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Machining your wheels?
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On 3/11/2000
Ali
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About machining your wheels...
What I heard is that, while harder (shortboard)wheels are often made in one size and then machined down to various sizes, this is not possible with the softer wheels, because instead of cutting, the chisel can easily get caught on the soft material and chew out chunks, or maybe launch itself.
So I'd be very careful with that.
Good luck and let me know if it worked.
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Cherry Bombs
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On 3/10/2000 !@#$%^
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I got my Cherry Bombs in today and beleive me there worth the money. I had recently been ridding Krpto 65's for sliding and carving and they are great for both, but the Cherry Bombs kick ass as for as speed goes and even though they are 82mm they can be sild if pushed hard enough.
Solid Skate kicks a$$
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Coned Wheels
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On 3/10/2000 Pre-School Rider
wrote in from
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Lindsay,if you've got access to a lathe,your wheel cone troubles may be over.You need an 8mm(5/16")axle that's true,nuts+washers for that axle,and DEAD(non rolling)bearings.Set the wheel so that it's locked in on the axle(it should not spin)and set the axle into the lathe chuck.A "sharp-bar" cutter works well,and in a pinch,a sharp fat chisel(1" blade or wider)will do to machine the wheel.Use a light touch,and caliper check the diameter to stay at a consistent size.That should get you a few extra miles out of your fave wheel set.As for 65mm VS. 70mm,yup,5mm IS a big difference in speed.That'll learn ya in picking out that next set of tires.Go bigger,faster,and just Cruise!
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5mm diameter difference
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On 3/10/2000 Lindsay
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How frustrating! Last night I bombed a favourite easy hill on
which I usually use 70mm, (but now they are coned majorly)
only this time I switched to 65mm and the speed decrease
was unbelievable. It blows me away, only 5mm difference.
I love my coned wheels, they are like a trophy, big gouges
nyaa ha ha!
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SUMMIT Slick Wheel™
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On 3/10/2000
Gunnar
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Can u compare them to the extreeme Super slick wheels, i have the XT offroads and like them a lot, u can realy carv down the speed on steepe roads and they roll nice over cracks and dirt.
How big diference is it between the 3 different duros??
ItIS March2000 now, and i tried the adress:www.sk8boards.ch but it didnt work .
Where can i find INT. Longboard Mag
Vol 1 iss. 3 page 11
can anyone send it @ to me?
Best regads Gunnar
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SUMMIT Slick Wheel™
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On 3/10/2000
Mike
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to the question how the SUMMIT SLickWheels™ compare to an Aluminator, i have to say you can`t realy compare them,because SUMMIT Slicks are not a standard Wheel- concept. It`s a tow part aluminium Core how can be separatet, so you can chanche the tyre.Thats the other thing aboude this Wheels,the name Slick Wheel comes from the Rubbertyre used.Yes we use Rubber like on a
Cartyre not urethan.The Rubbers com in 3 different duro 65A/75A/85A This makes the Whells not to be the fastest ones but the worldstickiest Wheelconcept.
To see how god they work check out INT. Longboard Mag
Vol 1 iss. 3 page 11
At the moment we are sold out, but we will present the all new SUMMIT SLICK WHEEL™ at ISPO in Munich(germany)
this summer to the Public.
For more Details check out our website www.sk8boards.ch comming March2000.
P.S. sorry my english !
Mike
SUMMIT SK8boards Ltd.
Switzerland.
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creepers
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On 3/7/2000 rene
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Yeah, I have some, they are Black pretty soft, kind of pointed....pretty cool though..
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Creepers
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On 3/7/2000 Drew
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Anyone heard of 'em? Info?
Keep on bombin'
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Aluminator / Sector 9 76mm
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On 3/7/2000
Nico
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Hey there ,
I'm president of the "OVER-RIDE Longboard Association" from Grenoble in France ... First I'd like to congratulate "Big" Manu for what's happened last week (I'll phone you soon)!!
Then , as I know there's a lot of europeens visiting this site , I'd like to say something : be carefull of what you can read about wheels because we don't have the same kind of roads than Americans ... For my part , if you're riding roads like those of the French Cup , don't buy Cherry bombs or stuffs like that!!! you better ride with Aluminators or S9 76mm ... the problem is you have to change 'em every month (info for our over-seas friends:in france a set of S9 76mm = about 50 box , and a set of Aluminator = about 85 box !!!!!!!!!!!)
I think that once you have some pretty good products (like Randal II with Aluminator or S9 76mm) you've just done the 10% required to go fast , but the other 90% depends on the road ... most of ours are very technical .
TAKE IT EASY ...
OVER-RIDE Longboard Association
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CHERRY BOMBS
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On 3/6/2000
BENNY
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CHERRY BOMBS ARE SHIP YOUR PANTS FAST ON SMOOTH ROADS AND EVEN SEMI ROUGH, BUT ON REALLY REALLY ROUGH ALMOST DIRTBOARD GRASS GROWIN' IN THE CRACKS AND BOTTOMLESS PIT POTHOLE ROADS, THEY MIGHT NOT BE OPTIMUM
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Which wheel for downhill street racing?
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On 3/5/2000
hugh regalado
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I am looking for some recomendations on wheels.
Here are the details...
I am building a board that I want to be able to use for serious downhill riding/racing. It is 46" long, 9" wide, and will have 2-3" of camber (to help compensate for my weight) as well as several layers of glass. I am currently planning on using either the Randal "Downhill" or "Comp-11" trucks.
I want wheels that will be able to handle fairly rough street but still work well on the smooth sections.
