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- Wed May 21, 2003 11:35 pm
- Forum: General Slalom Skateboard Truck Discussion
- Topic: SL 2002 a flop?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 26728
I was hoping for a re-issue of the split axle design but when the sl2002 was released, it looked too much like the Phoenix, I had Phoenix trucks in the past, I liked splits better. Not many slalom enthusiasts used Phoenix trucks, everyone was after split axles. I would like to know who made that dec...
- Wed May 21, 2003 6:13 pm
- Forum: North America
- Topic: Da' Farm 3.0
- Replies: 116
- Views: 110758
Ok, I am ready to buy my aeroplane ticket to "da farm 3.0" Some questions I need answered. #1. What are the dates of the races? #2. Equipment suggestions: Which wheels should I bring? Cambria's? What durometer? Board wheelbase? Some things that I want to accomplish while I am there. #1. I aspire to ...
- Wed May 21, 2003 5:59 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Time For Me To 'fess Up
- Replies: 39
- Views: 36976
- Tue May 20, 2003 11:46 pm
- Forum: Media Resources
- Topic: Slalom! [stickers - banners - patches]
- Replies: 14
- Views: 15500
- Mon May 19, 2003 4:33 pm
- Forum: North America
- Topic: 2003 Portland Oregon 3-race series
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5109
- Fri May 16, 2003 11:37 pm
- Forum: Media Resources
- Topic: Slalom! [stickers - banners - patches]
- Replies: 14
- Views: 15500
- Fri May 16, 2003 10:02 pm
- Forum: Media Resources
- Topic: Slalom! [stickers - banners - patches]
- Replies: 14
- Views: 15500
Ok Vlad, I can afford this, count me in as a partner. Since you are volunteering, send me your address and I will send off the banner and my $30 dollars. Now we need 18 more partners and it's a deal. adam p.s. send your address in a private message please, I want to send you my partnership money tod...
- Fri May 16, 2003 9:00 pm
- Forum: Media Resources
- Topic: Slalom! [stickers - banners - patches]
- Replies: 14
- Views: 15500
Pat Chewing donated the posters to http://www.slalomskateboarder.com They are some tough kind of plastic/paper I had mine laminated and it certainly is tough. Howard Gordon gave me the details of having quality stickers made. It's going to be like $600 dollars for a minimum batch. Way out of my leag...
- Fri May 16, 2003 8:45 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Sports Illustrated for Kids - June 2003 issue
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6575
Yes!!!
I am quite sure you are a proud father.
Howard, please tell Dylan "congratulations" from http://www.slalomskateboarder.com
Thanks for letting us know. I will look it up and show my own two boys.
I am quite sure you are a proud father.
Howard, please tell Dylan "congratulations" from http://www.slalomskateboarder.com
Thanks for letting us know. I will look it up and show my own two boys.
- Fri May 16, 2003 4:12 pm
- Forum: Helmet, Pads, Wrist guards & Sliding gloves
- Topic: Aerodynamic helmet [head fairing]
- Replies: 7
- Views: 27172
Good observation P. The helmet in question I sold to John, a Jack Lambie designed "Aerodyne" with the tail lopped off addressed this impact scenario. It was perfect. Aerodynamic hang gliding and paragliding helmets are beggining to address the scenario you present with less radical tail design. Ther...
- Fri May 16, 2003 3:30 pm
- Forum: Radikal
- Topic: Release date for Radikal Trucks?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 33919
Thank you, I would like to be ready for "da Farm" with a set of Radikals. -------------------- Rest assured Mark, this site is well visited, you can take a look at the counters. The lurkers are checking in every day, the statistics are amazing. <font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: adam trahan...
- Fri May 16, 2003 1:19 am
- Forum: Helmet, Pads, Wrist guards & Sliding gloves
- Topic: Aerodynamic helmet [head fairing]
- Replies: 7
- Views: 27172
Aerodynamic helmet [head fairing]
http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/Stuff/Protection/AerodynamicHelmet.GIF http://www.lazer.be/2001/02helmets/pgliding/js_2.GIF About 10 years ago, I traded John Gilmour a compact full faced aerodynamic helmet (different from the one below) for a quiver of Hyper wheels. I was using that helmet to run...
- Wed May 14, 2003 5:58 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: My Son
- Replies: 26
- Views: 26020
Lowes syndrome web site link.
Thanks for the link to the newspaper and ultimately the Lowes syndrome web site.
Please let us know all the details of your skateboard accross America for Lowes Syndrome.
Again, my condolences Jack.
- Tue May 13, 2003 9:02 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Emotion - wheels for racing?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9316
http://www.emotionsports.com/images/PG6_72%20copy.jpg Link to Emotion Wheels One of the neat things about this site is that you get to "talk" with industry insiders, usually racers, on racing. You get straight information with personal attention and usually the response is quite fast. Catagorized b...
