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| Q&A: McKendry on Speed (1810 Posts)
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would they?
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On 2/21/2007 sam
wrote in from
United States
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if chris died do you think they would tell us?
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YO CHAPSTICK
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On 2/16/2007
RATTSHIP PRICE
wrote in from
United States
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hey chaput? you still around these parts? since your last post here was in October i'm not sure. i see you're signed up for the texas sizzler. are you acually coming? i thought you were still out due to shoulder sugery after what happened at maryhill.
you coming to the sizzler? i know the timeship crew is desperatly lacking any competition in the downhill race. the question is what will you have to come up with this time to keep up with me and ricker? foot fairing? a butt fairing? 8 wheels? better back support?
hope to see ya there!
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thanks chris
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On 2/12/2007
nic
wrote in from
United States
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well if you didnt see my thank you on the slalom section you'll see it here.
thanks for the wheels, thanks for showing up, and thanks for even talking to some local punk kid that sucks at slalom (me) it was great meeting you and i cant wait to try those wheels on joey and i's deck that he won (i was faster but got dq'd cause i missed one cone and went the wrong way, i even hit less cones then him). but im gald he won and were good friends. tell mike thanks for the deck and it will get much use!!!!
thanks chris
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auerberg
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On 2/9/2007
yorck
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Germany
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It`s allmost impossible to be stylish on a wet road. There are a lot of awfull syle pics from this session.
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fast vs ugly
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On 2/9/2007
martin siegrist
wrote in from
Switzerland
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don't mess with the auerberg!
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grabbing or not?
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On 2/8/2007 Derik
wrote in from
Germany
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Grabbing or not - I'don't know, but the image shows an awful style.
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records
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On 2/6/2007 sam
wrote in from
United States
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Hey chris break the skate-speed record yet? W/O a tow-in of coarse. Not to say that that was bad what biker did took balls.
I'll be breaking it aswell when I'm you age. Until then I'm growing my balls. HAHA!
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grabbing or not?
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On 2/5/2007
sam
wrote in from
United States
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is this the race in germany you had once referred to about to grab or not to grab during a slide? http://www.abec11.com/images/ccgermany1.jpg , thin road.
does grabbing slow you down any faster than not or is it primarily to return the board to center faster?
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sorry cc
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On 1/22/2007
wendtland
wrote in from
United States
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rogers aluminium race!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!
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Drop deck boards
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On 1/22/2007 ray
wrote in from
United States
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hey
im looking for a really stable, really fast drop deck board. something that doesnt have the lopsided shape. i hate that. does any one have any suggestions?
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WEDGES
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On 1/17/2007 GCR
wrote in from
Portugal
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Smile on you Adam...what a nice attitude you had!The translation is more than ok to be understandble!I had already understood, its all about angled risers!!!
But even, thanks for the translation...
Think ill buy randal 180..i have already angled risers and i have them setup up as a carving setup..will thin ends towards end of the board!When i build my DH model, just have to DEWEGED them...thanks for info!!!
See you
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translate
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On 1/17/2007
Adam winston
wrote in from
Canada
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inverta o ângulo do madrugador então é para trás, em direção à cauda
reverse the angle of the riser.. De-wedge..
so it is backwards towards the tail
sorry i did my best to translate, i doubt i did it right
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dewedged
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On 1/17/2007
Adam winston
wrote in from
Canada
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risers come in different degrees ranging from 5 to 15 sometimes more...
if you POSITIVE wedge (+) you make the truck turn faster.. great for a front slalom truck... some speed boards are already wedged like the evo and commision
if you negative wedge (-) or DE-wedge (DE a prefix that basically means subtract)
then you make the truck more stable and it turns slower.. this would be good on the rear of a slalom board.. or a dh board... again some dh boards already come dewedged or negative wedged such as the evo, or the Dh race...
do i think you could go 100km/h on stock randals right out of the box? yes... would i do it? probably not...
de-wedge might just be a word us canadians use.. i dunno. im sure i have heard most of the slalom guys use that word..
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Chris
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On 1/16/2007 Tyler
wrote in from
United States
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Please Read the various emails I've sent you?
I was told this is a good way to contact you besides email.
