NOOB Questions Answered By Dopamine David

**Petary791** · 01-07-2009 02:38 PM

When attaching a Charley Visor to a Bell Drop, do I need to redrill holes in the visor? And when I do, will it flip up and/or be detachable?

Do you have any experience with Freebord Slashers for some slopestyle action?

I'll be chiming in as I remember more of my noob questions.

**Justin K** · 01-07-2009 02:40 PM

why do you call your company "dopamine" just curious

**mc99david** · 01-07-2009 03:06 PM

petary: supposedly, the charly viser fits the holes for the bell drop, i havnt seen it done in person, so i cant say this for sure, but thats what i've read. it will mostlikely life up, but not real well, and i dont recomend it, this usualy works the screws in the helmet loose.

2. i dont have any experience on freeboards at all

dr1: a friend of mine came up with it, he was going to start a snowboard company by that name. Dopamine is a delivery system, so it is what moves the adrenaline to give you the proper rush that you are trying to achieve. (at least thats the best i understand it) and i see my boards as a delivery system for adrenaline. so it all fits to me

**chungmaster** · 01-07-2009 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by Petary791

When attaching a Charley Visor to a Bell Drop, do I need to redrill holes in the visor? And when I do, will it flip up and/or be detachable?

Do you have any experience with Freebord Slashers for some slopestyle action?

I'll be chiming in as I remember more of my noob questions.

Sorry to interrupt by slashers were created as blue krypto clones after they disappeared so they feel very similar. But you also need different size spacers, just like the kryptos. And they also last pretty long, at least in my experience, although I'm not the hardest shredder.

**mc99david** · 01-07-2009 04:14 PM

oh wow, its a wheel? i've really never seen them before, i'll have to look into that

**Petary791** · 01-07-2009 04:18 PM

They're actually for Freebords:
Freebord Slasher Wheel Kit

I guess I'll just stick with ordering Flywheels.

**mc99david** · 01-07-2009 04:22 PM

they sure look fun, but kinda pricey for a wheel that you are just gonna kill

id do strikers or hawgs or powerballs if you want somehting to kill

**chungmaster** · 01-07-2009 04:53 PM

Originally Posted by Petary791

They're actually for Freebords:
Freebord Slasher Wheel Kit

I guess I'll just stick with ordering Flywheels.

just fyi thats for the whole set. a set of just slashers is a lot cheaper without the centers. And they last the professional team about 3 months of riding, and those guys shred the wheels pretty hard, so they will last most people a lot longer.

**mc99david** · 01-08-2009 10:47 AM

well, its been stickied, thanks to southshorelocal! So here is a bump for the cause, and a thanks to southshore for looking out for the NOOBS and the well being of the site as a whole!

**K-SHIZZ** · 01-08-2009 04:05 PM

Woohoo!!!!!

**southshorelocal** · 01-08-2009 04:25 PM

Are Pogo baseplates CNC precision or mold

**mc99david** · 01-08-2009 04:27 PM

they are CNCed

**Justin K** · 01-08-2009 05:11 PM

Where's Waldo?

**K-SHIZZ** · 01-08-2009 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by HamsterChucker360

Where's Waldo?

more like, where isn't waldo?

**mc99david** · 01-08-2009 05:13 PM

k-shizz.. that is exactly what i just thought

**mc99david** · 01-09-2009 10:22 AM

i think we may have covered every noob question there is... but if anyone has any more, please add them

**Archy** · 01-09-2009 12:40 PM

David, here's one I've been pondering for a while: In split duro bushing set-ups, harder on the bottom or top? And why?

**mc99david** · 01-09-2009 12:50 PM

completely depends on what you want it to do. basicaly, the hanger will bend more to wich ever side is sofert. So, softer on the bottom will give you a lower carve (more potential of wheel bight) a slightly, but probably not noticable, angle. Softer on the top, will acutaly feel more restrictive on the bottom, you actualy can feel this, and a higher angle, so not as deep of a carve, but a harder, kinda more twitchy turn within the first couple of degrees of the turn, but then restrict a lot more the further you lean.

thats the best i can describe it, and other people probablky have different takes on it, but thats how its felt to me.

**K-SHIZZ** · 01-09-2009 01:12 PM

archy: davids got it covered preatty good on this one. when i use split duro bushing setups i usually have a harder bottom and a softer top. on my carving setup i used to use blue barrel bottom orange barrel top. now i have venoms 90a supercarve and 85a supercarve. to me it feels like a kindof nice snappy setup. in the initiation of the turn its really smooth and gradual and then it snapps around nice and tight. for me when i dance and carve this allows me to lean a lot and let the board catch me at the end of the turn and propel me into my next carve.