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Post by Graeme nsi on Feb 6, 2007 8:46:41 GMT
After much fun playing about on Will's board on Sunday, I've decided I need one. Which Landyachtz board am I after - the Downhill Race...? (although I'm just going to cruize around the park on it). Could I put my old Z-Rollers and Cherry Bombs from my luge on it, or would that ruin a good board and I should go for Randall 180s, etc??
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Post by Joel on Feb 6, 2007 10:25:04 GMT
I'd go for the Evo. I reckon you could start off with those trucks and wheels. If you find it doesn't turn well i'd change the trucks for summit like the 180 (get the UB version though) or Holey trucks. you could always use the trucks and wheels on your buttboard and swap them over when you need to use it.
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Post by boneless on Feb 6, 2007 12:15:57 GMT
Hey Graeme.
My evo is probably my fave deck i've ever had and I think it's a genius bit of design. I've never had a wobble on it, and the low deck made has it easy for me to learn to footbrake, and get used to travelling fast(er).
I've stood on dh race decks, and i know muzz, nick christie etc ride em but personally i like the extra bit of room the evo has to offer.
I had it mine setup with 180's to start with, which gave it a nice carve- and also enabled me to pendulum quite easily. Then moving on to dh trucks as i started to travel a bit quicker -the 180's started to feel a bit 'light' around 30mph for the novice!
At coash Thomas Landyachtz Edstrand chatted to me about them- and he said, although it was originally designed as a speed board, they found lots of folks were buying them to ride in more of a carvy round town way as generally people find it a really easy board to ride, and learn on. Understandably he was really into them.
Mega tough too - but that makes em heavy and so not good to carry too far.
jsurf are the uk importer and generally have both the dh and th evo in stock to have a butchers at- if you're down that way - else they mail order.
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Post by will on Feb 6, 2007 17:22:51 GMT
yer i use mine for loads of crusing round town, but have made a strap, across my back, that can be attached and taken off so when i'm in a shop its easier to carry around! have ridden the DH deck with luge trucks and 101mm flys and loved it, can roll over the anti-skate concreate,stones, small curbs, small branches, old ladies, little children etc etc, i prefered the DH race to the evo, was the look of the front end and it was at a different angle to the back but mainly cause i could ride it either way round and did'nt bother me! Will
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Post by Graeme on Feb 12, 2007 21:24:55 GMT
Okay, bought I second-hand Evo deck and R180 trucks - so, do I put on Cherry Bombs or 'ickle 78mm Flywheels I bought by mistake?
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Post by JasonA on Feb 13, 2007 1:28:45 GMT
Okay, bought I second-hand Evo deck and R180 trucks - so, do I put on Cherry Bombs or 'ickle 78mm Flywheels I bought by mistake? 78mm Flywheels on the front and Cherry Bombs on the back so it looks like an American Drag-Racing car. tumbleweedsI'll get me coat.
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Post by will on Feb 13, 2007 19:24:29 GMT
cherry bombs as you can roll over stones and smaller things (like kids) that may trip you over on it, but will pick up speed on hills though! and where did you get the deck from?
Will
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Post by Graeme on Feb 13, 2007 20:46:16 GMT
Cherry Bombs it is. Got it off a chap on the Lush forum called Danny. Probably best if I give it a miss until after the Brit bobsleigh championships next week - too much chance of a broken wrist, I reckon...
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Post by Graeme on Mar 1, 2007 18:56:01 GMT
Deck has turned up! So, what risers do I want to put on it (with Randal 180s)?
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Post by Joel on Mar 1, 2007 19:17:00 GMT
None to start with. If you find it is too turney you might wanna put some 10 degree angled risers on it.
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Post by tom w on Mar 2, 2007 8:28:36 GMT
I doubt you'll ever find a landyacht too turney. All those funny angles they mould into the deck, are there to take the turn out of the board - leaving you with a very neutral platform to stand on. You'll never need any wedge risers, the angled board does it for you. The drop deck also makes at a very easy board to footbrake with. Combined, these characteristics make landies very good decks to learn how to downhill on. I recently retired my landyacht, in favour of a radical w-concave deck pressed by Longy. It doesn't even have drop-through trucks, just conventionally mounted crails. In comparison, the handling of the the w-con deck is like skating on ice, whereas the landy was like walking through mud. I'm looking forwards to pushing the crails to the limit, but I don't think I'd be able to ride it without having spent three seasons on a landyach first! Ride hard, stay safe. Tom W.
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Post by Graeme on Mar 2, 2007 8:40:26 GMT
Ta. Ooh - I hadn't thought of mounting the trucks "dropped through" - should I?
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Post by will on Mar 2, 2007 8:47:30 GMT
Ta. Ooh - I hadn't thought of mounting the trucks "dropped through" - should I? can't on a landy tho?
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Post by Graeme on Mar 2, 2007 9:09:17 GMT
Ta. Ooh - I hadn't thought of mounting the trucks "dropped through" - should I? can't on a landy tho? Doh - of course you can't
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Post by 4 on Mar 20, 2008 6:38:06 GMT
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