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Vintage Board
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On 5/13/2012
Tyler
wrote in from
United States
(76.217.nnn.nnn)
Hi I have a Super Surfer Big Banana skate board can anyone tell me what it is and what it maybe worth.
Thanks
Email me at Famousjt@gmail.com
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Complete Longboards
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On 2/20/2012 longboardsk8
wrote in from
United States
(76.173.nnn.nnn)
Found some excellent complete longboards here:
http://shop.longboardsco.com/Complete-Longboards-Skateboards-s/1904.htm
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looking for a new board
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On 11/17/2009 terik11
wrote in from
(72.214.nnn.nnn)
Hey ,IF you havn't already, I have a DH board I wil sell ya. It's been ridden 5 times maybe. I have other boards I like better. It's a LY downhill EVO with Randall 180's and these giant speed vents. the trucks cost me 60 for both and the wheels where 100 bucks. I won the deck. I will sell it for that cost plus shipping if ya want it. Email me at terik11@man.com My name is Trish. Thanks.
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looking for a new board
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On 11/9/2009 2ndboard
wrote in from
(67.175.nnn.nnn)
I'm looking for a new longboard, preferably a DH Race or Evo tree. I'm new(2ndboard),old, relatively fat and not good but I want it for my dogs to get exercise. I live on flat land. I want to spend no more than 350. Where is the best place to purchase from price wise and with quick shipping? Also what kind of complete set up trucks and wheels?
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Looking for FAt City Racing Sticker
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On 10/6/2009 d. allgeier
wrote in from
(74.103.nnn.nnn)
Does anyone know where I can get an oval black and yellow "Fat City Racing" Sticker? I need one for my G&S Henry Hester Deck. CAn anyone help me out??
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dillon
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On 5/3/2009 tyler
wrote in from
United States
(69.115.nnn.nnn)
i would have to say the best sector nine slide board is the sector nine striped, but i would defiantly get something other than the stock wheels.And i also like gravity fullfinger gloves
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HELP!
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On 2/5/2009 Dillon
wrote in from
United States
(98.170.nnn.nnn)
I live in florida, so there aren't many hills, but the few we have, I want to get into sliding. I love S9 and want one of their boards. Do you know the best one for sliding? Also, what are the best sliding gloves? Thanks soo much!
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help please
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On 10/26/2008
nano
wrote in from
United States
(76.205.nnn.nnn)
im trying to get into downhill boarding and sliding, but am not sure what would be good choices for wheels, decks, and trucks so that i could do both.
please help me out.
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Board test on national TV in UK
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On 10/20/2008
Paul
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(82.2.nnn.nnn)
Just saw the Gadget show top 5 skateboards test.
1st Loaded Dervish Longboard
2nd Pavel Roadster Slalom Board
3rd Lush Kilima Longboard
Thanks to Rob for joining me on the Gadget show testing team.
Trying out all the boards was fun.
The Roadster was versatile, as we rode vert
on it as well as being fastest thru the cones
Having some slalom on prime time TV may get some people skating!
Here is the link on the Gadget show, almost a 3 minute segment :-)
Click here for link
Slalom on National TV
A closer look
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Seismic Completes
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On 10/14/2008
Jake in Monterey
wrote in from
United States
(75.244.nnn.nnn)
what's up everybody. I'm just getting back into this after 2 years off (no hills in Houston; after growing up in San Diego = mad skating depression). i'm not a pool/park rider (for now :-) mostly looking to do some surfy soulriding/mellow carving sessions.anyways, I was checking out the seismic site and I saw that they have some completes...
1)has anyone rode the "meg" (30") or the "cameron" (42")? they look sweet but i couldn't find any search results.
2)is 'bat' tail just the shape or is this designed for something specific?
3)i'm 6'1" 215. I don't mind some flex (i learned on an S9 pin) in case that's gonna put some spin on things.
I've never ridden seismics (rIIs only) huge difference (for the same style riding as above) I've read you can get them pretty surfy with lighter springs, but i'm not 185...
