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egret · Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 84

15 mph average. Damn. Awesome.

I haven't been keeping much track of my speed lately. 10 for me is a sprint. I decided to stop caring and just cruise and enjoy the ride. 7 or 8 mph is my average last time I checked. I wish I could see examples of techniques cuz ya'll must be doing something I haven't figured out.

My LDP decks are the Pulse and Galac. Such different feels but both effective. I start favoring one and the next day I favor the other. I prefer the nose on the Galac because I can put my foot light over the front truck for quick acceleration. Only problem with the Galac is it is too pretty. I chipped the paint a little and I'm crushed. No more attempts at cross stepping on it for me. My pulse is all dinged up and it doesn't bother me, go figure.

Parson Adams · Joined: 02 Jun 2008 Posts: 93 Location: San Antonio

I couldn't believe it either, but the GPS doesn't lie. I wonder what will happen if I lower my Mermaid's front truck too. It is still at 20 degrees. Mind, I still have the rear RTS dewedged at 12 degrees. So, 15 in the front and 12 in the rear make me go fast with little effort. I'll try it out on the Mermaid this eve. I only have a 8-10 mph average on the Mermaid. I wonder if 15 degrees is just a Sweet Spot for me.
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pavedwave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa

Nice Parson, sorry to miss your post the first time. To be quite honest, I don't know what all my angles are on my boards, I should spec that some time but as much as I like to geek out, I just throw together a soft angled riser and one of the bigger Khiro wedges and go -- I'd guess it to be in that 12-15 degree range.

Sounds like you might want to submit a Cyber Mile soon!

samhell · Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 66 Location: San Diego, CA USA

There is a new flavor avaialble now of the GTCPLDP,
called "Grape". Here's a teaset shot..
I have a few new colors I will be doing this year.

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jat. · Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:48 pm Post subject:

Wow ... Looks dreamy!
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northcoast · Joined: 09 Sep 2008 Posts: 64

how's the concave on these?

jat. · Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:08 am Post subject:

Non-existent. The galac boards are all (if I'm not mistaken) flat.
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sleeveless · Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 8

Yup, Galac LDP decks are flat as, well, a board. I really like flat decks. I guess it comes from learning to skate in the sixties. I put about 25 - 30 miles a week on my Galac and love every minute of it. John's putting the finishing touches on on my son's deck right now. It's the purple one posted above. It will be setup with a Bennett front, Tracker RTS rear, and orange Orangatangs. It's the opposite color scheme of my own deck. If you get a Galac LDP I don't think you will be disappointed.

jat. · Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 5:59 pm Post subject:

Mine won't be here until March-ish. And the main offender is Norwegian post service. Hoping they have the decency not to question the content, having me call them up, send them a copy of the receipt (not sure if I actually have one ...) and sending it to them ... then waiting for them to act.

However I'm sure this is just my nerves as Mr Galac himself assured me that he sent a Balboa to another Norwegian skater (as myself) and was told that everything arrived on time without any hiccups.

The snow however, Mr Galac. What about the snow?
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samhell · Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 66 Location: San Diego, CA USA

Here are a few shots of the new grape color,
setup complete...

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