NOOB Questions Answered By Dopamine David

**mc99david** · 02-16-2009 04:20 PM

sorry to everyone for not keeping up lately, just been slammed with life and work. i'll catch up tonight hopfully, and southshore, i dont right now, but i'll try to get something right away.

**southshorelocal** · 02-16-2009 04:55 PM

Take your time finishing the deck I just want a little taste of what I will be riding this summer.

**K-SHIZZ** · 02-16-2009 09:06 PM

sorry i havent been much help recently either. i'm being crushed with my 1930's project, and traveling.

**tinypete** · 02-16-2009 09:08 PM

What do you guys think of these?: Venom Eliminator Bushings?

**mc99david** · 02-16-2009 09:48 PM

I want some bad... I love oversized bushings!

**dyno21** · 02-16-2009 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by Someone100

Where can I get the right size skatebearings inside the house? (Eg. Printer)

are you really trying to steal skate bearings out of a printer? just buy some dude

**mc99david** · 02-16-2009 10:03 PM

someone: go buy some mini logos.

sean: it does significantly lower your turning radiouse, and it is significanly lower, but I dont know exactly how much.

stopandroll: i have not ridden one, but its a tried and true board, looks fun and heard nothing but good things about them

chaunce: the difference is mostly in the bushing seat. they are the same angle, so the only difference really is in how they respond to different kinds of bushings. So in general, with a regular standard style bushing, the paris trucks will be more restrictive, and with oversized bushings, like a jimz, they hardly turn at all.

dhbomberman: a little camber would probably be fine. camber is really used so that the flex in the board has an aggressiveness to it. So the board should sit flat when you stand on it, if it is still cambered, then it is too much, or too stiff, or the wheel base is too short.

vince: doesnt sound like a good idea to me. Those trucks have two completely different ways of turning, and i dont recomend mixing the two, but if you decide to do it anyway, i'd love to hear how it comes out, just dont try it on any kind of fast hill first, cause we dont want you to die.

**mc99david** · 02-16-2009 10:34 PM

sean: this should help too Randal Hanger & Base Plate Ride Height Chart - Info

**N. "Bowl" Pedrosa** · 02-17-2009 09:40 AM

I've got a pretty noob question...
do bushings need periodical lube?
if so, how do i do it?

(btw began longboarding just some weeks ago :$)

**mc99david** · 02-17-2009 09:54 AM

nope, dont lube your bushings in any way. just let them be, and they will work just great!

**vince-t** · 02-17-2009 11:32 AM

would two plies 1/4" thick of home depot luan be strong enough to handle a drop through?

edit: also the entire set up is supported by an 1" thick solid maple bar....

**mc99david** · 02-17-2009 11:38 AM

definitly wont be strong enough Luaun is actualy a cheap alternative to Fir or Pine, with a nice mohogony veneer. There is nothing strong about this stuff at all, and would not be considered a hardwood at all.

**N. "Bowl" Pedrosa** · 02-17-2009 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by mc99david

nope, dont lube your bushings in any way. just let them be, and they will work just great!

thanks a lot but, what if they begin getting a little noisy... when turning? is it normal?

**mc99david** · 02-17-2009 11:42 AM

its more than likely actualy your pivot cup, and not your bushings at all, just put some bar soap shavings in your pivot cup, that should fix it right up for you, and yes it is very normal

**N. "Bowl" Pedrosa** · 02-17-2009 01:14 PM

perfectly answered thank you a lot!

another question...

what is the easiest way to clean and lube your bearings?

**mc99david** · 02-17-2009 01:27 PM

I pull them off, and then just squirt some speed lube in there, and put them back, and once that doesnt do the trick, i buy new ones caues i just run reds or mini logos, so its pretty cheap.

there is a nice cleaning tutorial on here somewhere that will give you a good description of the "right" way to do it though

here is a great tool for this Mile High Skates

**N. "Bowl" Pedrosa** · 02-17-2009 01:59 PM

I'd seen this tool, it looks pretty cool. maybe i'll buy it

what can I use as a lubricant?

thanks again

**mc99david** · 02-17-2009 02:07 PM

use bones speed creem. its super fast stuff

**TexasBomber** · 02-17-2009 02:14 PM

Dave, You may have answered this before. A few guys in my crew favor grizzlys to smokeys. They say the grizzlys are turny-er and not as stiff. One even dumpoed the smokeys and started using grizzlys. I'm kinda finding out the same thing after using both.

Question:
Is this difference in turnablity due to Smokeys having spherical bearing for a pivot connection and Grizzlys having the rubber bushing?

**mc99david** · 02-17-2009 02:36 PM

yeah, the slop in the grizzlies gives them more lean for sure, and also, they dont have as restrictive of a bushing seat as the smokies. I'd still pick randals over grizliez any day, cause they have less slop, with still as much lean,and a better bushing seat. also, smokies are made to be a pretty specific dh truck, and grizzlies are more of an all aroudn longboard truck, so smokies really shouldnt have as much turn as a grizz. they are just made for two different things