- Tue May 13, 2003 3:35 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: SlalomCross
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5409
Ok Vlad, here's the deal. I decided to do a little bit of house cleaning. Like Verdone says, "the devil is in the details" and it turned out to be a little bit more than I expected. Things should be a little more organized now. Thanks for the compliment and more importantly, thanks for the participa...
- Mon May 12, 2003 4:43 pm
- Forum: Machine Shop
- Topic: Lathing Wheels
- Replies: 10
- Views: 17213
Hey Eric, thanks for accepting the job, it's not too troublesome and I think your investment in time will no doubt forward the sport. I have some Avilla's that I need to have milled down a few millimeters on the outside lip. Although I enjoy those people who have sharp words, I don't like wheels wit...
- Mon May 12, 2003 4:00 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: this post might be deleted
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7090
- Mon May 12, 2003 3:51 pm
- Forum: Monkeywrench Machine Works
- Topic: Machine Shop (Geezer-X)
- Replies: 65
- Views: 105344
http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/Trucks/Tracker/decktruckf.JPG http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/Trucks/Tracker/decktruckr.JPG I have heard of the excellent machine services for the discriminating racer by Eric Wallgren. Some of our readers here have had work done on their trucks but little has be...
- Fri May 09, 2003 4:59 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Censorship?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6936
Beautifully written. I do not consider this web site as "mine" so to speak, I do however take care of it. In having an election for an editor, well, this is sort of how I get the membership to become responsible for who they want to see in charge of editorial direction. Truly, I want the community t...
- Fri May 09, 2003 4:27 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Time For Me To 'fess Up
- Replies: 39
- Views: 36976
I live in Arizona. Here, it can be 110 degrees and you won't sweat, really. You see, the humidity is low, sometimes below 10%, your sweat evaporates before it has time to soak into your clothing. The sun is intense in Arizona, only in the Winter do we get a break from it. Drinking water in large vol...
- Thu May 08, 2003 12:44 am
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: internet search for slalom skateboarding
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2086
I just spent a few minutes searching yahoo for slalom skateboarding topics and slalomskateboarder.com is always near the top in returns for the search. I also checked goggle for random searches on slalom... Try putting in your name if you are a registered user or an object in slalom skateboarding sa...
- Tue May 06, 2003 8:52 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Longboard shape [help?]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5137
Longboard shape [help?]
I am putting together a long board for speed carve/GS and big ditch riding. I have purchased some .75" 11-ply and I have two blanks. I am struggling with making a good shape for this board. I like the shape of Olson's Van Herrster (sp?) slalom board and the Pocket Pistol Super G 36" (I own one) and ...
- Tue May 06, 2003 5:50 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: My Son
- Replies: 26
- Views: 26020
- Tue May 06, 2003 5:34 am
- Forum: Seismic / 3dm
- Topic: Avila's up front and Avalons in the back
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8995
Hey Glenn, I am not qualified to answer your question, but I used to use a flat 36" x 7.5" with loose Bennett Vectors and Road Rider 6's up front, 4's in back. With that board, I could pump up the side of the Empire State building. It was an odd sort of thing, I really don't think it would be any go...
- Sat May 03, 2003 2:12 am
- Forum: ISSA Site administration
- Topic: I nominate!! [adam trahan]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7065
- Fri May 02, 2003 11:35 pm
- Forum: ISSA Site administration
- Topic: Election Announcement.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5823
August of 2003 will mark the one-year anniversary of http://www.slalomskateboarder.com We have come a long way to establish a web site that promotes international participation in the sport of slalom skateboarding. This site is a volunteer project, non-commercial in nature and reflects the views of ...
- Fri May 02, 2003 11:29 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Election Announcement
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2904
August of 2003 will mark the one-year anniversary of http://www.slalomskateboarder.com We have come a long way to establish a web site that promotes international participation in the sport of slalom skateboarding. This site is a volunteer project, non-commercial in nature and reflects the views of ...
- Thu May 01, 2003 11:56 pm
- Forum: Seismic / 3dm
- Topic: Russian sponsorship - Thank you, Howard
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12260
- Thu May 01, 2003 6:24 pm
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: TrakMate 3.0 Food for Thought
- Replies: 59
- Views: 70448
Ahh ha Wesley, very funny. (It really was) I am by no means an expert in timing systems and or racer starts but I like the idea of this programming for the start. Making the course performance paramount and the start reflex time secondary sounds appealing. Really, you are not penalizing someone for ...
- Thu May 01, 2003 4:38 pm
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: TrakMate 3.0 Food for Thought
- Replies: 59
- Views: 70448
I think the clock should start when the racer crosses the start line, the fourth beep is the indicator for the start window. Example: 4 Beeps, 1 - 2 - 3 - START! You are FREE to enter the course. You have .5 second on each side of that beep to start the clock with your crossing the start switch or b...
