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Wesley Tucker

NOS Stobies would be nice. Never liked PPs. I think they had a duro somewhere in the '30s. Just felt squishy and SLOW. I still remember the day I switched from loose-ball Da Kines to precision RR 4s. Grip yes but I swear I sacrificed speed making the switch. Of course I also had a lot more time to s...

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Thanks, Earl. I can't believe you found that. I googled every imaginable combination.

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Anyone over 40 might probably perhaps remember loose ball bearing wheels. Does anyone know if the hardware to make a loose wheel are standard parts? I'm referring to D-rings, cone nuts and the bearing races that were molded into the wheel. I know they are also used on roller skates. In 1975, though,...

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• Contest was held at 21st of June, 2009 (at ‘’Go skateboarding day’’) at 50-cone World record attempt was a part of Riga championships. • It was ISSA sanctioned event. • The racer who set the New World record in 50-cones was Gustavs Gailitis. • Time was 9.82 and of course no cone displacements • Pr...

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Every time I've been at a race with one of these the story is the same: gas-powered generator keeps arch inflated, someone forgets gas-powered generators eventually need gas, gas-powered generators putt putts to a stop, arch starts to deflate, people run around like chickens with their head cut off ...

Wesley Tucker

Man, talk about a bummer? Here in Columbia there's a man-made lake that's part of an upscale development. The lake has a pretty cool concrete spillway: http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr334/madison_b/_C231242.jpg Well, over on Silverfish in the Southeast forum some people were discussing skating ...

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Peter, Two things. One: tapeswitches must ALWAYS be stored flat. Some people roll them up but that's still an invitation to crimp the metal. If you laid one down and didn't tape then probably that allowed a wheel to crunch the switch instead of roll over it. Two: building a tapeswitch type mechanism...

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Ramon,

In all seriousness, if it's not offset and has no spherical bearing then what's the advantage over a stock RT-X hangar? I mean, I know it looks cool but where's the performance advantage over a mass-produced cast hangar with an 8mm axle replacement?

Wesley Tucker

Three trucks for sale. 107mm SplitFire. I think it's a II model? Comes with the Randal Baseplate: http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/Trucks/Split-Fire/SplitFire.jpg $120 shipped IN THE US. European orders means me getting the money, getting a price to ship it and then the buyer sending a little more....

Wesley Tucker

There are sections of this forum with the flowing blather of endless smack and umbrage but fortunately the "technical" sections stay technical. One of the distinguishing features about slalom is the endless variables in making a board turn left and right very quickly while maintaining a certain degr...

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Yes, whole thing. Heat will help the metal parts to come apart. If Wes's suggestion (keep in mind you want to tap the KP so the bearing stays IN the hangar so make sure you are hitting the right end) doesn't work then get a torch then do what he said again after heating that bitch up. If all fails ...

Wesley Tucker

David, I don't think it's corrosion. That's stainless on stainless. Probably something (who knows what) got into the gap and is bonding the two surface. What I would suggest is finding a solid surface with a gap where the kingpin can hang down. What I've always used for that kind of thing is a toolb...

Wesley Tucker

I wish I would have known those t-shirts were gonna look so good because if I did I would have made the trip.

(ahem. ahem.)

Wesley Tucker

The thing about Peter that impressed me was based on reading the websites he got dealt some venue setbacks from the powers that be. I believe he originally secure another hill and then ended up having to move a few blocks away? (Something like that.) Anyway, that's the kind of hurdle some people wou...

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Well I'm 16 and live in Mississippi and there are no races hardly ever and I can't travel far. So im taking wesleys advice and just start my own outlaw race in jackson. But I have no clue what im doing. Any advice? I suck at making courses too :/ Advice? Read this website. There are topics for ever...

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Demetrius, You're 16, you can drive. I'm serious when I say this: take this weekend to scout around your town and close by and see if you can find a good spot. Good asphalt on a long slope in a parking lot is PERFECT. Look at office parks, church and school parking lots and industrial areas where pl...

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Maria,

Is that a kick-tailed, concave FLEXIBLE skateboard?

Wesley Tucker

Talk about year-round training:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhXvlLiV ... re=channel

Obviously, it's feasible. Imagine being able to skate endlessly in front of a mirror to check for stance, pump technique, etc., etc., etc. With variable grade you can pump up hill, down and flat.

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Yo ma se po.

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so is karls oppinion,wesley,also yours but coming back to what karl said,he has a point there,don't you think so? No. His point is someone has to do what he considers worthy before they can offer an opinion. There's lots of racers who support this sport the best they can. They race, they travel, th...

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Joyce you have to contribute something before you can have an opinion. Go start a team that helps young girls get to races or something and we might be all ears to listen to your opinions. Well, that's utter belligerent nonsense. Joyce travels, pays her own way, pays her registration fee, buys her ...

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"So, how many kids do you have?"

"Just one."

"What's the kid's name?"

"One is named Bill, one is named Jack, one is named Jill, one is named Esmerelda . . . . "

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Airflow has it! We have Bearings Boards Trucks Wheels rmn All due respect, but do you make front trucks? I love my airflow back, but didn't see a front on the website. Is one in the works? Maybe you're right, Lenny. Perhaps my awarding AirFlow the prize was premature. I thought Airflow made a front...

