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Quality gear in NZ
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On 9/6/2003 Claude
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hey nic, are you guys in nz? what can you get 76mm krypto's for, and how much for randals? free rollin and downhill ones to? i think jestah( he puts postings here sometimes) might have some randals.
warm weather is on the way and that means dry roads for me....yay. might be able to bomns some hills again soon
cheers man
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lets race
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On 9/5/2003
pete
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getting a bit frustrated with the lack of organised events here in Oz, I realise that various groups are trying to get thing's up and running but are running into brick walls when it comes to council approval and other matters relating to an organized event.back in my early days in skating (mid eighties)there was little in the way of facilities for skaters so we were skating car parks, malls hills, peoples driveways, main roads , drains and ditches, anything that could be ridden -we were menacing little brats causeing damage to property putting boards through shop windows damaging vehciles, injuring people and ourselves none of it intentional just a result of us having fun but it did'nt go down well-soon there were NO SKATEBOARDING signs up everywhere and we were shunned, it did'nt stop us though and I guess all the little groups of fellas like us caused enough mayhem,damage and did enough pettitioning that the councils soon realised that they needed to provide facilities for us to use to keep the public safe while sunday shopping so they stared building us parks now the little fellas have the kinda skate parks we could only dream of and it is a well catered for sport. I understand that there are people out there who are trying to build gravity sports in australia in a legal, council approved , don't want to give it a bad name kinda way and having just approached my local council on the procedure of running an event I realise that just asking and following propper procedure is'nt gonna get us far, so I suggest we get in peoples faces lets start cutting cars off, bombing city sreets in leathers and helmets in broad daylight maybe cause just enough s#@! for the general public to start complaining once we start becomming a menace again maybe the councils will realise that that we ain't gonna just dissapear and they will have to provide for us because they sure as hell ain't gonna stop us, so get in contact, lets get some of these small pockets of downhillers luge or skate together lets get some OUTLAW racing going on, I'm talking city streets and main roads where we'll be in the way not out bush where its quiet, there are fellas I know who outlaw street race cars and bikes and if we were to play like they do we'd have alrady received 100 times more publicity than we've got at this stage. asking nice may be the propper way but getting out there and causing a fuss will get the wheels turning quicker and the powers that be won't be able to keep saying NO.
lets race.
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Texx
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On 9/4/2003
Haggy
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hey Texx!
Yeah man, the h2h, whatta blast that comp was!
I'm in Oz on a permanent basis, doing the job hunt thing now, might be going back to school, we'll see.
I'll definitely be heading out to Perth at some point and will let you know when it happens. It'd be cool to get a little slalom scene going here!
peace out.
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Haggy
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On 9/2/2003 Texx
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Hi Haggy, yeah I remember you from Crystal Palace - you beat me in the H2H race, I think !
How you doing? Are you in Sydney permanently or just for work etc. ?
I hope to be in Perth by December, so if you get out that way we'll have to hook up.
Later.
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Quality gear in New Zealand
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On 9/1/2003
Nic
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Any NZers having trouble getting their hands on quality US gear email us, we can send your local boardshop goodies from black label/red kross, gravity, randal, lib tech, dogtown, kryptonics, tracker, scrub mountainboards and more.
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slalom
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On 8/25/2003
joseph
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check your mail haggy.
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Slalom in Sydney
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On 8/25/2003
Haggy
wrote in from
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Just moved to Sydney from the USA. Got a slalom board and 25 cones. Who wants to wiggle? Shoot me an email.
Paul Price - Are you here or still in the UK?
Texx - I believe we met at Crystal Palace this summer, let me know if you swing by Sydney.
Peace out.
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cheapskates
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On 8/21/2003 grindmaster
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i betcha frank edwards (i guess he still owns cskates)has a big pile of old skool stock hidden away in a back room somewhere, thats if morri did'nt give it all away to the boyz...
