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durable wheels
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On 4/2/2006 jd
wrote in from
United States
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where does one find wheels that can handle rough pavement, rocks and other wheel destroying obstacles?
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choices
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On 3/31/2006 snoball
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United States
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Savannah, I am not of the mind that your height or weight or gender should affect your choice of setup, but rather what it is you MOST want to get out of it. As you progress, you're going to change your setups a lot anyway lol I've seen tiny kids ride longboards in parks and streets with no problems, and their adult counterparts with the same gear eating poop on them. Get a board that your SKILLS can grow into, and 42 - 46" is not unreasonable.
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Cockroach Style
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On 3/28/2006 Ethan
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United States
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i think that picture is stinkin up the website
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longboard
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On 3/28/2006 jake
wrote in from
United States
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nice knees brother
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Longboard Pics
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On 3/27/2006
Justin
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United States
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a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank">
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me, myself and I
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On 3/23/2006
Jonesy
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Im having a mid-life crisis, of which longboarding is being used to quell my feelings of lost youth. Anyway im from the Isle Of Man (TT races, manx cats, etc...)and it would be more fun and safer too if i could find another idiot that would like to join me in my deathwish.Im using a lush board at the mo but,im gonna pick up a landyachtz when i go to Oz later this year. lots of insane hills here that are begging for my time and skin.
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stopping
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On 3/21/2006 amos
wrote in from
United States
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i'm learing to slide, but usually i stop by "flintstoning", except unlike paul, i use my back foot - i ride a 38" usually, w/my front foot centered a little behind the front truck. when stopping in a straight line, i find it quite stable. just push your toe off the leading edge and drag it....it's pretty easy.
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Stopping like a Flintstone ***
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On 3/21/2006
Marc F
wrote in from
United States
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Indieboarder, You stop like a Flintstone***** I usually drag my back foot to slow down. With lots of practice you can slide the board sideways but I highly recommend slider gloves. In most situations, dragging the back foot will slow you down enough to get control of the board.
Marc
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stopping
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On 3/20/2006
Paul Steuri
wrote in from
United States
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There are two good ways, the one I use the most is putting your foot down, I recommend your front foot, because that is the foot with the most control, that techineque it best for just slowing down. The other way to stop is to slide, nothin fancy, just a one handed slide will do. Also check out timeshipracing.com I think the have some tips under safety or something.
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Beginner Tips
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On 3/20/2006 Indieboarder
wrote in from
United States
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I just started longboarding. I have a gravity 47''. how do i stop?
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Got it!!!
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On 3/4/2006
Marty
wrote in from
United States
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Well I followed my own advice and went & saw John Karg at Woody's Boardshop today. We dug around for a few minutes and came up with a 42 x 9.5 single kick, spoon nosed Carver. It is exactly what the doctor ordered and I can't wait to hook it up. Yeah!!!!
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Chicago Area?
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On 3/3/2006 NBT
wrote in from
United States
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Is the Chicago area skaters still around? I haven't been arround here for a couple of years and last I know the "knuckleheads" where getting together from time to time. Anyhow, anyone in Chicago who wants to take out his or her longboard should contact me. nbtchicago at mac dot com.
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Slalom Anyone???
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On 3/2/2006
Marty
wrote in from
United States
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Hey JCM,
The south has an exploding slalom scene as well as a buch of guys that like to longboard & downhill. Check out the DHB heading. The Downhillbillies can fuel your stoke for any kind of riding. Also a local shop that has all you need to set up a longboard, slalom or whatever is Woody's Halfpipe off of PTI. I'm in Lawrenceville, where are you?
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never-ever
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On 3/1/2006 JCM
wrote in from
United States
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Hey... I learned to snowboard maybe 8 - 9 years ago, but I only make it out West maybe 1 week/year, or 2 if I'm lucky. Anyway, I live in Atlanta and am thinking that getting a longboard would give me something to do the rest of the year when I'm not in the mountains.
