50 mph Downhill Longboard Run

‪@lukespodobalski‬ explains the freedom and dangers that come with being a downhill longboarder and shows us some 50mph runs at one of his favorite spots in Berkeley, California!
Remember, Luke is a trained skateboarding professional! Do not try anything you see in this video at home!
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[@KAGENfilms]

Amazing production quality with this video! Big shout out to the whole braille team for putting this video together! Loving this kind of format and hope to see more of the documentary style videos in the future

[@brailleskateboarding]

Thank you

[@caio.dourado]

@@brailleskateboarding i bet gabe edited, no doubt

[@SaVaGe-513]

@@caio.dourado 😂😂 ya right gabe couldn’t edit a video with Aaron’s help…. 😊 (joking)

[@SaVaGe-513]

I was actually disappointed with this video! I would have liked to see the full run down the mountain in real time to see how it was not just bits and pieces but the production was amazing hats off to u guys with the quality

[@drewdiesel420]

sometimes braille finds very unique people, but this dude is so chill and laid back. best random braille video

[@brailleskateboarding]

Spud is awesome

[@LeroyleeM]

I do downhill. I'm happy to see this type of content from y'all fam

[@jeffreyhd8129]

[@reginaldpots5765]

tbh stoked to see spud on here He runs Linked Media if anybody is looking for more content that's similar.

[@my2vwillgapyou]

@@reginaldpots5765 thankss broo

[@dbmooo]

Who does downhill knows Spud is a legend. He has the best downhill media out there.

[@erevanayen]

speaking facts

[@teamv8longboards]

Absolutely loved you guys showing off the downhill skateboarding community!!! Would LOVE to see y’all visit a skate event or even learn how to longboard

[@huntergibson9359]

Brail at Giants Head, or any other big freeride would be legendary!

[@fallenphikl7192]

I think this is the first time I have heard Spuds voice. So chilled.

[@Agapelovestudio]

You guys are absolutely killing this new editing style and new content style. I love it I love it I love it I Love seeing you guys outside the brailhouse just enjoying life. The production value seems very high you guys are just killing these new series keep him common

[@brailleskateboarding]

Thank you.

[@ssub_ynot]

Love seeing one of the biggest street skate channels dip a toe into the downhill world to show the street skaters what downhill skateboarding is about! Braille, please release the full raw run with your full reaction! I'd love to see someone on braille get into downhill skating and documenting it! Excellent video and production quality!

[@Chromehounds96]

I am so stoked you guys got to meet Spud, someone deeply ingrained in the community, but you guys should try to make it out to a big event, like Tepe and Tacos. Imagine this, but over 100 of us dropping in a massive line

[@trentonteter740]

Yooo spud!! This guy creates some amazing films as well as his skate ability

[@lolykebrtwv]

Finally, some recognition to our sport!!!

[@maxxthemelonhead]

As a skateboarder and downhill longboarder, this is the collab I never knew I needed! So dope to see you guys together!!🤙

[@Lonemite]

If you don’t mind, what one did you start first? I’ve never had the chance to really try longboards at all. Don’t even know how they feel on flat just cruising. I have been a street skateboarder for about 14 years now but bombing hills has always been possibly my favorite thing to do. The last two years I’ve been hitting the hills on a penny board! I don’t know what it is but it carves nice and kinda feels like your not even on anything because it’s so light. I love it but I feel like a longboard will feel extremely heavy and awkward to me. Oh, I also noticed that the penny is noticeably more stable than I recall my street decks ever being. I figured it would be worse than street setup. I got up to 30-35mph on the penny before wobbling and definitely don’t get near that on my normal setup. Do the softer wider wheels really give that much stability? I know longboard trucks are a bit different but I figured those tiny penny trucks would wobble more compare to my 8” street trucks.

[@SDsimplelife]

Same here, I never even thought of them doing downhill 😆 my two worlds collided with this one 🤙

[@fransk8187]

@@Lonemite bombing hills is so fun for real , skateboarders need at least some slide gloves to have more fun while bombing !!

[@Lonemite]

@@fransk8187 I don’t know if I ever hit a hill I need those for. Not that I couldn’t have utilized them but that I didn’t need them to take a turn. I’m from a smaller farming location though. The land is pretty flat so there isn’t much for sharp turns out here. Amazing strait downhills for speed though.

[@Lonemite]

@@SDsimplelife I only found it because I was riding to the store on my little sister penny one day(didn’t have a board at the time) and said f it lets hit this hill on the way home. Took it out to a bigger hill shortly after and fell In love.

[@stevem8611]

Fantastic video guys, showcasing skating, stories, and summer. This is what you should aspire to.

