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On 6/6/2004
Geezer_X
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Hi luge guys.
I'm the proprietor of Monkeywrench Machine Works (MMW) an engineering / fabrication company specializing in skate stuff, primarily slalom and downhill truck mods, like 8mm axles, variable width hangers, carbon fiber race decks, and anything racers dream up for skateboards, motorcycles, karts, race cars...whatever.
Here's why I'm in the luge forum.
I just did our first multi-wheel conversion for a luge guy, and it's cool. I started with the customer's Randal 180 hanger, trimmed it to 158 so the centerline of the pairs of wheels would be where the centers of single wheels would be, fitted a true 8mm CrMo axle with 46mm of free length on each end, and machined 4140 bearing spacers and between-wheel spacers.
With 4 85mm Kryps on the thing it's perfectly straight, spins for days, and should have KRAZY traction, as well as excellent speed. I hope to have pics up on our website soon.
Cost will be $55 / hanger plus return freight.
www.monkeywrenchmachineworks.com
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On 6/6/2004 Scott Peer
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Join us at West LA College on Sunday June 13th for the start of the California Championship series! All the details are now on the contest calendar. Also, bring your photos and stories for Bob Staton's article. See you there!
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On 6/6/2004
William
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I have added Danny's article counting his first luge race in the Barret Junction report which includes some great pics.
Check out the summary by clicking below: http://www.streetluging.net/english_version
Thanks to Danny Kienlen for sharing his pics and writting this artclie:)
William
www.streetluging.net
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On 6/5/2004
Bob Staton
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I'm writing the luge article today.
Title: Street Luge...the extreme edge of skateboarding.
Questions:
Where and when did street luge begin?
What was the first offical contest and championship?
What was the first non US location of luge activity?
What are the current big events world wide?
What are the Luge organizations?
Who are the hero's, stars and activists?
What is one of your wildest luge runs?
When and how did luge get into the X-Treme games.
What does it cost to buy or build a street luge?
Who insures luge events.
Who are the sponsors and how much money can you make as a pro?
I also need a few photos, old, new or inbetween. The mag pays $50. per photo!
Thanx, steelwheel Bob
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On 6/4/2004
Marcus Rietema
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Complete information is now available for the IGSA Swiss World Cup. (www.sk8championship.ch) The event promises to be bigger and better than ever in 2004. Check out the virtual course map to see possibly the finest and safest gravity sports track in the world. Straw bales are only required on two corners with the remainder of the course surrounded by grass with no obstacles. The organizers have arranged free shuttle service from the Zurich (ZRH) airport. They have also arranged a shuttle on Sunday that will take competitors to the IGSA World Championships in Germany for only 10 euros!
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On 6/3/2004
DrNo
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All details and online registration available shortly after the York, Maine event.
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On 6/3/2004 J. Hughes
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On T.V. the other night somebody named Bob (Peronna?) called himself the GODFATHER OF STREETLUGE.(B.S.) THERE IS ONLY ONE FIRST AND HIS NAME IS
(BIG) SAM PUCCIO 1976 SIGNAL HILL FIRST PLACE.....
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On 5/28/2004 isabelle
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I spoke with John Hughs yesterday at StinkHill and he's asked to me pass the word about the LaCostaOpen in July and in conjunction, the Reunion of origional 1970's Signal Hill StreetLuge/Downhill/Slalom skaters and their origional gear will be displayed to the public on the Saturday of the weekend race.
Supa Kool....B THERE!
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On 5/28/2004
STF
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Nice but are U always on the wrong side of the road ? ;-)
STF
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On 5/25/2004
Andy
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G'day
We are a bunch of Aussie street luges. Check out some video clips with music we have put together at
http://members.iinet.net.au/~boundary/
Cheers
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On 5/24/2004
steelwheel Bob
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I'm starting to write the luge article now. Due date is June 30th. I want to get to a luge event for a photo shoot before that date. If you have any stories or photos that might be of interest please contact me asap.
The Staton Team will be at the Signal Hill Reunion. Our team member Kevin Karnes placed 6th. Kryptonics was our sponsor and gave us the first set of wheels that were ever used in competition, they helped us move up from 17th place!
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On 5/24/2004 John
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I have a plastic case to put my luge in nowadays, but before that I used a large cardboard box that was reinforced with tape and twine. Domestic flights have a lower weight limit than international flights (50lb. vs. 70lbs.). If your luge is a pegged model you may try to think of a way to modify it to make it shorter for travel. Some guys used to just bring a complete luge to the counter, however, it is probably more likely to get damaged or swiped. Also, check the size restrictions to see how big of a package you can transport.
Good luck and have a good trip!
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On 5/23/2004
bob
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Hey RonnieEye Read this link on traveling with your luge
http://lugeforce.tripod.com/prime/travel.html
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On 5/22/2004
RonnieEye
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Just wondering if anyone out there has ever travelled (flown specifically) with their luge to a race. If so, what do you use to carry / protect your luge during the trip? I have a bag for a surfboard which works, but it's awkward carrying the luge and it's just plain heavy to boot. I did some shopping around for other bags today, but the surfboard bags I've found are too short. So I'm hoping someone has an alternate suggestion that would work better. Any help would be most appreciated.
