Slalom Skateboarding Pro Mike Maysey

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Q&A: Slalom Pro Mike Maysey (2489 Posts) Topic Info HAPPY B-DAY MAYSEY!!! On 3/19/2008 dave-skaterbuilt wrote in from United States  (72.130.nnn.nnn) Yeah Maysey!!! Still young enough for at least another championship or two...huh? You da' man buddygirl...have a great day!     Rate post 298596 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Happy Happy! On 3/18/2008 Cat wrote in from United States  (67.117.nnn.nnn) Happy Birthday Dirty Sanchez!!     Rate post 298457 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Happy B/Day On 3/18/2008 NorCal/Midtown-Gary wrote in from United States  (71.139.nnn.nnn) Mike, Happy Birthday! (I know its one day too early) Have a great day! Gary H.     Rate post 298454 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Deep Thoughts for Mike and Dave On 3/7/2008 Paul(Howard)iwog wrote in from United States  (65.122.nnn.nnn) Hmmm, Very Interesting. When Scott of Subsonic asked me to design a shape for him back in 2004/2005, I came up with the "Pauliwog" model shape because I found that every deck I had up to that point(except my PPS Chicken-good for big courses) did not have enough deck under my toes and to a lesser extent my heels on both feet for general and tight courses. I'm still riding that same deck I've raced on since 2005 since nothing feels as good to me in tight and general as that deck does with the nice full width.Slowly I added foot stoppers, PPS foam heel lift wedging on the tail and added more lift under my front foot toes and heel. A while ago Scott started making his slalom decks with heel-lift kicktails as an option. I kind of wondered if it was just me being a wierdo and B-Classer since guys like you (Maysey), Fluitt, Barker, Skip and a LOT of others for that matter where still faster than me riding decks narrower in the nose and tail. It still amazes me you guys were/are still that fast on narrower noses. Slowly I've noticed other people going toward the wider noses and tails. A friend of mine (Ron S. - Corvallis) recently got a Skaterbuilt VRS-II for park and loves it. Now I'm going to put a bug in his ear about putting his slalom trucks and wheels on it to go ride some tight courses. By the way Dave, I'm STILL riding the all-wood 12" Hegmobile about 1/3rd of the time in skateparks, in some situations it's just unbeatable, park-groms can't keep off of it some days either. Schlater-Paul     Rate post 297285 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Skaterbuilt in SLO On 3/7/2008 the Thriller wrote in from United States  (75.15.nnn.nnn) Yo bros,are you guys coming to slo town in april, mike is signed up, were is davo, wish you would make it up, we need skaterbuilt on board, Wahl is trying to make it, Contact me 805=234=4310, see ya , miller     Rate post 297242 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Skaterbuilt On 3/4/2008 Gary, Glen's brother wrote in from United States  (75.89.nnn.nnn) Skaterbuilt? Those bastards!     Rate post 297019 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) VRS II On 3/4/2008 mikemaysey wrote in from United States  (69.178.nnn.nnn) So Glen...you might check out Skaterbuilt online.     Rate post 297014 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Skaterbuilt VRS II Hybrid On 3/4/2008 Glen Ross wrote in from United States  (66.32.nnn.nnn) Where can I get one of those boards?     Rate post 296996 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Maysey out runs the COPS!!! On 3/4/2008 dAvO-SkaterBuilt wrote in from United States  (72.130.nnn.nnn) Our VRS II Hybrid testing was a smashing success-even the Cops wanted some...hehehe! Good Stuff Maysey!     Rate post 296995 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) New VRS II Hybrids ROCK! On 3/4/2008 dAvO-SkaterBuilt wrote in from United States  (72.130.nnn.nnn) Ok, Ok...here are some shots of Maysey and me running the cones on the VRS II Hybrids...Incredible control! I'll let Mr. Maysey elaborate on these decks later... Funtimes!     