[@brailleskateboarding]

Thanks Steve

[@jonathanbeltran260]

Hey guys Downhill skateboarding is a whole big world, racers compete down the biggest hills all over the world. ive been doing it for almost 8 years now and it still shakes me to the core!! Im happy to finally see a downhill episode on the Braille channel, way to go!!

[@thatchris1626]

I am very glad to see Longboarding get the respect it deserves!

[@hylanderOP]

As a downhill skater I love seeing the braille guys out in the hill. Lots of us just kick it on a neighborhood hill for years before we ever do a mountain road.

[@mntnmedia]

Amazing content! Thank you for putting our sport out there for the world, been following your content for a long time and it’s an honour! Spud killed it as always 🔥

[@mafkrimnra8084]

Braille ? Omg 😱 never thought I’m gonna see this , this is freaking awesome adrenaline rush, love it 😎

[@shanebentley5630]

This video is exceptional. The footage, the editing. This video is a VIBE. Though I never managed to actually do it myself, i'm really glad to see downhill longboard get some much-deserved love, especially showing some of the fear and dangers of it!

[@vyiz1004]

Luke is the king. Skate safe everyone!

[@LostTerminalVideos]

Seeing you guys up your production quality like this is honestly so awesome to see. Can't wait for more stuff like this!

[@brailleskateboarding]

thank you

[@punk_nugget]

This video is AMAZING! I love the music and the way its shot and you guys just overall did an incredible job with this one. I'd love to see more videoes like this in the future!

[@mimmikyute]

Longboard content from Braille!!! I’ve been waiting so long for this! ❤❤❤

[@salariasking3980]

As skateboarders all should try all styles of skateboarding as they all have their uniqueness and sense. Street skateboarding, longboarding, surfskating all have similarities and differences, so sick and stoking!!!! 🤙

[@jasonlinley8752]

thank you guys so much for doing a video about downhill skating/ longboarding!!!!!! You got us all stoked!

[@kylefugate9960]

So so so stoked to see some dh getting some love

[@Infernoom2678]

I stopped watching you guys like 4 years ago and coming back made all the memories flood back in man…. Wild

[@labarbe...]

Thanks for showing some light and paying respect to the downhill community

[@Jakeskatez]

this is sick! more of this content coming up pleasee!

[@budnutzzz735]

This is awesome, crazy how someone can stay so calm, more vids like this please 👍👍

[@rafariegoa]

Downhiller here, so happy to see this on the Braille channel

[@JakeCrawford]

luke is awesome! super chill for doing super gnarly stuff ❤

[@joshww5110]

I love dh so much I’m so glad you guys are including different disciplines to spotlight. Should’ve kept the raw footy I think a lot of us that are already into it would’ve loved to see his whole run start to finish! Would love to see longboard dancing next maybe?

[@brailleskateboarding]

If you have a recommendation of someone we should reach out to for longboard dancing let us know!

[@joshww5110]

@@brailleskateboarding also to add some more context Brandon runs like the equivalent of a Braille channel for longboarding. Can’t add enough how much respect I have for people like you guys that give so much to the community. To Braille and Brandon both, never stop spreading the word and sharing information about the sport you guys are skate heroes

[@skatingkeepsmesane]

​@@brailleskateboarding Daniel Lindsey

[@maxime_spinard]

@@brailleskateboarding Hit Brandon Desjarlais for sure, he is from LA

[@xXGe0rgEXx]

Brandon also was Vin Deisel’s stunt double in one movie where he skates downhill. Definitely worth reaching out to him @brailleskateboarding

[@The_G_in_Jesus]

braille, top quality. thank you very much for everybody's hard work. that's all today

[@brailleskateboarding]

thanks!

[@mikewagner886]

This is awesome! This is great exposure for a niche form of skateboarding that often doesn't get the love that street skating does. I've been skating downhill for 10 years now and it's an amazing sport with a fantastic community of people. Spud is definitely in the upper percentile of skill which makes it seem like a very unattainable sport. I'd love to see another video like this that focuses on entry level downhill.

[@ssub_ynot]

Braille has a video with the bustin crew where mogley bombs a smaller hill and tries to learn colemans

[@BayAreaLongboarder]

YO! Glad to see y’all are covering more downhill skateboarding stuff. Feel free to hit me up if you want to do some collab content with the rest of the downhill scene in the Bay Area!

[@cantskate5535]

awesome video and loved the slow motion. Really helped me visualize the positions, steering and control. Wish i had seen this before i got on custom 38 inch aluminum board and wiped out-bad at over 30 mph 9 months ago. no serious injury, luckily. Now i have all my safety gear and obsessed with this awesome sport. it's my "rest day" activity from indoor/outdoor climbing.

