I've been using cart racing tires as foorbreaking sole lately. For standup it works pretty good. For buttboarding my feet tend to bounce all over the place I can oneley break full on with just my heels.
Is it the tires or just lack of training and will it get less?
I have the same problem with my motorcycle front tire when I streetluge...
I think I have a minimum of experience in streetluge though but maybe that a harder material would work better...
I really think it would
I've been using cart racing tires as foorbreaking sole lately. For standup it works pretty good. For buttboarding my feet tend to bounce all over the place I can oneley break full on with just my heels.
Is it the tires or just lack of training and will it get less?
I tried that years ago and kart racing tires just create too much grip! You need to use a harder rubber compound. I always wondered about using kart racing tire soles in the rain? I think they could work really well in those conditions.
I found a piece of regular car tire lying on the street the other day
Should I try making a sole with it?
its enough for one or maybe two shoes but it has some tread, is that a problem?
Also what layer of the tire should I paste on the shoe? there like
inner rubber
steel mesh
tread
Should I take the tread off of the steel mesh or just use it as a whole?
Rick Wilson is selling some really nice rubber soles he is producing with Goodyear. They're not expensive and everyone I know who has tried them says they're great. Here is the link: http://www.nofuelracing.com
I found a piece of regular car tire lying on the street the other day
Should I try making a sole with it?
its enough for one or maybe two shoes but it has some tread, is that a problem?
Also what layer of the tire should I paste on the shoe? there like
inner rubber
steel mesh
tread
Should I take the tread off of the steel mesh or just use it as a whole?
Thanks
You should use the tread, and it has to be seperated from the steel cord plies, which is a pain in the ass to do.
I guess that you could use the inner rubber, but its not too thick so getting a balde between it and the steel plies would be nearly impossible.
Or you could get those premade soles. Thats what I would do, but my feet are too big.
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Rick Wilson is selling some really nice rubber soles he is producing with Goodyear. They're not expensive and everyone I know who has tried them says they're great. Here is the link: http://www.nofuelracing.com
Thats the easiest route to go! Comes in 2 sizes, glue em on and your set.
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I think your feet bounce around when luging because you are basically pushing them across the road where in downhill skating you footbrake by dragging them across the road. If you ever try and push chalk across the chalkboard you get a bouncy funny chattery noise sometimes. Thats why its works better to drag pens and markers and chalk across stuff rather than pushing them. That's my experience anyway. I've also pushed ATVS sideways across pavement (in a garage) and it was a lot more bouncy and ch-ch-ch-ch than when you try and pull them. DOn't know how this helps the problem
if you can find a re-tread shop they will give you some rubber - cheap. I pick up six feet from a shop in elizabeth NJ for free - they just game me their scrap. no steel belts, just rubber!
if you can find a re-tread shop they will give you some rubber - cheap. I pick up six feet from a shop in elizabeth NJ for free - they just game me their scrap. no steel belts, just rubber!
Really? I must try that.
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I used an ordinary car tyre. It is time consuming, but it is possible to separate the steel cord ply from the outer ply. Works a treat. And you can get tyres for free.
It shouldn't cost more than $10 to ship to shoe soles from the USA to Europe. We have Global Priority Mail flat-rate envelopes that should totally hold two soles, even thick ones. We used to fit nine CDs in jewel cases in there, to give you some idea. With Global Priority, you'd have them in about a week.
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It shouldn't cost more than $10 to ship to shoe soles from the USA to Europe. We have Global Priority Mail flat-rate envelopes that should totally hold two soles, even thick ones. We used to fit nine CDs in jewel cases in there, to give you some idea. With Global Priority, you'd have them in about a week.
now it's getting interesting
I'll give it a thought. But for now I'll see how my free cart tires will hold out
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