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I’m not very good with words, and I think John H. Gilmour deserves to give an introduction. “I have seen some good stills of Slalom, one of my favorite shots is of Jani with is body impossibly contorted making a nasty offset- truly looks to defy the laws of physics…. How many "lurkers" are reading t...

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Kevin, USSSF member vote will only be representative if the vast majority of skaters are USSSF members. Racing under a cover is the best alternative, only the cover often is nowhere to be found. Some places are lucky to have one around. Others - are not. The promoters/organizers will probably be pus...

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Kevin, I don’t see how a compromise is possible. Just like there can’t be a partly wet pavement. There are groups A and B. It’d be interesting to vote on this issue online (with names disclosed) to see the size of the margin by which Group A wins over group B. It makes me laugh when a parallel is dr...

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Ya! Flex is Gute when you have just enough of it. No? Many (other people’s) set-ups I’ve tried had way too much flex. The boards were as soft as my dog’s poop and people were calling their boards “snappy” and “responsive”. When if fact it was nothing more then a sponge s-l-o-w-l-y returning to its o...

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I zink dat dis iz da issue of da proper wheelbase fitting da given cone distance. Shorter wheelbase boards are generally easier to pump. Tighter courses require boards with shorter wheelbases, thus you feel it’s easier to pump in tights. Actually, let’s just consider all possible scenarios: 1. Short...

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And silence descends upon the forum...

It can be a collective-effort product. And I bet it could even be better then a one-man’s work.
I’m already locked in writing some stuff for beginners. So I’m out.

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This is my official YOU-ARE-DA-SH*T “thank you” to Adam Trahan and Jani Soderhall for bringing it and keeping it the way it is. The two of you... I’m out of words. I think the scale of this thing is going to be later realized and appreciated by many. Hope I’m not too late mit my modest thankyous? :s...

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Ok. I skated most of the night, and I was late for work today, but my hands are warm now so I can quickly type more fresh impressions. This is not really about the bushings, although without them any truck is just a piece of metal. If I didn’t like the new 139 mm RTX/S trucks, I’d probably go home b...

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Ok. If these are light-blue stiff bushings with sexy-looking goo inside ‘em, they are sh*t. I was gonna say “CRAP” to keep the site clean. But “CRAP” is already reserved for the original white hourglass Tracker bushings. Sorry. Despite the fact that Jani Soderhal won two Swiss races on those white t...

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Adam,
I think you should implement over-40-posts-gets-you-a picture rule.
Or under 100 poor quality ones, or over 10 high quality ones. Whatever to save time and database space.
This is my 41st post.
And...I care

Vlad.

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A double daily double: Quote of the day #1: Both quotes are by Anatoly Matsukevich (ISSA best ranked skater in 1994 based on the results of the 3 previous years): First is from Slalom! # 16, August 1992, pg. 18. Second is from a telephone conversation, June 2002: 1. "Slalom will last forever" 2. "Sl...

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Here, I stole some intellectual property from http://www.ncdsa.com: Nov 16th Potomac Mills VANS Virginia USA (the TS cone distances have been changed to 6-6.5 ft), so there is a chance they will go down even more soon :smile: Begin. -> Vintage & Longboard Items Displayed: 10am-11pm Collectors Will R...

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Musta been two major gusts, Noah. That is one major gust too much to be a coincidence. Dalv is sponsoring Nov 16 event, I have to show up. There is also going to be 7 ft flatland “tight slalom”. Although Dave Riordon, the organizer, assured me the cones distance is going to be chosen on the basis of...

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Forgot to put it in the context.
“A good slalom practice takes as much energy as a 40-kilometer inline skate”. Therefore, Slalom is a horse sport

Same person, same time, same place.

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Noah makes me worry. How in the world did he get so close to Saint John?
I demand an explanation!

And what is up with the NY Red Bull Banked Slalom Event? Was is more of skating banks then slaloming or something? Why there were so many mere mortals who finished before His Highness?

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Hans, fun is given. Although at times it seems like there is no fun at all.

Quote of the day:

“Slalom is a HORSE sport”

Anatoly Matsukevich (St. Petersburg, Russia), telephone conversation, May 2002.

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Ok, NOW you can retire. Yeah, RIGHT!
Congrads Jani! May the force stay with you.
Vlad.

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Congratulations Jani! Don't even think about retirement now! Waiting for the next race results and the GS champion's complete story with all the details and impressions.
Where are Radoli and Luca?
Vladi.

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Yes, sorry Andy. It's got to be in a form of a question to match the name of the thread and to make it sound like we're on Jepardy. I know this organization means a lot to some people. I’d like to make an anonymous contribution in the amount of undisclosed sum to match Adam Trahan's ******* dollars....

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I know this organization means a lot to some people. I’d like to make an anonymous contribution in the amount of undisclosed sum to match Adam Trahan's ******* dollars.

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Brian all I can add - don’t skate cones before you can pump uphill. Big feet, small feet-it’s all the same ones you have strong pumping going. Your stance will improve naturally. No need to force it. (When pumping skills are established) for super-TS it also helps to use narrower boards and trucks. ...

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Special Slalom should be called Fabulous Slalom.

