after getting decent at longboarding, gossssh normal skateboards just feel outright alien

pretty much none of the things i picked up longboarding really apply to something half the length

well...almost nothing, i learned that i can pump a normal skateboard

it looks absolutely ridiculous, but it's really fun to do!

just kinda wiggle down a road and somehow accelerate while doing it

oh, and i guess i can still ollie??

i didn't even eat dirt when i tried again--i saved that journey for trying to turn too quickly and learning that skateboards don't have the same turning range as my longboard, and having my wheels bite the board

you can even see here where the wheels bit in!

i think i'm gonna need to elevate these trucks a little so it doesn't happen so often, even after tightening them

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