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leavinglasvegas
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Jul 12, 2009 - 11:17pm PT
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i am the poster formerly known as salad.
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Mungeclimber
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sorry, just posting out loud.
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Jul 13, 2009 - 12:31am PT
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I think this is actually Michael Jackson, I mean look at that GLOVE!!!
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leavinglasvegas
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Jul 13, 2009 - 12:42am PT
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billy jean is NOT my lover.
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leavinglasvegas
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Jul 14, 2009 - 02:25am PT
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lets see if this works. told ya im slow...
{Links to jeff n jen dot com have been disabled. Google reports the site is distributing malware. 6-4-13 st} /video/skating/tripletrack/tripletrack-Desktop.m4v
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Russ Walling
Gym climber
Poofter's Froth, Wyoming
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Jul 14, 2009 - 02:06pm PT
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Board has arrived..... Blitzo drove me up to Indian Cove..... this rig sure is more responsive than my 42" Sims oak board in 1983.....
UNHOLY!!!!!!!!!!!111111666
I could see getting pretty jacked up on one of these rigs. Did the ride no falls, but there were moments. Shaking off 25 years of dust will take a while. I am no longer a fast healer..... 3 miles total.
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leavinglasvegas
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Jul 14, 2009 - 02:42pm PT
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awesome, glad you like it. if you need more turning ability, just holler ill and send up the yellow bushings. they are only 2 bucks.
had yours in the garage but my buddy swipped em and put them on his 42 inch mini carve.
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Russ Walling
Gym climber
Poofter's Froth, Wyoming
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Jul 16, 2009 - 01:28am PT
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Did the Keys View today..... everything was going quite well, until trying to slow down the hot asphalt basically ripped the sole off my drag shoe and rotated my amble bulk around pretty fast..... got a flank steak sized roadrash on my lovehandle and a bruised butt. The rest of the ride was cool! Got almost to Cap Rock.
I got's to get the hang of slowing down without flailing around and crashing.... maybe even some knee/elbow pads or something (ghey) That tarmack is pretty unforgiving in OP Shorts and no socks.
From the technical angle, I think I crashed 'cause the board got too wiggly... and my leg got too tired to hold form. I probably would like to stiffen up the rear truck. What color will help out with that. I'm running red in there right now I think.
And I need to pay you and your guys. Let me know about it.
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The Wedge
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Bishop, CA
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Jul 16, 2009 - 12:49pm PT
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RUSS, I did Keys last fall and the blacktop was perfect. I posted it on Silverfish and tried to let folks know what a great ride it was. My GF pulled me up most of the way on her bike. I would suggest at least knee pads, some slide glove and ALWAYS a helmet. What a great ride.
Justin....nice vid....looks like you know what your doing.
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Jaybro
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Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jul 16, 2009 - 12:54pm PT
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When and if i move to Josh, I'm gonna buy long...
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leavinglasvegas
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Jul 16, 2009 - 01:09pm PT
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way to get after it russ.
i think the reds are the stiffest bushings they have, but i will ask.
ive found it easier to control my speed now that my trucks are looser and the wheels are coning. i can check slide easier that way.
when i first got my setup, which is identicle to yours, i couldnt control my speed for sh#t.
i def wear gloves almost every time i go out.
email sent re payment.
bummer i cant watch the vids from work.
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leavinglasvegas
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Jul 16, 2009 - 01:15pm PT
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yeah they have stiffer bushings. ill get some next week, heading eastside thru monday...
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Russ Walling
Gym climber
Poofter's Froth, Wyoming
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Jul 16, 2009 - 01:20pm PT
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Email sent.... I wonder why my outgoing stuff is not getting where it should??? Weird. Seems like a recent problem with my mail. Probably on a banned list somewhere.
Thanks for looking into the bushings..... Damn that rolling to a stop on asphalt is painful!
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Russ Walling
Gym climber
Poofter's Froth, Wyoming
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Jul 21, 2009 - 07:07pm PT
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Bump for 400degree asphalt and 108degree temps....
Question for the guys who know what they are doing:
It sure looks like in the vids that when you are flat out pimping, the front foot is almost right over the front truck.... does that mean you are doing a Republican "wide stance" to keep the rear wheels from getting skittish? This is on a 47" board.
Seems I have better luck with staying near the rear of the board as those rear wheels sure do want to wash out and chatter at the hardest parts of the turns.... maybe I'm pushing the curves too hard? Bad weight balance by leaning forward too much?
Day one of slide school in the bag. No injuries yet, except for the paper plate sized bruise on my ass from last weeks crash. NBD.
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wildone
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GHOST TOWN
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Jul 21, 2009 - 09:50pm PT
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Justin DuBois- you know Rizzo? He's on his way to Estes soon, figured it's a small community..
and russ- keeping most of your weight on your front foot keeps you "on the gas" and you'll avoid wobbles more.
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Russ Walling
Gym climber
Poofter's Froth, Wyoming
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Jul 23, 2009 - 09:21pm PT
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BoardLords:
Just did some A3+ speed wobbles and instead of screaming and waking up in bed, I hung with it and slid out of it...... pretty scary..... probably the ugliest Colman ever witnessed.... but effective! Then I noticed that both trucks were loose, and at least three wheels have a good bit of slop when you wiggle them.
hmmm.... might this have something to do with it? (the wobbles)
Side note: It seems I'm a one way slider (heel side) and the wheels on that side are getting pretty conical.... so I rotated them like on a car. Any problem with that?
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leavinglasvegas
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Jul 23, 2009 - 10:56pm PT
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russ, im toe side and rotate the wheels just like you described. thats the way to do it. i can get you some stiffer bushings tomorrow if you wish.
also, if you have any questions or issues at all, call gravity. 760-591-4144 http://www.gravityboard.com/
if you can get michael bream on the phone great, otherwise the rest of the guys know there sh#t too, obviously. super cool shop, they will take care of you. tell bream you are the guy the gilbert bought the board for.
dont forget to oil the bearings every once in while (both sides of the wheel). you dont want to blow one of those fckers at 40mph. i did at low speed and still sucked.
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Russ Walling
Gym climber
Poofter's Froth, Wyoming
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Jul 24, 2009 - 01:23am PT
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when I rotated the wheels I had to clean and lube two sets of the bearings... 4 bearings basically seized! The bearings have been spraying out some petro, probably from the heat and my weight!
I just cranked down the bushings a bit more and tightened up all the screws and bolts.... it is probably getting the crap shook out of it during all the practice slides. It is kinda violent.
I bet I'm good on the bushings for now.... thanks for the info!
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