Help for New Slalomers! (please read)

[Joe & Nick]

CDubbs,

Search 'Minnesota" on this site. Do some homework, you'll be surprised at what you find.

If that doesn't get you anywhere, start a thread on the slalom page and on general longboarding asking for riders in your neck of the woods. Personally I can only think of races in Chicago and Wisconsin, but thats still a haul for you.

Joe

[CDUBBS]

well wisconsin i could do but chicago...yea thats a haul. i think ill jus get some of my friends to get into it too, jus make our own league haha.

[hullendersauce]

YO mang(s)! Sauce here... After going to the 2007 Seismic US Nationals, I have try this. Ive been reading, and reading, and reading within these threads to try and understand whats up. I buhlee I atleast have the board picked out. Maybe with the help from Lettucefresh, GPymp, Mac, and others, I will be able to have a complete by the end of the Summer.
Any problems with the AxeII board from Sk8kings? Im really looking into the "wood" thang, but havent been able to find a decent beginner setup. Thanks for all of the helpful info thus far! Looking forward in skating with some of you kooks!

[GPymp]

YO mang(s)! Sauce here... After going to the 2007 Seismic US Nationals, I have try this. Ive been reading, and reading, and reading within these threads to try and understand whats up. I buhlee I atleast have the board picked out. Maybe with the help from Lettucefresh, GPymp, Mac, and others, I will be able to have a complete by the end of the Summer.
Any problems with the AxeII board from Sk8kings? Im really looking into the "wood" thang, but havent been able to find a decent beginner setup. Thanks for all of the helpful info thus far! Looking forward in skating with some of you kooks!

Saucey,

You should look at a used AXE II first. If none can be found then new from Sk8king's.

I will bring some cones to the DTC Sat night (and a board or two)

[hullendersauce]

Saucey,

You should look at a used AXE II first. If none can be found then new from Sk8king's.

I will bring some cones to the DTC Sat night (and a board or two)

now THATS why they call you da pimp!

[GPymp]

now THATS why they call you da pimp!

I pimped some wheels to Martin Reeves and he podiumed, I also pimped some wheels to Zack Maytum for the Bucky and he too podiumed. They needed some wheels so I helped a little. Besides I could never ride them as fast as they can.

..they give me some pointers in return. The return IS the re-stoke.

[Chuck]

hi, i've been setting up 15 or so hard plastic cups on a slight hill about 3-4 feet apart. i have been going at maximum pushing speed and accelerating a bit down the course (a little bit of pump and a little bit of the hill). I am using a homemade 29 inch board with used rt-s rt-x and zig zags. Is this the right distance for the cups? or should i put them closer together. I have only done it a couple of times, but i am having a lot of fun doing it (im hooked) Im aiming for a tight slalom course. thanks

[Chuck]

bump: im itchin' to learn how to set up a proper course

[Mister Surly]

hi, i've been setting up 15 or so hard plastic cups on a slight hill about 3-4 feet apart. i have been going at maximum pushing speed and accelerating a bit down the course (a little bit of pump and a little bit of the hill). I am using a homemade 29 inch board with used rt-s rt-x and zig zags. Is this the right distance for the cups? or should i put them closer together. I have only done it a couple of times, but i am having a lot of fun doing it (im hooked) Im aiming for a tight slalom course. thanks

try measuring 6 to 7 feet between them, and put the cones right on the mark. get more cups, and try 25, then 30. after you get through those, tighten up the course to 5.5 or 6.5
feet. keep at it, have fun.

[Chuck]

that seems a bit loose (5.5 feet) i measured today and they range from 3.5-5 feet ( i was out for about 30 min today) but i dont think i go as fast as most people because the hill i go on isnt very steep at all

[Mister Surly]

that seems a bit loose (5.5 feet) i measured today and they range from 3.5-5 feet ( i was out for about 30 min today) but i dont think i go as fast as most people because the hill i go on isnt very steep at all

trust me, once you push in to it fast, it'll tighten up on you. you need 25 or
more cones/cups before it starts working you. if the hill isn't fast, push in hard!

[GPymp]

that seems a bit loose (5.5 feet) i measured today and they range from 3.5-5 feet ( i was out for about 30 min today) but i dont think i go as fast as most people because the hill i go on isnt very steep at all

When you are new its not the steepness you should be too worried about. You should concentrate on the motion of your ocean. In other words your arm/pump technique. Watch vid's over and over again and mimic or borrow an arm/pump from someone. (I need to do all of the above better)

As you get better then you set offsets in the course and the hills should also become steeper. IMHO

[bunk-punk]

Would there be a downside to having a board with a spoon nose? I can understand cone jam, but would that be it.

[GPymp]

Would there be a downside to having a board with a spoon nose? I can understand cone jam, but would that be it.

From what I have seen, the new PPS slalom boards have a slight upturned nose. I am not sure if these are proto's or actual boards.

[revzack]

Would there be a downside to having a board with a spoon nose? I can understand cone jam, but would that be it.

My Subsonics have upturned noses

[GPymp]

..just in case you were worried about "cone jam," the idea about slalom is NOT to hit the cones. So get that into your mind-set now and you won't have to worry about cone jam.

[hyper whittle]

how is the gravity ss29?

I have been considering this as an entry complete slalom board too. Any compelling comments on this?

dk

[telecaster]

I have been considering this as an entry complete slalom board too. Any compelling comments on this?

dk

hyper, either truck option they offer and the wheels will limit your progress if you're really into going "racing"... otherwise a totally rideable setup...


I think the >>>Axe 2.5 <<<
is one of the best deals in "skateboard racing" considering the custom appointments Richy puts
into every setup he builds...If you're new to slalom this is a setup you can learn on and build a quiver around.......Check it out...

T.O.

PS You should PM Joe and Nick for hookups out in your neighborhood...do the ole try B4 you buy routine

[Nasty Nathan]

I was wondering about some beginnerslalom trucks. I've got some bennett's and they turn alot but it doesn't seem like the turning you need for slalom. I already know alot about the rts/x but I was just wondering if there was a better way to tune my bennett's or some randal150's or something like that to make them a good slalom truck. thnks.

[telecaster]

I was wondering about some beginnerslalom trucks. I've got some bennett's and they turn alot but it doesn't seem like the turning you need for slalom. I already know alot about the rts/x but I was just wondering if there was a better way to tune my bennett's or some randal150's or something like that to make them a good slalom truck. thnks.

I personally would not wedge it as much as in the picture... I find 10 degrees is enough...

and if you are on the lighter side you'll want to put white khiro bushings in place of the orange ones...(the spacer between the baseplate and bottom bushing is a must with Khiro bushings to keep the trucks geometry right)

also be sure and experiment with risers under the wedge. Moving the axle away from the bottom of the deck gives you more leverage over it while riding and it will be easier to turn as well as simply using a wider deck...

Later, Tod