DH SKATEBOARDER, getting into Classic luge

[Noon19]

yes thats me.

i have been recently getting more and more into butt bard or classic luge, or whatever you wanna call it. the other day i went down one of our hills in rocklin/sacramento that we call "Backside" and went 55mph down it, it was awesome. and on that same day i went down a technical road, about 2.5 miles long, average speed around 40mph, with intimidating and in my opinion pretty hard turns. i was able to keep up with the speedboarders on it which was suprising to me considering it was one of my few attempts to actually legitimately try to Luge down a road. i was doing it on my rogers bros dh-40 which is where the problem begins.. the IGSA DOES NOT ALLOW CLASSIC LUGE BOARDS TO BE CONSTRUCTED FROM METAL, ONLY WOOD. i do want to get into racing buttboard in igsa races eventually.. but i dont even know where to start on making one.. someone who knows what to do please help me out

[bagelbum]

Gettin into luge, eh? Fastest luge run is going to be on Iron Point. Try it out!

Otherwise you could peruse the builder's forum.

[sk8norcal]

ButtBoarding.com

[offthewall]

yes thats me.

i have been recently getting more and more into butt bard or classic luge, or whatever you wanna call it. the other day i went down one of our hills in rocklin/sacramento that we call "Backside" and went 55mph down it, it was awesome. and on that same day i went down a technical road, about 2.5 miles long, average speed around 40mph, with intimidating and in my opinion pretty hard turns. i was able to keep up with the speedboarders on it which was suprising to me considering it was one of my few attempts to actually legitimately try to Luge down a road. i was doing it on my rogers bros dh-40 which is where the problem begins.. the IGSA DOES NOT ALLOW CLASSIC LUGE BOARDS TO BE CONSTRUCTED FROM METAL, ONLY WOOD. i do want to get into racing buttboard in igsa races eventually.. but i dont even know where to start on making one.. someone who knows what to do please help me out

i think we got some footage of it too?

[ToxicBro3]

ButtBoarding.com

Exactly. But more specifically - Build Your Own Buttboard. Try to get your hands on some Baltic Birch or similar wood and go town.

Also, dont forget about the IGSA US Nationals next month in San Dimas.

[Noon19]

Exactly. But more specifically - Build Your Own Buttboard. Try to get your hands on some Baltic Birch or similar wood and go town.

Also, dont forget about the IGSA US Nationals next month in San Dimas.

yeah man forsure, i hit maryhill and bonelli last year, got back from maryhill again this year just recently.. cant wait for bonelli this year!!

[loserplayer]

lets do it
ive been wanting to make a buttboard for awhile...
split the materials might be cheaper than buying our own

[ToxicBro3]

yeah man forsure, i hit maryhill and bonelli last year, got back from maryhill again this year just recently.. cant wait for bonelli this year!!

Allright cool, sounds like you got it down then. If you dont have anything lined up by the race, I might have a spare buttboard you are more than welcome to race. Might need to put a fresh set of wheels on it, other than that its good to go.

[Noon19]

Allright cool, sounds like you got it down then. If you dont have anything lined up by the race, I might have a spare buttboard you are more than welcome to race. Might need to put a fresh set of wheels on it, other than that its good to go.

if we end up doing that borrow board thing at bonelli man.. would that spare be good for randal 180s on 50s and 70zig zags?? thats what i want on my buttboard

[ToxicBro3]

if we end up doing that borrow board thing at bonelli man.. would that spare be good for randal 180s on 50s and 70zig zags?? thats what i want on my buttboard

For sure, you are more than welcome to set it up the way you want. I will have to double check that its drilled for Randal baseplates. I know it has Indy 215s on it right now...

[Noon19]

For sure, you are more than welcome to set it up the way you want. I will have to double check that its drilled for Randal baseplates. I know it has Indy 215s on it right now...

hmm.. i think it should be fine... indys are drilled new school.. and randal r-2 baseplates have new and old school holes.

PM me sometime, i like this idea haha

[chrismcb]

lets do it
ive been wanting to make a buttboard for awhile...
split the materials might be cheaper than buying our own

Considering you can get a plank of plywood in the 8 - $20 range, yeah building a buttboard is cheaper than buying a premad one.

But all the rage in buttboarding is formed decks, with concaves and various "drops."

Still the cheapest way to get started is to get a piece of plywood and cut one out. Add some stiffeners to the bottom (either real ones, or a small strip of wood) the main purpose is for hand holds!

You'll enjoy a reall buttboard more than your Rogers Bros deck ( makes it easier to hold your legs up)
And the main reason for rules calling for the board to be make out of wood is to keep the price down.

Have fun at Bonelli.

[sk8norcal]

But all the rage in buttboarding is formed decks, with concaves and various "drops."

"drops"? pics? (i thought lowering it was illegal.. IMO, they should change that rule...)

i got a concave one i bought many years ago..
screw on some old skool rails on the bottom edge...

[ToxicBro3]

"drops"? pics? (i thought lowering it was illegal.. IMO, they should change that rule...)

Best picture I have at the moment. Right at minimum ride height.

[sk8norcal]

what in the world is that thing on the rear ?!!

so that's just a drop thru... (legal now??)

dropped is like this..

[ToxicBro3]

what in the world is that thing on the rear ?!!

Our attempt at a camera mount. The board transfers too much vibration to the mount though.

[chrismcb]

so that's just a drop thru... (legal now??)

IGSA Rules specify a "minimum ride height" of 80 mm. That is Everything but the trucks and the mounting hardware has to be 80 mm or higher.