Andrea, nice vid and good run. Doesn't look like you lost much after 25yrs ! Tod, the site for James Peter's was very informative, thanks ! Lots of different setups and board styles. I still like the Roe Bottlerocket the best, reminds me of the old days I guess. I've got a set of Manx 69 / 80duro's ...

Mike, Here's a setup with some kick, concave and camber... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/todaoles/zepside2.jpg I just want to make sure you are seeing how the kick is used on a racing deck... NO KICK TURNS ALLOWED ;-) truck right under the tail... Glad you're interested in slalom again!! I...

Eric dude you rock ! Just ordered the metal replacement baseplates from Ozzie. Minimum $25 order,........oh darn, guess I'll have to shop.

Found some other goodies to round it out ! (bushings, risers, triflow......)

Thanks again for putting me on to them.

Mike

I've got a vintage pair of sxtracks from the 80's w/ ultra light baseplates. The baseplates are warped, and one is broken across a mounting hole, so safe to say thier toast. The hangars are in great shape (one of the few pair I didn't grind on) and the kingpins ok, but could use replacing. Question ...

Pelle: Your english is very good my friend !

Andrea: I think your right, I'm going to need to just get out and try both setups to feel the difference.

Mike

- flex board (bossibly convex on its length) - center of rotation on the axis passing between the two tracks (like a car turning with 4 wheels) - stance almost in the middle of the board. It took some time to get used to Pelle's skate (and still I'm not fully) but now I am definitely convinced that...

My old school bona fides...... http://myweb.cableone.net/mootech/Skate2.gif You know your old school when: Your the first kid in school with Vans (in Georgia) 8yrs before "Fast Times at Ridgemont High " came out. You were the neighborhood king of "nose wheelies" Your freestyle contest music was Free...

Thanks for the response guys ! It's starting to make a bit more sense to me. I can see I'm going to have to get on one of these "new school boards" and try it before the light bulb pops on. I do seem to remember the old Fibreflex tail "kicking out" on hard turns, which I why we probably ran the wide...

I'm just getting back into this after some 20+ yrs, and though I've searched this forum, I can find all kinds of info about peoples setups,......... what I can't find is why ?? My last slalom board was a 27" G&S Fibreflex cutaway / full trackers / OJ slaloms. Everything about that setup versus the s...