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What is a streetluge anyway
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On 11/15/2005
Bob
wrote in from
United States
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Hey Chris, At my first public show during Jet Wars at the dragstrip, the announcer asked the crowd of 20,000 or so to show hands if they knew what a streetluge was. Less than 10% of the drag race fans raised thier hands. He then said "Ok....then.... how many of you would like to see a reeeeally fast skateboard that this guy lays down on?" The crowd went nuts. Through the interview the crowd was introduced to "streetluge" and all of the gravity sports that we participate in. SO, typically the initial introduction of the Jet Luge is now described as an elongated skateboard with a jet engine on it. Hey give me a break.. at least I standup skate the thing in through the pits and in the staging lanes up to the start as seen in this promo video
Click here for link
Chris hit me up when you have the time... there is alot more going on than meets the public eye..
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83a
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On 11/15/2005 herbn
wrote in from
United States
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other thoughts, 83a, in other wheels? gumballs?,flywheels?
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83a gripins
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On 11/15/2005 herbn
wrote in from
United States
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are those out yet?available? they sound tasty.A scaled up (75-76m) grippin would make a cool replacement for the gumball,if you really like gumballs you could trim the back lip a bit.
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Bob Swartz - A Sponsor's Dream
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On 11/14/2005
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
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You da man Bob! It sounds to me like advertising a Jet Powered "streetluge" was an uphill battle, and that people understand what a "skateboard" is. That's fine with me, as long as they're diggin' what you're doing, taking pictures and viseo, and talking about you. Sponsors love those who promote themselves and you're doing a great job of it. Keep up the great work and let me know when there's more rubber than urethane left on your hubs.
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JetLuge on TV
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On 11/14/2005 EBasil
wrote in from
United States
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Killer coverage, Bob!! Congratulations!
It's posted over on the 'fish, too.
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Green 11's on Discovery Channel
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On 11/14/2005
Bob
wrote in from
United States
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Hey Chris.... Mr Sponsor.... how is this for exposure? :-) I am already getting emails on "what wheels are those green things?"
Discovery Channel Daily Planet Show
video link
Click here for link
bob
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happy birthday Chris
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On 11/13/2005 mikez
wrote in from
South Africa
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come and race in SOuth Africa,
mike
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Trucks
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On 11/12/2005 A Customer
wrote in from
United States
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And I hoped you were working on the Liquid Trucks and those great looking bushing. Any chance an all Chaput board will be offered in the near future?
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Eleven Eleven
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On 11/12/2005
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
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As you all know, November 11th (11/11) is a huge holiday in Surf City (Huntington Beach, CA). The entire city has basically been closed for about a month now, and I'm just now able to surface from a brutal schedule. Lectures, talk shows, television and film crews have been hounding me for interviews and sound bites. It's as if all of Southern California is celebrating "Leven" (that's how we say it in the South), and now that New Orleans is blown away, this is America's Mardi Gras.
Green hats, green masks, green beads, green shoes, green clothes, green hair, and green teeth can be seen lining all the streets, and occupying every cafe's
seats. It's both a sea of green, and an Ocean's Eleven. Twice on 11/11, at 11:11:11am and 11:11:11pm, bizarre green rituals are performed on Main Street, at the base of the pier. Green jello cocktails and other jiggly libations are poured in, on and around all of the gorgeous young girls in the area, making a kind of "Girls Gone Green" scene while the cameras are rolling.
It may take me a bit longer to recover from all of the intense festivities, and as soon as I do, I'll do my best to get caught up on all of the posts that I've missed.
Until then, carry on my Eleveneers. Full Speed Ahead.
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wheres chaput.....
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On 11/11/2005 chris
wrote in from
United States
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just kinda curious, but chaput sure has been gone for a while, anyone heard from him or know when hes gonna come back and answer peoples questions....? its been over a month since his last post
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Dixie Cup and Big Red X/Flywheels Win!
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On 11/8/2005
North Carolina Longboarder- Downhillbillies
wrote in from
United States
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Chris, Thanks for building an awesome board and great wheels. It was the fastest set up on the hill at Hobby Park this past Sunday in the Downhill portion of the Dixie Cup! Big Red X, Randal DH's, and 83mm Flys rocked!
