Posts made by Joe Margalus

• Blowing it (what not to do)

  I've had my fair share of locals trying to blow the spots on my behalf, which honestly feels worse than blowing a spot out of my own stupidity. 3 particular events stand out to me: 1. Local retire...

  posted in General / Things You Should Know

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  Joe Margalus
  6/26/24, 9:29 AM
• Discontinued gear

  @Josh Gaudon the Sector 9 Downhill Division line as a whole. Especially what we commonly refer to as the " Lady boards" aka the Daisy, Tiffany, Lacey, Brandy, etc. There were fiberglass and maple v...

  posted in General (Gravity)

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  Joe Margalus
  6/12/24, 9:35 PM
• Footstop

  The dynamic of footstops over the last decade or so has really transformed the world of downhill and freeride. Anything from old urethane, to baseplates(i'm looking at you Adrian Treimanis), to CNC...

  posted in General / Things You Should Know

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  Joe Margalus
  6/9/24, 8:21 PM
• Rake

  @David Serate Sabre Trucks website has an amazing graphical aid that would fully support your thread. I will ink it below:   https://sabretrucks.com/technology/longboard-truck-geometry-guide/

  posted in General / Things You Should Know

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  Joe Margalus
  5/19/24, 9:29 PM
• IOWA, ILLINOIS, MISSOURI SOCIALS THREAD - Meet new people.

  Personal: @_georgewashingmachine(IG) / Chicago / DH, Freeride, Slalom / Chicago Longboard Society / Unlicensed Leanfest - Saturday before July 4 every year   Business: @calumet_skate(IG), Ca...

  posted in USA - Great Lakes & Midwest

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  Joe Margalus
  5/17/24, 11:28 PM