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| Q&A: Slalom Pro Mike Maysey (2489 Posts)
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From Huge GS to Super Tight!!!
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On 5/9/2003
Miko
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This is so cool! Now we're moving on over to tight slalom... Have fun up there gang!
Can't make it to GGP sunday, but I'm setting a (new) tight course (or 2) sunday down here (not at E!)
Maybe we can meet in the middle next week at Shoreline?
So Mike... are you ON for Breck? It's still pretty bleak for me, but I'm hoping for a miracle.
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Mother's Day and Winnings
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On 5/9/2003
mike maysey
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David, I took that check straight to my stock broker!! heh
Ravich, I'm sorry to say (sort of) that I might be going camping this weekend. However all is not lost. Sirie has to be back so she can work a little on Sunday, so we'll be back in town on Sunday but as far as making that early morning session...I don't know right now. We were suppose to talk it over last night but got caught up watching Pulp Fiction for the gazillionanth time (it's still as good as the first time!) Anyway, I DO want to skate on Sunday but at this point I'm thinking it might have to be an afternoon session for me. I'd like to get over there and show you and the NorCal crew some TIGHT slalom!! heh...if you thought the last course I set was tight, I've got something to show you. GGP is a perfect hill to practice for the hill that the tight will be run on in Breck.
I'll keep you and everyone else informed as to when I'll be able to be there.
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Tunes...
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On 5/9/2003
Miko
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Hey David! Thanks much. I knew you were demented enough to appreciate that stuff. I burned you the bonus pack...
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tunes
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On 5/8/2003 david
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oh yea,
miko, i dig your cd, far out man......
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sf gravity fest
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On 5/8/2003
david
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had a great time at the gravity fest, i thought i did fairly good considering i did'nt even practice. the hill was fast and steep, and the pavement was not nice. i ate it on my last run in the foot-brake area, ironically after Eric T. compliments me how controlled i was when i was footbraking.
mike, way to go, 2nd place on your custom plank...so what did you spend your winnings on?
i should have some pics up from the grav fest in a week or so on my site
-david
www.geocities.com/sk8sanfran
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Sunday session is on
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On 5/8/2003
Ravitch
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In honor of Mother's Day, we are having a 8:30 AM session at GGP.
Get there early for some fun with Mike - the mother of all racers.
Note: South Bay and SC gang, let's roll - the altitude is almost 37' higher in SF, perfect for Breck altitude cardio training!
JR
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Sliding in SC
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On 5/8/2003
john kim
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Hey Miko,
Yeah, would like to take you up the offer to learn to slide. Thanks! Give me a call.
John
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Sliding...
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On 5/7/2003
Miko
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Hey John Kim!
Scratch that... NO riding at E this weekend. We're staying cool til closer to Breck! We have another spot that you haven't ridden though that's pretty good. I'll call you to talk tomorrow. Still willing to show you some sliding stuff as well.
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OK
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On 5/7/2003 Hamm
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whew, what a relief! I'd hate to see Paul boot you from Team Turner
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Sliding
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On 5/7/2003
Miko
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Hey John... if you come down to 'E' for some slalom sunday am, I'd be happy to work on it with you... We could put older wheels on the slalom decks just so you'd get the hang of it on your race board.
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Sliding
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On 5/7/2003
John Kim
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Hey HC,
I finally agree with you. Footbraking at the SF Fest was sketchy and downright dangerous. Never slalomed on a hill where the runnout was so nasty. Seemed like everyone was having a rough time stopping before the iron gate at the bottom of the road, except for those of you who were Coleman sliding it out. Even saw Miko (open 1st place) eat it once into the wooden fence trying to footbrake during a practice run.
Gotta learn to slide... HC or Cliff, you guys up for giving a sliding clinic for us footbraking slalomers????
John
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GS/Hybrid deck
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On 5/7/2003
Leo
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MIKE: Thanks for the deck, i looove it!
its a great ride!
Leo
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SFGF Slalom Challenge Results
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On 5/6/2003
Maria C./SK8KINGS.COM
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Flew home from SF on the late night flight last night and off to work early this morning . . . Finished posting all the results on the Contest Calendar listing page just now.
It was fast and furious . . . more to follow as the dust settles -- pics, etc.
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sf
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On 5/6/2003 hc
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hey guys, fun race, thx to all the organizers and volunteers.
btw,
glad to see more guys on slider gloves,
others will figure it out, eventually..
how many ate it footbraking? sketchy..
i took the easy way out, coleman slide, no brainer..
hc
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Poduim
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On 5/6/2003
mike maysey
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Hamm, I think Paul knows about it.
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Yeah Miko The HORROR!
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On 5/5/2003
Miko
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The runout was nuts... I had completely lost my legs after 2 steps and was falling right at the curb looking at that damn 6"x6" fence post.
My left hand, right elbow (pd pad saved the elbow), mild left shoulder wrench and a token head tap straight into the pole. I feel pretty good today, but a finger got jammed.
