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The 187
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On 2/19/2002 WesE
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They do have a website and even a way there to email them, but good luck getting a response from them. I've had no response from The 187 nor PD. I guess I'll find the phone # and try to call them. Thanks for the tip.
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187 Pads
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On 2/18/2002 AG
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I think the name of the guy who owns 187 Pads is Vinney. His company is in St. Augustine, FL. Don't know if he is on the web but if you call information in FL he is listed. 187's are likely the best knee & elbow pads out there. There are two lines of pads so ask him for the better one. However, I still think skateboard pads are still using 20 yr old technology. With that said, my next pads will be 187's. I think TK is using a set of 187 knee pads these days.
Now for a real helmet, I have no clue what to use but anything is better than Pro-Tec's cheap plastic jobber. There is an Italian company that makes an interesting line of helmets for motorbike time trials. Just can't remember the name. Only thing is they don't have a skateboard helmet look.
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Pads
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On 2/18/2002 WesE
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I would probably agree about Pro-tec knee pads, but their elbow pads have been good for me. For impact knee slides on vert terrain, Pro-Designed have a good reputation and their 1.5" padding logically seems to back it up. Another thickly-padded knee pad is the high-end Harbinger, but they cost as much as the PDs. Another pad with a good reputation is made by a company called "The 187" (if you find out where to get this one, please post it back here).
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Bunk Protec
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On 2/17/2002 AG
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You know what I mean. Protec pads fall apart and don't do a damn to Protect.
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Todays Pads are a joke
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On 2/17/2002 AG
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Todays top of the line pads are no better than they were in 1982. Snowboard boot material has come along way, why have skateboard pads not enjoyed any improvements. Some companies have even got worse. For example, take a look at the bunk Protect sells these days, one step above Toys-R-Us brand.
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Dainese suits
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On 2/13/2002 ElvisNotDead
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Hello,
I'd like to have infos about dainese product, only fashion
style or worth buying ?
Thxs
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Dually
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On 2/12/2002 R.
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hmmm... verrry interesting,
I did get a chance to check out that company's pads at a local bike shop. Looks were nice, but engineering was slightly suspect, as they used a cut-out neoprene sleeve under the straps that it seems would be prone to bunching and slipping. All I'm saying is, I'd try a pair of the dually on before buying. The sole (my main interest) looks like nothing special, but maybe I'm wrong. I'll keep my eye out for these, regardless.
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Badass Bass
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On 2/10/2002
Chris Raezer
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I didn't realize that competition bass fishing turned into a full body contact sport.
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The best shoe I've seen in 10 years
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On 2/9/2002
Kaylee
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I saw these in a magazine at a local bike shop and had to order a pair. It's been a few weeks, I better call them... Anyway, go to www.vsportgroup.com, click on the Gear Selector, shoes, bmx & dirt jumping, and check out the Dually,
or just try: http://www.vsportgroup.com/gear/shoes/pop_dually.html
Now what do they remind you of?
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Helmet
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On 2/5/2002 Duane
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But I prefer my bass fishing helmet...good enough for bass, good enough for me !
http://www.thinkhelmets.com/bassaceprod.htm
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Luge helmets
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On 2/4/2002 Duane
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Funny you metion those helmets, I saw the commercial with the skeleton helmet and thought it looked awesome for stand-up. I emailed Terry Holland who is on the US skeleton squad but I haven't got an answer yet (I suspect they are busy, right about now). He had consulted with me a few weeks earlier on plastics that are easily formed, for hard travel cases for the skeleton sleds. Seems that travel hassles are not limited to skateboarders. We had a good bs session, he metioned that some of the sliders might be interested in street luge summer training.
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re: skeleton helmets
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On 2/3/2002
aaron pass
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I already emailed the skeleton association and they said that some of the helmets are made for sky diving and are shouldn't be used on asphalt.
Aaron
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Skeleton Helmets
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On 2/3/2002 todd c
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saw some previews of the olympics and these helemts look like they would be great for luge or stand-up.
anybody know who makes them?
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Vans
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On 1/28/2002 Duane
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True, the Van's sole has no equal. The padding and support is another matter, two decades of shoe design have left the "old school" model just too flat and flimsy for my taste these days. The Vans Rowley XLT is great, though, modern upper, padded top but not as much as some, running shoe sole, except with good old gum rubber bottom I love. Avoiding the circus-clown look, the all black ones are actually attractive. The gum rubber is a flat layer, so if (when) I wear through I can patch in flat gum rubber off a roll. Runs super small, one full size smaller than normal.
