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Onshore boards
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On 1/19/2001
Lansing
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Yeah - WHY the sandwiched inline wheels on the rear truck!!!??
First off, you DOUBLE the bearing expense
Secondly, unless I'm wrong this necessitates a special (proprietary?) cost-adding alteration to the rear trucks (needs more axle protruding from the hanger than standard skateboard trucks, right?).
Thirdly, you eliminate the possibility of riders using their choice of longboard wheels (soft for grip & carving, harder if they want to slide more, etc).
Fourth, my guess is that the inline wheels are less predictable at speed, don't slide as easily (and when they do, you'll probably experience some serious & unpredictable 'shudder', with 4 of them in a row), and are more likely to wear unevenly.
Lastly, if the rider does want to use some longboard wheels in the rear, s/he will have the extra expense of replacing the entire rear truck!
Inline wheels in the front of the OSB are the key to the whole design, and none of the problems I mention would affect the front wheels. No prob.
But I just cannot see any advantage of using inline wheels in the back (especially doubled-up like that), while there are clearly many disadvantages.
I wonder what the people at OSB would have to say?
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Onshore board
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On 1/19/2001 Nic
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Yeah, funny that they put the two inline wheels on the truck. I figured the inline wheels went at the back, truck at front, like on of those 3wheeler mountain boards. Like most of these inventions I,d love to have a go, but would asume they,re aimed at a fun/novelty market, rather than the serious boarder. As far as land surfing goes, I reckon a flexy longskate is the way to go, sure you have to adapt, but surfings about riding a moving wave of energy, theres nothing sucking the skater back up the hill, pivoting on the tail of a surfboard with fins on a moving wave is a lot diffrent to adding stearing to the back of a skateboard. Still, I,d love to be a test pilot for some of these hybrid boards.
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inline hybrid
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On 1/18/2001 roger
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I just noticed they have two inline wheels sandwiched together on the truck, that part is likely not a good idea!
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inline hybrid
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On 1/18/2001 roger
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www.onshoreboards.com shows them riding with an inline setup up front and a truck in the back - this is rear steering! I guess that is fine for riding like a surfboard, but I would prefer to have steering in the front and let the rear track (far more stable). I would also guess that it would slide better with the inline in the back. Curious, would not mind trying
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Onshore Boards
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On 1/18/2001 Nic
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Check out the latest in the hybrid/skate/inline/rides like a surfboard line.
www.onshoreboards.com/
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the worm
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On 1/18/2001 sharkisland
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My buddy rode my longboard once and went out and bought his own. It was the Big Worm. He loves it. I have no real complaints either. The shape of the deck isn't what I like (more surf shape for me), but it rides really well. For a huge piece of wood, it turns well too. Watch the wheelbite as it is set from the factory. A little twist of the wrench and the wheelbite is gone. We've had them in the gym on the wood floor, outside on flatland, and downhill. Box stock it went about 28mph without wobbles the weekend he got it. Tighten the trucks a little and it will do even better. I didn't notice the off-center drilling that was found in the review on 9/28, but I didn't look either. It seems to be fine. I agree that the style is cool. I'm a little disappointed with the center graphics though because they are fur in the website picture, but my buddy got a decal. I know they still use fur because there was a Pimp Daddy right next to it set up like that. Ask for it if you want it.
Have fun!!
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bog worm
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On 1/18/2001
grinch
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gotta get one myself after that review, the old powerhouse roadboard needs to be retired.
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Big Worm
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On 1/17/2001
tropicalian
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Hmm...I seemed to have found the review for the Big Worm pretty easily, thanks Kaylee for the great review. Maybe I will look into one of them for my next longboard...if I could only stop buyin old skateboards, I could afford the new ones just find ;)
Jay
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BIG WURM
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On 1/17/2001
kaylee
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One thing I will say about Afroman in general that I failed to mention in my original 9/28 post is that Johnny and whoever else works there are all very friendly and great to do business with. Give the 'fro some support, they definitely deserve it for killer product with unique style.
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afroman big worm review
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On 1/17/2001
Lansing
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the big worm review was on 9/28...and very detailed, at that.
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powell peralta ripper
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On 1/16/2001
Tomie T.
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the graphic has a couple scratches it has independent trucks rat bones wheels halos black eyes hardware and it rides da best on da street its smooth as s___
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Sector 9 Cloud Nines
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On 1/15/2001
Wu
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The decks themselves are very nice. Nice consistant concave shape gives them a lot of manueverability. Although, if I were you I wouldn't but it complete. Pivot trucks are not as durable, reliable, or constructed as well as say Indies. Or, since having read a few comments, I hear Randalls are a nice fit too. The same could go with the bearings. If you buy a complete, switch those too.
