Ok it's true. I've been riding a smooth star. At least i've been riding a smooth star truck thing on one of my old boards.
It started as a joke, but now i can't stop....
I get a lot of strange looks at the skatepark - if you can't be good, may as well be different.
This thing is supposed to be like surfing - I don't know about that, I wish I could turn my surfboard as well as this board, but i'm a pretty crap surfer.
Standing on a smooth star for the first time is an interesting experience. It is not still like a 'normal' board - it is totally unstable. then if you try and push off, it goes everywhere but once you get used to it its ok. The big thing is it can turn on a dime - seriously. I like to take it in bowls and just carve - it doesn't go too well backwards either, but i can live with that.
Apart from a few kids down at the beach, I have only ever seen one person with a smooth star. And he couldn't really skate. I don't know why they are so unpopular - but then again, that's part of why I like them.
