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| Q&A: Slalom Pro Mike Maysey (2489 Posts)
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TS and Super G
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On 2/23/2005
MG
wrote in from
United States
(216.52.nnn.nnn)
Gotta chime in here. TS rocks and those that talk sh#t are often those who can't do it. Bicknell was insane. Props to my SSS bros who keep the TS flame alive. Give me a call next time you ride.
But as to David's desire for slide glove super G, I'm with you. I've been running a gated hill near Starlight Bowl that is exactly what you are talking about. If I can get enough interest, I'll hold an oultlaw Super G there, but it seems a lot of people are scared of this hill. It's pretty steep, like a section of GMR near the bottom. If anybody wants to check this hill out, hit me back.
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TS and Beyond
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On 2/23/2005
mike maysey
wrote in from
United States
(63.165.nnn.nnn)
Steve Evans and I are doing our part, along with El Brown Bomber and others, in keeping TS (true TS) alive. Whenever we practice, it's 5.5', then 6', then 6.5' with offset...etc. It's easy when you practice it more than twice a year. It also makes your other slalom skills grow. Sure I like to go fast in a good GS or SGS course, but try going fast and making precise turns! When you run a clean run, you just yell and pump your fist in the air because it's not easy. But then again, anything worth doing isn't easy.
I want to run a TS course on the hill at the PlumpHouse, nothing over 7' with offsets at full speed...lets see who's left standing.
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TS
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On 2/22/2005
david
wrote in from
United States
(67.100.nnn.nnn)
TS can be fun, it can also be very frusturating learning and knocking over all the cones.....
what I want to see, is a combination of Super G and downhill sliding, where you are doing 30-35mph sliding hands down with gloves around cones combined with aspects of gaint or super gaint slalom......thats just the crazy downhiller in me....
mike, i know i;'ve said this before, you need to come to MARYHILL!!! its a downhillers wet dream. come on bro!
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TS
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On 2/22/2005
Pierre
wrote in from
Canada
(24.202.nnn.nnn)
As long as the course is set to be the fastest possible and the most challenging on the available hill, it's cool with me, TS, Hybrid, GS, it's all slalom.
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Tight! Si!
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On 2/22/2005 Brown Bomber
wrote in from
United States
(198.81.nnn.nnn)
I am with you Mike!, Ride everything in racing! Sure flat slalom can get boring, Thats why we run TS on hills, Anybody who ran Bicknell can attest to that. Fast TS is a rush. Olson was charging Paris! Breck had a good pitch! Lacosta was a blast! The Worlds was the tuffest! I love it all, slalom, GS ,TS and have a quiver of 4 boards that should enable me to fiqure out what works best for any course!
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TS on the Way out!!!
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On 2/22/2005
mike maysey
wrote in from
United States
(63.165.nnn.nnn)
If TS is on the way out, don't tell me...I like it. I like riding anything. I practice a little of everything...might be why I am a TS specialist who does well in GS races! Or am I?
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john o.
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On 2/21/2005
betty
wrote in from
United States
(64.247.nnn.nnn)
Good to know... I personally don't like tight slalom, and I've heard it's on its way out, but I believe that it will rear its ugly head occassionally. I hate it though, I think it's boring (i.e. I knock all the cones down). Give me something that takes up both lanes and then shoves me back into something technical and then maybe, right there at the end, throw in a straight line of cones and I'll do my best not to knock 'em down. I mean, that is the kind of course I like. Big and Funky. All over the place. Lemme see ya get DOWN.
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stick length
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On 2/19/2005
john o.
wrote in from
United States
(205.188.nnn.nnn)
The lenghts I like for the various racing diciplines are as follows:
Tight Sl- tight sucks, therefore it would be too embarassing to have a specific tight set up. I'm sure somebody out there has a tight set up, a cyberslalom set up, a straight cone set up, and a three handled dildo but not me! When you run tight from the top of a real hill give me a call but until then I think that tight slalom is a dead joke, akin to jazzercize, or mime.
Sl. -(or what is now popularly known as hybred) This is what used to be known as slalom, and features a 60-80 cone 30-40 second course, flushes and offsets from top to bottom. This is the real thing, fast, physical, and dangerous. A head to head duel in the sun played out at spots like Donner, Elsinore, and La Costa. Board length 31.5, 19.5" wheelbase.
GS - Longer, faster, harder. Small mistakes will kill you here, 1-5 times are usually stacked within 3 tenths of a second. At the last JPL You got me by seven 100's of a second, for silver. f#@! bronze! Board length: 35.5 wheelbase, 21.5. 36 ok too but I think a touch shorter is better for those high speed criddles.
