I just uploaded a video of my McGill flight deck setup. ua-cam.com/video/Zapuxwzdhh4/v-deo.html

@ cool, great job 👍🏻

Axles don’t really slip these days but spacers definitely helped minimise that and keep the axle centred.

@@SOUPBOY1972 XC Skatepark, Hemel Hempstead, near London UK 🇬🇧

@@mvarnzo5709 it’s an ex military chapel, now deconsecrated but a great place for a skatepark 👍🏻

Some wheels are not made completely accurately so their bearing seats are not 100% true, you can often back off the nut to the point where the wheel will spin freely but won’t wobble or rattle side to side, try that .

I wish I had the energy for that too but I need some time for recovery and it just so happen the 12 hour days that I work means my time is pretty well taken already. But one of the main reasons I started skating again was for the exercise. I don’t enjoy regular forms of exercise like running or gyms so I wanted to do something I enjoy so much that it doesn’t feel like exercise.

@@sshouser31 thanks man 👊🏼 it’s pretty nice, lighting could be better for my old eyes but I can’t complain really 😜

It’s probably a case of not many shops stocking them because not many people ask for them, seems to be a strangely misunderstood thing. They do come included with some bearings but not most.

@@darude I absolutely agree it’s a real tough one trying to fit enough sessions in with a busy life too. But it’s great if you can keep in the right side of it and always walk away feeling like you have had a really good time. My working hours mean that I miss a lot of potential opportunities but that just means I also have to make the time I do get more worthwhile. Learning something new is a great boost to push you on to the next one too. So many times when I’m not skating all I can think about is the next opportunity 😜👍🏻👊🏼

Oh yeah its absolutely an individual thing and everyone is different and I didnt mean My comments to be based on comparing yourself to anyone else after all (and quite selfishly my channel is all about Me 😂 ) But I do draw on some observations of some people who get down on themselves about not progressing while at the same time don't put the work in or others who assume that My progress albeit slow has somehow come to me easy. Age and agility also has a huge impact on the speed we can learn and or retain stuff which is what i was touching on in the video. Reviewing footage is one thing but actually making your body do what you want it to even when you know very well what you are doing wrong and what you should be doing, this is where even coaching cant always help. So yeah as with everything there are many many facets to consider and we can only pull from our own experiences and observations but thats why i thought it would be a good talking point.

@@NeilHesterSkateboarding I saw another one of your videos recently about the Dunk highs! I like those shoes, I skate dunks too a lot. And yeah, I like what you said about putting in more work than others and still not progressing sometimes haha. I think I compared myself to my friends growing up, but they'd just been doing it for much longer. I'm 33 now so I stopped skating for like 15 years at some point, and I feel much stronger (but definitely not newer) than I used to be in many ways. But if I'd never stopped, maybe progression would have come to me, perhaps. I really enjoy the pace of my skating now, though. It's better to not be the young guy, you wish you had the youth, but the experience is priceless! And yeah seeing footage doesn't always help! Sometimes you need to level up your skill a little bit, Hahaha. At my age I am pretty strategic about how I conduct business. I've gotten into doing some squats (sets of 25) and stretches before skating, but I don't like doing them in public so I do them at home and I feel like it helps me when trying to do more difficult tricks than I have done before. Of course some food I might eat feels more sluggish while protein foods make me feel like it's all working, as I want it to. Also I drink like 2 glasses of water right before going out to be optimally hydrated (the muscles love this) and skating my best. But don't drink the water too early, it has to be at the door, or you'll be peeing by the time you get to the park lol ...Also, I get burned out on things but I already know that. I have only so much energy before old-man mode kicks in sometimes.

@@haroldcampos9661old man mode ? Oh you just wait, you have no idea what’s coming 😂

@@NeilHesterSkateboarding Yeah I guess that it’s gonna get worse. My health is getting sketchy though. But my habits are getting better, mostly. It could’ve been much better these past few years. Skating makes me feel like I’m running from it for sure… but I don’t wanna think about that! I always blame myself for not skating enough, though. Mostly when I get hurt… I ask myself if I’m not focused enough, or if I’m only thinking I’m focused when I go skate. That’s probabl not wrong, I could probably make myself skate daily but that’s not where I’m at with everything else in my life at the moment. But if I do skate too long in one day at my current state, and I get bruised enough, then I turn into a huge whiner and wanna go home lol But I usually find myself progressing. I also hit my the outer edge of my knee the other day, or right below it, the little bone that you can feel below your knee to the side. It was on a manual pad, and I hate that it was my good one and now it’s all clicky. And the bone sticks out all ugly now lol. Swelling went down with the compression old bones thing. Then I smashed it into the ramp on a frontside kickturn like a noob… :(

It’s a humbling experience at times which is why it’s good for you 😉👊🏼

@@beedomguitars cool I hope you’re enjoying it as much as I am 👍🏻 I’ve heard good things about Oxhey but I’ve still not made it there yet. I’ll try and get there next summer (although I did say that last year too 🤣).

