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by Blake Learmonth
Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:39 pm
Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
Topic: Sliding back wheels
Replies: 15
Views: 17550

Thanks

Thanks for all the advice, the combination of which seems to have controled the sliding (without the offset truck, which is going on my GS board) Honestly, the knee bending has helped the most along with slightly shorter wheelbase that put my back foot closer to the rear truck and took some tortiona...
by Blake Learmonth
Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:56 pm
Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
Topic: Wedging advice
Replies: 17
Views: 19680

wedging offset trucks

Is it common to de-wedge offset trucks like Sk8Kings modified tracker RTX? Or, should they just start out flat and tune from there?
by Blake Learmonth
Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:03 pm
Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
Topic: Sliding back wheels
Replies: 15
Views: 17550

sliding rear

The board is: Flexie, cutaway (no wheel bite)(and my heel isn't on the wheel either) Tracker 107 x and s wedged and dewedged 10 to 15 degrees. Stance: left over from the 70s but inching further apart. I just shortened the board and wheelbase a bit. The trucks were right on the ends of a 30" board an...
by Blake Learmonth
Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:37 am
Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
Topic: Sliding back wheels
Replies: 15
Views: 17550

Sliding back wheels

The sliding out rear wheels seems to be a common newbie or in my case re-newbie question. Mine happens pretty violently on heels-down turns, going for offset cones on asphault. Doesn't happen in tight non-offset courses. It happens but I can control it, on smooth concrete. Since super-soft, trimmed,...
by Blake Learmonth
Tue Jan 31, 2006 4:52 pm
Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
Topic: how to measure wb?
Replies: 4
Views: 6864

measuring wheelbase

"inner hole????" Real wheel base I understand; drop a line from the axel to the ground. Do manufactures quote the distance between the mounting holes closest to the center of the board? My interpretation od "inner hole to inner hole" is 3 inches shorter than the actual wheelbase on my board.(that is...