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Kahalani
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On 6/13/2008 Weber Adrian
wrote in from
Switzerland
(194.124.nnn.nnn)
Because they are so expensive in Sweden, even if I pay in € or £. $ is actually the best money for paying international stuff. But it makes just sense, if I can buy them in US. Otherwise (transport ...) its too expensive, so I could buy them in Switzerland as well....
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kahalanis
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On 6/11/2008 cam
wrote in from
Australia
(220.233.nnn.nnn)
why dont you buy them off kahalani.se seeing as it seems your from switzerland
when i bought mine and had them sent to me (to australia) the freight added alot more money, apparently, its not much better getting them to the us...i dunno thats the word on the street though
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Kahalani
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On 6/10/2008
Weber Adrian
wrote in from
Switzerland
(194.124.nnn.nnn)
Wanna buy some Kahalani's in LA, San Diego, Las Vegas or San Francisco. Coming there in July/August. Where can I buy them???
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roadsurfer
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On 5/31/2008
hc
wrote in from
United States
(71.132.nnn.nnn)
superboard,
so when are they coming out?
saw this like 3 years ago....
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crazy !
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On 5/30/2008 superboard
wrote in from
Australia
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5LMdq3LSNg
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Slalom advice
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On 5/29/2008 Glenn
wrote in from
United States
(159.153.nnn.nnn)
All good advice there from PSR. I would add that it's important to wedge the front and de-wedge the back truck. It makes the board feel far more like what you'll probably be riding later and help develop a more powerful pump. Also make sure you are using enough riser as you need to be able to run very loose trucks, at least at first. Bushings tailored to your weight (softer in front) and flat washers that let those bushings compress are probably the best value for money upgrades out there.
Most importantly, find other people who slalom and hanf with them, other people's courses, styles and times through the cones are what will really drive you.
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conecrushing
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On 5/28/2008 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(64.30.nnn.nnn)
Dana, look into these three deck companies; Skatekings, Skaterbuilt, and Fullbag. These all have tough, fast, kicktailed slalom boards that won't kill your wallet. No need to get any fancier[yet], although I'd toss in Pocket-Pistols and Roe as well (just watch the flex, and don't buy 'high-tech' foam construction, yet..), although most PP decks will require some of that "wedge foam" to get the tail/concave just right. You want a board that'll deal with 'Oops' things, like smacking curbs, or going too far Left off a start-ramp, hence nothing too expensive/breakable.
Trucks, go with Tracker RTX[front],RTS[rear] to start, knowing you'll want 8mm axles within a season, maybe 'faster'(that's, um, more expensive) trucks by then instead. Trackers work though, and are tough as well.
Wheels, stay with 70mm, more-or-less, look at Seismic, Abec 11, Retro, and Manx. Softer wheels at the rear is normal, but if in doubt, buy 4 of an 80A to start, work into harder wheels up front to go faster, or softer at the rear for more traction. Expect to own 8 wheels of 3-4 different durometers by your first season's end.
More info is over on slalomskateboarder.com, and the guys on ISSA know a little bit about it.
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I just want the perfect Slalom board for me
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On 5/28/2008
Dana Cecere
wrote in from
United States
(71.245.nnn.nnn)
Hey guys, ive been skating for a while and ive got into long boarding recently, against the will of my friends. I really am intrested in a slalom board. Im a pretty big kid so i was woundering what board, trucks wheels would be good for my sieze also moderate expirience. If anyone could help me out i would be greatly apreciative. I dont really know where to start
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Baumann Front GOG...
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On 5/20/2008 Glenn
wrote in from
United States
(159.153.nnn.nnn)
So yours finally arrived Martin!
I've been riding mine for a couple of weeks now and it's made a huge difference, hard to believe that another front truck change could be at least as significant as moving from Splitfire to Skennett. It's probably the combination of slack-free precision and a Bennett style positive rake.
And that stuff, in another forum. about it being an 'advanced' truck seems to be bulls#@!. I barely know what i'm doing and i'm clearing courses I couldn't have before while effortlessly accelerating. I now need a back to go with it...
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Baumann Front GOG...
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On 5/18/2008
Martin
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(78.86.nnn.nnn)
Christoph, you're a genius!
martin.
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custom RII setups
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On 5/17/2008
munchh
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(217.44.nnn.nnn)
I mailed Randal asking if there was any chance of getting a pair of 125mm hangers, one with a 60* and one the 30*, not a bad GS set up i thought and no major wedging.