@ haha. I was there yesterday. Going today as well. Enjoyed the video. Will watch more on your channel

Cool 👍🏻 sounds like you are skating a lot then , glad you enjoyed the video and want to stick around for more , cheers 👊🏼

Thanks 👍🏻 it’s Crystal Palace, South London,UK 🇬🇧

🤣 it’s only really an observation of my own experience 😉 just like going to a gym the more you do and more often the easier it gets, that goes for recovery and getting going again too. I know it gets harder as you get older but I think it’s still possible to power through and gain from it. The pain puts you off going again so soon but if you go for it you’ll loosen up once you get moving and hugely benefit from it. I won’t be around for OMN I’m out of the country for Christmas but have a good one and I’ll see you again soon 👊🏼

@ Brazil 🇧🇷?

Yep 👍🏻

@@PipsClips thanks 👍🏻 it’s definitely a challenge but I’d really like to skate it more and get a bit more comfortable with it, I think it’ll help My vert ramp skating.

@@marissac870 yeah absolutely 👍🏻 you can’t ever learn enough, there’s always something else just around the corner. It does take me way longer to learn things but the reward worth it. I think I’ll get bored if I don’t keep learning new things and I think that might be partly why I gave up in the first place , I wasn’t pushing myself but I just didn’t realise it back then.

Thanks 👍🏻 I think there’s a lot of us out there getting back into it for the second time around. Hope you’re enjoying it as much as I am !

@@dillinger1980 Thanks very much 👍🏻

Thanks 👍🏻 I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it !

Thanks! 👍🏻

Cheers Ronaldo 👍🏻 Eventually age will catch up but I’m no where near ready to start slowing down, I’m still improving so I’m still better than I’ve ever been before I just have to remind myself to keep practicing the things I want to keep. I’m not even worried about injuries at the moment because I’ve not had anything happen that’s slowed me down more than a couple of months. So as long as I keep stretching and moving I hope to continue that way. Also part of what I was taking about with making sure to skate several times a week means I don’t need so much recovery time, often I’ll skate 2 or 3 days in a row and I truly believe the more you keep going even if you ache a lot you loosen up pretty quick and the pain goes away until the next day and then you just do it all again just like you would if you were a regular gym user, you just have to push through it. Well that’s what works for me anyway.

Thanks 👍🏻 it’s a continuous process I just have to keep reminding myself to exercise those boundaries and keep pushing them. It’s a pretty good surface there now so I can’t really complain and it’s a good winter refuge when it’s dull and wet outside.

Thank you I’m happy to hear you found it helpful 👍🏻

Thanks very much. I really want to be honest with my reviews i feel like there's so many that are just saying what the manufacturer wants just so they get more fee stuff, that's really not what I'm about and i also only agree to review things i'm actually interested to know more about myself. I've reviewed a few helmets now and they all have their own little quirks so i feel like there's always something specific to say about each one.

Thanks ! Yeah I can see the parallels you are drawing there. Although I personally was keen to find one wheel to rule them all so I didn't have to ever change wheels to suit where i'm skating because its just time wasted i'd rather spend skating. I think I was pretty much there with the spitfires but am always keen to keep my eye on whats out there just in case something better comes along. I've settled on Bones SFT 84B 60mm which are every bit as good as spitfires but with a slightly faster feeling on smooth concrete. The X99's were just too soft for me so i now just keep them in my bag in case of emergency. I'm a firm believer that you can "learn your wheels" and become familiar with their characteristics so you can actually skate just as well with any of the higher tier options with just a little bit of exposure. I proved that to myself by switching over to the bones 84b after initially thinking they were too hard and slippery on wood, now i know exactly how to ride them and i never slip out unless i make a silly mistake. I used to have 2 boards (one for vert and one for boles and mini ramps) but it just became a pain to manage and I got used to riding the mini ramp bowl board on vert ramps too. I think our minds are clever enough to adjust to anything within reason and i prefer sticking to just one setup if i can.

Thanks 👍🏻👊🏼

@@Gato1.2 they really are great once they are worn in 👍🏻

@@friscotecsk8s119 cool thanks 🙏🏻 I saw you wearing some Adidas forum Hi in one of your videos didn’t I ? How were they for skating ?

@@NeilHesterSkateboarding I love, love, love the ADIDAS. I have a Wide foot so it will be great to get some Ws. These are already wider than most. Went back to my Vans and hated them need some moon boots.

@@friscotecsk8s119cool that’s good to hear. I have some all black ones I bought a few years ago that I haven’t tried yet.

Thanks Ronaldo 👍🏻 I’m sure the other regular SB Dunk HI’s will skate nicely too but I’m not sure I’ll find out anytime soon now that I have all these to get through 🤣 there’s lots of nice colours that come and go so maybe you’ll find something you like in this style. For me once I’ve broken the toes in on these I wear them for 3 or 4 session skating and they finish breaking in much faster so the skating really helps speed up the process.

Cool thanks 👍🏻 they definitely put together a great shoe ! I think when yours are battered from normal wear they’ll be just right for skating so you’ll get a second life out of them 😉