Popping my cement cherry

Longboarding has its inherent dangers. These are pretty evident when you put it into the prospective of going downhill on a plank of wood at 30 mph. (sure some people can go faster but i'm not that good)

I have had my share of spills and bails but this is the first one that put a hurting on me.  This was a relatively tame fall but it did scab up my left hip and grind my headphone cable right in two.

Luckily I'm only half stupid and I do wear full protective gear. I have on a triple 8  helmet, bell knee pads, bell elbow pads, and homemade slide gloves.  Thanks to all this the only thing hurt other than my hip was the tip of my left ankle bone.

In the video when you see me fall I'm not even going that fast but when I transition from the dark concrete to the light concrete it become insanely slick.  The board slides out and I make about 2 steps before I dive for home plate (into a curb.)

Enjoy!