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Rene Hayden

Shouldn't that be "cock-a-rrroach!"? Joe: Straight-edge. Need I say more? with all due respect, punk rockers and esp. skaters were never immune from brainless herd conformism, xenophobia, factionalism, and the racism, etc. problems you mentioned, at least where I come from. But having said that, I a...

Rene Hayden

Right Arm!

Okay, can I have a big faggy hug, now? (re: NCDSA)

Rene Hayden

AndyDude! I am very light! I am not intense! I didn't mean any disrespect in my spiccolism to folks that have been nothing but kind and supportive, nor to stir things up. I am only expressing my very light and non-intense kooky noob opinions frankly in a public forum--which I thought was pretty much...

Rene Hayden

I also wanted to say a huge thanks to everybody on a great event, even the cops --it was really great meeting all the downhiller type folkses. Sorry I couldn't hang out and help more at the end. Also: a very big thank you to Bahne for their kind prize. If Ricardo had actually had a slalom set-up, I'...

Rene Hayden

Andy GBJ-- I won't be running in a "world-class" slalom event anyways, but personally, I think it would be totally bogus to marginalize Anthony and the DC downhillers from an Adams-Morgan day slalom race. Perhaps if we can secure the hill for both days of the fair, have one like we just did--amateur...

Rene Hayden

Hey all, what a great time, although I am beat. Mr Dillon, you missed a lovely, lovely time. It was a burly hill, and I'm so glad I managed to make the hybrid course (sort of). Wes E was clocked at 27 mph [edit: maybe I misheard him]. GS was a lot of fun, too. I'm looking forward to next year alread...

Rene Hayden

Hey, don't be talking smack about my neighbors, now, Senor Dillon. Well, Anthony, you already know my feelings on the Halloween race: awesome! I went and got my slams out of the way today. Tight slalom beercupping it. Hitting them straight-on is a bad idea, especially when they fracture and wrap aro...

Rene Hayden

I'm all for the separate folder within a folder named D.C. archives, like stuff that's totally dead and sedimented at the bottom of the page.

Rene Hayden

yeah, Bozi for sure!! They are truly beautiful decks, and Jeff's the man. Hopefully you'll get to see some in action Saturday. Plankk-R's for when you get a bit more.... advanced. Hey Vlad, our fearless moderator, [edited part: okay, administrator, if you will], speaking of the large number of threa...

Rene Hayden

Just to clarify,

7:00 AM is to set up, 9:00 AM is to race, yes? How many folks are needed for set-up? Is 9:00 factoring in warm-up?

Rene Hayden

whoo! Congrats Anthony and Team Bozi, you rad bastards. I'm getting very pumped about this weekend, I'm going to go practice in the rain. Michael--check http://www.rideguide.wmata.com for metro directions, and/or mapquest for walking directions. If I'm not mistaken, it's a major street in AM. Cheers...

Rene Hayden

Vlad-- am I being over-excited or under-laconical in my postings? I've no intention of being coercive about things, if your comments are directed at my postings--I am a total noob, after all, so it's not my position to call people out in a serious way. I just think it would be nice for Anthony to ha...

Rene Hayden

what about luge slalom?

lame joke.

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Rene Hayden

and Jeff
and Vlad (?)

Rene Hayden

Hey all, I think it's important from the numbers point of view if we let Anthony know how many people are actually going to show as early as possible so he can make the decision whether/how to have the slalom race. It would really suck for him to go out of his way to do all this prep for us and then...

Rene Hayden

Well, for what it's worth, I'll be there as a body to race: tweaked ankle, lame homemade board, and all. Any ideas where a good place to train for this would be? Anybody up for some training seshes during the week? And is this like full-face helmet and leathers fast hill, or just full pads and hard ...

Rene Hayden

Same question, but about ACS 500s. My brother has a pair. They are very odd-turning, the kingpin is almost vertical and screws *into* the baseplate. The bottom bushing rests on a big nut threaded on the kingpin. Seems like the kingpin is going to take a lot of stress. Came with an old 70s board made...

Rene Hayden

hey, I'll be in Vancouver until the 30th--

does anybody want anything (landyachtz, skull skates products?) can't promise I'll be able to get stuff, but if I can, I will.