I've done a little web research, but now I need to know what people really think. I like the sound of the Arbor Hybrid, Pocket Rocket, or even the Arbor Bug (even though it's supposed to be designed w/ the ladies in mind)... I don't really care... like I said I'm just looking for something to do for fun and to keep active when I can't make it out to Colorado w/ my snowboard.
Here's a review of that Arbor Bug: Arbor Bug review at About.com
Thanks... this is a good site w/ a lot of info-- JCM
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Marty...
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On 2/25/2006 Lenny- DHB
wrote in from
United States
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Graviy Mini Carve www.gravityboard.com
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Boardwalk Crusier
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On 2/25/2006
Marty
wrote in from
United States
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Hey,
Maybe sombody here can help me cut to the chase. I have been shopping for a longboard. One like I used to use to cruise the boardwalk from PB to the Mission Beach jetty & back. I want a simple flat solid 42 - 48 board WITH a kicktail. Sumptin to walk the nose on and cruise the neighboorhood showing the kickflippers what a drop knee turn looks like.
Referrals or websites would be cool. I am not looking for graphics, inlay or anything expensively spectacular. Just a hunk of wood to cruise on.
Anybody? My thanks from a now landlocked San Diego boy.
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Which two boads?
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On 2/24/2006
Miko
wrote in from
United States
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On 2/19/2006 amos wrote in from United States (70.185.xxx.xxx)
> i like how everyone ignored me. basically, my question was - if you only had two longboards for everything, what would they be?
Ok... I'm a fairly serious slalom racer, as well as a downhiller and high-speed carve freak (25-40mph). I own several shorter tight and medium slalom decks, and have had a good number of longer decks over the last 5 years... at this point, I really know what I like to ride, and I couldn't live without my super gs board, a 34" ICK Retro-Flattie.
It has drillings for 22.5"-23.25"-24.25". I run a Radikal front truck, and either an Indy Offset on the rear or a Radikal rear depending on how stable or turny I want it. It's just short enough that I can get both my feet on the trucks without really spreading my stance to a ridiculous width, and it is long enough to feel stable fairly high speeds if you have a bit of faith, and are focused and solid on it.
My other fave ride for more drawn out lines and truly high-speed is my Comet Downhill deck, with Randal downhill trucks. It's about 40" with drillings at about 30.5", and I love extreme carving with it at speeds between 30-50. (It's very similar to the Voodoo). It can be made more turny by changing to a Randall RII up front, but I just tend to use it for the really high speed stuff.
In the end, my main all-around ride, is my gs slalom setup with the wheelbase somewhere between 22.5 and 24-ish. With turny trucks and 70mm wheels, it's capable of being pumped on the flats, yet still feels stable on seriously fast hills. There are a good variety of longboards out there in that range.
Wheels for me are usually Gumballs on the dh deck, and some sort of slalom wheel in the 68mm-76mm range. Avalons, Manx, Grippins, Gumballs etc. They all rock for different sensitivity and speed of turning. 70mm is lower cg and quicker all around. The Gumballs are really plush feeling and fun too, but I usually save them for the dh board.
Have fun riding the flats first, and ride at your level, turning and carving mild hills until you really feel your body english and position give you some stability. Tighten the arcs and pull some g's... see where the board gets squirrely. But above all, have fun!
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Longboard Length
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On 2/24/2006
Chris Yandall
wrote in from
United States
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"long skiis truck, short skiis suck!"
being an old skiier that used to cruise on 210's .... got instantly converted to short skiis when they went "shaped".
i think longboard skateboards are taking the same natural course. except "shaped" means the combination of trucks, wheels and board design that seems yet to be defined properly. for myself, i like in between 38" and 40"'ers for my style of flatlanding and recreational downhilling. My board varies on a concave/cambered/flex design. And again, i stress style of riding dictates the length. some 80 year olds like the 5ft longboards probably because it resembles a coffin ride :D And then some of us like a longboard ride that feels like a twin-fin fish. i think i can get that with a 38" special :D still trying to figure out what i like best but the proof is in the pudding. you gotsa pound a lot of asphalt/cement to do so. age is a factor too. recreational skateboarding isnt that far off from jogging, biking, blading and whatever turns you on to feeling gravity yank at your G's. stroking the slopes on me deck speaks for itself and I sure hope you all are showing the other conventional sports like basketball, baseball etc that skateboarding has great features like longboarding.
