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Howard Gordon

Hi Tom. I don't know how to move this topic over to the 3dm wheel forum, so I'll answer here.

You don't want to use hot water, but any mild cleaner like Simple Green, cold water and a scrub brush should do a pretty good job.

Howard Gordon

another family portrait ...
 
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first decks will be available from retailers by the end of next week

Howard Gordon

Wes - It's a good thought. I'll talk with him.

Howard Gordon

No offense taken. In spite of some shortcomings, the TTC did its job well, and I wish I had more, because I get multiple requests every week. It's very frustrating that I can't get the machinist who built them for me to allocate some time to some modifications and new production, but I really don't ...

Howard Gordon

Yes - the TTC was originally designed for the Indy baseplate, the RT/X baseplate was nearly identical, and we were able to buy them without hangers (not the case with Indy). I've seen two trucks that were drilled straight but slightly off-axis. It's possible that there were others, but I haven't hea...

Howard Gordon

That's correct - the top has a modest crown contour from tip to tail, ending at a sidewall instead of rolled/wrapped edges. The bottom is flat through the camber except for contoured wheel wells.

Howard Gordon

We have a 30" deck in the works which should follow in a couple of months.

Howard Gordon

Rick - the new deck is quite a bit different in construction from the hybrid, and there really isn't anything in terms of feel that I could give you as a comparable. We'll try to get some decks to your part of the world before long - the Byrd's should be the first in the Southeast, though their deck...

Howard Gordon

<img src="http://www.3dm-sport.com/images/3dm-36-top400.jpg"> <img src="http://www.3dm-sport.com/images/3dm-36-bottom400.jpg"> These are photos of one of our prototype 36" decks. 36.0" long, 9.75" wide, 1" camber, protective sidewalls, built from glass / foam / other neat stuff. Soft, Medium...

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There is a bottom layer of 1/4" plywood with 2 x 1/8" layers of masonite (same as wood half-pipes) on top. I had trouble bending the plywood, so in the future, I would just use more layers of masonite. Underneath, there are 4 2x4's spaced 2-ft apart as support.

Howard Gordon

Here's a side view showing the transition and side bracing ...

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Howard Gordon

Hard to say. We do have a modest roll-in at the top, and the bottom transition is similar to FCR, but otherwise straight. This ramp is a fair bit taller and steeper than FCR, but it's not particularly scary. The FCR "s" transition does provide perhaps a bit better platform for a launching pump towar...

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<img src="http://www.3dm-sport.com/images/3dm-training-d400.jpg"> We just completed our first attempt at a start ramp. Just under 4 ft tall, 3 ft wide, 4 ft deep platform. Probably used $150 in materials, but did not keep track of the time. It's somewhat heavier than the Airflow ramps, but simil...

Howard Gordon

We'll run 94a Cambrias in the next batch. I'm not worried about selling them - I know the Italians will take some

Also, we'll run some 78a Avalons for Attila.

Howard Gordon

Glenn - I haven't forgotten. We had a pretty big backlog of orders, but things should be caught up within the next 2 weeks, and then we'll look at scheduling some harder Cambrias plus softer Avalons. Realistically, we can probably have these by the beginning of August.

Howard Gordon

Hey, Vlad. I'm getting some requests for harder Cambrias. We poured 94 La Costas a long time ago, but I don't know if you ever had a chance to try those. What do you think abour 94a Cambrias ?

Howard Gordon

The new 75mm Avila 72a's are now in stock, plus we also have new 68mm Avalon 90a's. <img src="http://www.3dm-sport.com/images/avila-72-sm.jpg"><img src="http://www.3dm-sport.com/images/avalon-90-sm.jpg"> Check with our retailers for availability - you'll find a complete dealer list <a href="http://w...

Howard Gordon

The new 75mm Avila 72a's are now in stock, plus we also have new 68mm Avalon 90a's. <img src="http://www.3dm-sport.com/images/avalon-90-sm.jpg"> Check with our retailers for availability - you'll find a complete dealer list <a href="http://www.3dm-sport.com/e.html"><img src="http://www.3dm-sport.com...

