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| Q&A: Slalom Pro Mike Maysey (2489 Posts)
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Miko going to the worlds?
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On 9/24/2003 john kim
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So miko,
You going to the worlds? Saw your emails flying around the slalom forum.
John
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Busted!
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On 9/23/2003
Miko
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Yeah, we try to get in and outta there pretty fast. I think parking at the bottom, so you can just keep riding to the bottom and get in the cars and split after the last run is the way to go.
Anyway... we've got about 3 other really fun hills we'd like to show you!
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speedboard before slalom or visa versa?
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On 9/22/2003
david
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i feel you mike, i messed my knee up a few days before the G-fest doing stupid things, and it was hurting during practice on friday. i tihnk its probably the best idea to skate hard then take it easy before a big event.
mike, sirie's grip-job on my board got a little messed up in the back where i pivot my rear foot, i think 80+ temps and 5 runs per hour, did it in. i feel like i've ruined a piece of art!
ooh yea, 8am berkeley park session tomorrow its ooon!!!
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I'm feeling the need to be careful before the Worlds
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On 9/22/2003
mike maysey
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don't think I should be speedboarding until after the Worlds...I know you'll be gone, the timing sucks.
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a bunch of topics
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On 9/22/2003
clayton
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Couple of things:
I need to skate tonight or tomorrow(Tuesday)! Anyone down? Park, Hill, slalom even.
David how did you place??
Southbay gang: thanks for the awesome hill last week! And yes, we did get busted shortly after you guys left.
Everybody going to the slalom thing next week: GOOD LUCK!
Later,
Clayton
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grav festq
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On 9/22/2003
david
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i'm not exactly sure how i did, i did advance 1 heat then got knocked out by lee dansie, check the speedboarding fourm, i just posted the results.
mike , do you feel the need for speed?
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SFG
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On 9/21/2003 Miko
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How did you DO David... (Engwish is so cwazy!)
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SF G-Fest
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On 9/21/2003
Miko
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Ok guys... how'd it go??? Top placings? How did you go David?
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Sesh...
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On 9/19/2003
mike maysey
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Sully, man, I'd love to but I gotta work.
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sesh this weekend?
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On 9/18/2003
sully
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Are you down to ride this weekend before the mother session next weekend. I say we barge story untill the pork wacks us then tight at GGP.
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wheel test
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On 9/17/2003
george g.
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Paul, I tried a wheel test, gravity only roughly same board wheel base and trucks, we are both over 200lbs (I don't know how many stone that is). Tom and I were at the top of the hill and began dropping with no push. the Avalons stayed right with the Avilas until the bottom of the hill, then they walked away. Avilas held the speed better and longer. I don't know what it means, this was only a straight drop test. I am still learning the Avilas myself, I feel like I am on a steam roller! they go over everything, rocks, divots, manhole covers etc.
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paul price
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On 9/16/2003
joseph
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can you please post your e-mail or send me an e-mail. i cannot acces the one at the top as my computer is stuffing up.
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Avila wheels
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On 9/16/2003
Paul Price
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We had a GS at Brands Hatch (F1 track near London England) last weekend. Jam session format.
Mike Stridewas posting some fast times on his Avilas so we
switched too. It felt faster but my fastest time was on Avalons.(all whites) Is bigger always better? has anyone tested wheel speeds vs size. I would love to have a timer and do some testing....
And is harder always faster (white vs Grey)? Guess we'll see over the next 2 weekends - see ya at the races!!
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Avila Slippage
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On 9/12/2003
mike maysey
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Speeds...well, I would say relatively slow. They just take a different 'touch' than Avalons. I wasn't sold on the bigger wheels until after putting in some time on them. Currently, I ride full size (unmodified) whites in back and greys in front that are cut down to the width of an Avalon.
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Avila slips
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On 9/11/2003
snoball
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Just out of curiosity, which Avila's are you guys
talking about? The white, grey or red ones? And
what's the slowest speed, approximately, you're
going when you do experience this?
I don't have the reds and haven't experience any
slippage on the whites or greys ( keep in mind
I'm NOT going as fast as you are either so..)...
thanks :-)
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AVILAS/AVALONS
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On 9/6/2003
MARK MCCREE
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It's funny you mentioned running different size wheels front and back. At GA last week, I ran just that set-up: Avilas in front(heavily shaved-like c-62 width!!) and Avalons rear(trimmed only a little-but with sharp edges).
The combo worked great. It allowed the speed to increase significantly, but I had rear slide controll.
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Avilas
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On 8/31/2003
mike maysey
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I was just reading that last post and I think it's really late and I need to crash. What I meant was put in some time on them on a board you know. Ride them a bit, then put on your Avalons. Ride them a little more next time and then put your Avalons back on....and so on until you're riding them all the time on your GS board. You'll be glad you did. In GS courses that are more technical, what might be a cross between GS and Hybrid, like the course on the second day at Breck....I used the Avalon rear and Avila front tactic to keep my speed up and keep my agility up as well.
