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On 1/28/2000
Jonnieo
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Ya, gloves are definitely reccomended. I ran over my finger the other day when i was doing a nose grab and my hand slipped off, right under the wheel. Nothing broken, but it really hurt.
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On 1/27/2000
DT
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Re: Footdrag
i have been recently doing the same footdragging technique, its good because you can still steer your board by turning the nose with your hands, my current speed board is a TVS 44" with Randal Comp 1s. the tvs has a kick in the nose which makes grabbing hold much easier. keep in mind to wear gloves, since you may come in contact with the wheels.
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On 1/26/2000 Keith Johnson
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Matt and everybody in this thread:
You know those rubber "kick tail" things you buy at Blades or someplace? Guys put them on the tail, on the top, to brace their back foot against so it won't slip off. I put the thing UNDER the tip of the tail, trim it with a knife so it's even, and reinforce it with a strip of duct tape. Then I use the pad like a rollerblade heel brake to skid on. You can kick carve at 5-20 mph and drag it no problem. Works best while turning. When going straight, I find that the only problem I have skid stopping on the rubber thing is it's kind of bouncy. The front trucks may slap back down on the ground. All in all it works great, and saves the wood on my tail, since I use hardwood boards. To HC, thanks for your post on the foot drag. Sounds good for high speed. For low to medium speed, I think it's more relaxing to wheelie off some speed or stop completely without getting out of my stance. I don't want to drag a hand or foot unless it's necessary. But I will go out there and practice dragging whatever, because I think the more ways you have to control speed the better. I really got back heavily into skateboarding to cross train for longboard surfing, but now I'm trying to take it up a notch, since I have most of my surf basics down and have adapted the basics and some advanced to 54" skateboards. You can link to my site from the links page here if you want to see what I'm trying to do with it.
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On 1/26/2000
Keith Johnson
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Yo, Bob I looked at your longboard section last night. Very cool tricks, interesting. I liked the nose fakey 360 and will try it after a bottom turn to uphill. I would say cross step to the nose first. That would really make it a longboard trick. I would like to see more of that kind of mixing new school with longboard style going on. Like, performing an ollie immediately into a cross step. Or landing in cross stance, walking smoothly to the nose and then doing a longboard trick. That would be my answer to the younger guys on this list who ask "why do tricks on a longboard?" Your ollie tricks will be lower and slower on a longboard, but if you mix in the old style tricks, go for consistency and style, it should turn into a great "modern" longboard style.
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On 1/26/2000
Matt Anselmi
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Hey! This one's for Keith Johnson
My riding sounds similar to yours, around town, stuff like that. What did you mean by a kick tail UNDER the tail as opposed to a plastic skid plate? Perhaps I'm missing the obvious??
Lateron
Matt
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On 1/26/2000
hc
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(keith johnson asked me for more info on the foot-drag braking technique that I saw on the gravity game.)
the foot-drag braking that i saw was done by dane van bommel (sp?) when racing again lee dansie in the semi's. In a aero crouch, (regular stance) he grabed the nose of the board with both hands, squat low, weight on left (frt) leg, right foot (sole) drag on the ground. He used it twice in the run, once to slow down for a corner, and to brake after the finish line.
I tried this last night, at real low speed, it felt weird. requires strong leg for deep knee bends.
anyone want to comment on this?
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On 1/26/2000
Lindsay
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Absolutely Racer, I'm hooked on crouching with the rail grab!
At slower speeds, I love crouching up close to the nose, grabbing
the rail just behind the front trucks and swinging the back end around,
sometimes it goes smoothly 180 and then keeps rolling, oh sweet.
What would you call that move?