[@isaiahperry9626]

It’s interesting to see a downhill video made for non-downhill skaters. At first I was confused by the dark eerie music during the montage at 9:00 . The music choice thematically did not hit the feeling I’d normally get from that kind of video. Then the realization came: the music choice actually fits perfectly. This is how a properly sane person feels watching a downhill skater.

[@O_Crumpet]

Yoo more of this! The dh scene needs some love and this is great for us. Go check out a freeride event or a proper race, it’d be sick to see from your perspective

[@downhilldummies]

So happy to see some DH content from yall! thank you for featuring our discipline and spud is a chill dude!

[@brailleskateboarding]

Our pleasure!

[@vinzb9]

So cool to see you guys showing off the downhill skateboarding community 👏

[@natseely317]

This gotta be one of my fav hills too, dope to see the 2 communities collaborating. I was so scared when I skated this for the first time 😅

[@justalpha9138]

I'd love doing this on my Freebord 5x. :D

[@InformatrIIcks]

"Why would anyone do this?" Give it a go. Get in touch with your local longboard crew, find a street not too crowded and learn to slide... And before you know it you'll be hooked. You'll start dreaming of sliding corners when you drive, or think about which line you would take. The adrenalin, the sense of freedom, the sheer focus, all of this makes downhill skateboarding a unique and addictive sport. Give it a go ! The worse that could happen is scratched knees if you're just learning how to slide

[@brailleskateboarding]

Sounds fun

[@francostephan7204]

Gracias por adentrarte en el mundo del longboard!

[@joe36a]

thank you for putting some Contant out there about downhill! Love it

[@SoggyMicrowaveNugget]

I love hearing the guys getting hyped just watching Luke do his thing 😂... awesome video

[@Michael-ft1bd]

Awesome videos always guys! Always keeping it fresh and new

[@samguy7587]

Downhill is lovely, great video and vibe bros!

[@skimadics]

Awesome videos as always and today is my birthday😊. Every video from the braille team is awesome😊❤

[@brailleskateboarding]

Happy Birthday!

[@TheMiguelito698]

Noiiice! Perfect timing on the vid. I'm from the SF Bay Area but currently up in the PNW. I'm a bit older now and getting back into trying to go faster down the hills on longboards(and film it with the GoPro) I used to live at the bottom of the "9th Avenue run" in SF so I did have pretty decent stand up slides. I do kind of need to re-learn stand up and glove down laid out slides on longboards though. Anyway, rolling down the hills or carving & grinding through the Sk8parks is pretty fun, especially since the weather has finally turned nice and sunny.

[@brailleskateboarding]

Nice

[@crlujan]

Did this just take place this past Friday between 4-5PMish? I was driving the opposite direction when he flew by me. It all makes sense now.

[@brailleskateboarding]

Hahaha yes

[@markm148]

Have been hoping you guys would do this!

[@brailleskateboarding]

🔥

[@joshuamendez9959]

Wow!!! beautiful skating and cinematography!!

[@rstark89]

oh freak ya longboarding video, braille content i didnt know i needed

[@kaynesantor8136]

I've seen a ton of crazy skate stuff, I'm sure we all have, but this really is just nuts. Its simultaneously fascinating and almost uncomfortable to watch. I've bombed some hills and wiped out pretty hard, this would just obliterate you. What a rush. Crazy man.

[@brailleskateboarding]

It was so crazy to be there in real life. Im glad you got how wild it is

[@bornindissonance]

I really need more of these types of videos

[@batut_of_the_age]

Finallly!! All the downhill comunity watching brail wwere waiting for this!!!

[@Labergemusic]

Love that you got a real downhill guy on. He shreds, also, don't pass cars.

[@SteezusChrist69]

spud on arguably the most historical dh run on braille?? lesgo baby

[@haphazard4944]

I started learning freestyle/dance longboarding this year, shouts out to Hans Wouters! And I picked up a skate board and hit the park now sometimes because of you guys. I don't think bombing hills is my thing, but this was really cool to see!

[@weberian0]

I suggest getting to know longboard dancing community as well!! Great video to showcase different styles of skateboarding. Keep it up!

[@eastcoastghost420]

That is just absolutely insane 🙅🏼

[@alexandrefurneribeiro3265]

Nah you gotta get into bro it’s the best thing in the world I just got into it 5 months ago

[@Nahyoudontgetthat]

Finally covering the speed freaks! Love it!

[@RembrandtCEO]

FINALLY MY TYPE OF LONGBOARDING ♥️

[@brailleskateboarding]

Love it

[@Gubbel]

well done Spud!

