The fastest expanding form of skateboarding. Contrary to popular belief, the sport is greatly expansive beyond bros in board shorts (sadly, these are the most vocal assholes who own longboards, but are not necessarily longboarders). Disciplines include downhilling (trying to go as fast as possible, serious practitioners will wear leathers and full face helmets), freeriding (essentially doing slides and tricks combined with anything downhill, mostly done for fun), and freestyle (emulating shortboard tricks on larger decks). As the downhill riding community is starting to go mainstream, a proper comparison to regular short boards would be that of downhill/freestyle mtb to bmx; while both may have the same forms and ideas supporting them, their applications are greatly different and require skills respective to each, and thusly the similarities in said forms are not necessarily applicable to the ways they are used. Basically, regarding all the hate those who enjoy riding street/ park on a shortboard: don't worry about how other people are having fun and just enjoy what you do (I will say, if you wear flip flops while "skating" or ride a pintail cruiser, please; just stop).
Longboarder: Today I had a great longboarding sesh: started off railing a toeside corner going 40, then got my freeride deck out and got a 30ft standie, and finished off the day cruising around learning some big spins and old school kickflips for poops and giggles.
Skater: You do any park or street shit?
Longboarder: No, taking a longboard into a skatepark is ridiculous and annoying, though I sometimes ride bowls with my shortboard.
Skater: You do any park or street shit?
Longboarder: No, taking a longboard into a skatepark is ridiculous and annoying, though I sometimes ride bowls with my shortboard.
by RumpusCat February 20, 2012
Person who normally rides a longboard skateboard rather than a more traditional short skateboard. While most (not all) skateboarders tend to have a tendency to attempt to be cool by rebelling against society by listening to music with no flow to it and by hating everyone around them; Longboarders are generally more chilled out; Opting for more peaceful genres of music like Ska and also just skate to enjoy the ride, not to act like cocky jerks to everybody.
Skater - Man... People all suck. I hate my parents who pretty much payed for this board.
Longboarder - That's too bad bra. I'm just trying to enjoy life as it comes dude
Skater - Well you're a pussy too!
Longboarder - Damn...
*Karma.. Skateboarder crashes in freak accident after failing a trick and ends up on Scarred. There's his 15 minutes of fame*
Longboarder - That's too bad bra. I'm just trying to enjoy life as it comes dude
Skater - Well you're a pussy too!
Longboarder - Damn...
*Karma.. Skateboarder crashes in freak accident after failing a trick and ends up on Scarred. There's his 15 minutes of fame*
by Masa Thor July 7, 2008
Longboarding is a way of life. When you longboard the earth stops spinning. Many people refer to it as a sport, but its life.
longboarding is gnarly.
by winnkydinkymman March 28, 2012
A coasting vehicle, relativly close to a skateboard, but twice the size.
Manuvered with your body movements according to the direction in which you want to go.
Also,
extremely dangerous and extremely kickass. :)
Manuvered with your body movements according to the direction in which you want to go.
Also,
extremely dangerous and extremely kickass. :)
by Maaadie July 18, 2008
Traditionally, a form of street surfing, originateing in california, see LBC or long boarding community, this also can mean long beach cali. this is not a coincidence. BUT longboards differ from shortboards in that they are designed for speed, smoothness and carving. Not major tricks and ollies. HOWEVER, Longboarding is more about the soul, like longboarding the surfboard, longboarders are almost always very laid back, chill, kind, and overall sick people. Riding a longboard is the ultimate form of freedom, and highly addicting.
Short boarder- Dude im soo f*ckin cool, i can ollie and shitt
longboarder- nice day bro, I just went out, bombed some hills, i hit 40 km on this one hill, then i did some cross steps and carves. wicked chill day dude.
longboarder- nice day bro, I just went out, bombed some hills, i hit 40 km on this one hill, then i did some cross steps and carves. wicked chill day dude.
by gnarrlllybrooo June 6, 2010
A board made of multiple plys of many kinds of wood, it has wide trucks and big wheels. The Longboard will put all eyes on you. People will be brought to their knees from sheer awesomeness. You will wake up and be recognized as a God/Goddess. To ride the Longboard is to rule the World.
You: So yeah I was riding to work on my Longboard when-
Friends: What!? Oh My God. You have a Longboard! I wish I was as amazing as you. You complete this world, my king! *Friend weeps*
Friends: What!? Oh My God. You have a Longboard! I wish I was as amazing as you. You complete this world, my king! *Friend weeps*
by DJNanch February 3, 2013
Like a cross between surfing and skateboarding, but 10 times as kickass, longboarding involves a long board from 30' to 49' long, on average. Longboarding down big hills can put you at 50 MPH, and falling will be really bloody. Carving is the main movement in longboarding, and involves leaning to turn and slow down while bombing a hill.
Im goin skateboarding after school. you in?
Fuck that! longboarding is for the real bad asses
No way, skateboarding you can do tricks! longboarding is gay. you have to stay on the ground
hey, the smaller your baord, the smaller your dick. And talk to me when youve done fifly miles an hour on your microdick of a board
Fuck that! longboarding is for the real bad asses
No way, skateboarding you can do tricks! longboarding is gay. you have to stay on the ground
hey, the smaller your baord, the smaller your dick. And talk to me when youve done fifly miles an hour on your microdick of a board
by Concrete Kahuna April 14, 2011