Marion Karr
www.downhillbillies.org
"Fueling The Stoke One Hillbilly At A Time!"
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How to make DW wheels
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On 11/6/2005
NCDSA Scroller
wrote in from
United States
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Chaput posted photos and instructions for building his DoubleWides in THIS forum. Just navigate backward to the week after Montreal and look for green postings.
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deleted posts?
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On 11/5/2005 herbn
wrote in from
United States
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i swore i had a return post in there , and that newest post seems to answer something that's not there anymore, and i didn't even actually swear. I looked up how top make dw wheels and you still need a special axle. I do think that a single wheel that big on a single core with only two bearings would probabely be a engineering mistake not to mention very expensive.
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steve...
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On 11/4/2005 sean
wrote in from
United States
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but steve, thats with 4 beraigns in each wheel, not 2, the pressure load per each bearing is alot less with 4 rather than a normal 2...
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Herbn you are wrong bro
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On 11/4/2005 steve
wrote in from
United States
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Herbn you are wrong abouut how to build the wheels and what is involved. The wheels have already kicked ass in stand up and street luge.
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double wides
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On 11/3/2005 herbn
wrote in from
United States
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the axles are the part that makes them,very special long axles(geezer) ,buy two sets of wheels stack some spacers between them and there you go. Now , that much urithane around a single special core,and running on a single pair of bearings,doesn't sound much like a production item to me,and possibly not even a good idea ,engineering/physics ect ect..
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double wides
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On 11/3/2005
Mark Grimace
wrote in from
Bahamas
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is there any chance of production rns on the double wides?
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Slide Contest
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On 11/1/2005
Cliff Coleman
wrote in from
United States
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Chris,
Rizzo and JM will be competing Dec 3rd in Oceanside. Maybe their friend Noah Sakamoto? They need some slide wheels and Rizzo ripped on yours in BC in May. There is about $1450.00 in the purse at the moment. Skaters from BC, Montreal, NY, AZ, Brazil and who knows where will be competing. Info on the Contest Calendar.
Chris, come on down,
Cliff
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The Seventh Sign
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On 11/1/2005 EBasil
wrote in from
United States
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Think about it: "Chris Chaput on Speed".
I shudder when thinking what that would be like.
Chris, this is a call-out to you, BIG THANKS from the entire class at UCSD's Longboard Building 101! Once again, you spent an entire day teaching and energizing new skaters, not to mention setting them up with the finest of equipment at "educational discount" prices that would cause eyes to pop.
Just put down the RedBull and step away...
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slower?
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On 10/31/2005 herbn
wrote in from
United States
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this is not "Chris Chaput on slow", though i asked about the same type of question a while back, but more along the lines of "which wheels could cutting the most speed ." if every turn is carved like your life depends on it.
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At scoot
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On 10/27/2005 tyler
wrote in from
United States
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Hey man
I have a flexdex 40 inch Wingnut Model, and I used to run gumballs and it and loved the ride. I had some r2 180's, with yellow stims and I believe only 1/8th inch risers. It is a good ride that I would recomend to anyone.
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going slower?
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On 10/22/2005 dennis
wrote in from
United States
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why would you want to go slower? how bout footbraking or finding a mellower hill... or a hill with a runnout and not starting at the top and working your way up as you get comfortable..
i know i know I probably can have those question answered if I thread the post and not the titles just fellin a bit lazy now.
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slow wheels
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On 10/20/2005 Ghooste
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Try slow bearings, rust em right up, they'll be slow enough for ya
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DBL wides in salem, OR
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On 10/19/2005
david
wrote in from
United States
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double wide 90mm flys down kruger st in salem, 65+mph?
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DBL WIDES
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On 10/18/2005
sean
wrote in from
United States
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I just finished a set of dbl wide flash backs and 83 fly wheels. I still need to do the work on my trucks before I can give them a test. I realy think that the dbl wides will change the game again allowing you to stick your line(go faster) than ever before on tech courses.
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