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On 7/3/2003 HehoomustNOTBnamed...
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Unemployment is a key part of becoming a faster rider!
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On 7/3/2003 Kahn
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You're right Dagoo.
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On 7/3/2003 Dagoo
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hi guys i admire your brave heart,do you have to be unemployed to do this? i have been studing the art of lugee and from what i can tell your not really skateboarders. it seems like you are those guys on the cruisers that ride up and down the streets looking for the next place to party. you know those older guys that are like 40 that think there in high school. Tell me without a drivers licence how do you all get to those places on the weekends. Dagoo something to do on weekends.how did you get in the x-games?
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On 6/29/2003
apryl
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whats up.street luge is cool.ive always wanted to try but i just never found a good hill or the board i need and stuff.i think im gonna stick to what i like to do,bowls,and if i once in awile see a huge nice hill,im gonna hit it up.i might get some roadrash,or slip out on accident cuz i dont know how to stay on the board while on my butt.but it never hurts(that bad)to try right?well thats my opinion on it.well seeya later ,apryl
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On 6/21/2003
Chris McBride
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Flipping the hanger is fairly simple. Undo the kingpin nut, remove the hanger from the baseplate. Turn it around 180 degrees, put it back on the baseplate. Bolt the nut back onto the kingpin.
What you have done is change the geometry of the truck. The back truck turns a little less now.
Chris
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On 6/20/2003 hc
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http://www.geocities.com/sk8sanjose/buttboardspecs.jpg
(pics by chaput)
http://www.geocities.com/sk8sanjose/luge.html
i run r2's with both hangars flipped, (haven't experiment with much else)
hc
ps. pick up darren's streetluge book, if you haven't...
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On 6/19/2003
Tyler Navoichick
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hey what the hell does flippin the hanger on the R II's mean. I just purchased them and i want to know if I'm putting them on wrong. Does it mean taking it apart or what. Please explain what this all consists of.
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On 6/19/2003
Chris McBride
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Yes you can flip the hangers on R2's. Many people who run R2b's for their buttboards flip the rear truck (both of the 180's point backwards)
The common truck for luge are the Randal Floating axles, but not for the floating axles.
Chris
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On 6/15/2003
Ars
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I'm still new in lugeing, and was wondering, can I just flip the hanger on the Randal RII's?
And whats the must used Truck by the way?
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On 6/12/2003
William
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Hi everybody,
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Direct link:
http://www.chez.com/dreamworld45/english_version/concours2.htm
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On 6/9/2003
Big Ears
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Team NS Streetluge has had a complete overhaul. It now has several galleries of pictures, more info on the team and an active messageboard. Make sure u check it out and be sure to sign the guestbook!!!!
Big Ears
Team NS
www.team-ns-streetluge.tk
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On 6/9/2003
DrNo
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Try:
http://store.irssports.com/product.asp?0=200&1=231&3=107
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On 6/9/2003 steve
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How do I go about making a street luge? Alternately, where do I buy one? I don't want to race, just to ride.
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On 6/7/2003
Nostalgia
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I just spent all day in my workshop. I have created my first street luge. I just took it out for a little spin and I have fallen in love already. I was impressed by my own craftsmanship, she rolls clean and straight. Can't wait to build my next one!
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On 6/5/2003
FL
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hc.. Bonny Warner was the first Olympic Luger from America .Duncan Kennedy was at the luge demo also . Believe he is still competing .He had a buttboard at the demo , but they wouldn't let us race against the East German luge down Sandhill Road .I rode the hill on my tubeframe with 70mm Kryps and would have smoked that "Summer Sled". Morse Cable used on boats and planes has both push and pull capabilities and might be useful to your "loose and lock" idea....FL
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On 6/5/2003
David Rogers
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If you want a safe ride, the safe bet would be the Randal luge truck with the floating axles. Seize a wheel bearing at 60mph+ and that floating axle can save your life. It seems that safety comes second with IGSA rules and tech inspections. They claim the high price of the Randals forced the ban.....yea right, just another bad excuse for a dumb/needless rule. At $75.00 each, they are probably the best value in trucks today!!
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On 6/5/2003
sean c
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a word of advice, if you plan on racing the igsa does not allow "floating axles" on classic luge boards. so if you plan on racing the safe bet would be R-II's with the hanger flipped and harder bushings, or R-II B's.
sean c
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On 6/4/2003
m
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Thanks sean c for the info on Z roller trucks.i just wondered if these canucks were yanking my chain.No offense my cousins are from b.c.(vancouver)Z prod makes other trucks any aplicable for DH or classic luge or should one just stick w/ Randalls.
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On 6/4/2003 hc
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m, i do all three plus downhill sliding, and learning park stuff, i get bored sticking to any one discipline.
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On 6/4/2003
m
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Hey hc what i meant to say was the claim is they response(turning)was faster?thanks for the info on z rollers on rail type and randalls on Roger bros.I was thinking speedboarding and classic luge to start with between my slalom.Anyone have advice is this too much 3 discplines? does anyone do all three?
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On 6/3/2003
sean c
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the choice between z-rollers and randal trucks are personal preference. alot of guys use randals because they were designed specifically for street luge. the z-rollers people use are the maxi truck with the urethane covering the axle. you can buy them at http://www.irssports.com i've only ever ridden z's so my opinion would be one sided.
sean c
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On 6/3/2003 hc
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m, (btw i buttboard only)
first, trucks don't go fast, riders do.
the jist is that quicker steering z-roller is more suited to the older, flexier rail design, while the randal is good for the roger-bro style luge, stiffer, use of tubing...
(most of the top guys are on roger-bros luge or similar)
but if you are a beginner, a randal rII flipped would be quite adequate.
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On 6/3/2003 hc
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steve pearl,
cool update,
john and rian are speedfreaks!
any clocked speed for standup?
or those speedbooters? ;-)
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On 6/3/2003
hc
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fl, whose bonny warners?
didn't know those thing had cable-pull action,
Fred, check this, had this idea for a while, but i am too lazy to make it. (not quite sure anyone done it before, maybe that maddox guy)
image a regular lean-steer frt truck, with a push/pull steering addition. (different methods possible)
you can ran a looser front, use your hand to 'help' with the steering, 'lock' the lean angle with your hand, less use of the stomach muscle, etc..
hmmm, makes me want to make it now...
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On 6/3/2003 FL
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Hey hc...That was the same east german luge I rode at Bonny Warners luge demo...Steered hard to the left if you let go of the steering cable{think they crashed it and sold it to the U.S. team for 1900 hundred bucks } Sure had a smooth undertray on it. P.S. It steered by pulling on the inside cable and pushed on the outside runner with your calf. No boom , but your legs were supported at the calf .FL
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