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| Q&A: McKendry on Speed (1810 Posts)
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72a or 75a?
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On 12/20/2005 Bob
wrote in from
Germany
(62.134.nnn.nnn)
Chris, which 101mm-flywheel is the faster one when just going straight downhill (on "normal" asphalt)? 72A or 75A? And is there any difference between the green-urethane ones and the (older) kind-of-brown ones?
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Hola Brasileiros
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On 12/19/2005
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
Hey Everyone, I'd love come down to Brazil and skate with the locals. Hopefully I'll be fully recovered from injuries in 2006 and be able to compete with all of the downhill studs that Brazil is producing. I can slalom right now, but my shoulder would fall off if I fell in downhill.
That picture is actually of Bobby "Casper" Boyden riding on my "Lip Bomb" wheels in the late seventies. Get it? Chapstick boards, Lip Bomb wheels? Oh well, I guess you had to be there...
I was there when the picture was taken, and somehow I got credit for being the skater in the picture. We were both riding for Belair Boards at the time. Another good, fast wheel that Belair helped us to make was the Wings Wheel. It was a more solid wheel, designed Mike Williams of Gull Wings fame. It's hard to believe that almost thirty years ago, we had designed some wheels that would work pretty darn well today!
Here's another venue that Bobby and I did in Ocean City Maryland.
And another "glam" shot from the eighties. I miss having hair.
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Chris Vert Chaput??
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On 12/19/2005 M4RC10
wrote in from
Brazil
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Is it you on this pic??
"This shot of Chris Chaput shows it even had an early Tombstone on the Halfpipe"
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Hey Craig.....
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On 12/15/2005
Liam
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Hey Craig good to hear you are still skating i thought you had traded it for touring with the band or something by now.Rock on!!!! Saving my tits off for Rio aaaah yeah!!!!!! Thanks for the reply Chris i will be riding some of the new ones soon,your a legend..... see yal in 2007!
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Hei Chaput
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On 12/14/2005
Fernando from Brasil
wrote in from
Brazil
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Hei, Chaput!!! I whould like see you here in Brasil!!! - Rio Downhill - Do you come? Here you are a simbol of stand up downhill... Can you tell what the diference with your Strikers and the Kriptonics 76mm.
thanks!
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LIAM!!!!!!!!!!!
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On 12/12/2005 Craig
wrote in from
South Africa
(198.54.nnn.nnn)
Ahoy Liam. Your boet says you're killing it and having an epic time. All the best for everything dude. I'm really happy for you. I was so slow at Kogelberg this year and I still came fourth Ha ha. Experience counts when you're sucking it.
My wobbly flywheels were replaced no problem. Got the new ones a year ago at the bottom of Africa.
Still riding the Biltins you gave me in Montreal in 2003 Chris. Thanks....though I had to squash them awkwardly into my 76mm krypto's at Kogelberg...
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Old Flys
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On 12/11/2005
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
It's been about two years now since we stopped making the 92mm Flywheels. Until the all new 97mm Flywheels on the six-spoke 45mm hub, the older 92mm Flywheels on the five-spoke 50mm hub had the most urethane of all of the big wheels. There was once a relatively small run of them where the wheels hadn't completely cured before being removed from the molds. The wheels literally compressed under their own weight and it caused them down side to bulge into a little mushroom-like shape. Some of these went out unnoticed and we replaced them all for free to anyone who had gotten them by accident. I've replaced exactly 1 wheel in the last 11 months - most of the 92mm wheels are gone or are headed for the museum. I only have a handful of 92mm replacements left, as the newer 90mm and 97mm Flywheels have taken over. I'd be happy to replace the 92's if you still have them.
As for Gumballs, I've never had any problems with them. They too, are guaranteed against any defects. As for bubbles, it's virtually impossible to eliminate all of them. There are sometimes a few small cosmetic flaws on the back (inside) of wheels and they have no effect on performance. But again, if you are unhappy with them, we'll gladly replace them.
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I like Fly wheels but ....
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On 12/11/2005
Liam Fourie
wrote in from
United States
(205.134.nnn.nnn)
I come from Cape Town and have been competing for a couple of years,i am starting to take it alot more seriosly than before hence my obsession with straight axles and properly balanced wheels.
I have come across a fare amount of Fly wheels that just dont make the grade at all, two sets that i have personally owned (92mm Fly wheels and Gumballs).
With all due respect i find this unacceptale to get a new set of wheels that have bubbles or simply arent straight,etc?
I would not have even brought it up if i weren't for the fact that i would like to purchase a few sets for the 2006 season and am worried that this will happen again,i have always trusted Kryptos as i have only ever found one faulty wheel with regards to precision.. i would like it if i can be guaranteed that i am not going to purchase wheels like these over the net.
Much respect to you Chris but i sure that you can understand my predicament.
KEEP THA FLAME ALIVE,i will be hitting your races in the States in 2007 if all goes as planned,but in a life and times like these....who knows?
But as for now its Rio in Jan!!! And a truly legendary set of races in Europe this summer hope to see more of a U.S presence this year because Bigger is always better and yes SIZE DOES COUNT WITH BIG PHAT FLY WHEELS.....
Cheers boys see you on the hill
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SDSU Daze
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On 12/5/2005
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
That's what happens when you're in college and have a girlfriend from Hawaii who lei's you every chance she gets. The early eighties, San Diego State, the Del Mar Skate Ranch and Mofo on camera is a dangerous combination.
I'm totally cured now though. I'm married with kids.