Howard Gordon

That's the tradeoff when trimming - the thin lip creates a larger contact patch for more traction, but it slows the wheel somewhat and also gives less control when sliding. I will be interested to see how much you trimmed - 4-5mm from the outside lip of the Avilas (none from the inside) seems to wor...

Howard Gordon

Thanks, Rick. I'll drop him a line. Do you recall off-hand the dimensions of his ramps ?

Howard Gordon

Do you guys have dimensions for the Airflow ramps used at Grueningen and perhaps the tunnel race ? We're getting set to build some ramps here, and the size / construction of those ramps seemed okay, as they were quite portable.

Howard Gordon

At La Costa in 2001, Henry Hester created an "A pro" and "B pro" groups. The A pros were those who qualified 1-32, and the B pros qualified 33-64. He ran two separate elimination rounds, and the B pro finals ended up matching Hutson vs Skoldberg. It was great. Must be a 18 months ago, Gilmour and I ...

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Thanks, Vlad. In spite of the heat, it was a great trip. I told Luca that we could pour some harder duros if he wanted. He seemed pretty happy with the Cambria 90's (his board was a LOT quieter), and he seemed to be looking forward to trying the other existing duros. I set him up some Avalon 90's as...

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Chris - Though there was some chaos in the first day of racing related to cone count, DQ monitoring, time recording, and availability of posted times for the racers, the organizers took criticism quite well, and demonstrated a BIG improvement on the second day. For us, it was a great experience. We ...

Howard Gordon

They ran 4ft wood ramps that were pretty skinny at Gruningen, and after a few practice runs, it was no big deal. I think 5-6ft ramps would be cool as long as they have some width.

Howard Gordon

You're right. We were struggling to remember the finish order from Saturday, since it seems like a week has passed already. Sorry, Paul. I'll fix the prior post.

Howard Gordon

Tight slalom pro 1 Luca Giammarco 2 Jani Soderhall 3 Maurus Strobel 4 Paul Price Hybrid slalom pro 1 Luca Gianmarco 2 Maurus Strobel 3 Chris Hart 4 Richy Carrasco Boys - Dylan got 3rd place both days. The riders that beat him were all 14-16 years old. He also qualified 15th in the tight (out of 50 a...

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We have arrived at the Hotel Illuster (room 401). Richy and Maria Carrasco are here also. If anyone has information on where to go for the practice, please let us know.

Thanks, Howard

Howard Gordon

Nice weather today, though lots of rain in the morning. We found a place to practice near Interlaken in the parking lot of "Mystery Park". Tomorrow we will visity the Matterhorn. Looking forward to seeing everyone Friday !

Howard Gordon

By the way, we poured Avalon 90a's as well, and those will also be available in volume after June 25.

Howard Gordon

We just poured a sample batch of red Avila 72a's - Jeff at Bozi managed to extract a few sets from the sample batch, though the wheels will be available in volume after June 25th. Here's a photo of a new red Avila 72a set next to its red Avalon 75a cousin. <img src="http://www.3dm-sport.com/images/r...

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We're arriving Zurich Tuesday morning, and will travel to Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland for 3 nights (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) before travelling to Gruningen, hopefully staying at Hotel Illuster in Uster for Friday and Saturday nights. If anyone knows of any slalom practice sessions dur...

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Mike (Joe's dad) - It was great to meet the McLaren clan. Joe was right in there with the best junior skaters of 2002 (Dylan and Josh), and we can look forward to more great matchups between Joe, Josh and Dylan. I don't think we kept track of qualifying times, as we only used them for seeding, and t...

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Exactly - the Brown Bomber figured the Avila/Avalon combo out first, and then some of the other riders (Maysey, 2nd pro and Miko, 1st open) followed. It was a great idea, as the taller wheels in front carried speed while providing leverage and drive through the shorter wheels behind. Seems like this...

