The chinchiller looks really cool. I tried a dinghy (admittedly a pretty beat up one) at the indoor park the other day and it was... ok, but felt pretty sketchy.
mfashby
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Haha thanks. Those are fun๐ค until you land one primo ๐ฉ
I spend some time after initial setup carving as hard as I can at low speed trying to make it bite deliberately. If I can make it bite, I tighten a little bit. If it's too tight, increase the riser and start again. When I just can't quite make it bite deliberately, I tighten a tiny bit more for paranoia's sake.
This is awesome thanks.
I want to get this higher, it's a little tricky on a longboard to flatten it out.
Ah nice I've not seen that before ๐ค so many variations and so smooth
Good plan, post pics when you do ๐ท
My daughter (4) helped me paint this. First time I've done a skateboard, I've been meaning to for ages because this board was crying out for more colour.
Process was simple:
- scrape the stickers off (this was probably the hardest part)
- lightly sand to get a key on the existing paint and smooth any gouges in the board.
- 2 coats of water based primer
- poster paints and sharpies for colour and design
- several coats clear polyurethane spray varnish
- allow it to dry fully, lightly sand and buff to get a smooth-ish finish
I'm happy with how it turned out, although I'll give a bit more thought to the graphic next time. I didn't have much in mind so just went with my daughter's rainbow suggestion
original colours
Ahh I was reading (on ampskate) about how a 180 slide is basically a pivot just without lifting your feet, and going a bit faster ๐ pivots are fun, they're a nice entry point to a bunch of other tricks.
Wheels are Powell snakes, and the patch I'm riding here is actually a bit damp which made it much easier to initiate a slide at slow speed.
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Thanks ๐ I enjoy doing those