NOOB Questions Answered By Dopamine David

**mc99david** · 10-27-2008 02:01 PM

Personaly, i wouldnt wear white shorts.. and any clothes you slide with instantly become skate clothes.. you can see my boxers through any pair of shorts or jeans i skate in cause that happens instantly. I guess you just got yourself some new skate clothes

and just wondering.. are you female?? or is white shorts the new cool thing guys are wearing these days and i'm just getting old???

**d-dub** · 10-27-2008 02:13 PM

tried bleach calvin?

**Birdman87** · 10-27-2008 02:16 PM

David, i went to a girl's house a few months ago. We did some stuff in her bed, but we never fell asleep.
Now, she's telling me she got pregnant from sleeping with me.
I'm confused, I WAS AWAKE THE WHOLE TIME!

**mc99david** · 10-27-2008 02:35 PM

Birdman: I had the same thing happen to me.. they call it sleeping, and its not, i dont know what the deal is.. and you will find with more studying on the subject, that a girl actualy can not get pregnant from just sleeping.. its all a conspiracy.. but in the end, it doesnt matter.. if its true, and not just a funny story than congrats

Best thing that ever happened to me

**Rich Nelson** · 10-27-2008 04:09 PM

is there any downside to flipping offset wheels to prevent coning, besides possible wheel bite?

**mc99david** · 10-27-2008 04:11 PM

wheel bite, and the grip difference.. just dont expect them to ride the same at all, but no, as long as you are ready for different wheel, and you arent going to get wheel bite, then you are in good shape, sounds fine to me

**$tauberC** · 10-27-2008 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by mc99david

Personaly, i wouldnt wear white shorts.. and any clothes you slide with instantly become skate clothes.. you can see my boxers through any pair of shorts or jeans i skate in cause that happens instantly. I guess you just got yourself some new skate clothes

and just wondering.. are you female?? or is white shorts the new cool thing guys are wearing these days and i'm just getting old???

hahahahahlololol. made me laugh. im a guy. i met you at maryhill. we have the same leathers. remember? they are nike basketball shorts so I dont know what you're thinking of.

**mc99david** · 10-27-2008 04:17 PM

haha nice.. that makes more sense now

I'm picturing someone skating and sliding in white running shorts, that just not only would look extremely funny, but seems extremely dangerouse

anyway, i remember ya now.. Great job on having awesome leathers!!

**tinypete** · 10-27-2008 10:25 PM

is there some kind of spread-on stuff like polyurethane, except that would get super hard and add strength to the board?
like a liquid CF/fiberglass?

**mc99david** · 10-27-2008 11:37 PM

not that i know of, but i have been wanting to try the stick on carbon strips you can buy at hobbie shops

**K-SHIZZ** · 10-28-2008 12:16 AM

can i have $50 so i can pay for the board i am making? still need to pay for the wood/glue/paint/clearcoat! you can just write me a check

**mc99david** · 10-28-2008 10:29 AM

I dont use checks.. sorry

**K-SHIZZ** · 10-28-2008 11:14 AM

aight. oh btw, what are the pros and cons of otangs vs. big zigs? it seems to me like they are really similar but i havent got a chane to ride the big zigs. and if i can save some money on buying bigz instead of otangs then that would be nice.

**mc99david** · 10-28-2008 11:24 AM

from what i have seen, oranges are often a little bit cheaper.

pros for oragnes: - when new, faster, gripier, and less chance of them being wobley.

Cons for Oranges - they wear fast, when worn they dont grip as much as zigz.

pros for zigz - more options for Duro, still very fast, grip nice, take some time to wear, and once worn still pretty grippy

Cons - issues with wobbley ones - this really has stopped me from getting those.. wheels are so much faster when they are new that i want my new ones to roll smooth, or its like puting on the breaks.

thats pretty much all i have.. i realy think you can go either way and be happy, and to be honest.. my worn in oranges arent as fast as they were, and they drift a lot more, but they are still darn fast, and even more fun to ride now for me

**K-SHIZZ** · 10-28-2008 11:29 AM

aight, that sounds good. i ride my wheels really hard so i'm kinda worried about wearing them out too quickly but i love my otangs so i might stick with those. im gonna put my 80a otangs on my evo again once i get purple in heats for my dervish.

**st3v13** · 10-28-2008 11:59 AM

what are your favorite wheels?

**mc99david** · 10-28-2008 12:01 PM

dh - oranges for prez
dh rough roads - 72a avilas
dh straits - flywheels
carving - 78a flashbacks
all around - 81a flashbacks
sliding - cowboy punk
street - cowboy punk
park - powel sf bowl bombers

**mc99david** · 10-29-2008 09:02 AM

bump for the cause

**frvrngn** · 10-29-2008 09:40 AM

I have a question for you...

Is there a reason for a pintail shape? Classic longboards always seem to be pins. Then you look at modern boards and they are mostly specialized looking - big cutouts for carving, dropped down for DH, etc... Pins seem kind of limiting on things like front wheel clearance, foot space for dancing, and maybe a weaker tail (I am guessing since I have never ridden one) - But you still see classic Pintails being made and sold. Was just curious if there was a reason behind the shape other than its "classic".

**mc99david** · 10-29-2008 09:47 AM

frvrngn: The pin shape Is for a few reasons. One is just the classic surf shape look to be honest. But also the shape limits wheel bite while still allowing you to stand on the bolts of the board, which is the most stable place to stand on a board. Also the shape its self creates a very nice flex pattern. The taper in the back makes it so there is more flex toward the rear of the board, but also makes it so the majority of the flex happens near the truck mounts.. this changes the angle of the trucks while in a carve, making the board more turny the harder you push into the corner.. other shapes do this as well, but this one does it very well