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Broken King Pin
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On 9/22/2006 CurlyWhirly
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(87.242.nnn.nnn)
Hey Manny,
You may wish to try your local tool store for a great little idea called an
Easy Out. They might come as a set, so check if you can purchase individually.
You drill a pilot hole in the KP and fit the Easy Out. Then (hopefully) unwind.
Simle great wee tools!
Hope that helps.
Curly
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Asphalt Nirvana
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On 9/21/2006 Derik
wrote in from
Germany
(193.7.nnn.nnn)
Hi Peters,
I probably will be in that aerea in October for a ride, just to check it out. Last month I have been to a nice area near Hamburg. Smooth pavement in a nature reserve area without any cars - verry nice.
The C2 Backtruck rides a little like an Indy with longer kingpin and big, soft bushings.
Mabe I'll take some pics the next time.
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CX issues
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On 9/20/2006
peters
wrote in from
United States
(24.18.nnn.nnn)
Derik, its cool to hear (someone elses) detailed impressions about the carver CX! That short rear axle issue didn't occur to me, but thats because I'm almost always running indys or trackers on the back, I haven't bought a rear C2 in ages. I toss out the cup washer on the front right away, as they chew through bushings like butter, and replace it with a flat one, or ride with none at all. I'm pretty sure the newer front CX bushing cup is recessed into the baseplate now (they've learned...) As for the kingpin locknut loosening, I guess that one doesn't bug me too much because I'm like a trained monkey tightening these things after 20 miles or so...
It would be really cool to see some more photos (or even vids??) of that gigantic asphalt trail nirvana you've got over there someday!!
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On 9/20/2006 dan@csu
wrote in from
United States
(70.56.nnn.nnn)
thanks mark, right now i'm looking for my 'last truck buy' for awhile, so i wouldn't mind spending even more than that if it was what i wanted. i think i'll wait till some of these companies get their new stuff out.
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Randal DH Upgrades
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On 9/20/2006
Mile High Mark
wrote in from
United States
(207.174.nnn.nnn)
Dan... For the money, the Force C7's are a good bargain. Not cheap ($65/pair), but far more precise and smooth-riding than your DH's.
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On 9/20/2006 dan@csu
wrote in from
United States
(70.56.nnn.nnn)
yea i've ridden crails and they're definetly good all around trucks, but they're not quite dh specific for my purposes.
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dh trucks for Dan
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On 9/20/2006
Julien
wrote in from
United States
(67.174.nnn.nnn)
Crails are great if you don't mind the extra turnability. They sit lower than Randals and have a pretty close to 8mm axle (a 5/16in counterbore won't fit on them). I took them up to the mid 40s this weekend on a topmount with soft bushings and didn't have a hint of wobs. Only thing that felt weird was my feet from tucking a whole run, hehe
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Carver CX
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On 9/20/2006 Derik
wrote in from
Germany
(193.7.nnn.nnn)
I skated around 30 miles now with my new Carver CX/C2 Truck System.
First: I love the performance of the trucks! They are great surfers and the best pumping trucks I have ever ridden. I use them for surfing on a narrow street in front of my house and for long distance pumping (approximately 5 miles) to work as well .
But there are issues, I dislike.
The first one is the short axle on the rear C2 truck. That makes a secure lock of the nyloc-nuts impossible. I run Flashbacks with Bones and 10.4 mm Spacers. I use the delivered, verry thin speed washers as well, but the locknuts could not be wrenched flush with the axle. The axle is 2 mm to short on each side. (locktite does the job, now)
The second one is that the Bottom washer eats the bushing of the front truck. The solution is in the C2 back truck. A nice mold with rounded edges in the baseplate holds the bushing well. And if it pops out, it will slip into place again easily. Mabe this will be an improvement when it comes to a CX II.
Third: The swiveling movement of the CX hanger moves the bushing around the kingpin and that lossens the kingpins new locknut. (fixed with locktite and a greased washer)
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upgrade
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On 9/19/2006 dan@csu
wrote in from
United States
(70.56.nnn.nnn)
i'm looking to upgrade my dh trucks from randal dh's. they're ok but i want something stronger and more precise. so we have force, jimz, and evidently the landy bear soon, and evidently the gullwing dh soon (am i missing anything?) any reccomendations? i ride an evo.
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taking out kingpins
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On 9/19/2006
Julien
wrote in from
United States
(67.174.nnn.nnn)
I had a buddy break the kingppin on my Indies and if yours are the same they have a weird little spline type thing to hold the pin in the baseplate. I took an extra bolt stuck it in the hole where the chunk was left and whacked at it with a hammer a few times. You might need to do this to get the new kingpin in too if you're replacing with a similar splined one
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broken king pin
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On 9/19/2006
manny
wrote in from
Germany
(217.81.nnn.nnn)
hey yeah i was wondering if anybody would possible know how to remove the broken part of your king pin from your truck. one half is still in but i can figure out how to take it out. there silvers. can somebody help me out here.
