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Q&A: Slalom Pro Mike Maysey (2489 Posts)
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VRS
On 7/14/2008 Ian wrote in from United Kingdom  (62.49.nnn.nnn)

Hi Mike,

I have been riding your TS model for a while and im looking to get another board the VRS II???

Can you advise on what type of course you run or can run with the VR series??

Regards
Ian

 
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Another Podium for Maysey
On 6/11/2008 Keith Hollien wrote in from United States  (72.155.nnn.nnn)

I want to congratulate my Radikal Trucks teammate Mike Maysey on another podium at SK8Kings So Cal Outlaw GS Race. Mike, I have to say I am very stoked to have you riding for Radikal Trucks. Thanks

I like to ride bigger wheels in the front on certain types of courses. My favorite combo is 77mm Speed Vents in front and 70mm Zig-Zags in the rear. I like the roll speed of big front wheels and the control and acceleration on turns of the smaller wheel.

Keith - Teams Radikal, AXE ARMY & Oust.

 
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wheel size
On 6/3/2008 boyd wrote in from Australia  (210.1.nnn.nnn)

thanks for that,
something we have talked about, i will give it a go
boyd

 
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Wheel Sizes
On 6/2/2008 mikemaysey wrote in from United States  (72.130.nnn.nnn)

Yeah, as a matter of fact I have tried such things. I've only done it a couple times and I THINK it helped, but I'm not certain. On the instances when I did it I rode Avila 80a in the front and Avalon 80a on the rear. I figured I'd get the roll speed of the bigger wheel in the front while maintaining my traction in the rear with the smaller/grippier wheels. I think it worked, but I don't know. I can say for certain I haven't thought of doing it for quite some time. Ever since the newer designed/shaped wheels, the advent of precision trucks, I personally haven't thought of that wheel combo...maybe I should revisit the idea!

 
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wheel sizes
On 6/2/2008 boyd wrote in from Australia  (210.1.nnn.nnn)

hello,
do you have any experience with different wheel size front and back - more turny vs more stable?

 
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Bicknell '06
On 5/25/2008 mikemaysey wrote in from United States  (68.4.nnn.nnn)

 
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Photos
On 5/23/2008 mikemaysey wrote in from United States  (68.4.nnn.nnn)

I don't remember the guys name...he was either a friend of Jack's or Paul's. He came out to a couple spots with us and shot up a bunch of flash cards. I have a bunch more photos from that day of Howard and Dylan Gordon too.

 
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Love those photos
On 5/23/2008 JBH wrote in from United States  (165.134.nnn.nnn)

Great photos, Mike! Who shot those?

 
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Gorge Games Lodging
On 5/21/2008 Pauliwog wrote in from United States  (65.122.nnn.nnn)

Hey Mike, I usually stay at the Prater's Motel, it's a small family-run dinky motel pretty close to the two main race locations and not too far from the skatepark and there are restaraunts nearby. It's fairly cheap, they revamped the rooms about 2 years ago, most have refrigerators, I think they have air conditioning, as well as the usual TV, shower, etc. Not fancy but not bad either.

I bet you can google-search "Prater's motel Hood River Oregon". They generally are filled as is the whole town that time of year, especially now that Gorge Games has returned from the ashes and draws a lot of people. If you need a phone number and google doesn't work, let me know and I'll dig it up for you at home(I only have internet access at work).

Dang I wish I was racing Hood this year. Schlater - P

 
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Thriller
On 5/20/2008 mikemaysey wrote in from United States  (68.4.nnn.nnn)

Won't be able to make the get together, I got called to work on Saturday. Can't turn down time and a half especially since I haven't worked in the last 2 weeks. Have a good time and ride one for me.

 
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masey in slo
On 5/15/2008 Miller wrote in from United States  (75.15.nnn.nnn)

Hey bro, you busy on the 28th of june? we are hosting the bulldogs skateboard bros and running THUNDER DOME on our local practice hill. Big skate party, hope to see ya man, Miller

 
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Made in USA
On 5/13/2008 mikemaysey wrote in from United States  (68.4.nnn.nnn)

So it is...so it is.

