NOOB Questions Answered By Dopamine David

**KAKA** · 06-08-2009 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by streetheap

Sorry, (to clarify)

.....40* Grizzlies are about the same ride height (flipped or unflipped) as 42* Randals, with comparable performance.

Both the 42* Randals and 40* Grizzles are lower than either C7 or R7 Forces, or 35* or 50* Randals.

thanks for that but
the landyachtz site is saying 47* for the knew grizzlys
y are they making it such a big angle?

**boby** · 06-09-2009 12:42 AM

Originally Posted by matt_d

What is hanger bite?

Common on really low drop thru's. It's where the hanger hits the deck in sharp turns.
Hope this answers your question.

Will

**piano~stan** · 06-10-2009 12:02 AM

sup dave! i live in spokane and have been getting into the dh scene. been hittin up 9mile eagle ridge and the sacred heart garge. romans been me and my buddies guide.

**Foxen** · 06-12-2009 05:08 PM

Piano~stan:

If you want to skate this weekend I have been itching to get out. There's a spot called Marycliff that would be fun to skate sometime next week if you are interested. Mt. St. Michaels is a fun, not-too-fast technical hill with a couple of switchbacks, and there are a few fast (50+) hills around town too, if you know where to look.

I definitely would be down for Eagle Ridge, since I haven't skated there in a while. Only concern is that they are residential neighborhoods...

What do you say David?

**TotsO'Thrash** · 06-13-2009 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by matt_d

What is hanger bite?

I'm gonna say it's when your hanger touches your board.
It's like wheelbite, but with you're hanger.

**TheGoodlad** · 06-14-2009 04:44 AM

whats wedging?

**jman1365** · 06-14-2009 02:16 PM

TheGoodlad: wedging is used to change the angle of your truck to give you more turn per lean. to do this you simply place an angled riser between the baseplate of your trucks and your deck, with the "fat" part of the angled riser facing towards the middle
if you place the angled riser the opposite way, it will dewedge your trucks and give you less turn per lean

**jman1365** · 06-14-2009 05:08 PM

may I remind anyone who is not either Dave, me, K-SHIZZ, or Foxen
you are not allowed to answer questions in this thread
the reason behind this is to prevent this thread from becoming just like every other thread on the fish where noobs are answering questions from other noobs
so please refrain from posting here unless you have a question
that is all.

**piano~stan** · 06-14-2009 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by Foxen

Piano~stan:

If you want to skate this weekend I have been itching to get out. There's a spot called Marycliff that would be fun to skate sometime next week if you are interested. Mt. St. Michaels is a fun, not-too-fast technical hill with a couple of switchbacks, and there are a few fast (50+) hills around town too, if you know where to look.

I definitely would be down for Eagle Ridge, since I haven't skated there in a while. Only concern is that they are residential neighborhoods...

What do you say David?

judging by your picture you look pro. where is this marycliff? and also what hills are 50 plus?
eagle ridge is a residential neighborhood, but lincoln way is never really that busy plus if you take that imidiate right with a little drift is really cool.

**Rouleau** · 06-15-2009 12:31 PM

i have 42 randals on my double drop DH board. it gets mad railbite even with 85mm speedvents..
what trucks should i switch to that sit much higher and could still have good stability for DH with some elims?

**jman1365** · 06-15-2009 12:35 PM

Rouleau: what board do you have? there are many different choices here, 50 degree randals sit higher than 42's

**Rouleau** · 06-15-2009 12:56 PM

double dropped subsonic reflex,

paris baseplates are just as tall as randal 50's right? is that a big difference in height to the 42 randals?

**jman1365** · 06-15-2009 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by Rouleau

double dropped subsonic reflex,

paris baseplates are just as tall as randal 50's right? is that a big difference in height to the 42 randals?

they're just as tall, if not a tad bit taller than 50's
there is a noticeable difference between 50's and 42's

**Rouleau** · 06-15-2009 01:22 PM

edit: dumb question

Thanks!

**Rouleau** · 06-15-2009 04:51 PM

one more... do 35 degree randal plate still fit in the randal cutouts for a drop thru deck?

**jman1365** · 06-15-2009 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by Rouleau

one more... do 35 degree randal plate still fit in the randal cutouts for a drop thru deck?

they should, if not it's nothing that 5 minutes and a file won't fix

**SLAMOO** · 06-15-2009 07:30 PM

i live in spokane too and have been longboarding with roman and his buddies. I was looking for some new spots to hit up. All the spokane guys should get together and do some downhillin together!
PM me and stuff if you want to

**Chaunce** · 06-15-2009 07:41 PM

How do I get rid of wheel lift? I have trouble with it on my topmount and Hellcat. Not a huge problem as I don't usually lean that far over when I'm skating, but it's screwed me up a few times while sliding. I've tried softer and harder bushings but neither seem to make the problem go away completely. Is this just unavoidable on narrower boards?

**jman1365** · 06-15-2009 07:53 PM

Chaunce: I never really notice wheel lift while riding, but from stationary when I have noticed it, I noticed that I could correct it by simply centering my weight
I also found it more prone to wheel lift while running two baseplates with different angles.