Rene Hayden

Anybody know how it all panned out?

Did the A group finish before the storms?

Sorry I had to flake and leave early, but I had problems coordinating wife-time, friend-time, and skate-time. oy.

Rene Hayden

Why not call it the "Mid-Atlantic" folder--that would allow Delaware in, or the "Tri-State" folder--isn't that PA, NY, and NJ? (sorry, I should know, but I'm Canadian, and I study the South). Not as much panache as "New Jersey"... if only New Jersey knew what that means. Hey, my American family's fr...

Rene Hayden

yeah, I dig that Control Machete.

Fuerte!

Rene Hayden

hidy folkses, well--I checked out the ft. dupont parking lot. Very nice surface, very very mild slope, not as big as the satellite picture made it out to be. Bummer. However, there are a ton of kick-a$$ mountain bike trails winding around the woods. And the Ft. Davis Drive road is just a blessing fo...

Rene Hayden

Hey all! Thanks a lot for a great time--yet again. I had a lot of serious fun on the new deck, and thanks a mil to slappy and kmg for the trucks and wheels so I could practice proper slalom. I'll wait for Brian's synopsis, but I have to say the racing was pretty exciting this time around. Hope the A...

Rene Hayden

I was getting a ride to the subway from my friend, and she posed a very good question:

Where are the women of slalom for D.C.?

Anyone?

Rene Hayden

I hate to cross-post, but I'm looking for a quick solution: I've noticed a problem with my noschoolz 65mm 88a (or whatever--the print's rubbed off), while I was changing up some bearings (PT 5s) after a several months of riding. In all four wheels, the bearing seat seems to be shredding inside the w...

Rene Hayden

vlad was asking about smooth concrete in D.C. before he took a header into the long cheesegrater known as RFK-- The smoothest surface that I can think of would be the open-air roller skating rink in Anacostia waterfront park. I can post directions if you are interested. It's about ice-rink size, may...

Rene Hayden

hellow everyone, I am now the proud manufacturer of my very own 30" x 8.25" x 5/8" slalom deck, (20-18" variable wheelbase) thanks to slappy's very very kind loan of some indys, and engineering tips from Plankk-R and WesE. Thank you v. much Wes, Slappy and Vlad! The question is--the forecast for thi...

Rene Hayden

thanks Wes! if anyone feels like getting schooled in swerve by this here canuck Saturday or so, post up or shoot me an email at rehayden@hotmail.com or, if anybody feels like hitting up the Chas. County skatepark this Friday noon, also let me know (subject to change due to employment). just kidding ...

Rene Hayden

hmm, that's a bummer about the delamination. I wasn't aware of that issue, and I just made a 44" long board with carved concave in it for a friend of mine. it did have "rails" and a center rib, though, so maybe it will last (?) Also, 5/8" birch ply is just thick and heavy as a bitch. We're talking m...

Rene Hayden

anybody down for some action this weekend?

the wife's away, so I have to fill my time "productively".

DNC/RFK?

I'll probably go practice at the DNC once I make my new board, prob. around saturday.

Rene Hayden

hey all, there is no forum for this --BOGUS!-- so I'll just ask this question here. since I have no money, but plenty of 5/8" 11-ply baltic birch, I'm just going to make myself a 30" board, no glass. What do you think if I whittle down the sides to about 1/2" or smaller in the interests of lightness...

Rene Hayden

hahaha!

I *knew* you were going to post a picture.

Yup, that's pretty much what Vlad looked like, except a lot bloodier and scraped up and in live, 3-D surround-sound gore-o-vision. Just like a mutant Russian radioactive hamburger.

Rene Hayden

Poor Vlad, it was me and him alone for about an hour, (I will remember from now on: D.C. slalom time is actually somewhere in Nebraska). It was windy, and nobody showed. Wes E finally came around, and Vlad had just decided to humor me and run cones, and then boom. What a bummer. Well, lets just say ...

Rene Hayden

Oh, ye suburbanites, heed my words. You can also take the Metro, and save a lot of hassle negotiating D.C. streets. take or transfer to the orange or blue line (runs from suburban Virginia and Maryland so you really have no excuse) to Stadium/Armory, get off, cross the street, hey, you're there! I w...

