Another longboard for Tyler!

[UniTyler]

This time it's a speedboard:

Rayne Demonseed deck
Red Crail DH trucks
Pink Gumball Racewheels
RocknRon's Rocket bearings

Cost me $250, and it's worth every penny. This is like the KH of longboards - top of the line goodness. And unlike KHs, or any unicycle for that matter, it has a virtually unlimited speed limit...and yes, that was an oxymoron...and yes, this thing is made for speed! Serious speed, with no speed wobbles or shaky turns. Plus, this thing is sweet enough to be a race machine once I get good enough (and get a car to get me to the races...:)).

Pictures are to be posted on Thursday, when it arrives.

Just thought I'd let DK, Erin, and the other longboarders know.

"You know you're a longboarder when you sacrafice your masculinity with pink wheels for the delicious Reflex racewheel 'thane..." If you're not a longboarder, you wouldn't know... :rolleyes: :p ;)

[burjzyntski]

I was just thinking about you today. Now I know what you've been up to.

[sobriquet]

Congratulations. It's a good thing you put in that KH part, or else I would have thought it sucked because of the pink wheels part.

[DK]

NICE!

Youre getting quite the quiver... I'm glad youre getting into it.
I think you'll love the Crails compared to randal II's
The Demonseed is a wicked deck too.
Are the Ron's ceramics? Tell me you got spacers!?
You should consider (if you didnt already) getting a bunch or bones hardcore, Khiro, or my personal favorites, Radikal (have to be lathed/sanded down a bit) bushings and try some different setups.
I'm lookind forward to pics/your thoughts!

[abbabibble]

so what happened to the unicycling?
please tell us you didn't quit.

[UniTyler]

Don't worry, I'm unicycling, too! But hey, you can't beat flying down a hill at 40mph on pink wheels...

Here's a pic of the deck, and my avatar is a pic of one of the wheels.

[abbabibble]

now that IS a nice ride.
like it a lot...
havent ridden my longboard for a while...
i made it in woodshop!

nice teardrop deck with custom wheel slots cut by ME!

[UniTyler]

NICE!

Youre getting quite the quiver... I'm glad youre getting into it.
I think you'll love the Crails compared to randal II's
The Demonseed is a wicked deck too.
Are the Ron's ceramics? Tell me you got spacers!?
You should consider (if you didnt already) getting a bunch or bones hardcore, Khiro, or my personal favorites, Radikal (have to be lathed/sanded down a bit) bushings and try some different setups.
I'm lookind forward to pics/your thoughts!

R-IIs are good for carving, especially with upgraded softer bushings, kingpin, etc. That's what I have on my Mako.

The Crails are Crails and Crails are sweet. Crails. Mmmmmm.....

The Rons are just the standard Rons (non-ceramic $25 ones), and yes of course I got spacers. All ordered from Mark... (if you're on the 'Fish, you know who Mark is...)

[UniTyler]

The quiver so far:

Lush Mako
R-II 180s
Soft/Medium Indy bushings
Oust Abec 5s
Abec11 70mm Flashbacks 78a
Spacers

GFHurley Pigme
GFH 3" Oldschool Trucks
Khiro Blue Barrel bushings
GFH Abec 7s
Retro 66mm ZigZags 78a

Rayne Demonseed
Red Crail DH trucks
Stock Moog bushings
Pink 76mm Gumball Reflex 77a Racewheels
RocknRon's Rocket bearings
Spacers

(soon to be aquired for free)
Roe Racing Bottlerocket
Tracker RTS/X Trucks
75a S9 Slalom wheels
(I need to buy bearings, risers, spacers, hardware, etc.)

[Spudman]

Just about everybody and their grandma has a longboard in college. I think I'll just stick to unicycling.

[UniTyler]

Just about everybody and their grandma has a longboard in college. I think I'll just stick to unicycling.

But not a nice longboard. See, Sector 9s, which most college goers have, are just not very nice. And the riders who ride them usually don't know how to pump, carve, or DH worth a poop, and they just use their boards to commute.

Not all "longboarders" are longboarderz! :cool:
DK, Erin, and I are longboarderz.

[DK]

(soon to be aquired for free)
Roe Racing Bottlerocket
Tracker RTS/X Trucks
75a S9 Slalom wheels
(I need to buy bearings, risers, spacers, hardware, etc.)

How are you getting it for free? I'd get some harder wheels, but for free I wouldnt complain.