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Exkates Still Turnin
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On 9/18/2006
Thomas
wrote in from
United States
(152.163.nnn.nnn)
I'm surprised to actually see a post on Exkate trucks. It seems like nobody gives a $hit about them any more. I bought a pair of those cherry red 75a bushings for my 101s. The swervieness is insane. As soon as I hit about 40mph, I get what can only be described as the worst speed-wobble imaginable. I'm actually surprised they can even go that fast without wobble given the absence of resistance, but with a truck that can carve that hard, I never have to reach 40 even on steep grades. The nice thing about the really soft bushings is that they definitely allow the full turning radius and they allow you to hold a line in carving because the bushing is not forcing the hangar to recenter. It's a wild ride that I cannot compare to anything - I wouldn't replace my Exkates for anything else on the market today.
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turbo trucks
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On 9/18/2006 hc
wrote in from
United States
(71.139.nnn.nnn)
http://pesn.com/2006/09/13/9500235_Skateboard_Turbo_Trucks/
http://skateboardturbotrucks.com/
'axle power assist magnet technology'
saw this on the fish forum,
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Trucks
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On 9/18/2006
Dave Alfred
wrote in from
United States
(156.99.nnn.nnn)
Does anyone know whrer I could find a pair of Stroker Trucks? I'm also looking for one or a pair of Independent 151s Please e mail me with info
Elite-dental-Tech@comcast.net
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Oz-man
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On 9/15/2006 Agather
wrote in from
United States
(67.88.nnn.nnn)
So sorry to point you in THAT direction. Yes you did find the right spot, I mistakenly thought my abbreviation was understood shorthand.
Glad you made it back to skateboarding safety!
Marty
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carve c1Z
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On 9/14/2006 hc
wrote in from
United States
(71.139.nnn.nnn)
http://www.mariner.co.jp/sk8surf.htm
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speed springs
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On 9/13/2006 herbn
wrote in from
United States
(152.163.nnn.nnn)
i wonder if speedsprings would work on a turner, for you guys. I don't really know what angle they are ,around 45, that's a simple natural angle to go to,so it's a natural guess.
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gilmour
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On 9/12/2006
Adam Daniels
wrote in from
(72.230.nnn.nnn)
after more riding of my turner yesterday, i am going to stick with my fulltracks. the ride is awesome, and pretty damn good for a board that is 30 years old.
If you are going to NH, i can show you it there
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Gullwing 2006
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On 9/12/2006 Curly
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(88.144.nnn.nnn)
Hey,
I have a pair of Gullwing 2006 Which I had given up hope of any use. I can only
surmise this is a bushing issue? It seems such a waste not to ride them,so I wonder if any one has views on trying Holey bushings? (Or Khiros perhaps?)
Advice appreciated.
Curls
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trucks for vintage turners
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On 9/11/2006
john Gilmour
wrote in from
United States
(69.183.nnn.nnn)
Adam- actually the small pivot tracker full track was the widest truck I can recall that actually worked well in the Early 1970's. Bennetts might be a bit too "divey" for a turner. Lazers were a very fast turning truck. The ACS 651 was a slower turning truck (too slow IMHO). The ACS 650 was a great truck for GS if you used the 650 baseplates mixed with tracker small pivot hangers... that had a great feel. Funny thing is with that ACS tracker- the trucks will weigh double that of the board. Gullwing HPV's were also a heavy truck and you could mess with the geometry a bit by changing the height of the bottom nut.
I used a Henry Hester Fiberflex with Bennett Pro ad-tracs for years and then when I went to the Turners...I really wasn't sure what do do as the Turner could not turn as quickly as the Hester with Ad-tracs..however the Turner was far more stable. So when you mounted Tracker full tracks on it you had a short wheelbase board that was stable for bombing a 30+ GS course. The problem was...who would want to go 30+ on any slalomboard other than a Turner at the time? The likelyhood of people setting a fast TS with some GS gates tossed in at Near 30+ just wasn't so likely in a contest- because anyone on a super turny flexy narrow deck (Like a 26" double cutaway by Fibreflex) would likely get the wobs 1/2 way through such a course. I've ridden Lasers (Martin Draytons) on Turners and that combo does work for TS. an exotic combo might be American magnesiums ...good luck in finding those.
California Slaloms were so unstable- but for a very lightweight rider (under 100lbs)- they provided turn and traction.
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Ah, www_slalomskateboarder_com
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On 9/10/2006 Rick from OZ
wrote in from
Australia
(203.129.nnn.nnn)
Careful where you're pointing people. A short step from looking for ss.com to Naziland.
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ss.com?
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On 9/10/2006 Rick from OZ
wrote in from
Australia
(203.129.nnn.nnn)
Let's try it that way around :-\
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Rick from OZ
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On 9/10/2006 ss.com?
wrote in from
Australia
(203.129.nnn.nnn)
I just get some stupid scam page.
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exkate bushings
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On 9/10/2006
sc
wrote in from
United States
(68.105.nnn.nnn)
Go to the exkate website:
http://www.exkate.com
Once there, click on "trucks".
They sell bushings from 75a to 88a duro.
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e.xkate torsion truck bushings
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On 9/9/2006
billy
wrote in from
United States
(65.102.nnn.nnn)
im using e.xkate trucks on a couple of my longboards and i cant find bushings for them and nobody knows what im talking about does anybody know where i can order them from? website ect..
PLEASE HELP!!!
billy.
thank you!
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