Thanks,
Tyler Scull
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"dewedged"
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On 1/15/2007 herbn
wrote in from
United States
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sort of a misnomer,slang perhaps. originally wedges were to be used in all their various positions,with all the changes being illustrated quite infamously in their first ad,albiet with the trucks rendered as being mounted backwards. i think 90 percent of all wedges sold were put on with the thin ends towards the ends of the board, this makes trucks steer quicker,so that's what a wedged truck looks like, a "dewedged" truck has the wedge on the other way, making the truck steer less.I think it might be related to a tuned motor ,opposed to a detuned motor. one runs faster ,one runs slower,wedged trucks steer quicker, dewedged steers slower.
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DH TRUCKS
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On 1/11/2007
GCR
wrote in from
Portugal
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What do you mean with "degweged"??
My english is not that technical, sorry!
And do you think you could go 100km/h on simple randal 180(with no baseplate changes)???
Thanks Adam
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Dh Trucks
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On 1/9/2007
Adam Winston
wrote in from
Canada
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dude i agree with you the smaller 160 hangers jsut dont do it for me.. so what i did was put randal 180 hangers on my r1 baseplates.. (i also degweged them to 30 degrees instead of the stock 35) i have gone up to about 100km/h on this setup and its still stable as a rock.... mine arent drop through tho they are bottom mounted
yes you can flip the hangers, (i would suggest only flipping the rear hanger, you still need to be able to turn)
and im pretty sure the trucks and CC's website are the comp2's i used to ride the comp2 luge hangers on my speed board with pogo baseplates.. i really liked it for a while, but found that it added ALOT of weight and i could get the same results using my current setup... and its just my personal opinion that 200mm axles are just too big...
cheers
Adam
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ReFlex Flywheel
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On 1/8/2007
Patrick
wrote in from
United States
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Any around Chris?
It would sooooooo make my year to see something like that come out of your lab.
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DH TRUCKS
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On 1/3/2007
GCR
wrote in from
Portugal
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Hi there Chris...nice website you have!!!Congrats on that!!!
Well, i read it a couple of times and theres one thing i would like to question you about!
I´m making my own DH board, from a large flat piece of birch (hard to find maple in Portugal), similar to your homemade board, and i wanna make of it a DH board...
I´m gonna mount the trucks drop throuhg, and the question is wich trucks!!!
The problem is:i don´t have a lot of material to swap baseplates with hangers from dif models, so what i´m buying will be what the board will ride on...
I love large trucks ( Randal 180, Force C7 ), instead of the shorter Randal DH..but just esthetical stuff!
So, even after reading your website couple of times, the question remains:
Do Randal 180 wobble at bigger speeds? Do you really really recomend Randal DH or is the diference to Randal 180 as small as a sand grain?Can Randal 180 with the reverse hanger, like you have on your website, work as DH trucks?
Aren´t there riders in DH competitions who also use original RAndal 180?
Well, if you have patience to answer all this questions, i really will have to say a big thanks...
Cheers
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Chaput
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On 12/25/2006
Cliff Coleman
wrote in from
United States
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Chris,
Thanks for being Santa for so long. You have provided me with great products many, many times. Thank you so much!
Sincerely,
Cliff Coleman
PS Happy Holidays
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chris chaput
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On 12/24/2006
conor
wrote in from
United States
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what does "friends dont let friends grab stinkbug" mean?
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ABEC11 101mm
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On 12/19/2006
wafflesole
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United Kingdom
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Does anyone know if it is still possible to get hold of the now non-produced 101mm's
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Deck Design
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On 12/18/2006
Dancin' Dan
wrote in from
United States
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So, what design is best for which kind of hill? Drop deck, drop through, or top mount? I just rode my first drop deck, Landy EVO, and really liked it. But it would seam, that you would lose a bit of leverage when compared to the other two designs. I also just ran across a photo of Chaput on a top mount, and in the caption he mentioned why he chose that design for that course. But can't remember as to why, or where I saw it. GRRRR! As I'm buying a speedboard for myself for Xmas, any design wisdom and experience that you care to share would be much appriciated.
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reply helmets
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On 12/13/2006
5am
wrote in from
United States
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thanx dude!!!
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Helmetes
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On 12/12/2006
Sawyer
wrote in from
United States
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I too race with a motorcycle helmete and it is a pain in my ass. Luckily, I have an icaro coming from santa this Christmas. My recomendation on a new, affordable helmete would probably be the one that is sold by Timeship racing, decently arro, looks like there is better vision, and it is snell rated if you ever have had that problem.
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