Cleared up now? I'm off to hit the hay. Tonite is my Friday....woohoo!
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Avilas
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On 8/31/2003
mike maysey
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Hey George...I've been riding Avilas all around on my GS board for a while now. It took me a while to get used to the feel they have. It's way different than an Avalon. Which is of course way different than a HyperStrata or C62.
Early on with Avilas, I had a hard time keeping them under me. I would fight and fight and loose the rear end. When I first got them I was riding 80s around and couldn't seem to make them stick. For Paso, I got a full set of 76s and they worked great. Granted, as Miko said, there weren't really any abrupt direction changes in that entire course so the bigger wheels helped maintain speed. After that race, I went back to Avalons. I just couldn't make the bigger wheels work. But hold on a sec.......remember when Avalons first came out? Didn't you have trouble skating those wheels? I know I did. But I stayed on them and figured them out. I figured how to push them and where to push them and how to keep them on the road.
These days, I still ride Avilas around on my GS board. I ride 76s in the rear, unmodified. I ride 80s in the front ground down to the width of an Avalon with an edge added for some extra traction (thanks again Steve Evans). I rode that setup at the last WLAC I attended and won the GS. I guess it worked!!!
My point in all this drivel is this......put some time in on the wheels. Start off free skating hills to find the turns you make on them. Find the places you feel comfortable and uncomfortable. Make those areas meet. I hope that makes sense.
Hope this helps
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Avilas
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On 8/31/2003
Miko
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Oh yeah. For Paso Avilas all around was a pretty good combo cause there weren't any truly high freq spacings. The top was a straight "stinger" of maybe 7' spacings, then everything else was wide open. So using the biggest rollers worked great. Can't wait to get back on that hill! You're going to love it.
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Avilas
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On 8/31/2003
Miko
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Hi George.
I too was having trouble controlling the rear end with Avilas on very fast hills with higer freq cone offset spacing. I had a couple crashes trying to fast-pump the Avilas on a couple big hills, and found this setup to be really perfect. I'm hoping to try the Gumballs to see how they stack up for the big stuff as well.
At the S.F. Gravity Fest, Richy was running Avalons on the rear, Avilas front, and Mike, myself, and Clayton quickly adopted that setup to see how it worked. I think PD did it as well.
Anyway, the combo allowed for faster board reaction at the top where you needed it, and quieted the rear end down at high speed.
I get the impression that the hill speed and grade was similar to Loretta. Who knows about course comparisons.
A few riders really hated S.F. because the top was flatter, and you had to have loose enough trucks to manage that section, then it threw you down a very fast and steep hill where you really wanted to tighten up. Stability was a real concern. The small rear, big front setup let you run tighter trucks and still get a pump.
Of course I thought S.F. rocked cause I won the open, although Richy Delasoda came along and almost got me at the end. 8-)
Pro winners were Richy, Mike, Olson, Dunn, Hackett. Not sure what Olson was running, and I think Hackett had Avilas all around.
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Avila's
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On 8/30/2003
george g.
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Mike, I am making a transition to Avilas. I felt I could use the speed on some courses and of couse for Paso. I thought if I had them at WLAC I could have used a little more umph! I could not have controlled them at Loretta st. I could probably use them for Elsinore like courses. I know I gotta go to bigger risers, I found that out today. luckily it was a good fall with no damage done. these wheels are fast! they grip well. and they are tough to turn at least for me. any thoughts?
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Sept 14th.
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On 8/29/2003
mike maysey
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Hey Gary and John, sounds good to me. I'll ask for the time off from work. Good point Gary...and here's an interesting statistic...3 days of working at Mike's Bikes and I've sold 3 bikes! Also, with every day my total increase. As a matter of fact, I broke $1k for total sales today! Not too bad for the rookie.
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no real race....
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On 8/29/2003 Gary H.
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JK, nope...I'm not running anything between now and the Morro races.
I was thinking more of a dual set up without the timer....it will work just fine...you challenge someone and then take a run...you'll know if you won and if you skated clean. I just don't want to monitor any time...besides we only use it for qualifying for the most part.
I say we do it.
-g-
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6th Midtown race
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On 8/29/2003 John Kim
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Hey Gary,
Great idea. Why not have the 2nd Northern California Golden Gate Park Conservatory Drive Midtown Worldchampionships on Sept. 14th at GGP. Charge $10 bucks and keep it real... hmmm.... just a thought.
John
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job, tahoe...
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On 8/28/2003 Gary h.
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Mike, cool.... now you have a job where you are working on/selling something your passionate about....that's good.
I was thinking since many of us are not up for Tahoe since it came up with little or no advanced notice that we could perhpas get a little dual practice at GGP that weekend. So how about it? are you off on Sundays? Sept 14?
-g-
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