Super G. - Suprisingly not a great deal longer then the GS, a board that is too long is unstable in the back truck in wide turns. You need to pump both trucks in GS, so I recomend 38.5 with a 22.5 wheelbase.
DH- speedboard lenght is and always will be 42.
JO
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Yo!
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On 2/16/2005
Miko
wrote in from
United States
(63.249.nnn.nnn)
Long time Mr. M and the rest of the bay area crew... can't wait for some clear weather and get back out there. Hope yer all well and living large. (Even without the $$$! I'm right there in da poor house wit ya Mike.)
David's right Mike... Maryhill will probably be worth begging, borrowing or stealing to get to. Have you watched that vid David sent out? Damn... We belong on that road... and it would be so awesome to have us all on it TOGETHER. Email me with your vitals ok? I don't get this site anymore at home. Want to catch up on what's been happening lately.
Cheers to all!
-Miko
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hey dave - wheels
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On 2/6/2005
ben
wrote in from
United States
(66.190.nnn.nnn)
Looks like whoever got that lot of turner wheels is parcing them out on ebay. Check under Slalom Skateboards and you will find them with some other skate stuff. Somone will get to use them eventually but they will pay much more that .70 cents a wheel. Easy come easy gone.
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wheels
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On 2/3/2005
mike maysey
wrote in from
United States
(63.165.nnn.nnn)
Sorry guys, they're already gone. I haven't been in my email for a while. Been busy with a new job and it's been a little crazy.
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Wheel post
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On 2/3/2005
Dave
wrote in from
United States
(67.168.nnn.nnn)
Mike
I also did not hear back from you.
(Like Ben) Are they sold? I would like
some or all if still available.
Dave
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wheel post
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On 2/3/2005
ben
wrote in from
United States
(66.190.nnn.nnn)
Mike,
dude, I emailed you in regards to your posting on buy-sell-trade for a lot of turner/3dm wheels. I just wanted one or two good sets, but would have loved to have them all. I emailed the day of the posting and two times since. You never responded nor posted anything to let folks know the wheels were gone. Are they. If not it is disappointing because I could have purchased a set from a later posting, Dave Nitchell's garage sale, that are now gone as well. I just think it would be good bulletin board courtesy to reply to folks when you post something for sale. If you are too busy for that, you should be able to post that they are gone on the forum.
ben
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Wahl
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On 2/3/2005
mike maysey
wrote in from
United States
(63.165.nnn.nnn)
No worries Wahl. I thought Oly was setting the next course??? Whomever sets it, whether it's John O or Oly, I bet it won't be technical. So in that case it may be a benefit to run larger more downhill style wheels...I don't know though until I see the course. On the other hand, I used to ride Avalons for downhill and keep up with guys on larger wheels...that was on technical roads in the East Bay though, maybe flat out straight courses will run faster on larger diameter wheels. We'll see I suppose. As for wheels in general, I've tried the larger wheels, Avilas, and do not like them. They seem all squishy to me and unpredictable at speed. I have yet to try some of the PP biggins. This weekend I'm kinda slammed. I've got Saturday morning open though, so maybe we can get some waves? Call me.
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Will ICK STICKS be on the podium next BLR race?
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On 2/2/2005
WAHL
wrote in from
United States
(192.45.nnn.nnn)
Mike,
I recieved your voicemail a day late. Sorry I haven't got back to you sooner. My knee is doing better. I plan on surfing/skating this weekend. Also wondering what you think is the call for Hacketts next race. You seem to do well on the smaller PP wheels. I was riding the larger GS ones up front. I imagine John O will be setting a very non-technical but very fast course for the next one..
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in different area codes...
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On 2/2/2005
Betty... or berry
wrote in from
United States
(24.170.nnn.nnn)
I got pros
Yes, thanks for all the input! :D
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Pro Advice
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On 2/1/2005
Eddy
wrote in from
United States
(207.69.nnn.nnn)
Thanks again Mike. You are allways willing to share your knowledge. Eddy Texas Outlaws.
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KebbeK GS
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On 2/1/2005 Ian
wrote in from
Canada
(70.48.nnn.nnn)
The slalom prices are
GS 79
Team S 79
Pro S 85
You can reach us through sales@kebbek(DOT)com
Thanks
Ian
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kebbek
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On 1/31/2005
berry's husband
wrote in from
United States
(24.170.nnn.nnn)
Do you have prices worked up? I think she (me) might be intreasted in the gs board.
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KebbeK Slalom Boards
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On 1/31/2005 Ian
wrote in from
Canada
(70.48.nnn.nnn)
Hi Betty, thanks for your interest in the KebbeK slalom line. The mould we use was designed by one of our pros Pierre Gravel, it doesn't have any concave but has a one inch of camber over 44 inches, that is to say that on a 30 inch board it would be .68 inches of camber, on a 36 inch board it would be .82 inches of camber.
