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Glenn S

Well there you go Steve. You can't beat that offer. I was thinkin' that 150mm might be your minimum that you were willing to go and could not think of any offsets being made that wide.

I'd take Barret up on his offer.

Glenn S

What is the minimum width hanger that you can accept? Have you considered 150mm Randals?

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Barry, What kind of bushing and truck are you using? Maybe you just need to make sure both your hanger cups and bushings are clean of anything that would make them slide more. Try washing them off with soap and water. Just a thought. Other than putting a little silicone grease in the pivot cup I don...

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Steve, I know that you don't think you have enough experience yet in slalom to head this forum but you have a want to see a growing grass roots movement in Southern California and this is important for bringing more to the sport in our area. I am glad that you asked for this forum. I did not ask for...

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Hey Adam,
Did you pull yourself away from kiteboarding long enough to go run cones with the Phoenix crew?

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Ramon, my OS-Truck is only 95mm, not 85mm. I don't know about the 110mm version sliding, all I can say is that I am extremely satisfied with the 95mm OS-Truck and the testing I've done with it so far. It replaced a welded 105mm RTX offset, and sticks much much better. For me all back trucks have the...

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Agapito, Also if you want to go with conventional trucks you should consider Independent 101s (they might call current versions of these 109s, but they are still 101mm) or Tracker RTX (106mm), both front and back. But for conventional trucks up front I suggest you switch out the typically minimal r...

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So rather than just whine, I'd like to ask who has experience correcting this sort of thing? Who's got this issue dialed?Thanks! Yes I've had either the base drilled up to 1/8" off, as if they drilled each hole seperately (with a blindfold on) and did not use a precise jig. Or the kingpin hole not ...

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Are all of your pictures gone from your site? It's like having some one steal the centerfold from your playboy! Tease! Yeah I agree David. That site is messed up. When you go to "photos" none of them are there. It has been that way for months. But in the past week I visited the site and clicked on ...

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Steve,
There seems to be an ongoing topic on the 2004 Gathering in the DC forum just as you describe Click Here

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Yes, not often but sometimes up to an hour.

Glenn S

PVD's a great rear truck. It'd be interesting to know if Seismic can get close. It's already a better front truck... Well if they get the urethane springs going they could be very similar, especially if it is just a push and not a push/pull action, and paired with the 8mm axle hangers that Dan had ...

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Seismic are the poor mans pvd's. They are the exact same geometry with a different action . Yes? i wouldn't call Seismics that....though there are geometry similarities. Chris, It was peter himself that told me that "pvd's (r2) are the exact same geometry as the Seismic". If you look at the axis li...

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Seismic are the poor mans pvd's. They are the exact same geometry with a different action . Yes? As a back truck I've not felt anything with better traction than the pvd's i bought. So with that said, I don't know why more don't use Seismic's strictly as a back truck over a welded offset if they don...

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I voted for Tracker because they have made a few different styles that work for slalom. I like RTX the best of Trackers but I've got a deck setup with MidTracks that works for me. But I also like Indy 101s too.

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I agree with you W. I originally asked for the general truck and wheels forums because it seemed brand specific and Adam Trahan did it. I see no reason why he cant do it for bearings too. I do know that the vendors listed are usually ones that give support to the sport or design products that they f...

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Is there going to be any type of virtual slalom race? Are the events already determined or is it dependent on what happens with renting that spot your talking about here?

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Wes sorry I was not saying that "you" said they were bad. Just because I posted after you does not mean I am directing my post at you. I'm just posting my feeling about the truck I've got and voicing my opinion to this thread as a whole. But I do get the feeling from posts at another forum that I re...

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I dont feel that there is anything wrong with the MidTrack on the B2 base I've got that is pictured. Nothing at all. I like it very much. With the bit of tweaking I've done (different bushings, and taller kingpin, and a dab of silicone grease in the pivot cup) it is great at a front truck. With the ...

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Nick that is the MidTrack that I have with the B2 base. But I tried putting the hanger to an RTS base and it was way off. But I've seen Richy Carrasco using an unpolished MidTrack hanger on an RTS base on his TS setup. So I could only imagine that the hanger had to be made a bit different (pivot mad...

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I'll explain my question: I was thinking what with speedrings/washers built in to the Biltins, and built in to the MMW hanger and built in to the MMW nut, it would be the equivalent of 4 speedrings, and you might not have enough axle left to get the nut on.I could be totally wrong, but the only stu...

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Erin, That is a good deal ($30) on a set of the MidTracks on the B2 baseplate which is what I have. I've also seen some MidTrack hangers on the RT S baseplate, but they must have lengthened the pivot from the hanger they used with the B2 base. Anyone know about the difference between these MidTracks...

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Erin, You should be able to get some of the newer 88mm Tracker "Mid-Tracks" from someone lying around in their unused skateboard parts box I'd think. Or you could easily get one from one of the online slalom skateboarding gear dealers that stock Tracker trucks. I currently have one mounted on one of...

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Jack you have definitely made a leap in your racing with this win. But you were probably not racing as much as you'd have liked too in the past few years when focusing on organizing major races. Did you race in the Pro class at any of the races last year? And if not, I would imagine you might this y...

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As the King Pin snapped on my front truck. I flew forward hit the asphalt and bounced off my left shoulder. One of the kickflippers who had gathered there to watch me run cones. Exclaimned. " OOOHHH MMMYYYY GOD DUDE ARE YOU OKAY. " At that point I started to laugh. Sore but not down. Eddy Texas Out...