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On 1/25/2000 racer
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I like to couch down as close to the board as possible to
reduce the wind slowing you down as i cane down monster hills
around the place. you go so much faster
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On 1/25/2000
Keith Johnson
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It's become a heated discussion, this whole skid stop vs power slide thing, since I last logged on here. I use the skid stop a lot, and think it's the most consistent and controlled way of slowing down and stopping from a low or middle speed. From medium speed I carve off speed, or kick carve until I've slowed down. A kick carve is a turning wheelie at a good speed. I can take steep hills and bike paths at walking speed using the kick carve and tail skid stop. I put a kick tail UNDER the tail to use as a pad, not a plastic tail skid as Jason suggests. My opinion probably doesn't count as far as downhill above 30mph goes, because I don't do much high speed. But for low to medium surf style carving and tricks, the kick-carve-skid is the way to go.
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On 1/24/2000 Lindsay
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Yeah DT, sounds like those 6 months have been pretty intensive!
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On 1/24/2000 Herbn
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Check my post on 1/11/00
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On 1/24/2000 %&#&@&%$%^&(
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I AM HAVING PEOBLEMS WITH MY COLEMAN SLIDES, NEED HELP, ANY SUGGESTIONS GREATLY APPRECIATED
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On 1/24/2000 Pre-School Rider
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DT,Say What?6 months!?!Wow man,I had you pegged as a grisled veteran!You do us proud with the knowledge you own,and your enthusiasm is positively contagious!Keep on sk8ing,and sharing the stoke.
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On 1/22/2000 brian
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no offense taken
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On 1/21/2000
DT
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Brian,
I hope you didnt take offense by my post, thats the last thing i want. i also dont want to sound like a know it all, cause i'm not. I have only been skating for 6 months, i am just very passionate about it. and if i can add another view or perhaps throw out something i believe thats a little contridicting to the normal flow of things i will. i also enjoy helping out other people, especially (did i spell that right?) if i can save them some time or help them avoid a real pain in the ass situation.
skate for fun,
D.T.
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On 1/21/2000
DT
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Yo, !^%$#^%*&%)&(*(
the Freeride Marvin is a much better board for carving than the Crosstown. it has concave which helps alot and a kick for good measure. its 41.5" and really fun board to ride, i have a new one and a used one for sale. you can e-mail me at skate2night@hotmail.com for more info and pics or check it out by clicking here
D.T.
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On 1/21/2000 !^%$#^%*&%)&(*(
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yo, DT
the TVS boards look alright, but i like the more traditional style longboards apposed to the snowboard style. since you have ridden a Freeride's Cross Town Ride do you think it would flex to much if a person weighing 210 pounds rode it. (a little flex is what i want).
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On 1/21/2000 brian
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just saying take care of yourselves, and the loose randals are also troublesome (too me) when riding on roads with alot of stuff (rocks mainly) on them.
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On 1/21/2000 A New Guy
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Tight trucks, yes, a personal thing.
If you don't ride switch stance that often, try it down a fairly mellow hill. I'm regular, and I tried goofy down a small hill and got wobbly. Wobbles come from a combination of your own balance the trucks you're on. I have to keep mine kinda tight because I've only been skating for two months.
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On 1/20/2000
DT
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Brian,
I disagree on the need to have tight randals. As long as your tuck/stance is good and you have good balance, you can run them loose. take Gary Hardwick for an example he runs his extremly loose and rarely gets wobbles, i run mine loose and rarely get wobbles, too. i think my point is that the tightness of your trucks is more of a personal thing, rather a set standard.
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On 1/20/2000 brian
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watch out with the randals to keep them tight if you are bombing.
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On 1/20/2000
DT
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The TVS 42" Mid is also a really good high speed carver, its camber makes it track through turns with the stability of a longer board but it still remains its quickness due to its smaller size. Its also reciprical so you can ride it either way (no front or back) i can also get these as well as randal trucks.
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On 1/20/2000 @!$##%$#*^&%&
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yo, DT
thanks for all the help. i am seirously considering buying the senorita love joy, but do you know of any good high speed carve boards 40 inches or longer that will support my 200 pounds.
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On 1/20/2000
DT
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Not near as good as the Senorita Love Joy, the cross town has more flex and turns slower. if you want i can e-mail you some pictures and prices.
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On 1/19/2000 %$!$#&^$%&(**&
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Is the cross town ride from Freeride a good high speed carving board.
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