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SK8KINGS Celebrates 10 Years
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On 2/25/2008
Maria C. / SK8KINGS.COM
wrote in from
United States
(207.200.nnn.nnn)
Hitting the 10 year mark with SK8KINGS this year. Wow -- time flies!
We are stoked and as usual working on many new things.
Watch for anniversary promos and announcements including some hot new gear . . . coming soon.
Many Thanks to our worldwide skate-family for your loyalty, support and friendship.
We're looking forward to a great year -
Cheers!
Richy & Maria
"Team Carrasco"
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tapered wheels
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On 2/20/2008
speed-dealer
wrote in from
Canada
(70.75.nnn.nnn)
While not technically a race wheel, though it has served very well as one, Bennett's Super Gator, which I believe came out in '77 or '78, was preconed with what they dubbed the Taper Tread.
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Decent Hardware -- check your e-mail
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On 2/15/2008
Mile High Mark
wrote in from
United States
(67.130.nnn.nnn)
Sent you a query about your bags.
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PSR's Lab
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On 2/15/2008 Metha M. Phetamine
wrote in from
United States
(64.12.nnn.nnn)
Whatever is in his lab you can bet there's not enough ventilation and he's inhaled lots and lots of fumes.
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The 'truth' is out , somewhere here-abouts.
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On 2/13/2008 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(75.68.nnn.nnn)
Shadow, I called K.M. on that on Slalomskateboarder (well kinda, in jest an' all), 'cause two of my 'junior' racers were asking for me to lathe in 'pre-coned' wheels (good thinking actually, as "new" wheels are Fast, not so grippy, but worked in wheels are grippy, not as fast. Oh, and I'm a machinist, although I've got no 'decent' or recent tooling at home) ... Now, what's occurred has been a spate of riders showing up with 'milled' wheels, some are fast, some are of average urethane, some even grip a little-bit better. IMHO, either harder-than-you thought-would-work Grippens, "just-Right" worn-in Zags, or trimmed + broken-in Avalon/HotSpots just might, maybe, be as fast as re-cut Flashbacks (IE, PSR Slashbacks) with an angled-cut, trimmed lip, and recessed-curvature-cut back. But, since I can't get Flashbacks in a Reflex formula, I'll never know just how fast a re-shaped wheel might be... ;-D
Luckily, I live so close to Canada that even The Shadow can't find my enclave of secret weapons. Even the DIA and NSA are out of the loop (Hey, I don't use cell phones,'cause they snatch that stuff right outa the ether, then use it in court!). Far underground, that's where my snowcave/chem-lab/tooling room is at.
Oh, and I do indeed know 'what Evil lurks', ask CMC! 8-)
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Coned Wheels Conspiracy Theory
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On 2/13/2008 The Shadow Knows
wrote in from
United States
(65.122.nnn.nnn)
OK, So read up or be left behind:
This is just a big plot by Kenny Mollica and Jason Mitchell. Think about it, they always know that everyone's eyes are on them and what they are doing equipment-wise, then when the final rounds come down, BAM, they switch to something different that they know will work best/fastest and everyone else will be stuck using what those 2 quite deviously convinced everyone else to ride but now don't have time to change.
Also, notice how they both ride for PocketPistol and ride ZigZags sometimes? Look at who's making the pre-coned wheels! As soon as they have everyone else buying and riding preconed wheels, Mitchell and Mollica will be laughing and riding brand new unconed wheels. Carrasco is in on it too, I just haven't quite worked out all the angle yet, but he's always suspect.
Think about it, I've done my homework on this. Trust me or get burned by them again at the next race. - S
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Decent...more than decent!
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On 2/12/2008
Martin
wrote in from
(78.86.nnn.nnn)
Having had to travel a lot with my skate gear over the last 30 odd years, the Decent Hardware luggage has been the easiest to use and has been the most functional that I have come across to date.prior to that I was lovin'my hard golf case, but everything just swished around inside plus it was even heavy when it was empty.
Just my 2 cents...
MD
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Stirrin' a pot
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On 2/11/2008 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(75.68.nnn.nnn)
Donald, Go Home...
