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On 6/3/2003
Steve Pearl
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Street Luge on Bay Area Backroads KRON-TV Ch 4
Guys & Gals:
For those of you that will not be in OK on 6/8, Bay Area Backroads will be airing the segment on the Wild Fro Street Luge School again on Sunday 6/8/03 at 5:30 PM on KRON-TV Channel 4 in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Regards,
Steve
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On 6/3/2003
m
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i am new to the sport so i have limited knowledge.some lugers in canada say they use Z roller luge trucks only.in the few races i have attended out west everyone seems to use Randalls.Im wondering if this is Z roller maxi (also has a ureathane center around axle?)for sale on the z prod website.If these trucks are so fast why dont i see more of them.
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On 6/2/2003
Steve Pearl
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Fryer sets new "Best Time" @ Dino...James +.21 sec
Guys & Gals:
I want to thank Rian James, John Fryer and Paul Busse coming out to ride this last Sat. afternoon and riding with our trainees,Janinie, Jeff and Marty. I especially wish to thank them for all their offers of assistance.
Below is a small recap of the afternoon as I best recall it.
The first "top speed" clocking down the road with John and Rian in a tight draft was at 74 mph (speedometer, I'm very accurate and conservative on speedo readings). Both John and Rian knew they were going fast. On the top section of the Dino coming down the 1/4 straight Rian did some air braking to stay in John's draft before they went through the big sweeping right hander side by side at somewhere between 70 and 71 mph with Rian straddling the white line on the inside and John tight on the outside of Rian.
Later, I think it was John had the GPS on him and it read 73.3 mph "max speed" with Rian "tucked" right in behind him. Our GPS only reads "Max Speed" at somewhere between every 7 sec. and 15 sec., so It is quite possible they were maxing at a higher speed.
On one run, John thought he had the "door closed" and Rian took him on the inside on the hard left just about a .20 miles before the finish.
Paul was in the pits doing luge set up and was testing all afternoon. We did not get a speed or time on on Paul, but with his position to John and Rian he also would have bettered the old "Best Time" down the Dino held by Hugh Skinner at 2:56:98.
Both John and Rian SHATTERED the "Best Time" Record by bettering the old time by over 3 seconds with John at 2:53:67 and Rian at 2:53:88.
By the way John and Paul were running M80s and Rian was on Blue 85mm Kryptos. I cann't recall for certain, but I think later in the day Rian was running Cherry Bombs.
On Firday, 5/30 we had group of 4 training and riding. One rider, Bill Cox (former student) running 80mm Blue Kryptos on at WFR luge clocked in at 3:01:97 and I was between .25 of a second and .50 sec slow on clicking the watch at the top. He was riding the same luge Jennifer rode at the SFGF with no maintenace since the race (no cleaning and relubing bearings).
Before Hugh set the Best Time last year, the prior Best Time was held by John Fryer at something just over 3:04 seconds.
Who is going to be faster?
Regards,
Steve
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On 5/21/2003
David Fielden
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Luge for sale on www.ebay.com
Check it out!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3609751334&category=16265
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On 5/20/2003 hc
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who's the luger in the new charlie's angle commercial?
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On 5/20/2003
Connor and Mark
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Wlac sunday.My son Connor says the DH and street luge people rock!(the boy with the black Harry Potter hat). You are true ambassador's of the sport and thanks for answering all questions.See you in June
Thanks,Connor and Mark
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On 5/14/2003 hc
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everyone, check out chris mcbride's page
http://chrismcb.com/streetluge
chris, will update the links
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On 5/14/2003 hc
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http://www.geocities.com/sk8sanjose/icelugearticle1.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/sk8sanjose/icelugearticle2.jpg
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On 5/14/2003
hc
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hey chris, will do,
i jack too many pictures to keep track,
btw, i do have two links to your page on my site.
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On 5/14/2003
Chris McBride
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HC, if you are going to use pics from my site, the least you can do is give me credit for the pics.
That iceluge is the trainer that the Swiss Luge team uses in the summer.
Chris
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On 5/13/2003 shrox
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I read fast!!
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On 5/13/2003 hc
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scan thru?
yeah, i guess darren's book is way over rated, why read a book when you can just watch streetluge on tv...
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On 5/13/2003 shrox
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No, I'll scan thru someone's copy at a Talimena. I won't win with my budget set-up, but I will have fun.
shrox
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On 5/12/2003 PSR
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HC,nice photo there! That explains my choice of RoadWeapons(or 85mm Kryptos),If Owen's sled is similar in configuration to the snapshot.Abec 11's would be rather difficult to mount on that one,eh? What amazes me is that there's still some steering,even with all those axles having to flex when the runner is pushed to the side. And that really is the issue,whether Olympic Sledders can use modern Racing sleds to crosstrain.Is there enough similarity in body mechanics for an ISGA sled to really benefit the Olympic Athalete? I dunno,but more power to them for innovating,and getting their sleds to Roll.
