It could be interesting to have a sort of dynamic comparison between the two techniques (simplifying them a bit). The first issue, I would say, is the "instantaneous center of rotation". It is now perpendicular to the board, on the line passing by the rear truck (like a car, supposing the rear truck...

Macintosh user since 1983 (MAC 128 K).
I wrote also some software for the MAC, some 10 years ago: MOTOSFERA

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// Andrea

Here it is!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtdCmif43Ho

In few weeks I'll post another movie, hopefullt with a smoother Andrea on the board.
Anyway this is probably how you look like when you come back after 25 years..

Enjoy the movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtdCmif43Ho

// Andrea

I'm here now.
Pelle is the cameraman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtdCmif43Ho

// Andrea

Mike... just try with BOTH. You will simply see that with the "new" technique, you can do something you can't with the old one. For instance, I don't remember I was able to "pump-up" so easily up to the slope. But you need to get used to the new car under your feet. and it takes some hours. // Andrea

I'll write this now, before I get used to it and won't see the differences anymore. 40 years old, I used to skate almost every day when I was 12 ... 16. After that I never stopped to ride the skate, but slalom.. no. THERE WAS NO SLALOM ANYMORE. Finished. Closed. Untill today, with Pelle in Stockholm...

I saw a name:

Francesco Ugolini

is the same person who was skating -in Italy- in the 80's?

// Andrea

I forgot to say "Thanks"!

// Andrea

Incredible!
I have googled for hours..

Mine are the red ones

I have also some cones..
// Andrea

Pool?
What about slalom??

between 12.00 and 13.00.
I'm coming from Västerås...

I will have my son and a green fiberglass skate, plus some other stuff..
Where? At Björns trädgård ?







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// Andrea

What about THIS Saturday (2007-08-25)?
Morning, lunch, afternoon?

Are there some kids as well? I would like to bring my son with me.

// Andrea

When "kids" see you skating and scream all together "hey, you're doing the old style", and all of them come to look at you as you were a monkey at the zoo.....
but at the same time

// Andrea

"... I'm just trying to understand the new slalom setups before I run out to buy one....."

me too!

So guys, help us!

To my opinion there is only one chance: get a group of skaters and test all combinations..

// Andrea

to my opinion it was clear even 20 years ago that a stiff (rigid) board was helping in pumping, as a flexible board absorbs your movement instead of creating centripetal acceleration that is "converted" in longitudinal one when you do not turn anymore. You can pump with a bycicle if you want, and yo...

No guys! No mails please!

Let all of us (that are probably almost 40 years old today??) understand the differences!


Mike: do you mind to post some pictures of your skate?

// Andrea

I started skating when I was between 10 and 12 years old, roughly 30 years ago. There was nothing more than slalom and "free-style" (space walk.. remember it?). I still have my board in plexiglass, bought in Bilbao (spain) in late 80's. I remember I had plastic boards, aluminum boards, fiberglass bo...

Ok thanks! Now I got it!
When are people usually there?

Mattias! Indoor or Outdoor? Is it is here? http://www.hitta.se/LargeMap.aspx?z=0&cx=1629256&cy=6579385&PointX=1629256&PointY=6579385&referrer=SearchCombi.aspx&var=Bj%F6rns%20Tr%E4dg%E5rdsgr%E4nd%20stockholm&wflWhite=1a1b&wflPink=4a&SearchType=4&name=Bj%F6rns%20Tr%E4dg%E5rdsgr%E4nd%201&weather=false&...

What about Alprausch Wheels?
I bought them in Switzerland some months ago, but I can't find them om internet!

// Andrea

Tack!

it is here:
http://www.hitta.se/SearchCombi.aspx?Se ... ntactlinks

definitely we'll visit it soon.
What about the skate park?
Where is it?

Tack igen // Andrea

I was good in slaloming, 25 years ago, in Italy. I'm 40 now, but still in shape. problem is that I don't know where to train, so I think I will just come with my son and our skates, from Västerås. To see you and skate with you, but not participating the race, for this year... I still have my skatebo...

Hi!
Does anybody know if there is any slalom skateboard club in Västerås? Höjve doesn't seem to care about slalom, or am I wrong?
Or what about Stockholm?

And by the way, any slalom skateboard shop in Stockholm? So far I have seen nice shops only in Switzerland...

Thanks
// Andrea Bonetti