why do the pros use top-mount boards for speed?
hey i see a few pros using the rayne avenger and chopped comet voodoo doll, those kinda boards are pretty similar looking, just wondering why pros use them instead of the drop-through or double-drop boards.. are they more stable at higher speeds being top-mount?
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Permalink Reply by Rob Mcwhinnie on -
YOU WHAT!!! bro lowered boards will slide and lock as much as the next, man up at the next hairpin and let her rip!!!
Jordan Madeley said:It's the speedcheck craze..... Eveyone wants to break into slides instead of using their feet to break. Sliding the board gives you that advantage of still having both feet locked in and able to hold your tuck coming out of the slide, instead of readjusting from a foot break.
Top mounting flat decks such as the Rayne boards gives the guys the advantage of sliding them. A lowered speedboard has a much lower centre of gravity and just doesn't have the same responsivness to break into a slide. It wants to stick to the ground and is more of a board for straight out runs with high speed. They can be pre drifted but it's work.
hope it helps
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Permalink Reply by Michael English on -
james is on 42 degrees and red elims
leighgriffiths said:james kelly rides randal 180s and i'm pretty sure he runs 50* trucks too.
45* plates seem to be the most common, but its all personal preference.
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Permalink Reply by Michael English on
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nahh bro, i just made one
Benbro said:wow!....thought you were a luge rider,havnt you told them.
Michael English said:finally the truth has been released to the public!!!
too bad luge riders havnt realised this...
Jacko said:topmounts = leverage, grip, gangsta lean
speed wobs dont actually exist, so stability at high speeds is all up to the rider
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Permalink Reply by Ian McGlynn on -
yes, come skate today nige
nige said:Top mount = more weight on the outside wheels= More grip yes ??
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Permalink Reply by Raine Kent on -
Dropped boards actually tend to break into slides easier because there less highside torque on the outside wheel which means slighly more weight on the inside wheel, a more even spread of weight really, so more force goes into sideways movement and less into the torque and rotation which causes you to high side, both boards by definition have the same traction, traction is provided by the wheels not the deck, with topmounts you just have more leverage on the trucks so you can turn them quicker and with more agility than you could on a dropped board. Dropped boards are more stable because they put your centre of gravity as well as the boards centre of gravity lower to the ground. But were really only talking about the thickness of the deck here, its not a big difference, you really only notice the difference when you start sliding
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Permalink Reply by Alex King on -
Still on grip but a bit off topic. When you've got a wheel, the inside lip is giving you the most part of your grip yeah? In saying that wouldn't flipping say a sector9 race form make it grip more because the inside lip is flexing more?
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Permalink Reply by lewis capellari on -
top mount boards are more manoeuvrable and the higher the board the more lean it gets so it is easier to rail corners with more grip. usually the topmount boards are slightly shorter and shorter wheelbase so this also gives the board more grip through corners and better turning.
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Permalink Reply by Phil Bartlett on -
this is hilarious, everyone has their own scientific analysis, there is so many conflicting theories here.
CLEAR AS MUD!!!!!!
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Permalink Reply by Paul Stone on -
yeah,
I get the impression that the drop through boards are more drifty and the top-mount ones hang on more before they slide, and take more to kick into a slide..
people say u get less stability on a top mount--.. i think this is because its easier to lean it one way or the other because of the more leverage... some of the drop through boards are really 'settled' and don't budge easily.. (not my tan tien though)
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Permalink Reply by Phil Bartlett on
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a very large part of that is probably how your trucks are setup bro. and then also the more time you spend on your board the looser you will handle them being setup at speed.
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Permalink Reply by The Dave on -
I think I've decided on the "open-ended investigation" for next year's HSC Physics. Plenty of practical investigation to be done...
Phil Bartlett said:this is hilarious, everyone has their own scientific analysis, there is so many conflicting theories here.
CLEAR AS MUD!!!!!!
I find it interesting that Kyle Chin rides a topmount when most of his riding seems to be sliding. Probably just personal preference though.
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