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Giro for Tom
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On 8/7/2002 Gary H.
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Tom, I recently acquired a Giro Switchblade, with the extra padding that comes with it I was able to make it fit perfect. The "roc loc" that locks the helmet to your head adjust easily yet is very secure. I highley recommend this helmet. I use it when riding slalom on hills, I use a Giro Semi when I'm practicing on the flat.
Gary Holl
Team Turner
www.turnerdownhill.com
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Hmmm
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On 8/6/2002 Graham Sims
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speaking of safety gear.... When are you coming up to skate the hanger bowl iwth me Chuck? my 187s have gotten broken in nicely. Oh yea, Hank and crew (including me yay!) have started a project. It involves turning the 50 straight blocks of pool coping someone dropped off into curved ones. About... 10 are ready. We are redoing the ENTIRE deep end with pool coping. Sick!
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Chuck`s fall
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On 8/6/2002 scabs
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You mean you haven`t learned NOT to ride a deck set up for someone 70# lighter than you? (or at least check for wheelbite and tighten trucks if necessary).
The only thing I`ve learned about falls.....
IS THEY SUCK!!!
In the past 6 months I`ve tallied these up...
umpteen hipper slams with the right hip nagging me still.
fractured rib
hyper-extened knee (torn ligs?)
broken toe
sore shoulder socket from all those falls (it now pops like that Miller Lite commercial)
Almost all of the falls, or injuries could have been prevented. Will I ever learn? Probably not...
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rolling in a fall
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On 8/6/2002
Chuck
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I was skating with Scabs before the Folly Beach contest...he insisted I try one of his boards. All was well until wheel bite got me. I hit hard..the parking deck shook! I got up laughing...because I rolled. Damage toll: One tennis-ball-sized bruise on my hip. Bonus: added confidence from knowing my reactions are still intact.
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Prepared falls
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On 8/6/2002
K-LEE
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What I've learned about falling on a skateboard is the following: If you're ripping a park or learning a new slide or just doing something challenging, you're more prepared to fall becasue you're open to that possibility. When you're just dorking around or peacefully cruising, you slap pavement hard if you slam because you're not expecting it. The martial arts come in by training you to always be on your toes and aware of your surroundings. Rolling out of falls becomes second nature. I used to have my judo falls down to a science years ago, but I haven't taken judo since I was in elementary school, so I've been slapping hard lately. Gotta re-learn those rolls, they really do work.
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Falling
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On 8/6/2002 R.
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hee hee, yeah, I know what you mean about planning your falls... however, having taken 5 years of aikido, you *can* learn certain reflexes that may lessen the damage of falling in some situations-- like breakfalling, rolling (at low speeds), learning to relax and go with the spill, etc. Personal experience, though, is that falls on a board, esp. the unanticipated wheel-stopping encounters with pebbles or "evil fruit" (gum tree pods) at low speeds are pretty slamming and I didn't really have any time to do anything except pick the gravel out of my knees. I always wondered why skate spills seemed a lot faster than getting slammed into the mat.
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In the face
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On 8/6/2002 Duane
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I dunno, I guess I don't plan my spills very well. The funniest thing is when I see people talk about how to "roll out" of a fall, etc. Please. I don't know about anyone else, but generally when I go down, there is no planning session before hand. Its BAM, down. You don't really know what will happen in a bad one. For example, I ran over my own foot this spring.
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Rock Sliders
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On 8/5/2002 R.
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yes, they are rather heavy, and it would probably hurt if you hit yourself in the face with them... but I don't think cutting board would inflict less hurt. The rock is very round and smooth, and wears surprisingly smooth as well. My guess would be the plastic is the more likely to gouge and scrape, especially the coleman-style rectangular slabs. Being pretty small (around 2-3" long oval), the rocks don't really protrude that much from the hand, either. Why would you hit yourself in the face in a spill, though?
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Rock sliders
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On 8/5/2002 Duane
wrote in from
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I envision a certain situation during a bad spill, where I would hit myself in the face with the rock attached to my gloves. I'd rather take a cutting board in the face, for sure.
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Giro
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On 8/5/2002 Judi
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Did you try on the different helmets? Giro has a longer oval head form as a template. Bell's is rounder. Have you tried a Semi? Hester is wearing one and he's a large guy.
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Tom M.'s head
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On 8/4/2002
Chuck
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Tom, your problem is that you have what's known in the hat business as a "long oval". I used to think my hat size was 7 1/2, until the very distiu=nguished proprietor of the New Orleans hat shop Meyer the Hatter took one look at my head (no measuring involved) and said, "Try this." He handed me a 7 3/8 long oval and it was the most perfectly fitting hat I have ever tried on.
The moral of the story....you're probably gonna have to just find the biggest helmet you can then stuff the sides with padding, because I seriously doubt any of the helmet mfgrs are gonna start making long oval sizes...although if they did they'd have my business for life.
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crash pads, draggin jeans, giro
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On 8/4/2002
Tom M.
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Crash pads: scabs, thanks for the link -- I sent them an email.
Draggin stuff: Thank for the link. Didn't know that stuff existed. Might be nice for fall/winter longboarding.
Giro: I've tried the site twice, and still just get the initial page (i.e., no information).
I'm really needing a bigger helmet. My Protec large -- though somewhat comfy -- is too short from front to back (leaves a red spot in the center of my forehead after about a half hour's usage). I've tried 'warping' it by wrapping it from side to side (to make it a tad longer), but to no avail (guess the material's 'memory' is too strong).
Any other BIG, well-vented helmets out there?
