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Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:14 am
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Am trying to learn footy/manual at the minute, and have noticed that when I have all my weight balanced on the one foot, there is a "shhh" sound from the top of the mega-wheel actually scrubbing against the top of the wheel well, due to the way all my weight is pushing them together. . . has anyone else experienced this, or is it perhaps time I brought out my spare pair of new torches?
I mean if I was really heavy I could understand why it happens with all my weight on one foot, but I only weigh about 115 lbs.  |
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Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:54 am
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Yes it has happened to me before,
I'd suggest trying to put your spare torches megas in your other torches just to see if it was the megas themself. If not, you can use those for just messing around and your new ones for practicing footys, vert, etc.
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Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:02 pm
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| Merrie_England wrote: | | ... but I only weigh about 115 lbs. |
WHAT?!?!?!
Dude .. I wish I onl weight 115 .. damn .. vert .. air ... flight. |
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Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:03 pm
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Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:05 pm
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are you sure its not the bearings? I notice a distinct sound when I do a footy vs regular skating when I shift my weight (weighing about 175 - 180). I swapped out bearings and BOOM
The reason I say that is there would have to be something physically wrong with the Wheel housing itself. Like on my GTs, my wheel void actually goes into the sole when I take my shoe off and put pressure on it, which typically degrades your speed as well...
So basically, the point of this entire post is "Does it slow you down?" |
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Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:54 pm
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| HeelyTrickster wrote: | Yes it has happened to me before,
I'd suggest trying to put your spare torches megas in your other torches just to see if it was the megas themself. |
Cool, will try that, thanks. 
| IVI4V3R1CK wrote: | | are you sure its not the bearings? |
They're bones reds but they have been taking some serious stick from vert lately, so I'll try diff ones and find out, cheers
| IVI4V3R1CK wrote: | | So basically, the point of this entire post is "Does it slow you down?" |
It "feels" like it does a little, but I'm not good enough at footy yet to know if it's just my wobbly balance that's slowing me etc. . . but next time i get a chance to practise footy (next thurs when I work because it has the best floors) I'll try diff wheels and diff shoes and get back to you. 
| merlyn_DHC wrote: | | Dude .. I wish I onl weight 115 .. damn .. vert .. air ... flight. |
Hehe, I wish it was that simple - sadly weighing less means I have less momentum too which counteracts the fact that gravity exerts less force on me, but in theory I suppose I might take less damage from a fall as there is less weight behind it.
| HeelyTrickster wrote: | | LOL I only way 80 somin haha |
Hehe, how old/tall are you - if you're younger/shorter that might explain you weighing less - as an adult 115 is about the lowest I can get without being anorexic  |
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Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:46 pm
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Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:49 pm
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| I can't footy AT ALL |
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Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:42 pm
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Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:16 pm
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| HeelyTrickster wrote: | | Lol - Im 14 but im like 5'7 or so. |
5'7'' and 80 pounds? thats sickly thin... :/ |
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Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:35 pm
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im 5'3" and weigh 120
@merrie, ya shure it isnt you dragging the brakes? maybe your not doing a real footy but what does annoying kids at the mall do and then call it a footy. If its not you dragging the brake then the wheel well is probably out of place meaning your shoes is brookkkkeeeddd'ed. |
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Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:59 pm
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| heelingforlyfe wrote: | | HeelyTrickster wrote: | | Lol - Im 14 but im like 5'7 or so. |
5'7'' and 80 pounds? thats sickly thin... :/ |
Hmm scratch that i way 100 lol. |
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heelysutah: hey ppl what is the hardest trick to you
Heely Hailey: bloodstain grind on an 89ft halfpipe, and then drop back in bloodstain
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Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:24 am
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| seth1230™ wrote: | | @merrie, ya shure it isnt you dragging the brakes? |
Nope, definitely not dragging the brake. . . I read how that can be disadvantageous causing you to rely on it, so I make sure when I'm practising that my foot is almost completely level.
| seth1230™ wrote: | | If its not you dragging the brake then the wheel well is probably out of place meaning your shoes is brookkkkeeeddd'ed. |
Most likely - they have taken some stick, I'll suss out what it is eventually.
@Tuna: Don't worry about it I can't do footy yet either properly. . I can just get the balance almost right and maybe take my back wheel off the floor for only a few feet, if that. Still need lotsa practise.
I would try it at the mall or somewhere but it's too noisy to hear this little noise, which is why I can only test with a diff pair of wheels/bearings/shoes next time I am at work next Thursday. . . there's a quiet place there where I practise, which you may have seen in my Youtubes. But as I say, I'll try diff wheels/shoes etc and find the culprit
| seth1230™ wrote: | | im 5'3" and weigh 120 |
I'm about 5'4" |
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