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brakes
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On 9/5/2001
hugh r
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One of the things I am considering trying with these trucks is to mount them to the front of my luge (or the one I am going to build for Le) I think front brakes would be cool to play with.
The other application that I am thinking of using them for will be on his practice speedboard. That way he can get used to the feel of the bigger hills and not have to worry about footbraking (for now) just a thought... HR
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brakes
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On 9/5/2001 Herbn
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you could stop to about the friction between your grip and shoes,you just need to balence against the brakes.The idea of rolling down a hill leining back against the brakes,nice and slow,just doesn't sound like much fun.But if your a begginner and everybody you skate with wants to go down "the big hill" with brake you could hang with everybody even if you catch up with them as they're walking up, or maybe you just catch everyother ride to the top .
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Brakes?
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On 9/4/2001 Repairman Cam
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Just one question...say you can stop the board on a dime...what stops the rider?
PS My first skateboarding adventures ended in 1969 when a bunch of leaves stopping my board (but not me) halfway downhill...my face, elbows, knees and palms stopped me eventually.
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SolidSkate board bag (54)
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On 9/4/2001
jj
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Has anyone used the board bag that I now see on SolidSkate? The one on Longskate looks nice, but I want to carry a complete 54...and another smaller board, if possible. The pics on SolidSkate aren't great, so can anyone share any feedback on the bag? Roomy?...or tight with a complete 54 in it? Quality materials? Thanks.
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RIII & torsions
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On 9/4/2001
hugh r
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hc, thanks for the info...
the exkates are much better on the RIII than the pickles... the snap to center on the pickles is a little rough. The exkates with those soft bushings provided the superior ride... HR
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Ferrell Speed Racing
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On 9/4/2001
hc
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he is Scott Ferrell (sp?).
The comet guys probably have his info. (I can try to get it for you or you can contact them)
FYI, I gonna put up my "quest to ride Hugh R's Beemer" page.
;-)
BTW, just noticed your RIII setup with the Pickles, wonder how it compares to my RIII/torsion setup.
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FSR?
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On 9/3/2001
hugh r
wrote in from
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hc,
Now I know that your disapointed in me, so I hope it won't keep you from helping me out!
Do you have an e-mail address for the FSR (I hope its FSR) guy? What was his name again... the crazy genius guy?
All,
I checked out and rode three of these drop thru carbon fiber beauties around the cul de sac in Cambria. Very smooth riders, comfy and wide. BEAUTIFULLY built! Gorgeous decks (should have taken some pics!)
So hopefully I can get ahold of him and get something in the works... HR
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brakeboard trucks
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On 9/3/2001 hugh r
wrote in from
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hc,
First... I am sorry that I didn't have the BMW deck with me yesterday for you to try out... next race I will be sure to have it there (well, that is if I am there too!)
Second... I should be receiving a set of the brakeboard trucks any day now, so those will be around for guys to try too.
Third... you two other guys better stop fighting or I'll call you slalom racers! HR
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brakeboard
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On 9/3/2001
hc
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ben, if you are in the bay area on Sunday, bring it out to GGpark where we slalom, we would all love to test it out.
Herbn, definitely come out west, you gotta ride these berkeley hills, and bring that stroker board with you, I wanna try it.
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Brakes
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On 9/3/2001
Cliff Coleman
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Herbn,
I highly respect your remarks and influence regarding skateboard design. I wish I could see your shop and the tools you use!
As for brakes on skateboards, I believe in freedom of choice. My choice is not to use them. The sliding techniques I use are my brakes and are so much fun to do. Skateboard brakes have been around for a while and when a guy named Brian Lee came out with a functional disc-brake he asked me and others to try it. It did work but the fun was lost to me. I guess it would be like putting brakes on skis and snow boards.
To the manufacturers of brakes, go ahead and make them. The market will determine if they are successful or not. It's not my call or Herbn's. If a racer decides to show up with them in future races then they should have different divisions.
Herbn, from reading your many posts, I really hope I get to meet and skate with you someday. Come on out West. The San Francisco Bay Area is nice and the skating is great.
Cliff Coleman
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Brakes
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On 9/3/2001 Duane
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I agree with herbn for the most part, brakes are on the bottom of your feet or in a slide. I hope Randal is getting a cut of this product, looks like a major lift of his truck design to me. I don't like anything that interferes with the speed of a board, imagine locking your wheel bearings on a spin axle Randal and having to depend on the axle bearings, much slower. Maybe its a good thing to be scared to go down too big a hill.
