Welcome to the official LYN skateboarding thread..lets discuss and share anything related to skateboarding especially about local skate scene..Anyone who have problems or need tips can place their questions here..we'll discuss it together..Keep on posting and happy skateboarding!! credit to s3polZ for the intro and banner

LYN SKATEBOARDING MEMBERS

-xpapanburukx- (Old Timer)
-obiwankedah- (Skatemalaysia boss)
-FuGZ- (Hustler)
-Kaiser Wave-
-jaycz8- (photographer)
-s3polZ-
-zxJamesxz-
-cyloh-
-Charxiiubao-
-Butterfoot-
-finzo-
-suemitraa-
-azrinarizz-
-darkdevilrey-
-ameerfirdaus-
-Rufflez-
-convicted_knight-
-hsiengin-
-jimmy_bearing- (buddy)
-ejat- (part time skater )

everyone is welcome in this thread..please make yourself home here..just reply on anything bout skateboarding..anything..

-HISTORY OF SKATEBOARDING-

The first skateboard

Skateboarding probably started in the 1950s or 1960s, when surfers in California got the idea of trying to surf the streets. No one really knows who made the first board instead, it seems that several people came up with similar ideas at the same time. Several people have claimed to have invented the skateboard first, but nothing can be proved, and skateboarding remains a strange spontaneous creation. These first skateboarders started with wooden boxes or boards with roller skate wheels attached to the bottom. The boxes turned into planks, and eventually companies were producing decks of pressed layers of wood similar to the skateboard decks of today. During this time, skateboarding was seen as something to do for fun after surfing.

The first manufactured skateboards were ordered by a Los Angeles, California surf shop, meant to be used by surfers when the ocean was flat. The shop owner, Bill Richard and Kyler made a deal with the Chicago Roller Skate Company to produce sets of skate wheels, which they attached to square wooden boards. Accordingly, skateboarding was originally denoted "sidewalk surfing" and early skaters emulated surfing style and moves. Crate scooters preceded skateboards, and were borne of a similar concept, with the exception of having a wooden crate attached to the nose (front of the board), which formed rudimentary handlebars.

A number of surfing manufacturers such as Makaha started building skateboards that resembled small surfboards, and assembling teams to promote their products. The popularity of skateboarding at this time spawned a national magazine, Skateboarder Magazine, and the 1965 international championships were broadcast on national television. The growth of the sport during this period can also be seen in sales figures for Makaha, which quoted $10 million worth of board sales between 1963 and 1965 (Weyland, 2002:28). Yet by 1966 the sales had dropped significantly (ibid) and Skateboarder Magazine had stopped publication. The popularity of skateboarding dropped and remained low until the early 1970s.

Second Generation

In the early 1970s, Frank Nasworthy started to develop a skateboard wheel made of polyurethane, calling it the 'Cadillac' as he hoped this would convey the fat ride it afforded the rider. The improvement in traction and performance was so immense that from the wheel's release in 1974 the popularity of skateboarding started to rise rapidly again, and companies wanted to invest more in product development. Many companies started to manufacture trucks (axles) especially designed for skateboarding, and the modern design was reached in 1976 by Tracker Trucks. As the equipment became more maneuverable, the decks started to get wider, reaching widths of 10 inches (250 mm) and over in the end, thus giving the skateboarder even more control. Banana board is a term used to describe skateboards made of polypropylene that were skinny, flexible, with ribs on the underside for structural support and very popular during the mid-1970s. They were available in myriad colors, bright yellow probably being the most memorable, hence the name.

Manufacturers started to experiment with more exotic composites and metals, like fiberglass and aluminium, but the common skateboards were made of maple plywood. The skateboarders took advantage of the improved handling of their skateboards and started inventing new tricks. Skateboarders, most notably Ty Page, Bruce Logan, Bobby Piercy, Jared Ethan Phillips, Dylan Dieterle, Kevin Reed, and the Z-Boys (called Z-boys because of their local Zephyr surf shop) started to skate the vertical walls of swimming pools that were left empty in the 1976 California drought. This started the vert trend in skateboarding. With increased control, vert skaters could skate faster and perform more dangerous tricks, such as slash grinds and frontside/backside airs. This caused liability concerns and increased insurance costs to skatepark owners, and the development (first by Norcon,then more successfully by Rector) of improved knee pads that had a hard sliding cap and strong strapping proved to be too-little-too-late. During this era, the "freestyle" movement in skateboarding began to splinter off and develop into a much more specialized discipline, characterized by the development of a wide assortment of high flat-ground tricks.


