Too much flex?

Hunter Singleton · Post by **Hunter Singleton** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 3:45 am

I can run 8 foot cones easily on my 38", so 8 foot for you would likely be a good challenge

Marcos Soulsby-Monroy · Post by **Marcos Soulsby-Monroy** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 3:28 pm

Sorry posted the last post without seeing Barry's last post. It sounds like the board that you ride is fine for what you do. But I would stick to my earlier post if the deck was used exclusivly for slalom.

Marcos Soulsby-Monroy · Post by **Marcos Soulsby-Monroy** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 3:25 pm

I'm not into Longboard slalom, how far are your cones apart? When the board flexes and you go around a cone does it snap back with your pump? If it does not then I would say the the board is unresponsive and is not suited for slalom. But it just might not be that type of deck, there are a lot of good long board slalom decks out there if you want to get one though.

Barry Gourley · Post by **Barry Gourley** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 3:18 pm

The board is 7 ply 46in lond and 10 at its widest point . I want to do some cones and just some road riding.It does flex alot to me and thats why i was asking if to much flex can cause problems.

Hunter Singleton · Post by **Hunter Singleton** » Sat Dec 20, 2003 4:40 pm

Is this a longboard? If it is, if you like to carve at low to moterate speed i like a lot of flex (I can jump up and down on my 38" sector nine wood/fibreglass and I can make the deck it touch the ground!) If you want to just bomb (go straight down a hill) get some thing preety stiff.

Marcos Soulsby-Monroy · Post by **Marcos Soulsby-Monroy** » Sat Dec 20, 2003 3:12 pm

How long is the deck? Is it a wood laminate, or a fiberglass type board? I have an old LSD wood Laminate deck for instance and it flexes about an inch when I stand in the middle.

Barry Gourley · Post by **Barry Gourley** » Sat Dec 20, 2003 2:09 pm

So know one has ever had a board that flexs to much for their bodyweight? Maybe I just need to lose a few pounds.

Barry Gourley · Post by **Barry Gourley** » Fri Dec 19, 2003 11:04 pm

I bought a longboard from ebay before I found this site. Since reading what everyone has to say board flex, is too much going to get me hurt? If I stand in the middle of the board how much should it flex? I'm guessing I'll end up getting another fermer board.

Thanks.

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