Skateboard Jumping Question

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I just mean that it's not a team sport, as poker is not a team sport. . .

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To threadjack; has anyone seen the mythbusters where Tori tries to jump over a wagon on a bike? It's one of the funniest damn things I've seen on tv. I wish I could find a video.

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If you're going to try any of this, please post video.

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Will do. I have just the camera:


The board I had was identical to the one below: solid, flat, and very slick due to its lacquered finish (those green stripes aren't gripping tape, they're painted on).



It had rock-hard clay wheels and fairly steerable trucks as pictured below: (you hit a tiny rock and the board stopped cold. I wonder if urethane wheels brought an end to this problem?)



Something I just noticed while searching around are today's "spring" trucks, which must make getting airborne a breeze:

[thatpfunk]

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Something I just noticed while searching around are today's "spring" trucks, which must make getting airborne a breeze:

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Um, no? You want tight trucks.