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quadline
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On 6/15/2007 hc
wrote in from
United States
(71.139.nnn.nnn)
that video had some major errors.
one guy said that the convention longboard can't do kickturns ??!
I recognize the voice of the woman, she is a rollerskater that works at skate on haight and unfortunately knows squat about longboards. (that video was made to promo the quadline selling through SOH)
they did mention it was for going straight not downhill carving
I did try the rollsrolls before, and it felt really fast for flatland pushing.
I think rollerblade wheels ARE less affected by horizontal crack compared to regular wheels
I also had a landy dh setup with exkate and rollerblade wheels, it was fun for low speed carving as the rear drifts out very smoothly
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Quadline
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On 6/14/2007 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(75.69.nnn.nnn)
Yeah, um, skinny wheels like that won't carve very well. They may well go faster in a straight line, although I'd bet that the newest Seismic/3DM or ABEC 11/Pink/Retro wheels, even if smaller in diameter, would keep up. Toss a long sweeper at a good clip into the mix, and the Quadline rider better know how to 'drift'!
BTW, many, many moons ago, I rode Luge with a guy in Conn. who used Indy 159 hangers with 215 axles, and set 80mm Inlineskate wheels up 4 to an axle (like a semi's back wheels), so he had 8 'skinny' wheels on two trucks. It was fast, but squirrelly in grip. My 72mm Mundos (all of 38mm wide) could keep up on any hill with some reasonably tight turns. So, I can vouch that predictable grip will allow greater speed, and trying to decrease rolling resistance by contact-patch width dosen't always work as one would intuitively think.
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quadline
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On 6/14/2007 Derik
wrote in from
Germany
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Have you seen them carving? They just go straight and instead of carving they kickturn.
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quadline
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On 6/5/2007 hc
wrote in from
United States
(71.139.nnn.nnn)
saw this at skate on haight,
they claim to be faster...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10MM_VgDE0Y&mode=related&search=
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Sector nine SC harbor
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On 5/12/2007 slippahjoe
wrote in from
United States
(72.234.nnn.nnn)
The sector nine SC harbor has no kicktail and is fairly stiff..I swapped out the bushings with white khiro aluminum inserts on the tops front and back and reds on the front and blues on the rear bottoms. I was wondering if anyone out there has any suggestions on bushing setups
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Wave Board Vs Ripstik Vs Flowboard
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On 5/10/2007 silentguy
wrote in from
United States
(76.104.nnn.nnn)
I've tried all 3 of these boards.
I like the Ripstik better than The Wave,
it seems to be easier to carve, and goes uphil well.
The Flowboard is fun too, but you still have to take your foot off the board to get motion.
With the Ripstik, you can generate all your motion with 2 feet on the board.
It works out different muscles too, more of your middle and core strength.
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Better than???
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On 4/30/2007 PSR
wrote in from
United States
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Slippahjoe, by asking for 'better' than Gumballs, what're you Not liking?
I waited almost 27 years for a wheel like that!
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sc harbor
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On 4/30/2007 some dude
wrote in from
United States
(69.143.nnn.nnn)
hey man great set up you got
i have the hydra and another set up sidewinder trucks on a trylam deck with the bomb hills wheels like you said there some wheel bite. my question is does the sc harbor have any kick tail or is a a wedge i cant tell from the pictures ?
Im looking to get one of those
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Sector Nine SC harbor
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On 4/26/2007
slippahjoe
wrote in from
United States
(72.234.nnn.nnn)
I just got a Sector nine Sc Harbor I swapped out the wheels with some gumballs and bones ceramics and it is unreal it is so easy to scrub of speed and just flows downhill a totally different experience than my Landyachtz drop carve and is great for riding on long steeps just a tab bit of wheelbite with the gumballs but nothing major if anyone can suggest a better wheel I would appreciate it
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boards,completes
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On 4/24/2007
maranda beasley
wrote in from
United States
(206.107.nnn.nnn)
you canfind boards at the n.c. coast!!! decks for $25 or more. And completes for $112 or more. For more ?s e-mail me
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commuter longboard
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On 4/13/2007
Dennis
wrote in from
United States
(69.224.nnn.nnn)
does anyone know what setup is best for commuting around town fast? i have 32 inch sector nine rasta native.
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re: setup
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On 3/22/2007 sam
wrote in from
United States
(68.193.nnn.nnn)
yup. thats a pretty solid setup you got there.
you should be one happy skater.
you might want some Randal DHs farther down the line.
