ISSA - International Slalom Skateboarding Association

He's got the only European skateshop which is not on the continent!

rmn

damn....
we forgot michael stride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
his octanesports.com mailorder is the shiznit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

maybe we are too used to his allaround superb service...

... i can also recommend heiko`s concretewave shop - fast shipment, fair prices and always a few goodies in the shipment .... !!!!! had a few little deals and everything was fine ...

www.concretewave.de

very very fast and reliable-high recommendation.
owner skates and knows his shit.

unlike other people with lots of common sense.

they are here : www.coneracing.com

This used to be wheels thread with a simple question at the start !

Where are the Wheels in this discussion?

rmn

Thanx Mathias, and we should thank the Riderz team too i guess...

However, you were a skilled skater when you started slalom, and a sportsman too, i wish i could fall with your grace, and you are about 20 years younger than me... Offer a skateboard to your dad, and then you will have something to compare

i wish Donald would have a bit more commonsense, or else someone should remove that topic, which has little content one should be proud of.

I ve made my first competition, only 3 weeks after my first attempt on slalom.... (ettiene do you remember?) And I was'nt ridiculous!

thanks to Etienne!! He made me not discover, but practicing the sport and now I am an addict!!

Etienne see you at the PSCW 2005, maybe on the start ramp

Wesley Tucker wrote:. Hell, in 150 hours of skating anyone could become competitive at slalom.

Good to know ! I feel much better now. 145 more hours to go.

www.octanesport.com
the only slalom skateshop in the bit of Europe that isn't on the continent.

We can talk about that somewhere else, and tomorrow.

show at least some honour and race against us next year in paris.

there's no disgrace in losing a race but there's a big one in turning down a challenge,especially when inititated(sort of)
3 years of experience should give you a good start,you better pick up the glove.

etienne de Bary wrote:What was your level 3 years after you bought your first skateboard ? That is my situation.

Wes, as, before that, i had kept away from any sport during the 39 first years of my life, if i except one or two experiences during childhood, i do not think there is so many exemples to compare to mine; but i am not the point actually, i do not mind if i should be this or that level in anyone's opinion (what are we talking about ? i'll probably allways consider myself a beginner, but others are more beginner that myself now) i tried to cancel my posts on this topic earlier on but couldn't find a way to do that.

I skate slalom since 2003. First contest : ESC 2004 in Cologne,Germany
7th place TS Amateurs !!!
Practice : nearly 10 month !!!

etienne de Bary wrote: What was your level 3 years after you bought your first skateboard ? That is my situation.

THREE YEARS? Jesus, man, you started skating in 2001 and still consider yourself a beginner? If you only skated an hour on weekends that would be 150 hours of skating. By now you should be so far away from being a "beginner" that's it's a distant memory. Mike Maysey started slaloming in March and was getting on podiums in June. Aaron Morris wasn't even born three years ago and he's already close to pro level. I started skating in 1975 and by 1978 I had seen my best racing days. Well, that's not entirely true: 1979 was a great year after I started riding Turners.

I don't know your physical condition, Etienne, your age or your professional responsibilities but claiming you're a novice because you've "only" skated for THREE YEARS is really suspect. Hell, in 150 hours of skating anyone could become competitive at slalom.

sorry fred...
can't tell you that.
i had the chance to ride these wheels a few times,but didn't own them myself.
impressive and stable ride-on the spacers....
try joe leonhardt at slalomeuroracing.com

he might be able to give you the desired info.

Donald ! could you tell me which spacer do you use for those wheels ? 10mm ?

carsten:
something i forgot:manx wheels are the shit
i already ordered the whole line for my team guys(you too) through heiko,so no need to worry about how they are,you'll get them free of charge anyway.
and i know that you'll like them.

just get over it,etienne....
time to move on...

we are trying to devellop a slalom scene and we welcome beginners with gratitude, we try not to make fun of them.
It is for them i do need all kinds of wheels, (the beginners, and those who are turning excellent)

Heiko Schöller wrote:Thanks for your help but my Manx are already on the way and I´m awaiting them the next days here in Cologne!!!

Heiko, by "anything i can do" i meant "if my first posts were somewhat incorrect toward you i can change them". As a matter of fact i did not notice this topic was about Germany particularly, which is your territory... if you feel there is anything i could change to my first posts on this topic just tell me, please.

maybe you should ask joe leonhardt for a ride on his pp deck with the red manx.
my impression is that the manx are a beefed up version of the 3dms since they sport a fat outer lip,similar in the look to the cut down 3dms you can see during the races

Hi Etienne

Thanks for your help but my Manx are already on the way and I´m awaiting them the next days here in Cologne!!!

Ok guys,

my only intention of this threat was to get an answer to my questions you can see at the beginning of this threat !!!!!!!

This is a threat concerning WHEELS !!!! There is much room for other discussion in this Forum!!!!

Is there someone out there who can simply answer my simple question ??

