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- Fri May 29, 2009 2:35 am
- Forum: Midwest
- Topic: Slalom St Louis 2009
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10517
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- Tue May 26, 2009 12:21 am
- Forum: For Sale - Wanted
- Topic: WTS Parting-Out; Wheels & Trucks
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4471
- Mon May 25, 2009 9:34 pm
- Forum: For Sale - Wanted
- Topic: WTS Parting-Out; Wheels & Trucks
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4471
WTS Parting-Out; Wheels & Trucks
It's all gone - thanks everybody! Buy this stuff. This stuff is absolutely like new - all of it. The Grippins where ridden more than one day (less than one season) but all the rest were one day or one event only. The purple Avilas are a Purple Skunk custom wheel color - they are transluscent 74a. T...
- Mon May 25, 2009 5:50 am
- Forum: Midwest
- Topic: Slalom St Louis 2009
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10517
Slalom St Louis 2009
Had a blast. Paul G. thank you for your hospitality; you and Laura were very kind to let us stay at your place. JBH, Goad, Chainsaw, rest of the squad you guys rock thanks for the good times. JBH will post official times from the races but quick view: Saturday GS 1. JBH 2. Paul Graf 3. Stephen Lavin...
- Tue May 12, 2009 10:08 pm
- Forum: Pavel
- Topic: PAVEL WEBSITE IS ONLINE AGAIN
- Replies: 42
- Views: 47791
- Sat May 09, 2009 5:48 am
- Forum: New England
- Topic: NJ OUTLAW SKATE JAM 09: Recession Session
- Replies: 73
- Views: 73474
Please take good care of Mary tomorrow.
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- Thu May 07, 2009 3:45 pm
- Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
- Topic: Newbie...dialing things in......huge progress....i got it
- Replies: 29
- Views: 35614
LOL, yeah personal preference. Maybe take that stop off until you find the right spot. I do not use them (and no that's not why I suck Floyd) What did I say? I didn't say anything. There was no suck comment. Ombudsman, tell him there was no suck comment. -R Yes, you didn't say anything of the sort ...
- Thu May 07, 2009 3:03 am
- Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
- Topic: Newbie...dialing things in......huge progress....i got it
- Replies: 29
- Views: 35614
I don't de-wedge my trucks at all anymore. Still personal preference on the "too much..." question. The change to harder bushings out back did the job for me. Keep in mind some trucks like the Randalls have much built into the design already. I really think it's better to wedge the front a bit (I do...
- Wed May 06, 2009 11:48 pm
- Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
- Topic: Newbie...dialing things in......huge progress....i got it
- Replies: 29
- Views: 35614
LOL, yeah personal preference. Maybe take that stop off until you find the right spot. I do not use them (and no that's not why I suck Floyd) but I have practiced with a small piece of chalk to mark my foot up front for best angle and placement. That helped me find my spot on a variety of decks - se...
- Wed May 06, 2009 9:13 pm
- Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
- Topic: Newbie...dialing things in......huge progress....i got it
- Replies: 29
- Views: 35614
- Wed May 06, 2009 3:36 pm
- Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
- Topic: Newbie...dialing things in......huge progress....i got it
- Replies: 29
- Views: 35614
It will not improve the low speed drive IMO. I do think this effect will allow you to "spin-up" faster off a ramp for example. It will add stability and will also help that wheel lifting you've observed. What I was trying to say is with the fore of the board raised compared to aft, (1/4" to 1/2" max...
- Wed May 06, 2009 4:48 am
- Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
- Topic: Newbie...dialing things in......huge progress....i got it
- Replies: 29
- Views: 35614
Nice setup. I would be interested to know how the setup feels if you remove the flat riser in the rear and take that flat riser out of the front too. It will be a little harder to pump from a very slow start but I think you will benefit from the lower set. If you get wheel bite after removing the th...
- Tue May 05, 2009 1:37 pm
- Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
- Topic: Newbie...dialing things in......huge progress....i got it
- Replies: 29
- Views: 35614
"Yes" I think you're right. I have gotten great advice over the last couple years from skaters I really admire. They have all given me similar direction and correction on my rear equipment. The mantra has been to de-wedge 5-10 degrees (for me anyway) assuming there is no make-up for a deck tail, and...
- Tue May 05, 2009 12:21 am
- Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
- Topic: Newbie...dialing things in......huge progress....i got it
- Replies: 29
- Views: 35614
LK; the de-wedge will "deaden" that rear more. Not sure how much you weigh so this info may not be very valuable on this question. I am thinking you are lifting a wheel but not to worry because likely this is happening at very reduced speeds right? Maybe that rear is a bit too high as well. Speed up...
- Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:45 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: How Long Before COMPLETES With One Manufacturer's Name?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 23241
I may be mistaken (maybe Jack knows) but Bahne did at one time have a deck with Bahne trucks and Bahne wheels. Bahne teamed up with Cadillac bigtime but pretty sure I recall seeing a complete in the day... Maybe those wheels were someone else's and just wore the Bahne label? Even so I think that wou...
- Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:51 pm
- Forum: Movies
- Topic: Texas sizzler 2009 video
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7297
- Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:45 pm
- Forum: Down South
- Topic: Texas Sizzler, March 28-29, 2009
- Replies: 34
- Views: 36385
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. You are brutal... Nice front page article by the way - thanks for spelling my name right. Like I said JG was being kind but he was also ...
- Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:32 pm
- Forum: Down South
- Topic: Texas Sizzler, March 28-29, 2009
- Replies: 34
- Views: 36385
Yeah Rick, stay out of the Masters for a little while. I will have my hands full as it is with CBark, Pirnack, and all the other now aging, slowing, old, pros (you know, the couch crew from COSS) - LOL. If only..., sigh... After seeing John Gilmour at the 2007 (I think it was 2007) US Open in Longmo...
- Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:42 pm
- Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
- Topic: foot blocks and such-need advice
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11451
http://www.sk8kings.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=SKPPS218&Category_Code=WR Take a look at these wedges that you can lay grip tape over. Will allow for minute corrections in footing on the fly without a "hard stop" like a toe block or rail. Might help you get the f...
- Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:11 am
- Forum: North America
- Topic: [2009] Texas Sizzler Pics (GS, A group)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10988
- Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:14 pm
- Forum: CHIxILL
- Topic: Chi+Ill in Batavia
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8421
- Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:49 pm
- Forum: ISSA World Ranking
- Topic: Wanted: Masters 45 and over birthdates
- Replies: 124
- Views: 151081
- Sun Mar 22, 2009 3:21 pm
- Forum: North America
- Topic: [2009] 1st Annual Batavia Cone Crusher: Results Unofficial
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6256
I don't really want to see Lavin's shoes but I do want to see a pic of that hill you found. Quite frankly I'd like to see ANY hill in that part of Illinois :-) It was a knarly little hill. I went down hard after hitting the tape on a lovely man-hole in the run-out... second qualifying round, I knew...
- Sun Mar 22, 2009 3:44 am
- Forum: North America
- Topic: [2009] 1st Annual Batavia Cone Crusher: Results Unofficial
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6256
[2009] 1st Annual Batavia Cone Crusher: Results Unofficial
Unofficial results:
Hybrid
JBH
Claude
Tod
Hybrid
JBH
Claude
Tod
- Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:24 am
- Forum: ISSA - Old topics
- Topic: ISSA Board Announces Joe Iacovelli As Ombudsman
- Replies: 14
- Views: 16722
Re: Lavin needs to apologize!
Steve, Joe gets this cool title and you bid him Buttwiper as a congratulatory offering? You need to hang around Carrasco more to really learn about beer. Joe, you want good Ale or Stout? LOL! It was a joke carried from Wes's example of don't bitch if beer at the party isn't Heineken but Bud instead...
- Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:04 pm
- Forum: Down South
- Topic: Texas Sizzler, March 28-29, 2009
- Replies: 34
- Views: 36385
- Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:01 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: JISSA
- Replies: 130
- Views: 126543
- Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:56 pm
- Forum: ISSA - Old topics
- Topic: ISSA Board Announces Joe Iacovelli As Ombudsman
- Replies: 14
- Views: 16722
Now we have to get him a budget so he can properly mediate in the realm and make people "happy". I think a case of Bud is a good start. He's going to need a posse too... Congratulations Joe. You will be a fine Ombudsman. I guess we'll be seeing some guidelines or protocols for proper bitching and bi...
- Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:40 pm
- Forum: Midwest
- Topic: Race in Batavia Illinois 3/21/2009?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 35991
- Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:46 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Stupid Joy...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13072
- Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:01 am
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Stupid Joy...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13072
Stupid Joy...
It is a beautiful day today in Mokena Illinois aka center of the cultural universe second only to NYC. I decide to get on a board and ride for the first time since the Dixie Cup. Why not right? There is a local race next week and the sizzler the week after next. Gotta get my legs. I grab some cones ...