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Cheepskates and new decks
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On 8/18/2003 Jestah
wrote in from
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hi
cheepskates..........ya most towns have one. But all they tend to stock are sector 9s and kiwi in motion. wheels not alot....... im rolling on some 72mm Supa Mondos. most shops have some thing. I have randal trucks if you want to bring wheels and get trucks insted.......
buy the way to all the riders out there ..... your deck is it heavy? more that 3kgs total (deck trucks wheels etc? ) if it is are you cool with that or do you want somethink lighter? or couldnt care less
thanks for the info
Jestah
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bullock track
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On 8/14/2003 joe nathan
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twas but a jest, but i figure someone might do it some day..and i ain't got the faintest idea about cheapskates being that i've lived in london for about 7 years..
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Newcastle Race
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On 8/13/2003
Simon A
wrote in from
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Hey Claude, for more info, check out: www.team-ns-streetluge.tk
Hope to see you there.
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Race in aussie
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On 8/12/2003 Claude
wrote in from
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hey guys, does anybody have anymore info on the downhill race out of sydney? like entry fee, website and all that sorta stuff. the race is next months from what i read on an earlier posting.
cheers guys.
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bullock track
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On 8/9/2003 nev
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johathan,
so how far down the street did you get?only seen shopping trolleys cartwheeling down that one.
does cheapskates still exist in nz?how is their stock of longboard acces?
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Spelling
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On 8/5/2003
Texx
wrote in from
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Please note that was "winging" my way, not "whinging" my way!!!
(Bloody Poms!!!)
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WA
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On 8/5/2003
Texx
wrote in from
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Yeah, cheers Letus, I did get your email. Sorry, I should have replied, its just been a bit mad here at the moment trying to sell the house etc.! As soon as its sold I'll be winging my way Perthwards.
Can't wait to bomb some of those hills - sounds like I need to bring my bike leathers !
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downhill comp
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On 8/3/2003
kanufi
wrote in from
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There will be a comp on for all gravity people.Its going to be held at Newcastle 1.5 hrs north of sydney on the 13th -14th of sept.Everyone is welcom and there are races for luge-standup-buttboard-blades.There are prizes from local sk8 shops and local longboard companies.The road is fenced off and has some run-off.Come one come all.
Kanufi.
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WA
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On 8/2/2003 Letus
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Hi Texx, i sent you an email.
Just incase it doesnt reach you, Yes, plenty of hills, I know quite a few locally, i havent even attempted half of them because my brother isnt keen anymore and ive went down these hills on my motor bike and er they would be scary on a longboard :), smooth roads to.
The Police, well i've only been told to get off the road once and that was in the back country streets and they are very far and few inbetween (real rare at the moment to see police) (HOPE YOUR NOT READING THIS COPPERS)
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Downhill NZ
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On 7/31/2003
Tobi
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Seems to be worthwhile to take my longboard with to NZ, so i while try to fit the board into my 20k of allowed luggage. What kind of wheels do use in NZ ? Roads have pretty rough pavement, if my recall is right.
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nz downhill
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On 7/30/2003 jonathan
wrote in from
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try the 'bullock track' road beside western springs stadium in auckland
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Nz Riders
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On 7/26/2003
Jestah
wrote in from
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hi
If your going to be in auckland or more north drop me a line and ill come and bomb some hills
Jestah
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NZ Downhill
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On 7/23/2003
Nic
wrote in from
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Riders few and far between, quite a few in Wellington and Christchurch.
Lots of good hills, bring longboard for sure;)
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Downhill in NZ ?
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On 7/23/2003
Tobi
wrote in from
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I am coming to NZ in october for a few month and im thinking of taking my longboard with me. But I can not found any information about downhill skating in NZ. Are there any good spots in NZ ? Is there someting like a downhillskater community ?
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tony
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On 7/16/2003 j
wrote in from
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whoops thats oldskaters.com
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tony haslam
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On 7/16/2003 jonathan
wrote in from
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dude i know you are looking for a boronski deck for the man....some guy on oldskater.com has one!!!!
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boys in blue
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On 7/11/2003
PETE
wrote in from
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can't be sure about the west coast haven't been over there for a few years but the blue boy's but on the east coast don't even bat an eyelid at D/H skaters-luge's are are different kettle of fish and not as well accepted(by law enforcement or locals)
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