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| Freestyler |
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I dunno about the whole slalom board for DH thing... I can see it being more nimble, but at high speed, the wheelbase becomes a factor...
I know speed wobble is rider error, but having a longer wheelbase sure helps to eliminate it.
I've hit 80 on my DH, but I'd NEVER want to go that fast on my slalom setup...
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| slob-air |
| Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:24 pm |
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| Tuned properly a slalom set-up will work just fine. You can get a fair bit of wheelbase out of today's slalom boards�like Fullbags for example. |
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| motorpsycho67 |
| Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:25 pm |
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Freestyler wrote:
I've hit 80 on my DH
Oh........
you mean KPH. |
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| Freestyler |
| Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:08 pm |
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hell yeah I mean km/h, trust me though, it's still fast as hell. I cut a tree down with my face at that speed.  |
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| Mig |
| Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:03 am |
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Zak wasn't the only one riding a slalom board at the Maryhill Invitational. I got this message from Patrick Switzer (who finished 6th, I think, at the MFOS and 2nd in Munnsville NY):
Patrick Switzer wrote: Mig,
You wouldn't believe it if you didn't see it.
At the Maryhill invitational last weekend I brought my 30" slalom deck and was killing it beating people like Mischo (Erban) and K-rimes (Kevin Reimer) all the way down.
I'm interested in setting up a gs board as a dh deck.
Slob, you will like this too. He was riding a Bennett on the front!
Patrick Switzer wrote: Tell your buddy that modded the bennetts I'm stoked on it. It rides really nice, especially at 65km/h through sweepers!
Like Zak and Patrick proved, a slalom setup could be an advantage on really turny courses where speeds aren't crazy fast. From the footage and aerial views I've seen of Maryhill, seems to me that good lines through the turns are more important than a perfect tuck and high speed stability.
In certain situations (tight turns, bad line choice, proximity of other racers) where a speedboard would drift and slow you down, a well tuned GS setup will make you stick and accelarate . It's easier to adjust your line around a tight corner without breaking traction on a GS setup than on a speedboard. |
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| Mig |
| Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:12 am |
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Freestyler wrote: I dunno about the whole slalom board for DH thing... I can see it being more nimble, but at high speed, the wheelbase becomes a factor...
I know speed wobble is rider error, but having a longer wheelbase sure helps to eliminate it.
I've hit 80 on my DH, but I'd NEVER want to go that fast on my slalom setup...
I think it's more of using the right tool for the right job. If the DH course is super turny and twisty with lower speeds, then under certain conditions a GS setup could perform better than a speedboard... |
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| Mig |
| Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:18 am |
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slob-air wrote: Tuned properly a slalom set-up will work just fine. You can get a fair bit of wheelbase out of today's slalom boards�like Fullbags for example.
I've taken my Fullbag GS in the 65-70km/h range at the 22" wb. I still had the option of going 23". The "Death or Glory" model goes to 23.35". |
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| slob-air |
| Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:33 am |
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| motorpsycho67 |
| Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:34 pm |
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Just watched it. Cool to see downhill on tv.
Got an extra bonus with the Team Honda World Superbike segment. |
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| Xgecko |
| Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:39 pm |
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Mig wrote: slob-air wrote: Tuned properly a slalom set-up will work just fine. You can get a fair bit of wheelbase out of today's slalom boards�like Fullbags for example. Yes, I think tuning is a BIG part of it.
I've taken my Fullbag GS in the 65-70km/h range at the 22" wb. I still had the option of going 23". The "Death or Glory" model goes to 23.35".
I skated with Karl Floitgraf on a medium speed DH in NW RI, he was as fast as all of us on his GS board |
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