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On 5/12/2003 hc
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http://www.geocities.com/sk8sanjose/icelugetrainer.jpg
hey shrox, did you pick up darren lott's book, yet?
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On 5/10/2003 shrox
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Hey Owen,
I was using 100mm/5" scooter wheels too. They are faster in straight line, but they lose grip on turns with an uneven surface. I started speedwobbling everytime I hit a certain unavoidable bump on a turn. They also tear up pretty bad, one fishtail can shread the rear ones to the point of being unusable.
shrox
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On 5/9/2003 PSR
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Oh,yeah,I did forget one really obvious wheel choice in there,Owen;Look at Kryptonics' 85mm DH wheel.It's flatbacked,fast,fairly sticky,and not too wide.Still might be smaller than you want,but I'd bet it'll go better than those scooter wheels,at least thru turns.
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On 5/9/2003 PSR
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Owen,you want a flat-backed wheel,and one that's not too wide,either.The most likely choice would be the old SantaCruz Road Weapon,which is 80mm tall,by 34mm wide in an 88A durometer.They're available from Oldschoolskates.com,come in either Black or light Blue.Faster,Softer,big wheels I'd steer you towards would be ABEC 11 Flywheels,but they're fairly wide,and centerset,so axle extentions would likely be needed,and your steering system may balk at having that much width and traction hanging off the sides.Buying wheels like ABEC 11 Flashbacks(only 70mm,but avail. in many durometers)and cutting some width off the front lip is another possiblity.ABEC 11 is linked into this site,and Chris Chaput,the guy behind the Green Wheels,is a good person to talk to.Give him a shout,and see what he might be able to do for you..While I've got an idea of where you're coming from,using an IceSled on the road,you might want to take a serious look at a 'conventional' luge set-up.Yeah,you'll loose the foot-steering cross-training aspect with a standard sled,but you can run more aggressive hills.If keeping 'the form' is your priority,then take the time to sort out what's available in the downhill wheel market,and maybe even consider Dirtboard wheels(air-filled rubber,usually in the 5"-7" size class).One last thought is to take the Scooter wheels you're using now,and lathe them to a flatter profile.You'd lose some height,but could get up to an inch of 'thane in width,which would provide some grip.
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On 5/8/2003
owen
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I've got a flexible runner snow sled design that I bolted some razor scooter wheels on to and it shreds on the street too. Now I'm looking for some much wider wheels with same diameter (5 inches?)I'm a snow monkey so I don't know anything about the street side. If anyone knows where to get wheels let me know please. Thankyou all very much and have pleasant day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!01
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On 5/8/2003
Steve Pearl
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Eric Shafer:
Please give me a call (toll free) 1-866-584-3888 or send me an email address that I can reach you at. I have some information that might be helpful to you.
Regards,
Steve
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On 5/8/2003
Steve Pearl
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Eric:
Please give me a call (toll free) 1-866-584-3888 or send me an email address that I can reach you at. I have some information that might be helpful to you.
Regards,
Steve
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On 5/7/2003 PSR
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Hey Brent,get clued in;I've done 55mph on my Turner Fullnose,and have been to (and over) the mile-a-minute mark a few times myself(once on a Sims 36" Taperkick,with huge UFOs and ACS 650's-Likely before you was 'in school').I was just pointing out to our Deleted Friend that what can be done on a luge is far faster,with more control.Heck,22 years ago was when I first went past 75 mph,only now my sled is metal,not wood. I stil have that woodie,if YOU'd care to try it,at speed...
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On 5/7/2003 hc
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boozy,
check also buttboarding.com
hc
geocities.com/sk8sa njose/luging.html
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On 5/7/2003 Brent
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Pre school rider
Get a clue
It is much much more of a rush to go 60mph on a sk8 than it is to go 80mph on a luge.
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On 5/7/2003 Pre-School Rider
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Hey,Harsh Critic,just what about going 10-30 mph Faster on a given hill is Wimpy?? Or,for that matter,being able to Attack hills that have another 3% of gradient to them? I'm not dissin' on any form of downhilling here,just pointing out that the Speed that Luging can provide is a bit beyond what Standup is currently able to achieve.Once You've gone faster than what's legal on a West Virginia Interstate,you'll know...and not be So Critical. Btw,I'm an optimist...
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