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| Q&A: McKendry on Speed (1810 Posts)
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Dixie Cup and Big Red X/Flywheels Win!
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On 11/8/2005
North Carolina Longboarder- Downhillbillies
wrote in from
United States
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Chris, Thanks for building an awesome board and great wheels. It was the fastest set up on the hill at Hobby Park this past Sunday in the Downhill portion of the Dixie Cup! Big Red X, Randal DH's, and 83mm Flys rocked!
Marion Karr
www.downhillbillies.org
"Fueling The Stoke One Hillbilly At A Time!"
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How to make DW wheels
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On 11/6/2005
NCDSA Scroller
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United States
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Chaput posted photos and instructions for building his DoubleWides in THIS forum. Just navigate backward to the week after Montreal and look for green postings.
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deleted posts?
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On 11/5/2005 herbn
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United States
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i swore i had a return post in there , and that newest post seems to answer something that's not there anymore, and i didn't even actually swear. I looked up how top make dw wheels and you still need a special axle. I do think that a single wheel that big on a single core with only two bearings would probabely be a engineering mistake not to mention very expensive.
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steve...
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On 11/4/2005 sean
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United States
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but steve, thats with 4 beraigns in each wheel, not 2, the pressure load per each bearing is alot less with 4 rather than a normal 2...
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Herbn you are wrong bro
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On 11/4/2005 steve
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United States
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Herbn you are wrong abouut how to build the wheels and what is involved. The wheels have already kicked ass in stand up and street luge.
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double wides
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On 11/3/2005 herbn
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United States
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the axles are the part that makes them,very special long axles(geezer) ,buy two sets of wheels stack some spacers between them and there you go. Now , that much urithane around a single special core,and running on a single pair of bearings,doesn't sound much like a production item to me,and possibly not even a good idea ,engineering/physics ect ect..
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double wides
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On 11/3/2005
Mark Grimace
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Bahamas
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is there any chance of production rns on the double wides?
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Slide Contest
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On 11/1/2005
Cliff Coleman
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United States
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Chris,
Rizzo and JM will be competing Dec 3rd in Oceanside. Maybe their friend Noah Sakamoto? They need some slide wheels and Rizzo ripped on yours in BC in May. There is about $1450.00 in the purse at the moment. Skaters from BC, Montreal, NY, AZ, Brazil and who knows where will be competing. Info on the Contest Calendar.
Chris, come on down,
Cliff
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The Seventh Sign
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On 11/1/2005 EBasil
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United States
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Think about it: "Chris Chaput on Speed".
I shudder when thinking what that would be like.
Chris, this is a call-out to you, BIG THANKS from the entire class at UCSD's Longboard Building 101! Once again, you spent an entire day teaching and energizing new skaters, not to mention setting them up with the finest of equipment at "educational discount" prices that would cause eyes to pop.
Just put down the RedBull and step away...
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slower?
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On 10/31/2005 herbn
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United States
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this is not "Chris Chaput on slow", though i asked about the same type of question a while back, but more along the lines of "which wheels could cutting the most speed ." if every turn is carved like your life depends on it.
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At scoot
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On 10/27/2005 tyler
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United States
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Hey man
I have a flexdex 40 inch Wingnut Model, and I used to run gumballs and it and loved the ride. I had some r2 180's, with yellow stims and I believe only 1/8th inch risers. It is a good ride that I would recomend to anyone.
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going slower?
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On 10/22/2005 dennis
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United States
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why would you want to go slower? how bout footbraking or finding a mellower hill... or a hill with a runnout and not starting at the top and working your way up as you get comfortable..
i know i know I probably can have those question answered if I thread the post and not the titles just fellin a bit lazy now.
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slow wheels
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On 10/20/2005 Ghooste
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United Kingdom
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Try slow bearings, rust em right up, they'll be slow enough for ya
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DBL wides in salem, OR
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On 10/19/2005
david
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United States
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double wide 90mm flys down kruger st in salem, 65+mph?
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DBL WIDES
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On 10/18/2005
sean
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United States
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I just finished a set of dbl wide flash backs and 83 fly wheels. I still need to do the work on my trucks before I can give them a test. I realy think that the dbl wides will change the game again allowing you to stick your line(go faster) than ever before on tech courses.