I use Power Paw wheels on my carving boards and have been extremly happy with their grip. I am not sure that they are the best choice for a downhill racer.
Suggestions would be appericated. Thanks, HR
(a little plug for my site) I will be showing the building process on this board at http://www.hugh308.homestead.com
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kryptos
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On 3/5/2000
alex- soul skate
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I find that Kryptos are awesomely fast, grippy wheels. I like them
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Kryptonics
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On 3/4/2000
Skater670
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Hey Herb, do you get Krypto wheels in? I was checking out the Hawaii 70mm wheels on the site. What do you think about them?
Cheers!!
The Skater
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summit wheels
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On 3/4/2000 rene
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I have seen them that's all, but have u know this, they are now distributing Power Paw for us in Swiss.. so they do like our wheels, and the owners Patrick, and Mike are way cool!!!
Maybe I'll try and get some for longskate.com
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Summit slick wheels
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On 3/4/2000 Gunnar
wrote in from
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Have anyone tested them, and mabye compared them to aluminators or extreme wheels
Gunnar
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Roadies,Yellow
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On 3/2/2000 Pre-School Rider
wrote in from
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Cran,thanks for the Durometer info on the Roadie Racers.I knew it was in the low 80's,but didn't have the exact # at hand. And Cranker,I'm in New England,U.S.A.,not across the pond.I aquired my Roadies,4 Red,4 White,from Payaso directly some years ago.I still have the Red ones,and they're currently on my streetluge,awaiting springtime.The white ones were on my Yardstick when it got stolen in Richmond,Va.(damn,I miss that board).Oh,well,they were coning slightly anyway...
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Roadie
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On 3/1/2000 Cran
wrote in from
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the yellow RRs are 84A and 53mm wide, inside core position with right anngle inner edge
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roadie racers
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On 3/1/2000 cranker sore
wrote in from
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ps rider, how did you get Roadies in Europe?
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Fast+Slidable
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On 3/1/2000 Pre-School Rider
wrote in from
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Discomountain,Try out these two wheels,which while grippy,slide with reasonable predictability;Payaso Roadie Racers in Yellow(they used to be White),Fat,big(70mm)with a core,and quite dependable at speed;and Livewire Revolvers,which at 76mm(claimed,but closer to 74mm)and 78A durometer,are just skinny enough to slide on,but will grip more than you might at first expect,I think due to the Large vented core,and what I believe(not varified)is a base compound of Hyper urethane.Honorable mention goes to Gravity,for the 73mm Super-G in either 82A or 85A durometer compounds.Remember,width can be a large factor in slidability of a given wheel;wide ones work best on smooth tar/cement,and narrow wheels do O.K. on rougher roads.Keep Cruisin',and ride fast as you take chances!
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Pesky Fuzz
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On 3/1/2000
Hugh Regalado
wrote in from
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Thanks for the direction... I guess I should read these posts before I put up new questions! Hopefully my wheels will be here tommorow.
I agree with Manu on his wheel thoughts. Wheels are tools, and you need different ones for different situations and conditions. I too will be doing a review of these wheels on my page... as well as a head to head between exkates and randal's. (by the way... chris at randal, if you read this, I think I love you man, those trucks are bitchen)
check out my page http://www.hugh308.homestead.com/
skate hard, but skate safe
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ALUMINATORS
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On 3/1/2000 PESKY FUZZ
wrote in from
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Yeah Hugh...check all of my (some say stupid) posts...I got the 74a's, I love 'em.
TA
FUZZ
xxx
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Power Paw Aluminators
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On 2/29/2000
hugh regalado
wrote in from
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I just ordered a set of these (70mm 74a) Do any of you have any experience with these wheels? If so, what do you think? I have a set of the regular ones with the kevlar insert, and I love them. Thanks for the input. HR
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9 balls
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On 2/29/2000 discomountain
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looking for a cool alround wheel (S9) for a cloud 9 that
will criuse the hills enroute to the park. i've been riding
70mm/78a but want something that slides a bit quicker with
out comprimising too much speed and stabilty.
any ideas? size? durometer? cheers and ride like the wind!
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sector 9
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On 2/29/2000 discomountain
wrote in from
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i've been riding 9 balls 70mm/78a on my pintail. i'm now
looking into a cloud 9 and want a wheel with alittle more
slide without comprimising too much speed and stability.
any suggestions for a good wheel(s9) that'll criuse the
hills enroute to the park. size? durometer?
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Smaller Wheels vs Large Wheels
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On 2/29/2000
DT
wrote in from
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Keep these statements in mind:
-In most cases in racing, you win by keeping you average speed higher than anyone else.
-The speed record was set on an old set of Hyper Super Mundos. Hyper Super Mundos are 70mm 78a. These same wheels won at Mammoth the month before the speed record test, and 90% of all the riders at mammoth were on 80mm Cherry Bombs.
When in comes down to it, a bigger wheel will accelerate slower but carry more inertia. The key is to match the wheel to the hill you are riding. On a short hill, the larger wheels will have a lower avg speed, as well as hills with more technical turns. But i feel theres is a point that is too small. 70mm is the smallest i would race with and 68mm is the smallest i ride (bones bombers for sliding). The 76s are a good comprimise to the large Cherry Bombs, and the 73s are another good wheel that is still VERY fast. a good example is the Gravity 73mm 80a.
One good comment for larger wheels is that they feel more stable on rough roads, which would lead to better confidence which could lead to a faster avg speed.
Manu, whats your opinion on this subject?
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