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if it aint broke
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On 9/3/2001 Herbn
wrote in from
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but i guess if enough people want something it should be out there,available. I guess for a lot of beginners and some not so beginners brakes may come in handy.It's a motor on an exercise bike to me.
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Brakeboard
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On 9/3/2001
Ben Newman
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Herbn, the belief in the influence of your own opinion is truly over-rated. I did not see your constructive criticism until now. It had no bearing on my use of this forum as a means to convey the progress of the Brakeboard products. ("Creative" quotes I must add) Anyway criticism is always welcome. Hopefully Brakeboard users will use this forum in future to help me with further product developments.
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Brakes?
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On 9/3/2001 herbn
wrote in from
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One of the advantages to a banner ad ,on this site is that i could be raving on about the virtues of this mindboggling innovation,how i'm not sure how i lived before it came along,how the weight is barely noticable.I could brag about how i now beat my friends down the switchback road that used to give me nightmares."If it wern't for sliced bread these trucks would be the things in my life" and chicks diggem too! Yeah i could be saying all these great things,and then some mean guy could come along and call my post a giant load of horserap:)
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Finger protectors
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On 8/30/2001 Nic
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I reckon finger protectors are a great idea. My fingers are well worn out and a number of times I,ve ended up with glass splinters in my fingers. As long as they don,t interfer with grabbing the rails.
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those gloves with fingerprotectors
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On 8/29/2001 chris
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dont really need those things on the fingers.
If you really learn how to slide on gloves, you would know to lift your fingers. Not only does it put less traction, it saves your fingers from getting caught in anything.
I just duct tape my middle finger and that seems to do the job.
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Caterpillar Shoes
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On 8/18/2001
psYch0Lloyd
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I just picked up a pair of shoes manufactured in China which have licensed the Cat or Caterpillar brand name, yes, the very same heavy equipment manufacturers (construction tractors).
The Cat brand makes boots sandals and a walking/cross training type of shoe which I'm referring to. The model no. 70516 shoe is a low top leather upper style with a thick pod-like sole that has 7 regions of ribbed contact points giving one a feeling of stability not found in most other shoes. The arch is big and comfortable and the molded black zig-zag ribbed contact points (pods, if you may) extend about the foot by almost ½ inch in certain areas like around the ball of the foot. The sole seems like it would be on the thick side for those who prefer the Converse type sole but the protruding pods provide that full contact stable feeling. I really like this shoe, it works great for skating in, and are an attractive walking shoe as well. Check them out, if you can find them!
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Gloves
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On 8/16/2001 Drake
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Hmmmm a saw eh? Now why didn't I think of that.....heh heh just kidding, thanks for the tips guys.
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cutting a cutting board
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On 8/16/2001
mathew
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A hacksaw works. A coping saw works well for cutting curves.
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cutting a cutting board
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On 8/16/2001
Eric M.
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I have used a regular old wood saw. You can't do nice curved contours with it, but it's good enough to cut out a square-ish piece that you can slap on a glove. If you want nice, pretty sliding plates that match the contours of your hand, I'm guessing you could use a jigsaw or something like that.
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cutting cutting board
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On 8/16/2001
hugh r
wrote in from
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Drake, I use a jig saw with a large toothed wood cutting blade on it. Then I use a bench sander to shape to desired size. A file or sanding block could be used in place of the bench sander... HR
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cutting board
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On 8/16/2001 drake
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I have asked this before but no one answered, exactly how do you cut the cutting board plastic? What tools do you use. Please let me know.
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Slider fingers
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On 8/14/2001 Duane
wrote in from
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That's PVC tubing from Home depot, its reinforced with glass scrim. Each piece is cut to fit the finger in question, and crimped on the back by melting with a lighter and crimping with pliers. Cut on an angle so the back side is only 1/2" long, so the finger joint can move well. PVC is not as durable as the cutting board polyethylene, but I don't really wear the fingers that fast anyway. PVC sticks great with shoe goo.
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Duane's Sliding Gloves
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On 8/14/2001
Theboz65
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What's on the finger tips?
I'm going to make my own, but was going to put a 2" long piece of plastic on each fingertip.
Tom Bosworth
Knucklehead Racing Team (gravity is good)
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Duane D's Sliding gloves
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On 8/13/2001
hugh r
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And the creative juices continue to flow and refine themselves... here are some pics of Duanes brand new sliding gloves... very cool fingers (he'll send me some more pics of how he mad the fingers... HR
http://hugh308.homestead.com/duanes_gloves.html
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