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Completes (3882 Posts)
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RE: G&S 44 in pin
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On 4/16/2004 isaiah kramer
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hey geoflow, ive found that if i move both Randall 180s forward on the board it rides like a Landyachtz cheif and if i put them far apart it rides too flexy, I was wondering where you suggest the truck placements for the 150s?
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G&S 44" Pin
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On 4/16/2004 geofleo
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Kramer- Try Randal 150's on your pin. I had the same results untill I switched to 150's. She swings around nicely now, and a beauty to boot!
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Red Kross Olson
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On 4/15/2004 Not Wondering
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I've got that deck! And freaking love it. Mine is set up w/Indy 166's, rear flat hard plastic riser, front wedged hard plastic riser. Wheels are BDS Shogo softpours. This set-up kicks serious ass for cruising around, riding banks and ditches, carving mild hills and I can even pump flats with it. I've lost count of how many boards I own and this is frequently the 1st thing I grab when I head out for 'general' skate. Mine also has Black Label rails on it.
Not to be picky, but its not a Olson Red Kross, its a Red Kross Olson. Red Kross is a division of Black Label. Check thier other rad shapes here: http://www.blacklabelskates.com/products/product_boards.htm
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Looking to complete
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On 4/15/2004 JUST WONDERING
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http://www.passeries.com/BLOlson.jpg
Board: Black Label Steve Olson "Red Cross" Trucks:??? Wheels:??? Bearings: Pleasure Tools
I am looking for a low setup. Can anyone help?
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loaded
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On 4/14/2004 phil from LBC
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wondering the ideal loaded board for a 135lb rider and if anyone has riden the loaded with some slick wheels,.... How well can you handle slides with that... any other good controlled sliding boards people have had a good experience with?
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ryAN advice
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On 4/14/2004 krAmer
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haha funny that you actually mention that, i live near portland and Ive met the shaper for these boards, he deals to local shops all around portland bringing different curve setups to testrun.
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Kramer
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On 4/14/2004
SJ Ryan
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Isaiah,I'd say a unique board for that application would be one of those new Curve speedboard decks, Swift 40" i think it's called, Seismic metal 180's, PT 7's, and you can't go wrong with anything from ABEC 11. Hugh doesnt even have a review for this deck yet!... Now that i typed it, I think I want one! heh-
ryan
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too many to choosefrom
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On 4/14/2004 isaiah kramer
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IM a native beaverton Oregon boarder, I ride my 44 GS pintail with 180 RIIs and flashbacks,its a reliable all around board but It cant carve amazingly, or bomb that well wither, Imlooking for something more out there, an unpopular setup thats an aggresive ride and made for an speeds of 35 mph.... post any ideas...
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SJ Ryan's Loaded
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On 4/14/2004
G-flo
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Ryan, you should check out the 42" Blue Label Loaded. Sonnie's got one and he weighs in right at 170 lbs and its perfect for him. I like it as much as my Black and I weigh 150 lbs. It has more power and cranks really hard. Both decks seem to respond best with Randal 180's. I love the Loaded boards and would like to have one of each. Even though they are rated for your weight, the different lengths and flexes are fun to mix it up with, as they each offer a different ride.
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Pumpers
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On 4/14/2004
Dave H.
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S.J.
That's about my weight range and I have no trouble with the Loaded Superflex. Whether you go with that or the Black Label, I would go with a 42" It's going to be able to store more kinetic energy and be a better pumper. Talk to the people at www.palermoboards.com and see what they suggest.
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SJ Pumper
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On 4/14/2004 SJ Ryan
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Thanks Dave, but I am at the very egde of that weight classification, My weight fluxuates between 165 and 175 if you can believe that. One more ques. on the Loaded, which would be better for me, the 38" or the 42"? I'm 6'0" and run my trucks really loose. My only quarrel with my current Bahne is that while pumping I'm always overpwering the rear wheels- they're the light gray cambria's and dont say the duro. thanks
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re:Webbs
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On 4/13/2004
chris olden
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Hey G-flo, Try latterdayskates.com, sk8supply.com and/or skateboardsonline.net. Chris Olden
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faves
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On 4/13/2004
jawes
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my supaflex 120....randal´s R II 180´s..switched hanger rear..no risers but my hommade thin shockpads..abec11 gumballs 75a..PT bearings ceramic abec7.. a real killer for carving hard..a board that you wanna take far..in looong hills.. a fave!