Rate post 296993 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) The New Stick On 3/2/2008 mikemaysey wrote in from United States  (68.4.nnn.nnn) Well, I guess the word will have to be mightier than the .jpg on this one. Indeed, DaVo and I have been testing boards with much wider noses than either a Maysey or ConeKiller and phat ass rounded-square tail. I think the board is something like 8.8" wide with a slightly narrower in the tail, maybe 8.75" or so. Now I know you think they're VRS II...but they aren't....they aren't...I swear......they are not VRS II's...they are made of all new wood...all new formica...........all new truck mount holes...............and all new wood, did I say wood...oh, there it is up there. Oh well too late. I already typed it and I'm not gonna take it down. JUST KIDDDDDDDDDDDIIIIIIINNNNNNNNG!!!!!!!!!!!! Truthfully, they are VRS II's that have been re-drilled to 20" inner hole measure and set up with slalom trucks and wheels. Mine will soon have Radikals front and rear, which I'm sure will add a new dimension to the ride. Right now, it has a Radikal front and Split Fire rear with Retro wheels. I'll certainly report on the additional Radikal when it comes. I can't say enough how kick ass they are...here's a link, I hope it's okay I post it. http://www.skaterbuilt.com/news.htm You can't really see it in the pictures, but the rear truck is mounted a tad bit further back on the tail than on either the Maysey boards or the ConeKillers. The wider nose will certainly cater to people with a more 'surfy' stance. The board reeks of increased control and perspires foot placement. The boards even have a tiny bit of flex and a slight twist, which give 'em a very solid but still springy feel. They feel lively under-foot. My 'Maysey' middle-sized board seems narrow to me now. So far this new board has only been tested in slalom courses...(You know NOT tight and not gs, but slalom. I despise the term hybrid in it's use in describing skateboard slalom courses. I think they should be named in a similar way to alpine skiing events. But that's another q and a.) Anyway, I've been really, really stoked on mine. The wider nose adds to control with complete heel to toe deck under foot. Earlier today there was slalom testing in front of a buddies house....or at least was until the man had sometime to say about it. (Pictures and video to follow shortly.) Here's the link again, in case you missed it. http://www.skaterbuilt.com/news.htm     Rate post 296859 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) SkaterBuilt On 3/2/2008 Eddy Texas Outlaws wrote in from United States  (68.201.nnn.nnn) So Mike how does the new board ride like. Gumby mentioned the idea to me last year. Looks very functional. Your Amigo Eddy Texas Oultaws/Pavel     Rate post 296804 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Link Dropping On 3/1/2008 mike maysey wrote in from United States  (69.178.nnn.nnn) Huh??? So ALL the other link droppers here are okay??? BTW, I don't care about what happens on OTHER posting boards...So let me get this straight...Sk8Kings, Pavel, ABEC 11, PPS, etc are all okay in what they do with their posts here?? But as soon as Skaterbuilt gets on here with one it gets booted...WTF??? Now, I'm not here to lecture anyone on the RULES of internet posting board ettiquette. Honestly, I find posting boards silly. But I also find them to be a valuable resource sometimes. I also find it interesting that you would think right off the bat that I'll take some offensive stance against this scenario. I'm very confused that's all. I see all sorts of what you describe here on your site day in and day out. Sk8Kings constantly post, ABEC 11, Pavel is a huge offender...the list goes on. Where do YOU draw the line???     Rate post 296731 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Link Dropping On 2/29/2008 Adam wrote in from United States  (208.64.nnn.nnn) Mike, Link dropping is a particularly tricky problem that forum moderators have had to deal with for many years. Occasionally, posts construed as such are removed on Ncdsa. Link dropping can be so insidious and well organized that I know of discussion forums that flat out prohibit the posting of *any* URL or reference to an outside Web site. Harsh, yes; but really the only way to keep out shills and the like from forums where such behavior is not permitted. On the other hand, link dropping can also take the form of friendly non-affiliated information sharing. As I said, it's a very difficult problem with monetary drivers behind the dark side that make it all too prevalent. If you're right now warming up your flames of indignation, please don't lecture me on the Nature of the Internet and hyperlinks ad nauseam. I've read reams on this topic and understand both sides of the issue quite well. Walk a mile in my shoes.     Rate post 296718 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) new sled On 2/29/2008 WAX wrote in from United States  (24.9.nnn.nnn) Mike, I hear you have been riding a new board, can you tell me about it?     