yea man, you don't need different wheels, just practice.......wheels IMO slide the easiest on new pavement because once they let go it is very predictable
OK....i've got a question here.....and keep in mind i'm only going to start downhilling this spring...it's all new to me....and at my age, i think i'll be older than some of your dads
but...
When i read about you guys and what you ride, i can tell you invest in good decks, wheels and trucks...
Especially trucks...so allot like cone racing..
But what's with all the Bones Reds?....why does it seem like allot of people are riding reds in this sport instead of 6-balls, swiss, nitros, etc?....wouldnt the better/faster bearings give you an edge without costing allot of cash?
OK....i've got a question here...
..and keep in mind i'm only going to start downhilling this spring...it's all new to me....and at my age, i think i'll be older than some of your dads
I too started downhilling this year. Given the number of sets of bearings I go through cheaper is definitely better. Right now I have 3 boards on Reds, 3 on Speedy Lunatics and a set of SkyRockets on my Fullbag, If I could roll on SkyRockets I would but I was too slow to pick up on them, MHS's are the next best thing I have found (actually probably better and faster) so that's what I'm shifting to as my Reds die.
why not?...when in GS they make a big difference......inertia?
Stick your hand out of a car window going 50mph, then spin a bearing.
Which had more resistance?
Ok, so that wasn't exactly a very technical comparison, but air resistance has an infinitely bigger impact on your speed than your bearings (assuming that your bearings are capable of spinning).
In slalom, fractions of a second will make the difference between winning and losing, so high performance bearings will give you a small edge on the competition. In DH on a 1.5 mile course with hairpins and the ability to draft other riders, that miniscule edge will be completely insignificant. Provided your bearings are clean and well lubed, you will really not notice any advantage from one bearing to the next.
There are obviously exceptions based on the course and conditions, so there are reasons for ceramic bearings and some of the other high quality options. However, on the normal course, a rider with ceramics and a rider with bones reds will hardly notice a difference in the level their respective boards perform at.
Beast Coast Virginia Tech NOVA BombersOG KOTF I took a bad fall on 5/24/2008 at Mt. Baker, went off the road and fell down the side of the mountain. I went into a coma, badly broke my pelvis, lacerated my liver and almost died on the mountain AND later in the hospital. The rehabilitation therapists had to teach me how to do everything again...everything.
I survived that mountain because of my helmet...WEAR ONE and send your family to the hospital, not the morgue.
why not?...when in GS they make a big difference......inertia?
Bara, they don't make a difference in GS. Remember? At worlds, the look on your face when I told you that I won a the buckey on bearings I grabbed from a box at my local skateshop and filled with lithium grease?
In every GS race that I've lost by hundreths, I honestly don't believe a good bearing would have made the difference.
That being said, In Downhill, I think it can make a bigger difference, contrary to what others have said. If you take that miniscule advantage that may not help in a 10 second course and multiply it by 1.5 miles, I think there can be some results.
Bearings... Meh... I just look for one with a good seal. Usually that means the higher end stuff. I can say that clean, nice bearings definitely give me an edge.... But only because it's impossible for me to then blame my equipment.
Some bearings definitely sync better with a nice spacer and wheel hub, others can't be tightened to the same degree, thus losing accuracy and making for a looser system. From my experience, the fastest bearings are the ones that are most accurate in combination with your wheels,
OK....i've got a question here.....and keep in mind i'm only going to start downhilling this spring...it's all new to me....and at my age, i think i'll be older than some of your dads
but...
When i read about you guys and what you ride, i can tell you invest in good decks, wheels and trucks...
Especially trucks...so allot like cone racing..
But what's with all the Bones Reds?....why does it seem like allot of people are riding reds in this sport instead of 6-balls, swiss, nitros, etc?....wouldnt the better/faster bearings give you an edge without costing allot of cash?
The way I see it is many younger DH riders are caught up in the equipment race. Nice to have pretty, precision DH bling...but...
If bearings didnt matter guys like Mitchell wouldnt ride good ones in big GS races, and guys like Chaput (who races at a very high level) wouldnt ride and design very good ones. What bearings do the Rogers Bros ride? How about the top Euro racers? All the locals around here that DH spend the cash for the good ones when the runs matter. K-Rimes....what bearings did you run on Rist?
precision bearings, with proper spacers on precision axles do make a difference...if you are spending the cash on trucks, wheels, decks, travel, lodging and race fees why not get every advantage you can...but when practicing who cares what bearings you ride..
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