your dh setup

[K-Rimes]

why no avenger?

I've been riding an Avenger for a year now. I'm seeing how the Ol' Drops feel. So far so good.

[Mr. Penguin]

Kebbek Flushcut
Black Crails
Either 83mm 78a Flywheels or 85mm 80a Hawgs.

[tomahawk]

I've been riding an Avenger for a year now. I'm seeing how the Ol' Drops feel. So far so good.

thats just not cool, you're messing with all the little kids that were buying up top mounts like no other just because you rode one...

[Longbord1]

aahahah true that!!! K-rimes, little kids are going to start imploding!

[Maxtreme307]

aahahah true that!!! K-rimes, little kids are going to start imploding!

cant you read?

Goodbye Longboard1

[Wabe]

Drop wedge
Force c7's
jimz black bushings
gumballs
bones swiss
Best setup ever!

[Belak4life]

omg wabe those C-7s are so sexy and even sexier on your drop wedge with jimz..I gotta try that out!

[bpz]

Drop wedge
Force c7's
jimz black bushings
gumballs
bones swiss
Best setup ever!

Not to show you up or anything, but...



Landyachtz Drop Wedge
Pogo baseplates & Holey hangers (faced)
A sublime mix of Randal, Khiro and Radikal bushings
70mm 80a ZigZags
Sealed abec 7 Biltin bearings

[Wabe]

wow, thanks a lot sofa, well my force's are faced to! I can't believe how much the c7's turns! They turn more than my randals with khiro yellows, so it is probaly due partly to the jimz but i ean I really love the lean! The ride with the jimz is just so smooth from turn to turn. Oh and Sofa, why don't you use holey bushings for the holeys? Aren't the holey bushings part of what makes it so special?

[bpz]

I don't really like the hourglass shape of the stock Holey bushings... besides, I have a huge bushing collection and have a bunch of combo's that I'm already addicted to for downhill. I didn't pick up the Holeys for the magic they have when you set 'em up for carving, I just needed some hangers to pair with the Pogo's.

[Wabe]

How well do the holeys with the pogo's turn?

[bpz]

Really, really nicely. The pivot cups that I put into the baseplates are real stiff and I had to shave them down a bit for them to fit, it was a tight squeeze but everything works really, really nicely. The kingpin is super snug in the baseplate and doesn't rock back and forth, the hanger fits super snug into the pivot cup. Everything fits correctly, slop is to a minimum. Nice, soft, bouncy bushings in front for lots of turn and some stiffer bushings in back for stability.

Couldn't ask for anything more. Except, of course, this custom deck I have in the works...

[Wabe]

one last question: what does facing the hangers of trucks even do? I mean the bearing doesn't even touch the hanger when you put speed rings on it so how does it help?

[bpz]

Think about it... if the face of the hanger is all messed up and crappy, that speedring is going to smush when you tighten the axle nut. If you have a clean hanger face that is perpendicular to the axle, the entire bearing assembly works much, much better. I'm done with speedrings because I only ride Biltins... my wheels spin for days when I set 'em up on faced hangers because I crank down on the axle nuts sooo tight. Predictable slides is the name of the game.

[karrot]

Demonseed
JimZ 200
81A 76mm Flys

how low is it? do you get rail bite? i use 83mms and i get rail bite...

[bpz]

Do you run JimZ hangers, too? Those tend to turn a lot more than other trucks without having to lean half as much.

[Belak4life]

hey sofa is that drop wedge your new DH board or are u still using your Avenger?

[bpz]

I've got my Avenger set up with Randals and my Caften with Forces.

Why limit yourself to only one board?

[Belak4life]

I've got my Avenger set up with Randals and my Caften with Forces.

Why limit yourself to only one board?

I was just wondering if your drop wedge would be your new number 1 board for races.

[Wabe]

Why limit yourself to only one board?

Odd enough belak4life dosen't even own a longboard and has only longboarded 3 times.