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umbrellas cause drag
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On 7/8/2008 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(75.68.nnn.nnn)
Bas, I'd like to toss in two bits of addenda to Brett's excellent suggestion;
With trucks, look for the ability to switch out the axles. This will alow you to install stainless steel axles, which will inhibit rust at the bearings (I spray Silicon into my bearings, btw, to reduce oxidation effects). Radikal, GOG, and Airflow slalom trucks have this axle-switching feature, as do a few true DH trucks that I can't (yet) afford. BTW, oiling the axles, pivots, and kingpins with a 'white' petrol oil is a good thing to do to the metal-meets-plastic bits on trucks that're submerged in the occasional puddle. BTW, I'm from Vermont, and only N.Ireland and the Olpymics in Washington have more rainy days, and I've luged a few hundred miles by now in damp conditions.
Grooves in wheels are actually pretty easy to do, just stuff burnt-out, non-rolling bearings into the wheel, chuck it onto an 8mm bolt in a hand-held drill (though a drill-press is better), and apply a tri-angular-blade bastard file to the running surface of the wheel. If you're running a wider wheel, consider 3 grooves, not just 2. Once the wheel is chucked an' spinning, a magic-marker can draw the 'line' for your files to follow. To check groove depth, use a toothpick + pencil(poked into the tread) against a ruler. That should keep you within a few thousandths of an inch if you're careful with the files + drill. Softer is better, urethane-wise, and narrower wheels like Kryptonic's Luge 85mm (40 mm wide) actually do better in wet conditions, less hydroplaning I'd guess. Strikers would be another 'skinny' wheel easily grooved in for rain (check out Subsonic's website, under 'future' designs for how those look).
IF you can find them, Exate's '8-Ball' wheel, using the M-80's core with a raduised Rubber Tire on it is The Wheel for rain! Smoke Bombs (flatter, wider profile) are a close second, though I didn't get onto the "Newer" Emotion half thane/half rubber wheels to compare with (they might just own the wet?) Rubber is slower, but has that wet-ness traction allure...
If no rubber, go with Soft (sub 80A), big (70mm+), and not too fat wheels, add grooves, slap in bearings that have plastic seal, and ride a deck that won't warp from inbueing moisture (poly coated? Bamboo? Fiberglass, Alum., or Teak!). Be sure to over-maintain this board at the axles, bushings, bearings, hardware and griptape, try to keep it dry between the big sessions.
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Rain Setup
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On 7/8/2008
Brett H. Nelson
wrote in from
United States
(69.105.nnn.nnn)
Probably already hooked up by now but I had some advice on the rain setup...
Deck: A Rogers Bros cruiser deck. In addition to speedboards, they make smaller decks out of aluminum that would be impervious to water. I believe they have a European distributor, but you'll have to do some searching.
Trucks: Any truck will do. Don't get something with spherical bearings though.
Bearings: You have two options. Completely sealed which will keep most water and dirt out or go with something that is unshielded on one side so that you'll be able to clean it easily. Don't let your bearings sit around wet too long or they'll lock up.
Wheels: Try landyachtz, they make rain wheels. If you have the correct tools, making your own rain wheels by routing out grooves in them shouldn't bee too hard.
Good luck.
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yet more crap redux
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On 4/22/2008
PaulW
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(80.254.nnn.nnn)
The youth riding flatspotted bearing condoms at the local park is probably half the weight of you and I and knows every kink and pump of the terrain he's riding!
That's not to devalue his contribution to this thread, of course...
If I had to rescue one board from the housefire it'd be the HH2, old 169s and 78a NoSkoolz. It's a go-anywhere, ride anything board.
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all seasons set up
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On 12/17/2007
Bas de Vries
wrote in from
Netherlands
(81.175.nnn.nnn)
Hello people,
I would like to know whether you know completes (especially trucks, wheels, etc)
are available as rain/water resistant set ups.
I am going to use my board on levelled pavements in the Netherlands.
