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by Mr Surly
Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:23 pm
Forum: CHIxILL
Topic: Quadruple threat-Tod Oles
Replies: 9
Views: 12808

Oles is the man! I can believe the save you made on Hobby Park, you
moved like a super-hero!

Congrats on your jug, and the big beef award.

Nice to hang and skate with the Freak Brothers.
by Mr Surly
Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:10 pm
Forum: Media Resources
Topic: Da Farm. 6 years and noone to write about it
Replies: 1
Views: 6062

Wes Tucker did a nice write-up on the 6.0pen
for our little slalom fanzine, "Criddle : Pump & Disorderly"
PM me with an address and I'll send you one.
by Mr Surly
Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:43 am
Forum: Fatboy
Topic: New Fatty! Love on the rocks!
Replies: 0
Views: 4396

New Fatty! Love on the rocks!

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by Mr Surly
Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:45 pm
Forum: For Sale - Wanted
Topic: WTB: Splitfire rear
Replies: 2
Views: 3316

found one ... thanks
by Mr Surly
Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:32 pm
Forum: For Sale - Wanted
Topic: WTB: Splitfire rear
Replies: 2
Views: 3316

WTB: Splitfire rear

Anyone?

Thanks
by Mr Surly
Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:28 pm
Forum: Down South
Topic: Downhillbillies July Jug Jam July 21, 22, 23, 2006
Replies: 4
Views: 6119

pictures from the weekend

Hey everyone, I had a great time this weekend.

Here are a few pics. Thanks for taking these Will!

http://s92.photobucket.com/albums/l19/D ... Jug%20Jam/
by Mr Surly
Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:10 pm
Forum: Split-Fire
Topic: modified splitfires
Replies: 50
Views: 76240

a little bird ...

... tells me that there is already one out there.

i heard tall tales of a pivot bearing [bushing] being
used in ohio. true or false?
by Mr Surly
Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:03 pm
Forum: Movies
Topic: Anyone have Pump Station TS footage?
Replies: 1
Views: 3659

Anyone have Pump Station TS footage?

Looking for Pump Station TS footage ... give it up.

thanks
by Mr Surly
Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:00 pm
Forum: Fatboy
Topic: Let's see those Fatboys!
Replies: 159
Views: 209273

sorry so late

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full-custom-mutha!

31x9
18.25
19.25
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by Mr Surly
Sun Jun 04, 2006 6:03 pm
Forum: Fatboy
Topic: Sharing my new ride....
Replies: 1
Views: 5477

Sharing my new ride....

Thanks Fatboy! ! !

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by Mr Surly
Thu Jun 01, 2006 4:40 pm
Forum: D.C.
Topic: DC OUTLAW REUNION RACE, June 10, 2006
Replies: 79
Views: 104191

Map? Thanks.
by Mr Surly
Tue May 30, 2006 9:59 pm
Forum: Down South
Topic: Trade Street Practice Session, June 17, 2006
Replies: 10
Views: 11323

Ron Olsen wrote:
Next time I won't be pushing mongo!

Ron
.... and why not? are you leaving the mongo team behind?
by Mr Surly
Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:35 pm
Forum: Down South
Topic: The Down-Here Slalom Retreat, March 25-26, 2006 Hobby Park
Replies: 37
Views: 42479

Re: Hey Wes

Wesley Tucker wrote:
David Morris wrote: Are we going to have Krisy Kreme doughnuts at the outlaw race?
Mr. Morris,

I'd consider serving doughnuts, but you know how it is: bringing out a box of glazed jelly-filled will always attract the local constabulary!
LMAO! ! ! ! bravo wes!
by Mr Surly
Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:09 pm
Forum: Random Slalom Topics
Topic: 2006 winter training?
Replies: 25
Views: 23586

no powder here!

81 degrees, at 42% humidity . . . it's good to be alive today!

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by Mr Surly
Sat Mar 11, 2006 5:56 pm
Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
Topic: Just tried slalom
Replies: 6
Views: 8214

robbie,

i started one year ago this month....welcome to the machine. slalom gets
it's hooks in deep, eh?
by Mr Surly
Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:28 pm
Forum: For Sale - Wanted
Topic: FS: 3dm Cambrias -- SOLD
Replies: 2
Views: 3428

PM'd
by Mr Surly
Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:46 pm
Forum: ISSA Site administration
Topic: Tutorial: How to post photographs.
Replies: 1
Views: 6432

Tutorial: How to post photographs.