Third Generation

The third skateboard generation, from the early/mid eighties to early nineties, was fueled by skateboard companies that were run by skateboarders. The focus was initially on vert ramp skateboarding. The invention of the no-hands aerial (later known as the ollie) by Alan Gelfand in Florida in 1976 and the almost parallel development of the grabbed aerial by George Orton and Tony Alva in California in had made it possible for skaters to perform airs on vertical ramps. While this wave of skateboarding was sparked by commercialized vert ramp skating, a majority of people who skateboarded during this period never rode vert ramps. Because most people couldn't afford to build vert ramps or didn't have access to nearby ramps, street skating gained popularity. Freestyle skating remained healthy throughout this period with pioneers such as Rodney Mullen inventing the basics of modern street skating; the flatground ollie, the kickflip, and the heelflip to name a few. The influence freestyle had on street skating became apparent during the mid-eighties, but street skating was still performed on wide vert boards with short noses, slide rails, and large soft wheels. Skateboarding, however, evolved quickly in the late 1980s to accommodate the street skater. Since few skateparks were available to skaters at this time, street skating pushed skaters to seek out shopping centres and public and private property as their "spot" to skate. Public opposition, and the threat of lawsuits, forced businesses and property owners to ban skateboarding on their property. By 1992, only a small fraction of skateboarders remained as a highly technical version of street skating, combined with the decline of vert skating, produced a sport that lacked the mainstream appeal to attract new skaters.

-Skateboarding Company-

DEcks, wheels, trucks, Bearings, hardware..etc


Footwear and apparel


MiX

-List of Skateshop-

KUALA LUMPUR/SELANGOR
Cool element - BB Plaza Plaza 2nd floor
Muezz Street Wear - Plaza Idaman, Gombak
ZOne 5 - Times Square 4th floor

Miz 29 - Sg wang 3rd floor (will closed soon)
Crazeecausa - Sg Wang 2rd floor and Summit 4th floor
Hyperdecks - 3rd floor Summit
PUSH - Sek 13, Shah ALam


KEDAH
Icebox - Kompleks Star Parade, Alor Setar
Northsidaz - Sg Petani

PERAK
Bozok - Yik Foong Complex, Ipoh
X-Sports Zone - Taiping
Time Go - Taiping , KBS compleks

NEGERI SEMBILAN
Vogue Life - Giant, Senawang
H20 - Giant, Senawang

PAHANG
Infinity Skateshop -“ Bandar Indraputra Baru, Jerantut
Movve Outlets - Kuantan Parade, Kuantan
Movve Outlets - Berjaya Megamall, Kuantan
Shifty Skateshop - Kuantan

TERENGGANU
Zurich Skateshop - Ruang Niaga MPKT, Kuala Terengganu

KELANTAN
Mute Skateshop - Kota Bahru

SARAWAK
Rupert rage - Kuching Plaza, Kuching
Porche Street Wear - Wisma Sanyan, Sibu
Zianz skateshop - City Point, Bintulu

SABAH
Freaky Skateshop - Adika Complex, Keningau

MELAKA
Roza Heritage - Jalan Laksamana, Melaka

JOHOR
Crossover - City Square, JB
N&Z skateshop - Plaza Angsana, Tampoi
N&Z skateshop -- both outlets at City Square, JB
Pop Kaki - Plaza Angsana, Tampoi
Pop kaki, Xtra Hypermarket, JB
Pop Kaki, City Square, JB
Silver Planet - Plaza Angsana, Tampoi
Silver Planet - Klipmart, Tampoi
Silver Planet - Larkin Bus Station, JB
Silver Planet - City Square, JB
Simple Skateshop - The Summit, Batu Pahat
Simple Skateshop - Bus Stand Batu Pahat, Batu Pahat
Stylo - City Square, JB
Grindhouse - Plaza Larkin, Johor

Credit to bro xpapanburukx for the list..

