Slalom Skateboarding Pro Mike Maysey

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Q&A: Slalom Pro Mike Maysey (2489 Posts) Topic Info MIKE MAYSEY...WHAT ELSE On 9/19/2005 MISS KITTY wrote in from United States  (71.0.nnn.nnn) MIKE MAYSEY---YOU DA SH#@T!!! CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING THE 05 TS WORLD CHAMPEEEEEN! YOUR EVER-LOVIN MISS KITTY     Rate post 216992 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) woooooooo On 9/19/2005 sirie wrote in from United States  (69.177.nnn.nnn) congrats dollface!!! the mayseraser strikes again - you deserve it. now don't spend it all in one place ;)     Rate post 216990 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Da' Main Man! On 9/19/2005 Dave - Skaterbuilt wrote in from United States  (67.49.nnn.nnn) Way to go Mike!     Rate post 216981 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Congrats! On 9/19/2005 Amie wrote in from United States  (65.216.nnn.nnn) Way to go! I always knew you were awesome! I'll have to come out and watch you sometime...     Rate post 216979 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Da On 9/19/2005 WAHL wrote in from United States  (192.45.nnn.nnn) Congrats Mike!!!!     Rate post 216977 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) TS Champ! On 9/19/2005 Dave - Skaterbuilt wrote in from United States  (67.49.nnn.nnn) Congrats to Maysey for taking the tight...heard he had some tough breaks in some of the previous races at the Worlds'...way to shake the funk off Mike! You da' Main Man!     Rate post 216976 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) GS set-up On 9/18/2005 Dave wrote in from United States  (67.189.nnn.nnn) What do you think of running large 75-76mm front wheels for speed+stability and 68-70mm back for traction? Do you like a longer WB 25" wedged for more turn vs a shorter WB 22" wedged for less turn?     Rate post 216879 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) K-Rimes Deck On 9/15/2005 Pauliwog wrote in from United States  (64.5.nnn.nnn) Hey, I, um, think you probably have a Comet Gary Cross(not Fluitt). Adios-Paul     Rate post 216718 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Slalom Flexes On 9/13/2005 K-Rimes wrote in from Canada  (24.87.nnn.nnn) Hi Mike, I was curious what the current trend is for a slalom deck. I was using a slightly flexy Comet Fluitt pro model and found I could use that better where as a Medium-Stiff Roe was uncomfortably stiff for pumping hard and getting through the cones. I was curious whether the current norm is to use a flexy, stiff, or inbetween deck for TS. Should I get used to a stiffer deck or start off with a flexier deck in the first place? I weigh 180 pounds and thought that the Roe Unlimited in Medium would be a good choice for me. What do you think and what is the norm?     Rate post 216496 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) thanks guys On 9/10/2005 airin wrote in from Canada  (66.183.nnn.nnn) Thanks Mike and Pauliwog for your advice about truck width.     Rate post 216246 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) set ups On 9/10/2005 mike maysey wrote in from United States  (66.214.nnn.nnn) Sorry I've not been by in a while...haven't had time to pop in here with preparations for the Worlds and all. I have recently switched my truck widths for GS. I went considerably wider than usual. Although, I am riding a board for GS and SGS now that is rather large. I still go by the same rule though, keep the edge to edge measurement of the wheels roughly equal to the width of the board. If anything, go slightly wider. I find it helps with traction as well as feeling very positive when I power around a cone at full speed.     Rate post 216242 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) G/S'n with RT-X/S 129's On 9/8/2005 Pauliwog wrote in from United States  (64.5.nnn.nnn) Airin, for G/S I've found I really like an RT-X 129 with 15degrees pos wedge in front and either a TTC 130 neg wedged about 5-7 degrees or Seismic 30degree baseplate flat(no wedge) in back,You could also use a neg wedged RT-S 129 in back. I also pretty much use all 8mm conversions by MMW, PPS, Asphalt Playground or myself no matter what I'm slaloming on. I prefer this hanger width combined with grippins on a deck 9" wide. If you put Avalons or Manx's on, it gets a little wide but still do-able and feels good. Otherwise with Avalons or Manx's a 105mm truck works well. I am however, less than A-Class Podium material (Occassional B Class Podium material) so take that for what it's worth, I'm sure Maysey has good info. Good Luck-Paul     Rate post 216084 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Where in Van you running cones? On 9/8/2005 Greg Olsen wrote in from Canada  (209.205.nnn.nnn) Hey A, Where in Van are you setting up your slalom courses? I am coming out on Oct 21 for a B-Day party(50th of my closest cousin) and might be in for some cones. I went to UBC in 1975-76 and was the only person save my best late buddy Rick who skated around campus. Rain or shine I NEEDED that board to get from class to class as that campus is so huge. I lived near the university gates and would skate down Blanca to Belmont and down to Spanish Banks