Lbl Dancer

[adrsk8boarder]

im looking into getting the lbl dancer and im wondering if i should get wheel wells put in for the extra $10. any suggestions. thanks

[SkiHood]

Why not, doesn't weaken the deck and gives you the option to run looser trucks with larger wheels. Haven't seen one with wheel wells though but sounds cool.

[Lee W]

If you like floppy loose trucks, or plan on getting wheels bigger than 70mm, then yes get wheel wells. You don't want to be running more than a 1/8" riser, because why would you want your board to be higher than it has to be?

I'm 175, use the RII 180's and grippins (70mm), and don't get wheel bite. However when I was setting the board up at first I got wheel bite a few times, so it definitely is possible if you like your trucks loose.

If it's even a minor concern for you, then why not? It's only another $10 on a board like this.

-Lee

[big_loaf]

definately worth it i'd say. better safe than sorry. and besides, we're talking about a tiny bit of money here for peace of mind, just go for it, i know i will be!

[LostBoyScout]

I will definitely be getting wheel wells when I order mine, as I want to run Gumballs without risers, and like my trucks fairly loose

[big_loaf]

gumballs? yikes!
it does all come down to personal preference, but having ridden dance boards with 76mm gummies and 70mm grippins, i'll tell you straight up the grippins are a better ride. the gumballs just feel too.....big i guess, even though they don't look much bigger side by side. of course i'd definately say try 'em both and decide for yourself, but i've done that and when my grippins get here, i know where they're going!

[afi dbs a7x]

get wheel wells if you ride loose trucks, the newer randals have softer bushing I believe, and when I set mine up it got bite a bunch of times with the grippins, I even added another 1/4 riser and I got bite a couple more times. Maybe I just ride the randals super loose, who knows... I would get wells though.

[Lee W]

Yeah the gummie thing is kind of confusing to me. The Adams both ride gummies I think, and I haven't tried them on my LBL but I tried them on big_loaf's similarly shaped (*cough* clone) board, and they definitely aren't as responsive. He is using Seismics instead of the RII's, which could also be part of the problem. Either way, I definitely love my Randal/Grippins combo, very turny.

[LostBoyScout]

Yeah it is interesting, because you'll get two very trustworthy reviews that are opposite each other when it comes to wheels. I have 75A Gumballs on my Fleetwood and like them, I can see whatcha mean by them being big, heavy, slow, etc... I want a set of Grippins as well (probably for my Loaded pin but could go to another board), so I'll get to test both, and do certainly take your insight into consideration big_loaf.. but it is interesting how the Adams swear by the Gumballs.

What I like about the Gumballs is they really roll over stuff well, so I feel like they might be more stable doing moves while going over imperfect roads, and good for just laid back cruising (which will be the dancer's other purpose). I also have Flashbacks which I like, I'm not a very good critic though as my longboarding experience isn't much.

[big_loaf]

i'm not saying that the gumballs are a bad wheel by any means, i love them for pretty much everything else. but it's just my personal preference on the flashback/grippins thing. damn, i really need to get those seismics off of that board

[fluidfruit]

im looking into getting the lbl dancer and im wondering if i should get wheel wells put in for the extra $10. any suggestions. thanks

Why the hell the deck discussions in the tricks and tips forum?

You want to learn board walking? Take a skateboard and practice. if you have questions about form or technique, post 'em up here.

You just need an excuse to buy another completely unnecessary board? STAY OUT OF THIS FORUM and post in General or Q&A.

thank you.

[big_loaf]

wow, someone needs a hug...




i agree, it's not a question for this forum, but i was willing to cut some slack because it sparked some discussion in here.

[adrsk8boarder]

Why the hell the deck discussions in the tricks and tips forum?

You want to learn board walking? Take a skateboard and practice. if you have questions about form or technique, post 'em up here.

You just need an excuse to buy another completely unnecessary board? STAY OUT OF THIS FORUM and post in General or Q&A.

thank you.

for ur info i ###### learned how to cross step, all of adams stuff, and few other things on my 36 pintail. just chill and bak the #### up

[big_loaf]

^ s'all good dude, fluidfruit apologized for his actions in another thread

[07boardrally]

ya.. dude.. this even though this is the tricks forum, and we're supposed to discuss tricks.. it's been dead, and it started some talking, so it just fine, who cares.. besides... Adam's Modding this forum, and i dont think he'd care one bit about it, so lets all chill out and get back to what we do best..

[big_loaf]

^ which would be sitting on our asses instead of skateboarding?



hey, it's winter, i guess we've got an excuse...

[Lee W]

You don't have an excuse anymore, I just dragged your lazy butt out towards my house to a semi-dry almost iceless around the freezing-point parking lot. This is the recipe for danger...

[big_loaf]

who you callin' lazy?!

my lazy butt laid flat on the ground to make your lazy butt look good in the pictures we took

[LostBoyScout]

Where are those pics, anyway?

I went out today on the loaded pin, in a part wet, part dry parkade - another recipe for danger (gripping SLIDING gripping)

[big_loaf]

pics are coming. i'm about to start a new thread for 'em.


in here, naturally, not the vids and pics forum