Rene Hayden

Hey Vlad, I will try to make it on Sat. to RFK at around 11:00 just to tool around, but it depends on how my knee feels. I'd also like you guys to check out the DNC parking lot. Anthony! My knee's better, but I pushed it a bit too far on Saturday, so it needs to rest for a bit. But I will be back in...

Rene Hayden

Never mind, I found the directions.

Longboarding tomorrow, or no?

Rene.

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Rene Hayden

Saturday chance of rain 60%

And the curse continues....

Throw down with the indoor venues, people.

Rene Hayden

yup, the 24th... this wkend I'm in Toronto visiting the in-laws for Victoria Day. If you are going to practice in D.C., do do DO check out the democratic national club parking lot on Ivy St. and E (or D, I can't remember). You will be glad you did. Just be nice to the cops if they cruise by. I'll ju...

Rene Hayden

hey, Vlad, actually, it wasn't hardly windy at the track at all, dry as a bone with some few puddles. They were having some event there, though, they didn't want anyone far from the end nearest the stadium. Only there until Tues/ Wed., so should be good after that. Found some cool little spots in th...

Rene Hayden

Vlad--around what time? I live just down the road, so maybe I'll come by with my crappy old longboard, if that's cool... I have a couple of semi-pumpable shorter setups if that's what you plan on running, although they are all pool boards. Regardless, I can also go check conditions if need be. Cheer...

Rene Hayden

Hey Anthony, I'll probably be at RFK Lots and thereabouts this Sunday around 7 or 8 PM or so farting around, depending on the thunderstorm and rain situation, and how dilly-dallying my bartender friends are (those dilly-dallyers). Probably a crew of newbies along as well, but, alas, no slalom unless...

Rene Hayden

Hey Anthony! Sure would love to take you up on your offer, but I'm afraid my downhilling ineptitude and lack of body leathers/full-face helmet might be kind of a drag on ya. I posted on the NCDSA "Riding Locations" about Fort Dupont drive starting from Pa Ave. --it is a sweet, and really, really lon...

Rene Hayden

hey lbk--

I would get that knee checked in a couple of days--if it's locking, that's a classic sign of a torn meniscus (torn flap may be catching in the groove of the knee)--and especially if you injured it in any sort of a torquing motion.

Rene Hayden

I'm beginning to think the D.C. Outlaw series has some mojo mother nature jinx on it. I can hardly remember the last (and first) meet I went to.

Maybe you should call it the D.C. Inlaws Series, you know, the stepmom from the burbs type thing.

Rene Hayden

for the surf shop slalom on Sunday, does anyone know the format? Is it "short" slalom only? Or are longboards invited as well?

Rene Hayden

hee hee! well, well, well, there is a *huge* parking lot at the top of fort dupont park. Don't know about pavement or grade--I will go scout it out and report back when I have the time. Just thought I would share this little scouting tip with y'all that I didn't know before--Mapquest has a neat litt...

Rene Hayden

went by the now defunct Democratic National Club HQ sweet butter lot just to see what the winter had done. It wasn't too bad. Downgraded from A++ to maybe A-/B+ due to crud on the surface and it looked like snow plow damage, but still a hell of a lot of fun for a nightime skate/slalom. Ivy and New J...

Rene Hayden

Really? Well, that is *very* sad about your friends, and I'm sorry that those things happened to people you know. Having said that, I do have to take exception with that depiction of the neighborhood around RFK as it stands today, especially the streets further south of East Capitol--E St. is what I...

Rene Hayden

Nah, I think it's mostly all good. I know about Anacostia and such. I live in South-East right now, I lived across the street from Potomac Gardens, the largest still-standing housing project in D.C. Good folk and bad folk there just like anywheres. Mostly people are so bemused at any skateboarding t...

Rene Hayden

uh, okay, maybe this weekend is not so good. Raining today, cloudy tomorrow, rainy again, etc. But any time you want to check it, let me know. I'll be there with board in hand.

The RFK lots vary from steep to not so steep. I use the steep parts for sliding.

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