Slalom angles and beginner setup
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:16 pm
Right, I'm a long time LDPer and confident on my big board, and style of pump and arm swing I find great fun.
What I wanted was to start a bit of slalom and have a tight turning pumper for over the winter months, pump it through some cones wherever I can.
I have a skaterbuilt and I can have it at 18" to 20" WB. Truck on the front is a Bennett 5.0 and I've been running a seismic 130 on the back. These are the trucks I'd like to use. Started off with around 18 or 19" WB, 62mm wheels, front at 14* and rear at 7*. It seemed to turn amazingly but almost sketchy and out of control.
Today I had it at 20" WB, had the front at 7* and the seismic back on the kick with a soft 7* and a hard 2* so I think it was around 7* overall. Had 75mm wheels so a little higher. It felt ok, but it ALS it felt like the rear was turning a little more than it should be, and the front less than it should?
Neither felt "sweet".
Any tips on angles? Should I get the rear almost dead? Is there a sweet angle for seismics? It's 7* in LDP. I feel that if I get one angle sorted I'll be able to go from there. Such a pain when there's so many options! Like bushings also!
I know I should be going down the 100mm wide route, but the 130's seem to be turning enough for me?
I also have a RTS 130mm and a Virage rear 130mm. I tend to feel the rts wheels lift on my LDP board and the virage is on my LDP board. Might be an idea for me to put the virage on and see what it does for me? Angle already built in????
What I wanted was to start a bit of slalom and have a tight turning pumper for over the winter months, pump it through some cones wherever I can.
I have a skaterbuilt and I can have it at 18" to 20" WB. Truck on the front is a Bennett 5.0 and I've been running a seismic 130 on the back. These are the trucks I'd like to use. Started off with around 18 or 19" WB, 62mm wheels, front at 14* and rear at 7*. It seemed to turn amazingly but almost sketchy and out of control.
Today I had it at 20" WB, had the front at 7* and the seismic back on the kick with a soft 7* and a hard 2* so I think it was around 7* overall. Had 75mm wheels so a little higher. It felt ok, but it ALS it felt like the rear was turning a little more than it should be, and the front less than it should?
Neither felt "sweet".
Any tips on angles? Should I get the rear almost dead? Is there a sweet angle for seismics? It's 7* in LDP. I feel that if I get one angle sorted I'll be able to go from there. Such a pain when there's so many options! Like bushings also!
I know I should be going down the 100mm wide route, but the 130's seem to be turning enough for me?
I also have a RTS 130mm and a Virage rear 130mm. I tend to feel the rts wheels lift on my LDP board and the virage is on my LDP board. Might be an idea for me to put the virage on and see what it does for me? Angle already built in????