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Message 811 (15. Jul. 2003 00:07) (Tree)

lee e
trucks
sure

grind king is at http://www.grindking.com/
couldnt find the 3 inchers on the web, I actually saw them in a sk8t shop

my trucks are tracker and just a little longer than 3 inches i think?

ill mesure and get you exacts.
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lee E: trucks (10. Jul. 2003 20:16)
 both Tracker and Grindking make a 3 inch truck. this is about the widest you would want for roller skates


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Tobi: trucks (10. Jul. 2003 22:02)
 
Hi Lee

> both Tracker and Grindking make a 3 inch truck.

I didn't know that, sounds great. Can you provide URLs? I'd like to feature them on my list. Are the hangers of those trucks three inches flat, or longer than three inches?

> this is about the widest you would want for roller skates

I agree.

But some use wider hangers, for example Trackers (I think the Freestyle's hangers are 3 3/8), and others use Indies (I think they are called 101, and their hanger seems to be 3 7/8). They might be better for grinding.

So far I couln't find regularly available trucks with hangers shorter than 3 3/8.

What's the length of the hanger on your prototype?

Tobi


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lee e: trucks (15. Jul. 2003 00:07)
 sure

grind king is at http://www.grindking.com/
couldnt find the 3 inchers on the web, I actually saw them in a sk8t shop

my trucks are tracker and just a little longer than 3 inches i think?

ill mesure and get you exacts.
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Tobi: trucks (15. Jul. 2003 10:37)
 
Hi Lee

> grind king is at http://www.grindking.com/

I know, and the shortest truck I could find was the GK-6 with 4.25.

> couldnt find the 3 inchers on the web, I actually saw them in a sk8t
> shop

Grindking might, just like like Gullwing, offer custom versions for
some of their trucks.
But "both Tracker and Grindking make a 3 inch truck" in response to my
post about the custom Gullwings very much sounded like both Tracker
and Grindking offer 3 inch trucks as regular products, but that might
have been a misunderstanding.

If you ever discover a source offering those trucks you saw in the
skate shop, drop me a line or post the data here.
Thanks in advance :)

> my trucks are tracker and just a little longer than 3 inches i
> think?

If I remember correctly you told me that they are Tracker Racetrack
106mm. Those are 4 3/16 (hanger 4 3/16 axle 6 7/8) as far as I
know.

Regarding regularly available trucks, it seems the shortest are

Tracker: Freestyle or Racetrack-S
hanger 3 3/8 (8.57 cm)
axle 6 (15.24 cm)

At least that's what I had in trucks.txt;
I don't have the trucks, so I can't confirm the data.

I mounted my Gullwing three inchers on testing/prototype plates
(aircraft plywood), and they seem to be just what I need:
Low, light (not *really* light, but partly hollowed out base), short
(narrow), and grindable (the kingpin is lower than the edge of the hanger).

Does anyone know where I could get metal wood laminate?
It should be around five to seven or eight millimeters thick, have a
core of aircraft plywood (two plies per millimeter), and outer plies
of strong aluminum, titanium, or spring steel.

Tobi


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lee e: tracker race tracks trucks (15. Jul. 2003 21:15)
 take a look at ECS for tracker race tracks


http://www.eastcoastskates.com/trucks.htm
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Tobi: trucks (21. Jul. 2003 19:58)
 
P.S.

Bad news:

I tried the new trucks, and they don't go straight.

The trucks are the reason: when I switched hangers, the skates didn't drift as much anymore.

As confirmed by Gullwing the axles sometimes are not
perfectly in the center.
So I guess now I'm looking for three inch precision trucks :)

Tobi

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RollerSkater Dave: trucks (22. Jul. 2003 04:59)
 :
: P.S.
:
: Bad news:
:
: I tried the new trucks, and they don't go straight.
:
: The trucks are the reason: when I switched hangers, the skates didn't drift as much anymore.
:
: As confirmed by Gullwing the axles sometimes are not
: perfectly in the center.
: So I guess now I'm looking for three inch precision trucks :)
:
: Tobi
:

Does Gullwing not stand behind their product? Seems to me they owe you either a refund or a new set of properly made trucks.

Dave
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Tobi: trucks (22. Jul. 2003 09:42)
 
Hi Dave

Various circumstances unfeasible, uneconomical, and inappropriate.

Also:
Some issues are with the instances, but others are with the type, so I'm looking for a different type and manufacturer, not different instances.

Tobi



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Tobi: trucks (22. Jul. 2003 09:44)
 typo:

: Various circumstances unfeasible
make that

Tobi

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