-List of Skatepark-

KG BATU, KEPONG KUALA LUMPUR



MOUNT KIARA, PJ (Thanks to bro FuGZ)



SHAH ALAM SKATEPARK, Glenmarie Road

ARENA MPPJ

PENANG SKATEPARK



TASIK CHEMPAKA, BANDAR BARU BANGI



TAMAN PARAMOUNT



ANYBODY..PLEASE DO ME A FAVOR..I NEED A PICS FOR SKATESHOP AND SKATEPARK ALL OVER MALAYSIA..SO, I WILL BE REALLY HAPPY AND APPRECIATE IN ANY HELP FOR DEVELOPED THIS THREAD..THANKS!!

-UPCOMING EVENT-

nice work ejat! ")

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Added on June 16, 2008, 12:10 am

hahaha..thank u..thank u..

btw... Will there be any store selling wheels or anything after the marathon?
I think I might be joining even with this lousy wheels...

u know what..i got extra wheel but unfortunately that wheel i left at bangi..if not, somehow i can lent u my old wheel..

Nice work bro!
I used to be an ol'timer, circa 1995-2002
Nowadays, seldom skate, but I keep my deck in the car...so can skate anytime

Old timer is most welcome..u guys can share with us bout oldies scene..thanks! nice, still got deck

will add u as member..can?

was wondering where everybody went. hehe..
hey don't put me pro la. shy, ahhaha..

anyhows, video uploads are being a b**** at the moment, revver's having some server move.

wanna skate anytime soon guys?

bro fugz..still don't sleep ar? yeah, where's everybody? they ask me everyday when i'm gonna open new thread now everybodies gone
what status u want bro upload to where?

haha, just my name without status is fine. your thread tho, your call. =)

nope, not yet. starting a blog with skate content, being video the first priority. i want to give revver.com a shot. malaysian server having probs now connecting with int site, and revver themselves having their own things to sort out too. so gotta be patient. hehehe..

good morning everybody...
woke up in a new thread this day..i opened LYN forum and the first thing i saw at front page is LYN Official Skateboarding Thread; it's finally opened!!

thanks Ejat, nice work man, nice work..

( nice headline up there )

congratz for the new thread....
yeah!!!

Ejat, i still havent take push skateshop photo...bz with wedding...
will do by this week including shah alam skatepark photo...

I already took the pic of N&Z skateshop,but still haven't transfer it to my pc..my card reader can't read my memory card..hisshhh

BTW,good luck for our new thread.Congrats ejat,you have done an excellent job..

not working ka today kaiser...
usually u online at nite...

Working,but curi2 online...hehehe..

I want to take another skateshop picture at JB but i don't know any other shop except N&Z..maybe Silver Planet..

dude...
ur boss is behind u...
he's watching u man...
i havent take push skateshop photo yet...
busy with wedding last saturday

I will get pics of paramount tmr... Will go there to skate tmr...
btw, what is the best way to clean the bearings?

still got people skate at paramount???
honestly, i never clean my bearing...
i think better use wd40...

as i promised before..the banner..
how was it?i hope it is OK..no idea what to write on it

nice man....
really2 nice...

Hmm... Alot of plp say that WD40 will spoil ur bearings ler...


Btw nice banner...

owh really...
i didnt know about that...
never thought to clean my bearing...
just use it until it breaks...

u kaya bro jay.. that's whyla..

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Added on June 16, 2008, 5:19 pm

Wow! really nice man..ok, i will put it first post..thanks!!

Not kaya...
just that, no one thought me how to clean my bearings...
leceh wooo...
summore, tak sempat mau clean already pecah...

This one really nice s3polz...hard work ya?

