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Radikal trucks
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On 2/25/2006 Craig
wrote in from
United States
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whats up with radikal trucks? recently heard of them and curious how they perform. can someone tell me about them and why they are so much money? thanks
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Lowered Randals
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On 2/25/2006
Eric T
wrote in from
United States
(198.102.nnn.nnn)
Hey Dan@csu, just fyi, you can flop the hanger on a randal over and loose over a 1/4 inch of ride height. Not good it you grind and reduces wheel clearance but great for downhill boards.
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JimZ Trucks
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On 2/25/2006
Pierre
wrote in from
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To get Jim, try his kebbek address:
jim (at) kebbek.com
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sidewinders
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On 2/25/2006 Slidey Mc.Slide
wrote in from
United States
(24.53.nnn.nnn)
Has anyone used sidewinder gullwing trucks? they look preety weird huh?
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Misc. trucks
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On 2/24/2006 Jamie M.
wrote in from
Canada
(65.93.nnn.nnn)
Hey Snake, did you check out the landyachtz site for the JimZ's? I've been trying to contact him too, I can let you know when I hear back, if you would like. A couple of things, If you are going to be using a big wheel(90+)and sliding alot, get the 10mm axles! Or at least make sure to get the heat treated 8mm axle.
I just got some GW Alpines in, the one cool thing about them is the unrestricted bushing seat. You could put some BIG bushings in 'em. It will be interesting to see how they hold up!
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Trucks
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On 2/24/2006 Luke Ball
wrote in from
United States
(69.211.nnn.nnn)
I am looking for a truck that is is great at carving and riding bowls& ramps. Which of these trucks is great for what I am doing, Gullwing M1, Independent, or Tracker?
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jimZ
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On 2/24/2006 snake
wrote in from
Sweden
(82.182.nnn.nnn)
yeah ladyactz truck look "beefy" but i really like the looks of the jimz so ill start of with them!
anyone now how to get hold of a pair?
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The Alpine Connection
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On 2/24/2006
PaulW
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(82.30.nnn.nnn)
The Alpine reminds me of a Variflex Connection; though I can see them "quoting" the original Phoenix in the hanger styling too. It "looks" like it might be squirrely. Kinda top heavy. I guess they know what they're doing...
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gullwing alpine
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On 2/24/2006 hc
wrote in from
United States
(168.149.nnn.nnn)
http://www.sector9.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=1&Product_Code=TKA&Category_Code=TK
randal clone? ok I meant randal-esque.
buddy, thanks for the gullwing history.
but in terms of longboarding, randal will always be considered the pioneer.
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re: snake
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On 2/24/2006 dan@csu
wrote in from
United States
(129.82.nnn.nnn)
landy is comin out with their own trucks really soon. one option will be a machined kick ass expensive one like the jim z's. i'd just wait till those come out!
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gullwing/randal clones
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On 2/24/2006
buddy rawls
wrote in from
United States
(128.158.nnn.nnn)
Actually I would call randals a clone of the Gullwing design and Speed Spring design of the 77 time frame. Or possibly the variflex connection truck from the 81 time frame.
the alpines have been out for year or so. They are a revamped cruiser model, that did not go over so well. Are they a randal clone? possibly in appearance. But, looking back thru truck designs with reverse kingpin design, who's copying who?
Once pigs fell out of favor in the early 90's, gullwing struggled hard to compete with popsickle stick cookie cutter trucks. The ads weren't there, and the old vert pros were dropping off.
gullwing of the 70's and 80's was a definite presence, and there are still diehard gullwing riders (like myself). they are struggling now, in a market that has really redefined product usage, due to lack of history and new kids on the block. thats too bad. Maybe they can slide back in with the M1 truck.
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gullwings
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On 2/24/2006 hc
wrote in from
United States
(168.149.nnn.nnn)
i just saw some new gullwings (alpine?)at black diamond in PA.
randal clones, but nice looking, possibly lower ride height.
anyone have more info?
