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
__________________ 2008 Rayne Avenger Dee-Lite For Sale - $200 in Great Shape! - SOLD
i like randal trucks
Quote:
Originally Posted by GPymp
The old post is still alive award goes to Noon, for keeping a post that is 3 YEARS OLD alive! :clap:
"they aren't slide gloves, they're for extreme gardening"
Midtown Skates - 16th & Est Sacramento, CA
Tactis Skate Shop - Taylor rd Loomis, CA
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
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.
__________________
Later, Justin Tolman Street-Luge.com - Going Dowhnhill, Fast
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
__________________ 2008 Rayne Avenger Dee-Lite For Sale - $200 in Great Shape! - SOLD
i like randal trucks
Quote:
Originally Posted by GPymp
The old post is still alive award goes to Noon, for keeping a post that is 3 YEARS OLD alive! :clap:
"they aren't slide gloves, they're for extreme gardening"
Midtown Skates - 16th & Est Sacramento, CA
Tactis Skate Shop - Taylor rd Loomis, CA
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...
__________________
Later, Justin Tolman Street-Luge.com - Going Dowhnhill, Fast
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
__________________ 2008 Rayne Avenger Dee-Lite For Sale - $200 in Great Shape! - SOLD
i like randal trucks
Quote:
Originally Posted by GPymp
The old post is still alive award goes to Noon, for keeping a post that is 3 YEARS OLD alive! :clap:
"they aren't slide gloves, they're for extreme gardening"
Midtown Skates - 16th & Est Sacramento, CA
Tactis Skate Shop - Taylor rd Loomis, CA
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.
DH SKATEBOARDER, getting into Classic luge
Linear Mode
