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American stopers
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On 12/9/2005 Kludy
wrote in from
United States
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You ever heard of JOHN HENRY? I have a stoping style that will match your money and you will pay me for the ideal that new and money can beat old and and mean. To stop fast is not going to beat anyone and I will prove it , fly me to the world cup in july 2006 in germany and me that cool rich guy will get it on and I hope he truly knows how to stop or I will run over him, may do it anyways!Just having fun bored , I know this guy is full of it and has no money and bored like me but hay if he does I will not let him beat me so I can not be on his team , haaaaaaaaaaaah aha ha!Sorry guys and girls but I can not read and just picked put a few words from TRI THAT SPELLS TRY IN AMERICA!
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DO NOT FEED THE TROLL!
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On 12/9/2005 Longboarder64
wrote in from
Germany
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else he curses at you.
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Sliding Dave
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On 12/9/2005
Derik
wrote in from
Germany
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Hi Dave,
I learned to slide on 70mm Flashbacks, 78 A. The have a lot of grip, but if you push them they slide verry predictable.
I tried some 73mm Gravity Super G's 85 A and some 60mm Sims Nitros 97 A. The Nitros slide best, but are verry loud. With higher wheels you have to stretch your body deeper. But also Im not a young stretchy guy, I didn't feel any difference between 73mm or 60mm. As a rule of thumb you can say the harder the slider :)
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I f#@!ing LOVED IT!
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On 12/9/2005 Danny Connor
wrote in from
United States
(68.101.nnn.nnn)
Just when you think your regular downhiller knows it all...
Kryptos..what was I thinking? Oh well, I'll leave it to the pros. Much respect for the gnarly sliders. I would love to do it again, and with some harder wheels this time mother f#@!ers. I'm still in awe...lets get all you guys on a serious speedboard.....DC
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apologies
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On 12/8/2005 Wilson
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Cool. Yeah the internet can be a bad place when you take peoples comments the wrong way. Always prefered face to face!
I live in the north of england quite a way from the faltown lads but i may make the journey next year to see hyow you do it over the pond! Take it easy bru
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No Worry mate!
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On 12/8/2005
F
wrote in from
Canada
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Hey mate no worry. This f#@!in internet cant say it all. I just cant wait to go meet ya all Faltown brothers for a schooling: you guys gotta give me the techniques ive seen on Cliff's camera. WICKED PIG ROLLIN OVER A BLANKET. I almost cryed. f#@! it was nice.
Faltown is the most creative crew i think. You come up with great ideas. You should work on some crazy slides like this but on a longer board. I would be so happy seein that. I aint no short deck fan, i like the long wide slides, but i wouldnt mind bein a complete rider by knowin these tricks.
Next year, instead of Paris, i might hit your little town. I felt in love with what ive seen.
Peace brothers!
-F
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Apoloogies
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On 12/8/2005 Wilson
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Ok fair play F
Apologies for te rudeness. You explain it very well. Big up the cocrete surfers!
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..and...
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On 12/8/2005 F
wrote in from
Canada
(70.48.nnn.nnn)
...and it is f#@!in cold i wish i could skate with all of you that have dry pavements...
I got the longboard blues. Freakin -17 celcius outside...and still have 4 months to go...
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You got it all wrong!
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On 12/8/2005 F
wrote in from
Canada
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WooOOooo chill out my concrete brother! Im not moaning at all!
I am SUPER HAPPY off my runs, thats ALL that matters to me. What i am sayin, is that i though these slides where more valuable. You know what i mean? I am super happy with the points they gave, im just dissapointed FOR ME not of the judging, ya know?
The boys totally deserve 98 90 100 they gave a show no one could had given. Chris Dahl is the one that surprised me the much, with is low riding and up standing techniques.
DUDE! What i am sayin, is that there where two kind of ridings, but one big family. You should had been tehre to se all of our smiles before sayin macho this or soul that. Im sure we are the same, bitume lovers.
