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On 1/16/2004 bones
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i was just wondering what everybodies choice of wheels is
i am thinking of buying a new set and would appreciate some advice
thanks
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On 1/14/2004
Jake Kaplan
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So Cal. Barrett race 2004!!!
WHATs uP Downhill World!
Were gonna get it on with the first Race of the 2004 Season!
I just got off the phone with Frank Waterhouse, my long time buddy and the great founder of the Barret Race Course! We were talking about putting a race on @ barret sometime during the month of February, nothing is officially set, SO STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO.
ANY COMMETS OR SUGGESTIONS ARE GREATFULLY WELCOMED. Possibly a Raffel can happen, and put towards a good cause of some sort, and ideas??
HELP US ALL OUT PULLING THIS THANG OFF, AND MAKE IT YET ANOTHER Memorial TIME OF everythang that this awesome event has lived up to be and MORE!
SO CONTACT EITHER
FRANK WATERHOUSE AT
waterhouse01@aol.com
OR
JAKE KAPLAN AT
jakekaplan@san.rr.COM
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On 1/13/2004
BOB Ozman
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HOT NEWS
LEARN TO ICE LUGE DAY
The IGSA and USA Luge are teaming up to provide “Learn to Ice Luge Day.” On February 6, 2004 current and former USA Luge coaches and sliders will be teaching IGSA racers the sport of ice luge on the Park City Olympic luge track. The training day is open to any currently ranked IGSA competitor in any sport. All participants are required to become a member of USA Luge for insurance purposes. The cost of the yearly membership is $40 US dollars. There is no additional fee for the training day. The day will feature a classroom session in the morning and on ice runs in the afternoon. All necessary equipment including sleds, helmets and pads will be provided. Participation will be limited to the first 20 who sign up so get your registration and memberships in early to ensure your place.
Registrations must be postmarked no later than January 31, 2004 to be accepted. Participation is limited to the first 20 who sign up. If your entry is received and all available spaces are all filled, your entry will be returned.
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On 1/12/2004
Adam
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Recent skatecar related posts have been relocated to the new Skatecar forum. Thanks to Hugh R and Duane D for suggesting the new forum!
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On 1/10/2004
b-rad
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is it just me or did the other day i was watching riplys and i saw a luger getting pulled by a dragster? i didnt see an actual segment
but it wasin the intro of some 4 year old dropping a 12ft vert
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On 1/10/2004 Duane
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brakes: drag brake or use a Randal spin axle, with a live rear axle set-up (no bearings in the wheels), with a single disk. Even braking that way side to side. A good drag brake is best as you won't flat spot your custom-ground profiled wheels, and it works fairly well even if you spin, and you are not limited to the 1" width of contact patch your wheels will have. I find that roller skate toe stoppers work rather well as a drag brake brake pad, in tandem. Parachutes are a menace, do you want one in your face ???
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On 1/8/2004
Leather Exchange
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Vanson 1 piece suit, black/turquoise/violet, size 42. This is a Vanson Street Luge suit. It has straight cut legs and has no previsions for armor. It features a single front zipper and a beaded collar. Stretch panels in the arms and behind the knee, and in the crotch. This suit is like new, I think it has been tried on, but never used. Shipping weight 10 lbs. $300
Check out some pics at http://www.motorcycleleatherexchange.com/S0259.jpg
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Thanks!!
Jay Goddard
301-340-0886
Jay@MotorcycleLeatherExchange.com
http://www.MotorcycleLeatherExchange.com
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On 1/8/2004
David Fielden
wrote in from
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I forgot.
where ever you need to use nuts, use Self locking nuts with Nylon inserts. They will never vibrate off either.
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On 1/8/2004
David Fielden
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h0dad,
if you are using 3/16" or 1/4" thick aluminum, you can get away with tapping the aluminum and using some sort of thread locker like "Lock Tight" on the screws. They will never vibrate out.
