Your bag of trick amazes me everytime !

Hi Ben, here is another "in middle 30's try to skating again kind of guy". I just want to tell you that I really enjoy your videos, specially the part when you filosofically analyse stuff like "what we have here is me trying to fix my internal problems with external things...-" Is like your Skatological therapy... Regards from Chile.

You're the best! Your videos always put me in such a good mood! Thank you for being so informative. :)

Ben, take heart! Your skating and your channel are rad, at an age where many have long given up. You've also got a lot better since you started the channel, and it's great motivation for us skate parents who are grabbing an hour whenever they can (at 46) in similar crappy English weather. More!

Love this Bro! Still killing it, 33 and still skating out here in the UK

ben you are amazing props to your channel

bruh. add ads to your videos. I've watched a few now and haven't seen ads. I'm willing to watch an ad to help support your vids. DO IT

I went from 8.25 down to 8 a couple months back. I just went back to 8.25 and it’s definitely where I feel most confident. Great video once again thanks for all those grinds ✌️😎✌️

I'm so sorry glad that you real aboit everything, I'm hooked

This dude's style is supurb. His blunts, switch tricks, and tre's are voila

love the backside 5-0 shove out! ive always felt like 5-0s are so neglected when it comes to street skating.

I went from 8.5 to 8.25. I feel like i’m gonna fall off of my skateboard. Lol. So weird how a tiny tiny change makes a huge huge difference

Laughed hard at the outro. Nice ledge game

Outro is lit !

Chicken one day. Feathers the next my friend. Loved the 36 ! Envious of your bag of tricks Ben 🙌

Dude I love this !

Love how you stomp your tricks down after you catch them.

Hi Ben, I´m another "in middle 30´s trying to skate for the first time" kind of guy :D Love your vids! I became such a huge nerd on skateboards just because of you, and I´m only in this for 4 months now! I started with an 8.38, I´m 6.4 and shoe size 12. then I tried on an 8" and had some fun with it, but honestly, its too small and too short for me, so I jumped to an 8.5, which is harder to move, but because I dont have to use up so much strength and focus just to keep my balance, since half my foot is not hanging off the deck, I can focus more on doing other shit, so its worth it. on the other hand I did get comfortable after riding the 8" for a week when I first got it, so its really about what you prefer: easier time standing and landing or less weight. however I dont think I´d ever try anything below 8.25 again, that would probably be a nice compromise between light weight and having enough space for my feet. just my short story about deck sizes :-)

Your ledge game is on point mate! Keep the videos coming. A nollie heal trick tip would be awesome.

Hell yeah dude, those 48 tricks was pretty DIRTY!! I personally LOVE skating in my 30's (I'm 34) and I'm actually filming for my first real street part....lol I never quit when most of my friends did, and now skate with a whole crew that's at least 10 years younger than me. But ive found that they push me a lot! Like I feel better on a board now at 34, than ive ever felt in my almost 20 years of skating.... I enjoy your content man. Your good, around the same age as me and i can almost see some Kerry Ketz in you, I wouldn't be surprised if he was an influence on you at all.... I know he was on me...lol

Damn dude that was a lotta tricks!

Killer selection bro. Congrats!

I love how reflected you are. Kinda makes me realize that I do not need another deck lol

Good vid! You kinda remind me of Andy stone, he skated DC back in the early 90

Another solid video!

Subbed. I found my old indy stage 8 129's and Venture Awake high 129's. Cant wait to put them on a new deck. Havent skated in like 15 years and I hear everyone uses WIDE boards and trucks these days so who knows. I might be daring/dumb and just get a slightly larger 8 inch deck and slap these smaller trucks on and have a skate for old time sake. 7.625 trucks on an 8 inch deck ; ) Call me a madman in 2022.

The thing you said about frustration to not land tricks on a new board is exactly what I felt few weeks ago. I was riding an old Mini Logo (because I just broke my local shop deck) really broken on the tail and nose but still skatable. I did 2 or 3 session with it, and when I went back to a new local shop deck, I was unable to do a decent kickflip. It took me a lot of time to understand where to put my feet, how to do it etc... now I am happy with my kickflips ! (Sorry if my english sucks, I am french haha)

man... the switch bs tail was rad!!

Can you do a video on nolling up onto things like ledges and manny pads

Show some old skate clips ben. Amazing videos!

This was one of my favorite boards I’ve skated. I like low trucks and boards that are flat, so it was a perfect match.

I wish to be good as you! And find a place like that where practice... a like 4 U. Ciao

Great vid all around but the outro should win an award.

nice one Ben :)

The venture low was perfect for that and the stf isn't letting you slide on the bs flip

Have you done any vids on wheels? I just started learning to skate transition and wondered about effects of the width of the contact patch on performance. Thanks Ben!

Very funny outro!!!!

why are your tricks so smooooooth

Ben has the steeziest fs flips ever

Where did you buy that, the only krooked decks I can find are either 8.25 or really weird sizes like 8.43

I gotcha with that feeling - I am realistic though. I've never been a big trick guy, and I'm 40 with a knee injury, I know where my limit is. BUT... What is a good indicator that you need to replace parts just to increase performance/stability/Confidence? I pulled my board from storage, It's 15 years old, Deck is great, Trucks are great. Bushings are squishy as all get out, and I think I've got one set of bearing that are binding just enough to make feel that I need to replace some stuff.

i duno i put together one today and as soon as i stepped on it i was like noway its way to small. and from what i remember i couldnt do any transition period on a board that size and im mostly a park skater. its way tougher to flip the board but im way happier with the 8.25-8.5

I just got an anti-hero 8.5 , things like skating a house boat lol

it seems hard to go back down in size. i recently stepped up to 8.5 but them tried a 8.3. and it bigger then my .25 but it feels tiny. but that was laget about trying to fix internal problems with external goods.

