Longboarding the Bombay Hills, Auckland, NZ [Original]

Not my video, saw on Facebook, but couldn't find it on KZbin.
Absolutely insane longboarding down the Bombay Hills, the main highway heading south out of Auckland.

[@H.R.T.P]

Definitely NZ when you see someone doing this barefoot

[@gummythegreat1]

man, and I thought long boards were lame, this has given me a whole different perspective on long boards, extreme and absolutely epic win!!

[@ShimmyKid]

Took me a min to realize he was drafting the truck, genius. Good shit.

[@Ezdduf4kuZ]

@RepresentinDa614 we do have some longboarders here in Vancouver Canada but skateboards and skateboard parks are the big thing here, only wish they'd put up a couple of indoor rinks as we do have alot of wet weather here (Vancouver Canada). A most popular place for longboarding is the stanley park sea-wall, approx 7 kilo's around it also attracts bicycles galore, skateboarders, joggers and tons of people. thx4 postin'

[@beastlypenguin1]

@Anthraix Arbor and Sectors are good for starters. It dependes what kind of longboarding you want to do, The longer and thicker the board is the more stable it will be at speed while the shorter ones are good for cruising. i always wear lingsleaves and a thick pear of shoes. Up to you weather you want a helmet.

[@SimpleDayMusic]

this has literally been going on for years down that hill... i have mates that still do it from time to time.. Longboards are made for excessive speeds, the long platform and the wide-set (and fat) wheels create more stabilty than most would think.. not to mention they are made to just roll over small stones/cracks that are on the road. (obviously if u were new to riding, you wouldn't handle these speeds, but with training this is perfectly safe to do. ..the key is to stay left on the roadsde!

[@XxOREOkillahxX]

Smart guy, he drafted behind the truck so air wouldent slow him down, that's how he went faster all if a sudden. Scary shit bro..wish I could do the same on my longboard

[@johnybrokeit]

didn't realize this 'being drafted' was possible. makes sense. cool to know! thanks

[@leeqyhouse6855]

johnybrokeit its called a slipstream,it reduces air friction

[@Tallz21]

That was sick bro, I'm definitely goin to check that hill out.

[@tiajahthor]

how fast r they going? im curios be cause seeing a sign coming up and seeing it pass by in about 4 seconds really does make me curios

[@metallix06]

love the dude in bare feet freaking sweet...

[@blkwtch37]

@Andrewchapman30. I live in Auckland and drive this hill all the time. When I saw this on front page of herald and the six o clock and the pc brigade jumping up and down loved it. You guys are awesome and this was a top effort. Yep you were doing at least 100kph looking at the time elapsed. No laws broken either.

[@Mrtacoweasel]

I tried bombing a super steep hill and fell from wobbles. Any suggestions other that tightening the trucks to prevent wobbles?

[@tklawrence123749]

@Chase881177 i dont hink hitting a pebble would be any problem as they are crossing the centre line and the centre line has lots of bumps on them.

[@withapulse]

Jeeeeezzz!...my heart was in mouth the whole time!....Know the road well!....sensible to wear bike leathers,,,,the guy with bare feet is mad!....at that speed.....the road would tear his flesh off to the bone!

[@Windsurf254]

Fantastic stuff. Know the feeling. Jelly legs the bottom. Have some vid on here myself coming down Mt pleasant road chch. But i have brakes....Total respect for those guys

[@RhinosAreFatUnicorns]

things like this make me proud to be from nz. idk how. it just does.

[@Anthraix]

Guys im really interested in longboarding and i was wondering wht gears do you need to get started? fr exmple wht type of board, bearing, wheels, etc. would really appreciate some help.

[@IHateRap1991]

@grandoxz you dont brake, just have to go at whatever speed gravity makes you go, and dont crash.

[@rdnbmp]

hats off to you guys, now that is some impressive shit man. congrats on making an impressive statement

[@Mirozenx]

can you controll your speed or something on these things? how fast can you go ????

[@blkwtch37]

@babyjuice. The road just flattens out at the bottom. They simply run out of hill but plenty of runway. Very ballsy stunt.

[@ThisIsPain]

Totally sick dude. Keep up the good work!

