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On 10/4/2004
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
I don't know the hex value. ur13 seems to think that what you got is as good as it gets. The green that I used is RGB R:25 G:255 B:0 (conversion anyone?). It looks lame in my image editor software but Internet Explorer displays it as bright neon kelly green. I have no idea what a Mac or AOL or Netscape might do with it.
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Green
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On 10/4/2004
Adam
wrote in from
United States
(66.121.nnn.nnn)
ur13/Chaput, send me the hex values of Chaput's green square and I'll make it so. The green selection I made was done quickly and without much testing as I'm stuck on an old IBM color notebook for the last few days.
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crail
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On 10/4/2004 hc
wrote in from
United States
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saw it, another randal clone...
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green and
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On 10/4/2004 herbn
wrote in from
United States
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can you get orange type like.....you know
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crail?
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On 10/4/2004 hc
wrote in from
United States
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pics?
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green
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On 10/4/2004 ur13
wrote in from
United States
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Chris, the green you have now in the post below, is as eye friendly and close to abec 11 green as you are going to get. I could match your abec 11 green to a hex value but it was be rough on the eyes and almost un readable (especially on non color corrected CRT screens). LCDs are less saturated in their color display (the common ones on laptops and consumer LCDs) so the green you have no is "as good as it gets while still being readable and non-headache inducing" to all your dedicated fans....
:-)
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Ad Chap Green Springs
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On 10/4/2004
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
Hugh, You're probably right. It's been peaceful around here lately, yes?
Tom, ACS 580s for trucks. I'll have to measure for the nose and tail.
Chris, I tried that green but it's a bit too dark and I don't want a white/light font. I was hoping for something more neon/kelly green.
NC LBer, Although I've never actually gotten the wobs on Seismics, I get the "jitters" on them on rough roads. I'd recommend a double action truck with the axle on the opposite side of the kingpin from the pivot cup. Randal, Magun, Gullwing, Crail, Radikal, Jim Z and others make these. I like to put a longer grade-8 kinpin in them so that tall cylindrical cushions (top and bottom) will fit. This is a "carve and bomb" friendly setup as opposed to a "grind friendly" setup. I don't grind on my speedboard. Even with the R-II's faster turning geometry, they're are stable and absorb shock well. If you didn't already know it - slidegloves, slidegloves, slidegloves!
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Truck Question
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On 10/4/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
United States
(63.167.nnn.nnn)
Well, I have finally bit the bullet and bought some used leathers (no one died in them thank God) and I am still in the hunt for a helmet. Currently the speeds I am hitting on my runs locally are in the 35 mph range (thats with standard knee pads, elbow, regular helmet and slide gloves) but once my leathers and helmet are here I want to target some bigger hills. I am currently running Seismics on a Bozi Madbomber II and they are stable up to about 40 mph (clocked by a police radar gun). My question for you Chris is this. Will these trucks be stable at speeds in the 45mph + range? If not, what trucks do you recommend? I also have Randall II's on a 58 inch Wicked Wonder.
Thanks for the info and inspiration.
Roll on Brothers and Sisters.
SCHOOL'S OUT
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colors
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On 10/4/2004 ur13
wrote in from
United States
(24.45.nnn.nnn)
Wow, chris has a forum now. ncdsa.com has a point now to come visit!
RE: colors. Try a deeper green (one or two shaded darker, try #339900) and white type in bold for Chris's posts, that should be more eye friendly, though any green on screen tends to be harsh.
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Belair Chapstick
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On 10/4/2004
TNieland
wrote in from
United States
(199.164.nnn.nnn)
Hi Chris
I have a NOS Chapstick I'm going to setup to hang on my wall. what trucks did you use back then and how big where the nose and tial?(undrilled)
sorry for going off topic
thanks for any info
later
Tom
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CC on Wheels
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On 10/4/2004 hugh r
wrote in from
United States
(24.48.nnn.nnn)
Good to see you here Chris! Now I'll say it to you again... it's time for you to pop some ads up on this here ncdsa.com website! HR
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Wobbly Green Hair
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On 10/4/2004
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
Adam gets credit for the background color on this forum. If anyone knows of a cooler (read "more obnoxious") green, I'm all ears. And my ears are more noticable now that my hair is less. Please don't get me started on what it was like to have hair "back in the day". For me, "sex and drugs and rock'n roll" has become monogamy, anti-inflammatories and classic rock. Please shoot me if I'm ever caught doing karaoke of Bob Seager's "old time a-rock 'n' roll".