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Good for you Jack! What were the complete results of the JPL race? I'm assuming you won since your showing the throphy with your rig. That is a monster Bahne. Great that you thought of a different setup than what everyone else has been doing, and for such a radical GS course too. Looks like you've c...

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I've been told that 65mm NoSkoolz do not fit on the newer 105mm Seismics.

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Yes Erin, it is all I have left of the Avila wheels. I already sold the other duros I had of the Avila. But many racers would use a tad harder durometer wheel up front for speed, with a softer duro in the back for traction. I think 84a is the hardest duro of Avila.

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Yeah me too Tod I understood your post, I felt similar, that is why I quoted you. Funny thing maybe measuring your spacers might just make life easier. It is frustrating to put everything together only to have to back off the nut to make the wheel spin and feel the play in the wheel too especially w...

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Here is a new never used Seismic 45 degree baseplate:

It is the upgrade version.
Best offer plus tracked shipping.

Glenn S

SOLD Already

Tested these wheels out once for 5 minutes at the most in front of my house on perfect asphalt. They show no wear at all really. They spin perfectly true.

$18 plus tracked shipping of your choice.

Glenn S

Hey what's up with this! I pretty sure TK started this thread in "Off Topic" for a reason. I personally would like to see Maurus Strobel and Luca Giammarco in both a TS and GS head to head heat. I saw Stroble race at the 2002 Morro Bay race. I felt that he had good technique and style. And Strobel b...

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One thing I'd like to add here is that having the whole axle, spacers, bearings, setup more precise fit and tight could only help make the whole thing stronger. If you could tighten the whole thing down tight I would only think that makes it stronger and less susceptible to bending. So having the ha...

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Mike, Are you sure that your Tracker was not out of alignment before you even stepped foot on it? I have yet to buy one that was not. And I'm talkin' by quite a bit. At least the fifteen or so hangers that I have bought new. I think that the problem might be that they cast the axle in and the heat b...

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The "Bearing Mafia"

.......Is that like a club?

A line from the club theme song: "Forever let us hold our Pampers high!"

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Mike, You know also maybe with axles that are screwed in like the TTC or OS-Truck, maybe you could have Chris send you an extra set with the deal or just get new ones if the originals bend. Any machinist could easily thread some new 8mm 4140 CrMo for you.

Glenn S

Then maybe a big portion of this boils down to what metal is used for the Axles. But I do think that welded tabs onto a 5/16" shaft are a weak link. I even have some PVDs that were perfectly straight when I bought them and are now a bit bent and I never rode over big bumps. Wait, I did hit a raised ...

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Mike, One thing I think is that any skater should probably not be doing big airs or even riding over things like driveway entrances with your slalom gear, be it Conventional trucks, TTCs, PVDs, Radikals, whatever, if you don't want bent Axles . It is only an 8mm (or 5/16") shaft, and eventually I th...

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Thanks Glen, the thing is i bend axles easily and my rts axle has already gone banana shaped due to heavy use. I skate my set ups constantly so an expensive race truck has to withstand some hefty punishment like dropping off kerbs and popping up them. I make no apologies for hard skating and i must...

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TK, t`ain`t ludes. It`s the bug juice..heh heh!! Actually I made the post in haste and couldn`t get back on to clean it up. Maybe Jani was tweaking it or something? Hey you went back and cleaned up your post. That's not fair. Now it looks like my last post was pretending to be on ludes. Hey what is...

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Mike I did order an OS Truck, acually a couple. Went in on them with a friend so we split shipping, have not gotten them yet. I don't mean to just bash the TTC, it is just that improvments are improvments and all of what I called improvments are things I've heard people wanting or complaining about,...

Glenn S

Racing should always be the test as to what works and what doesnt. Everything else is just theory. If a racer can got to the bottoom of a corse faster useing spacers thot means that luss fricktion has afeected the bearinges. Racing resluts are the proff. i think that this is key. racing resluts are...

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Micrometer....? Where the hell is my Paxil! Ok, well I do know two good slalom skateboarders that do use a micrometer and I am sure that others might. I think that it makes sense, but for me I'm just trying to make it around the cones and that is more important to me at this point. I hope that Mich...

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Mike, If you want a TTC you really should also consider an OS Truck from Airflow. http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1304 If you get an OS Truck you will get a truck that has many fixes that the TTC should have had. 8mm axles (not 5/16" like the TTC), fits the RTX baseplate perf...

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Racing should always be the test as to what works and what doesnt. Everything else is just theory. This has been a very good discussion on the subject. And I've learned some things. But if a racer can get to the bottom of a course faster using spacers that means that less friction has affected the ...

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Vlad Popov wrote:Gilmour's #'s posted above. Somebody tell him how wrong he is! .

OK John, maybe it would be a good comparison if it was also four days after after windsurfing was invented.

Or if it was a world championship for the best wipeout on a windsurfer.

Glenn S

John’s answer to Wes(E) is: “Imagine being able to surf and getting on a windsurfer for the first time in your life and taking 4th place in the Windsurfing World Championships a couple of days later.” I don't know how difficult teleboarding is. But to compare being good at surfing and then win four...

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David, Thanks for taking the time post the video clip. I did not realize that your son was so young. I looked at some pictures that you had in those eBay ads. Did he grow or something? He's got great style. I would think that rest of the DC crew will soon be eating dust often as they just get older ...

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Looked like a very cool event. Wish I could have been there.

What is DSM? Who's site is this? Needs to add slalomskateboarder.com on the list of links!

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