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yuk, the price of gas
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On 4/25/2008 herbn
wrote in from
United States
(71.255.nnn.nnn)
i havn't been skating dh enough, the price of gas has got me on my bicycle and motorcycle(need to have a rest day every now and then)but special driving trips to my dh spots just don't seem to be happening,so i need a bag to carry my dh board to the hills on my motorcycle.
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bags
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On 4/25/2008 herbn
wrote in from
United States
(71.255.nnn.nnn)
i'll have to check on the oldman army bag but it sounds a bit large,but not necessarily long enough. I'd like to use my motorcycle to go downhilling I need to carry just one dh board,and maybe a pair of elbow pads, i wear a bit of the armour while riding the motorcycle,but i need to enclose the board entirely with NO chance of griptape ever touching paint.Slidergloves and elbow pads may actualy fit under the passenger seat.
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Quad bushings
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On 3/15/2008 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(75.68.nnn.nnn)
Paul, I'll put this up quick, be back if I find more/better parts.
http://www.skates.com/Sure-Grip-suspension-kit-p/rsskc.htm
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bushing links
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On 3/15/2008 paul
wrote in from
United States
(64.12.nnn.nnn)
psr, what are some of those "chicago, sgi, and laser" links? i cnat find them anywhere on the net.
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'turny' bushings
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On 3/7/2008 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(75.68.nnn.nnn)
Paul, I'm not sure what 'shape' of bushing you are looking for, nor quite which durometer...
But, that said, Khiro's stuff has been good enuff on most any board I ride, although I'll tweak stuff for Racing that requires some extra thought/cash/or Ebay searching to do 'just right'.
Just a thought, though; Rollerskates (Quads) use tall, springy bushings in a nice array of sizes and durometers, and they're available, though you gotta go Look and ask 'newie' questins that disguise that you skateboard in order to get good product. Nonetheless, SGI, Chicago, and Laser have some nifty 'deep-turn' bushings out there that've been utterly ignored by most skateboarders.
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bushing
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On 3/5/2008 paul ireland
wrote in from
United States
(64.12.nnn.nnn)
can anyone recomend a soft or medium bushing to me? im replacing the stock ones in my sidewinders
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INDOOR RAMP in MEDFORD,OREGON!
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silver fish longboard forum
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On 2/9/2008
paul ireland
wrote in from
United States
(64.12.nnn.nnn)
man, im so bummed. i thought i would be getting all the goods at "dirtcheap" prices from the silverfish longboard site. but they havent updated anything for months now. what a hoax. anyone know what happend?
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Old Man Army Skatebag
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On 1/8/2008
Geezer-X
wrote in from
United States
(96.231.nnn.nnn)
I have a lot of business travel lined up and want to start bringing a couple setups and my pads along. I have the ubiquitous Alva bag, onto which I've repeatedly re-sewn the webbing handles in hotel rooms with hotel sewing kits.
I found that strangehouse.com (patronize Mr. Strange by all means. He's an OG skater, all around nice guy, stocks cool stuff, and offers superb service) had a few Old Man Army bags in stock. They're expensive, and always seem to be sold out.
I decided to do it. It arrived today, and I played with it after work. It easily holds the following:
38" fatboy w/ 155mm trucks/72mm wheels
36" Gravity pool board w/ 149s and 65mm wheels
33" Pavel w/ 100s and 70mm wheels
Big-ass Pro Designed knee and elbow pads
wrist gurds/slide gloves/Giro dirt jumping helmet
tools/bushing kit/hardware box/a few sets of wheels
It's got 2 zippers on the bottom so you can have a board "wheels out" so you can tow it by the shoulder strap. It's got 2 velcro-ed in storage bags, one in each end, several zipper pockets.
It's burly black cordura with sturdy zippers, and it has a silver plastic tarp lining so your heinous smelly pads don't make your car stinky.
I like bags. I carry a big messenger bag full of stuff every day, and just picked up a nice Crumpler messenger bag w/ laptop sleeve for travel. Nice bags make travel more pleasant, and if I always have my basic stuff packed to go I'll skate more since I don't have to rummage up all my crap and get it to the car to go to the hill or park.
