Slalom

I have had my dummy spit moments in the past but I'm really not that sensitive.

No wucken furries Ad's! :)

I like the sound of that, you going to post some photo's?

The 5.0 bennett and 125 randal have the same width, so go with those and 42 baseblate.  bit of wedge & dewedge and you have a decent start.  The barrels should be ok for the rear, but the bennets need cones, i've been using soft khiros that are cheap and seem ok to me but maybe someone else here can give better advice on that.

saw this on the 'fish and thought it might be interesting, Ronin have plans to do a 124mm hanger for ldp and slalom:

They'd be heavy being made from steel!

When asked Ronin about baseplates -> Ronin Trucks "We are going to be adding 20 and 45 in the near future mid March or sooner."

No problem Ad's. You ended up getting the best option anyway. 5" wide trucks are much more versatile yet still turny enough to have some slalom fun. I have no use for calibres so it looks like 2 people are winners.

Why make trucks from cast steel? I would have thought lighter being the better option. Aluminium can be cast and then hardened to be just like 6 series billet used in most precisions.

Casting a blank and then machining the bush, pivot and axles is all thats required for a high end performance truck. The rest is all just looks and marketing.

125mm might be OK for LDP, but for slalom it's too wide. Narrower gives you more grip and is more responsive. I like about 100mm.

There are CNC Ronins? I thought they used a precision mould over CNC O.o

whats goin on pumpin dudes. if i take my slalom board with trucks, wheels and wedges to hoppy will they sets it up for me with bushings and such? cheers, dude

just look at robbo and jackson's results on the CHC, they are probably the best people in Oz to help dial your setup for bushings and wedging

Super keen to get my wiggle on. got wheel wells and final shaping sand this arvo.

heres the deck so far, its probs more a GS, ditch slalom, general slasher commuter deck.

crap the pics keep streching out of shape, you get the idea.

Hey Dude,
you might be a bit closer to Steve Daddo for expert dialing in of your slalom board.

Time for SE Qld to start getting serious about wiggling again!

Adam, I love that shape. Modern slalom boards seem to have lots of width up front now just like yours. It is of course the basic shape of the roadster and remind me of this new Kebbek http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=148&t=8107 

I want your pool!

HA

Adam that board looks sick dude!

duuudes cheap option if i replace bushings? http://www.skateboardexpress.com.au/vault-5-aluminium-skateboard-tr...

cheers

Dude find ash donaldson on here he offered me a set of slalom trucks to buy off him for 50 RTS RTX combo, trackers. they are the 106 hangers they would be 100 times as good at those. they have a specific angle for the front and the back truck, specially for slalom.

http://www.skateboardracing.org.au/profile/Ashley?xg_source=profile...

Dude,

you'll be pushing shit uphill with a pointy stick using those trucks with just a bush change. Those trucks are made for park and street skate riders.

RTS/RTX are a good entry level but still need 2x wedge front 2x dewedge back as per the randal wedging guide

They can be had for cheap. It seems the local price has crept up alot since the last time I checked even though our dollar is high (go figure?). Shop around or even better buy em 2nd hand. I'm sure someone will be looking to offload in the process of upgrading.

A bush change will also be needed as the tracker stock bushes are completely dead.

I have foam double wedges available again. Same angle as 2 wedge blocks but thinner at pointy end. Weigh next to nothing. Very strong in compression.

$5 each limited supply. Write on my page anyone interested.

Throw your body weight into it when you're pumping. That'll get your speed up quicker.

Sounds like you're setup pretty good though.

Find somewhere with immaculate surface like fresh hot-mix in a new estate or even netball courts and you will really appreciate flatland riding. Rough surface slalom sucks.

http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1274

To help set a good course without making a big mess, build it in stages.

Intro, body and end of course.

Start the course relatively close with an intro of 5 cones at about 5ft.

My feet are just over exactly 1ft so its easy to heel-to-toe step and count. I never measure with tape.

For the body of the course, open them up to 6ft for another 5-6 cones. As a beginner keep them in a relatively straight line and mark a small dot with chalk.

Practice what you have laid out and you can make small adjustments without making a big confusing mess of chalk marks on the road and not have to rebuild a big course.

Lay down some more of the body for another 6 cones and open them out to 7 or 8ft if required. You might find you're really hauling ass esp if there's an incline. If its flat you can keep it about 6-7ft.

Once you've got your course built you can chalk in the cones you want to lock.

Only chalk a half circle on the side of the cone you go around.

Mark an arrow around one side of the first cone as a reminder which side to start the course.

Chalking one half helps you adjust to make offsets for a more challenging course.

I actually only use 3 dots instead of a half circle. Front back and one side of cone. It leaves less mess esp when I got to the netball courts. They get shitty if there's a mess after I ride there. It also makes adjusting easier to rub old marks out.

Fitz is on the money as always, and he's got the feet for the job!  I just use 2 purposeful paces to measure out a course, after 2 longish paces I then decide depending on the incline etc where to put the cone, on my toe or a bit in front or a bit behind. It makes setting a course almost as fast as walking. Bigger GS type hill need alot more thinking.

Although pumping around is the basic technique and good practice, the first time you try it between cones you will feel instantly stunted and off balance and it just takes a few runs to get your pace back. As you have no doubt read elsewhere, look ahead 3 or 4 cones, not at the one you going around.

With all these slalom newbies we must have a session again soon...as soon at it stops raining.

but your all at the other end of the country;^(

im sorry for hijackin the thread.

i have so many questions maybe i shoufd just email fitz and marek direct.

My front truck is on a half inch and the back is on a 1/8 inch riser and then the 7deg dewedge. it feels a little like i am pumping up hill. i think i should rise the back up aswell.

I tried to get some interest in the thread above but alas,,, i am a loner as usual.

just for a giggle check out the way bear delivered the washers

hey fitz, let us know next time you go for a roll... im keen to do more slalom, plus im burrowing some cones of alex at the moment so we could set a longer course..

Its great to see our Slalom gathering pumping up speed again on this website.

Lets start making separate discussions on specifics topics like the ones above.

Hey Adam

dont go direct to Fitz

Keep slalom going in the face of people.

Your questions help others and may help share the stoke.

No more earth tape on your photos either!

Bears packaging skills are frikken awesome! Ha!!!

Mental note to self, "Don't ever order a kingpin and nuts from Bear".

On the height topic, my back truck sits slightly lower. Not on purpose either. More by default. Low angle baseplates and kicktail boards just seem to set the axles that way. It never resulted in a wheelbite issue because I crank the bushes very hard so I didn't need to change it.

Whatever happened to Craig D? He doesn't even have an account page anymore?