I have a Hawaii 9-0, with 9" Independents, and Swiss Bones.
Yeah, besides the said suggested changes, I find the Sector 9 Cloud Nine series excellent. My board is definitely one kickin' awesome ride. I like to refer to it as my SUV Cadillac. (not to many longboarders around here)
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Envy Classic 57
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On 1/15/2001
goth_punk_kid
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I just bought this complete at a semi-local surf shop a couple days ago. I love the board! The only thing that i could find that was not to my liking was that the trucks came so loose, that when i jumped on it unknowing the first time and started carving down my street. The board caught on the wheel and i fell and almost broke my wrist again. But now that the trucks have been tightened its awsome. I cant wait to get carvin on our hills.
I have a longboarding egroup. If you would like to join go to:
http://www.egroups.com/group/longskaters
Peace out and God bless
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FB
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On 1/13/2001 Mickey
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I would agree with you on that meila. I also longboard too, and I find that the biggest downfall of the freeboard is that it doesn't CARVE like a snowboard, but it does slide like one. I definitely think that the longboard simulates the carving sensation much more accurately than the freeboard does, and since I can't slide like Herb :) (I've been trying but can't quite get the hang of it yet), it's fun to get loose on the fb once in a while. The feel is similar, but there's no substitute for the real thing, we all know that. Each is different, and awesome in their own way to those that enjoy them. Just my two cents on the matter . . .
Mickey
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freeboard vs. snowboard
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On 1/13/2001 meila
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freeboard like snowboarding????????? not the kind of snowboarding i like to do. i prefer laying nice carves over side slipping my way down the slopes..... just my opinion.
you want a skate to ride like a snowboard???? find one that holds nice turns and feels real stable at speeds.
side slipping.... tee hee!
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Longboards
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On 1/13/2001 Herbn
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My regular longboard set up loose does a real good job of sliding,chopping ft side/back side slides down steep slopes,i can make it very snowboard like.On the icy well riden slopes of n.j./n.y. snowboardlike is not really that great,but compared to a snowboard on powder and fluff,yeah i guess it's not quite on that level,how could it be?
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Freebord
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On 1/13/2001
Mickey D
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Hey Dave, I haven't actually ridden the Flowlab, but I own a freebord and I can honestly say that the ride is very similar to snowboarding. Not exactly of course, but I haven't been able to find another board that simulates the slide of a snowboard so closely. The flowlab is fine for carving big phat S-turns and the reason for those big ol' trucks is to get the board more of an angle in turns. That is the one downfall of the freeboard, as it must stay rather flat. But nothing simulates the slide like the freeboard.
Mickey D
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afroman
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On 1/12/2001
grinch
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nevermind, it was my computer.....
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afroman
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On 1/12/2001
grinch
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what's up with their website? i don't get any images of their boards when i try to take a peek. i'm looking for a flat boardwalker deck, and the luke nosewalker is a little too short. i know it's long at 56", but 59" or 60" is better. even that 62" tallac from tahoe would be good, but i wouldn't want to leave afroman out of the picture even touugh i may have too. anybody know of other sites with better visuals of their boards? it's not my computer (i don't think), but their site isn't working for me.
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Big Worm
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On 1/12/2001
kaylee
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Tony, it's all been said before. Go to the search page and enter "Big Worm".
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sector 9 pintail
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On 1/12/2001
mike
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if anyone has a complete setup in good condition i would be much obliged if you could e-mail me personally with the down low. thanx
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sector 9 pintail
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On 1/12/2001
mike
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hey all, i'm thinking of getting a sector 9 all-star, or maybe just a regular pintail. i was wondering if this would be a good board, and if there are any considerable downsides. and if so does any one know a better one.
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Afroman Big Worm
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On 1/11/2001
tony
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any comments please?
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loko...you must be loco
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On 1/11/2001
Lansing
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Man, does that thing look like a piece of crap. Check out the profile -- You must be standing a full 9" above the ground; hardly a 'snowboard-like' ride at that height.
Plus, that big, hollow wheel-thing looks like it would suffer from the elements (i.e. concrete!) but quick. And just where, I might ask, would you find replacements for them? At least Flowlab & Freeboard utilize standard wheels.
And check out the ad: "Big air?" "Street luge!!!?" As Wayne said, "Yeah...and monkey's might fly out of my butt."
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Flowlab v. Freebord?
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On 1/11/2001
dave hartman
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Has anyone out there ridden both of these? Which is more like a snowboard? Thanks. D.
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