Longboarding isn't like skateboarding very much. I never skated before but earlier this year I bought a $60 longboard of Craigslist and used it to get to work.

Longboarding isn't like skateboarding very much. I never skated before but earlier this year I bought a $60 longboard of Craigslist and used it to get to work. It was a bit weird at first but I got there about 25% faster than walking. On the way back it felt pretty OK and next day it felt natural. I skated every day where it was dry outside since. It's exhilarating. If there was one thing about it that had a learning curve then it was pushing. Knowing where to put the food and how to evenly push off takes some getting used to but that's not even something you have to do with the boosted board. It's weird that skateboards became popular and longboards took much longer to go mainstream. Skateboards are roughly like BMX trick bikes, cool but limited use and hard to learn, longboards are the road bike equivalents.