cheers mates!
cYa
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Longboard Length
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On 2/23/2006 Lenny- DHB
wrote in from
United States
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Like Mike said, it comes down to comfort. If you're comfy on the board, cool. The big difference in board length can most easily be summed up like this: longer- more stable, but less manuverable; shorter- more manuverable, but less stable especially at speed or carves.
And Gravity boards are GREAT!!
Now wheels- harder: slide better, faster on smooth surfaces, but can lock up on cracks, pebbles, etc; softer: absorbs more shock and are faster on rough surfaces, but wear more quickly.
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size dont matter
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On 2/23/2006 Mike
wrote in from
United States
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It doesnt matter how long your board is, the important thing is how you cofortabla you are in your board....
hint: less space betwen the trucks reduces control but increase turning radius!!
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newbie needs some help!
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On 2/22/2006 savannah
wrote in from
United States
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i just recently tried longboarding and i loved it! i rode the 46" bamboo sector9 pintail, and i, not having ever rode any other length don't know the difference. my boyfriend said that the board i was on would make it harder on me because it was so long. i was wondering if height or weight should effect my choice on a board to buy. i did notice that there are some women's boards out there...but they were all really short compared to the 46" that i tried. i was pretty compfortable on this board but maybe something a liiitle shorter would be good? (43" maybe?)
please help with any info...
which are the best name in longboards?
length to wieght?
thanks a bunch!
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part sof the longboard..very important
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On 2/22/2006 Sildey Mc.Slide
wrote in from
United States
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i think the best wheels are the avec 11 97 mm 95a, a little bit expensive but the best!!! i stronlgy recomend randalls II 180 and change the bushings form some harder ones, if you want the trucks to be narrower, just turn the wheels to the inside!!!!!
about the board, i think it doesnt made a really big differende, unless yore buying a rreally strange one and very diffcult to do yourself, like the landyachtz dh racer or a carbon fiber one
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Amos Question
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On 2/22/2006
North Carolina Longboarder-Downhillbillies.org
wrote in from
United States
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Amos, my suggestion would be to look at something in the Gravity line of long boards. Something versatile with Randal trucks (good turning but stable if you bomb stuff and easy to maintain). I would go with some fairly soft wheels. The roads are notoriously bad over there (not the big highway but the side streets and such) so I would be looking at Gumballs as my wheel of choice...yes, they are big but man, they will roll over anything.
Hope this is helpful.
Marion Karr
Skatesville, North Carolina
DHB WORLD HEADQUARTERS
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2nd try
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On 2/19/2006
amos
wrote in from
United States
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i like how everyone ignored me.
basically, my question was - if you only had two longboards for everything, what would they be?
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Trucks and Wheels
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On 2/13/2006
North Carolina Longboarder-Downhillbillies.org
wrote in from
United States
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I agree with Jaybryd that the best bang for the buck for trucks is Randal 180's (R-II's). They are stable and turn well. You can also flip the hangers over and make them even more stable for the bigger bombs. Randal DH trucks are great as well and are priced right. They are 160mm wide, are not as turny as the R-II's, are more expensive, but are totally stable.
Wheels: I like the Flywheels a great deal. I have a couple of sets in different sizes that I run on my Big Red X DH board but for the board you are talking about I would probably run the Gumballs instead. They are not as fast as the Flywheels but man are they a smooth ride! Don't get me wrong, they go fast depending on your bearings and the hill. Chaput is getting ready to introduce a Gumball in a 77mm in the new reflex formula that should be interesting as well.
Marion Karr
Skatesville, North Carolina
DHB WORLD HEADQUARTERS
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