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| Q&A: McKendry on Speed (1810 Posts)
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its all about the pink
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On 3/16/2006 alwayslit
wrote in from
United States
(24.126.nnn.nnn)
plz bring some pink gumballs to bonelli, i'm still on krypto's!
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call me, please
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On 3/14/2006 isabelle
wrote in from
United States
(209.66.nnn.nnn)
i've misplaced your number..
could you please call me and leave your number if i'm not in
THANKS, DUDE!?
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DBL WIDE
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On 3/13/2006 sean
wrote in from
United States
(63.105.nnn.nnn)
Thanks for the info on how to make the DBL wide wheels. I have made several different sets. Thanks for the tips!
Cant wate to see a production dbl wide wheel "It is the future of speedboarding"
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72a
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On 3/13/2006
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
I'm not pouring anything in 72a right now, but that's not to say that I won't in the future. There would probably only be a limited edition pour of Gumballs and select Flywheels. It's a good, fast, grippy formula, but it doesn't hold up as nicely as the firmer ones. I don't want to have customers who are bummed out because of a short life span, or nicks, cuts, or chunking.
When we decreased the size of the hubs (which increases the depth of urethane) in our newer wheels, we found that we didn't have to use material that soft to get the smoothness and traction that we wanted.
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72A
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On 3/13/2006
robi
wrote in from
Switzerland
(62.167.nnn.nnn)
uuuuh chris...very nice wheels...do you 72A Flywheels (83mm) or 72A Grippins or anything else in 72A...
thank you for your answer
robert
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my findings
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On 3/12/2006 tyler
wrote in from
United States
(68.197.nnn.nnn)
well, here are my findings with the wheels. I used them on the same setup:
A custom Fatboy 33 inch slalom deck
A splitfire in the front with a 50 degree plate and 10 degree wedges; white khiro barrel on the bottom, and white insert on top.
A modified indy 109 in the back with a red barrel in the bottom and a white insert on top.
Same Bearings used in both wheels (rockin rons ceramics)
Zig Zag duros-80 and 83
Grippin duros-92, 88 and 78
Initial Rolling speed- I didn't see much of a difference when I was just pushing around and going straight. They seemed pretty much equal.
The Pump- this is what separates these wheels. You really can feel the zig zag bounce back into place, giving you a faster pump. I can't really get these wheels to "chirp" out either. Doing "dead starts" is also made easier due to the bouncy quality. With grippins, chirping was a common occurence and getting your pump going and maintining it took a little more work.
Once it drys up here this week, Ill be taking my GS board, also equiped with zig zags, on some speed and dh runs to really see how these wheels will preform in more serious speed situations. Yes, I know, this has probably allready been done, but it will be a new, simple termed, un biased write up.
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flex lips
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On 3/12/2006 herbn
wrote in from
United States
(152.163.nnn.nnn)
i thought i post a Q about comparing gripins and zigzags of the same duro,78a let's say,same width just the lips vary which is quicker and which grips better maybe it's to close to call and the zigzags just work better on narrow(slalom) trucks
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Chaput's office!!
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On 3/11/2006
M4RC10
wrote in from
Brazil
(201.15.nnn.nnn)
Thanks Chaput for this great art!! I loved it... That is a pic of me in a Slide Contest held near my hometown 2 years ago. That pic is the one I liked the best! It was nice you chose that one for doing this great art!!
I got back to Brazil on Wednesday and I'm only accessing the internet today because our computer was being fixed. Now it's ok!! I've just read what you posted on the Brazil forum. What a COOL post!!
Today I met Kako Max in our morning session and he was the first one to say something about your post. He also liked that very much!!
Chris, your office RULES!! I took almost the whole afternoon there and I guess I didn't see everything you got there. I loved that place and your boards. I really enjoyed you let me ride your boards. That was great!!!
What you have been done for the skateboard development is awesome. Keep on doing this great job!!
See you here!!!
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Pink Gumballs
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On 3/10/2006
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
Once I've shipped them, I'll post a list of the vendors who are getting them in addition to the Abec11.com website. BTW, I've got an artisit doing a nice little twist on the wheel graphics. This is a really fun wheel.
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Pink Gumballs
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On 3/10/2006
Kevin Shaw
wrote in from
United States
(24.62.nnn.nnn)
Chris, where can we obtain a set of the Pink Gumballs with the reflex formula?