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Giro Helmets
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On 8/3/2002 Judi
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A little helmet info. I ride in the Switchblade so does Gary Holl, Mike Maysey has a Mad Max II they are great for fast speed runs. Giro is coming out with 4 new helmets in a few months. Can't say more. But we have an extra large size helmet as well in the mix. The Switchblade is very poplular with the Free ride guys in BC. Check the website to see specs and info.
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re:Pro-Tec Bob Burnquist Helmet
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On 8/1/2002 Graham Sims
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buy the red one, sand off the red, spraypaint it your color of choice :) Pimp-o-licious
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sliding gloves
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On 7/31/2002 R.
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For anyone who cares: I made some new sliding gloves, and they work like a beaut. They are based on the principles of aikido--take an antagonistic element and use it to your advantage. In this case, the element is plentiful rock, stopper of wheels and gouger of knees.
First, I bought some new work gloves--this is key as the last pair I made kept coming unglued from the dirt that had got in there before. Then, to Frager's Hardware to buy some polished flat garden rocks (hard and slippery) and some sticky-back industrial- strength velcro. a la hughr and chaput methods, I cut out the soft pile, glued on the gloves, cut out the hard pile and stuck it on the rocks. The result--great sliding, long-wearing gloves. They leave cool white marks on the road, smell like flint, and they are LOUD. The vibrations in the hands are a little more intense than in plastic sliders, but hey, I like firm suspensions too. I'll have to use some Household Goop (tough contact cement) or some other fastener on the velcro to the gloves, though, the adhesive sucks for leather. They are a little heavy, too, but they look kind of like alien technology. Also, the rocks feel nice and cool--I could always market these as new-age massage gauntlets if my job prospects don't pan out.
The best thing is you can customize them--add more stones for more coverage, or take some off if you want to do grabs and such. Wear is better, too, as you can replace faster-wearing areas more readily. Even though the gloves are made up of lots of components, the overall effect is still pretty solid when the velcro stays attached to the glove. I suppose if people are down with the slab technology, they could encase them in epoxy.
My skating bud has also had very good results with cutting up composite street-hockey blades he found thrown in with some cheapy ones in the $2.00 bin at Sports Authority.
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DRAGGIN JEANS
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On 7/30/2002 KELLS
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I HIT THEIR SITE YESTERDAY THEY HAVE ALOT OF INTERESTING GEAR THAT SEEMS TO BE USABLE
KEVLAR SHIRTS
GLOVES
DENIM JEANS AND JACKETS
IT SEEMS LIKE THIS GEAR COULD BE THE GO
HAS ANYONE TRIED IT OUT
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kevlar jeans
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On 7/30/2002 WesE
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I think they are called Dragginjeans. I don't know if they are good or not.
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kevlar lined clothing
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On 7/30/2002
kells
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has anyone heard about the kevlar lined jeans that are now available
they have jeans, shirts etc
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crash pads
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On 7/29/2002
scabs
wrote in from
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Here`s a link to JUSTPUSHPLAY.com that shows the crash pads. You might want to email Jack Smith directly with any additional questions. Jack, being one of the FCR/TLP guys, is a great duy to deal with.
http://store.yahoo.com/justpushplay/sh104.html
BTW, I`ve cut the liner out of the crotch for more comfort. It`s intended to give support or cushion to a bike rider. Not needed for skateboarding IMHO.
Brady
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Crash Pads?
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On 7/28/2002
Tom M.
wrote in from
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Do you have any web links to what you've been using? I've been thinking that I'm probably pushing my luck lately...
I wear protective gear at the parks, but not on downhill (yet).
Also, would like to find something that would provide hip protection (my son's friend has a hockey dad that says hockey shorts would be the ticket, but I'm curious as to what other skaters are using and what is "out there").
TIA.
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Pro-Tec Bob Burnquist Helmet
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On 7/28/2002
Dominik
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Thanks for the advice, Jonathan.
Hey, can someone explain to me what the deal is with Pro-Tec's
Bob Burnquist helmet? I have seen it grey with a red strap,
but Pro-Tec's website shows it in all black. Is one old, the
other one new? Pro-Tec won't answer my e-mail (deniiieeed!),
but I don't like the color red, so where can I get the black
version?
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rilly bug hulmuts
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On 7/25/2002 jonathan
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Dominik I like the Specialized P3 size XL designed for bmx but well suited to sk8n
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Crash Pads
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On 7/24/2002 Julius
wrote in from
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Crash pads & La Costa.
Yes I wore Crash pads in La Costa ( glad I did )
Went down only once ( GS course ) hipper of course!
No pain, just shame. Best $50.00 i've spent all year.
Why Mollica didnt wear them, I dont know.
Check out the pics of his ducted taped shorts and road rash
( Ouch )he still won anyways. Kenny you the man !
I now would rather be a little uncomfortable, than limp for
weeks on end.
Also,
Gyro SEMI , And Switch Blade helmets were popular @ La Costa.
Good protection & ventilation.
Skate Safe.
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661 Dually
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On 7/23/2002
K-LEE
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I just wanted to follow up on a series of posts thats months old by now. The heel rash turned out to be from some synthetic socks I was allergic to. The Dually's are breaking in nicely, and I'm really liking them. If the sole was a tad softer and grippier, they'd have a winner. Still, one of my most comfortable pairs of shoes to skate in. 1.5 thumbs up.
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Pony
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On 7/23/2002 WesE
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Thanks, R.
I liked the "City Wings Lo", but holy friholés, the web retailer wants 70 dollares. Still, I will check them out the next time I venture into the city.
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