- Mon Apr 28, 2003 7:23 pm
- Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
- Topic: new to this
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11893
Welcome to Slalom! Alan. What you see here: http://www.slalomskateboarder.com is a electronic version of a half page magazine of the International Skateboard Slalom Association and a forum to back it up. I'm not quite sure how far it goes back, but it's definately a part of slalom skateboard racing'...
- Fri Apr 25, 2003 6:21 pm
- Forum: Seismic / 3dm
- Topic: new Avalon 68mm's in 75a durometer
- Replies: 12
- Views: 16840
Thanks for the offer Tom but I just ordered my first set of Avilla's. I will put them on that new board that I am building. I was going to try your board until that security guard told us to vacate the premisis. :grin: I'll be ready to set up the Virtual Slalom Course soon but I won't be using Avill...
- Fri Apr 25, 2003 4:22 pm
- Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
- Topic: How to navigate Slalomskateboarder.com
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6300
A few quick links...
Search Latest Posts Click the search button again without entering anything
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- Fri Apr 25, 2003 4:01 pm
- Forum: Bahne
- Topic: Brain's Bahne..
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8384
- Thu Apr 24, 2003 7:18 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: letter from Paris
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8092
Whoa, a personal letter, thank you for the time you have taken to express your belief. I am not any authority on world politics so for me to trust you or anyone on any world politic subject, I must examine your words and reflect them upon my own research. Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I...
- Thu Apr 24, 2003 3:58 pm
- Forum: North America
- Topic: USSSF Status Report?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4442
- Thu Apr 24, 2003 3:35 pm
- Forum: Seismic / 3dm
- Topic: new Avalon 68mm's in 75a durometer
- Replies: 12
- Views: 16840
Although I do not agree with French foreign policy on Iraq, they are an independant nation and are quite capable of making their own choices. I think many Americans forget that we would not be America if it were not for the French Navy in the time of our seperation from Brittan. France aided America...
Here is a couple of e-mails that may help some of you... I did not write the information below, I simply enjoyed reading it. ---------- Who is Smarter? By Cindy Osborne The Hollywood group is at it again. Holding antiwar rallies, screaming about the Bush Administration, running ads in major newspape...
- Tue Apr 22, 2003 8:47 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Virtual Slalom Course - Discussion
- Replies: 45
- Views: 61159
- Tue Apr 22, 2003 7:20 pm
- Forum: Down South
- Topic: Southern Culture On The Skids
- Replies: 345
- Views: 422841
- Tue Apr 22, 2003 7:09 pm
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: Trocadero - right slope for TS?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 59310
On 2003-04-20 14:36, etienne de Bary wrote: you think "it's flatuence you fill your gas tank with" is offending ? No, I do not find it offending. I find it ridiculous. Let's foster an international community of slalom skateboard racing. Let's keep the gastrointenstinal problems to the off topic pos...
- Tue Apr 22, 2003 6:45 pm
- Forum: Down South
- Topic: Bar-B-Que
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4518
- Mon Apr 21, 2003 10:44 pm
- Forum: General Slalom Skateboard Deck Discussion
- Topic: Board Making [one man's story]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3765
Today is: April 21, 2003 Some thoughts on board making... The new metal Seismics are just around the corner for up front duties, I have one of those larger TTC's for following things up, 3-DM has excellent "unlimited" wheels, the new "Avilla's", Oust has Moc "9" bearings and I am itching to make a "...
- Mon Apr 21, 2003 9:16 pm
- Forum: Down South
- Topic: Southern Culture On The Skids
- Replies: 345
- Views: 422841
I reckon y'all will have a good ole time jawin 'bout slolem skatin... Seriously. My second "home" is Northwest Tennessee. I quite enjoy most all things "Southern" except PREDJUDICE. Anyway, good to have y'all aboard, hope to see this forum getting used and not abused. What's for dinner? Can you fry ...
- Mon Apr 21, 2003 7:32 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: The need for a Global contest listing.
- Replies: 35
- Views: 33873
Gentlemen, Hate directed posts are not tollerated. etienne, your "signature" is your signature. If you want to keep it the way it was, that is your choice. ARAB, you have been warned 2 times now, there will be no 3rd warning. If you want to be banned, that is your choice. Please go back and edit you...
- Fri Apr 18, 2003 9:39 pm
- Forum: North America
- Topic: USSSF Status Report?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4442
- Thu Apr 17, 2003 3:56 pm
- Forum: RoeRacing
- Topic: Ridden a RoeRacing deck...post a review!
- Replies: 80
- Views: 122853
I am not laughing at you Vlad. I am not critical of your "style" or choice and I am simply goofing on you. It's a great thing to know people who choose to be individuals. Kirby, Eggers, Soderhall, UR13 and myself are uhh, jelous? But there is some difficulty for me in shaking an 80's image. I return...
- Thu Apr 17, 2003 2:06 am
- Forum: RoeRacing
- Topic: Ridden a RoeRacing deck...post a review!
- Replies: 80
- Views: 122853