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| Q&A: Slalom Pro Mike Maysey (2489 Posts)
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Ageless
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On 5/3/2003
Arab
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"On 5/1/2003 mike maysey wrote in from 65.234.xxx.xxx:
me...31 going on 13"
Mike I'm 1 year older then you.
I'm 41 1/2 going on 14!
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Well rested, but out of practice racer
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On 5/2/2003
Hamm
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Naps are like tattoo's, you can't get just one. In my youth, it was physically impossible for me to sleep during the day. Then I hit 30. One minute I was on the couch watching football, next minute I was sawing logs. Now at 37, give me 30 or more minutes and I can crash anywhere.
Miko, 2 to 8 am sounds right, I don't know anyone who actually sleeps more than 6hrs a night.
Hey guys, have a BLAST at the Gravityfest this weekend. I'll have my fingers crossed for you about the weather.
Mike, bring it home for Turner!!!!!
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hills...
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On 5/2/2003
mike maysey
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Hey Gary, can we go to the hill tomorrow and run some cones? The weather says it'll be nice by early afternoon. Thanks
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hills
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On 5/2/2003
mike maysey
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John, come on out and skate.
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hills
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On 5/2/2003
john airey
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shoot. I was gonna learn to ride a hill on saturday so
I could race on sunday. rain. what to do now?
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Napping
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On 5/2/2003
Brian "THeBrain" Morris
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Henry J - Just wait till college dude. You will learn to sleep at anytime and anywhere. I sleep all over school, inside, outside, on the floor, tables, couches, chairs. I even take naps on my days off just to pass time. But i'm 21 going on 61. I think I am the only 21 year old guy who enjoys reading philosophy while smoking a pipe in my robe and slippers while sitting in my own archie bunker chair.
Brian
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miko music
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On 5/2/2003
david
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hey miko, can you bring some copies of your new cd to SF on sunday?
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Naps?!*$&%~!
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On 5/2/2003
Miko
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Henry...
Me??? 49 going on 13... No naps here either... I stay up til 1-2am every night and get up at 8am. I'm a little tired, but a quick skate energizes me. Now if I get a day job, I'm sure I'll have to keep a little different schedule.
As a guitar teacher I get referrals from a few music stores, and they have me pegged as the wild rock guy. (or experimental and effects laden guy, depending) So as a musician, I'm sorta in the teen zone as well. Have a new student, a singer into "Butt Rock" as he puts it, and we're working on GNR (Guns and Roses) and Poison tunes right now. (wannabe rock rythym player).
It's friday, drizzling... and I'm *dying* to ride. It was all I could do to not drive up to S.F. for downhilling practice for the Gravity Fest. SUNDAY... BIG GS BABY!!! ICK all the way...
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Getting some afternoon Zs
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On 5/1/2003 Wesley Tucker
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Naps are great. An hour or two in the afternoon is the difference between making it to the 11:00 news and going all the way to sunrise.
I've never figured out how two hours in the afternoon can compensate for missing six or seven hours of sleep after midnight.
One of those weird things. By the way, Henry, you don't know about naps now, but wait til your second semester at CMU. You'll be all over 'em like a dog on a new soup bone.
Trust me.
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Naps
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On 5/1/2003
mike maysey
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me...31 going on 13
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Naps?
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On 5/1/2003 Henry
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NAPS?
How old are you guys?
;-)
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Resting
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On 5/1/2003
mike maysey
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Hamm, I don't take naps however my beer drinking sometimes gets in the way of practicing.
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Resting
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On 4/30/2003
Hamm
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Mike,
Do you take naps?
I'm finding that my naps are getting in the way of my practice time.
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Sliding vs. Sticking...
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On 4/28/2003
Miko
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It's usually best to maintain as clean a line as possible and avoid sliding.
I would make a distinction between wasteful sliding (more sideways), and speedy-drifting-floating-down-the-line. At higher speeds, there's a very smooth feeling when drifting and you can feel the energy or momentum still moving forward, with no loss of speed. Get on edge quickly, make the cut, and get back off so you maintain the highest speed and straightest line between cones (or corners for us downhillers).
Wheel contact patch factors in pretty high here as well. I'm finding that I scrub more speed with Avilas than with Avalons given the same arc. I have to get *on* then *off* the Avilas quicker to avoid scrubbing. If those big suckers slide, it's all over... you lose a LOT of speed. I felt this happen on Tunnel Road last week, as well as in my last couple slalom sessions. They're way fast on the roll, but you've gotta keep it really clean.
Trimming them a lot might improve the scrub factor, and I feel they're probably still going to be quite grippy. You should have seen how much Richy Carrasco has his cut down! I'm really interested in trimming them down to about the same contact patch as a Flywheel, then doing some timed downhilling to see if they'll be a competitive option for speedboarding. I LOVE the way my Avalons wear for fast free-riding and sliding.
