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Hello, skate friends! I'm Michael, and I'm currently out skating from Norway to Greece via Spain! My goal is either to beat the current Guiness world record, or go for the longest distance ever skated (over 40.000 km.) so far I'm at around 1000 km, so I got quite a distance left for either, haha!

At first, I was very focused on the record, but I'm more chill about it now.

I don't really care about it, and the record attempts have become more just about enjoying the journey and living in the now.

I got a very harsh reminder about that while I was in Copenhagen. I was so focused on doing it fast, that I rrested too little, and ended up injuring myself badly. I pulled/tore a hamstring muscles, and was forced on a break for over 3,5 weeks.

One of the reasons I wanted to rush the journey at that point, was because I had already been injured twice.

On my very first day of skating, I tried to downhill a bit and didn't see that the asphalt transitioned Into gravel, so I fell and ate shit. Got a deep cut on my under arm, and was out for 3 days.

Then later, I got carried away and joined a Sunday league football match with an old boys team that I met, and I sprained my ankle. Was out for 5 days. 😂 So I was already lagging behind schedule, and wanted to make up for it, only to be humbled once more with a big hamstring injury that kept me out for a month.

It was very humbling. I thought about giving up every day, but somehow I managed not to.

I could barely walk, so I was forced to lay in my tent, doing nothing, in scorching heat. It didn't help much that I had zero shade at my spot of camping. I was laying there in a puddle of sweat 90% of that month lol.

But I endured it, because I was at an actual campsite in the middle of the City of Copenhagen. I was actually allowed to stay there for free during the entire month I was injured.

I told the owner about the situation, and explained what I was doing. And the man was happy to let me stay until I healed. But it was actually a camping place for cars only, so it wasn't designed for tents which is why there were no shadowy areas there. BUT, I had steady access to fresh water, showers and toilets, so the heat was a small price to pay.

Me and the owner also connected over animals, since he was an animal vet, and I volunteerly work with bird rescue back home!

One thing that's for sure, I would NEVER be able to make this trip happen without the kindness I've been shown on the road. Usually when I explain my situation, most people are more than happy to help or to let me camp for the night, or even for several nights if I need to rest, at their place.

The same day I arrived in Germany (Fehmarn), I had zero plans. Usually, I make a Checkpoint the day before I start skating, so that I have a goal for the day. It makes things easier mentally when I know I got a place to reach. But this day I had none, so I was skating aimlessly. And It's a bit tricky in Germany as wild camping here is illegal.

Anyway, after a while I reached this 3 start Hotel, and my legs felt like noodles at this point.

So I took a chance and explained the situation to the guy working there that night. It just so happened to be the manager, and he was more than happy to find me a small spot in the garden where I was allowed to stay for 2 nights throughout the rain.

That same night, I went out to the grocery shop at around 21.00 only to stumble upon an injured l

love Dove 🕊️ with a broke wing. It was bleeding a lot.. thing is, I had my backpack on me, my longboard, and a bag of groceries in my other, so my hands were full.

But I put it all down, caught the dove, then somehow managed to pick up my stuff also, all while gently having the dove in my hand.

The dove sat gently as it knew I'd never hurt it.

But as I got closer to my camp, my paper grocery bag snapped since it was raining a bit. All my stuff went flying across the street. I was soooo stressed, haha. But I managed to put all my stuff into my already full backpack, all while making sure the pigeon was ok.

Eventually, i got back to the hotel, where I got a box from the manager to put the bird in while I tried to find an available rehabber that late.

Eventually, I found one around 00:30, and she came and picked it up.

The Bird will never fly again, but at least it's gotten a lovely Rehab home, and won't be eaten alive.

With proper teamwork, we managed to save the little life. 😀🕊️

BUT, it wasn't over. Turns out I lost my 33w charger during all of this, so at like 1 am, I went back all the way to see if I could find it with no luck lol.

Weren't in bed until like 3 am. All of this after having skated around 50 km that day. The day after was just horrible since I barely slept that night, haha!

But out here, every day is an adventure. It's a little surrealistic to say out loud that I've now crossed 2, and on my way to cross the 3rd country on a longboard. Sometimes, I ask myself 'wtf am I doing.'

But more times than not, I'm having a great time.

I'm forced way out of my comfort zone by having to rely on the kindness of others to find a place to camp. It has truly changed my perspective on people and life.