Hope you can help me
Kind regards,
Bas de Vries
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yet more crap
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On 11/30/2007
Glenn
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(81.149.nnn.nnn)
small hard wheels slow?, I have real trouble working out where the sweet spot is. Sure, I see kids at my local park ripping on coned, flatspotted 50mm wheels and am sometimes amazed by the speed. My own kid rides 56mm rictas and these seem just as fast as his old 60mm skaterbuilts, at least they are on smooth crete and wood. I have just moved down to 59mm rainskates and they don't seem any slower than the BDS dubcons on my old park board.
As for length, I have a 33" pocket pistol with a 16" wheelbase, I still get asked occasionally "is that a longboard" where I have to point out that it's only 1.5" longer than a standard issue street deck...
Someone mentioned about that one perfect board and it's true, an old skater with a quiver will never be satisfied. I do however know which TWO boards i'd rescue from a fire and be relatively happy to be limited to. The park board I mentioned above and my slalom board (Pavel/Splitfire/ZigZags). The quaility of the setup, it's pumpabilty and speed make it out cruise any of my longboards. Maybe wouldn't use it to bomb hills but then, I wouldn't bomb hills anyway :-)
The really cool thing is that these two boards 'clip together', the wheels of the park board just about fit (with a little deck flex) between the wheels on the slalom board. Fits great in the trunk :-)
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More crap, revisited
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On 11/5/2007 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(75.68.nnn.nnn)
Thanks Steve, as I did come down heavy on the side of Longboards; Because the Generic Alternative tends towards suckage... My rant was simply to meant awaken the disparrity between Hype and what's out there. I would've filled in all the shades of grey, but it would confuse a novice... ;-)
I'm seeing Progression in Longboards that does encourage FLOW, and for so many, long years, it's been the opposite in NewSchoolLand, but even with the focus on tech flips, the kids (better ones anyway) have been pushing for more speed. flow, combinations. It's discouraging at times, because the end result is apparent (though FAR from makeable!) to an Oldschooler like myself. Still, a good 18 years ago, a guy I used to skate with (along Akeena Pickett and Ian Spiro), Chris Yetz, he said that it's All a cyclical progression, where the 'new trick, gets figured, goes Bigger, gets faster/and/or combined, becomes 'the Standard', whereupon the Next Level occurs, and it starts back up again. You could SEE this thru the late 70's well into the mid-90's, then it just, um, paused, got stagnant, didn't go as big, or get much more than some polish and shine.... I DO BLAME the HYPE Machine for this, but a neat thing occurred concurrently; Old School and Longboarding filled in the void. If you look at the "Yetz" progression model as a Pendulum, the pendulum got too stagnant, but got a big Kick In the Ass from some old farts (and dudes like Brad Edwards!), and got to swinging the Other Way. Suddenly, Skating is Alive with OPTIONS again, has flow, speed, and a HUGE reservoir of tricks, some older than the practitioners age, doubled. The result has been a new awareness, and a gain in skaters willing to express themselves with the use of some speed and flow. Not that I'm against tricks, I'm not; but balance has SO MANY possible outcomes, why LIMIT YOURSELF?! I'll never know why the limitations became popular, even if it's explained to me; My Era had no such baggage; We skated until the Lawyers pushed us ouytof the skateparks and onto the streets, which is, after all, where we started, so just avoid the Cops, and you're good-to-go. Popularity is for those who slowed down long enough to be caught on camera (which, btw, is incriminating evidence, so do this Rarely). BTW, a good friend, a Mr. Brogdale, stopped by this weekend, and wanted to know If I had any use for his Downhilling board: I told him to keep it, but offerred more reasonable all-around 65mm wheels for it. The board he did 58 mph on is an old Santa Cruz Roskopp II with Motobuilts and DirtClods on it. Versatility is in the mind of the skater...
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big5
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On 11/5/2007 hc
wrote in from
United States
(71.198.nnn.nnn)
visited my local big5 recently,
(big5 is a west coast sporting goods chain)
seems like they have more longboards in stock (lower quality/price)
saw a carver complete with CX front for around $90...
hey PSR, I looked at the 'city crusher' on SOH
didn't see any wedge/dewedge action going on...
