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best abecs
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On 2/12/2006 herbn
wrote in from
United States
(64.12.nnn.nnn)
well i'm not exactly "mr abec" but 96a noskuls should be for "stunt sliding" those flywheels in like 81a might be realy good for corners as opposed to a soft sharpedged wheel like gripins or gumballs.
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Mr Abec 11
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On 2/12/2006
Borka
wrote in from
Sweden
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Whats your overall favorite abec 11 wheel for sliding?
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101
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On 2/12/2006 eddie
wrote in from
United States
(64.132.nnn.nnn)
yea i know. im wondering if can get some new ones, or is ebay my only shot?
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101's
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On 2/11/2006
RJ
wrote in from
United States
(63.197.nnn.nnn)
There's some 101's on ebay right now, just search for abec 11.
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101mm flywheels
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On 2/11/2006 eddie
wrote in from
United States
(64.132.nnn.nnn)
been scopeing out some 101mm flywheels. are these still in production? could i buy some new ones if wanted, or should i take the used ones?
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Groovy Baby
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On 2/10/2006
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
To disguise the fact that they're joined in the middle, to add an extra set of "edges" to resist sideways scrubbing, but NOT to channel water.
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groovy?
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On 2/10/2006
sean c
wrote in from
United States
(165.29.nnn.nnn)
just out of curiousity what is the reasoning behind the grooves carved into the double wides? Do they actually do anything?
sean c
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Testing 1-2-3
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On 2/8/2006
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
True, the baseplates and the hangers aren't precision to begin with. Adding a longer, stronger, straighter axle isn't going to correct those issues, but it will allow me to roll down the hill with some fun new big-ass wheels under the board. Even though they are centerset, 78mm wide wheels don't need anything wider than the DH hanger. As it is, this setup puts the outside edges of my wheels further out than Gumballs on an R-II 180 hanger. It turns out the long axle of one truck fit the application nicely, and was the shortest distance between an idea, and a functioning prototype.
The doublewides were working pretty good up in Montreal until I got crashed out from behind while exiting the first turn at the top, and later forced to eject at the bottom of the same run. Ouch. I wish that I could have continued but there were two "non calls" by the officials, and a dislocated shoulder and fracture that needed to be attended to.
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chris' bushings
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On 2/8/2006 herbn
wrote in from
United States
(152.163.nnn.nnn)
i can almost guarentee that if you build that truck with that hanger and those bushings that it won't roll straight, the pull may be ever so slight,but if you build the truck and put it on a level surface and measure the distance from the axle to the surface with "mr you thought this was even" (digital caliper) it'll come in as being off. You may need to compare it to the tolerances of a stock truck. If you clamped the hanger by the pivot,setting the axle to the milling machine table, then gently mill the original bushing seats, and then leveling off the new area of contact of the larger bushings. Well, if you leave the calipers in the tool box and just go out and ride the board,if the trucks are set fairly loose and you arn't all that particular, you may not notice.
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Longer Axles
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On 2/7/2006
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
I don't think that I said you need a bent axle, but some of the axles that I've used had been bent, and I straightened them out as best I could. "Floating" axles are centerless ground and very straight, but once you've bent one, it'll probably never float again. So I took some used axles from my luge trucks (which have 8" wide hangers) and put them into some DH hangers and there is a bit of thread left on each side. Basically you need an extra inch of axle on each side for the extra two Biltin Bearings. Above are some tools for the trade. Look out below!
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10mm axle
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On 2/7/2006
patrick
wrote in from
United States
(68.85.nnn.nnn)
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
(4.243.nnn.nnn)
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
(24.55.nnn.nnn)
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
(195.186.nnn.nnn)
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
(71.225.nnn.nnn)
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
(198.160.nnn.nnn)
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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