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Flowboard
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On 3/24/2003 D
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Juice
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Bozis keyboard
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On 3/24/2003 Bozi
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My keyboards slowly dying, I take this opportunity to appologize for all missing letters in a ll my past post on ncdsa & anyletters anyone out theres ever received from me. I shall proof read from now on I swear. ;-)
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Hammerhead
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On 3/24/2003 Bozi
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Kick frickin as, I love seing people play with bizzare sh#@!
10 thumbs up.
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"Floaded" hammerhead prototype
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On 3/24/2003 Carver
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Wow! That's cool. I would guess it carves pretty deep off the front end due to the DCS front and have good (?) stability, traction in the rear with the traditional truck set up?
Looks like it belongs on the Jetson's though.
Carver
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"Floaded" hammerhead prototype
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On 3/24/2003
Dave H.
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OK can any of you physics types tell me how a board with the flowlab seven-wheel front and a conventional truck in back doesn't torque itself into a twist when you lean into it? :)
Dave H.
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flowboard
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On 3/24/2003 hc
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tony alva on rollerblade wheels??!!
D, where are you getting your info?
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Flowboard
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On 3/24/2003 D (?)
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Tony Alva recently spotted in Venice on a Flowboard. The word is that the rest of the Z-boys aren't too far behind.
D
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loaded
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On 3/23/2003 hc
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http://www.loadedboards.com/prototypes.html
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Big Red X
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On 3/21/2003 Sonny
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Has anyone ridden the new Big Red X and reviewed it? I'm wondering how it compares to other low center of gravity rides. Thanks.
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Yeah, what C-Money said...
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On 3/20/2003
Mark
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I'm also skating the 38" BDS deck. It's totally spoiled me, and now all my other pool cues feel tiny/wimpy by comparison. The reverse concave (or "W" contour) is REALLY secure. And as C-Money said, the deck is quite stiff for its size and weight.
Wheel-wise, I'm running the white/97a Street G's, and they're great on this setup. Fast, grippy, and predictable. I had to experiment with different trucks, but ended up with Aggro hangers on B2 bases, with a mix of Tracker SuperBall and Stimulator bushings. Front truck is wedged (skinny end towards nose), and rear uses a 1/4" Dooks riser.
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Bulldogs Skates Longboard & Shogo Kubo Wheels,Tracker Sixtracks
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On 3/19/2003 C-Money
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I've been agonizing over this decision ever since I saw the Shogo Kubo wheels. I just had to have them. They looked like the Sims Conicals or G&S Yo Yos (not as much, more like the Sims). But, I just had to have some for old times sake! But I thought, is this going to be a board I just have for nostalgia, or will it actually ride?
I took it out tonight to my local indoor skatepark (Ramp Rail and Roll, Mundelein, IL), and let me tell you: IT RIDES!.
First, the deck. It's beautiful. Classic Wes Humpston art. Also, has cool die-cut grip tape with this kind of crazy flashy dragon/gas mask thing just in front of the rear truck holes. It took a bit for me to get used to this, but now I like it. Regarding performance, I just read in the last week or two about the "convex" down the center and "concave" outside rails or "W shape" of the deck. It's really true! And very interesting. The upside of this shape is that it's plenty stiff for a 38" length, 19" wheelbase deck. This has been the big issue for me and vert set ups in my golden years. As an "average sized" 220 pounder, lots of flat pig decks, and even some concave decks' kicktails flex ALOT for me. The kicktail on this deck was almost as stiff as the tail on my Afroman Numbchuck-though the Numbchuck still dominates as the stiffest longboard kicktail I've ever ridden. The deck feels lighter than it's 38" x 10.5". It's a joy to ride in the pool and the vert ramp.
Now the wheels, and the big surprise of the night. With the big unsupported lip and the relatively soft 92a urethane, I expected these wheels to be too slow to actually be used on the ramps and in the pools. They were slow, but it was more the carving that felt weird-this I attribute to the big unsupported lip, but it wasn't too bad, and just took getting used to. I got higher doing backside airs on these wheels than I have in years. Like 15 years! They actually carry momentum very well. They were grippy yet predictable sliding, and I just love the feeling of that square outside edge hitting the coping and that smooth re-entry on the conical inside. It's just SO OLD SCHOOL! I really like these wheels, and recommend them. I have to say, my regular 97a Gravity Street Gs probably perform better all-around, but right now I'm infatuated with these Shogo Kubo wheels and will be riding them for a while. It will be interesting to switch back to the Street Gs after riding these for a while.