They said a 'CUSTOM' opption will be available on the site soon?
Cool.
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randal mutts
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On 5/16/2008 herbn
wrote in from
United States
(67.83.nnn.nnn)
hhmmmmm,i didn't know about the 42 deg 120,but what would i do with that hanger? i think there's even a 28 degree luge oriented base. I'd like the 180 more for drop through because it lets the board be a bit wider,170 might be perfect, so i'd adapt a heavy duty shouldered 8mm axle into a dh hanger and make it 6mm wider on each side maybe a three degree positive wedge on a 28 degree base in back and three degree's positive on a 42 degree front. Blue randal barrels and the bigger yellow powell hardcores,mabe a blue hardcore up front for carvier runs.
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Randal bases, options.
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On 5/14/2008 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(75.68.nnn.nnn)
Blake, you can pretty much interchange any hanger with any baseplate within the Randal lineup. The options this gives you are pretty amazing, and this is Before you start playing with wedged risers or bushing changes. Streetlugers have been using the differing angles in baseplates for a longtime, as adding a 'riser', wedged or not, isn't always the best solution. In as far as 'drop-thru' decks go, I've seen Khiro's Rail-Risers used in top-mounts (in the thinner, sub-5 degree heights) to totally dial in the steering angle. As it is, Randal has 35*[DH 160],42*[R-II 125],50*[stock R-II 180], and 60* bases available, so using small wedges in the 1* to 5* realm makes sense.
A personal fave combo for stand-up cruising at speed is the 150 or 160 hangers mounted on an R-II 50* base up front, then a 35* base at the rear. Run a fatty bushing like a stiff Stim, green Radikal or black Jim-Z on the rear truck's lower bushing, topped by a stiff ol' barrel [BLACK khiro], and KHIRO barrels, medium stiffness' up front, and most bigger sticks will suddenly be pretty comfy up thru double-nickle speeds.
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RII hangers on DH baseplates...
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On 5/14/2008 Sam of NY
wrote in from
United States
(68.193.nnn.nnn)
alright, I'm an idiot compared to all the super geniuses up here but... the RII hanger has a geometry that that when flipped allows for different riding heights and the DH hanger doesn't(I'm not sure if thats all the flipping does to the way things work so hopefully someone else will clear that up)and I personally think that flipped RII hangers on a DH baseplate look sexier than the DH hangers, I ride DH bases with the RII tops. but hey, I'm really not the sharpest skater out there, maybe someday, but right now the best advice I can give is to try things out and see what you like.
I think Chris Chaput had a page up and he talked about this kind of thing on it. not on this site, on another one, I'm not sure if it's up still.
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Randall Hybrid
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On 5/13/2008 Blake
wrote in from
United States
(132.241.nnn.nnn)
hey whats the deal with putting Randall RII hangers on a Randall DH baseplate?? My friend suggested it to me but i dont really know anything about it. what is going to be the benefit/drawbacks of doing this?
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Trucks and Dudes and Stuff
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On 5/10/2008 Pauliwog
wrote in from
United States
(65.122.nnn.nnn)
GeezerX and Trackers - Yep, I still thoroughly enjoy the ride of my Tracker Aggro's on my park deck(17"wb, 10"wide) and the RT-X's you and Fluitt converted for me on most slalom courses, plus the Seismic 130 is still unbeatable as a rear truck for G/S for me.
McCree and Radikals - Where have you been hiding your cigar-smoking self? Are still riding any? I finally fixed the Locktite'd front kingpin and using it again on the super-tight, unbeatable in that situation.
Oops, gotta patient so I gotta go -Paul
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RT-X anomolies
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On 5/9/2008 Paul K
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(195.110.nnn.nnn)
Munnch,
when the RT-X first came out they all had a nice little label on them saying "pre-production" or prototype, can't quite remember, what i do know is that the hanger on the early models were a lot "beefier" than the later models, i too have both type, with the later ones i have nicely modded by Geezer-X to 8mm axles.
so what i suspect is you have one early and one late model....as far as i can tell the geometrty is identical.
I guess is just a matter of economics, if you can get away with putting less metal into the hangers, each one cost less to manufacture, or you get more hangers out of the same molten pot of ally
Paul K
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Trackers
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On 5/9/2008 Curt
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(91.109.nnn.nnn)
Hey Munchh,
I agree with Geezer. Just a simple day at the Tracker forge. Nothing mystical
about that. They do not hand carve them with Needle Files!
