Sector 9 "9 Star" Preview (Pics etc...)

[synystersk8ter]

Did you have to mod anything to get your randalls on there?

can you explain how you got the trucks on and how you would put any trucks on that deck because i was gonna get that deck and put revenge alpha 1's on it can you help at all

[synystersk8ter]

its drop through not flush

do you have to take apart the trucks to get them on if not plz explain how you did thnx

[Shavarsh]

do you have to take apart the trucks to get them on if not plz explain how you did thnx

yes, separate the hanger from the baseplate, then bp goes on top and hanger goes on bottom

[weRUNsf]

would u recommend this board over the s9 bullet?

[pooldog]

would u recommend this board over the s9 bullet?

I would recommend the bullet. The bullet is basically a re-named kommi. It is wider at 10-1/4 and a bit more stout. Will hold up better in hard corners or under heavy riders. Not as well as a Landyachtz though.

[Cts123]

its drop through not flush

hey papachango, how does your 9 star ride, like how fast have you gone and what its like for carving and crusing. i have a carveboard stik which is too heavy for florida an today i saw the 9 star in person at zumies and its pretty light compared to my stik and looks like a neat board for floridas small hills. ohh would ANYONE recomend it for florida bombing and riding around vs my carveboard stik

p.s. "Papachango" nice name im spanish and i know what it means. lol

[pooldog]

The one thing sector nine needs to do is make better wheels and trucks

I am not going to argue with you about the trucks. I took a dremmel and made slight modifications to my kommi in order to use randal trucks instead of the gullwing.

As for wheels, it depends on the wheels. I have a set of 81mm race formula in 78a and a set of 81mm 9-balls in 75. For downhill even with reasonably tight curves. I think these are the bomb. Big and soft..... extra grippy too... I got caught in a line that had me run over one of those waffle man hole covers at 45mph.... thought I was going to die.... cruised right over..... But, if you are a slider, these wheels probably don't work too well.

I can't comment too much on the rest of the wheels other than too say that I see a few that make no sense to me. A 54mm 78a wheel? is there even a purpose for that? I think they make a lot of wheels that are for the masses that don't know any better. Big and soft for speed and grip especially on rougher asphalt and, smaller and harder for sliding seem to be the best..... I'd say, if you don't know about the effects of durometer and size on a wheel and you just go buy something that looks cool, you may not get what you want. Sector 9 is a business and they make the wheels that look cool for those that don't know any better. So, they can sell product. But, if you know what you are looking for, they may just have something for you. I'd like to hear from any sliders that found any sector 9 wheels they liked...

[Cts123]

I am not going to argue with you about the trucks. I took a dremmel and made slight modifications to my kommi in order to use randal trucks instead of the gullwing.

As for wheels, it depends on the wheels. I have a set of 81mm race formula in 78a and a set of 81mm 9-balls in 75. For downhill even with reasonably tight curves. I think these are the bomb. Big and soft..... extra grippy too... I got caught in a line that had me run over one of those waffle man hole covers at 45mph.... thought I was going to die.... cruised right over..... But, if you are a slider, these wheels probably don't work too well.

I can't comment too much on the rest of the wheels other than too say that I see a few that make no sense to me. A 54mm 78a wheel? is there even a purpose for that? I think they make a lot of wheels that are for the masses that don't know any better. Big and soft for speed and grip especially on rougher asphalt and, smaller and harder for sliding seem to be the best..... I'd say, if you don't know about the effects of durometer and size on a wheel and you just go buy something that looks cool, you may not get what you want. Sector 9 is a business and they make the wheels that look cool for those that don't know any better. So, they can sell product. But, if you know what you are looking for, they may just have something for you. I'd like to hear from any sliders that found any sector 9 wheels they liked...

hey i just traded my carvestik for a kommi, you say you have 81mm s9 race and 9 balls, is that on your kommi or another board cause mine has 70mm s9 race and i changed out the bushings to khiro 79a(good for my weight like 115lbs) but if there on your kommi do the randals help with wheel bite because if put my full weight on one side of the trucks my wheels touch the deck but thats a full tilt with weight on a single truck but 75mm im pretty sure ill get wheel bite carving.

