I love it! It remains me of my very first...and only board. I can't remember exactly how old I was, maybe 12? I think my trucks were higher than yours which affects everything in general as I'm sure you know.

I had practiced regularly on my parents carport which was a very smooth concrete surface. After a week of practice, I went to a friend's house to skate in his neighborhood. Come to find out, his neighborhood consisted of a steep, downhill country road made from asphalt. Needless to say that I was scared shitless. But I wasn't going to puss out.

My friend takes off first and he makes it look easy. I couldn't believe how fast he was going. I finally get the courage up and take off. I started out bad and things just got worse. As I was picking up speed, the front wheels started to wobble. I don't think that I have to tell you what happened next.

That was the end of my skateboard career.