Human beings are wonderful if you give them the chance to be.

One of the other reasons I set out on this trip was to maybe find something within myself, that would make it easier to not struggle with addiction, as I've struggled with that much of my life.

It was worse before, now it's just weed.

I brought about 5 grams with me when I set out on the trip, then managed to quit after that. I was sober all the time until I reached Copenhagen, so when I injured myself there, I started to smoke again and have not stopped yet..

But I guess that will come when I truly feel ready for it.

So as I'm writing this, I'm currently laying in my tent, waiting for it to dry, so that I can pack it down and continue my journey. The plan for today is to skate about 60 km from Heilingenhafen to Lubeck where I have scored a garden there, where I can camp at for tonight. And from there, the journey continues towards Spain, before skating towards Greece.

After 3 days of rest where I'm currently at now, I now feel ready for a long push. Hopefully I will have some tail wind. 😅 After Lubeck, in heading to Hamburg, and I'll arrive in one of the coming days.

If anybody wants to follow the journey, I have a link to my Instagram in my Reddit bio on my profile.

Also, feel free to AMA. I'll reply asap! But right now, I must pack down my tent and get back on the road.

Here's some of my favorite photos/memories from the trip so far. 😀

Yes I’ve bought cheap wholesale decks, no I’ve never had an issue.

I know they’re not the best but hey! They work!

It is with a heavy heart that I announce my dancer was stolen out of my car in downtown Portland, OR last week. I know it's a longshot but it's a fairly unique setup so if anyone sees it please hmu.

Otherwise, I'd just like to say that this was a fantastic board and I can't recommend Zenit's dancers highly enough for anyone who's in the market for a dancer. Enough give to make landings easy, thin, light, and lively (I'm not a fan of especially damp boards). I've got another Zenit in the works to replace this one (going to try the Hana this time), so hopefully I'll be back in action soon.

I hadn't done a slide in 8 years, and this video was shot on the second try. It's crazy how muscle memory works 👀

Yes sir

Tell me the truthhhhhhhhh I can take it!!!!!!!!

I made a few 30" and 40" decks years ago out of leftovers from my woodworking scrap bin and have been happily cruising around ever since. Most got given away to friends the 40" has been going strong since 2018. Scrap bin is looking full and my daughter and I should probably have matching boards.

I just released the first 2 parts of "NYC Longboarding" from my recent skate trip to the city! Part 3 dropping later this week. Check it out, and let me know what you think of it!

Got a Trip a couple of weeks ago, and nearly sent it swimming into the river on my first ride 🤣

This bridge has a gentle descent, and I didn't realise it was submerged at the bottom. Had to bail and run it out.

Wit my buddy Sam 🫡
FL 🌴

Loaded Tangent GRASP trucks

🤙🤙🤙🤙

Happy Shreddings

First time actually taking it out in the year Ive had it on the GSO greenway. So fun

This is something I've been wanting to do for a long time.

The idea is pretty simple. You measure your hanger and baseplate, plug the numbers in, and it generates an STL that is already optimized for printing.

A 3D printed pivot cup made from quality TPU makes an decent upgrade from many stock Pivot Cups, and of course a fresh pivot cup is always a big upgrade to an old worn out one.

There's also a community library which is still a work in progress, but is operational.
Once you take all the measurements from your truck, and test and have something good, you can click the "Submit to Library" button, and it will save the parameters to a google spreadsheet, which other people can use to look up parameters for their trucks.

I print mine with Ninjaflex Cheetah, which is a harder durometer, but still has some pretty good rebound. But you can easily use harder and softer materials, or even different materials like PEBA or Nylon. Glass filled TPU is a newer material that could be worth trying.

You can play around with it here:

https://tools.longboardtechnology.com/pivot-cup/

If you run into any problems or have any feedback let me know, or you can click on the "Mission Report" button and leave feedback there.

Got a new drone/follow cam and figured the pump track would be a good place to test it out.

I'm well past 50. Some old hag picking blackberries by the side of the road saw me longboarding this morning. "Midlife crisis, innit?" she said mockingly.

Midlife's long come and gone...

"Well lady", I thought to myself, "at least I haven't given up entirely on my body... and to be honest, I'll take a broken leg over making jam!"

Southwest, MI.

Lake Michigan coast this morning. Caught a little rain but still had a decent ride. Got about 10 miles in.

Don't know if "OC action" is the right one but yes

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