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Martin Draytons Gecko SLE
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On 7/9/2008 Crowbar (UK)
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(81.158.nnn.nnn)
I've watched this man develope this deck with a mind thats meant for science. Clincal, Methodical,and neutral in his aproach to creat 100% perfection. I've most the others out there and even went into personal designs as well. but I just had to have one because nothing else comes near it. Everyone has improved 4 fold when owning one of these and I'm mad to tel you this because slalom now ups many noches. This deck is a beautifully finished piece of perfection.
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Gecko Martin Drayton SLE
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On 6/30/2008 Jason Bishop
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(79.72.nnn.nnn)
Just test drove it tonight after setting it up with my GOGS, Seismic "Old" Oranges on the front and Purple Seismic Black Ops on the rear. This deck is insane! It is so stiff every ounce of energy you put into it pays you back with precise power delivery to both trucks, not a newton is wasted. It accelerates unbelievably, there is no lag at all. The fat tail is reassuring underfoot and pitched at just the right angle forcing you to bend your knees thus lowering your centre of gravity and upping your traction. The nose narrows at just the right place and gives a more precise turn without the feeling of stalling. I was dubious at first about the nose but it makes perfect sense. I now understand why my peers who own this deck have improved markedly. You only have to see Louis Selby who is making everyone look like they are going backwards...I felt the shame as he accelerated away from me at a few recent races/practices. Just for the record I am over 16 stone and the deck does not complain in any way, it seems suited for any weight of rider. You have to try one!Seriously! Thanks MD but especially Jeff from Gecko who has produced a deck with a soul of a formula one racing car!Roll on the hybrid.
Can I have my fiver now?
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Ick Retro Flattie #1
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On 6/21/2008 6
wrote in from
United States
(75.89.nnn.nnn)
fun was had (pavel sucks)
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Deck for Carver CX?
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On 6/9/2008
Kenneth
wrote in from
United States
(64.95.nnn.nnn)
I was wondering if I could get some recommendations for a street/pumping deck that I was planning to put a set of the Carver CX trucks on? I'm looking for a standard 30-32"L skateboard shape with a kicktail and a nose, not too much concave, maybe a little flex, since I only weigh about 140. Any suggestions?
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Wide-tail Pavel Roadster
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On 6/8/2008
Paul Price
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(82.2.nnn.nnn)
Finally got to set up the new wide-tail Roadster with some new GOG trucks and Seismic wheels.
The concave is a little more deep and the room at the tail feels great! Here are some pics.
Top view: 
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Gravity Brad Edwards
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On 6/7/2008 Paul Howard
wrote in from
United States
(65.122.nnn.nnn)
Hey does anyone have this board and use it in skateparks? I want a long deck like that but fairly stiff and not "saggy" in the tail when doing grinds and rock-n-rolls and such. I weigh about 150-ish.
Thanks - Paul
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E-Glide 44 Magnum
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On 6/7/2008 Jacobs
wrote in from
United States
(68.125.nnn.nnn)
Just got an E-Glide 44 Magnum powerboard the other day and it's awesome! I live in Santa Cruz so we have some hills here. The board cruises right up the hills (I wiegh about 160) and feels great. What i like about it alot is that it brakes really well coming down the hills, and has regenerative braking so it charges the batteries too! In the hills I have clocked 6.5 mile distance (so far). Not sure how much further it will go.
The board goes faster than you can run, so fast enough. It's much heavier than you would think so logistics (including distance) are a factor (60 lbs).
I have Goodyears on it and the whole thing is such a monster I can cruise over hoses and railroad tracks without even a wobble.
The deck is a little narrow in the rear for me for a powerboard, or even a longboard in general but the deck has an overall good feel.
I would say that E-Glide has done a great job at making a powerboard, but I would reccomend the Dewey Weber deck in place of the 44 Magnum.
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PSR...
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On 6/3/2008
Martin
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(78.86.nnn.nnn)
About the same as mine.... ;)
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Turner price
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On 6/3/2008 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(64.30.nnn.nnn)
So, then, Martin, what's the "value" of my Kostabi-painted, former JG-driven, veteran of The Gatherings/The Farm[s]/International Cup (podium placing), now semi-retired Turner Fullnose?? ;-)
Ca-ching, or just a gas-tank full...
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Price of Speed
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On 6/3/2008
SamG
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(83.217.nnn.nnn)
Good call Martin. Thank goodness real cost has not spiralled crazily skyward like Formula One. That means we can still behave like 70S racing legend James Hunt.
Incidentally, I appreciate your use of inverted commas on 'back in the day.' Back in the day we used to say 'way back when..!'
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Top end boards were cheaper 'back in the day'...?
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On 6/3/2008
Martin
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(78.86.nnn.nnn)
Funny how we think stuff was so much cheaper 'back in the day'....
From a slalom skate forum :
"Doug Fox wrote:
Hey Wes or anybody else. Just out of curiosity, What was the retail cost for a Turner from Bobby or skate/surf shop back in the 70's?
Wes Tucker:
$80 for a CutAway and $100 for a Full Nose.
According to the online inflation calculator (http://www.westegg.com/inflation/) that is $270.08 and $338.50 today compared to 1978.
I never saw (or paid) another advertised price between 1978 and 1982."
I am not 'comparing' the current top end foamcores to the Holy Grail that is Turner, but it does put cost into perspective...
Martin.