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Well, there were a few "slalom completes" back in the day. Wouldn't a Santa Cruz/Road Rider/Indy be a complete from NHS? Didn't Tunnel make a complete? What's hard to believe is I don't think Sims ever got into the truck business. Considering the way he dominated everything else you'd think he'd spr...

Wesley Tucker

Marcus Seyffarth wrote:
Joe Iacovelli wrote:Just like some guys have suggested a Rad front in the back for TS.
This is off topic, but who the hell suggested that?

Well, I never suggested it but that's what I rode at the World's TS in '07, two front Rads. Worked for me that day.

Wesley Tucker

Ramón Königshausen wrote:nobody said it had to be a racing wheel..

Wesley Tucker wrote:How long before we see Brand X Slalom Completes?

Maybe a little ambiguous . . . but not much.

Wesley Tucker

Joe Iacovelli wrote:Turner had completes under Howard Gordon, with Turner bearings even.

What was the Turner front truck?

Wesley Tucker

And Airflow is a winner.

Ramon, how many folks are racing on that 68mm wheel? (I assume that's the slalom option?)

Wesley Tucker

Joe Iacovelli wrote:Jason Mitchell PPS Board, Jason Mitchell PPS Wheels, Jason Mitchell GOG trucks, Jason Mitchell Nitro Bearings.

Racer X wins!

Board by PPS, trucks by GOG.

Nope. No cigar.

Hard to call it a complete with components coming from two manufacturers on two continents.

Wesley Tucker

OK. Pavel is making boards and trucks. Same for 161 And Virage PPS is making boards and wheels. Seismic is making wheels and trucks. (Dan has boards but doesn't market a slalom board.) How long before we see Brand X Slalom Completes? Who's going to be the first to do all three? (We'll allow for bush...

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Not only are these trucks fabulous but they are free and someone else pays for shipping.

(How's that? Think it'll bring some traffic to the website?)

Wesley Tucker

Lawrence, Just remember one thing as you continue to slalom: don't hesitate to try anything. If you start thinking about bushing combination or truck wedging or whatever, just do it and see if it works. Too many times a skater will not do the out-of-the-ordinary because no one else has tried it. Try...

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Shouldn't the prototype be saved and donated to the British Museum?

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Marcus,

As you can see I've got a few of these for Radikals:

Will these fit on EttSexEtts or is the threading metric?

Wesley Tucker

Toby, That would be great. Glenn Chapman's is a good design (Sk8kings sells it) but it would appear to be a bit labor intensive. It looks as though this one is cast and probably easier to mass produce. I might be wrong but it just has that die-cast look to it. Of course, I also know "mass produced" ...

Wesley Tucker

From the pics all I can say is the constuction certainly looks hearty enough. The price is right. http://www.rogers-bros.com/index.php/accessories My only question is that it looks a little too "low profile." Maybe that works when stationary on a board when downhilling. When working the front foot t...

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Brian, If you want to practice try this: O O . . . O . . . O . . . . . . . O . . . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O Just set up 6.5-foot centers (six foot ...

Wesley Tucker

Not to harp too much but . . . With the newly-approved No Cone Penalty/Max Cone Count rule the only card a cone head would need is the red one. Good runs require nothing, no need for cone counts, DQ gets a red. I would guess, though, the green card would be practical as a quick way to notify the sta...

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Well, there's a lot more differences between you and JG but we won't go into them now on a well-moderated website where young children and the clergy have access.

Wesley Tucker

Coverage now up on the front page:

http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/

Wesley Tucker

But seriously, folks, The only precision front trucks I have are three-year old Radikals so I haven't seen what GOG has done lately. Is this kingpin design new and original? The beefier threads and seating flange look to be damned near indestrustable. Am I correct in assuming this is done to elimina...

Wesley Tucker

Marcus, No. It's run like this: Round of winners Matching round of losers. Round of winners Matching round of losers And so on. Remember: EVERYBODY races in the first round of winners with half falling to the loser's bracket. Half of those losing advance to the next round of the losers' and half are...

Wesley Tucker

Wow.

A bushing-less truck.

What will they think of next?

Wesley Tucker

Marcus, IF Colin is using the newly-authorized ISSA double elimination format, here's what it needs to do: fastest adjusted time advances after one run. There is no second run in each heat needing to be combined and averaged with the first run. If you can do this, the loser is put into another brack...

Wesley Tucker

Negi, Put your board together. Go outside and skate Turn left, Turn right Turn left turn right very fast. Just do it. As far as your problem with money don't worry about it. Slalom first, worry about gadgets later. Just go out and skate some slalom. Don't worry if you are competitive or will qualify...

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Greg,

Let me know if they need a hat

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Go 'Cocks.

Wesley Tucker

Stubbs, I'm not trying to be a smartass (for some of us it comes naturally,) but a little Photoshop is a wonderful thing. Thought I'd give everyone a better look at Woody taking on the course: http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/Contests/2009TexasColdFusionSizzler/Sizzle-09-01.jpg http://www.slalomska...

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Well, there ya' go:

Slalomskateboarder.com is so up to date we know what's going on before the companies do!

Wesley Tucker

Marcus,

Does 161 have a truck or is it developing a truck?

I checked the link to the website and there's nothing on it about trucks.

What's up at EttSexEtt to get a forum in the Trucks section?

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