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| Q&A: McKendry on Speed (1810 Posts)
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10mm axle
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On 2/7/2006
patrick
wrote in from
United States
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Chris
You mentioned needing a longer axle, slightly bent for doublewides. Where can I get one or if I need to fabricate this how would I go about doing that. A little advice would be much appreciated.
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Email Down
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On 2/5/2006
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
None of the emails being sent to my ISP's server are reaching me at the moment. The only way to reach me by email for the time being is to send it to: ChrisChaput@Hotmail.com
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Yo Chris
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On 2/5/2006 Sasha
wrote in from
United States
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Hey Chris,
Can you please email me at info@sashalarochelle.com and give me a different email address to reach you at.
I don't think the emails I've sent you are going through.
Thanx
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Fixing flatspots
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On 2/3/2006
Bud
wrote in from
United States
(68.57.nnn.nnn)
Being a street and mini-ramp skater (amongst many other things), I get the Flats a lot- usually doing revert tricks on masonite. I usually use one of my many handy bench grinders to smooth them out.
Just, turn on the bench grinder; hold the wheel (I leave 'em right on the board, and use the board as a handle/dust guard) against the grinder at about a 45 degree angle (as if you're sliding down a hill at 45 degrees), and slowly grind down the wheel from edge to edge until the "Brrrrrrrrrrpppp!" flatspot sound is gone! Don't worry about the wheel bouncing around, making your job difficult; by leaving them on the board, your bushiings will absorb most of the vibrations, letting you focus on making sure you're grinding the wheel evenly. You can even re-round the edges or whatever at the same time, if you've got conicals- wheels clean up really nicely on a bench grinder.
The most important part is getting the wheel spinning (ie, spin it with your hand) before you push it against the grinding wheel. If you push a stationary wheel against the rotating disk, you'll just add another flatspot that you'll have to grind right out. If it's spinning already, the two will meet, the speeds will equalize, and you're good to grind!
I've saved loads on new wheels using this method, and it only takes about 5 minutes or so to fix a whole set. Check it out, let me know how it works for ya.
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About Coastlongboarding
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On 2/1/2006
F
wrote in from
Canada
(70.48.nnn.nnn)
Hey Criss, i have a huge respect for your riding, dude. So dont go takin it personaly on the Coastlongboarding forum mate. I just wanted to know your side of the story, i was not even participating!!!
I was just askin you some questions. I dont know s#@! about DH's races. Too expensive for me!!
Thats it...and you know me man, i like to shake the web a little, it is too serious.
Peace man. See you again soon! If you need any help with graphic design... ;)
-Fabrice
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Bonelli.
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On 1/30/2006 ONE-EYE.
wrote in from
United States
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Thanx for all the cool pics Chris!
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teutônia
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On 1/27/2006
martin siegrist
wrote in from
Switzerland
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in teutônia i was the only one on 90mm wheels. it was the first time for me to ride with these bigger and heavier wheels but i got used to it quickly. since abec11 is hard to get in brazil most of the guys were riding 85mm kryptonics.
the racecourse in teutônia doesn't have alot of corners. actually only one. and you can ride this corner with about 70km/h... the run which i lost was with everton. i was behind him from the start and almost passed him in the first part of the race which is more flat and not so fast. but i didn't. i let him go before the 'corner' and was directly behind him at the beginningb of the gnarly drop. but then i psychologically wasn't able to draft and pass him in the steep section. i tried to be as aero as possible. i really wanted to catch him. but i wasn't able to ride in his draft. maybe it was a little bit to fast for me. i never draftet someone at 100km/h+ before. teutônia was my highest speed ever!
douglas has his knee on the board at every race. almost all the time... it's his style. like manu antuna. sometimes it's an advantage, other times not. i think he's alot more stable on a not so smooth hill like teutônia.
also the weight of a rider has a big effect on such a steep road (20%+?). he's got about 100kg and i got 63kg. makes a difference...
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Teutonia
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On 1/26/2006
patrick
wrote in from
United States
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i saw the photos marcus had from the rio event in brazil. they looked good. i especially liked douglas di silva with his knee on the board for backside turn. i noticed he won both events. did he have the knee on the board for teutonia? for me it seems shady at such high speed. martin, did you have the biggest wheels at teutonia? if so did you gain the straights and the brazilians beat you cornering cause they were at home. i looked at your skatepage and enjoyed the review but i would appreciate details about riding styles.
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off balance
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On 1/25/2006
martin siegrist
wrote in from
Australia
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if you got someone who knows how to use a lathe you can do it. we had the wheels spun at high speed then we cut off one tenth of a millimeter and the next tenth and so on. finally my wheels were 88.6mm. not too bad. think about it! the wheels will be perfectly round but you loose the grippy surface. i had a set of 90mm flywheels machined for teutônia. they weren't off that much but enough that i could feel it. now they are perfectly round.