- Fri Mar 13, 2009 3:00 am
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Eagle Scout Slalomers Call Out
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11750
- Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:13 pm
- Forum: Midwest
- Topic: Race in Batavia Illinois 3/21/2009?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 35991
- Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:01 am
- Forum: Midwest
- Topic: Race in Batavia Illinois 3/21/2009?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 35991
- Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:03 am
- Forum: Midwest
- Topic: Race in Batavia Illinois 3/21/2009?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 35991
Woohoo! Claude would be great to see you! Yes, let's do something Sunday. There is a great skate spot (yes more slalom) out by the arboretum off 88 near Batavia as well. Skate Parks hell I don't know any that's for teenagers ;) Larry's crew will know of skate parks out their way and the one by the l...
- Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:46 pm
- Forum: Midwest
- Topic: Race in Batavia Illinois 3/21/2009?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 35991
- Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:58 am
- Forum: Midwest
- Topic: Race in Batavia Illinois 3/21/2009?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 35991
- Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:55 pm
- Forum: Midwest
- Topic: Race in Batavia Illinois 3/21/2009?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 35991
Race in Batavia Illinois 3/21/2009?
Who is sponsoring or organizing the race on 3/21? I have heard a couple rumors but cannot find any info on times, format, entry, etc. Anybody know what's up? maybe the Chicago Long board guys? Do tell.
LAVIN
LAVIN
- Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:31 pm
- Forum: CHIxILL
- Topic: Welcome Peter Metzger to CHIxILL
- Replies: 28
- Views: 26604
And if you mix sizes, put the smaller wheels in front because they will turn faster/easier - and don't forget to adjust risers so the deck is near level. -Rick Rick is right about the international peeps and the hard wheels front/soft rear. I have to respectfully sneeze on the small wheel front stu...
- Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:10 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: JISSA
- Replies: 130
- Views: 126543
- Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:05 am
- Forum: Down South
- Topic: Want to be on TV?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17815
- Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:10 am
- Forum: Down South
- Topic: Want to be on TV?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17815
- Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:55 am
- Forum: General Slalom Skateboard Bearing discussion
- Topic: VXB Bearings
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5582
- Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:18 pm
- Forum: AXE - Sk8kings
- Topic: Rad Trucks for your AXE Quiver
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10109
- Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:23 pm
- Forum: General Slalom Skateboard Bearing discussion
- Topic: VXB Bearings
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5582
VXB Bearings
Has anyone had any experience with VXB bearings in skating or outside of skating? I would be interested to know anyones experience positive, negative, or indifferent to quality. Thanks!
LAVIN
LAVIN
- Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:47 pm
- Forum: General Slalom Skateboard Wheel discussion
- Topic: what's your GS favorite wheels?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14372
Pierre I put these 73mm's on at the Dixie cup for the first time and thought they rocked. I ran them in the hybrid too. Very smooth, very sticky, great wheel I think. I ran purples up front and blues in back at the Dixie GS. http://www.seismicskate.com/products_wheels.html#73mm%20x%2054mm%20Speed%20...
- Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:02 am
- Forum: CHIxILL
- Topic: Welcome Peter Metzger to CHIxILL
- Replies: 28
- Views: 26604
- Thu Feb 12, 2009 2:55 am
- Forum: CHIxILL
- Topic: Welcome Peter Metzger to CHIxILL
- Replies: 28
- Views: 26604
Nobody better than Tod to layup and explain the sled. Tod's concept of the sled off the midnight special I think worked really well. You see Tod had this board once... well a Roe S-camber that he liked a whole lot, he let me ride it once... Tod can explain better but I think that Roe was too small b...
- Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:17 am
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Concern for Integrity: No Prize Money for Winners
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5320
Concern for Integrity: No Prize Money for Winners
I just read Greg's post in the ISSA logo discussion thread. I had no idea (yeah maybe I'm out of the loop) that there are event winners in collections over podium placements. I never win anything and never expect coin anyway but that's not the point. Podium promises draw riders in many cases. What m...
- Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:27 pm
- Forum: CHIxILL
- Topic: Welcome Peter Metzger to CHIxILL
- Replies: 28
- Views: 26604
Larry that would be cool. Southwest flights are $107 one-way currently just FYI. I'm sure we can find him transportation once there and a room to sleep in... Peter is practicing with a CHIxILL Midnight Special and an AXE 1 I dropped off for him. I think he will have a blast if we can get him down th...