My upcoming 100mph attempt

[KyW Sky Rider]

has anyone thought that maybe this dude has just been pulling our chain? it does seem kind of absurd. and dont you think he would publicitize it?


i smell bull #### my friends

[Dizi]

has anyone thought that maybe this dude has just been pulling our chain? it does seem kind of absurd. and dont you think he would publicitize it?


i smell bull #### my friends

He wouldn't bullshit about something like this on the internet.

[melifont monk]

^^^
gold.

100mph char.

[N88]

you should not do this, it is really unsafe, and it is not a good step to take for the longboarding community, if you get hurt it affects everyone in the world who longboards because it will just reinforce the stereotype., if you are looking to push the limit there are lots of ways, but if this is the one that you are committed to then here would be my concerns.

no washers,

since it is a drop through go to a local hard ware store get a longer kingpin, and use a double purple on the top,

so that you have a puple on the bottom, the hanger, then a purple khiro a washer another purple and another washer or two, and then just compact the piss out of the bushing and you will be really stable,

[D-railed]

Skis don't get speed wobble; no trucks. But I've got to believe that a purpose-built skate setup could do it on the right hill.

thats was not the point of that post. they where arguing about terminal velocity.

[sAMOa]

Hey did they ever redo this road? Glacier Point, Yosemite? Now that's a killer hill!


If these guys can do it on the snow, we can too?
Bike Hits 130.7 mph. On Snow | Gadget Lab from Wired.com

FAST FAST FAST!

cYa

[nsc1120]

Skis don't get speed wobble; no trucks. But I've got to believe that a purpose-built skate setup could do it on the right hill.

have you ever straight lined down something steep on skis, specifically softer skis? They will hop around and chatter quite a bit

[Daddy Major]

[Barf]

have you ever straight lined down something steep on skis, specifically softer skis? They will hop around and chatter quite a bit

Every winter for the past 22 years.

My point wasn't that it ain't hard on skis, or that there is/isn't a problem with terminal velocity. What I was trying (and failing) to say was that I think the limiting factor for super-high speed skateboarding will turn out to be stability in the trucks, rather than the hill.

[phil6x]

i go skiing alot,
and when doing some slolame or just staright bombing,
a better tuck really can make a noticable difference in speed
but in skiiing its nearly impossible to stabalize wobbles/trembles
but with skiing wobbles dont relay on the same princaples as trucks

[Bombs Away]

Come on kid, you said end of july... Its august. I wanna see some red pavement.

[satori]

getting towed is redneck speedboarding- at 5mph and 100mph

if you go for it make sure you have beefy equipment- a melted hub or whatever could f you up good. work up to it slowly, have communication with the driver down pat, and check your gear after every run. personally, i don't think the possible reward (a short lived pat on the back) outweighs the possible consequences (death).

[Greg.]

Look someone else already tried getting pulled by a car....
YouTube - Jake DIES on Longboard

[st3v13]

Look someone else already tried getting pulled by a car....
YouTube - Jake DIES on Longboard

i was going to look at the video and then it occurred to me that watching sum1 die isn't exactly sumthign i'd like to see

[ALEC_[XAN]_DUR]

Look someone else already tried getting pulled by a car....
YouTube - Jake DIES on Longboard

and he only got to 35. iv skitched once and i got speed wobbles really bad. i think its cuz your distributing weight to hold the car and that makes less weight on your board, making wobbles. but i could be wrong.

[Dizi]

Wow, he caught a lucky roll. Shoulda been much worse.

[thokk2]

I think we scared this kid away from the fish. How sad...

[GravityRider15]

I wonder if he ever did it?

[Crappysurfer]

is he dead?

[Zach337]

I think this guy was pulling our legs...