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Loaded decks
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On 6/14/2003 Looker
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Interesting technology in their decks but, c'mon, do they have to make them so damn butt ugly?
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longboards
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On 6/13/2003
apryl
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kaspian,thanks.i really didnt know that much about longboards.when i wrote "theres not alot of difference"though,i didnt mean in longboards.just a writing error.thanks for tellin me though.im not that good at typing yett,i will get better as time goes by but 4 now,im slow and make alot of mistakes.well seeya later apryl
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stik
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On 6/13/2003 Ahdub
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LoNgSkAtEr wrote: yes but if you think about it, the stik trucks are a lot more complex and most likely take a lot more money to make.
The truk is a complete Seismic rip off (and propably violates Dan Gesmer's patent too). The only difference is that the deck works as an angled baseplate.
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apryl's post
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On 6/12/2003 kaspian
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Hey apryl --
Since you seem to be sticking around here (as opposed to shouting out and disappearing, which we see a lot of), I thought I'd comment on your last post. You said
> every longboard is fun so theres really no difference
... which I don't think many folks would agree with. The first part, sure -- most any longboard can be a lot of fun. But the "no difference" part, no.
Just for starters, longboards come in all shapes and sizes. An Afroman Big Worm, which is nearly five feet long and shaped kind of like a coffin, is a totally different ride from a Landyachtz Mummy, which is not much longer than a regular newschool deck and tapers radically at the front and back, giving you a pretty small area to stand on. Also, the Worm is flat and stiff while the Mummy is cambered (i.e. bent upward like a bow) and snappy.
Then you've got the rest of the package, the trucks and wheels. Some trucks are really stable at high speed, while other trucks turn so easily it's kind of scary. There are wheels that grip and wheels that slide. There are small hard wheels and giant soft wheels. And so forth.
Also, to be honest, there are items in each of these categories that basically suck. My personal candidate for the Complete From Hell would be a saggy Flexdex with Pivot trucks and tiny ultra-hard newschool wheels. But I bet there's some cat out there riding one of these and having fun on it.
So anyway, that's my opinion, and welcome to NCDSA.
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herbn's post
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On 6/12/2003 BoBo
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That may be the FIRST time I have ever read a post from you like that herb.
The stoke was running so high I can't imagine your face!
This my friends, is skating.
Good on ya H.
Good to see you IN character for once.......
B
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bulldog long
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On 6/12/2003
apryl
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whats up,sounds like a real nice board.sounds like a fun one too,except 4 every longboard is fun so theres really no difference.well thanks 4 replying,im gonaa go ride my freinds pipe,seyya later.apryl
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Great starter board
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On 6/12/2003
kaspian
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For anybody just getting into longboarding, you might want to check out the Buy-Sell-Trade forum. Luke is selling a Landyachtz Chief complete that (assuming it's in excellent shape, as he says it is) would be a guaranteed fun way to get started.
This is not an ad -- I've never met Luke. But his setup is almost identical to one we've got that *everybody* likes.
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Bulldog long
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On 6/11/2003 herbn
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yeah apryl its the same bulldog as in marks pic, a bit of a scroll down. I made wheel pockets in the wheelwells down to the last ply, exactly where the wheels rub i have real loose trucks and even with the 65mm wheels they barely rub when stationary,and never at rolling speed. I board ollies ok but that's just a matter of riding it a bit more. I am very impressed with the strength bulldog managed to get out of 7 plys.
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Bomber 65mm
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On 6/11/2003 herbn
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i was bit worried about uncored 85a wheels, i had some vintage powells that were the same, on paper, but in reality these new urithanes seem to ride much firmer, and i'm not so worried about ripping the bearings out, which is what happened on the old ones,or maybe the old ones were 80a, it's been a VERY long time.
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long??
