AMA - will likely answer in comments to keep conversation clean unless otherwise unnessassary.
I may not tell you why, but I can tell you what!
AMA - will likely answer in comments to keep conversation clean unless otherwise unnessassary.
I may not tell you why, but I can tell you what!
Ayo dawg wassup?
@Kurt Derow Quite a lot and a little. Found a more permanent job solution, board work getting pushed back again, doing Esk8 stuff again (somehow keep getting wrapped into it,) a year of employment change....and a little less DH this winter. That's it in a nutshell.
@Samuel Sparkowich we have a beginner section too fyi, but our organization that way doesn't seem to get people in it anyway.
@Matt Needs Wheels Awesome. My offer stands to all skill levels, and I'm confident you won't get better answer elsewhere.
@Samuel Sparkowich Hey man! Can you make a roman candle tutorial? I can occationally get a decent one, but lack consistency on different pavement types and corner angles.
Current set up is the best it has ever been:
Any general tips for transitioning to free riding on little boards, either in setup or technique?
@John Hower I cannot give you a tutorial on roman candles as I've only done a few and am novice at them, just as well as most freeriding save a few things.
That being said, I know that Roman candles require a lot more nuanced input to kick out due to the fact that staying very close to that grip slip line while most of your body is centered over the board. You are trying to make very small movements while balancing upright with your weight focused towards one side of the board. Hard stuff.
To enhance your control, I reccomend starting with narrower trucks (as you have) and a more restrictive bushing setup. The narrow trucks provide the obvious articulation (ability to more accurately steer with less input noise) and the restrictive bushings will help slow your movements to allow more control over weight distribution. These harder bushings will also have an earlier curve of resistance to lean so you may be able to pop out slides more definitively with less lean. However, the harder bushings will also rebound faster, so be aware of how aggresively your wheels like to react when hooking up from a slide. Given the above changes, I would go with a square lipped wheel that is less "in the pave" and has more gentle braking. A K-Rimes PP in Pro SSF is my first suggestion. It has a more defined grip slip point thanks to the square edges but also won't buck you as easily because of the core and urethane profiles.
Hope that inspires.
EDIT - The above changes may make your board better at all freeriding if you are always using tiny WB narrow hanger setups....try the suggestions out. If you learn something and change a few things back, great!