Rate post 296712 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) New Boards? On 2/29/2008 mikemaysey wrote in from United States  (68.4.nnn.nnn) Hey Webmaster Adam... what happened to the post DavO put up??? I was looking forward to a full blown Q & A session about the new boards I've been riding lately....what gives?     Rate post 296711 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) the mayseraser... On 2/20/2008 bed shark wrote in from United States  (71.235.nnn.nnn) hey there dollface - lost my cell so lost your number - give me a call. ps - i think i know someone else who spelled your name "masey" on a skateboard once....     Rate post 295907 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) You rock Mike On 2/19/2008 central coast surfer wrote in from United States  (75.15.nnn.nnn) Bro,stoked to see ya ripping it up,just jealous man, wish i could have more time to get some good ones like those photos, love ya Mike, look forward to hangin out in april ,keep up the tube riddin,all good , central coast surfer     Rate post 295692 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) surf short board On 2/16/2008 mikemaysey wrote in from United States  (68.4.nnn.nnn) Central Coast Surfer...Do I know you? If this is who I think it is, you should know about surfboards. But since you don't know how to spell my name, I have to assume I don't know you. Anyway... First of all, it's spelled MAYSEY... Second of all, the board is one of the shortest in my quiver at 5'9"... It just so happens to be a fresh copy of a '70's Dyno Fish...it almost couldn't be further from being a longboard there ah...wise-guy.     Rate post 295390 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) surf a short board On 2/14/2008 central coast surfer wrote in from United States  (75.15.nnn.nnn) yo masey,where is your short board, fun shapes are for old guys, what happened to our central coast short boarder, later     Rate post 295183 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) OK,,,,,,, On 2/7/2008 Some Guy Stuck in the rain in Oregon wrote in from United States  (65.122.nnn.nnn) ........YOU SUCK! Nice Wave action, wish I was in that picture - P     Rate post 294679 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Cross Training On 1/26/2008 mike maysey wrote in from United States  (68.4.nnn.nnn) No surf...well, I hate to do this but...eat your heart out!!! photos: Chaput     Rate post 293536 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Thanks On 1/21/2008 Ian wrote in from United Kingdom  (83.104.nnn.nnn) Hi Mike, Many thanks for the advice, my setup is close to what you advise, just got to tighten my rear truck. Hopefully will get a chance to chew some cones soon as the UK weather has been a bit wet of late. I tried to surf my locl break yesterday but the beaches are full of planks of wood from a downed cargo ship about 200 mile down the coast. looks impressive but i couldnt get to surf. Thanks again Ian     Rate post 292905 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) TS Set up On 1/19/2008 mike maysey wrote in from United States  (68.4.nnn.nnn) Ian, your truck set up sounds fine to me. I ride Radikal in front and Tracker in the rear and I've seen many other boards set up a multitude of ways. The key, in my opinion is the way the trucks are adjusted. I would keep the rear truck very tight, like almost to the point where went you squeeze it with your hand it barely moves. The front truck should be almost floppy loose. I mean, you gotta have some resistance, but basically all your turn should be coming from the front. This way your board has the best of both worlds. You've got the tight rear truck to keep the board from wobbing out at speed but you've got your front truck loose so you can still turn. Personally, I usually ride pretty soft wheels. 80-82 in the rear and 82-84 in the front. I have ridden very hard wheels in the past and find that they usually roll great but don't hook up like they should if you get yourself into trouble while running through a course. I like to have traction in reserve so to speak in case I need it. The newer wheel compounds roll great even at softer duros. hope this helps...MM     Rate post 292710 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Maysey TS set up On 1/11/2008 Ian wrote in from United Kingdom  (83.104.nnn.nnn) Hi Mike, I have been slaloming for the last fews years and just got your TS boards. Just asking whats the best truck setup, im using Tracker RT X & S. Any tips would be great. Regards Ian (Brighton UK)     Rate post 291866 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0)

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