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Message 1397 (19. Oct. 2004 16:21) (Tree)

zorg
getting back into it
Hi dZION,
I have wide skate board trucks (13,..cm) on my roller skates. For me with hard wheels, it's really cool for small to big ramp/grinding (I have also tried 88mm trucks), not for flat (or maybe with soft wheels). With some new generation round edges wheels, as the contact area is translated to its inside part, you can reduce a part of the 2 wheels inter distance.
The plus are:
-standard replacement parts (from inline and skateboards!!!).
-no limitation for the wheels diameter,
-so chose the lowest truck version for "lowering" the gravity center.
The minus are:
-maniability in street parks
-price in Europe
-Weigth?
-wheel consumption
Feel free to ask me more questions if you need. I have put the dimensions of my setup on http://zorgdotnl.ifrance.com/zorgdotnl

The www.vsk8.com looks very nice and not so expensive, I think I will try them as soon they have ramp wheels!!!!

Zorg from Paris

: Hi everyone,
:
: I've been searching for info on rollerskates for quite some time now, as I thought it died when inline boomed big-time. Like a lot of others, I switched to inline at the time.
: I haven't been skating for over six years now, but want to get back into it. I'm looking for some info on making your own skates, since I think I'll enjoy it more knowing I worked on them.
:
: I'd build them mainly for skatepark stuff, not verts in particular.
:
: I already went through the site, printing out most of the info on how to make skates, but I am kinda having trouble with the skateboard-trucks.
:
: I live in Europe, and fortunatly I can order from YOYO-skates. I got most of the other things down, and since I have a friend working in a metal-processing company, I might be able to get some parts and cutting done for me.
:
: About the trucks, is it possible to use regular skateboard trucks? wouldn't those be too wide, and if so, can they be modified and how? Also, the trucks shown on YOYOskates.com, which I have read a few things about on this site, what makes them more suitable for the job than other trucks?
:
: sorry for the long post,
: greets from Belgium
: dZION
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dZION: getting back into it (19. Oct. 2004 15:33)
 Hi everyone,

I've been searching for info on rollerskates for quite some time now, as I thought it died when inline boomed big-time. Like a lot of others, I switched to inline at the time.
I haven't been skating for over six years now, but want to get back into it. I'm looking for some info on making your own skates, since I think I'll enjoy it more knowing I worked on them.

I'd build them mainly for skatepark stuff, not verts in particular.

I already went through the site, printing out most of the info on how to make skates, but I am kinda having trouble with the skateboard-trucks.

I live in Europe, and fortunatly I can order from YOYO-skates. I got most of the other things down, and since I have a friend working in a metal-processing company, I might be able to get some parts and cutting done for me.

About the trucks, is it possible to use regular skateboard trucks? wouldn't those be too wide, and if so, can they be modified and how? Also, the trucks shown on YOYOskates.com, which I have read a few things about on this site, what makes them more suitable for the job than other trucks?

sorry for the long post,
greets from Belgium
dZION
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zorg: getting back into it (19. Oct. 2004 16:21)
 Hi dZION,
I have wide skate board trucks (13,..cm) on my roller skates. For me with hard wheels, it's really cool for small to big ramp/grinding (I have also tried 88mm trucks), not for flat (or maybe with soft wheels). With some new generation round edges wheels, as the contact area is translated to its inside part, you can reduce a part of the 2 wheels inter distance.
The plus are:
-standard replacement parts (from inline and skateboards!!!).
-no limitation for the wheels diameter,
-so chose the lowest truck version for "lowering" the gravity center.
The minus are:
-maniability in street parks
-price in Europe
-Weigth?
-wheel consumption
Feel free to ask me more questions if you need. I have put the dimensions of my setup on http://zorgdotnl.ifrance.com/zorgdotnl

The www.vsk8.com looks very nice and not so expensive, I think I will try them as soon they have ramp wheels!!!!

Zorg from Paris

: Hi everyone,
:
: I've been searching for info on rollerskates for quite some time now, as I thought it died when inline boomed big-time. Like a lot of others, I switched to inline at the time.
: I haven't been skating for over six years now, but want to get back into it. I'm looking for some info on making your own skates, since I think I'll enjoy it more knowing I worked on them.
:
: I'd build them mainly for skatepark stuff, not verts in particular.
:
: I already went through the site, printing out most of the info on how to make skates, but I am kinda having trouble with the skateboard-trucks.
:
: I live in Europe, and fortunatly I can order from YOYO-skates. I got most of the other things down, and since I have a friend working in a metal-processing company, I might be able to get some parts and cutting done for me.
:
: About the trucks, is it possible to use regular skateboard trucks? wouldn't those be too wide, and if so, can they be modified and how? Also, the trucks shown on YOYOskates.com, which I have read a few things about on this site, what makes them more suitable for the job than other trucks?
:
: sorry for the long post,
: greets from Belgium
: dZION
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Tobi: getting back into it (19. Oct. 2004 22:17)
 
There are lots of different concepts and
variations, it all depends on what you want.

Perhaps Rollergirl's vert skates would be an
option for you? They seem to be quite useful and
strong.

www.rollergirl.ca/aggressive-skates.html

If you want even stronger hangers (which last
longer for grinding etc) you could use skateboard
trucks. Tim for example uses Sure-Grip frames with
Independent hangers where the diameter of the
pivot has been reduced.

www.adinfinitum.de/Rollerskate/howto/tim_altic/setup2002.html

If you don't want to do that you still have lots
of options:

Generally you could use any skateboard truck. If
you want narrow ones (especially useful if you
skate parallel), check this table:

www.pinkjuice.com/rollerskating/trucks.html

The narrowest (generally available) skateboard
trucks I know of are the Tracker MidTracks. You
could ask for them at your local skateboard shop,
or you could ask Yoyo.

To mount the trucks people use metal plates,
cut-off skis, or cut-off skateboards, for example.
Here are some examples (plus links to
instructions):

www.pinkjuice.com/rollerskating/links/#Skates

I'm using wooden boards, and am working on a site
featuring improved boards and a basic recipe.

Tobi

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