How about we put all the members name that ejat list on the 1st post to this banner?just a suggestion..

that will be too many names I guess...
Any 1 can share their knowledge abt bearings cleaning?

what i always do..u take a small bowl..plastic bowl..put the bearing..don't put all, let say 2 or 3 first..then, spray with wd40 till the liquid cover all the bearing..
wait till 1 hour then tadaa..ur bearing is fresh as new.. repeat proses for others..

Bro Kaiser..where wanna put?

I think the center of the banner we can put the name list,but don't use big font la..just my suggestion..

Erm after 1 hour need to overturn? The color shield face up?

Just spray it all and wait 1 hour,ur bearing becoming new.A can of WD40 is cheap right?about RM4-5..

no need to overturn coz the liquid already cover all the bearing..doesn't matter which side face up..good luck

How often do u have to clean them? Btw paramount tmr has canceled... Will take the pic next time...
btw during the marathon, will water be provided? Or have to carry our own water bottle?

There will be makan once u arrived the park..

then best trick at the staircase..and Game of SKATE...there will be skateshop booth there by crazeecauza..so bring extra moolah...

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Added on June 16, 2008, 11:44 pmEjat..u can take all the PUSH skateshop photos from skatemalaysia.com website or in the forum..u can used those photos to share it here..

and also the skatepark u can refer to some of the events..

can i do that? thinking of taking pic from skatemalaysia but u know..it's skatemalaysia copyright..

but since u r co-founder in skatemalaysia so maybe i follow ur suggestion..


btw, james..bout ur wheel..izzit the black color with green line?

can take it from this link :
http://www.skatemalaysia.com/goskateday.jpg

http://www.skatemalaysia.com/version3/1stb...stbowlcomp.html

http://www.skatemalaysia.com/version3/oldschool1.htm

http://www.skatemalaysia.com/version3/oldschool2.html

http://www.skatemalaysia.com/HKinMsia.html (mix pic of kiara and Shah Alam)

http://www.skatemalaysia.com/version3/RainCityComp07.html (Taiping skatepark)

http://www.skatemalaysia.com/version3/TaipingComp07.html (Taiping skatepark)

http://www.skatemalaysia.com/version3/Push...ingApril08.html (Push skateshop)

http://skatemalaysia.com/version3/3rdbowlcomp.html (Shah ALam)

http://bp1.blogger.com/_SRq5iu0ZB1I/SAzU4f..._639374781l.jpg (Penang new skatepark)

http://www.skatemalaysia.com/version3/PUSHlaunching.html (Push skateshop launching)

http://wankedah.proboards49.com/index.cgi?...play&thread=620 (Push address ad pic here too)

more soon

wowowo...not bad,nice stuff.

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Added on June 17, 2008, 8:50 ameh...tau siapa BotakX ar?he said last tym he is vert skater champion.heard of him,but dunno hu sponsor him...hey anyone got extra hard wheels ar?my cool element wat they call"super hardwheels" dunno whether can make it to the finish line...-.-

huh....
malaysia got vert skater champion meh???
never heard of it...
if botak-sp & botak-jb i know laa...

oh...ill message him later,ask him porpely...cause that day i was at paramount skating,than he was there,he was teaching me to do some tricks la...then i asked him to show us some fancy tricks then he did,he seems really not bad...then we were talking then he said they all called him botak X and everytime he starts to skate he makes an X sign and after he skate he willdo an X sign again...and if u call him he make an X sign...he said most of his decks are habittat and shorty's...

Eh... No, pure black....

guys..
i got a probs here..
my trucks seems like loosen..
i've tried to tighten it up but it still longgar..
anyone can help me to solve this probs..

is it because of the bushing sudah haus???

dunno laa.
never have trucks probs before so dunno what to do la..
i thought the bushing dah haus la..
maybe i have to change new truck this time..
or anyone can help me to fix this thing up (dont have money to buy new one )

I think its the bushing problem only like jaycz8 mentioned..if u change it cost about RM20 something..

mayb u try to change you bushing to hard ones la...but not super hard also...afterwards hard to turn.

It has nothing to do with hard or soft....
it's suddenly lossen...