[@chriskross1660]

look amazing !! and fun but a little dangerous :-) How fast was that speed ? 70 km/H or more ?

[@lennyjudd123]

DRAFTING LIKE A BOSS!!!! looks like a crazy hill. i would love to hit it someday, nice job guys!!!!

[@mav3r1ck69]

So the main longboarder was Andrew? Just found his page if that is the case, a well traveled young bloke.

[@Fortune2point0]

@saltydog45 So what are we supposed to do until we get a legal place to practice our sport while not competing? I don't see any problem with what these guys did, they were all in control of their boards and bodies and were matching the traffic's speed.

[@Wigglenutzz]

@djkissbird don't mention if they fall off. They're going to be rolling down a hill like 10mph faster than the speed limit. They're going to lose arms and legs lol

[@rh7189]

how come this guy who shot the footage was able to go so much faster than the other board riders?

[@blkwtch37]

Not these guts. Meant these guys. The pc brigade here are all over this like the wowsers they are. This is awesome and a great effort. And yea this would have been well planned not spur of the moment. Top marks for the stunt and for sticking it up the pc wowsers here.

[@therator31]

@makaiallensmith doesnt look like its possible for them to stop fast does it? i thought exactly the same, turns out they can actually stop faster than a car can.....

[@djkissbird]

@Savioursun So what they are ment to do it at night time when theres no cars on the highway? when noone can see you? Yah awesome idea!

[@Skydog2008]

Insane, are the guys in white coats still chasing them?!! Love to see them pass a cop on the way down.

[@gmor54ars]

Awesomeeeeeeeee this is so awesomeeee very fast oh! One second doing that speed whit no shoes and over 245 pounds that is the real deal keep it up from PR.

[@andrewchapman30]

@blkwtch37 Thank you, it was honestly a pretty easy run, i didn't think it would get this kind of exposure, unfortunately i probably wont be coming back if theyre considering charging me.

[@KWhopperNZ]

What a Weapon - Love ur Work !!!

[@Roro0105]

awesome...looks really fun. looked like he was going like 40mph or something at one point. one guy was riding bare foot. i wonder if he had on some rocket boosters. lol

[@michaeljackson4ever]

how do they get the speed up like that????

[@cjbh1996]

Why did you tag this as original if it isn't your video?

[@davidbradley3982]

i did queen St on roller blades one night long ago.....super fun.

[@grommetful]

this is what i do, the feeling of going down a hill at 100km/ph is amazing, nothing else like it. All these guys who are in this raced at newtons playground a month or so before this. newtons is one of the mostdangerous courses in the world and these people know what they're doing (even with no shoes). FUCK YEAH chapman

[@sharkomarko]

Wonder if he made it to kopu?

[@bandnate]

why do the people especially the guy at the end look almost animated?

[@ThisIsPain]

@kittypewpew you would just roll over it going that fast, have you never rolled down a hill on a skateboard?

[@korencek]

where is the breaking sistem?

[@kiwidavid72]

Glorious.

[@realQuestion]

Never in my life did I ever think about doing anything like this, and now I want to.

[@ethanon2]

It's the original footage?

[@mosley59]

@camjenkins88 Actually, we practice by skating on open public roads, as we are permitted to do by the Land Transport Act 1998. Regarding safety and following your logic, if a motorcyclist falls off and forces a car to swerve and crash, should we ban them from the road too? How about cyclists? What about drivers who don't check their mirrors before changing lanes and cause crashes? Should we ban everyone from the road who could potentially cause any sort of crash?

[@thompsonsix2012]

no shoes and a Hawaiian shirt BLOODY LEGEND!!!!!!!

[@GivingUFacials]

how fast do you think he is going?

[@bala400]

beast! this is a longboarders dream

[@anim8sk8]

drafting off the truck?

[@mosley59]

@camjenkins88 This aint a motorway, so we're allowed on it. Once again, people completely miss my point - if a motorcyclist comes off his bike, he will force traffic to swerve to avoid him, potentially causing crashes, just like if a skater comes off their board, so why treat us differently? We can stop better than motorbikes, steer just as well at speed as a motorbike, and we voluntarily make sure our boards are safe before we go for a run, cos we don't actually want to crash.