Ive got a pair of 90mm slpitfires on my Roe.. Theyre not cheap at $230 a pair, but theyre so damn awesome. :D
http://www.asphaltplayground.com/images/trucks/split-fire/brushed_thumbnail.jpg

[john_childs]

KH needs to have a line of pink tires.

[tomtrevor]

Don't worry, I'm unicycling, too! But hey, you can't beat flying down a hill at 40mph on pink wheels...

Here's a pic of the deck, and my avatar is a pic of one of the wheels.

that board is awesome! i was gonna get one of those boards but i got a regular deck instead. those things absolutly fly though with heaps of control.

last year a 16 year old kid designed one of those boards with springs that you can adjust for different control, and you can even adjust them so you can ride it in skateparks and stuff.

[UniTyler]

How are you getting it for free? I'd get some harder wheels, but for free I wouldnt complain.

Ive got a pair of 90mm slpitfires on my Roe.. Theyre not cheap at $230 a pair, but theyre so damn awesome. :D
http://www.asphaltplayground.com/images/trucks/split-fire/brushed_thumbnail.jpg

My local longboarder friends (sherpa-a-go-go, spaz_co, and *gnar_dog* on the 'Fish) didn't like the way the Bottlerocket's foot placement was. They didn't like it enough that they said I could have it for free, along with those RTS/Xs that one of them was replacing with :cool:Airflows:cool: and then some S9 Slalom wheels that I will probably replace with some ZigZags.

DK - I need a quiver pic, man! What's your name on the 'Fish?

[UniTyler]

that board is awesome! i was gonna get one of those boards but i got a regular deck instead. those things absolutly fly though with heaps of control.

last year a 16 year old kid designed one of those boards with springs that you can adjust for different control, and you can even adjust them so you can ride it in skateparks and stuff.

Seismics? (http://www.seismicskate.com/)

[The Bruiser]

that is a very nice longboard. YOu should have gotten the trucks with the springs in them. I have a krown longboard, its nothing special.

[UniTyler]

that is a very nice longboard. YOu should have gotten the trucks with the springs in them. I have a krown longboard, its nothing special.

Haha - no. Seismics are not a very good truck for downhill at all. In fact, Seismics aren't preferred by many for anything but slalom. Trust me, Crails are pretty much the best speedboarding truck you can get for under $200. :)

[Robbie]

Unlimited speed? Okay, you try and break the terminal velocity of you and the board, then once you do that tell me how you go at breaking the speed of light. As you havn't already told me that you've done it, I'm gonna assume you havn't done the second.

[Ricky W]

Nice. i was speechless when i saw the board. I have thought about getting into longboarding a while back when I went with my friend when he bought his

[ackgot]

where exactly do you do speedboarding? theres enuff long hills in washington?

[BillyTheMountain]

Don't worry, I'm unicycling, too! But hey, you can't beat flying down a hill at 40mph on pink wheels...

Here's a pic of the deck, and my avatar is a pic of one of the wheels.


So it's a skate board??

[BillyTheMountain]

Don't worry, I'm unicycling, too! But hey, you can't beat flying down a hill at 40mph on pink wheels...

Here's a pic of the deck, and my avatar is a pic of one of the wheels.


So it's a skate board??

[forrestunifreak]

Tyler needs a BC wheel, those can go 40mph and can have pink wheels.

[UniTyler]

Unlimited speed? Okay, you try and break the terminal velocity of you and the board, then once you do that tell me how you go at breaking the speed of light. As you havn't already told me that you've done it, I'm gonna assume you havn't done the second.

"Nerd Alert!"
-Austin Powers, to his wife, "Oprah"

[UniTyler]

For those of you who are wondering whether this is a space ship, a computer, or a pair of roller skates, here's a picture of someone elses. This one has the same wheels and deck (except for the decals), only my trucks will be a slightly different [better] brand and be red. Plus the wheels will be a pink version of those.

[UniTyler]

Here's that same board as in the last pic, only with the pink wheels. My board is coming tomorrow, and I'll post some "real" pics... :)

[BillyTheMountain]

For those of you who are wondering whether this is a space ship, a computer, or a pair of roller skates, here's a picture of someone elses. This one has the same wheels and deck (except for the decals), only my trucks will be a slightly different [better] brand and be red. Plus the wheels will be a pink version of those.

So it IS a skate board!!!

[UniTyler]

It came! I took it up to 30 mph (48 km/h) just a few minutes ago, and it is stable, fast, and yet quite turny. Very sweet! And the moment you've all been waiting for...pix! :D

[john_childs]

It came! I took it up to 30 mph (48 km/h) just a few minutes ago
How do you measure your speed on a longboard? Are you using a GPS? Is someone tailing you in a car or on a bike? Did you hide a Cateye computer on there somewhere?