For those of you that would like to post your photos to this forum, here is a brief "how-to". This example uses Photobucket, but the other photo hosting sites will work the same way. {{This tutorial assumes that you have taken the pictures off of your camera and put them on your computer already}} ...
by Mr Surly
Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:06 pm
Forum: Pocket Pistol
Topic: No response from Pistol
Replies: 14
Views: 18042

Thanks, I emailed Jani about making some of these quick how-to's for the forum.
You should start a graphics topic for sure.
by Mr Surly
Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:03 pm
Forum: Pocket Pistol
Topic: No response from Pistol
Replies: 14
Views: 18042

Re: Pics

I thought there must be a reason people don't post many pics here..........Its just too hard. Shame you can't just upload a shot like the Silverfish site. Yes, it's a nice thing to just be able to upload pics. But it's super-easy to do. Here's a short how-to on the subject. This regards using Photo...
by Mr Surly
Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:29 pm
Forum: Down South
Topic: Southeast Winter Outlaw Series #2, Athens, GA. Feb 18, 2006
Replies: 25
Views: 25875

glad you guys got some time in on saturday. keep us posted
on part 3 of the kudzu series!
by Mr Surly
Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:08 pm
Forum: Down South
Topic: Southeast Winter Outlaw Series #2, Athens, GA. Feb 18, 2006
Replies: 25
Views: 25875

i've been watching that too. if it rains on friday afternoon down there, i wont
make the haul. cant afford to waste the fuel [so very "road warrior"]

here's the report so far:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=m ... ther+30622
by Mr Surly
Thu Feb 09, 2006 6:14 pm
Forum: Down South
Topic: The Dirty South
Replies: 40
Views: 48608

aaargh!! wish i could make this. that ditch is pretty fun. i left atlanta in 96, what's
happened since? meaning, did the city ever build a skatepark there?
by Mr Surly
Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:54 pm
Forum: For Sale - Wanted
Topic: I'm looking for any parts for Bennett Vector trucks
Replies: 4
Views: 5140

will this info help? bennet may be able to help you directly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thank you for your interest in Bennett Truks and Alligator Wheels. In 1975 Mr. Bennett invented the skateboard truk and his origi...
by Mr Surly
Sun Jan 22, 2006 5:38 pm
Forum: Timing System
Topic: equineelectronics.com Barrel Racing Timing Systems
Replies: 20
Views: 23518

Tom Thompson wrote:Perhaps Rusty's height recommendation is based on his experience with horses.
As I told Marion, at that height, unicorns are winning all of the barrel races! Cheaters.
by Mr Surly
Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:54 pm
Forum: Down South
Topic: Dublin, GA. outlaw race General Info
Replies: 37
Views: 39800

STOKED! Thanks to GA Tom for putting this on, I had a great time out there. GASS crew.. you guys always rock. Nice to see Ron O back in the saddle. PS: Marty has the scariest back foot in the world! Want to thank Keith Hollien for coaching us newbies, with your help and suggestions, I dropped a full...
by Mr Surly
Thu Jan 05, 2006 4:47 pm
Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
Topic: Number of wheels limit?
Replies: 32
Views: 35875

Brad: Interesting post. I was wondering if the 4 rear wheels added, even the smallest amount, to the propulsion effects when pumping? It seems that it would with the right foot placement. Add to that, if the offset or even the wedging was different between the rear trucks, couldnt that actually add ...
by Mr Surly
Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:27 am
Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
Topic: Number of wheels limit?
Replies: 32
Views: 35875

My $.02

Well, I may be a complete slalom newbie, but I am aware of a few things. I tend to agree with Claude's comments here. There is a common thread in all racing, be it land, air, or sea. The advancement of equipment always leads to dividing into seperate classes. Some may call Chaput's 6-wheeler a basta...
by Mr Surly
Sun Jan 01, 2006 8:52 pm
Forum: Helmet, Pads, Wrist guards & Sliding gloves
Topic: Full Face Helmets
Replies: 28
Views: 41814

Re: Rossa.....

Tod Oles wrote:Marty,

Is it Ferrari red or .......................Emergency vehicle red???

