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SpeedFiend
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On 1/13/2006 Wheels and bushing at montrel
wrote in from
United States
(68.85.nnn.nnn)
Chaput had the doublewides and his homemade bushings. I think the bushings are made out of a Grippin. I saw a photo on that other longboarding website. There are instructions on how to make the doublewides are on this page a ways back. Its a bitch but they are worth it.
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Can you bring me my chapstick
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On 1/13/2006 sean
wrote in from
United States
(63.105.nnn.nnn)
So.... Im I am at work "working" and my boss is in the room and myPC shouts out loud CAN YOU BRING ME MY CHAPSTICK-all because I clicked on (you mean like this) Its so good to see ya at a race cause your A game is on point. How about bringing the roger bros they have never been to Dangerbay or maybe bring back brent? You guys were fast then and so much has changed. Keep the wheel rolling..
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concrete wave picture
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On 1/13/2006
Paul Steuri
wrote in from
United States
(205.127.nnn.nnn)
What wheels and bushings did you have on your board in the picture titled "Chris Chaput works on his speedboard" in the holidays issue of Concrete Wave? I think it was at the race in Montreal.
Thanks!
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Mr Chapstick - ( CHRIS CHAPPUT)
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On 1/13/2006
mikey
wrote in from
Canada
(24.83.nnn.nnn)
Hay chapstick,,, if your going to show up in danger bay,,
we have a few suggestions,,
here it is windy,, so as you are well aware,, you
will need allot of chapstick.,, if you do not have chapstick,,
i ask the members of this board to please bring Chris chapput at
least 1 chapstick to help him out,, the age an all,, you know,,
best,, meet you in danger bay,, ,,
ps,, bring chapstick for Mr. Chapput
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Blems
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On 1/12/2006
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
Any second, blem, or unprinted wheel that shows up is stolen merchandise. Wheels of this nature are to be destroyed at the manufacturer's expense. I don't even get any blems. It's just too risky. As you could imagine, if anything ever showed up like this it would be completely unfair to me, other vendors, and to the skaters who purchased them. It brings everyone down. Because of our simple return policy, I'd have to replace wheels and ship them all over the planet at a great personal expense. Blems are never to be bought, sold, or distributed. Period. If any vendor is doing this, he is committing a crime, and it's only a matter of time before I prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law. No mercy. Not even once. If he uses the US postal system and/or ships out of state, the feds will know about it too.
I'm doing everything in my power to help make sure that this doesn't happen. Parasites like this do exist in the industry, and you should not accept or support their activities. I recommend that you give your business only to reputable and established vendors. If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.
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ABEC 11 seconds?
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On 1/11/2006
Deano
wrote in from
United States
(209.181.nnn.nnn)
Chris,
Do you ever sell your seconds/blems? There is a rumor that a online dealer is selling ABEC 11 seconds (at a very low price)that were scheduled for destriction.
Knowing the way you are about quality, I have a hard time believing that you would allow a blemished product into the retail market.
Looking forward to your 6-wheeler at DB5.
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pivot point
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On 1/4/2006
wendtland
wrote in from
United States
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are you talking about just the pivot point or the pivit point relitive to the board?
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couple of questions
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On 1/3/2006 jawes
wrote in from
Sweden
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Hi Chris!
I have a couple of questions, been arguing with some friends, hope you have time to answer them!
I don´t know if I´m right, but I claim, that if you have two exactly like boards with the same trucks, but one of the boards have drop through mounted trucks, it will make the board with the dropped trucks more stable and less willing to stear. Am I correct? And if so, why?
Second, could you explain the term pivot point. And does the pivot point change if you have to alike boards and one of them have the trucks drop through mounted?
Would be very greatful for an answer!
/J
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Wheely difficult!
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On 1/3/2006 Jamie M.
wrote in from
Canada
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Hey thanks for making my wheel purchasing more difficult Chris! :) Seriously I'm very interested to check out your new offerings.
Top mount, if you plan to go fast, I would avoid using a 50 in the back. Follow Chris's advice, the 50/35 setup is money!
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Top mount
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On 1/2/2006 front steer
wrote in from
United States
(199.181.nnn.nnn)
So a 50base up front and 35base in back should be o.k? I don't want it too squirly, or should I go 50 degrees in front and back? I'm going to try both but I wanted an opinion. Thanx bro, great forum!
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Front steers more
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On 1/2/2006
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
Sorry for neglecting my own forum. I'll respond to earlier questions soon...
Top Mount, That's absolutely a viable setup, especially if there are sweeping turns and/or technical turns in the roads you are running. The price that you pay for stability (by having only 35 degrees of steering in the front) is that you have to really push a board hard in the turns. On dropped and drop-through decks, the lower CG adds to the stability, but NOT to the traction. It's usually a fair tradeoff, but if you're just carving the turns and/or the track does not support a super high top end speed, you'll get better turning and/or traction with more steering up front. The reason is that you don't have to lean way, way off of your board when carving a turn. A little bit of lean translates to a lot of steering (more than 1 to 1) when you have 50 degree baseplates like the R-IIs. I used 50 degrees at Sandia where the course was pretty fast, but there aren't any turns that you have to brake or slide through. I was able to stand more upright in my tuck through the turns. My trucks were mounted on the bottom of my (Mastercarve) deck with risers and I had 90mm Flywheels on them. That's about as high off the ground as you'd ever want to be but I wanted to demonstrate to myself (and others) that being lower or turning slower isn't the only game in town. The Rogers Bros still beat JimZ and me, but we were right there in the hunt in the finals.
