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Old 09-06-2007, 05:44 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I have a couple problems. When I chop the wood, my board often tips over and when I try to adjust my foot on other tries, it won't carve at all. Is this due to my trucks being too tight? I have them this tight to avoid wheel bite. Should I get some wheel scoops cut in?
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Old 09-06-2007, 05:48 PM   #2 (permalink)
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trucks could be to tight or your trucks are not wide enough. it would really help us out if you told us what board, trucks, and wheels you are running
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Old 09-06-2007, 05:49 PM   #3 (permalink)
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softer bushings could also help, would be nice to know what your running. BTW chop the wood is my new favorite dancing trick.
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Old 09-06-2007, 05:52 PM   #4 (permalink)
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trucks could be to tight or your trucks are not wide enough. it would really help us out if you told us what board, trucks, and wheels you are running
Wheels: 70 mm, 78a Arbor wheels.

Trucks: Gullwing Alpines. I have flat risers too.

Board: Arbor Pin Bamboo
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Old 10-03-2007, 04:05 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Sounds like you need risers to prevent wheel bite and looser trucks to help you carve.
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Old 01-11-2008, 08:28 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Sounds like you need risers to prevent wheel bite and looser trucks to help you carve.
[quote=I have flat risers too.[/QUOTE]

there you go.
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Old 01-11-2008, 08:59 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Ya, I just got wheelbite for the first time the other day while doing a grab into a heelside turn. I ended up doing a backwards summersault on the road. I thought that sucked... I can't imagine getting wheelbite on chop the wood while your on one foot. Get risers, I think that's what I'm going to do too.
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if you, for some reason, cant get risers or bushings or something else to fix it, you probally can loosen it a little more than you have it.

loosen it a teeny bit, then ride it going fairly slow but turning hard (if you get wheelbite it wont hurt)
if it dosnt get wheelbite, keep loosening it untill you do. then you will know when its max is.
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BTW chop the wood is my new favorite dancing trick.
Mine too. So much flow you could cut it with a knife. (I had to add that sentence for the 10char requirement, its late.)
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