[@daooga9177]

up spud, mad video fellas

[@brailleskateboarding]

Much love

[@kelvinverhelst654]

Editing next level🔥

[@BSGCCollective]

Thanks for featuring some downhill 🤙

[@calebbrown2983]

Been waiting for you guys to check out dh for so long

[@spongebob_gamer45]

Amazing!! 👏🛹

[@Daf__XL]

Spud is great. Been following him for a few years now. The DH community is so much more gnarly than is shown.

[@JohnSuave]

I really miss this sport being part of X-Games. I just accidentally channel surfed to it one day in the late 90s and it hooked me. That's how I ended up seeing the Birdman hit the 900.

[@dilybobchris]

yes boys thanks for putting downhill to a broad audience 💯🙏

[@samdief]

So awesome 🔥

[@daveeeskates]

spud is killing it

[@blacknwhitesalright]

Love seeing the Powell Byron getting love

[@chickenator9618]

Holy cow man the quality is immaculate

[@Hello-pl2qe]

Awesome video

[@tylerkuster3865]

This was a great video. Dudes gnar

[@brailleskateboarding]

very

[@aronk3688]

I've only been skating for 11 months now, but I do lean towards downhill over skateparks. For me, I practice at a local park that has a cemented bike track. Off in the back corner there's a hill with various turns, so I just gradually start further up the hill the more comfortable I feel. So far, the fastest I've gone is 29kms, which i think is 15pmh-ish? :)

[@Nomomdonttouchmethere]

Finally you guys give us some love

[@Gamingsasquatch]

I had a junk board from target as my first board as a kid I actually quit skating only to discover longboards in my 20’s My first longboard was a Landyatchz switch 40 double drop concave . I still have it hung up . The video was incredible I’ve been longboarding for a decade and still haven’t had the skills or desire to pass 30 mph it’s scary honestly.

[@dfilthy9104]

I love cruising on my longboard. It's very liberating, but I'll stick to going like 13-20mph.

[@Red1676]

Except that just cruiser longboards, it's no where near close to this. Just look up the price of valkyrie trucks. Downhill skating has been around a long time. Longboarding is alot more than just pushing. Don't even try to compare what you do to this.

[@dfilthy9104]

@@Red1676 Stop being such an elitist. People like you are why people don't want to get into skateboarding/longboarding culture.

[@rawnature5356]

Greetings from Estonia 🇪🇪 ♥️ More outside videos please 🥺 🙌 🤩

[@Landyachtz]

Nice to see some DH content 🤙

[@hamishsummers8585]

Nice to see some longboard content. Do some freestyle/dancing next

[@vincentchandler6075]

This video is fire.

[@scarecrow1799]

I got a video from up in trinity California of a session down some gnarly hills with 100ft cliffs on side of a team from san fran company. We were deer hunting and these crazy suckers wer bombing some crazy spots

[@corallaroc2946]

Interesting to see an amateur skater at this. 11 years is massive. Still, the speed is so much lower than with Poncelet, Hiller, etc. and already you see some difficulties here. Great insight!

[@signalpathproductions]

I stopped street skating to commit to long-boarding around 16yo me and our team got a offer to be the first Victoria Longboard team from landyachtz when they first started making boards in vancouver. In the end we were just high school stoners and the deal fell thru. But we were hitting the hardest hills in victoria. Other longboard teams wouldn’t touch the spots we did. miss thos days

[@longerused2023]

I'm definitely going to do this right now in a shopping trolley

[@SaVaGe-513]

I was actually disappointed with this video! I would have liked to see the full run down the mountain in real time to see how it was not just bits and pieces but the production was amazing hats off to u guys with the quality

[@battleaxewarrior2606]

People dont understand me when i says i do downhills.. but i got more trust in my EVO than majority of people and it does make me feel alive. Wierd feeling to explain ❤

[@brailleskateboarding]

So good

[@ThiesThiesThies]

Spud is one of my best friends, y'all have no idea how cool he is frrrrrr

[@brailleskateboarding]

We got a taste of it this day, he seems rad

[@peterjoseph840]

He's even more legendary behind the camera. Him and Kavon Z. are must watch content.

[@bphater31]

Finally. Next do freebord downhill like this one.

[@AdventuresInSkateboarding]

I have been looking I to down hill recently. The adjustable trucks are crazy and spendy. I am interested.

[@S4V3GU1D3]

How do you power slide on your tippy toes like that

[@daveeeskates]

Love it

[@JingJange]

Yooo I love watching those downhill skateboard videos on youtube. It looks soo fun but soo sketch.

[@brailleskateboarding]

very very sketch

[@patrickwelsh8882]

LESSGOO SPUD