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long vs short bro
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On 11/5/2007
Steve C.
wrote in from
United States
(72.55.nnn.nnn)
OK but your last post made it sound like a long vs. short thing. There are certainly guys who ride fast on small set ups and I have seen guys riding 58 to 59 mm on vert and killing it. I had a friend who was in Virginia Beach last week and Lincoln was there. He gave him a set of wheels he was riding, 59 mm! And he was riding these and going double overhead. You can go big on wheels less than 60 mm, and fast. I understand where you are coming from it just seems like the last post was more about board legnth and less about the overall set up. It rules that there are so many choices out there, it just bums me out to hear stuff that rags on what people ride. Like you said, that was just your opinion and I am just throwing in what I see. I see a few people riding what would be considered a long board in pools and parks. Hell GI Joe rips it on his 44 pin tail in the park. And I also see guys ripping on the kinds of set ups you talk about, with "small" wheels. And they go fast. Maybe not as fast as someone on a DH setup bombing a hill, but still fast. I say ride whatever you want. The bottom line is fun. If people go "slow" and are having fun then they are ruling! And vice versa.
And most kids just buy crap from the shop, I agree totally. I went to a shop here locally and the widest board they had was 8.25, 14 inch wheel base. It is definately pretty limited in that respect. But it is getting better. I was lucky in the 90s living near portland. Man, Cal Skate had the sheet back in the day, you could get all sorts of stuff. That for sure was not the norm. But skate what you want and have fun. That's the bottom line.
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Crap, long + short
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On 11/5/2007 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(75.68.nnn.nnn)
Ah, no Steve, not so much 'short Vs. long' for speed (after all, you can put 52mm wheels on a Longboard), but rather the mentality (and, ahem, wheel choice) that make Going Fast doable. Length in boards has usually brought out higher speeds in skaters. More stability, better 'workable' space for the feet, and then, usually, bigger wheels. Granted, riders like Danny Way haven't seemed to need or want more wheelbase to go for Big Air, and Rune certainly dosen't skate Slow. But they're on wheels bigger than 58mm, too. My rider for pools is a Vision Vex, 32-1/2" short, but has a 17-1/2" wheelbase, with the Smallest wheel (Alva's now 56mm, were 63mm once,long ago) being Tiny compared with other wheels I ride. But, my 36" Barfoot (with it's 'small wheel',64mm Kryptonic Reaktor) is quite at home on ramps, pools, bowls, or cruising fast, so, I ride it more. Nope, it dosen't like tech kickflips (neither do my ankles anymore) very gracefully. Big wheels, big board, wide trucks, all add up to a definitave lack in ollie agility. But, I get to the coping when I choose, not just when I first drop in...
It's shades of Grey, and one very cool thing in Skateboarding has been the interchangability of parts; This can lead to some quirky set-ups (IE Randals on a 16" wheelbase 'retro-mini-cruiser'?), but it allows skaters to blend physical attributes of different 'styles' into their ride. I kinda miss having that 'one' good do-everything board (though I've got a few versatile boards in the quiver) that seemed to be way I often skated in the day. It's a hassle to be midway down mountainside run and feel like I should've been using some other board or truck or wheel, but that's all an internal headgame; Just skate what you're on. Maybe learn a little, change this or that for the next session. However, you gotta be Aware that there ARE Differences!!
Have You seen any hype on what wheels are being used at an X-Games Ramp contest? Are these guys using the fastest, or the most familiar wheel? Do the kids know the difference (beyond graphics) between a 60mm bowl wheel, 57mm ramp wheel, and bearing covers (50mm and smaller)? Or, they did get sold the Hype at the Skateshop? Or worse, did they buy that 'longboard' from Olympic?
Again, these are the pros/cons IMHO, and this is not the position nor veiwpoint of this website...