As you can see, no sliding, I'm high and upright compared to JimZ and the others behind us.
Towards the end, I thought that I could stay in John's draft and that we'd get around Dave, but we stalled a bit and I had to hold onto 3rd.
Boards with trucks that steer more in the front are cool.
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Front steering top mount
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On 1/2/2006 Top mount
wrote in from
United States
(199.181.nnn.nnn)
Hey Chris I have put together a Comet Voodoo with jimZ speed hangers and I wanted to know if having a Randal r2 base in the front and Dh Randal base in the back is a good idea or not? I don't feel like the JimZ hangers turn enough with the Dh base plates. Should I go r2 bases on both front and rear?
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comparison
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On 1/2/2006 herbn
wrote in from
United States
(70.111.nnn.nnn)
cool,my favorite type of question,the single variable comparison. One of the aspects of this comparison that i like is the relationship between your feet,and body,to and what the trucks are doing. Imagine that the normally mounted trucks are on very high risers,now you have to imagine you're looking at the board directly from behind,as it's steered,it doesn't rock back and forth so much as swings in an arc, the center of gravity of the rider is a couple feet above the board and it's position is disrupted by this swinging.I think there is a good distance to be above this point where the board pivots to turn, this distance lets turns be initiated easily from the skaters' ankles,and then body position is just controlled by natural physics. All the specific measurements of how high a truck should be, the angle it should steer at , how much bushing resistance there should be....are somewhat subjective,but i think drop through trucks are a step in the right direction,not a perfect fix,but a fix nonetheless. Dropped boards are ok too but i think the extreme versions are a bit off. Imagine really tall trucks,taller than any that actually exist,imagine randals with 4 inch risers and 100mm wheels, then a board with enough drop to bring you back down to earth,i don't think this would work very well as the platform you stand on swings back and forth and your weight has a very leveraged centering action on the ride.hhhmmm more later perhaps, gotta go.
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sorry
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On 1/2/2006 jawes
wrote in from
Sweden
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sorry for the double post..
I just had to convince a friend!
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stability
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On 1/2/2006
jawes
wrote in from
Sweden
(217.211.nnn.nnn)
Hi Chris!
Could you explain a thing for me?
If you have two decks, exactly the same, with the same trucks and wheels, but one of the deck has dropthrough mounted trucks, which one of the deck has the most stability, and why?
Thanks,
jawes.
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stability
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On 1/1/2006
S.A.M.
wrote in from
Canada
(24.71.nnn.nnn)
The board with the drop through truck mounts would be the most stable because it lowers your center of gravity. The lower your board is to the ground the less response you will get from your trucks because the pivot point is changed due to the relation of the board to the trucks. Thus the droped through board is more stable. If there are any more qustions go check out www.chrischaput.com and look at the Lower the CG page on his site.
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Stability
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On 1/1/2006 jaWes
wrote in from
Sweden
(217.211.nnn.nnn)
Hi Chris!
Could you explain a thing for me?
If you have two decks, exactly the same, with the same trucks and wheels, but one of the deck has dropthrough mounted trucks, which one of the deck has the most stability, and why?
Thanks,
Jawes.
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No Skoolz
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On 12/30/2005
Flood~Kontrol
wrote in from
United States
(216.115.nnn.nnn)
Hey Chris,
Thanks again for the Striker loaners with the biltin's.
I am definately keeping the biltins, but prefer the No Skoolz for my ditch riding. I'd like to pick up a couple X-bolt's before our next photo sesh.
Let me know if you are still interested.
Thanks,
Randy @ FloodKontrol.com
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new evo
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On 12/25/2005 eddie
wrote in from
United States
(64.132.nnn.nnn)
just got a new landyachz evo, radall dh trucks, 83mm flywheels. i really like the thing cause its FAST and SMOOTH, but i have been riding a 38' sector nine with randall 180s (as loose as possible) and hard wheels for a while now. im used to turning real sharp and fast, and im used to slideing and carving all over the place. you think if i put some smaller wheels and randall 180's on the evo i might get better results? i dont want to get rid of the randall dh trucks cause i know they will come in handy. i just feel like if a car cut me off, i wouldnt be able to stop or turn my evo fast enough.
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X-files
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On 12/22/2005
Jamie M.
wrote in from
Canada
(65.95.nnn.nnn)
I'm quite sure they are only for new-school drilling only.Perhaps there will be an X to fit old school trucks later
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X-bolts
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On 12/22/2005
SpeedFiend
wrote in from
United States
(69.142.nnn.nnn)
A friend of mine just got some x bolts which dont fit Randal luge trucks. I was surprised since most speedboarders like that set up. Is it because you want the bolts to fit your Liquids? Or are the bolts off?
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Bay Unwatched
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On 12/22/2005
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
Hasselhof? No way. I've never boinked Pamela Anderson and the Germans all hate me.
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baywatch
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On 12/21/2005 craig
wrote in from
South Africa
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hasselhof
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Faster 101s
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On 12/20/2005
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
Forced to choose, I'd go with the 72a because they will tend to absorb a bit more vibration from the imperfections in the road. This translates to better speed. Both will be very close in speed. They have huge hubs in them which tends to make that urethane feel harder than it really is.
The green urethane is the same as the amber-brown-rootbeer urethane.
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