Inexpensive skateboard

Finding myself recently laid off, I have decided to get a start on my midlife crisis by buying a skateboard.  Being laid off (need a database person?) I don’t want to spend too much but being a gearhead I know I want something decent to learn with.  Where should I go in the Twin Ports to find such a board?

14 Comments

Karasu

about 14 years ago

I can't say anything about price, but if I wanted a skateboard, I'd go to Freestyle.

mevdev

about 14 years ago

Damage is a shop in Lincoln Park, about 18th W and Superior St, lakeside.

Get yourself some pads too.

Resol

about 14 years ago

As a geezer/skateboarder myself, I have to ask - are you looking to rip up the new Wheeler Field skatepark or just looking for some stylish transportation?

huitz

about 14 years ago

An unemployed database guy?  What is the world coming to?  Seriously.

markm

about 14 years ago

@Resol, I'm not looking to do any crazy stuff, just stylish transportation and exercise.

@Huitz - I agree.

Resol

about 14 years ago

In that case I'd consider getting a longboard, which are smoother and faster (great for cruising - if you want to stay on the ground).  Or if you end up getting a freestyle (small f) board get the biggest softest wheels you can find. The poor pavement in Duluth makes a small-wheeled skateboard frustratingly slow.

Nick

about 14 years ago

+1 on big, soft wheels for cruising

Meghann

about 14 years ago

I have a skateboard that I haven't used much.  If you are interested email me: [email protected]

zra

about 14 years ago

Anyone know if capt. Dan is still putting out his Roadkill cruisers?

lojasmo

about 14 years ago

Longboard for sure.

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/search/spo?query=longboard&catAbbreviation=spo

edgeways

about 14 years ago

In regards to the job thing: http://jobs.metafilter.com/ tends to have a lot of computer/web related jobs openings.. yeah none of it is in Duluth, but sometimes physical location matters less than ability with the interwebz and all.

I realize the overwhelming likelihood is it won't help at all, but just on the random chance it does.

adam

about 14 years ago

Oh, and: Duluth Skateboarders GTFO.

cam

about 14 years ago

Don't get a longboard.  You will look like a kook/fratboy/trustfundster.  Unless of coarse, you are one of the above.

zra

about 14 years ago

I ride a longboard.

I am neither a kook, fratboy or trustfunder, and you'd be hard pressed to mistake me for one.

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