If you're looking for a way to haul a small quiver, pads, tuning stuff, and a change or 2 of clothes, give the Old Man Army bag a look.
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Sky Hooks
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On 12/28/2007
Brett H. Nelson
wrote in from
United States
(68.126.nnn.nnn)
I found a set in a Swiss skate shop in downtown Zürich. It is a two minute walk from the train station on Kasemenstrasse. Good Luck!
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sky hooks!
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On 12/23/2007
caddy
wrote in from
United States
(206.135.nnn.nnn)
where can one get those?
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spacers
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On 12/16/2007
Mile High Mark
wrote in from
United States
(206.124.nnn.nnn)
The common spacers are not metric sized. What's commonly called "10mm" is actually 0.400", and what's known as "8mm" is actually 0.300".
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Spacers
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On 12/16/2007 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(75.68.nnn.nnn)
.400" or 10mm wide for most coreless (and a good number of cored wheels too) wheels.
However, SOME wheels, use a spacer only 8mm wide, as that was popular for quadrollerskates awhile back, and quite a few 'skateboard' wheels were either reshaped quad wheels or used a bearing-seat core of that type and width.
Basically, if you use the 10mm spacers, and your wheel can shift in/out along the axle (with the wheel nut snug to the outer bearing), you might need to check the width between the bearings, and it'll likely be 8mm. Not to confuse things any, but Exate's big downhill (like the M-80) wheels use 11mm spacers.
Wheels that use 10mm spacers, by brandname; ABEC 11 (except Stingers),3DM/Seismic,OJ,Tunnel,Alligator and most Powell/Bones (Powell quad wheels, maybe not).
Wheels that use 8mm spacers; Hyper Strada (and Strada-based variants),Kryptonics vented-core wheels,Alum.-cored Alva Hardcores,Turner LaCosta/ABEC 11 Stingers, and maybe NeverSummer{?}.
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spacers.
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On 12/16/2007
paul ireland
wrote in from
United States
(205.188.nnn.nnn)
does any one know the standard bearing spacer size? or is there any stndard size?
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METAL DECKS ?
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On 12/4/2007
GERRY D.
wrote in from
United States
(66.178.nnn.nnn)
MERCIFUL SKATE from Medford, Ore ,will introduce their NEW skateboard line for 2008 ! You can get a look at these boards @ www.myspace.com/flatblacksk8 or www.mercifulskate.page.tl(not finished ,but sign guest book!) for graphics and board sizes. Feel free to send "SPONSOR ME VIDEOS" to the myspace address (comment page)! MS will also be showing off the new "HESSIAN" line of wheels as well, sizes available are 52, 54, 56, & 58mm , along with the 60mm "DIAMOND FACE" pool wheel. Last but not least, FLAT BLACK WHEEL CO. will be showing off their line of wheels as well, featuring the G-MAN pro model wheel.
 
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any Angle
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On 12/1/2007 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(75.68.nnn.nnn)
Paul, you can put angled riders on any board. However, it might not actually benefit some board's performance. What angled risers do is modify the truck's steering, either quicker(putting the pivot closer to the deck), or slower(putting the kingpin/bushings closer to the deck). A good 20-15 years ago, when pipe/park decks started getting fairly large nose-kicks, some companies (notably Santa Cruz) actually sent 'stock' boards out with thin (3/16" high) wedges under the front truck to 'level out' that truck, as the concaves then had a 5* or so upturn just before the nose-kick. I've done similar set-ups on very short wheelbased Freestyle decks (13" wheelbase on a 29" deck) to stabilize them enough to still use loose trucks, but not oversteer doing manual-based tricks.
I think the biggest issue for you might be ride height, or added weight, although Khiro's Rail-Kit risers can be set-up with small angles at low ride heights. If you use those for Ollies/Flips or impacted landings, I'd advise adding a thin rubber 'shock pad' to keep the deck from punching in or the trucks shifting from side-load or impact. Check out SkateKings website for those rail-riser kits (and cool Freestyle decks, too).
