Luges?

**DK525** · 07-24-2008 11:35 PM

I've been buttboarding and it's fun but I really want to get into a real luge. So was wondering and place (besides roger bros) that makes luges? Or does anyone have one that will fit a bigger guy? Any tips will help me out, I know how to weld but don't want to make one cuz I can knock over a piano while dusting it haha.
My buget is 450 bucks. I have trucks for it already I had a luge I thoguht I was gonna get but deal feel thru

**bucksaw87** · 07-24-2008 11:39 PM

streetmissile...
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streetmissile@yahoo.com it's $400 plus ship

**SlayFalcon** · 07-25-2008 03:53 AM

Originally Posted by bucksaw87

streetmissile...
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streetmissile@yahoo.com it's $400 plus ship

hmmm that seems pretty pricey for that board, seems like metal planks melted together, but yet i kno nothin bout luge so i wouldnt kno

**bucksaw87** · 07-25-2008 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by SlayFalcon

hmmm that seems pretty pricey for that board, seems like metal planks melted together, but yet i kno nothin bout luge so i wouldnt kno

well it's like this...if an rbros luge was a corvette, this street missile would be a cobalt SS. they're both designed for going fast and looking cool, but the rbros is more expensive and can handle speed better. with an rbros you can buy one and go win a world-cup race (with a little practice). with a street missile, you can buy one, still race (and win) if you want to, but it's mostly for DH and racing around with your friends. so there's a reason an rbros costs twice as much as a streetmissile.

**[ben]** · 07-25-2008 10:32 AM

Here's a Smrtic luge for $520 CAD. You might be able to haggle him down a bit, though I don't know if it's still available.

Just the frame.
$500 is a damn good price for this, too. Bill Smrtic made/sold these at a loss.

**DK525** · 07-29-2008 12:35 AM

I emailed him
anymore?
thanks

**ACIDAARON** · 09-10-2008 02:48 AM

Originally Posted by [ben]

Here's a Smrtic luge for $520 CAD. You might be able to haggle him down a bit, though I don't know if it's still available.

looks nice. Will probably need to put pads for your back. The vibrations i bet would really kill your back after a long run.

**Astaroth** · 09-10-2008 06:26 AM

I built a board kinda similar, same unpadded sort of pan. No problems with vibrations really, I suppose it might be nicer if I padded it but it's never worried me. The SMRTIC luge looks nice and if it's anything like his other gear I reckon it'll be tidy.

seems like metal planks melted together, but yet i kno nothin bout luge so i wouldnt kno

I lol'd so hard I think I peed a bit

**juklano** · 10-18-2008 07:38 PM

Rewsports Streetluge; AndyLally.com

Has anyone tried these? The price is unbeatable. $250

Trucks, wheels and bearing are not sold with this luge

**chrismcb** · 10-20-2008 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by juklano

Rewsports Streetluge; AndyLally.com

Has anyone tried these? The price is unbeatable. $250

Quite a few people have. I believe that is the luge that Beni Weber one the World Cup championship on two years ago, and took 2nd overall last year. Not to mention Lally himself. Problem is you can't get them new anymore.

**juklano** · 10-21-2008 08:56 PM

thnx for reply. Didn't know that.

**juklano** · 10-22-2008 05:55 AM

You have a sweet site btw. Keep it up. It's hard to find places that have info on street luge organized onto 1 site.

Is there a market for aluminum luges that aren't at least $1k? I'm just wondering why lally boards didn't keep going. I would expect that people would want an aluminum luge for that price. For me, I want to start, but finding companies that make them at an affordable price are either gone or dying.

**neuros** · 10-22-2008 06:51 AM

It's street-missile or R Bros (and TRS, don't know how I forgot that... thanks Christian) if you want metal...
One of the two I wouldn't own and am actually a little freaked out to ride with in tight packs due to certain construction techniques that leave sharp edges on the handlebars.
Lally stopped making luges to race trucks if my memory serves correct.
Tim Novak just started making Nor'Easter Luges, I haven't ridden one but as a wood and metal luge they're priced well and built clean. And less'n $600 iirc.
Other than that... take CAD drawings to an engineering student and have him make you one... find a machinist, buy a used luge...

**Christian** · 10-22-2008 08:52 AM

There are also the TRS sleds. Nice looking boards.

TRS

**chrismcb** · 10-22-2008 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by juklano

You have a sweet site btw. Keep it up. It's hard to find places that have info on street luge organized onto 1 site.

Is there a market for aluminum luges that aren't at least $1k? I'm just wondering why lally boards didn't keep going. I would expect that people would want an aluminum luge for that price. For me, I want to start, but finding companies that make them at an affordable price are either gone or dying.

Yes there is a market for them, but you've already answered your question. You can't build a board for that cheap, and make money off of them. Andy Lally sold the board for $250 at a loss just for parts, not counting labor.

Most exotic materials, whether it is lightweight aluminum or carbon fiber, they are expensive. Coupled with the fact that there isn't a huge demand on them, to drive down manufacturing, you just can't realistically make money selling them. The Rogers Bros sell their board for $900.But that includes a dozen years of R&D and a lot of work designed to make building the board inexpensive. Yet they are still only making a small amount per luge.