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On 6/11/2003
apryl
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long did mean longboard right???sorry if it didnt and thats ur name,i have no idea,its true though i love longboards.seeya apryl
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bulldog long,powell ect
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On 6/11/2003 apryl
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whats up.just came back from skatin.lovin it,big benihana,berts,fun day.i love longboards and powells so that setup must have been pretty sic.my freind rio always comes to ontairio and if i see him i skate his longboard.like most of u,he designs his boards,so there nice.i like to ride a longboard,and then get back on my board.cant do it too long though cuz then,i wont know where to push and keep my feet and things might get ugly...sounds like u were rippin that curb up,theres a 1st 4 everything,ive never tried to rip on a curb.i just ollie up them and get them over with.well gotta go,i really love this site its soo cool,i know i probubly post alot and all but right when i get home i cant wate to visit.ps about pics,i have some at www.rampwerx.com sic ramps cool bolts cheap prices.peace out apryl
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powell
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On 6/11/2003 hc
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herbn, which powell wheels are those?
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Bulldog long,Webb 217,powell 85a,speeddemon gold
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On 6/11/2003 herbn
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Just got my first"serious skating" in on this pup(ptp)and i love it l.o.v.e. it ,i never thought i'd find 85a wheels firm and easy to slide but it's happened, just enough grip to carve a bit of a wheelie into a bert,then they release and make some cool slidey sounds but quickly pick up and grip for the rollaway. Just three attempts and i pulverized a curb with a ollie layback grind that was so sequence perfect i couldn't believe it,landing the grind with the hand just off "the coping" and grasp firmly,then stretching out just a bit,a few concrete chips flying and a unstalled rolling release, i havn't been so happy with a street move in a long time, i wish i had a pic, for the facial expression alone, that agressive(i'm gonna kill this curb) look mixed right in with the surprized( i can't believe it worked so well) can only be imagined. Stoked!
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Loaded
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On 6/9/2003
Loaded
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Duane,
Actually, we've only had one report of a stress crack--as reported here on ncdsa in October. We cut the board open and apparently the epoxy which had filled the crack in the core hadn't been adequately mixed and hadn't hardened. We now use better mixing techniques will prevent this from happening again. (there was one other board of this nature from the same batch which we keep here for internal warehouse skating).
As to the other board you saw with a crack--perhaps you're referring to an epoxy filled crack? Our micro laminate cores sometimes do crack during pressing. Our pronounced compound contours are rough on vert-lam wood, and we are developing methods of limiting the cracking (not the contours). However, the cracks in our boards (found on one or both ends as a narrow lighter color section and extending a few inches into the board) fill in with epoxy during pressing and our actually structurally stronger than wood! Aside from the cases mentioned above, when filled
in and hardened these cracks are impervious to board stress and are purely an aesthetic issue. Once again, we have made huge progress to minimize these cracks.
Due to the construction techniques we employ, stress should not create fractures on any of our boards, and our boards should hold up, especially when consistently thrashed, for many years. As should be expected, we stand behind every board we sell and will replace any and every board that has a stress fracture or any structural issue due to board construction.
The loaded crew
213) 747-6172 x11
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Loaded
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On 6/9/2003
Duane
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I hate to be a naysayer, but I have seen 2 regular loaded boards and one had a small crack, and one a larger one radiating from the front truck holes, lengthwise (I should mention that I've only seen two boards, so 2 for 2 so to speak). Given that this new board looks to be the same construction, but with much more stress both front and back, I suspect there may be some interesting results down the road. How many reports of cracked decks has Loaded received ? Inquiring minds want to know.
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Loaded Hammerhead DCS
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On 6/8/2003
Loaded
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Here are a coupla pics...
Front Truck...
Rear Truck with 3 placement options to adjust flex...
more info at http://www.loadedboard.com/prototypes.html
With a bit of luck the Hammerhead and Fish will be ready this week!
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HammerHead
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On 6/7/2003 Bozi
wrote in from
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That board is a cool peice of work, I love the look of it. I think it would beg for Avilas in the rear with how hard the frt can probably turn. Post a pic for those who havent sen one, I love weird new stuff, nice.