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On 1/7/2004 h0dad
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h0dad has not finished his luge but received a recent boost in motivation in the form of a ride on a friends aluminium skateluge down a local parking garage, right under the radar hehe.
The garage has really long mellow continuous gradient that offers zero accelleration for standing h0dad in his best aero-tuck. However lying back, h0dad just kept accellerating, quite a buzz.
h0dads not a welder either..was about to bolt the aluminium sections together for the dropped pan in the middle..with some kind of pin to stop the nuts from vibrating off maybe
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On 1/5/2004
Hamm
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Cody, there's a book called the "Street Luge Survival Guide". Get that book. In addition to safety tips and racing info, Darren talks allot about building wood luges.
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On 1/5/2004
C.L.
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hello my name is cody i am 13 years old. I am located in the Temecula area of california. i am interested in building a luge i wish i could build an alumminum one bot dont have the skills to weld so ill build a woodie so if any body has any good luge plans they can e-mail to me or post , or can any body direct me to any good sites?
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On 12/27/2003
jason
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pvc luges have been done, the guy who maintains lugeforce's website at one point had a pvc/alum (or steel) luge , at least i think he did. i think itd flex way too much, and a hard impact would be disaster, go for wood if you cant afford alum, if going aluminum, go for a bodyrocket/rewsport style luge, less parts, lighter weight, lower to the ground than a rail, rails have the advantage of maximum stiffness and torsional strength tho you will have a longer wheelbase with a rail than any sled (my old race sled, a pre-rewsport lally luge, had a wheelbase only 5" longer than that of a rogers pegless) then you could always try to go for a tubular chassis steel design, alum wont work in a rogers style board when it comes to the rails, chromolly, stainless, plain steel, and even heavy grade electrical conduit have all been used to make copies of the origional rogers design, though none nearly come close to the quality of materials, craftsmanship, precision, and gorgeous finishing/overall look of a true rogers, wich i think will never be perfectly replicated.
there are so many options in building your luge hodad, look at them all and pick and choose what features YOU want in a board then choose your base deisign that you will start with, from what your after in a ride.
peace
jason
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On 12/22/2003
Márcio
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Has anybody already seen an all-terrain luge??
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On 12/21/2003 h0dad
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h0dads going for a simple aluminium construction..agrees with you guys on the undesirable attributes of PVC!
Yeah, h0dad remembers a post on this forum some while back in which one pilot describes every 5 miles faster as "a whole new world"...how true
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On 12/19/2003
Paul Armstrong
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PVC for a luge? I think that is a dangerous idea. Until you try it, h0dad, you don't know who really *fast* you can go on one of these things. Until you have your first crash, you don't really understand what kind of forces can be applied to the luge and your body! Before you build a PVC luge, take a piece of PVC tubing and (while wearing a face shield, gloves and appropriate body covering) bend it until it breaks. Then examine the shards of plastic. Then think about crashing on a PVC luge at 50 mph. Then try the same exercise with an aluminum tube. I think that you will get the picture.
OK, enough scare-mongering. While it may be feasable to build a luge out of PVC or some other form of plastic, the basic problem with plastics comes into play. A street luge should be somewhat rigid otherwise you're going to drag your ass on the ashpalt at 50 mph. As you increase the rigidity of the plastic , the plastic becomes more brittle (more likely to fail catestrophically and shatter into sharp pointy pieces - ouch). To fix the brittleness you need to start adding stuff to the plastic or start layering materials in. This tends to make it a lot more complicated to make the luge. If you are just starting out - buy an inexpensive luge or build one out of tried and true materials. If you like the sport then there is plenty of time to experiment once you gain some experience.
There are some riders out there that have been experimenting with non-metal products for luges. They have met with varying degrees of success. From my limited understanding, it would seem that Bill Smrtic is the guy to talk to. He is manufacturing luges out of kevlar and fiberglass over foam core. He is also selling them. There is also the gold standard in aluminum luges - a Rogers Brothers. Other notables are BodRodz, Rewsport (Andy Lally), and some others. Chris McBrides site has tons of pictures of different luges. I used the pictures on his site extensively to come up with the drawings for my luge.