After seeing Jamie Hart, and John Airey's beefs, then almost smashing *my* face on that post, I'm going full-face... I'm getting a Giro Mad Max asap. (I'll try to get a different color than you, so I'm only copying your pads).
I brought my motorcycle full-face I use for downhilling, but realized I don't like wearing it due to it's bulk, so it was in the car... time for a lighter, better ventilated full-face.
Hamm - That big stick Mike was riding had a Turner sticker on it I believe, and looked sorta like the yellow thing Paul was riding. It also wasn't made by a competing vendor... Mike???
I practiced with white Avalons, but decided to give the Avila/Avalon front/rear setup a try, after hemming and hawing around with Clayton Scott about it we both went for it... It worked great on my ICK Carerra. I actually got a better pump on the tighter cones at the top with slightly tighter trucks, it held well in the offsets and allowed me to brake a bit better, and it was also more stable and faster through the streaker section at the bottom. Richy, Mike, Sully (and a few others?) were running them.
I'm going to have to try that rear steering tweak you mentioned Mike... I could use a *tiny* bit more steering and a tighter rear truck. Could some kind vendor *please* make a few more angles for us please?????
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the HORROR
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On 5/5/2003 Hamm
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you podiumed and you weren't riding a Turner, does Paul know?
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Yeah Miko
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On 5/5/2003
mike maysey
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Miko you wear those elbow pads well. Good show yesterday. I wasn't sure if you were gonna be racing after seeing you hit the fence like that.
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The Race through my Eyes
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On 5/5/2003
mike maysey
wrote in from
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what did you skate and why?
I skated a custom board that a close friend of mine made for me. It had a good long wheelbase, 24" on the inner bolts, that I was able to take full advantage of on the open, fast course. I rode Avilas in the front on RTX with Avalons on the rear and a TTC. The big wheels in the front helped keep things rolling fast while the smaller wheels in the rear helped to hold everything closer to the ground. I also changed some riser configurations the night before the race after some well taken advice. I still have the front truck wedged forward with an extra 1/8" riser additionally. I changed the rear wedge set up...I just piled up a couple 1/8" flat risers. I know I always say to dewedge the back truck along with the front but in cases like this with an open course and long wheelbase board, I think the extra turning I was taking away with the dewedged rear was hurting my turning capability as well as traction due to being able to run the back truck tighter and get the same turn as if it were wedged forward and loosened up.
any special tactics, strategies etc? any surprises? pleasant or otherwise? Tactics, Strategies...what are you crazy? I can't tell you that. The only real strategy I used was practice. I try to practice a variety of slalom on a variety of surfaces and pitches.
Were you controlling speed or actually generating it on that hill? I was trying to go as fast as I could and still hold onto my turns. It was sketchy, but in the end was a helluva lotta fun. I was trying to generate and gain speed with every turn I made.
Anything you could have done better? Besides beaten Richy, I don't think so. Maybe another beer before my final run would have helped, the one I had just didn't quite take the edge off.
Did you use the 3 cone DQ no time penalty rule in any
special way? As a matter of fact I did. On my first run, I had a couple cones picked out that I was going to take down. Then during the run, I was so intent on running a fast race I missed every cone. That was alright though because I knew I had a time to work with. So on my next two runs, I hit the cones I wanted. I think it was on my third run that I took 2nd back from Olson. He sneaked it away from my by a few tenths...on my next run was when I got a good line and hit the two cones I wanted and bested Olson's time...barely. My final run, I tried the same 'pick and hit' tactic which sort of backfired when I hit one of the last cones on the course and DQed the run...I saw the time and it wouldn't have beaten Richy.
congrats on your performance, looks like you are in the
thick of it either qualifying or placing each time.
just a matter of time before a #1. Thanks for that, and I hope you're right.
Good Racing.
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your new job
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On 5/5/2003 Gary H.
wrote in from
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Mike, congratulations on your new Job! So how was the 1st day?
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how'd it look through maysey's eyes?
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On 5/5/2003
Miko
wrote in from
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I know I'm NOT Mike (but was previously named the same), but I will say I think the secret to Mike's speed...............
Snakeskin PD Pads! I'm usually very slow, then bought a set just like his... next thing you know... First Place Baby!
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how'd it look through maysey's eyes?
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On 5/5/2003
john airey
wrote in from
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mike, if you have the time, these after race reports by
yourself are fun to read.
some possible questions:
what did you skate and why? any special tactics, strategies
etc? any surprises? pleasant or otherwise? Were you
controlling speed or actually generating it on that hill?
Anything you could have done better?
Did you use the 3 cone DQ no time penalty rule in any
special way?
congrats on your performance, looks like you are in the
thick of it either qualifying or placing each time.
just a matter of time before a #1.
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racing...
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On 5/3/2003
mike maysey
wrote in from
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Arab, yes and no.
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racing
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On 5/3/2003
Arab
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Is it gonna be some lame wide open GS?
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ageless
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On 5/3/2003
mike maysey
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Arab, you gonna race up here tomorrow?
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