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"Floaded" Hammerhead - First Review
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On 6/6/2003
Dave H.
wrote in from
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Floaded Hammerhead - 1st Review
Got the "hammerhead" flowboard from Don at Loadedboards a few days ago. One end is an orange-wheeled DCS flowtruck and the other has a seismic soft yellow spring conventional (at least in comparison to DCS trucks) truck. All I can say is -- 'wow!" It's an amazing board for several reasons.
First, it's ultimately cool watching the orange flowwheels at the front. This is the first DCS board I know where you can actually see the wheels upfront. The deck there is 'U'-shaped and shows off an orange 7-wheel array. The shape is both practical and very tech. Rear wheels are blue Hawaii-K's
The board heels and toes almost vertically for turns. I've never had a seismic truck board, but they are a great match for the front flowwheels. Very smooth.
The deck is great - For those who don't know about "Loaded" decks, they are very thin, springy and have very high levels of shock absorbing and energy return. The thinness of the deck makes it feel very responsive and you can tell that it does the shock absorbing thing on rough streets
and lets the trucks carve freely. The squarish deck shape gives you some nice footplant options.
Don at Loaded and Mike at Flowlab have really come up with something great here. I've got an original 42 inch Flowlab board and this is just so much smoother, without sacrificing that amazing carve. I like the feel of the deck much better than the standard plank that the Flowlab is attached to.
After some rainfree days to check out some nearby Chicago hills, I'll send an update. The only idea I can suggest for tinkering is to consider adding a longer deck board with
this setup. That might feel even more surfy/snoboardy.
Also, the board is unusual enough so that instructions should be included with the board, such as foot placement strategies, etc, what works, what doesn't.
Anyway, my everlasting thanks for this one. It's a winner! This is a board that should fly off the line. It's a light, buttery smooth carver and a piece of kinetic art. Showy on your wall too. I was kind of lukewarm on the initial concept, but it's better in every way than my original DCS 42, and a real advance in longboarding.
Finally, I sent Mike at Flowlab a copy of these impressions and he wrote back saying he's been riding the Hammerhead himself and has gotten the board up to 30mph. On a carver, that's pretty amazing and speaks to the versatility of the board. So 5 stars out of 5 for this one: for innovation, versatility, smooth ride and a funky Back to the Future/Anime look.
Dave H.
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Comet's flex
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On 6/6/2003
Mark
wrote in from
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The flex on the Spoon/DH is nice. If I stand right smack-dab in the middle, it flexes about an inch. The deck is the stiff version, and I'm abour 200#. Feels really "controlled" when you push, carve, etc. Has a nice "damped" quality to it.
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comet downhill
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On 6/5/2003 vaitus
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hey Mark how do you like that comet? and what's the stiffness on it?
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quiver pic, 2nd try
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On 6/5/2003
Mark
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This should work better...
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quiver pic
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On 6/5/2003
Mark
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Here's my current complete quiver. BullDog 38", Comet 44", Gravity 32", and Schmitt Stix 36". Hoping to add a tight-slalom rig in the very near future.
[img src="http://www.boomspeed.com/oldskaterguy/boards.jpg"]
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2000+ words of a quiver
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On 6/5/2003
K-LEE
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Here's some of the latest shots of my quiver. I had just sold the Bozi pintail to a stoked local a few hours earlier, so I put Nyah's pintail in to show the full Bozi representation. Mine was set up almost the same as hers. Notice the custom Bozi Pin Bomber. Feel free to e-mail me with any questions you may or may not have regarding this quiver. Oh, and the lovely Nyah took the lovely pictures.
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nineballs
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On 6/4/2003
joseph
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no i've never melted them but i wouldnt trust them on my buttboard and i'm a slowish rider. i had them on a pintail and they began to lose chunks when i was riding down a reasonably fast and rough hill. do you think this was just a dud set of wheels? they were the 70mm ones in blue incase anyone cared. i've seen people melt kryptos on a buttboard and i always thought that these were a better made wheel.
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s9
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On 6/4/2003 hc
wrote in from
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joseph, speaking from experience? ever melt one?
i do have a s9 76mm, slow but grippy.
oh, for all you s9 pivot haters out there,
i was at zumiez (buying some indy stage 9)
they have a s9 complete with randal-II.
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