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Bathurst Slalom 46 Replies

OK, looks like there is a big green light!…Click here for the full story

Started by bernie. Last reply by Deeks63 Apr 29.

JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE???? 20 Replies

hi guys,, from the out side looking in, there was some chat about less slalom events and riders. After having a chat to bugs and haggy, i have a suggestion...longboard slalom. The older riders who…Click here for the full story

Started by retro racer. Last reply by bernie Apr 6.

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Cheap Timer 25 Replies

I've been looking around for a while for a cheap and wireless timing system for practice and taking to slalom days to just get some idea of the times i might be running with different boards etc. For…Click here for the full story

Started by Marek. Last reply by Dave M Apr 4.

Allawah Vintage and Longboard Slalom Ride. 13 Replies

Hey guys n girls,we are having a social Allawah Vintage and Longboard Slalom Ride.11AM, Sunday 17th March Allawah.This is a social get together so come along and ride your old school, longboard or…Click here for the full story

Started by retro racer. Last reply by Mark Gorman Mar 14.

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Comment by Ben freifeld on May 8, 2013 at 23:12: See, I just use a modified RC touring car camber gauge to find the right angle. It's about $25 and works on any truck, precision or not.

Premium Member Comment by Fitz on May 8, 2013 at 23:06: Here's how GoG do it

http://www.pavel-skates.com/trucks/slalom/g-o-g-homer/g-o-g-homer-a...

Even the top shelf trucks require the use of high tech pencils. :)

Premium Member Comment by Fitz on May 8, 2013 at 23:04: Yeah I know, but sometimes numbers can be misleading.

Standard scale increments of 1 degree with longer dashes every 5 deg.

Easy ;)

ASRA Admin Comment by Bugs on May 8, 2013 at 22:58: I get that decks are not always zero degrees, but a number on the truck allows you to ad or subtract the angle of the deck to arrive at the "real" truck angle. Without a number, what do you have? How can you compare it to anything? You'd be lost - totally adrift with only the actual feeling of how it rides to make a judgement. How could a slalom nerd cope?

Premium Member Comment by Fitz on May 8, 2013 at 21:45: a simple degree scale can be machined on.

numbers not required as not all truck mounting faces are flat zero deg.

eg. kicktail mounted boards

Comment by Ben freifeld on May 8, 2013 at 16:03: well bugs the degree business will happen..eventually. When i get a couple of these things made, and you like them, then i can anodize them in any colour you want and laser-etch a pony on them...just for you.$400 bucks a set will be my mates rates. AND by having a lower frictional co-efficient in the spherical, there will be less "lean" resistance, not much but less.

ASRA Admin Comment by Bugs on May 8, 2013 at 15:57: I don't think there would be. My understanding is that the man benefit of ceramics is that due to their thermal properties you can run them with little or no oil, which makes them faster. But the sphericals in a truck do not spin much at all, and do move at speed and would not get hot etc etc. So not much point.

Ben, if you're going all out I'd like laser-etched degree markings. And a pony.

Comment by Ben freifeld on May 8, 2013 at 15:52: Durability and a lower frictional co-efficiency. But really to be the first truck to use them i guess.

Comment by Lucas on May 8, 2013 at 15:41: just out of curiosity, would there be that great of a benefit in using ceramic spherical bearings?

Comment by Ben freifeld on May 8, 2013 at 14:19: These are some prototypes I'm working on, rear and front. They will be 7075 Al with Ti hardware and ceramic spherical bearings....I'm going all out on these babies! total build cost will be $300 for both trucks!