Long Distance Pumping (LDP) - the surfy way

Long distance pumping (LDP) in Vienna (AT). The setup used is a gBomb Illuminati, with a 150mm SpheRandal front and a 130mm Seismic rear. Wheels are all 77a, BigZig front and Avila rear.

[@viktormarosvary8673]

Alright, this was the video that made me understand how pumping works! Thanks!

[@ldp-rio178]

Very nice and instructive.

[@maximedouylliez6263]

Thank for all yours advices and coments on Pavedwave and Silverfish. I used them to make most of my setup. Thumb up !

[@fescolfaro]

You're welcome, and thank you for your kind words. That's why I did and do post whenever I have a chance to, I learned a lot online and feel compelled to give it forward. It makes my day when someone shows up like you here, glad to have been of assistance :) Enjoy the ride brother!

[@cirtap99]

Thanks for your response!

[@gspjam1481]

Nice 🤟🏻

[@danielmorales8803]

Are those like just regular reverse King pin trucks?

[@zelareka]

what do you think is making those trucks so loose? I have poppies and is nowhere near as surfy

[@fescolfaro]

@blableka I somehow cannot reply to your comment, but here it goes... There are several factors that may play in the perceived looseness of your trucks, besides the trucks themselves... First one would be the angles, front is at 55º, rear at 25-26º in the video (I'm riding it at 24º now). Most people tend to wedge their front trucks too much and dewedge the rear too much for the kind of ride you're seeing there. Then I'd say the flex on your board, stiffer boards give you a feeling that your trucks aren't loose as well, and the reverse is also true (stiff trucks deaden the flex on your board). Finally, anything under-performing on your setup can affect your perception of looseness and flex, like seized bearings (no joke). Go through all of that, if it still doesn't help look me up on PavedWave (or any of the other users, FTM), you will get some assistance there. Cheers!

[@zelareka]

fescolfaro thanks a lot, I just returned from holidays but I will be in touch

[@fescolfaro]

Every setup works in its way, you just have to "re-balance" it. If you use higher angles, go with softer bushings, open washers, leaner bushing shapes (like cones, f.i.). If you use lower angles, the opposite. Just remember: the more dewedge (the lower the angle), the softer bushigns tend to feel.

[@ohnoesohmygod]

If you ever come to Paris, let me know, i can show you some good spots to get really long lines :) Also, do you know anything similar to your deck but a little longer? Peace man, keep skating !

[@fescolfaro]

ohnoesohmygod Hey man, thank you very much for your invitation, I'll hold you up to it, and if you're ever in Wien, we'll go to the Island ;) Are you Endomondo? Do you follow PavedWave? As for gBomb platforms, even though I don't own any from him, 1166 Longboards are making some fantastic ones. Besides that, I'm about to receive some test units from e-sk8 from Portugal, they are starting to make bracket platforms as well and I'm helping them with concepts and will test them. Look me up on Endomondo or PavedWave if you need more info (I'm "scolfaro"). Peace and have a good one!

[@cirtap99]

Your weight and bushing setup please...

[@fescolfaro]

+cirtap99 Hello! Back then, circa 75kg. Rear trucks don't have bushings (Seismic, Light Blue Springs), front trucks (Randal with a Spherical bearing fit in), running 75a RipTide APS barrel boardside, 77a Reflex medium-tall barrel roadside, Amish washers on both ends. Today I weigh 70kg, and am either running exclusively 77a Reflex on both sides of the front-truck (Paris hanger with a Spherical, 42degree Randal baseplate), regular barrels boardside and Fyre or mid-tall sized roadside, or I'm running a combination between Reflexes and RipTides (75a APS tall FatCone roadside, 75a APS FatCone boardside). Everything is recessed because of the spherical... Bushings are more of a factor of desired pumping speed, desired distances, and how you want to use your energy, but it's hard not to get it right aiming between 75-80a for the front (unless you're really really heavy, like 90kg+). The rear is a lot more complicated, lots of other factors come into play...

[@GermanBadGuy]

What angle is the rear seismic?

[@fescolfaro]

30 degrees, 130mm wide (not available in G5, sadly...)

[@GermanBadGuy]

@@fescolfaro G5?

[@pittabueno]

Do you know what's the law about skating in Vienna? I get stopped by the cops even for skating on the bus/bicycle lane. They seem to only let you skate on exclusively cycling lanes and sidewalks. btw, thanks for the video!

[@fescolfaro]

Yes, that's exactly it. You cannot put it on the street, except when you're away from main streets and where bikes are allowed. If it's a street big enough for a bus to drive around, you shouldn't be there. I actually don't know if they're lenient when you take some side streets, or it it's written law, but I've been pulled over once in Linz and have been told exactly what you wrote above, then stuck to side streets and sidewalks, and have never been pulled over again...

[@fescolfaro]

And you're welcome ;)

[@Daeva83B]

thx btw, best video on various styles.. but.. let someone else do the camera work :p

[@dwcubatch83]

use a camera with stabilizer

[@sebastienbruyere77]

Nice video, but really, The cameraman sucks. It have me an headache

[@fescolfaro]

hahaha yes... She couldn't keep up with her inlines, and kept ending up having to swing her arms to reach me... Didn't do a great job, I had to cut a lot off of what we filmed, in summer I'll make an updated version, I'll be receiving some new test boards soon and will have to record anyway... Thank you for your comment!

[@sebastienbruyere77]

fescolfaro Nice video anyway, will watch the others! Thanks

[@GreasyTrout]

Pumpers longboards are fucking annoying tho.. I whas on a tour of like 25km with a group of 40 peops, with 3 pumpers. They took up most space of everybody, and got in the way of all the opposing traffic on the small roads. And they kept trying to pass by people wich is really annoying when youre very close to eachother and youre riding 30km/h. They're litterly forcing you to collide with others because they use up so much fucking space that you cant go to the left.

[@fescolfaro]

You are really revengeful, aren't you? XD It goes down to experience and watching out for other people, I don't take up space I don't have and normally "offer advice" to longboarders alike who drift off and take up the whole pavement. No need for prejudice, you came across a bunch of inexperienced pumpers and they got to you, ride with our crew and you will see the difference...