The Tracker Sixtracks performed pretty much as I thought they would. However, I had to use some risers, probably close to 0.5". One of the "problems" (hard to call it a problem, just the way it is) with the "W Shape" of the deck and the super wide wheels is going to be wheelbite. I put and angled riser on the front for more turn and flat on the back. The Trucks came with the orange (medium) bushings. Like I said, I'm pretty big, so I cinched down the trucks quite a bit. It just didn't Turn like the Indy 166s on my Numbchuck, but again, it just took some getting used to. I think it was more the wacky wideness of the wheels (pretty good alliteration, eh?) than to the trucks.
Anyway, this is a SICK set-up. I really enjoyed it. If anyone's interested in a picture of it to see how the wheels/trucks work together, e-mail me.
Carl Kincaid
knucklehead pool service
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Things French and boards for Brad
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On 3/19/2003
C-Money
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Brad: you ask the classic question and get the classic answer: to do what you ask in your post, you need a minimum of two boards, so I recommend one of each!
The Bozi would be great to bomb hills with and carve, but the Gravity is probably the better slider-only because it has the kicktail. I have a real hard time sliding pintails.
Yeah, that LeCar taught this guy what DEPRECIATION means. Bought it the summer after I graduated high school (1981) for about 6K, sold it in 1985 for 600 bucks. . .and was glad to be rid of it. Gotta admit, though, that the canvas "sunroof" (actually most of the roof was open) was pretty fun.
carl kincaid
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Gravity 47" hypercarve or the Bozi Bomber 2
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On 3/19/2003 Brad
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Hello all,
I was wondering for those of you who have tried these, which one is better for almost everything. From bombing hills, to carving, to sliding, and street surfing.??
Thanks,
Brad
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Le Carl's License Plate
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On 3/19/2003
Dave H.
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That's pretty leCool. Too bad the car was LeCrap. My plates read 'ID TO EGO' which is all of Freud's 26 volumes compressed to one license plate. When I came up with it years ago, I thought it was pretty neat, but now Freud has about the same status as the LeCar. . :)
Dave H.
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The French
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On 3/19/2003
C-Money
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Dave H: they make an even better whine. . .
I have to admit, I was the proud owner of a 1981 Renault LeCar. Even had a personalized license plate (it was a joke, I wasn't a Francophile then, either): LE CARL. I kid you not. What can I say, I was young. . .
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Thrasher mag
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On 3/19/2003
Chris B
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Yeah hc, but does it CARVE well?.........ya know, what's best about that is that it was originally delivered to the LIBRARY.....Libraries by you carry Thrasher Magazine???....I have GOT to get out of the Midwest!!
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thrasher and wackyboards
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On 3/18/2003
hc
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i scanned this recently.
circa 1991
http://www.geocities.com/wackyboards/thrasherfutureboardcover.jpg
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powered pullers
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On 3/18/2003 hc
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or something like that,
don't have a dog to pull you?
check this
skootaskate.com
esk8.com
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supaflex
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On 3/18/2003
Chris B
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Nah bro....you're talking about the "sperm-zilla longboard"...(ya gotta admit though, they ARE bizarre)...i've got the Boss slalom board...shaped alot like a Landyachtz mummy, but built like a quicksilver... good board for us guys who want a nice slalom but cant afford a turner, roe or pistol.....yet......
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french boards
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On 3/17/2003
Dave H.
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Yeah, Supaflex. . .I tried one of them at Purple Skunk. You have to have size 4 footsies and the board has the distinction of being the only longboard that can double as a deadly weapon if you ride it backwards. . . I hear the French make a decent wine though. . .:)
Dave H.
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french stuff
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On 3/17/2003
drakkars
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hey dave H
You know the "Renault Le Car " is more than 20 years old....(I know this is the kind of cheap stuff we sold you.... keeping the best for us ....héhéhéhé)
And for american wheeled stuff .. like a car or a motorbike..... I see nothing reliable ...... lol
Okay i'm just kidding ;=)
For nice french boards you should check those ones at : http://www.sc8.fr/ (it's french)
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frenchstuff
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On 3/17/2003
Chris B
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Dave H.,.....the French DO TOO make quality items!!....their's that big statue on Ellis Island......and my Supaflex is damn nice....and there's......uhhhhh.....hmmmmm.......OK ...Nothing else comes to mind ...
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Flexboard & Triboard
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On 3/17/2003
Stevie
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The flexboard looks cool & seems like it turns nice but, c'mon, if you're gonna have movies they ought to show some real action, not anemic looking test rides at 3 mph.
That Triboard website has got to be doing more damage than good for their product. Besides, is that thing for real? Pulleeez!
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french manufactured products
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On 3/17/2003
david
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supaflex......to bad they are'nt making boards anymore
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freaky flying French flexboardz
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On 3/17/2003
Dave H.
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Drakkar,
Just that French wheeled products, most recently the Renault Le Car have not exactly set the world on fire for reliability and fun-to-driveness. As I said, the board looks pretty cool, but show me a French manufactured product that is a model of reliability in your home today. . . :) Dave H.
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