Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:43 pm
Ooops too late..
Go to Home depot.
Buy 16 domed aluminum washers with neoprene backing. You'll find them in the plumbing or cabinetry section
Use flat head screws (yeah I know they strip but they won't if you do this... )
When the screw head sits on top of the dome they can pivot around very easily and still get full contact. Also the neoprene will deform a bit and isolate the truck from the board giving you a slightly smoother, grippier ride. Put a 2-3 flat neoprene washers in between the base plate and the dome washer (If you like they can also be dome washers that works well). when you tighten it down the neoprene will deform but the screw will stay straight. This will make changing trucks much easier during race time since your hardware will be straight.
If you ever tried to remove bent screws with a power drill during a race..you would know what I mean...you end up stripping a bolt and getting your truck stuck half tightened.
You also won't marr the base plates.
During a race...if you know you are going to stick with a particular type of truck that you are changing to...and you are rushed...well you can just toss the neoprene washers and replace the bent hardware after the race...but trying to unscrew bent screws that are too long during a race to modify something in practice at a race...been there...stripped that----had to break the screws------chipping my rare magnesium tracker hangers...hey..but that is racing...nothing else counts during the race- your expensive gear should become "worthless" during a race.
So do this and your gear will still look like new after a race and you won't have the power drill bit slip out when you hit the bent screw and put a gash through your cool looking grip tape job and the fiberglass finish of your board. hmmm... I think i hear people nodding.......
Using flat heads will help keep your front foot from sliding off the front when you are learning to pump faster. You'll know where your foot is without looking down.
It is really hard to get your stance dialed when you first start out. If you want to see what happenes if your foot slips off the front during hard pumping .........
well look at run 1 of Hester vs Tony Alva....
I loved the look of round head screws....but I prefer flatheads when learning
Go to Home depot.
Buy 16 domed aluminum washers with neoprene backing. You'll find them in the plumbing or cabinetry section
Use flat head screws (yeah I know they strip but they won't if you do this... )
When the screw head sits on top of the dome they can pivot around very easily and still get full contact. Also the neoprene will deform a bit and isolate the truck from the board giving you a slightly smoother, grippier ride. Put a 2-3 flat neoprene washers in between the base plate and the dome washer (If you like they can also be dome washers that works well). when you tighten it down the neoprene will deform but the screw will stay straight. This will make changing trucks much easier during race time since your hardware will be straight.
If you ever tried to remove bent screws with a power drill during a race..you would know what I mean...you end up stripping a bolt and getting your truck stuck half tightened.
You also won't marr the base plates.
During a race...if you know you are going to stick with a particular type of truck that you are changing to...and you are rushed...well you can just toss the neoprene washers and replace the bent hardware after the race...but trying to unscrew bent screws that are too long during a race to modify something in practice at a race...been there...stripped that----had to break the screws------chipping my rare magnesium tracker hangers...hey..but that is racing...nothing else counts during the race- your expensive gear should become "worthless" during a race.
So do this and your gear will still look like new after a race and you won't have the power drill bit slip out when you hit the bent screw and put a gash through your cool looking grip tape job and the fiberglass finish of your board. hmmm... I think i hear people nodding.......
Using flat heads will help keep your front foot from sliding off the front when you are learning to pump faster. You'll know where your foot is without looking down.
It is really hard to get your stance dialed when you first start out. If you want to see what happenes if your foot slips off the front during hard pumping .........
well look at run 1 of Hester vs Tony Alva....
I loved the look of round head screws....but I prefer flatheads when learning