[Shavarsh]

hee hee just to continue this from the other thread, indies will extend the wheelbase making for less wheelbite I do not know the difference between charger and randal lean or wheelbase though

[pooldog]

I never thought of using Indys to extend the wheelbase but, I know Indys are a lot lower riding truck than Randal, I think once you do the drop through, you will lose the benefit. Randals seem to be a pretty tall truck although I can't comment about Tracker or Gullwing trucks since they don't list specs on their website. But, Randal has the ability to flip the hangar for a higher or lower ride. I have the Randals set up on the Kommi with either set of 81mm wheels with no issues. I can make it wheel bite at full lean but if you do it right, wheel bite is just a speed brake ... I bought Randals for my first 2 boards because they seem to have taken the time to study truck design and figure out what works. Plus they have the ability to adjust ride height and turning radius through differentt baseplate angles. I realize that the big wheels and taller trucks partly defeat the purpose of the drop through but, I was looking for a stupid fast set up that would not rock back and forth like an upside down canoe like a top mount would. And wouldn't have what I call the hammock effect of a drop down board. Where the deck swings from side to side like standing in a hammock. But, these are just my observations.

Take a look at this faq page from Randal for all you need to know about truck geometry and set-ups.
Randal Skateboard Trucks - General Truck FAQ

[otangboss5]

ok i bought this board and i have chargers and otang purple in heats. i want new trucks whats the best for dh but still enough to carve?

[heinie_21]

hey papachango, how does your 9 star ride, like how fast have you gone and what its like for carving and crusing. i have a carveboard stik which is too heavy for florida an today i saw the 9 star in person at zumies and its pretty light compared to my stik and looks like a neat board for floridas small hills. ohh would ANYONE recomend it for florida bombing and riding around vs my carveboard stik

p.s. "Papachango" nice name im spanish and i know what it means. lol

i like the mickey-mouse skull thing you got on ur bulletin board...........

[Zig]

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[Anubisx3000]

ok i bought this board and i have chargers and otang purple in heats. i want new trucks whats the best for dh but still enough to carve?

Consider making some Prandals! Paris hanger with randal baseplate or vice versa. I swear by it. I have double coned bushings on my Paris 180 hangar/50 degree randal baseplate setup with cupped washers and I've taken it 30-40mph no problem.

The 9 Star unfortunately doesn't have cutouts in the dropthrough hole to allow Bear 852's/1052's/1040's, Randal R-II 150's/180's, or Crails, so what you can do is match up Paris baseplates with Randal 180 Hangars and it fits nice and snug. Great strong and stable baseplate with a dependable Paris hangar works wonders. Or you can buy Paris 190mm trucks.

[Anubisx3000]

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[13devon13]

I know they own gullwing but they just make such crappy trucks, chargers were god when made in the usa but now they are all crap

NOPE!!!
the gullwing sidewinders are some of the best trucks you can buy.
check em out.
im not tryin to be an ass or anything, but i ride these trucks and there is nothing like them. everything else i have rode is overshadowed by these.

you should ride them some time.

[ilSWiSH]

Yo I had this for my first "real board" and it's pretty good. After a year, part of the nose ripped off and I sold it and got a 9two5. The 9two5 is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY better.

[ack]

Yo I had this for my first "real board" and it's pretty good. After a year, part of the nose ripped off and I sold it and got a 9two5. The 9two5 is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY better.

it's that much better? my friends is great. the narrowness plus concave feels weird at first but your feet adjust. it feels good in a tuck. my friend uses it for freeriding stuff.

the 9two5 looks sweet though. his nose is kinda breaking but a bunch of high speed curbages tend to do that. it's actually held up pretty well.

[ilSWiSH]

Well I kinda over exaggerated that. lol.

I just didn't like freeriding on the 9 star since the back end is so small and its not symmetrical.

But still, the 9two5 is better IMO.