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pavedwave longboarding
distance longboarding, flatland pumping, cross-country adventuring, boardwalk cruising, and all things skateboarding and good times
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pavedwave
Joined: 22 Oct 2007
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Location: seattle wa usa
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| LDPanda wrote: | | you have to tighten the kingpin with a 7mm wrench about every half hour. |
i like everything about the loose, twitchy, surfy way radikals feel and would love to ride them for distances, but I wrote them off long ago for this very reason above.
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JeffVyain
Joined: 20 Aug 2009
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Location: Indianapolis, IN
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| I definitely don't feel like I need to drop mad cash. Virages are probably a much better choice...I wouldn't really know. I haven't tried anything other than my 5.0 Bennett. Does the Virage suffer from the lower top end speed/short pumps? Is Bennett just the way to go here? I'm just looking for something I can run a little lower without getting bite. I don't really NEED a change by any means. |
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LDPanda
Joined: 21 Nov 2008
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Location: Seattle, WA
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| I havent spent as much time on virages as some others here but i definitely didnt feel like that had a low top speed. Quite the contrary, i think for their width theyre probably a little 'faster' than a bennett BUT at a higher energy input. I didnt find the virage as 'effortless' as a bennett but it felt plenty fast and i dont think i ever 'topped them out.' Of the alternatives to a bennett front ive tried, i liked the virage front the best. That said, if it aint broke ... |
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JeffVyain
Joined: 20 Aug 2009
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Location: Indianapolis, IN
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Top speed is really what I want. Ultimately, I think I'll probably do some street racing on it. I want to push/pump the Broadway Bomb next year, among other races. I think of pumping as primarily a downhill endeavor to reach greater top speeds than I'd be able to do pushing.
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