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dylan caressa
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On 3/20/2007 nic
wrote in from
United States
(65.44.nnn.nnn)
yes thats a great set up for down hill racing
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Kracked Skulls
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On 3/8/2007 Joseph
wrote in from
United States
(68.218.nnn.nnn)
Everyone needs to check out - KrackedSkulls.com This guy is a local Cali native. He has spent hard sweat, blood, and tears to brings us one of the best riding, sliding, carving, bombing boards ever! I beg of you to see what this fella has to offer! Give your money to someone who has really worked for it. I don't want skateboarding to become a bigger monopoly that it already is! Bam Margera - Element - Sector 9 - Gravity - etc....I am not saying that they don't create good products! But I would rather see someone like ourselves recieve the monetary benefit of my enjoyment! Support the Little man, this guy has done alot of research, and time riding to develop such an board! He uses only the best of materials. Just check out some of his reviews! Carve on my friends......
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tell me iuf this set up is good
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On 3/6/2007
dylan caressa
wrote in from
Canada
(69.159.nnn.nnn)
hey people i have a landyachtz dh race with 3/4 inch risers randal r2 180mm trucks and sesmic 77mm speedvents and biltin bearings abec 7..................................is this a good set up???
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sector9 cosmic series
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On 3/2/2007
Julian
wrote in from
Peru
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i came up with a Flex Motion board a couple months ago and i loved it and want to buy myself a board. i was looking at sector9's cosmic line of boards but im not sure which board (or wheels or deck) is good for me. i surf small longboards or funboards (got a 7.7) and im looking for a similar experience on the pavement. i plan to use the skate mainly for moving around town, i definitely want a very flexy board, with a kicktail. i am 6 feet tall and weigh 172 pounds.
my two options are the sector9 chopes (38') and the sector9 supercruiser (46'), but i havent ever tried them, i dont have any chance at doing so (i dont live in the US or Canada), and roads here are full of bumps and holes. i need some advise please.
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sector 9
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On 2/6/2007 nic
wrote in from
United States
(65.44.nnn.nnn)
all you people out there, their are way more companies than just sector 9 so get some other company just google longboards and you will be amazed
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Drop Carve
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On 2/6/2007
sac
wrote in from
Canada
(207.61.nnn.nnn)
Hey; i jus bought the Drop Carve. i have heard nothing but good things,I am still waiting on it in the mail but i hear its real quick because of the drop and apparently it carvs like a champion. im so excited i mighthave to wear a diaper to bed.
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sector 9 boards
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On 1/29/2007 some dude
wrote in from
United States
(69.143.nnn.nnn)
thanks for the info about the bomb hills
yea its good for carving but i hit 35 on it with no wobbles and the trylam does flex im only 146 and i get about and half inch to and inch of flex
thnaks again
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trylam/bombhills
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On 1/28/2007 bean-a-reano
wrote in from
United States
(216.89.nnn.nnn)
some dude: Have you ever ridden a trylam? It is only flexy if you are around 200lbs. Otherwise it is quite stiff. The trylam is a good carver, not really a speedboard being it is cambered.
The bombhills doesn't have any kicktail or wedge tail. It is a speedboard and is only concave.
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bomb hills
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On 1/28/2007 some dude
wrote in from
United States
(69.143.nnn.nnn)
does the bomb hills deck have flat kick tail of an angeled
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trylam
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On 1/27/2007 some dude
wrote in from
United States
(69.143.nnn.nnn)
trylam is a great board but it has alot of flex and idf you ride towards the front the back will sldie out but all in all great speed board
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Trylam or Wedge?
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On 1/27/2007 Zive808
wrote in from
United States
(67.49.nnn.nnn)
I'm debating whether to buy the sector 9 wedge, or to go with the carbon trylam. If anyone out there has had the chance to try both out, I'd love to hear what you think of the two, performance wise, as well as the stability of the two. Thanks, Jim
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Wave board versus Razor Ripstik
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On 1/23/2007
dave h.
wrote in from
United States
(24.13.nnn.nnn)
Anybody know if there's any difference between these two identical-looking boards? Someone wrote that Street Surf is suing Razor for ripping them off, but the boards look so alike, down to the ABEC 5 bearings that I wonder if Razor is licensing the design.
dave h.
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Wave Board
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On 1/17/2007 Zive 808
wrote in from
United States
(204.107.nnn.nnn)
Hi dave, I've gotten the chance to tr both the wave and the tboard. The Wave is great fun for fooling around in a smooth, flat area, but the second you hit a seerious slope, it's worthless because the board is meant to get wobbles. The tboard doesn't have a turnng radius even comprable to the wave, but basically has no limits to it top-speed. The tboard is practical for a rougher surface like the average hill or neighborhood street. The two boards take about the same time to get used to riding. If it's more than little tricks that you want to do, go with the tboard, but the wave still is great fun and less than half the price of a tboard good luck with your decision
Jim
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