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slow wheels
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On 10/18/2005 duane
wrote in from
United States
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sorry Chris for that title in your forum
Kryptonics actually made a slow wheel in the first batch of Star Trac wheels circa 75-76, the yellow ones. A deliberate speed control wheel. They really were a lot slower, real soft, wore out quickly
got swept into the dust bin of history. not many sets out there
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Wheels for Flexdex 41
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On 10/17/2005
Scott
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United States
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Hey Chris,
I recently pre-ordered a new Flexdex Pro 41 deck because I didn't want the standard Kryptonics that come with it and I had a question about what wheels I should put on it. I was thinking about putting on some 75a or 78a gumballs or maybe some flashbacks but I'm not sure. Are the gumballs too big, what would you put on it. Thanks and this forum is great.
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Nathan going slower
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On 10/16/2005
Derik
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Germany
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Hello Nathan,
I had the same problem. I have only two little hills in my neighbourhood. The street is steep and verry narrow. And when I started to ride last year I felt verry uncomfortable. It was to fast for me. I got wobbles and the board throw me off. I have two different wheels, but also one wheel-set is much slower, it was to fast for me. I started at the bottom of the hill with firm trucks. Every day I went a little higher. I started to learn sliding and drifting. Now I know, when my board breakes loose. That is important, because You can take out a lot of speed with hard carving at the end of the boards traction. After half a year I lost my fear. Now I can ride the hills any speed I like. I can take them full speed or carve slowly or stop with a slide.
Of course You can check out rubber wheels. They are slow and have awesome traction. But my advice - as a beginner - is just practice!
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rubber wheels
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On 10/15/2005 herbn
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United States
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there you go ,real good advice, where's duane to chime in about the potential speed in rubber and my solvent question,must be busy.
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Capping Top Speed
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On 10/15/2005 nicnoyd
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Germany
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if you want to GO slow(er),that is...
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Capping top Speed
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On 10/15/2005
nicnoyd
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Germany
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If you want to slow(er) on purpose, you might want to try a rubber wheel...
I love my Xt-wheels for the dirt & grass, but on pavement they are just slow,even at about 100mm...Could be used to carve a hill that you think is to steep for normal wheels...
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wheel size for speed
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On 10/14/2005 herbn
wrote in from
United States
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what i've found ,,is that if i use 65,70 72, 76,or 83 mm wheels,i can't speak for bigger wheels,but a 40mph hill is a about a 40 mph hill on any of those sizes and just about any bearing, smaller wheels may accellerate a little faster and if a hill is really short or not to steep a short wheels accelleration works to get you faster,but only by a little bit. Bigger wheels have more top end but then ,on bigger hills, the wall of wind hits ya, so they're top end is only a bit higher,really. As many variables as ther are to maximize speed , there are nearly as many variable to minimize speed. If you are not an experienced skater and carving down a hill is just turning while rolling with no real pump or braking power most wheels and bearings will get you into the same range of speed on any given hill,there is no wheel that will go 45 mph on a hill where everything else goes 30,and the opposite is true also.Squeezing an extra mph out of a hill is a matter of talent and technique, and so if reducing your speed,unless of course you do the silly stuff i mentioned in my earlier post i.e overtighten your bearings or wear the big cloths.
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pay attention dude
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On 10/14/2005 dan@csu
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United States
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if you read the original question, he wasn't asking how to become more stable at speed. he actually wanted to go slower- in which case most of your suggestions are a bad idea
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Wheelsize & going *slower*?
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On 10/14/2005 brad
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United States
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from my experience, if the hill is even remotely rough, you will go a lot slower with a harder wheel. i also find the smaller wheels under 62mm go slower than 69mm and over. wider abec11 wheels give a lot more traction for carving, and if speed is an issue user wider trucks and harder bushings, but not so hard you can't carve or avoid a car. if you use randal trucks, you can reverse the hangars, or just the rear hangar to get more stability reducing the speed wobble question. i find the randal 180's which are a lot more stable will not carve well as well as the randal 150's which is critical on most roads and streets and the Tracker TRS 139mm or 149mm designed for slalom give me a lot more turnability than the randals and are stable with carving at least into the 30's + (30mph). if you are not sure about the bushings look at the khiros which are good bushings and color coded for hardness/softness. pad up!
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not really...
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On 10/12/2005 dan@csu
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United States
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it's my understanding that the larger the wheel, the more potential for speed it has- that's why they're used on long straight courses. so yes, i think a smaller wheel would serve you better, but also take into account that you don't want something so small that a pebble could knock you off. also a sticky wheel (soft/large contact patch) would allow you to carve harder to keep speed down.
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