My luge is a knock off of a Rogers Bros pegless. It works quite well. It is a little heavy at 31 pounds with wheels and trucks, but it is very sturdy and very stable. Construction is 3/4" stainless steel tube with 3/16" aluminum pan. Mounting plates are 1/4" stainless steel plate.
Cheers,
Paul Armstrong
Cambridge, Ontario
Canada
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On 12/17/2003
David Fielden
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I personally would never build a PVC luge. If you crash, it would seem the thing would shatter, where as aluminum will probably only get scuffed a little. Stick with aluminum, its been tried and proven.
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On 12/17/2003 h0dad
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Oh that rocks, cheers man. h0dad had no idea there could be so many kinds. The PVC luge looks like it would have some special qualities for sure, super light and mondo flexy..?
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On 12/17/2003
David Fielden
wrote in from
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Hey h0dad,
Check out this link:
http://www.streetluge.net/construction/
The design is a little out-dated, but will get you started.
Also go here:
http://www.chrismcb.com/streetluge/boards/boards.htm
for pictures of all kinds of home-made street luges.
Good luck to ya
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On 12/16/2003 h0dad
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Kia ora, h0dads having a crack at building an aluminium luge and is filled with stoke. h0dad is fully chicken, his stoke tempered by prior standup downhill mishaps of himself and others. Still stoked however with the construction process. Be more stoked with the tunnel mouth overpass on xmas day, and maybe the tunnel itself when next they close it for cyclists and skaters ;)
Any tips?
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On 12/16/2003 Downhill Store
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Check out the cool downhill skateboard and streetluge shirts and hats. Get something you love this holiday.
http://www.cafepress.com/streetluge
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On 12/16/2003
David Fielden
wrote in from
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Hey Josh from Oklahoma, what part of Oklahoma do you live in? There are several Streetlugers in your state, including me.
drop me an e-mail.
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On 12/14/2003
josh from oklahoma
wrote in from
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im new at this sport but i like it i cant afford a luge but i made one out of two broken skateboards
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On 12/5/2003 Furlong
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Dear Gravity Sports Community,
As we near the end of the year, I would like to share with you my past experiences of participating in gravity sports events in the United States. The hope is that, with the spread of accurate and interesting information, that I am able to promote gravity sports in Malaysia by attracting organizers, sponsors, and media. This can be achieved by demonstrating the sports in a positive light that will hopefully create awareness and appeal to those who seek a different way to express themselves and to gain support from others who may partake in our activities and subsequently get involved.
With this latest update of Team Hardcore Pavement, here are some of the design changes made:
1) The Flash intro has been removed.
2) The main page (which is the news page now) has been renamed to index.htm, to replace the Flash intro. As such, you will see the news page first when you log on to http://www.teamhardcorepavement.com instead of the intro, which makes for easier and quicker access.
3) The double-window frame format has been dropped. The entire website no longer relies on frames. Each page is independent of one another and everything can be accessed easily. This was done for the purpose of enabling search engines to display results when essential key words are entered during a search.
With that, I hope you all will enjoy reading the stories and latest updates on the Team Hardcore Pavement website! Please feel free to leave me any feedback, questions, or comments about the site or gravity sports in general. Thank you and have a nice day!
Sincerely,
Abdil "Furlong" Mahdzan
"Keep the faith. Ride hard."
- Team Hardcore Pavement -
http://www.teamhardcorepavement.com
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On 11/30/2003 PSR
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KORTEN!! You do know that Gilmour has been wondering where you've been for awhile now? Good to see you're around again,in whatever capacity. You're top-end speed was beaten by a rocket-powered sled,I believe,but it still has to be one of the top 5 speeds ever reached by a luge (do Hickey's gravity cars count?) or skatecar. Got my respect!
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