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Skate bags
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On 2/11/2008
Decent Hardware
wrote in from
Indonesia
(125.162.nnn.nnn)
New Colours available in the Decent Hardware Longboard/Park bag;
This bag now has full YKK zippers and will take 2 completes -strapped in place-and all your gear inside, plus 1 set up outside up to 38" long BEFORE unzipping the expanding top section giving you 48" of space.
Internal pockets for clean tees, cell phone etc and skate wrench holder, cell phone pouch and external drink bottle holder. Designed by a British skater, made by hand in Bali by a family firm, 100% sweat shop free
Backpack - with removable waist band
Shoulder strap - adjustable and removable
Carry handle - moves to maintain centre of gravity when bag is extended
Available direct from http://decenthardware.com/ (click 'get some' at the bottom of the pages) @ $168 shipped 7 day airmail to your door in the USA.
Price increase is down to hugely increased shipping costs and upgrade to full YKK zippers.
Black and white checked Old Man Army version available through www.oldmanarmy.com along with new 38" long Bodybags in USA airline friendly 62 linear inches.
Proud sponsor of www.skatenewzealand.com , keep pushing, more than halfway there now!
Jonno
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why me
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On 2/10/2008 herbn
wrote in from
United States
(71.255.nnn.nnn)
other people were involved in that discussion,go bother them ,donny. Curiosity ,interest, why are you so determined in setting forth the idea that there needs to some profound reason for discussing who did what first,and yeah it may hurt one of the "manufacturers" the one that copied,what's wrong with that? most of the time it's not feasable to persue something like that in a court room, the little world that slalom is ,kind of limits ones spending on lawyers and such,so why shouldn't it just be hashed out here who's original and who's not. Also i think you place to much importance on what's posted here ,as if i'm gonna kill abec's business by determining they copied something (or vise versa),your post also proves you're once again an absolutely humorless web facist ,these pages are to be used for you and by you and the way you want them to be used,or feel the wrath of donny 20 furer of the slalom world. ALso good to see you're typing faster ,i see several typo's and dropped letters,though i'm not gonna acuse you of spilling your amphetamines on your keyboard.
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mr.detective
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On 2/10/2008
donald20
wrote in from
Germany
(84.62.nnn.nnn)
in all your posts you are only guessing around as to where some product is made or when it has been invented to say so.
bottom line is,you are no industry insider and you know nothing,just some random guessing.
and for what reason?
to stir things a bit?
or to let people think you are so clever?
your essays are in most cases absolutely useles and as a matter of fact also clueless.
there is nothing to gain in asking who did what first regarding the coned wheels.
you would probably only harm the biz of one of the manufacturers involved with your oh so intelligent remarks.
sad to say that you never managed to bring a single product to the market and that all your activities are based on commenting on other peoples products.
in most cases not even with a profund knowledge.
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senseless
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On 2/10/2008 herbn
wrote in from
United States
(71.255.nnn.nnn)
what was so senseless? maybe you didn't understand,i'll explain. See it seems as though two companies are introducing very similar wheels,and the question was ,"who was first,and was it matter of copying or simultanious invention. I deduced that since a magazine ad needs to be arranged and sent in and may take a few months to actually appear in print,chris(abec 11) was first. Then someone else ,more inside the industry posted that a long while ago he'd seen prints and plans by some people named mitch and chicken,so that put themback in as the innovators. I humourously commented that i've been coning my wheels like that for years,let me further explain,i did not mean to take credit for the invention,i don't cut an accurate cone in my wheels,it's just the act of riding that can make your wheels into this shape,and it's always been considered as something to avoid. I hope i've cleared things up ,chill.
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who cares?
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On 2/9/2008
donald20
wrote in from
Germany
(88.76.nnn.nnn)
a good product is coming out with a feature that makes sense.
senseless i-net talk is made by herbn again.
don't drink and type herbie
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coned wheels
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On 2/9/2008 herbn
wrote in from
United States
(71.255.nnn.nnn)
i've been doing that to my wheels forever:) didn't think chaput would borrow an idea like that,reuse an old idea maybe,with a new twist definitely. I hope this isn't stirring up netrage,just curious now i have a bit more info, thanks.Wow "netrage" is that new? i made it up just now,but i may have heard it somewhere ,someone else may have used it before, can i copyright that?