[@straightOutTheJar]

@xcdis pulls out the edges of his shirt like a flying squirrel. A drag-shoot-like effect :P

[@xShazamboobam]

@HughGReckshun1 Yes, really good starting board.

[@res813]

Why was that guy riding with no shoes??????

[@Fortune2point0]

@Wag00n You will (almost) always wake up afterwards. Once you pass out, you automatically start breathing again.

[@bayrockwhk]

what speeds did they reach do you reckon?

[@GTIFAZ]

THAT IS INSANE!!!!!!! AWESOMEEEEEEE

[@koochyo]

Just amazing. Now do some bigger hills and record it!

[@hellraiser0o]

Badass! More power to ya!

[@stacrafty]

holy sh1t, that truck would freak me out

[@shiftlessxl]

No shoes on that one guy... yearrgh!

[@chasmikalmikals]

no shoes or socks? holy crap that guy is insane

[@blueandyellowww]

@Savioursun lol the point was it was fun and thrilling, like bungy jumping etc.

[@napalmhra]

In the us we just started a similar sport using motorless gopeds

[@TheUnibrow101]

Isn't that Striker without shoes?!

[@Lifeisgood404]

@MrIndianwarrior007 what bus?

[@Jatmundar]

I guess if you go down, it's going to hurt, so it doesn't really matter if you're wearing shoes. Might as well let your feet enjoy the breeze!

[@Aenimater]

how the hell do they go so fast ?

[@nervissrex]

frickin hilarious reading the posts on this one! gotta love opinions. would've been good to have a few more angles happenin... obviously a bit of prep gone into it...

[@tengafication]

So freakin awesomely crazy!!

[@tmacfan4321]

One dude is barefoot. Holy shit.

[@brodywixted]

@LostShadows91 As just a human and a board, you have significantly less momentum than a bike or car, so if you know what you're doing, you can use friction and stop faster than a car could at the same speed. I know because I've done it.

[@tommytzr1233]

how do you stop

[@Xertiox]

This is insane!

[@ItzRyanWS]

It still looked like he was going fast when he stopped.

[@19thstep]

what would happen if u hit a cats eye?

[@guitarded306]

The barefooted guy is Richard Supernaw.

[@daSenfgurke]

the car at the end. MEEEEOOOOP! Lol

[@MountainNZ]

You come off and that helmet is now wearing YOU for protection.(Seinfeld) Very cool though, very dangerous.

[@reapergoboom4865]

LANDYATCHZ!!!!!...... That guy was HELLA CRAZY no gloves, no SHOES!!!! FUCK! If only I could skate that (line/freeway!)

[@TEAMOXT]

how do u stop????

[@Savioursun]

@OrlianaNyx only you could be so lucky......do you need saving ?

[@hmslc8289]

Hold my beer...

[@poopbagell]

you know you shred the gnar when you pass fucking cars.

[@andrewchapman30]

@tigerfist3 pretty sure my parents are extremely proud of what i do, currently racing the world cup curcuit

[@Deathkid536]

That you Andrew Chapman?

[@yort266]

@Savioursun My point is that it wasn't as dangerous as it looked. You're going on about how it was putting other motorists at risk when there was only one motorist at risk. And that was a big fuck-off truck. Somehow i doubt that a truck is going to be pushed off the road by a guy on a longboard.

[@cjc155]

Freaking awesome!

[@mcorpuz1203]

dude the guy with no shoes man .

[@andrewchapman30]

100 for sure.

[@dsntOUSklick]

that is epic shit right there. only in NZ right lolz??

[@specialmousenz]

@nzdrift777 but at least he wouldn't have buggered his jandals.. or wrecked his good Dickies. The gem of this is that nothing bad happened, nothing bad at all... perfect!

[@ZeRage]

that kid is barefoot?! how the hell is he gonna stop that thing!?

[@themangler555]

Omg he is going soooo fast! wish a could that.

[@ShadowHawX932]

remember seeing this on One news

[@lucas40684068]

Did you guys noticed that the guy filming is Andrew Chapman

[@biohazardousBiker]

Mad Bastards! Respect.

[@Rangirua]

Even if you did get caught, it would have been worth it, lol. We use to do ponga rd out the back of Papakura in the mid 80s, and never even thought of doin the bombay.