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Custom S9
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On 5/11/2008
Downhill Jimmy
wrote in from
United States
(75.4.nnn.nnn)
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free board
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On 4/23/2008 daturd
wrote in from
United States
(68.49.nnn.nnn)
mckendry on speed caption contest
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Pavel
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On 4/23/2008
Paul Price
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(86.26.nnn.nnn)
Thanks to Don and the Pavel crew for setting up the Gog race. I was very pleased to be on the podium again in the Pro Special and Pro tight races. The level of racing is insane and you need be 100% to be in with a chance.
GOG Do or Die Race 12-13 April 2008
Photos of the race and extra shots of the NEW ROADSTER board are here: Click here for link
I got to pick up the new evolution design wide- tail Pavel 'Paul Price Model' Roadster GT-R.
Look for it coming to a race near you soon!
Also Bish asked about the new Roadster GT-R, I will continue testing it and give feed back to the team at Pavel who will incorporate my suggestions so that the board will be ready for sale by the summer! At the moment it feels pretty good, and the wider tail does help in some courses.
Roadster
Do you like the congo finish and GT-R badge - homage to the new Nissan GT-R
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Mike G pinners
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On 4/10/2008 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(75.68.nnn.nnn)
Mike, have you looked into these?
http://www.longboardlarry.net/boards/droppin.php
Also, Landyatchz is making some nice 'pinners' too.
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48" Fluid Pintail
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On 4/10/2008 Mike G
wrote in from
United States
(76.102.nnn.nnn)
Hello,
I used to post daily on this website back in 1998-2000. I used to ride a 48" Fluid pintail deck. It had the nicest shape for my style of riding, I have ridden many other boards since then that have had nicer construction and materials, but not the shape I like. Can anyone recommend a similar shaped 48" concave pintail deck?
Cheers
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X-country deck
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On 4/3/2008 David V
wrote in from
United States
(69.178.nnn.nnn)
Take a look at the Landyachtz EVO. I use mine for cruising the town as much as I do for bombing a hill and my kids can't stay off of it for the same reason. It's very stable, yet agile and easy on the legs for long distance pushing. Landyachtz also has a new drop-deck called the Chinook which looks quite promising. You could also check out Rayne Longboards--they got some sweet offerings as well. Best of luck on your trek. Be safe.
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X-country deck choice
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On 4/1/2008
Jeff Kasson
wrote in from
United States
(24.31.nnn.nnn)
I'm doing a charity ride this summer to support our local skatepark. I'm traveling across Ohio on a unicycle and then going back across on a skateboard. I'd like a deck that rides low to the ground to make pushing easier. I'm think the Landyahtz Urban Assault would be a good one. Does anyone have any advice? I'll be riding streets, hills, bike trails, etc. I want it to be pretty long with Randalls and Big Zigs. Any advice at all would be great. Thanks.
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Street Swell
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On 3/29/2008 daturd
wrote in from
United States
(70.57.nnn.nnn)
http://streetswell.com/
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landyacht evo
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On 3/24/2008 evan
wrote in from
Canada
(24.224.nnn.nnn)
hey nick
i've been riding an evo for 3 years and love it. mind you i do not do much racing, i mainly use to cruise around with friends and bomb hills everyonce and a while, but nevertheless i love it. its lowered riding platform makes pushing super-easy and it's so low i have never had a speed wobble even on the biggest of hills. i havent mastered sliding yet but there are times i slid it out unintentionally from carving too hard (on flywheels). i dont know half as much as a lot of other people do on here, but i can say i have had good experiances with the board. the only thing i miss is versitality, but if you really want versitality a speed board is probably not a good choice. the loaded dervish is where im headed just because i want something i can play a bit more on but still have a somehwat similar shape as the evo. hope i helped. good luck man.
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PSR's V-concave
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On 3/21/2008 Paul(Howard)iwog
wrote in from
United States
(65.122.nnn.nnn)
Hey, I'm assuming you are talking about doing that on the tail? That gives me some new ideas. Thanks - Paul
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Wedges at a slant
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On 3/20/2008 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(75.68.nnn.nnn)
Paul, what I did, a few years back (on a Roe), was take that wedge foam, and put the tail pieces together at 30* to each other, making a 'V' concave wedge. Worked great, even got a thumbs-up from Korten!
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Munchh's 6-Wheeler of the Pauliwog Subsonic type
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On 3/20/2008 Pauliwog(of the Subsonic type)
wrote in from
United States
(65.122.nnn.nnn)
Hey, Now that's a good one, I have'nt seen anyone do that with one of those yet. Funny thing about the timing of your pictures/projects is, Scott is right now in the process of making me a Pauliwog shape with a heel-lift/kicktail but with "the new mold"(as oppossed to the "old" kicktail mold) with a new concave pattern and some other voodoo he's doing. It involves some ideas that Evan St.Clair and Scott have been trading back and forth. I'm pretty stoked to be getting it.
Have you ever tried a concave non-kick deck and added your own kick/heel-lift? If you haven't, I highly suggest CANTING the angle of the kictail approx 30 to 45 degrees relative to the long axis of the deck so that the sharp lowest edge of the kick is perpendicular(or close to perpendicular) to the line of your back foot. That's how I ride both my main Pauliwog for Tight and Tight-General and my Scout for Big-General and Giant courses.
Schlater-P
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PPS Indian Chief
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On 3/16/2008
Brandon
wrote in from
United States
(143.120.nnn.nnn)
PPS Ditch Killer Indian Chief Deck 9.75x44
Can anyone tell me about this deck? Construction? Plys? Any flex for a 185lb guy? I know Mollica was riding one here last year, a prototype maybe, so I'll post this question in his forum as well.
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