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Something I've always wondered about longboarding as a form of transport. What do you do if you're going downhill like in San Francisco?
by jamesaguilar 14y ago
Something I've always wondered about longboarding as a form of transport. What do you do if you're going downhill like in San Francisco?
- RandallBrown 14y agoIn most cases you don't go down them. Bombing hills is a huge part of longboarding, but that's not something you can really do on a typical commute with vehicle and pedestrian traffic. I haven't been able to figure out how to control my speed on a hill on a sidewalk (not wide enough for turns, and I can't really powerslide yet).
- riviera 14y agoThat's when you charge the batteries with the regenerative brakes.
- brc 14y agoI saw an invention once which was a foot-operated brake for the back wheels of a long board. I think it had tiny drum brakes for the wheels or something like that. It had a big metal heat soak to absorb the heat from braking. Given I've never seen one, I guess it flopped.
- nikatwork 14y agoThere are various basic braking techniques like dragging your foot or reverse pushing. More skilled riders will periodically slide the board sideways to create friction and control speed.