 
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made in USA
On 5/13/2008 old man maysey wrote in from United States  (24.205.nnn.nnn)

check your drivers door your mazda was made in kansas city

 
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Gorge Games
On 5/13/2008 mikemaysey wrote in from United States  (68.4.nnn.nnn)

Hey Pauliwog...you seem to be well adjusted in the Hood River area, can you give me any tips of where to stay for the race this year? I have travel, both air and rental car squared away, now I just need to find a place to sleep and shower. Ideas???

 
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Slalom in San Clemente
On 5/10/2008 mikemaysey wrote in from United States  (68.4.nnn.nnn)

I know I probably won't have any company, but I just wanted to shout out to anyone listening...I'll be running cones tomorrow at one or both of my spots if anyone wants to join me...drop me an email...gotta get ready for the Gorge Games.

 
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Nice!!
On 5/8/2008 mikemaysey wrote in from United States  (68.4.nnn.nnn)

Right on Jack...that was the first day we skated the hill that you eventually had the first SlalomCross race on right?

 
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Race Face
On 5/8/2008 Jack wrote in from United States  (66.122.nnn.nnn)

Here you go!

 
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Same Day
On 5/8/2008 Jack wrote in from United States  (66.122.nnn.nnn)

Mikey, I will try to find the Race Face ad and post it.

 
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Got Parallel?
On 4/28/2008 mikemaysey wrote in from United States  (68.4.nnn.nnn)



The board I'm riding is a Turner Cutaway

 
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Come a Long Way.......
On 4/28/2008 Pauliwog wrote in from United States  (140.211.nnn.nnn)

Yeah, No kidding. Can you believe it's still happening in 2008? I don't think any of us thought about it lasting that long on a persistent group level, even though a lot of us thought on the individual level "I'll just hoard a lot of setups so if it dies again, I'll be setup to do it forever".

The current "heyday" is lasting longer I think than it did in the 70's. Abec11 Stingers and Turner LaCosta's are almost(or soon will be) "vintage" and collectable. Funny thinking about that.

Schlater - P

 
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2002...
On 4/27/2008 mikemaysey wrote in from United States  (68.4.nnn.nnn)

I was just watching the DVD from 2002 Worlds..Good Times

 
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BAD BOYS
On 4/27/2008 mikemaysey wrote in from United States  (68.4.nnn.nnn)



One of Chaput's masterpieces from back in '02...Classic Stuff

 
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More oldies
On 4/27/2008 mikemaysey wrote in from United States  (68.4.nnn.nnn)



WLAC, GS 2002

 
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Old Days
On 4/26/2008 mike maysey wrote in from United States  (68.4.nnn.nnn)

To answer your questions...

Yeah, luckily it was a photo shoot, so we would dive into the course, try to get synced up, take a photo and duck out. Then do it again all the way down the hill.

It was sometime in summer 2001. One of the photos of me from that day (at a different location) was used in a Seismic ad "RACE FACE" that graced the inside cover of International Longboarder in Fall 2001.

Indeed, that's Paul Dunn.

Paul was riding his "White Dove" with Gullwing split axles and Krypto C-62's...blue in front and pink in rear. I was riding a board that Howard Gordan had on hand that day. I think you're right about the trucks with an Indy 101 on front and a Tracker Mid on the back with Hyper Strada wheels.

We've come a long way baby...


 
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The Old Days
On 4/26/2008 Pauliwog wrote in from United States  (65.122.nnn.nnn)

Sheesh those lanes are close together!

What year?

I'm assuming that's Dunn in the other lane?

So it looks like you're both on Turner decks

Wheels, Kryptonics?

Looks like Dunn has split axle Gullwings, You've got an Indy front, is your rear truck a Tracker?

Cool Picture for sure - Paul Howard

 
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