Chill out!!!
Peace.
F
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WHAT?
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On 12/8/2005 Wilson
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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F what the hell are you moaning about!! You came second! Dont blame the scoring system. Have you seen Sergio skate???? When you can do the same crazy s#@! that he does then i reckon you can moan about the scores!
Not really in the spirit of longboarding is it? Maybe this is why contests may not be such a good idea. Kinda takes away a certain amount of the soul and community and creates a macho attitude amongst some and the idea of one-up-manship on each other!
Would loved to have been there though just to see the slides that went down. In the end anyone with a grin on their face is a winner...wrap up F
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Final Results - Gravity Skateboards SlideFest 2005
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On 12/8/2005 Michael - Gravity Skateboards
wrote in from
United States
(64.156.nnn.nnn)
Check it out....
Here are the final results for SlideFest 2005:
Pro Class:
1. Sergio Yuppie - Gravity Skateboards
2. Fabrice Gaetan - Gravity Skateboards
3. James West Jr. - Timeship Racing
4. Chris Dahl - Rayne Skateboards
5. JM Duran - CliffSlider Allstars
Open Class:
1. Andres Urreiztieta
2. Josh Rolf
3. Will Jolly
4. Russell Weber
5. Graham Allen
Longest Slide Pro:
Fabrice Gaetan - Gravity Yuppie Sliders - 146 feet
Longest Slide Open:
Will Jolly - Gravity Yuppie Sliders - 137 feet
Stylemaster Pro:
Sergio Yuppie
Stylemaster Open:
Andres Urreiztieta
Thanks again everyone for such a great event. See you next year!!!
To see the complete results, visit here: http://slidefest.com
or here:
Click here for link
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Results
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On 12/8/2005 F
wrote in from
Canada
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Gravity Board forum in the general discution section.
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results anyone?
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On 12/8/2005
Mark Johnson
wrote in from
United States
(68.122.nnn.nnn)
Where can you see the point sheets for the slide contest?
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Dam right!
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On 12/8/2005 F
wrote in from
Canada
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Youre totaly right. I had the best time of my life anyway, and that counted as a 100 points.
Cant wait for this winter to be over...it is already -17 celcius...i got the longboard blues...
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Points win prizes
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On 12/8/2005 Ghooste
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Heh, dont worry Fab, we all know your that good really =P
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Points
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On 12/8/2005 F
wrote in from
Canada
(70.48.nnn.nnn)
I just saw the pints sheet. I feel dissapointed by my scoring. I though i had better runs...
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After the slidefest
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On 12/7/2005
Yann
wrote in from
Canada
(70.82.nnn.nnn)
'till got a smile on my face!!! Even if here it's a freezing minus 10...
Thanks to all the riders, the public for making this event so outstanding! Thanks to the judges who had a difficult task, the medias and to the sponsors who made the event attracting for those who came from far away ; and to Michael Bream, of course, who made all that possible! :D
Yann
Yann
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report from slidefest
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On 12/6/2005
Jonathan Brown-Tea
wrote in from
United States
(151.205.nnn.nnn)
Well, I'm back in New York in the snow and beginning to recover from from an awesome weekend in So-Cal. Slidefest was amazing. I learned so much riding with the best sliders in the world: Sergio Yuppie, Fabrice Gaetan, Chris Dahl, etc. and got to meet a bunch of skate legends including Cliff Coleman, Dave Hackett, Brad Edwards & Chris Chaput. And it was a pleasure meeting a lot of people especially the whole gang from Gravity. Thanks Bream-O, Fabrice, Will J, and everybody else for a great day.
At the beginning of the contest Cliff Coleman said, "Forget what everybody else is doing today. Skate better than YOU have ever skated before." This ended up being good advice since I was on the amatuerish end of the spectrum having only been sliding a few months. Still with my 58" Gravity Ed Economy Surf Rider I managed to be pulling off 360 slides in both directions by the end of the day which is something I've never been able to pull off in either direction on any board before, so I feel good about how I did even if Cliff wasn't too impressed.