All of the boards are horizontal laminates sandwiched between preloaded fiberglass. This makes for a very responsive board but not as light as the more expensive foam versions. We use a male and female mould as opposed to vaccuum bagging one side.
The different flexes are determined by the quantity of veneers used, the ratios of cross grains to straight grains, and the distance beteween the two layers of fiber. We have many flex combinations amongst the boards. Hope that helps.
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Crazy Canadians
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On 1/29/2005
Betty
wrote in from
United States
(24.170.nnn.nnn)
Cool, thanks Claude. I got my arms a-movin' like you told me to- and the last race RKR had, I was neck and neck with the big boys. Will you be at Luna this year? I think we're having it on the road we practice on- at Madlands. We wanted to do more of a racers' race instead of a spectators' race, and it's gonna be AWESOME. I'll bring some Molson for you, eh? Hoser.
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Kebbek Slalom Boards
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On 1/28/2005
Cknuck
wrote in from
Canada
(64.230.nnn.nnn)
Hi Betty! I've asked Pierre or Ian to contact you on the Canada page. The board I raced last year at Luna was a stiff model. After that I raced a slitghly softer the rest of the season.
It's tough to test properly right now with my ankle still causing so much discomfort. Kebbek does have some softer models that Mia and MB ride. They really like the feel of the board.
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Racing
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On 1/26/2005
mike maysey
wrote in from
United States
(63.16.nnn.nnn)
Don't think I'll be doing any travelling this season again...I just don't have the money. I've been unemployed now for 3 weeks and it's getting hard to feed myself if you know what I mean. The last thing on my mind is travelling to race. Unless it's travelling to SD for the PlumpHouse race...that's probably going to be the extent of my travels this season. I don't even know about the Worlds this year.
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Board Stiff
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On 1/26/2005
mike maysey
wrote in from
United States
(63.16.nnn.nnn)
"Mr. Maysey, have you seen the new Kebbek boards?"
Yes I have. Only the downhill versions though.
"Claude Regnier is CKnuck, right?"
Yes I beleive so...he's one of those crazy Canadians eh?
"And these are his model boards or he is producing them?
I don't know about this...anyone...anyone...Bueller?
"Have you ridden one?"
Miko Biffle has a downhill board I rode once at Tunnel Rd in Berkeley...it had drop though trucks and friggin rocked the Tunnel.
"Has anyone ridden them- the site I saw didn't mention anything about camber or concave, I was wondering how the flex was compared to the Pocket Pistol. He has one called Slalom Giant (a 36")that I was looking at- thanks."
Not knowing about Kebbek...but I know PP's are available in custom flexes.
"I may just hold off on getting a board until after I've tried a few- I want to try the new Roes- but I don't understand really what makes them different from their foam core boards."
Good idea. I find the foam core boards a little more forgiving in terms of shock absorption. Wood boards tend to vibrate more...under my feet anyway than the foam core cousins. Try a bunch of stuff...then when you go to order a new stick, you'll know more about what you like and dislike. Then you'll get boards that rock. For me...I stepped on a couple of Steve Evans boards before I ordered my ICK's. I just told Rick to make me such and such board just like Evans' board...result, I have 3 boards that rock. But I wouldn't have known that unless I tried his first. I would have been shooting in the dark without that little bit of insight.
Skate on...
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Wheelz
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On 1/26/2005
mike maysey
wrote in from
United States
(63.16.nnn.nnn)
"Do you want softer wheels in the back and harder wheels in the front? Mr. Maysey, how do you have your wheels?"
Generally, I would say yes. Harder in front and softer in the back. However, I've been riding my GS board with 80's around and my TS board with 84's around. I find the softer wheels on the G-board hook up better because I have a tendency to shift my weight around so much on the board that a harder wheel in front can sometimes lead to a front end drift...not fun when you're flying through a fast course. By the same token, I've been riding 84's around on my TS board because it's shorter and I have a tendency to be more equally weighted front to back...my stance isn't so spread out and furthermore...the direction changes in TS tend to be less dramatic in TS courses than on GS courses.
Wheels themselves...well I rode Turner Avalons for quite sometime...recently switched to Manx and I'm not going anywhere from now on. They just work...they grip in every situation and if they slide...they are very predictable when they hook back up. Not the scary feeling you get when an Avalon breaks traction then hooks back up again. ABEC 11...never ridden them...never needed to.
As for offsets...I strongly recommend them. I ride an offset RT-S in GS and an offset Tracker Mid for HS and TS. The RT-S came from Tracker and the Mid's were made by the same guy that does Chicken's Indys.
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