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R IV setup
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On 4/13/2004
Josh
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hey i am thinking about getting an Landyachtz R IV with flashbacks and am torn with what trucks i should get. I want to try to alloy stable seismics but it seems everyone gets R-Downhills. any ideas???
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Webbs
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On 4/13/2004
Michael
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try: www.webbtrucks.com
or in the UK we sell them (www.octanesport.com) The new candy colours are great.
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SJ Ryan's Pumper
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On 4/13/2004
Dave H.
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SJ,
If you are not in the fat lane of boarders (170 or lighter) go to palermoboards.com and ask them about their Loaded Superflex. It's 42" and if it can go in the Midwest Flatlands where I be, believe me, it'll sail where you are. Best pumper I've ever tried, esp. with the soft green huge ABEC 11's
Dave H.
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webb trucks
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On 4/13/2004 vaitus
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longskate.com
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webb trucks
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On 4/13/2004 g-flo
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Chris, where do you find your webb trucks. I have been looking in the internet with little luck.
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re:Faves(the quiver theory)
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On 4/12/2004
chris olden
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Howdy, I like 'em all, just depends on the day/park/pool/bio-rhythms etc... In Heavy Rotation; Skaterbuilt Pig, Webb Shogos, BDS 100duro DubCons, Oust Moc9's Skaterbuilt Jay Smith, Webb Shogos, s#@!fire 63.5's, Rocking Rons Ceramics BDS Ray Flores, Webb Shogos, BDS DubCons, Rons Rockets BDS BigFoot2, Webb Shogos, BDS DubCons, Powell Super 6's Afroman Hustler, Seismics 180mm metals, s#@!fire 63.5, Oust Moc9's BDS Longboard, Seismics 155mm metals, BDS 100duro DubCons, Oust Moc9's Veteran Skates 8 wheel Sims Toft Clone, Indy 101's, BDS Gassers, Biltin bearings I have a few others that aren't gathering any dust either, but those are the main ones right now. Chris Olden
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faves
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On 4/11/2004 toddc
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1. 42" stealth pocket pistol + top wedges, RII 150s with radikal bushings, 80a avilas. 2. 31" Hollien Roe, chicken offset in back, Japanese Gus up front, deck has chicken's wedges and tail, Manx 80a f&b. 3. 40" pumpkin custom - 149mm RTS, RTX , 78a gumballs. 4. 60" homemage bomber cruiser, RII 180s, 75a Flashbacks. 5. 30" pumkin slalom, Arab offsets, Gus trucks, 80a avalons 6. 38" F13 with Indy 166 and Shogo soft pour wheels. 7-15...everrthing else I don't care to list....
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Tell me..
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On 4/11/2004
SJ Ryan
wrote in from
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ALright guys, I'm fiending a new board, specifically a mid length pumper. maybe 36" to 44". Right now i have: 1.Landy UAV w/Randal Dh's,krypto 85 race cores 2.Bahne black hill, seismic front, rts rear, cambrias 3.88 P&P Saiz indian, G&S trucks, rails, santa cruz re-issue speed wheels 4.86 P&P Cab chinese wrtng, original white trckr ultralites, mini rats 5.70's Pwerpaw speed spring, fulltracks, panther 57's 6.70's RMI slalom, bigfoot trucks, ornge TO's 7. old beat bareback 9ply,tracker b2's,super g's
ok, right now my slalom bahne is my tight machine/flatland pumper/campus commuter. I want a longer pumpable board for people slalom--FLATLAND PUMPING SPEED IS ALL-IMPORTANT TO ME-SOUTH JERSEY IS FLAT. I have been seriously looking into a Loaded vangaurd, but all this talk about the Bozi gs36 has peaked my interest, also how are the comets on flatland? Thanks for any and all responses.