Howard Gordon

Bill - The beep start is a great addition - timer should start with 4th tone. If you can also provide an output signal to trigger a gate trigger and a serial output to dump data to a computer, you can completely replace FCR's $10,000 timing system. I've had the opportunity to work with your timer at...

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Adam - this is a great site, and you should continue doing what you've been doing. I see no reason for a change.

Howard Gordon

Thanks guys - that is great to hear. But the main credit should go to Jani, who had the idea to get things started again in Russia, and happened to ask if I had any extra wheels to help get things going. In any case, I'm really happy to hear that the wheels are finding good use, and I look forward t...

Howard Gordon

Got it. We'll run some 90's when we run another batch of 75's. Figure 3-4 weeks.

Howard Gordon

Vlad - Your request is the 2nd one I received today for harder Avalons. You're right - we only tried them on steeper / rougher surfaces where they had almost no traction. I recently gave Steve Sherman some of the 88a and 92a prototypes we poured a year ago, and the rest of them went to Russia with J...

Howard Gordon

<img src="http://www.3dm-sport.com/images/red_avalon400.jpg"> We just ran a production batch of softer Avalon 68mm wheels in a 75a durometer to complement the white 80a and gray 85a Avalons. As you can see from the photo, these wheels are not white or gray - we've used red in the past for protot...

Howard Gordon

FCR/Bahne SlalomCross April 12, 2003 Paso Robles, California Another pro race, another sweep for 3DM Sport / Turner Wheels - - Pro - 1st - Chicken Deck - Avilas 2nd - Richy "Brown Bomber" Carrasco - Avilas 3rd - Dave Hackett - Avilas - Open - 1st - Eli Smouse - Avilas 2nd - John Ravitch - Avalons 3r...

Howard Gordon

It's a lot more than I would take off. Resulting wheels should be fast but somewhat limited in traction. Also, they've lost the lateral support along the inner and outer walls that would prevent the possibility of some squirming. I think Evans had a more reasonable reshape which took about 10mm tota...

Howard Gordon

I think we'll leave the Avilas untrimmed for now, since it's not difficult for the racers to modify the wheels themselves. Paul, Chicken, and Sherman had the wheels at JPL, though Chicken opted to run Avalons once racing started because I didn't have 4 80a Avilas for him to use. Sherman ran 84/80 Av...

Howard Gordon

Correct - I'm leaving the cone price at $1 as long as stock remains (I still have a few thousand). Don't know whether I'll do another run - the first run was 20,000 cones, and they've taken a while to move.

Howard Gordon

The new website for Turner Wheels is now online and open for business. The Turner wheel line of Avila 75mm, Avalon 68mm and Cambria 62mm is now part of a new company called 3DM Sport, Inc, and everything can be found online at <a href="http://www.3dm-sport.com">http://www.3dm-sport.com</a>. A...

Howard Gordon

Hey John - you might want to check your statistics on slalom injuries. Surgery or casts last year - Don O'Shei, Jack Smith, Brent Kosick, Tiger Williams, Steven King, Sasha LaRochelle (broken arm at Avila), Marvin Kory, Alan Sidlo, Dave Hackett, Floyd Reid, Slappy Maxwell ... just off the top of my ...

Howard Gordon

Sorry about that - it's 250 grams per wheel. Maybe the "Brecks" will weigh in at 500.

Howard Gordon

<img src="http://www.turnerdownhill.com/images/avila-compare2.jpg"> Durometers are being finalized, but 76a/80a/84a are the most likely. 75mm tall by 65mm wide; weight is 250grams per wheel (approx 9oz). Initial production by early March. [ This Message was edited by: Howard Gordon...

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Realistically, it's not just skateboarding that has experienced loss of attention of some subsegments because of the spectacular nature of other segments. Take snowboarding for example - pick any magazine, and count the percentage of photos that should boarders who AREN'T airborne (maybe 10% ?). Per...

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