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angled risers
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On 12/1/2007
paul
wrote in from
United States
(64.12.nnn.nnn)
can you put angled risers on any board? do any of you guys have them? what do they do different then normal risers?
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lapper? getting over the curb
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On 11/9/2007
jess
wrote in from
United States
(24.216.nnn.nnn)
hay found a thing called a "blade" it helps me over curbs without slowing down. search for Enaud on myspace.
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LAPPERS
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On 10/27/2007
GERRY D.
wrote in from
United States
(66.178.nnn.nnn)
Get in touch with me @ flatblacksk8@hotmail.com Ive got a hook up on new lappers! These are similar to the old 70's lappers! This product will help your longboard up curbs and into the pipe or bowl. NO HANG UPS !!
HERE THEY ARE ! These are made in MEDFORD,OREGON by LONGBOARD BLADE. GET YOURS TODAY ! SUG. RET. $29
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SKY HOOKS
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On 10/27/2007
GERRY D.
wrote in from
United States
(66.178.nnn.nnn)
Sky hooks were a gimmick in the 70's to cath air, they caught on pretty big and then dissapeared! In the mid 80's a guy named Ray Flores(Bulldog Skates and The BOARD GALLERY) decided to re-invent the sky hook, calling them "SKATE AIRZ" and again they caught on!I the late 80's I went to my 1st trade show in Long Beach,CA. and I met ray. I was an up and coming snowboarder and wanted to use the hooks on a skateboard for cross training on trampolines,they worked great! Then I got sponsored by XT Wheels (for cross training purposes)and put the hooks on my dirt board because I kept sliding off while going downhill( I was the 1st to do this,1990!) I told Rick Wilson (XT) about these and he started buying them from Ray. Next thing you know, Rick stole the idea from Ray (made them hollow)and called them "XT HOOKS" and yet again they caught on big time!! Just a little "SKY HOOK" history for anyone interested! GERRY DUNLAVA MERCIFUL SKATE BOARD CO.(WWW.MYSPACE.COM/FLATBLACKSK8)
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Im in need of a racing leather
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On 10/23/2007
shalon
wrote in from
United States
(65.13.nnn.nnn)
Hey, im dying need of a suit for this up and comming NOV 17-18, 2007 California DH Series #2 Bonelli Park - San Dimas, CA race. I'll buy 1 for cheap or if mabe i can get loner. thanx
-shalon
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lappers
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On 10/22/2007
gerry d.
wrote in from
United States
(66.178.nnn.nnn)
Where can I get a "lapper"? On 8/20/1999 Mario wrote in from (205.227.nnn.nnn)
Remeber those things called lappers? They were like a little wedge that helped you get over a curb. Getting over curbs on a longboard isn't easy. They doesn't ollie well (duh) and its difficult to get your foot on the nose and tail at the same time (major split) to pop it over.
I remember three different kinds of lappers, one was a plastic triangle (yuck). Another was strip of nylon that attached to the truck mounting bolts and was called "The Bird" because it looked like someone giving the finger. The other one was from '79 I think and I forgot the name. It replaced the top washer on the kingpin and screwed into the deck. This is the one I want. Anybody seen anything like this still being made?
Get in touch with me @ flatblacksk8@hotmail.com Ive got a hook up on new lappers! similar to what you are looking for! GERRY D.
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lappers
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On 10/22/2007
gerry d.
wrote in from
United States
(66.178.nnn.nnn)
get in touch with me @ flatblacksk8@hotmail.com Ive got a hook up on new lappers! similar to what you are looking for! GERRY D.
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hooks
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On 10/21/2007 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(75.68.nnn.nnn)
AC, not 'fly' but "sky" hooks...
would be;
curved plastic or metal brackets that help hold your feet to the board.
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fly hooks
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On 10/20/2007 ac
wrote in from
United States
(162.84.nnn.nnn)
what the hell are "FLY HOOKS"
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