Cliff, I will come to Bezerkley to see you. We'll be aboard the Sk8Trip bus and we will bring fast things. You like blondes or brunettes? Both make me wobble but I got it under control.
Torquing my nuts? Speedrings? Hmmm. I think I'll just use Biltins and adjust my nuts by hand. I think that wobs are caused by trucks without trail, trucks that have the same geometry and tension (loose) front and back, standing in the middle of the board and lack of experience. Ideally, you want to be an arrow, not a guitar string. An arrow is weighted in the front and has trail. It doesn't fly well backwards. Guitar strings get plucked. It swings one way and then the other. That back and forth motion can build until there's a whole lotta shakin' going on. When it's happening to me, I'm not think about the period, frequency and amplitude of a waveform - I'm thinking that whatever I'm doing is causing the wobs and that if I don't do something differently, it will get worse. Getting lower or higher or moving my weight to the nose all seem to help. Sliding (with slidegloves) can save your bacon too. Freaking out and doing nothing is deadly.
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congrats chris!
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On 10/4/2004 Michael Brooke
wrote in from
Canada
(69.158.nnn.nnn)
hey Chris
congrats on getting yourself a forum!
this doesn't mean however that your ads can be 2 weeks late!
get cracking on the next issue!
in all seriousness however, I commend you on your efforts to spread the word!
cheers
michael
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Sequences
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On 10/4/2004
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
Rodrigo, I have some cameras that will take 5 frames per second for up to 40 shots in a row. It's called "Continuous" mode on my camera, as opposed to "Single" mode. You just hold the button down for up to 8 seconds of continuous shooting. After I look at the sequences, I find that it's fun to do some editing tricks in software such as PhotoShop or PhotoPaint. Let's say that I have three shots of guys who are:
1. Far away
2. In the middle
3. Close up.
I'll take one of the shots (such as #3) and make it my "master". I then put a mask around the riders in each one of the shots (including #3) and copy them out into individuals temporary files called "layers" or "objects". I then paste them all into the master file, paying attention to their size, position and order (which ones go on top the others). Since the close up shot was taken last, it goes on top and can partially cover the other layers. The close up shot remains at the original size and is placed in its original position. If you didn't copy and paste it, the middle and far away shots couldn't get behind/under it.
You can see where the front group overlaps the middle, and where the middle overlaps the far one. This technique works best if the camera didn't move or zoom because the background tends to stay the same. I hope this helps.
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Speed wobbles
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On 10/4/2004 John
wrote in from
United States
(198.81.nnn.nnn)
Torque your wheel bolts the same to avoid the wobbles? What the hell are wheel bolts? One wheel playing catch up? Chris could you enlighten me on wheel bolts and their correct torque value to avoid speed wobbles and playing a game of catch up.
I have heard of having tight nuts, loose nuts or no nuts, but that is all I recall. I also seem to vaguely remember a tale of a fearless speedboarder that needed a wheelbarrow for his nuts.
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Crash Jordan is back!
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On 10/4/2004
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
It was a great day for downhillers yesterday. Legendary 70's downhiller Crash Jordan has announced that he is coming out of retirement. He wants to train with other riders and has promised to share some of his secrets and insights in exchange for the loan of some modern equipment. Crash's career came to an abrubt halt in the late seventies when an arsonist torched his garage along with all of his equipment and trophies and photo albums. The arsonist remains at large. Fortunately for Crash, his helmet and goggles were at a friends and remain his only pieces of equipment. One thing that Crash never lost is his unbridled enthusiasm for racing skateboards. He is like a kid in a candyshop now, with several of the top riders now lending him gear.
What a twist of fate. Crash is a big fan of NorCal baseball. After watching the Giants and A's getting eliminated and seeing that the Dodgers and Angels both made the post-season for the first time ever, Crash was depressed. He was actually on his way to the dump to throw away his couch, cooler, helmet and goggles. He was about ready to throw away his dream of returning to skateboarding when fate stepped in. When he got to the top of the dump road, he saw that it was closed on Sunday. He got out of his borrowed pickup and began shouting "Why me god, why me?". Dave Rogers and Jimmy Flindt noticed his helmet and asked him why he was throwing it away. Then Crash noticed their helmets and boards and asked them what they were doing at the dump. The next thing you know, Dave radios me at the bottom of the hill where I was securing traffic and taking pictures. He tells me to wait a couple of minutes because he has a big surprise for me.
