Radnor Trails - Beginners Wanted

It is now and has been officially fall here at Eastern University and the weather is beautiful!  This last thursday i decided it was the perfect day to go for a cruise.  One of my best friends Annie has been constantly asking me to teach her how to longboard.  Annie has never stepped foot on a board before so i thought it would be a great way to inspire beginners to try it.  Annie was the one who suggested a certain spot that she thought was perfect for first time boarders to go.  The whole trail is flat and smooth, which is why annie thought it was perfect.  This certain little spot is located in the great town of Radnor, located in walking distance of the school.  Radnor trail is a great place for bike riding, walking, and running.  It's and all flat smooth surface that goes through the woods.  The leaves are beautiful and the scenery is magnificent .  Radnor trails is a great place for beginners to board because it is almost all entirely flat.  The trail is wide and easy for boarders to carve.  Having the flat surface makes it easy to teach beginner boarders the bare essentials of longboarding such as pushing, balance, and technique.  If ya have a friend interested in learning to board i highly recommend taking them to Radnor Trail.   

Longboard shops

Hey everyone i was thinking today about how many great longboard shops there are in beach type areas.  You walk in the store and the owners and workers have this chill and friendly personality that you can sense right from the beginning.  In my hometown we had this outdoors world store.  This store had a couple of over priced boards and a couple of unfriendly owners.  Moving to college and being in a new area i'm very unaware of what types of shops St. Davids PA has to offer.  So i was thinking if anyone new anything about any stores in the area to let me know with a comment on the blog.  I would love to check it out and even write a review on what the shop has to offer merchandise and customer service wise.  Also it would be a great thing to know if anything happens to my board while i'm on campus.  I also just posted a few of my favorite blogs on the right hand side of the screen.  Check them out, they are all very unique and amazing.   

Fall Free Days

Here at Eastern University the students are on a break from October 13th-17th entitled "fall free days" most students went home for the break, including myself.  I was so excited to go home and see my family, friends, and eat real FOOD!  I was also pumped to do some longboarding in my hometown Lewisburg PA again with two of my best friends Lexy Savidge and Jeff Wagner.  We had an awesome idea to film! some of the boarding we did over the weekend.  We had an great time filming, cruising, editing, and just hanging out.  So here it is ....the final project. "LBG Longboarding" featuring Jeff Wagner, Lexy Savidge, and Emmy Fisher....Enjoy.

Longboarding: The Loaded Dancer

One of my favorite topics to search when i'm on youtube is longboarding clips.  A popular video thats been sweeping the media with more than 1 million views!! is entitled the "Loaded Dancer".  Loaded boards is a a ridiculous longbaording company making some of the best boards out there.  This video really conveys how awesome these boards really are.  I thought i would share this video not only to fellow boarders, but also to people who do not know much about longboarding.  It really conveys how boarding can be a form of art, that's chill with no worries.  The video features two very experienced longboarders who have really brought the term "Dancing" onto the longboard scene.  The tricks are just down right sick! and definitely worth watching.  Newcomers especially, i honestly recommend looking of videos about longbaording on youtube or other video sites.  Being able to see the best borders out there really motivate you and could possibly help you become a better longboarder.  Be keeping a look out for my next post for a video of my own.  Also be watching for some new posts about some more awesome spots at Eastern to check out in the near future!!  I apologize for not having a post about hills at eastern in awhile.....do to rain, it has been hard to get out and cruise... 

Ala Moana - Bamboo Series

I'm just going to put it out there....i LOVE sector nine's bamboo series!  The boards are just so pretty and reliable.  The bamboo allows it to have a flex feel which is great.  I have a Sector nine Bamboo and it's the best investment i have made thus far.  The board is called Ala Moana -- Meaning "Path to the sea", in Hawaiian.  I have owned the board for about a year now and i seriously have no regrets.  The board has also gotten many awesome reviews.  The deck has great flex and is the perfect length for carving and slaloming.  It's incredibly strong and resilient.  The deck also doesn't have a fin which is a very unique design for the board.  I suggest definitely checking out some reviews and other information about sector nines 100% bamboo series.  Riding a board thats 100% bamboo also saves a  tree because it isn't made out of standard wood.  So, save a tree! ride a weed!