Thank you very much,

Carsten

jst to answer your pathetic questions:
3 years after having picked up skating i was sponsored by:powell,z-flex,asf sunski in germany,several shops in my area.
i ranked top 3 in germany(slalom,freestyle)
there's enough people who know me to prove my credibility.
i am no consumer i am a producer as you will see next year and as you could have seen with a bit of detective skills.
i am doing some of the biggest skateboard-brands in germany,which includes one of my own brands also,successfully for 4 years in a row.
i'm in the O.M.S.A. along with muir,hackett,olson,arab,d.p. and some other illustrous skaters-i bet you don't even know what that is.
ask olson next time he touches french ground-he'll enlighten you.
how's that for a starter?-your turn...

so i picked up slalom racing after 23 years of abstinence this year in april,same as carsten did.
since you are mentioning that you are doing that stuff for 3 years,that should give you a good start.
don't call people out,when you are not ready to back it up-lesson#1
don't talk with a big mouth unless you are ready to back your shit up-lesson#2

since english is not your main language,i see you having problems in interpreting statements or replies-or are you just trying to twist and distort your stuff so that it might fit in your plot,from post to post.


i will remove nothing from here,since my "personal attacks" have been sanctioned by your big mouth.

for starters it should be you to back off.

you are old and responsible enough for the stuff you are posting on this forum and you should stick with unfriendly reactions also.

i don't like your style,etienne,and i'm not backing off a bit.
if you would sport a more humble approach,there wouldn't be any problem at all,but it seems as if you are asking for it.
pierre samray shows exactly how a humble approach can work and for that he is receiving extra credits around the world.

the only thing that really makes me feel bad right now,is,that i'm using chickens platform for such an unholy debate.

if you wish to continue your "bullshit-tour",move over to the dark side.



chicken:my apologies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now since all this is certainly very boring to most readers, if you guys did remove your personal attacks i would remove my answers

Heiko if there is something i can do... just tell me.

your excuses are really lousy,etienne.
or should you try to reread my post in order to understand what i said?
no...you're too stubborn.
i am NOT making fun of you...
i asked you to step up on your board and leave the kids at home.

thanks for showing the world what a sport you are.


since you openly admit that you have a big mouth,you should at least be able to back it up.

as it seems,that is not the case

stay at home with your keyboard-that's your "real world"

etienne... you don't get it,right?

let's start with a bit background bs about your posts here:
a few well-known peeps from germany and switzerland were bitching about your patriotric approach in several posts you made.
yes-we all know by now that paris is THE place to be,thanks to you.
and-of course-coneracing.com should get those wheels first.

you don't even seem to notice that heiko is also running a biz here in germany(everybody else,check this:www.concretewave.de) and that his main interest is,to get things(suppliers) going.
if you would have noticed that,your post following heiko's should have been different.talk about "etiquette".

whatever it is you are involved in,has to be #1 or the most important
thing/place whatever

a more humble approach would earn you more respect among others who read your stuff.

but,as it seems,you don't give a flying horseshit about that.



don't waste your time quoting me-by the way.

just read and try to understand


next:

actually we don't give a shit about how good your rookies are.


what kind of grown man are you anyway?

if you want to settle things by racing me or anybody else,then please step up on your board and do it by yourself.
it is more than childish in approach,when you say that your rookie-kids are gonna smoke us.

how come you are so sure about that?



i don't know you at all,not a single bit-but believe me:reading your posts makes me really feel sick.

as a matter of fact even some of your own countrymen don't appreciate your way of interpreting things/facts(see the previous quarrel you were referring to)



let's handle it like that:you have enough time to practice till paris.
we'll be there and,hopefully,you'll have the potential to back up your loud
internet mouth with actual deeds

i,for myself,want you to race me,show me what you got,leave your kids out of this.
and stop whining!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, my question was :

Are the Duros of the Manx Wheels comparable to other Slalom wheels ?

What is the prefered set up ?

I'm looking forward seeing you guys in Paris or in Cologne or in Antibes or in Stockholm......

First, its all about meeting and racing each other !

Second, its about winning and not about all this patriot Bs !

@Fred: The Manx will fit your C-81 perfectly !....and my Pocket Pistols , too !

I've ordered a set of each duro last week... pretty soon in my mailbox...
It will be perfect with my C-81 Carsten....

8)

Hi Etienne,

I think you just need 3 Manx Wheels !!

How do you french guys call it ..." pour faire le jonglage dans le cirque..!"

Was that written in the right way , etienne ??

but you don't need those wheels,etienne

bet we get them first

Heiko has ordered several sets of Manx wheels for Germany !
Does somebody know if they are comparable to other wheels ?
Is the 78a Manx like the 80a Grippins for example ?
What is the prefered set up ?

If they are available we will get them asap to Germany. Carsten I will contact you!!!

We are planning to import Manx as soon as there will be a new batch (if Chicken agrees of course) for coneRacing.com

is it planned to send Manx Wheels to Germany ?