Just started to skate again after 18 years off (now 34). I bought a 7.75 which is bigger than I used to skate (7.5). It feels amazing ,but hard as heck to find a deck at my local skate shop under 8 haha😂😂😂

I wud literally kill for that wide ass low ledge to be in my city!!!!!!! OMG u have no idea how bad the ledges at our parks are and not a single street ledge and its the 2nd biggest city in MI, im so jealous of u Canadians all ur parks ive seen look amazing!!! SO DESPERATE FOR A GOOD LEDGE!!!!!!!!!

Man, what settings are you using on your gopro (mostly about color)?

Just gone from a 8.5 down to 8, tried 9, just to big, 8.5 for a few years but even that feeling heavy and clunky, went from 60mm back down to 54mm, slower but a lot lighter to carry and skate

3:04 Wow, that really hit close to home

supernice outro 👍

Ben, I have a mud stomp textured ceiling and want to get rid of it. What do you recommend? Sand it down or drywall over it? Something else? (Serious question by the way.) Also, great skating!

I’m 37 used to half ass skate as a kid, bought a Quasi 8.25 setup a few weeks a go on thunders struggled a bit. Went out yesterday and bought a REAL 8.06 I think setup on thunders and it feels like a million bucks landing tricks I struggled with on the first board witching a couple of minutes of setup. Sometimes the gears just not suited for you. Decided to look at REAL deck after seeing Bens lowpro and deeds deck reviews.

I just got a welcome sloth2 8.25 and 32 some inches long . And man it feels long . two people could skate on it. But I am only 5 ft 7

What is the happy medium board size? 8.1?now i feel an 8 is a little too small.

curb game strong

Wow! How can u jump from an 8.25 to an 8? The real full that I bought is actually 8.44 and it's driving me crazy, I had to get my 8.5 krux on cause the thunders 148 were too magic carpet. Much love from Italy, keep killing it.

Hi Ben! Love your videos. I keep have problems while commiting when ollie over or onto something. I can pop an ollie while riding quite high nd leveled out. But when it comes to ollie over or onto something i chicken out.... any tips?

Do wide boards make u ollie higher?

Hold on...Hold on...Your telling me I can be a dry-wall finisher?!?

Hey Mr. Ben, what camera equipment are you using? Is that a Go Pro with an external mic?

Ben I’m 24 woke up one day and wanted to skate again. By myself because none of my friends skate. First day can barely ollie. Hamstrings sore. Tips?

I don't know if you have reviewed a creature deck but of not you should, in the past 2 years I've ridden deathwish, L.E., Baker, Heroin, plan b, blind, welcome, girl, toy machine, and a couple others and I just got my first Creature 2 weeks ago and it's the best deck I have ridden in my opinion.

and remember ! if you don't finish high school, you can always finish drywall ! HAHAHAHAHAHA

I’m a size 9.5 what size board should I get ?

U gotta try Polars 8.25 its literally life changing! If i was going to go to bareback to design a deck i wouldnt even waste their time i wud just say give me 100 8.25 polar decks! Perfect shape not to pointy not too boxy right in the middle on nose and tail perfect wheelbase 14.25 (dont let the sticker fool u bc its says 14.125" wb i talked to them and they mass produced those stickers at bareback and have to use them now, lol they know theyre wrong) and its 31.875" long 7.125" nose and 6.75" tail. Literally pefect ratios all around i got it on some thunder 148's and some conical 52 formula 4's and swisses with mob m-80 grip and of course Nike blazer highs for shoes (all i ever skate, best shoes ever) And my setup is literally perfect i wouldnt change a thing i was so confident in this polar shape i bought all of the 8.25's my shop got in with this shipment 4 of them (good thing i get em for wholesale!). Love the channel considering doing something similar if i do ill shout u out as one of my inspirations to do it! Also whats the key to ripping so hard at such an old age? Its my birthday today im 29 but feel 49....lol

I know you’ve already reviewed a real deck, but you should try I out their symmetrical shape. I just got one and it’s really interesting.

Spitfire F4s are the thing

2:21 PM for me

I ride an element 8”0 it feels a little too small I’m 16, 5”8 , and 125 pounds, my shoes are size 9.5 anyone have a deck size recommendation?

ei man, shoe size youre using? anyways, thats a ledge for an old man like me. lol i dunno, i usually ride 8s, but was eventually persuaded to use 8.2s, now i ride 8.5s and tried an 8 once from a friend, i may have over done every trick i knew - there arent that many actually. but like youve said, itll take time to get used to.

Truth

Oddly philosophical for a skateboarding video

any smaller n itll be a Primo Desiderio board.....lol

6:15 😌

wait is tiago lemos a professional skateboarder soccer player or both? google says hes a football player but all the pictures are of skateboarding. lol EDIT: nvm i googled it. two totally different people.

Stage 9s were the best

i've been skating a 7.75 and i'm moving up to an 8

I wonder if pros know as much board info stuf as ben. I think not in most cases

Damn are u really back on stfs after formula 4's? I know not a single person whos went back after trying formula 4's. I personally think they are 400,000x better then them ugly chalky looking stf's! lol to each their own tho. Oh and btw last i knew Tiago Lemos rides a 7.875" BLVD with Indy 139 hollows (non forged hollows) and 50mm crupie wheels not sure bearings and grip tho...

Nollie heel nose?! Ripping

man im studying network managment and I wanna kill myself, everyday I want to quit lol drywalling looks so peaceful im so jealous. I think you got it all figured out :)

I hated drywall work. I'd rather be a painter. Still way better than roofing in 110 heat.

Please wax your pivot cups!!! But seriously good skating

First

Smaller= easier faster etc