Beach every day just for the discipline of learning to handle the Super steep. Absolute control required. You could NOT miss a turn or you were toast. Skating in Vancouver would be a blast from the past for me. Thanks. Greg     Rate post 216067 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) 129 mm Trackers too wide? On 9/8/2005 airin wrote in from Canada  (66.183.nnn.nnn) I'm running 106 mm Tracker RT-S/RT-X trucks on my first slalom board right now but I have some extra 129 mm Tracker hangers and I wonder if it is worth scrunging up some baseplates for these and mounting them on a GS intentioned board. But I'm pretty new to slalom and not sure if 129 mm is really too long for most slalom applications. Most hanger widths mentioned around these forums seem to be in the very low 100's.     Rate post 216064 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) masters slalom? On 9/8/2005 airin wrote in from Canada  (66.183.nnn.nnn) Ok so I'm really gearing up to make slalom happen for me....maybe I'm starting a little late just shy of my 50th birthday. All the same I hope to be ready for some mellow competitions by next year. I wondered if there were any categories for my old bones...of course I can't hope for a women's masters class but what about a masters class in general, do any of the comps have 'em? And yes its true I feel it is just slightly unlikely I can whoop the dudes in their 20's and 30's when it comes to running cones .     Rate post 216062 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) re: wheelbase & truck length for GS On 9/5/2005 brad wrote in from United States  (216.233.nnn.nnn) scratch that last query re Breck TS Thanks!!!     Rate post 215744 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) wheelbase & truck length for GS On 9/4/2005 brad wrote in from United States  (216.233.nnn.nnn) and Breck TS with 5 1/2 cone spacing?     Rate post 215638 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) wheelbase & truck length for GS On 9/2/2005 mike maysey wrote in from United States  (63.165.nnn.nnn) Wheelbases huh??...well, that's a good one and a personal thing for most folks. I don't ride anything shorter than 22.5" for GS. I was riding the CK GS with it's 22.5 wheelbase for most of the summer. It worked very well accept when the cone spacing got really long and I had to occasionally double pump. I wanted something longer so, recently I set up a new (old) TrimDelux for the Worlds that has a 25" wheelbase. Yeah, that big. The plan was to run it at the Worlds for the SGS. I tested it on a GS course that I used to ride the 22.5 wheelbase on and made it work because my trucks were tuned well enough to make shorter gates, while the board is long enough to carry plenty of speed from cone to cone eliminating the need to double pump. As for truck width, I would simply set the trucks and wheels up so that the edge to edge width of the wheels is right at the width or slightly wider than the deck. ie.) I set up the TrimDelux with my wheels roughly 9.25 inches in the rear and 9 inches in the front. I prefer slightly wider in the rear than front. For any course, I would suggest riding the longest wheelbase you can get away with while still making the course.     Rate post 215508 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) wheelbase & truck length for GS On 9/2/2005 brad wrote in from United States  (155.229.nnn.nnn) I am setting up a board for GS and am wondering about wheelbase & truck length generally used in GS     Rate post 215486 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Where in the World is MM? On 9/1/2005 mike maysey wrote in from United States  (63.165.nnn.nnn) here I am...there I go     Rate post 215385 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) bling bling On 8/31/2005 dave wrote in from United States  (68.164.nnn.nnn) can you put spinners on a bicycle?     Rate post 215352 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) why ask? On 8/30/2005 sully wrote in from United States  (209.172.nnn.nnn) ...living the life of a big time skateboard pro no doubt. He's most likley blinging out his caddy with some new spinners as you read this.     Rate post 215333 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) WHERE'S MAYSEY On 8/30/2005 WALDO wrote in from United States  (69.69.nnn.nnn) WHERE IN THE WORLD IS MIKE MAYSEY?     Rate post 215292 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) COZY BRECK On 8/15/2005 MISS KITTY wrote in from United States  (69.69.nnn.nnn) HEY MIKE--is there something you never told me about you? heehehee I was kind of wondering about the bed thing myself! I'll call you today--got some info on shuttles, but if you REALLY need a ride, Miss Kitty will be there! See ya this weekend!     Rate post 214250 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) breck On 8/13/2005 david wrote in from United States  (67.101.nnn.nnn) hey mike so yer doing to breck? i see your name on the slalom page but not on the downhill regestration? still have that old dregs board i gave ya, its a easy strait road, much more simple than old tunnel....     Rate post 214180 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0)

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