P.S. Don't I know you from some where?
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More Hmmmmmm's
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On 5/7/2008
munchh
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(217.44.nnn.nnn)
Right heres some more, just to see if it makes any sence to anyone......
altough im a bit off you can see the difference, the second is the stamped RTX
the first is the stamped RTX, there is now real wear on either, just either side of the kingpin hole on both because i use white khiros.
It does not fit as well, and the gyometery is definately different?
Its a bit decieving with the angle of the pic, they are the same width, but still very different.
So from what you say Mr.X its just it could be just the progression of the mold, but to answer the other question, they were both bought off the shelf as pairs of RTX/RTS, just at different times and from different vendors?
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Trackers
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On 5/6/2008 Michael
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(87.114.nnn.nnn)
I have an RTS baseplate with 5 holes.
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Odd Trackers
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On 5/6/2008
Geezer-X
wrote in from
United States
(38.105.nnn.nnn)
Over the past 5 or 6 years, I've handled hundreds of Trackers, mostly RTX-RTS 106s, but also 129s and 139s as well as small and gnarly pivot mids and fuls, darts, and axis'. I noticed early on that there was a lot of variability in the configuration of the hangers, and what was cast into the recesses on the botttoms. A sand cast hanger is made in a 2 part mold which is formed over male plugs which define the bottom and top of the hangers. My theory is that the bottom box of the mold is formed over the RTS plug, then mated to a top box made on the RTS plug. Or vice-versa. I've seen hangers with tiny little recesses, and early 106 RTX hangers where the recess is so large the hanger can't be cut down. The "organic" nature of Trackers is one of the reasons I like 'em so much. I have a box full of small and gnarly pivot hangers and baseplates, some aggro plates and sixtrack hangers, a variety of early and late RTX-S stuff, and enough complete vintage smalls for my vintage setups. I even still have a the huge Tracker skatepark fence banner I stole from The Glass Wave skatepark in 1978... Back in the way back days, pre-RTX-S, slalom types became encyclopedias of Tracker parts interchange, particularly PSR and Chris "UR13" Stepanek, as well as ARAB, though he was more an Indy loyalist.
I recently needed a set of trucks for a new custom Fatboy 38" bamboo deck. I tried a bunch of stuff, and nothing was perfect, so I ended up narrowing a pair of 184 Dart hangers to 155 and making 8mm axles for them. They were assembled with RTS baseplates and cut down Tracker Stimulator bushings. They are the perfect trucks for this deck paired with a set of Abec11 Fishballz. Mmmmmm. Trackers...
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loose parts
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On 5/6/2008
mark mccree
wrote in from
United States
(71.54.nnn.nnn)
Does anyone know what "loose parts" are ?? I'm not up on alot of the new terms.
Hi Guys,
I'm sure one of you "-----ski's" knows.
As in "contrary to other CNC'd slalom trucks, (Blank)'s don't have and loose parts,"
It's fun to watch "big fish" in little ponds.
I gotta love you guys.
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RTX one-off
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On 5/3/2008 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(75.68.nnn.nnn)
It looks to me like an 'Axis' hanger, but at the width of an RTX. BUT; Axis hangers also keep the bushing seat close to the axle, so That's Unusual to say the least. They also don't have the widened flange at the bushing seat.
I'd consider the possibility of it being a 'Dart/Fulltrac' hanger that's had the pivot angle ground back to near-vertical. [BTW, Cam, I've never seen a Gnarly or Dart hanger come 'stock' without a "bent" pivot point.] So, That's Unusual as well.
The bigger question is: Does this one-off hanger actually "fit" an RTX or Indy-style baseplate? [Munnch, look at the kingpin/bushingseat/bushing/pivot for misfits/rubbing,etc.] Or is it something that got 'slapped together' that kinda works? If the latter, who put it together? If the former, Is this a factory "one off" proto that somehow got sold at retail (and are there more out there?) ??
Things that make you say "Hhhmmm?"..
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rtx
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On 5/3/2008 gavin
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(78.145.nnn.nnn)
i've got a couple of sets of rtx/rts, all of which were pre-production ones according to the little leaflet they came with. but marketing bumph asides, both the rtx do not have 'rtx' on the hanger, but the rts do.
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ODD TRUCK
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On 5/2/2008
munchh
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(217.44.nnn.nnn)
The RTX i think, for TS that is, what you cant see is the gyometry, it is also different, the depth from front to back is also longer, so it really isnt an RTX!
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