Skully

I like me my Red Baron too! (Even if it is disguised as a Stinger...) Hey Mig, when are all your new decks gonna be available?

START ramp anyone?

With all this talk about Checker Pigs, I'll have to change pay tribute with the avatar...

Hopefully we'll be able to get together a few times during the summer... Planning a Slalom session Sunday May 23rd in Herriman at around noon.(Weather permitting.) If you're near the Salt Lake Valley and are interested in carving some pavement, you're welcome to come. We'll have plenty of slalom gear, along with Loaded, Carveboard, and various other setups. Shoot me an email via my profile if interested, and I'll get you directions.

Take all of this with a grain of salt... I'm by no means a slalom expert, but I like to pretend to be one. As you've already said, you'll all do better with dedicated slalom setups, but it looks like your having fun as it is. Who's that in the red long-sleeve riding the dropped board? I'm impressed that you can stuff that thing through cones that well... :) And the blue shirt with the hat riding the Axe? (First, get a helmet...) Second, bend yer knees, and get your upper body into it.... <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR74oyubFJQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR74oyubFJQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

Review: F2 Speedster RS 183 World Cup Edition

Original Longboard Trucks are supposed to be similar to Revenges. I haven't ridden either, so no opinions. When I want super turny / carvy I ride a Carveboard (which is not very often, my slalom boards fit the super turny / carvy bill quite well too...)

Some folks use MyChron lap timers, others use Barrel Racing timers with IR start / stop.... Neither option is very cheap though.

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How aboot this? Bottom board is a Pavel woodie, probably has a kicktail comparable to the Axe's. Top is a fullbag, of course...

Bullwings: All the Fullbag Slalom decks have a kicktail, but it's very mellow compared to the Axe's. I LOVE the concave on the tail on the fullbags... Arclite: Subsonic is in Portland, Oregon. Looks like he charges $15 to ship a deck. $50 for Bennett / RTS? Is that new? Shipped? Sk8kings has RTS's for 17.99, and Bennets for 25.99 = 43.98, plus shipping. They're located in SoCal, so you "might" be able to pick them up and avoid shipping? Shameless Fullbag Promotion:

Keep the indy's and get risers.

Propelling Yourself With Turns; How to pump by Daniel Gesmer

Allrighty then… Time for my schpeil on the slalom skating thing…. As Gecko mentioned, your hypercarve probably isn’t the best setup for slaloming. In Slalom Skateboarding there are usually 3 disciplines: Tight Slalom (TS): Cone spacing 5 - 6 feet. TS boards are usually around 31” long, with wheelbase options from 18” – 20”. Hybrid Slalom (HS): Cone spacing 6 - 9 feet. TS boards are usually around 33” long, with wheelbase options from 20” – 22”. Giant Slalom (GS): Cone spacing 7 - 15 feet. TS boards are usually around 35” long, with wheelbase options from 22” – 24”. Super GS is run sometimes also. It’s just a next step up from regular GS. I know that top speeds on the GS course at last years World Championships were 25 – 30 MPH. Don’t know if you consider that “high speed”. Slalom Skateboarding is the geeky side of skateboarding like Alpine Snowboarding is the geeky side of snowboarding. Folks who get into it usually have a quiver of multiple boards, multiple types of trucks, and piles of wheels in different sizes, hardness and shapes. If you eventually decide to purchase, I’d suggest getting a hybrid board, drilling some extra wheelbase options into it, and you’ll be able to run most courses on it with wheelbase and truck changes. If you’re in TX and anywhere near Austin, check out the 2010 Texas Sizzler this weekend. I think Rick is planning on being there, and some guy named George Pappas is signed up, so there will be snowboarders, and plenty of other folks to talk shop with. The slalom community is a lot like the alpine community, so if you get a chance, go check it out…

Looks fun! Specs? Builder? .....?

Hey Jonny! Long time, no post eh? I'm working all weekend, so Snowbasin isn't a possibilty, but if you get down near Park City, let me know.... Not sure about Bordy and Tille, you may want to post something over on the HB forum and they may see it there.....

The topsheets on the GS boards have this subliminal / 3-d thing going on that gives you a headache if you stare it them long enough... (Doesn't really show up in photos, but if you get a chance, check them out in person...)

;) Here you go... Burton M6, 3 strap bindings, No-name Sorrels with ski-boot liners, day-glow leash, day-glow Quickslver jacket and MATCHING HEADBAND(!), day-glow Kombi gloves, pink goggles..... STATE OF THE ART soft-boot carving.... (20 years ago....) Out of everyting in that setup, I think I miss my hair most of all.... Damn, I feel old... And now, back to your regularly scheduled flame-war.

Yes, snow (finally...) Snow yesterday, and overnight last night, with at least 2 more storms predicted before Saturday.... So, Bring both boards (Just in case...)

I actually own and use both of the pieces you linked to. I tend to wear the full "shirt" when free-riding / tree riding as it should offer a little more "full-body" protection. I wear the vest more when I'm riding the carving sticks on groomers, as I figure the most danger there comes from being hit from behind. Neither peices is too bulky, and I don't really notice them while riding. The only complaint I have about either piece is the extra warmth (which you've mentioned shouldn't be a problem for you.) The "chest protection" on the vest is actually all one piece of foam. To help with the heat, I actually cut a bunch of holes in the foam, in between the thicker parts to allow for some airflow, which has helped a lot... I actually got nailed from behind by a straight-lining gaper yesterday while wearing the vest. (I was the ONLY FREAKING PERSON on the run, and the idiot still managed to hit me, but I digress...) As with most collisions, I'm not sure exactly where most of the impact happened, or if the armour helped, but I'm still in one piece, and am glad I was wearing it....

Are you serious Bob? Don't you remember that Coca-Cola commercial with Lance Armstrong at a Nascar event? Driver: "Is it true you shave your legs?" Lance: "Shaving your legs stimulates nerver endings under the skin, that activates neurons in the brain creating a surge of adrenalin, so you're faster." (Cut to shot of Driver shaving his legs.....) EVERYONE who rides an alpine board should shave their legs, so as to ride faster.... Back to your normally schedule program....

Saw an entire family completely decked out the other day... The youngest was probably 8, and wearing Bogner.

Mildly forward. 12 front, 3 rear. Tried duck, tired more "splay" between the feet, and my old knees don't like either any more...

"They say" that T-boards work great for straightlining - even better than skateboards. Not sure what you mean about "without the free spin on Y axis"?