[Ricky W]

I like longboarding mmore and more by every picture I see. i have a few questions

1.where did you buy it from?
2.Do you know of any longboarding forums
3.have you got to race it yet
4.where do you race it

ok I think that is all my questions

[UniTyler]

How do you measure your speed on a longboard? Are you using a GPS? Is someone tailing you in a car or on a bike? Did you hide a Cateye computer on there somewhere?

Mom in da auto. I just went again, and pushed harder with a little starter hill before the big one, and was clocked at about 35 mph.

[DK]

I like longboarding mmore and more by every picture I see. i have a few questions

1.where did you buy it from?
2.Do you know of any longboarding forums
3.have you got to race it yet
4.where do you race it

ok I think that is all my questions


1- Milehighskates.com
2- silverfishlongboarding.com
3- DH races are intesnse shit. You need leathers, moto helmets, etc. Slalom is a different story.
4- It depends where you live/how far you are willing to drive.

[UniTyler]

1.where did you buy it from?
www.milehighskates.com

2.Do you know of any longboarding forums
www.silverfishlongboarding.com - It's the largest, best, and most popular one out there.

3.have you got to race it yet
No. It'll be a while until I have the skills to race.

4.where do you race it
Nowhere...

EDIT: DK beat me to it! And he had all the right answers! :D

[Ricky W]

ok thanks. i am think about getting into it but I din't have the money right now

[john_childs]

Mom in da auto. I just went again, and pushed harder with a little starter hill before the big one, and was clocked at about 35 mph.
Get a little GPS to record your speed. You'll be able to record a track of your run down a hill and see what your speed is at different points along the hill and then compare it later to previous tracks. Plus it's another toy to play with.

[NordicUni420]

my pal longboards and we tail her in her oldsmobile, if i remember correctly, we gotgoing about 30-35. ive only tried it once, i got the speed wobble thing and wiped out into a ditch and hit myhead on the pavement. and now i have a substantial scar on my knee ta' prove it. it really looks fun though

[UniTyler]

Get a little GPS to record your speed. You'll be able to record a track of your run down a hill and see what your speed is at different points along the hill and then compare it later to previous tracks. Plus it's another toy to play with.

Yea, I'll get a GPS soon. Probably a cheap eTrex from eBay. It'll be eSweet! I saw one for like eTen eBucks plus shipping from a really legit looking private seller. He had good rep and stuff, too. But a fullface DH helmet comes first! Saw a nice one on eBay, brand new, for $20 when it sells online for $80.

[mornish]

pink wheels rule. I'm always looking for pink wheels for my skateboard.:cool:

[UniTyler]

pink wheels rule. I'm always looking for pink wheels for my skateboard.:cool:

Here's some Pink shortboard wheels for ya: http://www.silverfishlongboarding.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31030

[Naomi]

Here's some Pink shortboard wheels for ya: http://www.silverfishlongboarding.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31030

Sorry about this amateurish question: will those wheels fit my "Stiffy" Snakeboard? I could do with some larger wheels to smooth the bumps out a bit.



Nao

[UniTyler]

Sorry about this amateurish question: will those wheels fit my "Stiffy" Snakeboard? I could do with some larger wheels to smooth the bumps out a bit.



Nao

Sorry, I posted the wrong link on that other post. It was supposed to go to a retail site with some pink shortboard wheels. Anyway, I recommend THESE (http://www.milehighskates.com/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=14&products_id=319)for your board thingie. They are soft and semi-large (compared to your current wheels, anyway), so they'll roll great. I didn't know what that was until I googled it, but I do think those wheels I linked will fit.

[UniTyler]

Here's my new Bottlerocket, that I got for FREE! Yes, that is Carbon Fibre. :cool:

[mornish]

htf did you get that for free? It's soo cool. those trucks make me want to steal it:) How do you like it?

[UniTyler]

htf did you get that for free? It's soo cool. those trucks make me want to steal it:) How do you like it?

I like it, I love it, I want summore of it! :D

My friend said he didn't like the foot placement because he's a big footed guy. And you know what they say about guys with big shoes.........big socks..... ;) So he gave it to me.

The deck is a Carbon Fiber Roe Racing Bottlerocket ($95), and the trucks are a Seismic Stable ($28) and a Tracker RT-X ($19). The wheels are 66mm 78a ZigZags that I switched them from the pictured S9s ($39), and some random bearings ($15), and wedges ($5). All in all, a $201 board for free. Yes, I am happy.