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LDPanda · Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 418 Location: Seattle, WA

I picked up a wedge kit and some soft wedges over the holidays and have been working on redialing the superglider. Now im running:

Front:
1 Khiro 80a angled wedge
7 degree rail wedges
1 degree rail wedges
-- plus the 4 degrees of natural wedging = about 17 degrees of wedging
Khiro orange cone superglued to white cone (hourglass) on bottom
Khiro White barrel top

Rear:
1 Khiro 80a angled dewedge
1 Khiro hard angled dewedge (not sure, but around 5 degrees maybe)
1 soft 1/8 inch riser
Bennett stock (shorter) barrel bottom
Khiro red barrel top

Although i get a little bit of wheel liftage in the back at low speeds, its not a problem becuase i dont stay at low speeds long Cool

its fast!

Edit: i got off early today and had some time to do a longer run on this setup. I got really really tired, probably becuase i havent been able to skate as much lately and the holidays have added a little "resistance" to my waistline. One other thing i noticed was that the rear of my board was getting away from me a little bit, like fishtailing more than usual or something. I dont know how this could be as ive dewedged it quite a bit more than my old setup and put in harder bushings. Dunno, but hasnt seemed to slow me down and its a fun feel, so im not going to worry about it for now.

northcoast · Joined: 09 Sep 2008 Posts: 64

i re-set my superglider up today...i wanna try it, as soon as i can...probably won't be for another month or so, but this gives me time to really think my setup over.

Front setup
Venture 129 High hanger on an Indy plate
Wedged 5*
75a abec barrel bottom, orange/white conical top

Rear setup
Tracker RTS 149
Dewedged 7*
blue stim bottom, yellow bones top

Using otangs as wheels, as well as a toestop. I noticed on indys, the superglider wasn't as pumpable as with trackers, and it was noticeably stiffer too; mostly due to a shorter wheelbase. The vindy front (inture?) is much tippier than the RTX, and it's got about the same wheelbase.

I'll post up more results as they come in...for now, i'll pray for rain to wash all the sand out of the sidewalks and roads
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LDPanda · Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 418 Location: Seattle, WA

The superglider is an awesome sprinting board. Its also a great compromise between pumping and pushing efficiency. Its got a great responsive flex too. Unfortunately, i really cant say its an awesome LDP deck. I felt such a difference the day i got my pulse. Having the width up at the front truck makes an enormous difference. Right now my superglider is sitting in my closet unmounted because im not sure what to do with it. If i had the balls to bomb hills i would prolly use it for that. I also considered using it as a backup pusher for the ultraskate but with big flywheels its not that much shorter than my pulse. My final word on the superglider: Great for under 20 miles, if youre going further, get a dedicated ldp deck IMO. [/endrant]

northcoast · Joined: 09 Sep 2008 Posts: 64