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On 5/20/2004
Street Luge 101
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Check out the Street Luge 101 Trailer at www.streetluge101.com
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On 5/10/2004 randtke
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I've been street luging for about five years now and have built two luges. The first was plywood and the second was aluminum. I found an arc welder the other day at a garage sale, and I'm working on plans for a steel luge. I have a creeper (the thing mechanics lay on to get under cars), and was going to use that as the main body. On the front, I'll have the foot pegs and the bar going out to them be quick release (or just two bolts), so that I can fit the luge in the trunk of my car without putting down the back seats. From that starting point I have a few options.
1. I have a set of 12" trucks on my aluminum luge, and I could replace them with some 9" trucks and put the 12's on the steel luge.
2. I was thinking about welding the front fork of a small bmx to the back of the creeper frame and putting one of my foot wide trucks in the front. With this design, I could use the hand brake from the bike and wouldn't have to tear up my shoes so much. I also have a spedometer from an old bike that I could use on it. If I was scraping an old bike, I would also have nice handles and I could scrap the rest of the bike for steel. The disadvantage that I can see is that the rear wheel would turn like the rear trucks would, unless I had a really complicated design. I question the stability of three wheel luge and was wondering if anyone has tried something similar.
3. Another posibility that could be combined with option one or two, is to extend the trucks. I know that 12" is big, but with my welder i could customize them a bit and make 18" or 24" trucks. If I don't extend them, I might weld a piece of angle iron to the trucks to reinforce them. The trucks are independents made of cast iron, and its hard to weld on cast iron, so this idea might need some refining.
4. On the aluminum luge, I use 100mm wheels like the ones found on scooters. These have worked well for me so far, but I was wondering if there would be an advantage in using a more typical size longboard wheel.
My goal is to find something fast, stable, and cheap. I've only spent about $110 or so on the aluminum luge ($40 for trucks, $20 for wheels, $10 for abec-7 bearings, and $40 for aluminum) and I've ridden it around 30-40+ mph. For the steel luge, I want to be able to go 50+. The biggest downside to the steel luge that I can see is that it will weight two or three times as much as the aluminum luge. The aluminum weighs about 8 pounds, and I want to keep the steel luge under 20. I'm a big guy (6'4" 250lbs), so the most important criteria for it is that it won't break if I go over a bump. Let me know which plans look best. If no one has tried the three wheel luge idea yet, I might go ahead and do that just to do something new.
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On 5/4/2004
J. Hughes
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CALLING ALL 1970'S SIGNAL HILL RACERS, REUNION PARTY EVENT to be held JULY 24,04 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm after the La Costa slalom races at BLACK HILL.
COME SEE THE FIRST STREET LUGE EVER RACED AND ITS RIDER (SAM PUCCIO) 1 ST STANDUP RECORD HOLDER (GUY GRUNDY) Displys during the Saturday race and closed to the PUBLIC REUNION that night.MOVIES OF SIGNAL HILL RACES AND SLIDE SHOW, FOOD AND BYOB. RACERS RSVP BEFORE JUNE 25,2004 TO: ufogold@yahoo.com put in subject line (REUNION RSVP)
HOSTED BY: SAM PUCCIO AND JOHN HUGHES
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On 5/2/2004
William
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Hi,
I've just updated Streetluging.net by publishing the interview of street lugers from Idaho. Go and check it out! (click the link below).
Danny is going to take part in his first race at the end of the month at Barret Junction (IGSA World Cup event).
Thanks again Danny and Jace!
William
www.streetluging.net/english_version
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On 4/25/2004
DrNo
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On 4/17/2004
Kahn
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Bob - Send me an e-mail.. I think I might have some info that you might find interesting.
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On 4/16/2004 steelwheel Bob
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I guess I'm a writer now with an article coming out in CW about Gery Holl and an article about sk8 history coming out in Blue Edge.
I have been asked to do an article on land luge but i will not appaer for four months or so. I need info, photos, and tales of adventure from youz guys. Probably none of you know this but I was a part of the very first luge culture of the 70's at Black Hill and Glendora Mt. Rd. so I'm not an outsider.
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On 4/15/2004 shrox
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Hey Jared, check this out:
http://www.shrox.com/shxstreetlugeassm.html
or this:
http://www.shrox.com/F-117StealthPegless.jpg
Some fun stuff you can do with wood.
shrox
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On 4/15/2004
Mark Johnson
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Looking for heads to do some lugeing or classic style riding in the San Jose area.ditch bowls parks riding olso always up for standup. to many godies in this area to list
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On 4/13/2004 bones
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jared,thanks for the info,it is very much appreciated,i think we are gonna go for aluminium contrtuction with double trucks,i will post some pictures when it is built,we have already constructed 2 street luges i will post some pics of them soon,thanks again
bones
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On 4/13/2004
Jared
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The material you build your luge out of is just a preference. Darren Lott builds all of his out of wood and they are just as fast as anything else out there. Wood is the cheapest and easiest to work with, Steel and aluminum tend to be more durable. I would choose what ever you have available to you, and have the means to work with. As far as wheelbase, have your first truck as close to your butt as possible with out your wheels being at risk of hitting the board. If your using double trucks up front. Space them so you have a little over 1/4 inch between the wheels of the first truck. You want roughly a 60%-40% weight distribution, with 60% of the weight on your front truck (or trucks). On my Pegless I believe the wheelbase from the inside front axle to the rear axle is under 45 inchs, Im not at home to measure right now. But when I compared to some Rogers Brothers pegless boards this was pretty close to their set up. When I get home Ill measure and post exactly. Experiment to what set up feels like it has the most control and traction to you.
Jared
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