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404404
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So i suck ass at rails and flips so i go down big hills, is there any good way to make its so the skateboard dosent wobble so much. I know carveing and shit is one way but anyone else have any tips so i dont die when going to fast.
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Jul 29 2004 7:55PM
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Lateralis
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tighten your trucks?? i dunno man, theres no hills here to go down


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Jul 29 2004 7:56PM
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sacchettiadam
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those are the speed wobbles,cant really help that,its all natural phisics
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Jul 29 2004 7:59PM
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Crow
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get a long board, tighten your trucks ALOT, wear a helmet when your goin down the hills, i know somebody who recently crashed now hes in intensive care and is in a coma






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Jul 29 2004 8:01PM
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404404
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Yea i dont want to tighten my trucks anymore becuse i want to beable to carve. Yea my freind just took a bad spill got some road rash and shuch. But what i dont get is like danny way going down that huge drop in and not wobbleing.
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Jul 29 2004 8:05PM
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i'm not sure if this makes any difference, but i have really soft wheels and it makes a really smooth ride down hills and such, but then my trucks are prty tight too, so i dunno.



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you can buy different little rubber spacer thingies for your trucks... i forget what they are called cause i am retarded, but you can buy stiffer ones....thats my advice





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Jul 29 2004 8:09PM
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just tighten your trucks, you can still carve, you just gotta lean into it a bit more
look into a longboard though, they're the most fun thing in the world, and it's a lot easier and fun to carve, and the ride is so much smoother

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Jul 29 2004 8:10PM
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Jaskittin
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Its called being pro, thats how danny way can not wobble. But ya, if your gunna hit big hills, look into a longboard. way smoother and more stable so its not as easy to eat shit. and faster.





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Jul 29 2004 8:12PM
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Ya as long as you are going fast you will be able to carve with tight trucks, so tighten them, that will stop the speed wobels







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when u get da wobles just lift up your front trucks a little and that should fix it
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^ yeah and tighten trucks alot it helps



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Jul 29 2004 8:38PM
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Stryken
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I have had my long board for a long time, and trust me man, if you wanna go really fast, you are gonna have to tighten the trucks. If you wanna carve, you are gonna have to loosen them. There is no way to do both without being stupid. I personally like carving a lot more, but whatever.

Longboards DO go really fast. Me n my friends got clocked by those cop things going 30 during a race. That is scary when you are in a race tuck and you are an inch off the ground.

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Jul 29 2004 9:08PM
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Yeah, get a longboard man. The thing about tightening the trucks...you don't really have to. It all depends what trucks and wheels you have on there.
Jul 29 2004 9:42PM
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skateboarding sucks, get a longboard.

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Jul 29 2004 9:51PM
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going downhill on a skateboard it sweet


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those little rubber things to tighten your trucks are called bushings.



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Jul 29 2004 9:54PM
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those little rubber things to tighten your trucks are called bushings.



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Jul 29 2004 9:54PM
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THEY ARE! im just joshin. ive ridin a long board before. those things r da shit. i want oneso bad
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well danny way is dropping in on that huge roll in and that roll in is prolly really really steep, just physic's like people said and maybe the wood keeps it from wobbling comapred to asphalt that your going down....who knows, just a thought, i could be wrong



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Jul 29 2004 10:15PM
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^Yeah, the wobbles are caused by vibrations coming off the uneven surfaces of the street. Wood ramps are smooth-thus now vibration and no wobble.

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READ WHAT I AM SAYING BECAUSE IT IS EVERYTHING YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SKATEBOARDING DOWN HILLS!

like others said, a longboard is the way to go fast down hills. i skateboard and longboard so i know my shit. first off, get big, soft wheels. they make carving and going fast so much better. second, BUY RANDAL TRUCKS. remember that RANDAL TRUCKS. the r-2 to be specific. these are designed with the kingpin pointing towards the ends of the board (opposite shortboard trucks). what this does is greatly reduce wobbles. randal trucks are amazing. i rock mine as loose as they go and i can carve as hard as i want, and move fast stabily at the same time.
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Jul 29 2004 11:03PM
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i mean you could ride other trucks made wider for longboarding, but there really is no better alternative, it's worth the investment.
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Jul 29 2004 11:05PM
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R 2s are good for carving and bombing at under 45mph, but above that get R1s, and also a dropthru setup will greatly reduce wobbles without the need for ultra tight trucks
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Jul 30 2004 1:16AM
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If you don;t want to tighten your trucks you can just wait, the speed wobbles will stop with time once you get better, I used to have the same problem but not anymore.



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Jul 30 2004 10:19AM
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Wear helmet, elbow & knee pads, and dont forget to wear maxi pads too, and you wont get killed going downhill hella fast.
Jul 30 2004 11:13AM
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get a long board too.




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Jul 30 2004 11:22AM
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Crow
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the kid i was talkin about, he had a stroke this mornin, and hes most likely gonna die, so yeah... wear a helmet. he cracked his skull open and thats what caused it all.






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Jul 30 2004 12:57PM
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who is he
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shit that sucks, my firend a week or so ago was like a foot from smaking his head on a curb when he fell.
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Jul 30 2004 1:03PM
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Crow
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yeah, my mom just called me to tell me what happened, she was sobbing






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she was crying*






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Jul 30 2004 1:20PM
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mmm...skating down hills is fun till you hit a rock and get bucked. good stuff...
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