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off balance flywheel
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On 1/24/2006
Chris
wrote in from
United States
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Hey Chris I bought a set of flywheels last month and one of them was off balance. It is easy to see and feel when you riding on them. It makes for a squirrly left turn. I rode on it to see if I could wear it down but it doesn't seem to change at all. Any suggestions on how to even it out? Any help is appreciated thanks.
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Bonelli
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On 1/24/2006
RJ
wrote in from
United States
(63.197.nnn.nnn)
Hey Chris, Brent, John, Kludy, Jimmy and the a bunch of the sector 9 team are coming out to race at the IGSA Bonelli event. I know it aint much of an event but it provides some good times. Hope to see you there.
RJ
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'Red Riders'
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On 1/23/2006
Munchh
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Chris,
they look the nuts,
cant wait to get my hands on some,
nice work again man.
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good job
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On 1/23/2006 shapeshifter
wrote in from
United States
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congrats on the gs win at pump station...
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72a
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On 1/23/2006
robert lämmlein
wrote in from
Switzerland
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hey chris
why don't you produce the 72a wheels anymore-the grippins and the flywheels???
i miss them...even if they don't last long , they were great for light riders in downhill...now that they have center core, they even last longer, because you can switch them!!!
well, see you in europe this year?!
keep on the good work
robert
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flatspot
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On 1/22/2006 eddie
wrote in from
United States
(64.132.nnn.nnn)
im thinking about takinging some fine grit sand paper to them and trying to smoothen out the spot, and then doing deep slalom dowhill for a while at about 20-25mph
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flat happens
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On 1/22/2006 herbn
wrote in from
United States
(152.163.nnn.nnn)
high speeds could heat up the urithane and make flatspots more likely, but flatspots usually don't happen until the very last feet of sliding,5 mph to stop. Unless you really just lock into 90 degress to the fall line and just stay there. I knew someone that put a HUGE flatspot into a cherrybomb,by wheelbiting during a fairly fast colemann(visualize that,it looks pretty funny)the flatspot was at an angle to the riding surface and the wheel still had about a quarter of an inch unflatted riding surface in that area.
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flat spot
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On 1/22/2006
eddie
wrote in from
United States
(64.132.nnn.nnn)
thanks, i appreciate it. im gonna put it the wheele in the back for a while and see if i can carve it out first. it looks like i might have slid it on the edge of the wheel causing it to flatten out from the outside to about half way in. i wont be able to tell utill i take the landyacht out to some smooth concrete. im kind of tempted to just burn through them and save up for some 90mm though. thanks allot. love the wheels.
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Flat Spot
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On 1/21/2006
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
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Hey Eddie, What happened to your wheel sucks. Even though flatspotting is not a defect or something that is normally covered by a warranty, we'll fix you up. If it doesn't "iron itself out", give us a holler and we'll swap it out for a new one. It's hard to say what happened or how you could prevent it in the future, so let's just move forward and get you some wheels that don't bum your high. I don't think that I've ever flatspotted a Flywheel, and we torture those wheels over and over again at high speed, and sliding through corners on all kinds of harsh surfaces. But "stuff" happens...
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singles
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On 1/21/2006 herbn
wrote in from
United States
(152.163.nnn.nnn)
chaput may sell singles, but actually going slow or sliding down to a stop from any speed is how most of my flatspots have happened ,and are you above the "average weight" by hugh's calculations? that could be a factor,what hardness are your wheels, kicking up one hardness may be the answer.
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flatspot
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On 1/21/2006
eddie
wrote in from
United States
(64.132.nnn.nnn)
i got some abec 11 83mm flywheels, and i like them alot. but for some reason just one of them has flatspotted really bad, but there is no sighn of flatspots on the others. i havnt really been sliding on them or anything. just little bity stuff every now and then, and going real slow (hardley ever!). this really sucks they are like brand new. anyone know if this sounds like a defect, or due to the fact that im a little bit heavier than the average skateboarder? anyone have any ideas on how to smoothen out the 1 flatspotted wheel? thanks.
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link
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On 1/16/2006
martin siegrist
wrote in from
Australia
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paul - replace the '_' with dots then the link works....
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bad link
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On 1/15/2006
Paul Steuri
wrote in from
United States
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that link didnt work! Would anyone be willing to sell a set of double wides, or abec 11 bushings? Also Chris, is there ever going to be any new green abec11's coming out?
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Homemade bushings
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On 1/14/2006
Brian
wrote in from
United States
(67.163.nnn.nnn)
And for those of you interested in the homemade bushings...
Click here for link
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DoubleWides
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On 1/13/2006
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
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Paul, do a Search on "doublewide" in the "Q&A: Chris Chaput on Speed" forum for "Entire Archive" date range.
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setup
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On 1/13/2006
Paul Steuri
wrote in from
United States
(152.163.nnn.nnn)
Do you think you could send me a link to the website?
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