Longboard lessons in Byron bay or brissy... for A trip around Aus...
Hi all names Jason Harmshaw i'm tossing around the idea of doing a self supported longboard trip around the entirity of Australia to raise money for an undecided charity/charities starting here in byron bay. All i'll have is my board, my backpack and about $10,000 (not including extra hardware for blowouts) and a tent. what i really would love is an experienced and hardcore downhill longboard rider to help me out with some lessons . Trips going to take about 4-6 months if i go coastal but probably longer... will pay for the lessons obviously but i only want serious replies because i want to kick off the trip in the next 6-10 months... Closer to the date i will post to see if anyone else is keen for coming along as well or joining up with me along the track also suggestions on nice uncrowded (cars) routes would be great and where to avoid as well bad or dirt roads... suggestions, questions or interested parties send us an email jaso_777@hotmail.com...
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Permalink Reply by Kam Kite on
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Little tip, gatorade is full of shit and sugar you can pick up Gastrolyte from the chemist proper electrolytes and alot more compact to.
Jason Harmshaw said:yeah luggage will be minimal... small gas stove and a few tins of food along with suplement powders gatorade etc for electrolytes. Along, with a small gas stove to cook my good tinned food and noodles on those blamy cold nights. NRMA are hopefully sending me out some maps with all the sealed roads including thier gradients in Australia because i want to avoid busy roads as much as possible but don't want to go off down an anonymous road and end up chewing on some healthy dirt and pot holes it is a skate around aus after all not a walk.
blackwood said:thats kind of a big deal. you would have to mod a board to be as close to the ground as possible and get your switch and mongo pushes down pat and get training on those quads. Luggage? a trailer?
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Dani on -
Check this falla out to. He skated the Nullabor so he has experience in Aussie long distance. He has done a bunch of stuff in the UK to I believe. He wrote a book that might be worth your buying to.
http://www.davecornthwaite.co.uk/boardfree/book.htm
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by leeso on -
jezza from early skateboards is doing a longboard day monday on the gold coast at a bike track he has hired for the day...
it has a couple of nice beginer hills and still quick enough for some slidding and drifting..some of aussies best skaters and even a few overseas champions will be there giving advise on ridding and gear and just generally spreading the stoke to anyone who wants to skate..so come on down jason,send jezza or myself a message if you want the details...sorry about the short notice
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Permalink Reply by Elliot O on
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hey man, i'm in Byron till christmas day, i would be keen to go out for skate with you.
then again, i don't really have any speedboards or LDP boards with me, only my FSU slalom
but i would be keen to check out what you have arranged for your trip, because it sounds amazing and i'm normally on the Sunshine Coast so when you come around, give us a bell and i could come out and support ya man!
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