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shoes
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On 1/28/2002 R.
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interesting basic info and review of shoes at, I am ashamed to say, a scooter site. Hey, I found it through Google...
www.knowped.com/issue6/skateshoes.html
Apparently, air soles are not all that, like Lexx found out. The DC Equation is looking pretty fine. Overall, though, looks like mbhidel's suggestion is going to rule: EVA insoles.
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Vans yeah
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On 1/28/2002 R.
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Gavin- I *totally* agree,
except when you run out and plant your heel. Then, they don't feel so good anymore. Thus my regrettable need for some puffy-tech action. Having reviewed B-Ball vs. Skate sneaks, I have to say, B-Balls are way uglier. Both suffer from design-hype overkill, but B-ball shoes much more so. *Why* can't anyone just make a simple, stylish shoe with uncomplicated lines? Like a Vans hi-top with an air sole? Is it too much to ask not to have massive extruded polyurethane molds all over the damn place?
Anyone need a shoe designer?
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skateshoes
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On 1/28/2002
gavin
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there's only one skateshoe worth considering, vans hi-tops (or sk8-hi's or old schools as they're called now).
i bought my first new pair in 12 or so years last summer (just such a pain they're so expensive in the UK), and remembered why nothing else feels as good as the vans sole.
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Shoes
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On 1/24/2002
TheBoz
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Try the following link:
http://www.eastbay.com/catalog/productdetail.cfm?TID=5555-27240211130127110121604-0&module=sideNav&action=keywordSearch&supercat=other&sku=41603001&model_nbr=23213
My favorite all-around shoe. And I can get them in size 14 no problem.
Tom Bosworth
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sneaks
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On 1/24/2002 R.
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most skate shoes look like a$$, all puffy tech and whatnot.
Any ideas on just a skate shoe, air sole, well-made, looks ok? Or just stick to the b-ball sneaks? (the last Jordans made me want to retch) Emerica Heretic model shoes look okay. DC Manteca looks mighty fine in Blue, too. I don't think either have air sole, though.
p.s.: I wouldn't buy the Pony "freethrow". Looks great and stylish, but the sole is awful... same basic, budget, Chinese sweat-shop shoe as Payless Shoes, but at a higher price.
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Giro
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On 1/18/2002 Duane
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I bought a Giro Nine off of ebay for $48, new. It is the exact same as the Semi, except it comes with removable ear flaps and removeable plugs for the vent holes. The helmet has quality dual-density padding, sits reasonably low profile (looks much, much better than a bike helmet), and is comfortable, and cool in hot weather. It has a great, quality chin strap that is so comfortable that havig it snug is OK. My melon is no slouch, yet the large fits easily. I would assume the larger ones are very big, as I wear a XL in most headgear. I stacked right onto my head in this helmet, and did't even realize my head hit hard until I saw the scrape marks on top. Highly recommended.
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Helmets
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On 1/18/2002
TheBoz
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Looking for a new skate helmet. The shell on my 80's Flyaway seems a bit too flexy. All the usual suspects (Pro-Tec, etc.) are too small for my XL melon. While searching for a bike helmet I found the Giro Semi, a visorless BMX helmet that should fit.
Does anyone have any experience?
Tom Bosworth
Knucklehead Racing Team
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eS
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On 1/13/2002
lexx
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The air pocket in my eS's did wonders for softening landings and preventing heal brussing... Well u know what? They went and poped. Now i hiss when I walk and im back where i started..
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Sliding Gloves
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On 1/9/2002
Paul K
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Dom,
Check HughR homepage (check the links section) and Chris Chaputs pages, both have good examples of sliding gloves, alterantively, go to the search section of these pages and type "sliding gloves", you will find the topic has been covered quite extensively
Paul K
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Sliding Gloves
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On 1/9/2002
Tom
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Dom, I don't know of any suppliers of sliding gloves here in the UK, although it is very easy to make a pair yourself, just get some heavy duty garden gloves and one of those white plastic chopping boards and stick A to B so to speak, admitantly this is about as basic as they come so you may want to add some bells and whistles
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Sliding Gloves
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On 1/8/2002
dom
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Can anyone recommend a supplier in the UK for sliding gloves? thanks
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