Anyway... there's definitely a trade off between width, wheel height, flexible lip... The Avalon somehow really hit a magic happy medium between all these variables and became the definitive smokin' slalom wheel (this year).
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BMW Stalking...
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On 4/28/2003
Miko
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David...
The main thing when traveling on an intersecting path with an oncoming car is to stay low so there's a smoother *bump* as it rolls over you. Those rubbery tires aren't nearly as hard as all that nasty steel, glass and plastic, so it's best just to jump right under them, as I so aptly demonstated last november.
See ya next week, if I survive this week...
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Wheel wear
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On 4/28/2003 Smokestack
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Wheels wear out fast when slaloming.
Sorted!
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Conehead
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On 4/28/2003 Hamm
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Sounds to me like Julius may have some bent/out of alignment axles
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Coned wheels
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On 4/28/2003 Julius
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Mike, I think I figured out the wheel situation.
Due to the alignment of the sun, moon and stars,
the gravitational pull on my wheels was greater than John's
wheels.
More riding, less talk should solve this problem.
Looks like I'll be buying a set of wheels for John
after I waste them at the Gravity Festival S.F.
J.
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coned wheels
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On 4/28/2003
john kim
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Hey Mike, Julius, and Miko,
I thought through the difference in wear and tear between our wheels yesterday. It definitely isn’t a difference in the quality of the wheels (btw: the new avalons are awesome!) I guess the difference in wear and tear between our wheels was due to riding style, which brings up a good question.
The last few months I’ve gotten pretty comfortable with sliding at speed, but I didn’t feel that it was necessary to slide on any of the courses we set up at Encinal yesterday. So, my question is this:
Is it faster overall to charge harder into the cones and slide occasionally in the course to get through it? Or is it faster to charge a little less, focus on taking a smoother line without needing to slide the rear end? (Smoother line, meaning occasionally going wider to slow the speed and shallower to increase the speed)
John
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more on coned wheels
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On 4/28/2003
Julius
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Mike,
Here's the scoop on the coned wheels.
Encinal has a rougher surface.
I tend to ride a lower stance than John Kim.
I can slide thru turns, John can't ( YeT )
John weight is 20lbs heavier without pads.
My toe side turn is stronger ( regular ) John is Goofy foot.
I even rotated the wheels to even out the wear.
We both took about the same number of runs.
I figure i'm running a little harder into the turns
and scrubbing more. 2 different styles, 2 rates of wear.
Your guess is as good as mine? We both were running clean.
Encinal is a great street to break in a new set of wheels
anyways. You know, you've been there !
2 cops drove by, no bust !!!
( give me an hour and i'll cone some wheels for you ).
J.
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crashing
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On 4/28/2003
hg
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Yesterday must have been the day for crashes - Dylan took a dive without pads on his way to the course, and I slammed hard right in front of Heidi and Dylan on my first test run after setting a course - did a pretty good job freaking Heidi out a bit. Probably my first real fall in 6+ months, though I somehow managed by reflex to bring knees up to absorb some of the impact on the pads before hitting my upper thigh, shoulder and head. Shook it off, fixed the course, and continued on, but it was a not-so-gentle reminder that asphalt is harder than water.
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coning
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On 4/28/2003
hg
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John - I'll take a look at Julius' wheels at Gravity SF on Sunday. It is very unusual for those wheels cone quickly.
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crashing
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On 4/28/2003
davd
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miko, so whats your technique for crashing into expensive BMWs?
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Crashing...
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On 4/28/2003
Miko
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Mike...
Since I have a heel-spur, I'm paying a bit more attention to how I fall. Meaning I now get low, and just go into knee-slide or body-surf position rather than step onto my right foot (rear) and do more harm to it. If I don't have that split-second to adjust, I take one step if I can or just take the dive.
I'm calling the orthopedic guy today for another appointment and cortizone shot right after the Gravity Fest...
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Avalon 75a Wear and Tear...
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On 4/28/2003
Miko
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John... There are 2 possible reasons for differing weel wear which may or may not apply to your case sunday.
1. You were taking the straighter line down the hill and staying lighter on your wheels through the turns. (Juilius was scrubbing more?)
2. You were just riding slower... (Julius cranking and getting more pump.)
Obviously, you will have to be the judge of which scenario works for you! I think you were both riding well yesterday, so it's hard to say?
Note: I was trimming my Avilas with the usual Midtown file-on-rolling-board method, and one particular wheel really went down fast... like butter. I would think it HAD to be different in some way (either softer or harder) from the other wheels.
I've switched the Avilas to my mainstay Blue ICK Carerra for a bit of testing to see if I can keep them on the ground with that board. (That board is total magic for me!) I'm still not used to the Retro-Flattie, and I tend to get into trouble on it. (As you may have noticed... )
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