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On 10/12/2003
joseph
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most riders have there boards stiff dont they? if so why is foam the choise of materials available? wouldnt wood suffice? the foam ones are so expensive.
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Surfing
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On 10/12/2003
mike maysey
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I'll probably be surfing tomorrow, unless I can heist a fat tire...
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MTB
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On 10/12/2003
mike maysey
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Nothing beats the Bay Area for mountain biking!!!
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surf
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On 10/12/2003 glenn s
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Mike,
Don't forget about surfing. Hope your getting some of these first few swells of the northern season. Looks like there is more to come too next week. Get it while the air is still a bit warm. Only head high down here though but great conditions.
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Biking
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On 10/11/2003
Henry
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Mike-
I second your thought on mountain biking as good cross training for skateboarding. I find that at skate races my stamina seems to have no limit because I mountain and road bike.
Have you ridden @ Camp Tamarancho in Fairfax? Insane singletrack, and it's actually legal. And did you ever hear of New Paradigm?
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Mountain Biking
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On 10/11/2003 Dave G
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Mike... other than white water and W.V is the king of Mountain Biking!!!
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No Races coming soon????
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On 10/11/2003
Dave G
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Mike, I know the feeling of having to work weekends! (been doing it for 23 years) But I love white water! Gilmour.. GET YOUR BUTT to W.Va!! next weekend! Hell, with the prize money @ stake you may earn more than $1.75!!
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Mike's Bikes
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On 10/10/2003
mike maysey
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Side note...I went for an unreal full moon mountain bike ride with some friends on Mt Tam last night. Unreal single track through the trees with full moonlight shining through. Man, why did I ever quit mountain biking? Oh yeah, my bike was stolen by some prick...luckily I have options for borrowing bikes. Hopefully I'll be able to purchase a replacement shortly.
Mountain biking is great training for slalom. Especially when you ride with 'cyclists'. My quads are still burning.
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Gravity Fest...
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On 10/10/2003
mike maysey
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Perhaps, I just have to get a new leather suit
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Yeah Dave...
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On 10/10/2003
mike maysey
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The assistant manager spot doesn't pay more, per se, it just means I will move from hourly to salary as well as having a 'title.' It'll mean a consistant take home amount rather than the variable income I now have. I'm looking forward to the positibility of the 'sales manager' title as a nice addition to my resume. It's not in stone yet though, I still have to meet with the new store manager as well as the owners for approval. Wish me luck!
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401k...heheheheh
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On 10/10/2003
mike maysey
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I'd love to come out and make a video with you John...problem is, I'm so poor I can't pay attention.
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slalom pro earnings...
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On 10/10/2003
mike maysey
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I'm quitting my day job...with all the endorsements, I can certainly afford it.
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David
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On 10/10/2003
Miko
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5th tie, 5th tie, and 17th tie.
Felt good about my performance, but have noted a few goofs in equipment and strategy. But it was way fun because the courses were so good, and the bonus friday slalom-cross. Win-lose-whatever! I did my best, and made sure I still partied and drank beer every night. (I actually learned quite a bit about all my boards in those three days so it was well worth it.)
I'm finally giving parks some attention and am really digging the new Sunnyvale park. Great workout, and I can feel my vert thing starting to come back. Looking to do a little more downhilling and hit S.T. for an attempt at 45-50 on that hill. I KNOW it can be done just by hanging it out through the straightaway.
Hope you get some carving in up in the great northwest! Give me a call when you're back in town.
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assistant managers
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On 10/9/2003
david
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hey mike, at least you can start making some more money as the assistant manager. oh wait i forgot that pro slalom skaters make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, right?
but i feel you working on the weekend sucks, but hey I quit my job.
oh yea, you are right, give slalom a little break, try something a little faster, 45 is'nt THAT fast. you should enter the next gravity festival.
-david
oh yea miko, how did you do at the worlds?
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401k plan...not
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On 10/9/2003 John Gilmour
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What do you earn? Hmmm after the gear, gas, hotels, entry fees, injuries, airplane flights. Subtract what you could be making doing something else. $1.75 per race.
Hey Mike- when you gonna come out East and skate with me? Lets make a video.
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Long time lurker, first time poster...
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On 10/9/2003
Russell M. Pough
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Mr. Maysey, what does a slalom pro earn racing the circuit these days?
Should I quit my day job?
Thanks,
Russ
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GGP
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On 10/9/2003
mike maysey
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I'm pretty much screwed for any skating on the weekends now with this job. I gotta work on the weekends to make my sales numbers! I might be getting promoted to Assistant Manager pretty soon. I'll find out for sure in the next few days. Kind of exciting stuff...for me at least. I'm skating lots these days but mostly in parks. I need to give slalom a rest for the time being. There aren't any races coming any time soon, so I'll just lay low and carve some tranny!
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Dialing...
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On 10/9/2003
Miko
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JR - Yeah a new board is a pretty major item to adjust to! 8-) Did you ride the Roe at all 3 races? One size fits all concept.
Was that your new Roe I was knocking rails with in the slalom cross? (sorry! I was on my new ICK Carerra as well.)
Strangely enough, my sunday tight equipment frenzy managed to lead me to the best setup I've had yet on my mini-Carerra, so live and learn.
Wish I lived just a tad closer to you bay area guys!