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Chicken or the Egg-bec????
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On 2/9/2008
FADELL
wrote in from
United States
(69.246.nnn.nnn)
I saw the detailed schematics of Mitch's wheel on Chicken's desk over a year and a half ago, which had at that time already been submitted to the manufacturer and gone back and forth a couple of times.
Whatever..............
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coneheads
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On 2/9/2008 herbn
wrote in from
United States
(67.83.nnn.nnn)
an internet shot could show up the day it's taken a magazine used to take months to show up,so you might think the abec's were first,look for similarities in the core shape and even the outside shape, they might be sharing a manufacturer.
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The Gecko has landed!
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On 2/7/2008
Gecko Press Office
wrote in from
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Gecko's first release from their new “Superlight Series” is the Slalom Limited Edition (The Gecko S.L.E.).
The board was publicly previewed in its pre-production form at the Cadwell Race in the UK in early February with its sub-zero temps where it was incredibly well received, many calling it 'the best-looking slalom board they had ever seen' and 'potentially the board of 2008'. The comments we received by those who rode the Demo boards the following day were nothing but complementary, the majority of them resulting in firm orders.
It will officially be launched in its production version at the World Indoor Champs in Gothenburg, Sweden on the 24th February 2008 where it will also be available for demo and purchase.
The shape comes via Martin Drayton's Turner Eurofighter design and a custom built by RoeRacing for him on which he won the 2005 World Champs Amateur Tight Slalom event. He also called on inspiration from Richy Carrasco, Paul Price and J-Lo (for the wide rear-end!). Design elements of the Gecko Street Slalom model ridden in the successful Guinness World Record 50 cone attempt were also used.
Dimensions: 30" long, 8.75" at the widest part, 7.75" at the waist and a nice fat 8" at the tail. The board is drilled at 18 & 19" wheelbases to suit Pro and Amateur courses on both sides of the Atlantic however challenging they may be.
The board weighs in at around the 600 gram mark, its light weight making it super manoeverable. It is an extremely strong board despite this and is built to be ridden by slalomers up to the 240lb mark. Wheel clearance is not a problem either with the generous wheel wells.
It has awesome acceleration in part due to its torsional stiffness, which is in turn due to a special feature that we are not prepared to divulge at this time. After years of very expensive R&D in the Carbon Fibre Industry we don't want to make it too easy for our competitors.
Both these features make the board very responsive . This is a by-product of the nose shape too, resulting in a deck that is lively without feeling tippy when mounted with a normal slalom-width truck. Fuller nose shaping can result in a board that is noticeably wider than your track width (measurement of trucks plus wheels) which in turn means that you can 'overpower' the truck even to the point where the unweighted wheel leaves the ground – test this with your own set-up statically. This can normally be rectified by using spacers and widening the track, or by moving the front foot rearwards, but then you lose board agility.
The body of the board is waisted removing unnecessary width , and therefore weight, whilst allowing you to get closer to the cones for a more precise and faster line through the course.
We believe Gecko are also the only manufacturer currently to use nylon inserts in all of the truck holes (I think Turner were the first with their Hybrid mass-produced model). These inserts mean that you can mount the trucks onto the deck without the need for pressure distribution washers and crank them down getting your hardware flush without fear of damaging the carbon. Also damage from water ingress can be completely avoided. And such is our attention to detail that we even supply two holes, with inserts, for the mounting of a single point toe block (for reg or goofy) or for a TNR foot stop.
The tail is generous, and is wide enough to suit a variety of styles and foot sizes and gives you the ability to apply plenty of down force over that all important rear truck.
Looking more closely at the rear end, you will notice one of the innovations that we could not hide under the MD SLE's sleek carbon fibre skin – the built-in tail wedge.
Several individuals have pioneered this feature on home-made decks or as add-ons, notably Jonathan Harms/Paul Graf in the US and the UK's Mick Reiss, but up until now, no-one had done this on a production board.