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Crossover
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On 3/10/2006
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
Because in downhill, the higher duros don't deform enough to give the type of traction that we want in the turns, and straightline roll-speed is better with the softer duros. There is a cross-over point where the duro and relative rebound for two different formulas are about the same. But that doesn't mean that all of a sudden, the two formulas are exactly the same. Think about different trees that produce different woods that are similar in hardness and flexibility, but disimilar in weight, color, grain, and strength. Birch is not maple. Both are good. Which is better? Well now, it all depends on what you're going to use it for.
77a is on the soft side of this formula, but it's an awesome material for this wheel for downhill type applications.
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pink pics
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On 3/10/2006
Julien
wrote in from
United States
(129.133.nnn.nnn)
Check the vendors forum, Chappy recently posted up some snaps of the pink gummies and the special Orange Plus Zig Zaggers
hey, if the reflex formula has peak rebound in the 80s whats the point of making a wheel thats 77a?
If reflex formula is good for wheels in the high 70s why not make the red riders in reflex too? I guess translucent thane has to be a different formula hunh?
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pinkish
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On 3/10/2006 Brutus
wrote in from
United States
(67.82.nnn.nnn)
Paul, You said the new pink gumballs look sick. May I ask were you've seen them before. Is there a link?
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gumballs
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On 3/10/2006 eddie
wrote in from
United States
(209.99.nnn.nnn)
yea, whats the difference between the pink and green? i guess if i want something more soft i should go with the green right?
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YUMMIE GUMMIES
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On 3/9/2006
Paul Steuri
wrote in from
United States
(207.200.nnn.nnn)
I am WAY stoked for the pink gumballs! I can't decide if I want those or the classic green! I want a nice sticky ass wheel, that slides nice, I weigh like 105 pounds, so I am riding some 72a flshbacks, so I am not sure if I want to get the pink gumballs or not, but I really do because they look SICK! Will they be of average price, and be available through abec11.com?
THANKS
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reflex formula
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On 3/9/2006 dan@csu
wrote in from
United States
(216.17.nnn.nnn)
chris i've heard you talk about your reflex formula wheels. what exactly are they?
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hehehehe
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On 3/9/2006 page brasiladia
wrote in from
Brazil
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isso
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Pink and Punk
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On 3/9/2006
Stubbs
wrote in from
United States
(70.251.nnn.nnn)
If you're a guy, do you have to be punk to like pink? My new organization, Guys Who Like Pink, or GWLP for short, are trying to dispell the notion that pink is only for girls and punks. We at GWLP would appreciate your help in this matter. Please send us free wheels. All your PINK wheels are belong to us. Thank you.
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Pink Gumballs
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On 3/9/2006
Bad HTML
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
To the girls (and punk guys) of Pink:
76mm Pink Gumballs in the 77a Reflex formula will be here next week. The world just got a little faster...
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IGSA
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On 3/9/2006 isabelle
wrote in from
United States
(209.66.nnn.nnn)
i hate being ADHD sometimes......
anyway, not only do i owe you a kudo for helping me be mental for my first high speed slide in Carlsbad and loving the feeling after i realized i survived, but for fueling my stoke to finally get to my personal skate utopia -IGSA racing...........
MARCH 25th.......hmmmmm and by the way i've beat you at 1 thing so far.....i just turned 45 today - got you by 44 daze!
PEACE AGAIN, DUDE - you ROCK!
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Mental
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On 3/9/2006 isabelle
wrote in from
United States
(209.66.nnn.nnn)
chreis,
i love your mental ability to let others vent at their own problems without making them yours.
YOU RULE DUDE!
Izzy's in the Pink forever
peace
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Biltin
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On 3/8/2006 Danny Connor
wrote in from
United States
(207.200.nnn.nnn)
Chris,
Once again, thank your for giving me those bearings right out of your slalom board for me to race with. I do believe that they helped me go as fast as I could rather than some nameless, steel-shield, super viscous lubed, abec-5's that I had. I would e-mail you reguarding this...but it seems more likely taht you'll see it if I post here...Will you be doing anything as far as a "bearing team" for the 2006 season? DC with fresh biltins...could be deadly..
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Hmmmm......
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On 3/7/2006 Brutus
wrote in from
United States
(67.82.nnn.nnn)
Anti-Wide?
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Wide Track!
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On 3/7/2006 Jamie M.
wrote in from
Canada
(65.93.nnn.nnn)
Triple wide? :)
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Double Trouble
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On 3/6/2006
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
You're going to see something better than doublewide Flashbacks later this year. Trust me.
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