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by Steve Rhodes
Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:46 am
Forum: General Slalom Skateboard Deck Discussion
Topic: Re: New Octane brand
Replies: 42
Views: 42379

those rolled edges......

What with them being underneath (i never understood the Turners top rolled edges),

it made me think about 'downforce',

i know very well that the chances of myself going fast enough on one for it to come into play is pretty slim,

but others could.....

Anyone got a wind tunnel?
by Steve Rhodes
Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:49 am
Forum: General Slalom Skateboard Deck Discussion
Topic: Re: New Octane brand
Replies: 42
Views: 42379

Michael Stride wrote:Anyone have any colour preferences?
We KNOW red is faster. But If I can choose 8 colours what should they be. Or do I copy Apple Nanos Ipods and rely on their millions of scientific consumer research.
Cadbury's Purple, all day long.
by Steve Rhodes
Tue May 27, 2008 9:22 pm
Forum: Gecko
Topic: My Gecko
Replies: 55
Views: 74623

Height, stuff and all things Gecko!

Thought i'd get in in this one, its fun to see how everyone is setting these decks up and mabie alow some of the process that make these decks so good be seen from Pre-production to now? I am the proud owner of #001 'pre production', for that reason i am pretty chuffed alone, but it has its good and...
by Steve Rhodes
Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:14 am
Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
Topic: Cone spacing standards?
Replies: 6
Views: 9249

Cone spacing???!!!???!!!

Hi, i'm new to all this and i'm finding that it is so hard to get any standard measurements? I understand that hill angle must come into it, but there must be a rule of thumb for basic, normal, how it all started slalom!! Am i as a newby supposed to wait for the first meeting i can get to, to be abl...