Also, it's kind of a bugger to smoke cigars in...... ain't it....... :-)
nothing that a 1" diameter hole-saw cant remedy!
by Mr Surly
Fri Dec 30, 2005 7:48 pm
Forum: Down South
Topic: 2006 Southeastern Winter Slalom Series proposal
Replies: 36
Views: 39522

Tom Thompson wrote:Carl - there's hotel info listed on the sign up page @ ncdsa.com.
woops! thanks
by Mr Surly
Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:07 pm
Forum: Down South
Topic: 2006 Southeastern Winter Slalom Series proposal
Replies: 36
Views: 39522

Tom Thompson wrote:There are some fun little ditches near the hotels. Very hard to NOT skate them. I've been run-off by the GSP, no biggy....Skate 'em at your own risk...
tom, can you send / post some hotel info please? thanks
by Mr Surly
Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:06 pm
Forum: Timing System
Topic: Email From TrakMate... Brain-Dump of ideas/questions
Replies: 3
Views: 5881

Connection to a laptop will be in a new model, not yet on the market. When that's available the Trakmate will have everything I need. Then I can always invent a few new good to have things, but all that's absolutely needed is in there. I'm personally not in need of wireless connections, but it woul...
by Mr Surly
Wed Dec 14, 2005 9:11 pm
Forum: Timing System
Topic: Email From TrakMate... Brain-Dump of ideas/questions
Replies: 3
Views: 5881

Email From TrakMate... Brain-Dump of ideas/questions

Just sharing a quick email with Daniel at Trak Mate. I have put my own comments at the bottom of this post. My email to Trak Mate: ------------------------------------------------------------------ I just read this post from Slalomskateboarder dot com: http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/phpBB/viewtop...
by Mr Surly
Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:24 pm
Forum: Down South
Topic: 2006 Southeastern Winter Slalom Series proposal
Replies: 36
Views: 39522

Re: We're listed....

Tom Thompson wrote:The first race of the Southeast US Winter Outlaw Slalom Series is now listed on the ncds contest calender. Come gitcha some!
for those that dont wanna work too hard:

http://www.ncdsa.com/contests.asp
by Mr Surly
Mon Dec 12, 2005 10:53 pm
Forum: Helmet, Pads, Wrist guards & Sliding gloves
Topic: Full Face Helmets
Replies: 28
Views: 41814

Re: Another one to look at:

Ron Olsen wrote:Last I heard, Bell bought and owns the "Giro" helment company. Giro was providing a little too much competition.

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/pro ... y_ID=4210#

Ron
yep. something like that. they still have the shape differences though.
by Mr Surly
Mon Dec 12, 2005 10:51 pm
Forum: Helmet, Pads, Wrist guards & Sliding gloves
Topic: Full Face Helmets
Replies: 28
Views: 41814

Re: Thanks

MR SURLY! Dude I knew I knew you from somewhere! Dude, The ROCK GARDEN is where I busted up the disk between c6 and c7 in my neck! >>Wow, small world, eh? Yeah, Fontana spooked me away from the big stuff for quite awhile. I entered the race in 95' and then after 1 slow practice run, I went and becam...
by Mr Surly
Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:34 pm
Forum: Helmet, Pads, Wrist guards & Sliding gloves
Topic: Full Face Helmets
Replies: 28
Views: 41814

Re: Thanks

I really want to thank everyone for the noggin advice. Syd, the Icaro is cool but I don't know how much a Euro is compared to a dollar. I found the Giro Mad Max II at blueskycycling.com for 69.98. I also found the lid Lemonboy suggested, the Bell Bellistic on one week special for 54.98. The Max wei...
by Mr Surly
Mon Dec 12, 2005 5:04 pm
Forum: Helmet, Pads, Wrist guards & Sliding gloves
Topic: Full Face Helmets
Replies: 28
Views: 41814

Bell / Giro

Keep the helmet shape in mind if you buy online. Traditionally, Bell cycling helmets are better suited for "round" heads, and the Giro fit the "oval" heads better. I, having a "Charlie Brown" head, always opt for Bell helmets. Also, I have worn the mountain bike helmets from Louie Garneau, and they ...
by Mr Surly
Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:13 am
Forum: Bahne
Topic: Bahne Decks and Cadillac Wheels Now Available
Replies: 6
Views: 11631

nice to see the deck store. do you have any profile
pictures of the decks, to see camber/rocker?

thanks
by Mr Surly
Sat Sep 10, 2005 4:17 am
Forum: Down South
Topic: The 1st Annual Downhillbillies Dixie Cup November 5,6, 2005
Replies: 223
Views: 250059

If anyone needs to fly into Raleigh/Durham RDU Airport [for some strange reason], I can help with a ride.
by Mr Surly
Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:40 pm
Forum: Down South
Topic: Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh folks[sessions]?.?.?.?.?
Replies: 1
Views: 3355

oh well
by Mr Surly
Mon Sep 05, 2005 4:59 pm
Forum: Down South
Topic: Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh folks[sessions]?.?.?.?.?
Replies: 1
Views: 3355

Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh folks[sessions]?.?.?.?.?