So there I am, taking pictures at the bottom when all of a sudden I witness this surreal blast from the past. Jimmy and Dave are holding a tuck and then from out of nowhere, Flash comes slingshoting out from behind them like they were standing still! At first I think "who the hell is that?" and then I noticed his unmistakable style while airbraking. No way! Dave and Jimmy had loaned Crash my 55" longboard and gloves and leathers. Although his broad shoulders were bursting out the seams, Crash still managed to get into his old-school tuck and bomb a hill for the first time in decades. Crash is the only guy that I've seen who can ride switch in downhill. It's confusing because sometimes he's taking a turn toeside and the next run he's heelside. In the straights he sometimes stands parallel. He blows my mind, like Burnquist on speed.
He is so stoked to be back in the game that he forgot all about those silly baseball games. We're putting together an equipment care package for him and looking for some leathers that fit him. He doesn't have a phone or a computer but we're going to help him get back into downhill. I rather suspect that we'll be seeing plenty of Flash sightings over the next few months. The ubiquitous Flash Jordan is back!
Dave and Jimmy getting worked.
Flash cools his jets
Dave, Jimmy and Flash
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"CRASH"
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On 10/4/2004 DOWNHILLjimmy.
wrote in from
United States
(198.81.nnn.nnn)
I spotted "CRASH" out at the Dump Road yesterday. Did you let him use your leathers?
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Multi Burst?
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On 10/4/2004
Rodrigo Stulzer
wrote in from
Brazil
(200.140.nnn.nnn)
Hi Chris!
I've speedboarding for just 4 months and discovered NCDSA forum. First I'd
like to give a BIG "thank you" for all yours informative posts. You rule
man; I'm learning a lot!
I've seen posts that you put some pictures with the same guys appearing 2
or 3 times in the same frame, like the example bellow:
http://www.abec11.com/images/dump2.jpg
How you do that? I have in my digital camera a option called "multi
burst", that take 2 or more pictures in a short time. That's the feature
that you use? And after that, how do you compose/join all the pictures in
a single photo; some photoshop-like option?
Thanks for your help!
Rodrigo
ps: a lot of people have green speedboards here in Curitiba. :-)
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Six makes a good point
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On 10/4/2004 mikez
wrote in from
South Africa
(198.54.nnn.nnn)
chris, I have been trying to imitate your aerodynamic hairstyle for years and all i can do is grow unaerodynamic shoulderlength DreadLocks.
How do you do it?
It's been about a year since I raced any of you youngbloods(that includes you darryl and chris) Hopefully I'll get my chance in SA this december when we have about 4 races in 1 month.
As for wobbles, It's all in the ankles and the head. but mostly the head, keep calm and all will be well cause then your ankles are chilled.
As for equipment just make sure your back truck is tighter than the front by about a half turn.
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chapit
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On 10/4/2004 six
wrote in from
United States
(68.117.nnn.nnn)
dude, what happened to your hair?
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wobbs
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On 10/3/2004
Longy
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(82.47.nnn.nnn)
You know if you torque up your wheel bolts to approximately the same degree you lessen massively the chances of wheel wobble at high speed....thats what the wobble is one wheel trying to play catch up with the other. Check bearings and speed washers make sure one wheel is identically set up with its brother...we ran free running aluminium rollers (no bearings) up to 80mph on a small dyno as a control and then set up different wheels on pre-loaded torque settings anybody interested in the results flow me a mail and i'll send you the excel sheets its very interesting.
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.com
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On 10/3/2004
darryl
wrote in from
United States
(24.167.nnn.nnn)
OH NO!
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Public Service Announcement
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On 10/3/2004
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
That was Chris Chaput. This is Chris Chaput on Speed.
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Title
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On 10/3/2004
Jogger
wrote in from
Australia
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LOL! I thought the title explained alot. G'day Cliff hope your keeping cool
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On speed...
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On 10/3/2004
Tom M.
wrote in from
United States
(12.222.nnn.nnn)
I had the same thought.
What really gets me is Chaput's colorful posts:
BGCOLOR="#74FF5B"... Hmmmm I wonder how he came up with that...? <g>
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