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Short boards
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On 11/4/2007
Steve C.
wrote in from
United States
(72.55.nnn.nnn)
Yeah I guess guys like Rune can't get the coping in a big bowl on their shortboard. And they ride slow. Just more stupid "short boards suck" crap. Get over it. Guys rip on "shortboards." Are you telling me most people are riding longboards in bowls? NO! Wrong answer. And where does the line lie between long and short? 36 inches? Well that being said then people jumping the 70 foot mega ramp gap ride short boards, but they can't go fast?
This is total crap!
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Yikes...
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On 11/4/2007 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(75.68.nnn.nnn)
OMG, I'm looking through SOH skates, and there's a (Gasp!) SECTOR 9 with the wedges on DIRECTIONALLY, IE, the Slalom/DH riders have mounted the trucks for generations! EEK. Can the "world comes to an END, + the RED SOX Win Again" Prophecy be far away?
Not if this is part of the last pages in the Good Book! ;-)
Congrats to Sector Nine for seeing the light! Yes the back truck still TURNS, but to a LESSER degree than the front. Been skating that-a-way for 35 years, glad you figured it out. Oh, btw, this was on the 'city crusher' model (and it isn't even big enuff to hop over taxicabs?).
Freakier yet, I was in an 'Olympics' chain "sports store" (Hey, lookin' for BOSOX W.C. shirts!), and they had 3 'mini-longboards', something close to an Indiana Slalom from, oh, 8 years ago, but complete with Manx-copied wheels and almost decent trucks (still Chinese crap, but Nice crap) for $110 complete. Someone at WorldWideDominationEnterprises smells money in slalom-ish boards. I gotta go back and re-read Revelations, and see if this is listed under the 'Merchants Gnashing their Teeth' section...
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Long and short of it
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On 10/6/2007 Pre-School Rider
wrote in from
United States
(75.68.nnn.nnn)
Breaking it down into pros+cons:
Longboards; Pros; Length, stability, speed, variety of shapes, variety of constructions, variety of sizes, Cruising, Carving, Bombing hills, Pools/Bowls, Furniture Mover, Racing cars down steep switchback hills, Bigger Ollies(models with kicktails), can ride 'doubles' w/another person, Shootin' the duck, Skogging, Buttboarding, Parking Garages at midnite, Slides at Speed, Chick Magnet (I'm married, so, I don't need this), Girls Ride Too!, Quiet riding with soft + big wheels,Burlier Shuvits, more room for cool stickers, Barefoot riding, Hanging 5 or 10, Manuals that go on + on,,Snowboarding cross-trainer, higher speed transportation(especially if "catch the Bus" like JG used to), mosh-pit shield.
Cons: not very kickflippable, heavier, some have NO kicktail, some have no Nosekick, fitting into your subcompact's trunk (or locker), Large enough to draw attention from passing cops (even when not being ridden), price on some.
Shortboards; Pros; Kickflips, Ollies, quick grinds, blunts, disposable, lightweight(usually).
Cons: Wobbles at speed, hard to slide at speed, noisy little pebble-catching wheels, no carving, wheel-rub when trying to turn, same shape + materials, SLOW, no coping in big bowls, gets out snaked in parks by OldSchool riders who have speed, can't easily change wheels, stiff truck bushings, rough ride quality, being out-run on the sidewalk by lil' tykes on Big Wheels, SLOWER the Molasses in winter running uphill, less fun to ride than what we had in '74.
Granted, these are the pros/cons IMHO, and this is not the position nor veiwpoint of this website... ;-)
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Longer is better
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On 10/6/2007
Dave H.
wrote in from
United States
(24.13.nnn.nnn)
Shorter is good for tricks, vert, pools, and the X Games. Long is good for carving, street surfing, commuting. Just depends on what you want to do with it. Longer boards are also more comfortable to ride, owing to the larger, softer wheels.
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What is better
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On 10/3/2007
Dalton
wrote in from
United States
(204.49.nnn.nnn)
ok so i have question, what board is better, a long skateboard or a regular skateboard?
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New Kongborader
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On 9/28/2007
Jacob Marshall
wrote in from
United States
(192.234.nnn.nnn)
I'm a new long boarder and I was wondering what is the best type of long board that I could get for the roads in Alaska.
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