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ordering jimZ trucks!
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On 2/24/2006
snake
wrote in from
Sweden
(81.231.nnn.nnn)
hey, ive been trying to get hold of a pair of jimZ 200mm with 8mm axles but can´t get hold of mr Z. ive tried his email jimzatspeedparts.ca but didnt work.
So how can i get hold of a pair? is it thrue ladyacthz?
cheers// snake
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On 2/23/2006 dan@csu
wrote in from
United States
(216.17.nnn.nnn)
thanks 4 the tip, i prefer the deck to be lower because i like to to small stand up slides of it and it feels more secure that way; also because i don't like pushing off on anything higher than it needs to be, granted i ride my evo more than any other deck so i'm probrably used to bein real low. maybe i'll save some bucks (for a timeship helmet...) and try your indy solution!
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seismics/indy
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On 2/23/2006 Dave A
wrote in from
United States
(71.193.nnn.nnn)
Dan: Try wedging the indys +10 deg and super soft white or
soft blue khiro bushings.
Why do you need the deck low?
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Seismics
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On 2/22/2006 Chuck Gill
wrote in from
United States
(192.249.nnn.nnn)
Seismics have a lower profile more like "normal" trucks than Randalls.
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shorter than randals...?
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On 2/22/2006 dan@csu
wrote in from
United States
(216.17.nnn.nnn)
i'm tryin to set up my timeline again that i haven't been on in awhile. i have indys on it now because the randal 150's put it way too hight off the ground. what trucks are low profile and short like the indys, but turn better like the randals? i was thinking about seismics, are those short or tall? thanks!
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Royal trucks suck
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On 2/21/2006
charles
wrote in from
United States
(68.81.nnn.nnn)
has anyone elce have a new set of royal trucks and that suck becuase in 1 month i broke the front one and 3 weeks later i broke the back one these trucks really suck and i would recomend not buying them if u dont have them!!!
i am pissed
type something in here if u have the same problem to let me know
thank you
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carver fronts
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On 2/20/2006 peters
wrote in from
United States
(24.18.nnn.nnn)
Paul, do you mean CX's or C7's? Radically different design even within the Carver line, but in either case I wouldn't advise mounting the same Carver front in back as well. I've tried it with CX's, and although it still 'works' its just too carvy and has almost no forward-moving power. The Carver concept is to have a stiff, standard truck in back to power-off, but not turn much, and the front truck does almost all the carving. The diff between CX and a normal/standard truck is the CX kingpin points directly upward perpendicular to the baseplate, and is in *front* of the hangar axle -- so the hangar swivels behind the kingpin. Simple, unique design. I dig 'em!!
I've tried to explain the C7 more on my gear page in the trucks section. Lot of moving parts there! Very surfy...
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carver front truck
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On 2/20/2006
Paul Steuri
wrote in from
United States
(207.200.nnn.nnn)
What is the difference between a carver front truck, and a normal truck? How do they work, and if would want your board to have the same geometry front and back, could you put one on the front and back? Also, what are airflows?
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Airflows (USA)
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On 2/20/2006
Mile High Mark
wrote in from
United States
(206.124.nnn.nnn)
I'll be importing some Airflows. E-mail me if you're interested.
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splitflow
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On 2/19/2006
Julien
wrote in from
United States
(68.85.nnn.nnn)
Fluitt is rereleasing the 1st Gen splitfires I think, which run off a RTX base as well, different for the current split but very similar to the original
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Splitfire (does not equal) Airflow
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On 2/19/2006
sc
wrote in from
United States
(68.4.nnn.nnn)
Keep in mind that Airflow uses the same geometry as an offset RTX and Splitfire, at least the current version, uses a modified Randal geometry. Choose your weapon.
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Airflow
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On 2/19/2006 Michael
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(87.115.nnn.nnn)
try a Splitfire instead.
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