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Very interesting. I can (almost) imagine myself skating through one of these. John, I think we just might have something else here too. When the wheelbase/width of the board is too much for a given cone distance/offsets, the infamous TWITCH that gives a skater forward momentum (propels him forward i...

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Ok, must be misunderstanding. I described American Hybrid to Jani, and we agreed that it was the same as Special SL in EU. You’re one of the few Americans who went to race in Europe and the only one to bring the truth back with you. So, whatever you say. I take it back. Hybrid is not Special Slalom....

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True. How did you know we set challenging Hybrids to practice? Don’t you think Gilmour’s slalom camps help a bit? No? I do. My favorite practice course is “Dostoyevsky Hybrid”. In short, “That which does not kill us makes us stronger”. No same cone distances or offsets. Absolute arrhythmia with what...

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Modern “Tight Slalom” seems to favor GIANTS, GS boards&whells, but it is still called Tight. Zup mit Dat?
PS. The guy actually said “Giant Slalom IS tight”.

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"However, we will not be able to fill it ourselves with interesting interviews, articles, good photos, etc, etc. We need your help. Anything you can provide which will enrich this site is most welcome."

I shell think of something interesting.
Great format!

Vlad.

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John, you left out my favorites: Da Image! Da Style! Da Lukes! Ok, here is another Quote of the Day: Not long ago I was practicing GS near my house. A teenage boy comes up to me and starts asking questions. I told him about the proper use of the skateboard (slalom), different courses, different styl...

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Adam, This is just a “good deal” advice, not about the-latest-&-the-greatest must-haves. Bomberonline.com (BoL) is currently having a HUGE “October Sale”, some old-model brand new hard boots can be had for as little as $75. I just got 2 pairs. Raichle 224 &324 are freecarve softer-shell models, whil...

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Gilmour is big on image. Must be a hardbooter. How typical! Whazzup mit da front veels? Did zey get a bite? Those trucks need some risers, dude! Oh, should I not say that? Coz, you know. Well, after spending some time with Jani Soderhal and getting important info on the proper 1980s Euro slalom imag...

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Andrew from Moscow, Russia tells me Avalons are no good. They slide on ice.

It’s snowing there big time.

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Pardon my “loose” interpretation. The meaning is preserved 100%. A young guy who just started speedskating asks a speedkating world champion: “When is it going to get easier?” As a reply he gets: “It will NEVER get easier, you’ll just go faster”. Having recently discovered slalom I have also discove...

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Good stuff Dr. Tway! You make us all look like Jani (wonna-be-s) :smile: Don't tell Vasocreta about the secret Oct 27th Farm get-together. We already have enough competition as it is. Unless you add another couple of beer cases. Then, there will be no competition and everyone will have some :smile: ...

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Jani-wonna-be Tway kicks donkey on a kick-donkey S Camber. This board is the feces! I tried one, I like one, I can't afford one, but I'm going to buy it anyway :smile: Ok, a couple of words about the NJ tight slalom race. I posted this on NCDSA today. I am sorry if it causes any misunderstanding, be...

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Adam! About the current (October 03, 2002) front page. As I click the REFRESH button on my browser all I see is: The Russkies are coming, the Russkies are coming!!!! Good to see so many Slalom! pictures. Can't wait for the Slalom! online! I’m still looking for the other Russians: Kozhin, Fomin, Alex...

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Howard, Any plans of releasing 94-95A Cambrias and Avalons? I feel a strong need for them on the right of coasts, and so do some of my friends. I was about to order a bunch of 94A LaCostas from the guy who won your Ebay auction, but then I thought I’d rather ask you first about the better wheels. I ...

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My testing story. (Testing Trucks since April 2002.) Indies 101s and Indy 101 offset: Skatebable, Pumpable, Turnable, but wedge/dewedge/bushing-set-up-picky. Tracker Fulls & Mids. Classics. Require somewhat more input then the below-mentioned trucks. Have a different stearing geometry as well. TTC/R...

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Hamptons, New Canaan, Athens...is Paris next? I’m in for Hamptons. How do I get there?:)

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Yez! Gut! Die Gross farm, herr vee comm!

Happy Vlad.

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Those bearings are a pleasure for my tool!
I use them for practice and racing. ABEC 3&5. The service is fantastic. But the value is even more fanasticer!
However, unlike Ricky here, I use them on the right side of the course (that can actually be left)

Vlad, the Pleasure Tool user.

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Interested. In everything mentioned.
Ready for a typical Gilmourian post. Long and informative.

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“The giant slalom we used to do in Europe wasn't that widely spaced, but with longboarders on the scene, and a strong American community, it is time to grow the cone distances.” Jani, EU slalom is well known for its diversity and IMO should not be Americanized. Instead of changing one discipline, wh...

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This system is used very often in the Washington, DC area by Brian Parsons to run races. Brian’s system is also used in weekly practice. It almost never fails. There is currently a talk about buying another one of these systems for our regular practice sessions because when Brian can’t make it every...

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Jani, As of today, August 28th 2002, the Tracker site seems to be in poor shape. They have been making the new trucks (RT-X and RT-S) for a while now. These trucks are available in different axle widths from different distributors in the US (I know nothing about EU, but I heard they made it to Engla...

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