Anyone in the Triangle area want to start getting together
for a weekly session?

Or, are there people here already getting together?

Either way, email or PM me.


mr.surly[AT]gmail[DOT]com
by Mr Surly
Sat Sep 03, 2005 5:07 am
Forum: Down South
Topic: Proposed START for (PROPOSED) HOBBY PARK race
Replies: 11
Views: 11011

Re: No Justice

Hey Guys, First of all the pictures posted above do not show the pitch of this hill at all. It's got a great drop start from those blocks and you can haul. being a full-on newbie at slalom, i wont chime in on alot of GS details. i will say this though. i spend time bombing, and speed boarding the b...
by Mr Surly
Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:02 pm
Forum: Down South
Topic: Cone practice [calling Wesley & others]
Replies: 8
Views: 8886

Thanks Wes. Nice analogy: "resistance training". I was a power lifter for years, so I am TOO familiar with this. I have found that tighter trucks work for me. But I have always ridden with tighter trucks and been comfortable with that, no matter what type of riding I'm doing. As for cone placement, ...
by Mr Surly
Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:59 am
Forum: Down South
Topic: Cone practice [calling Wesley & others]
Replies: 8
Views: 8886

Cone practice [calling Wesley & others]

Hey all. I have ordered some cones to practice with. I've been using the small waterbottles half-filled with sand technique.[thank you Wesley for that tip] I have been setting my "cones" up using center-to-center measurements, is this correct? Or is the correct measurement from edge-to-edge of the c...
by Mr Surly
Mon Mar 28, 2005 11:31 pm
Forum: Down South
Topic: Proposed Down South Session Schedule
Replies: 6
Views: 6648

Saturday?

How did Saturday go? Thought it might have rained in your area. I ended going to Asheville [Ash-vegas] with my wife and kids.....easter ya know. If you guys still skated and have pics, please post em'. See you at the RCC, if not sooner. BTW: TONS-OF-RUNS IN ASHEVILLE! Head North of town [I think it'...
by Mr Surly
Mon Mar 14, 2005 2:16 am
Forum: Down South
Topic: DownHill Billies March 26 Slalom/Downhill Skate Jam II!
Replies: 3
Views: 4470

any updates?

We are planning to attend the jam.
Will you have any of those DHB shirts
ready by then?

Also, what can we do to help? I have
a Mazda "chair-lift" if needed.
by Mr Surly
Mon Mar 14, 2005 12:56 am
Forum: For Sale - Wanted
Topic: Bahne Black Hill
Replies: 5
Views: 5276

Thank You Levi!

Levi, I got the deck on Friday.

Thought I'd give a thumbs-up to you
publicly for such a good deal, and quick
delivery.

Thanks again!
by Mr Surly
Mon Mar 07, 2005 2:07 am
Forum: For Sale - Wanted
Topic: Bahne Black Hill
Replies: 5
Views: 5276

Re: Bahne Black Hill

Levi Hill wrote:Bahne Black Hill
stickered up a bit,
almost new, in great shape
$40 on your doorstep

$40 bucks at my door?
O.K., I'll bite.

PM me with PayPal details please.
BTW: My zip code is 27707
Thanks for the pics.
by Mr Surly
Thu Mar 03, 2005 7:20 pm
Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
Topic: Deck on the cheap...or am I nuts?
Replies: 6
Views: 6777

Hey Carl...your not nuts, but I'm curious. If your buying Manx's and Trackers your investing about 75 bucks already. Obviously, youre buying good gear so you want to take a decent crack at the slalom bit. So why not just go a bit extra and buy a slalom deck since youre 2/3 of the way there? Starter...
by Mr Surly
Thu Mar 03, 2005 3:46 pm
Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
Topic: Deck on the cheap...or am I nuts?
Replies: 6
Views: 6777

Carl, Do you have cones? :-) Glad to see another slalomer in the Carolinas. I'm down in Summerville (near Charleston.) There's a crew of longboarders who are getting into slalom that live over in Statesville. They've got a spot in Troutman that's not going to last much longer, but we're having a lo...