A simple idea beautifully executed.
Quality and performance of this level unfortunately does not come cheaply. The decks will retail for:
-$260 in the US,
-175 Euros plus VAT = 206 Euros,
-130 Pounds Sterling plus VAT = 152.75 pounds or
-1,912 Swaziland Emalangeni!
Basically if you are outside of the EU or have a VAT-registered business you are exempt from the nuisance tax!
This represents great value for an outstanding deck that [i]we[/i] feel has set a new benchmark in finish, features and performance, many of those who saw the deck at Cadwell thought that they were being sold too cheaply for what they are. Unfortunately for Jeff at Gecko, they are, but that's his choice. This board is NOT a mass produced commodity, but a Limited Edition board of incredible quality and several unique features.
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first coned race wheel?
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On 2/6/2008 Brady Mitchell
wrote in from
United States
(68.223.nnn.nnn)
No offense, but I received the latest Concrete Wave mag a couple of weeks ago and theres an ad from ABEC 11 about thier new coned race wheel. Just when was that ad put in the mag?
In other words. who`s first?
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Blueness
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On 1/31/2008 Bob
wrote in from
United States
(76.106.nnn.nnn)
Who said anything about rolling. They look the part isn't that enough!! Ha they only need to work for takeoff and landing... and for show in the pit area..
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Crushers
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On 1/30/2008 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(75.68.nnn.nnn)
Yeah, but if you put those on a Luge, will it Roll Straight?! ;-)
Chicken has it down by the looks! Probably will save Kenny a few hundred hours of skating to get "the edge" just right, and should be pretty damn sticky right outa the box! [Damn, and I had just set my lathe up to do a -.005" step from back-to-front on another brand's 3" wide wheels... That was 5 hrs. wasted on a set-up..]
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Blue Flame Superthane
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On 1/30/2008
Bob
wrote in from
United States
(76.106.nnn.nnn)
I'm thinking the Blue Flame Superthane would look sweet on the Blue Smoke Jet Luge. What ca think?
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Racer X Cone Cruser
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On 1/30/2008
PPS
wrote in from
United States
(66.13.nnn.nnn)
After over a year of working out mold details we finally have the first production Coned Racing Wheel. There are some other exclusive features to this wheel hidden deep inside the Blue Flame Superthane. These are all new innovations that you wont find in any other wheel on the market. Keep Checking Pocket Pistols Racing For more updates, and release dates!
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VRS II's are back!
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On 1/28/2008
dAvO- SkaterBuilt
wrote in from
United States
(72.130.nnn.nnn)
"THE GO-TO BOARD"
www.skaterbuilt.com
http://myspace.com/skaterbuiltskateboards
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JOYRIDE IS BACK
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On 1/24/2008
JOYRIDE.COM
wrote in from
United States
(75.16.nnn.nnn)
www.joyride.com
sup'
JOYRIDE IS BACK...
JOYRIDE KNOWN FOR BEING ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SNOWBOARD COMPANIES HAS JUST RELEASED A NEW SKATEBOARD LINE. THE NEW DECK BRANDED AS "RESURRECTION - LIMITED EDITION" IS BLOWING UP ON THE WEB. THE COMPANY HAS A NEW GROUP OF OWNERS THAT HAVE A LONG HISTORY IN THE ACTION SPORTS AND BOARD SPORTS INDUSTRY.
WWW.JOYRIDE.COM
WE ARE LOOKING FOR RIDERS, REPS AND DEALERS TO RELAUNCH THE BRAND IN THE U.S., CANADA, EUROPE AND JAPAN.
CHECK OUT THE NEW SITE AND GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK.
JC
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Competition T Shirts
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On 1/23/2008
Octane Sport
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(87.114.nnn.nnn)
For those of you interested we are taking orders for the Cadwell race T shirts or Hoodies.Click here for link
All profits go to the UKSSA. You dont need to be registered to get one! For those of you taht just like slalom schtuff, here is your chance to look very cool.
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Attn: Vendors! New posting policy in effect.