P.S. anybody bombing hills in the philly area? hit me up C4Byke@hotmail.com
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favorite set ups
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On 4/10/2004 snoball
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Hands down my favorite longboard is my Bozi MBII with Randall 180's and white Avila's. Shmoooove and fast...
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new and old faves
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On 4/5/2004 vaitus
wrote in from
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the overall fave: all wood Bozi mbII (Louie from landslideboards still has these) set up with tracker frankentrucks (aggro baseplates, dart 184 hangers and long kingpin for the double stims deal) on thin risers and 78a gumballs. Today the doc said it was ok for me to do some light workout again, so I went for a short 2 hrs sesh on this new *recovery from surgery accelarator* set up. Even at granny speed I could see that this is *THE* setup. I almost couldn't feel the board, effortlessly flowing like it wasn't there at all, I could trust it 100% without any concerns about corrections or loss of traction...totally amazing. What else can I say that hasn't been said about the mb, it feels like an extension of my feet, the concave is the best ever, it pumps like a bm (bad mutha) etc.
the longboard surfboard "feels like a Takayama model t" simulator: soulcarver 54" roundtail set up with wide exkates and white avalons.
the super trusty "smooth and fast" slider setup: Bozi gs36 set up with the new metal seismics and 84a flashbacks
the "barefoot flatland carving sesh/sidewalk surfer/occasional slider/decent pumper with that 70's flexy feel" set up: sector9 cosmic 1 set up with tracker rts-x, angled risers and either flashback (faster) or avalons (super carves)depending on the mood
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AZ Faves
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On 4/5/2004
Steve in...well, AZ.
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I began this madness 4.5 years ago trying to get a longboard deck to hook-up with some old trucks & wheels I had lying around. Hehe...
I like experimenting with lots of combinations, and here are a few of my better rides:
- Kryptonics 44" Resinflex, 180mm RII's with mild R.de-wedge, 83mm75aFlys (a new MBII will probably replace this as my Fav, but not till after G4).
- Roe Ultimate (The deck that got Gilmore off Turner)via TK & Leo, F.Seismic 110mm, R.Indy Offset (via Jack Smith & Geezer X), Dave Hackett's Avalons. This is truely one mixed-history board.
- CYa 34", F.German135mmSeismic, R.Geezer135mmOffset, Avilas.
- AZsupraSM Homemade 37", 129mm RTX/S, 84a/78a Flashbacks.
- BigDaddy USA 47" Pintail, Bakus & Kryptonics 76mm Blues (the key to liking torsion trucks is to space them further apart! This board rocks).
- SoulCarver 47" Custom Notch w/long wheelbase, V-Shockers & 74mm75aFlys.
- Landyachtz UAV, Gullwing 160mm 30deg.Cruisers, 74mm75aFlys.
Still not finished trying other stuff.
-=S=-
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favorites
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On 4/5/2004 barks
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Ahh.. they're all favorites.. it just depends on the day and place..
Skaterbuilt 12" Pig: Indy 215's, Khiro medium bushings, Bulldog Shogo wheels, Pleasure Tool ABEC 7's, 3/4"risers, crooks rails
Original Carve 47": Original Carve Trucks, 75a Flashbacks, Pleasure Tool ABEC 7's
Ed Economy StreetRider: Seismic 180's, 78a Gumballs, Biltin ABEC 7's, crooks rails
Loaded Fish: Tracker RTS 139's, Khiro soft bushings-top/soft stimulators-bottom , 78a Flashbacks, Pleasure Tool ABEC 7's
SurfOne 39" Woody: V-Shock trucks, 78a Flashbacks, Pleasure Tool ABEC 5's
Home Made Alva-esque 10"x30": Randall 150's, Red Turner Avalons, Biltin ABEC 5's
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