This looks good to me because of how quick and easy it is to set up and take down. But I'd really like to use it amongst a group of riders at practice sessions, and for informal jam races. So the big question for me is how easy it is to transfer the timer and sensor from skater to skater. Is it some...

Maybe a silly question, but... Any thoughts on the difference between using red cones compared to white cones? How about issues with using alternating colors (such as red for heelside and white for toeside)? One pyscho-social issue I've thought of is that when setting cones in a public place like a ...

Not strictly slalom, but every second Monday of the month there is a longboarding get-together in Yoyogi koen at 8 pm. The next one is tomorrow, December 13th. More details here: <a href="http://www.outdoorjapan.com/cgi-local/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=000870">http://www.outdoorjapan.com/cgi...

Aaron Morris wrote:2 sets of 105mm metal seismics (like new) $20 for ea. truck

A 45 deg and a 30 deg? What colour springs?

We could decide to allow uploading of avatars, but we still need someone to "police it" or it'll go nuts. I think you should have a bit more faith in your users. There are plenty of forums that allow uploading of avatars, and very few problems. Just place a restriction on the image size (e.g. maxim...

Here are some <a href="http://www.doco.net/snow/kugenuma/index.html">pictures of the ramps</a> used. I have never skated vert, and had never done a ramp start, so the ramp was totally intimidating for me. The first time I got up on the ramp I chickened out and had to climb back down. Very humiliatin...

I didn't manage to catch the names of the winners, but I did take a bunch of photos and some video:
http://www.doco.net/snow/kugenuma/index.html

The race was split into two divisions (Open and Beginners), and there was a long-span (6'11" cone spacing) and short-span (5'3" cone spacing) race in each division. The Open division had a start ramp while the Beginner division had a push start. The course was flat, with 23 cones for the long span a...

2004 AJSA Dual Slalom Date : Sunday 14th November Time : Entry at 10.00 am, Racing at 11:00 am Location : http://www.s-n-p.jp/skatepark/ (Kugenuma Skate Park) Course details : Straight dual slalom on a flat course. Two events - 160 cm cone distance and 210 cm cone distance. Click here for all the d...

Thanks for the help everyone.

Yes Joe, I am in Japan.

It seems concave decks are a bit of a rarity in the slalom world. Is there a reason why?

The Pocket Pistols site seems to be down, and the Bahne site doesn't say. Do either of these decks have concave?

I'm set to buy my first slalom deck. I'll set it up with Seismics (I like Seismics!) and probably Avalons (as they seem to be what everybody rides). Now here's some other info: * I like concave - just a little to let me know where my feet are. * I can already pump my longboard through 7 foot cones -...