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

lol yes

derekderekderek · Joined: 04 Aug 2009 Posts: 13 Location: Redmond WA

Yeah brotha Paul Kent!

I am so freakin' far behind on what's going on here. Completely lost. You guys are on it.

I imagine it's posted somewhere here already, but it would be awesome to get advice from anyone here about new setup possibilities. What's out there as far as a light, stiff pumping deck with some foot room? And for trucks- any suggestions for a wider carving front truck with a tiny bit of surfiness? And what's the thinking on the back truck- are you guys finding more flatland speed in a stable back truck, or in one that has some give to it?

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

For a front truck intended for flatland speed, most people seem to be using the Bennett 6.0. Its wider and stabler yet still maintains a surfy feel. I find it too wide for the hills on the burke gilman but its definitely the truck of choice for the cyber mile guys. As far as decks, the lightest is probably the foam cores made by dustm (his name on this site) i believe his company goes by the name 'slippery skates' but im not positive on that one. The roe mermaid and subsonic pulse are both very respectable for speed. Theyre both a little longer than the dustm foamcore and a little heavier. The pulse tends to run a bit stiffer than the mermaid. For rear trucks, it sounds like most prefer a tighter truck for speed. A lot of the cyber milers are using a Seismic 155 paired with the Bennett 6.0. The same effect could be had from a standard bushing truck, however. I personally like the airflow and the virage when it comes to rear trucks.

stocago · Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 227

Hey Derek, what is your current setup, btw? Would you be interested in a foamcore? The Slippery Skates are nice and light and may have a tad more width than the Mermaid or Pulse. Not sure about the LBL or Galac. I'm not sure a foamcore would be a good everyday deck, but it'd be a great track or time-trialing one.

As far as trucks, you should definitely try the Bennett 6.0 in front. For flat land I'd use it all the time, but with more varied terrain it can be kind of a pain. You should also experiment with a Seismic Stable-Turn in back. The medium green springs work best for me. With light tension they can be almost carvy and tightened down they really push me forward. With the reds I need them full stiff and with the purples I keep them on a lighter setting.

edit: d'oh! you beat me to it LDPanda! I'm too slow Sad

SkateKi · Joined: 15 Aug 2009 Posts: 36 Location: redmond washington

hey thanks for the tips! crazy that you guys had the same thoughts at the same time...

i'd love to try out the foam core, and the bennetts and the seismics. and the mermaid too of course. (there have been actual mermaid sightings in Israel in recent days. for real!)

my current setups are the same as they were 3 years ago. i hadn't been riding much at all since then. even with ancient equipment it feels great to get back into the groove.

ps- I changed my screen name because I was having trouble logging in.
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SkateKi · Joined: 15 Aug 2009 Posts: 36 Location: redmond washington

what is the current record over 5 miles?
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stocago · Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 227

I believe the unofficial record was 20:28 for 5 miles, which was done on a quarter-mile track (20 laps). I believe a sub-20 is doable.

I think someone needs to do a half-marathon, somewhere under an hour. The hour record should be 14 miles plus.

SkateKi · Joined: 15 Aug 2009 Posts: 36 Location: redmond washington

we did a 13.1 mile half marathon for the 2006 solstice skate. the results are somewhere in the events page or something? 56:23 won it.

any word on how Ian's new setup worked on the track? looking forward to hearing how it went down.
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pavedwave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa

hey fellas, both of those records are now up in the re-org of the cybermile page.

i've been moving things about in light of all the full-marathon records just established over in the UK. even tried to rouse the NWLB crew out of hibernation, but most of the crowd leans toward "gnar" courses with steeps and slidey turns. the flats are a different beast.

our half-marathon got buried on the 'events'! its also here on ncdsa:
http://www.ncdsa.com/contest_registration.asp?ContestID=231

SkateKi · Joined: 15 Aug 2009 Posts: 36 Location: redmond washington

cools. thanks JP.
Also, Greg and Ian have some blazing 5 mile records that would be cool to see up there. I could post a distant third place time if you need any additional times for that. i think 5 miles is a key distance.
and eventually I wonder if we'll be seeing more of the 10k 20k 50k distances recorded by the euro folk. great stuff!

JP- you have done an amazing job building and promoting LDP. i'm completely impressed.

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