my buddy dropped in a bowl on my old urban assault.. i didnt think it was possible but he was bustin on it... i wouldnt do that tho... i skated it a couple times but i didnt drop in.
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Pics of me riding at Stonegate park, San Jose. Last Sunday (6/29/0
Photos by Jumbo
My friend and I often skate Coyote Creek Trail (sometimes starting at Anderson Dam) which ends at Stonegate Park. The idea of skating on dirt paths is very appealing, but is it possible to ride without clipping your feet in? If so, have you ever tried skating mountain bike trails?
Shouldn't be a problem. Those are street slicks (Cheng Shin) not knobbies. There are other street tires that would be better for speed also. Totally fluid ride like surfing. The truck spring tension is adjustable and "egg shocks" (yellow, orange, red: like different skate bushing hardnesses) can be added to further adjust shock tension.
I prefer carve with my speed. The board pictured is actually stiffer than I like, but with yellow eggs (softest) and zero spring tension it handled my quarter-mile speed run like a champ. I pulled the yellow eggs for tighter carving but the rear trucks were too loose then. I went to yellow eggs rear and no eggs front but then the deck is too narrow for good leverage on extreme G (gravitational force) carve. This board is a total custom set-up -- truck/axle width is limited edition only -- with "street slicks".
Add orange eggs speed handling will improve radically -- way too stiff for me. Add red eggs and this beast would be a downhill screamer. Increase tire pressure and tighten down the springs, bombs away.
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I will need a "wider" custom deck for extreme "Surfer-G" carving.
It must be really really hard to keep speed on those knobby pneumatic tires.
I put between 80 and 100 psi in the tires. This helps me maintain speed, although I have to pump the transitions alot. I also have to kick on the deck to get speed prior to dropping in. All these combine to make a fast run in the park.
Mountainboard in Skatepark pics
