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To longboard to work?

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GreyCritic · 25/03/2024 17:27

DW worries a lot about what other people will think.

I turned 33 and was appalled at the state of my fitness. Ditched the car, ditched the heels for nice trainers, and started walking to work and everywhere else. A month and a half ago I bought a longboard. I used to be an avid snowboarder in my teens and this longboard has honestly been such a good purchase as I not only feel fitter but also actually find myself looking forward to the morning commute!

DW hates it. She thinks it's childish and that I should get a bicycle like "a normal adult". AIBU to longboard to work? I have no interest in bicycles and I don't see how long boarding to work is "too try hard". Confused

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HouseholdBores · 26/03/2024 22:00

BOOTS52PollyPrissyPants · 25/03/2024 20:21

You are only 33 and even if you were 53 once you are capable of doing it then why not and it is great fitness and will also lift the mood. Go for it and tell your husband he sounds like an old man putting you down. I think it is great for you and why should we have to give up on things we enjoy.

Op has a DW not a DH

primroseteapot · 25/03/2024 22:34

Must admit the only longboard I'd heard of is related to surfing though!

Same. I imagined you in a wetsuit over your work clothes on your belly paddling down the Thames, and thought... hmm, that seems a bit complicated and wet.

abracadabra1980 · 25/03/2024 22:32

We live near the coast and often see older men out and about on their boards. Must admit the only longboard I'd heard of is related to surfing though! It's cool 😎

sanityisamyth · 25/03/2024 22:31

I thought it was something that went on the river! Was going to say it's fine, but you might need a shower when you get to work, and make sure you have somewhere safe to store it!

MolkosTeenageAngst · 25/03/2024 22:29

I don’t think you are being unreasonable but I am completely intrigued as to how you long board to work, I assume you can’t do it in the road but they also look too big for the pavement and like you’d have to constantly stop for pedestrians etc? Or maybe you go in the cycle lane but I imagine that would wind up cyclists. Maybe you have very wide pavements or clear roads where you live?

maddiemookins16mum · 25/03/2024 22:29

Ihearyousingingdownthewire · 25/03/2024 22:13

“Tell me you’re no fun at parties without telling me you’re no fun at parties.”

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‘Tell me you’re kind who rides their bike on the pavement without telling me you ride your bike on the pavement’

Gravelgraze · 25/03/2024 22:27

Ihearyousingingdownthewire · 25/03/2024 22:13

“Tell me you’re no fun at parties without telling me you’re no fun at parties.”

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I’m great fun at parties🎉 😀

But at 70 years old I think it wouldn’t end well if a long board rider accidentally collided with me on my way to the party. My friend, 10 years younger than me, is currently on crutches and recovering from a broken femur. A selfish dick riding a scooter on the pavement ran into her.

Ihearyousingingdownthewire · 25/03/2024 22:13

Gravelgraze · 25/03/2024 22:05

OP will you be using the road or a designated cycle lane? Or are you intending to use the pavement?

“Tell me you’re no fun at parties without telling me you’re no fun at parties.”

Ihearyousingingdownthewire · 25/03/2024 22:12

MumblesParty · 25/03/2024 21:23

I think it’s what millennials call a skateboard 😂

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Nooooooo, it’s a different type of skateboard. Different shapes, longer, more flex, generally larger deck. More for travel than tricks.

Gravelgraze · 25/03/2024 22:05

OP will you be using the road or a designated cycle lane? Or are you intending to use the pavement?

TotalAbsenceOfImperialRaiment · 25/03/2024 22:03

Not on the footpath, please.

Allfur · 25/03/2024 21:58

Are there many cases of skate board/pedestrian clashes?

smooththecat · 25/03/2024 21:58

KidneyWarrior · 25/03/2024 17:49

I thought you were commuting on a surfboard 🏄‍♀️

Me too. Wd love that. I think go for it re longboard. Remember, for fitness you are better off walking than cycling the same distance. Cycling is very efficient.

CroccyWoccy · 25/03/2024 21:58

Go for it (full disclosure I commute on an adult microscooter). Life is too short to care what other people think.

ShalommJackie · 25/03/2024 21:56

@TheSmallAssassin 🤣🤣

Carenz · 25/03/2024 21:54

RaininSummer · 25/03/2024 21:51

When I walk to work, people zooming around me on wheels is rather terrifying. I love the idea otherwise but really don't think it's safe or should be allowed on pavements.

Where has she said she skates on the pavement? I have looked but can’t seem to see it. Most skaters would do it on the road to avoid having to weave people!

aperolspritzbasicbitch · 25/03/2024 21:54

It's very Simon Pegg, isn't it?

Skateboards/scooters/etc as a mode of transport post driving age seems a bit strange to me. But I live in a small town - would probably be handier in a city

Icehockeyflowers · 25/03/2024 21:53

Two parents at my kid’s school skateboard to the school. I think it’s pretty cool.
But I had a colleague who was a bit of a twat who often rollerbladed to work and it reinforced my opinion that he was indeed a twat but that was because a) I didn’t particularly like him b) he’d rollerblade in office wear including a tie and it looked silly c) he made sure everyone saw him by practically skating to his desk (4th floor office!).

RaininSummer · 25/03/2024 21:51

When I walk to work, people zooming around me on wheels is rather terrifying. I love the idea otherwise but really don't think it's safe or should be allowed on pavements.

Ilovetea33 · 25/03/2024 21:46

It's not about the space, it's about the speed and the unpredictability.

SirenSays · 25/03/2024 21:46

Oh ffs OP, how immature. Don't you know that once you reach 18 years of age you must choose the boring option, Always. Don't you dare try to be different or fun.

Allfur · 25/03/2024 21:41

Scooters don't take up much space either

Allfur · 25/03/2024 21:40

Surely there's room for both pedestrians and longboarders on a pavement, it's great to see other modes of green transport

theduchessofspork · 25/03/2024 21:32

PinkIcedCream · 25/03/2024 18:21

Do you live in London? If so, crack on.

You'd probably be judged if you live out in the sticks and probably get run over if you live around here, as the narrow roads are very windy with no pavements for miles. Drivers wouldn't expect to see a cyclist let alone a skateboard in these parts.

I’m not agains’t it generally but London with it’s very crowded pavements is not the place for it, scooters are a menace as it is

Carenz · 25/03/2024 21:32

MumblesParty · 25/03/2024 21:29

Big skateboard ?

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….yes 😂

My DH was a skater and so I’ve had it drummed into me about different types of boards, but essentially it’s that basic!