So the Overall champ was Sergio Yuppie of course. Here's his final slope style run dressed as Spiderman... er, Sliderman!
http://browntea.tripod.com/sergioslidefest.wmv
Cheers,
Jonathan
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Gravity Slide Fest
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On 12/6/2005
F
wrote in from
Canada
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Tanx for everything everybody! It was the most valuable experience i had in my young longboard years.
Tanx Mr Hackett!
Tanx to Cliff also, and a big TANX to Breamo for the organisation of this event.
See you all next year, see you all at DANGER BAY 2006 VANCOUVER BC!!!
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Sliding
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On 12/6/2005
Dave
wrote in from
United States
(65.185.nnn.nnn)
Hey i just have a question about sliding. what exactly are the best wheel durometer and size for sliding. i have the stock sector 9 nineballs 78a and i know for a fact they are too soft. also does anyone know any good sliding techniques and tips for me since i just started to learn how to slide?
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GRAVITY SLIDEFEST 2005
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On 12/6/2005
HACKETT - BLACK LEATHER RACING
wrote in from
United States
(68.66.nnn.nnn)
WHAT A GREAT EVENT!!
SO MANY AMAZING SLIDER/RIDERS THAT DAY;
DAHL, SERGIO, YANN (MAN I LOVE THOSE LAYED OUT TOE SLIDES) NOAH, RUSSELL,
FABRICE!, THE WESTS, ANDRE, CAMILLA, MALAKAI, BARKLEY, SAM, GRAHAM, CAMILLA, LYNN...THE LIST IS ON AND ON...YOU GUYS (AND GALS) THREW DOWN!
I'M NOBODY IN THE SLIDE WORLD- IN FACT, I HAVE NEVER
EVEN TRIED IT UNTIL THAT DAY AND ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT WHOEVER MISSED THIS EVENT
MISSED A LENGENDARY MILESTONE IN THE SLIDE WORLD!
HUGE THANKS TO MICHAEL BREAM, ALL THE RIDERS, CLIFF COLEMAN, BUDDY CARR, AND EVERYONE WHO SHOWED UP!
I HAD A BLAST AND A LARGE ROAD RASH TO REMIND ME OF HOW MUCH FUN I HAD!!
HACKMAN - BLACK LEATHER SHEET STICKER
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Slide fest
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On 12/5/2005 Wilson
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(86.140.nnn.nnn)
OH MY GOD...will someone please, please spill the beans on what went down slide wise at the comp. All well and good knowing who won but that doesnt bother me in slightest...i wanna know what slides were being pulled and who was the most impressive and why.
COME ON PEOPLE PUT ME OUTTA MY MISERY!
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Slide Fest
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On 12/5/2005 Kludy Jr.
wrote in from
United States
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That slide fest was so much fun! Thanks Cliff and Hackett for the judging i hope i get to do something like that again. I learned alot just from watching and now have something new to practice! Cliff im glad i finally got to meet you after everyhting iv heard from my dad who says hi and wants to come to next eyars if it is going again. thanks again
-Justin
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Congratulations Slide Fest.
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On 12/5/2005
Juliano Cassemiro. ( Lilica ).
wrote in from
Brazil
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Hello Sergio and Friends !!!
Sergio champion, congratulations my brother, and congratulations Cliff Coleman organization those work, very important for slide in the world, thanks man.
Very nice contest, Very nice rider of alot places, and next year maybe I go to or contest.
Thanks for all, congratulation Riders.
one hug.
JULIANO CASSEMIRO
Downhill professional Brasil.
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Slidefest coverage
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On 12/5/2005 Aquaman
wrote in from
United States
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I guess the "media partners" for the event will be covering it? Is there any info or photos anywhere online yet?
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