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Yep, I agree
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On 10/8/2003 Ravitch
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MM, you are very fast - and you need to practice with more of us when you can - you have an excellent natural style. Stay on it.
The theme here is consistent - equipment roulette and everyone feeling like they came up a wee bit short at the worlds - I agree. I never fully dialed in my brand new Roe Holl 31 - but I am committed to doing so moving forward. Comfort is key - hell, I had ridden the same Gary Cross for 1.5 years and it has been a great ride, but the Roe quickly exposed its limitations - torsion and twisting. More to the point, a new board requires a different riding style as well - that is the "dialing in" part I did not master in time and therefore the podium was out of reach. On Sunday. Lesson learned.
GGP session coming up on Oct. 19 - let's get back on it. 10am. Mike can you join - we can move the time to fit your work schedule.
Good to ride with everyone, I like racing and hanging out with everyone. It continues to be a blast
JR
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Worlds R+D
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On 10/8/2003
Miko
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George knows how clueless I was in the tight on sunday! I ended up rebuilding my short ICK with new trucks and borrowed Cambrias from him, then proceeded to finally make it through the course on my first qualifying run. Too little too late, as I just didn't have my act together and was eliminated by a possessed Brian Parsons. He had his rematch (from the Catalina race) and took me down! Guess that means I have to get to DC downhill race for another rematch and a beer...
Friday was spent comparing my longer ICK Retro Flattie vs. my ICK Carerra, as well as testing different duro Gumballs vs. 80a/76a Avilas. Both felt equally fast but handled differently, so it was more a matter of apples and oranges. Still more of a "test" day than a race day, although I had a blast racing against Floyd Reid and John Ravitch, losing to Ravitch who had the white lane.
Saturday was again a test of a brand new Chicken offset on the back of my ICK. It took me most of practice to find the edge of traction with them, and I was able to push them really hard. I'm really impressed. That wasn't quite enough to get me past Claude Regnier, but the course and hot competition with Eli Smouse and Claude made my day.
I've had a million distractions this year - I reminded myself to stay happy - enjoy my friends - and remember that I've worked hard (just like many others) and that it's really anyone's game. I'll be back with a new race face in the future, and I believe I'll have my gear, and attitude, much more dialed in.
In the meantime, I'll enjoy hitting a few parks, and bomb every hill I can get on! Cheers to all and see you on the hill.
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Radar
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On 10/8/2003 george g.
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I don't know where else to put this. This forum seems geared more towards slalom and less toward the politics which is very refreshing.
On Sat, one of Morro Bays finest was radar gunning at the bottom of the hill. Most open class riders were some where in the 17-19 mph bracket. Pros are consistently faster by a couple mph.
The local cops set up one of those mobile radar stations yesterday down the street. I had to go out and play for a while. It is relatively flat. With Avilas I could hit 18 in a flat out total exertion push. with Avalons all I could manage was about 16. it was cool cause I could see my pump for a while at 15-16 mph and usually dropping down a tad 13/14 unless I stayed focused. there was a slight tailwind. it was interesting and about as scientific as I can get. what feels fast is not always fast, weird huh? I wish I set some cones with this thing but there is too much traffic.
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slalom cones
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On 10/8/2003 nocal
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Hey Borja
Try asphaltplayground.com They have cones.
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feeling down
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On 10/7/2003
george g.
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Feeling down, Mike don't feel too down. I thank you for all the answers you have put up here and every race is new.
I felt really good on fri. Avilas grey and white, thanks to your answers here, ceramics, hauling ass and I piled in. Mike Dong fell in the same place. My second run was more conservative. I was 33rd. That's feeling down. I do better on the bigger courses. I knew I wouldn't do so well Sat and surprised myself Sunday. It is fun and I learned a lot again. Screw the detractors and have fun, it sure beats golf! I will skateboard until I can't walk. I hope to see you do the same. G
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Morro results...
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On 10/7/2003
Martin Drayton
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Hi Mike,
Wish I could have been there to add my support for other members of the Turner team in person, but it was my Dad's weeklong 80th birthday celebration in Trinidad.
Equipment selection can be a nightmare and when you get up to your level, the tiniest thing can make the difference, let alone which board to use! Personally I always go with what I can trust and I will start the decision-making process with the board that will get through the course MOST comfortably of the ones that I am coosing between. For tight that is always my Fullnose.
You are a great racer Mike, powerful and fluid.
Every race you do you are gaining experience,
every race you are getting stronger,
every race gets you closer to YOUR day.....
Hang in there!
Martin Drayton
TEAM TURNER.
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Worlds
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On 10/6/2003
Arab
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Hey Mikey-That race with you was one of the best I had all year, I think my margin of win was the tightest in all of the rounds and races of TS on sunday.
I was riding a 32 inch board with a 20 1/2 inch wheel base, I felt to loose and was gonna go to a bigger wheel base, instead I went to Avalons as opposed to the Cambrias I was riding, It felt much better, I still kick myself for going conservative against Mollica.
Live and learn!, It was great seeing you and Sirie?(sp) and your family again.
Maybe we'll see ya at WLAC, I useally dont go to them even though they are the closest races to my home, but since it may be the last race until next year some time I'm gonna try and go!
Try and see if you can get PD to come! He is younger then me, retirement........ Not hardly!
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