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pussy
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On 12/5/2005 hello
wrote in from
United States
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good thing age helped you cause you look like a pussy jock
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session
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On 12/4/2005 sofrigginlit
wrote in from
United States
(24.126.nnn.nnn)
hola senor, p.m. at s.f. para tu
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Blast from the Past
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On 12/1/2005
Darren
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(62.173.nnn.nnn)
 The Caption says: Chris Chaput the man with the Stainless Steel Shorts.. (From a 1982 Thrasher) Enjoy!!
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Chub on this.
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On 11/28/2005
WAHL
wrote in from
United States
(192.45.nnn.nnn)
Chris,
I saw this buttboard/luge deathride in Big 5 this weekend for less than $100.00 This included trucks and wheels. Have you seen it? Looked like it would come apart at 25mph.
Let me know if you have Abec 11 bushings available. Thanks.
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lathe fodder
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On 11/25/2005 sc
wrote in from
United States
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Put me down for some of those wheels. I'm thinking of a jig for forming them: 8mm rod, threaded for 40mm of it's length, fitted with nut, 8mm ID/22mm OD washer, 10mm spacer (or not?), another washer, another nut, tightened reasonably (onto wheel hub of course), fit into arbor drill press, trimmed with file ... the issue will be making wheels come out approximtely the same as each other...
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Chubs
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On 11/25/2005
RJ
wrote in from
United States
(12.64.nnn.nnn)
These wheels do seem like a kick ass idea, but have you ever thought about using a Striker hub instead. Are you not worried these wheels are gonna morph too much and "deform" when you turn. I think it's an awesome idea. Also, are the inner edges going to be parallel with the outside edge, kinda like a flaskback, or are they gonna curve in more like a Gumbal.
Overall, I think it may need a little bit of work, but in the end will be a kickass wheel.
Green Bushings? I want them.
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green bushings
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On 11/24/2005 chris
wrote in from
United States
(65.189.nnn.nnn)
any word yet on when the green bushings are gonna be out, i saw pics of them after you pulled them out of the molds, which got me excited for a release date, but i still have yet to hear anything else about them..
inquiring minds want to know...
thanks
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Damn!
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On 11/24/2005
nicnoyd
wrote in from
Germany
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even more Urethane Depth! Smoother Ride than Gumballs? Damn!
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Pixel Pix, Big Wheels
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On 11/24/2005
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
Hypocritical? Perhaps you confuse me with someone who disguises my own prototype trucks in pictures. You'll notice in the pic with the girls, I have nade no attempt in doing so to my own. Others have done it to pictures of our trucks, and they've done out of a sense of personal responsibilty, not because we've asked them to do it. It's the smaller, more internal differences that make our trucks special, and not the more visible external features. If you can make a better truck just by looking at these low-res images, my hat is off to you!
I plan on making a straight cylindical mold that would produce a 78mm wide centerset wheel with a 3.25 inch diameter (82.55mm). This means that you'd have a big fat "chub" of urethane to cut into. You'd be a ble to make the following width wheels from it:
Centerset Wheels: Up to 78mm wide
Sideset Wheels: Up to 52mm wide
Offset Wheels: Anywhere rom 35mm to 75mm wide
The image below compares the 82.55mm "chub" with a 76mm Gumball.
Imagine the possibilities...
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On the topic of ideal wheels...
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On 11/23/2005
Brian
wrote in from
United States
(67.163.nnn.nnn)
How about some 85mm Strikers, as well?
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On 11/21/2005 ...
wrote in from
United States
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Aren't those the trucks that we aren't supposed to have seen yet?
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On 11/21/2005 Nick
wrote in from
United States
(12.64.nnn.nnn)
Chris, you dirty little boy.
I don't think we were supposed to have seen those trucks yet on the Rogers Bros. board, are we?
And how bought those green bushings?
Hmmmmmm. Aren't we a little hypocritical?
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Pink?
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On 11/21/2005 Shane
wrote in from
United States
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i dont have a pink shirt,its macho rose.
thats what a girl told me a decade ago.
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Soft Flywheels
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On 11/21/2005
Speedfiend
wrote in from
United States
(68.85.nnn.nnn)
I run the 83mm in 72a which is the softest duro available and find them great. I have heard people complain that they wear out a bit quicker than their harder counterparts but I find them great especially in the summer when the road has heat waves rising from it. Still on my first pair of Flys and they have lasted through a year of sliding and skidding to stops. I would love to see a Grippin in the 83mm or those doublewides offered with trucks cause Im too lazy to ream out my old Randalls. An 83 Gumball would also be nice. Come on and break the bank with those wheels Chris. Promise to buy a couple sets.
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Euro wheels
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On 11/21/2005 Mikael
wrote in from
Sweden
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Olive, there's already the 83mm flywheel that you can get in 75a. Or do you mean even softer?
Me, I'd like to see some strikers around 85mm. Now that would be sweet!
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euro riders
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On 11/20/2005
olive
wrote in from
France
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Hello,
I'm a french rider, fairly new to the sport, but hooked to the core!
I often ride with Shrek or Clement(top french riders)( i'm way behind though!). They mostly ride blue 85 kryptos because of the smooth feeling and control in hairpins and even fast curves. They use fly's only when its fast and no hairpins. They admit the fly's are faster but when it gets to cornering, kryptos are more efficient, more progressive
Also, the general point of view here is that Abec11 are way ahead in quality and truly made for longboards...
The point is: if Abec 11 makes a soft wheel in the 80-85 mm range, it would be a killer! As wide as a fly, of course!
A 83mm pink wheel with race core...... for example!
I hope the feedback will convince you, if you're not convinced already!
Keep up the good job!
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