radikal style reflex bushings for sale

Slalom Skateboarding Equipment
Post Reply
Art Pryde
Posts: 71
Joined: Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:49 am

radikal style reflex bushings for sale

Post by Art Pryde » Tue Jul 28, 2009 5:46 am

I have reflex radikal style bushings for sale @ $4 each plus $3 mailing/paypal fees to the lower 48 states. If anyone is interested from Canada or Europe please PM me. This will be my last "big" round of making/selling these, as I don't have many BigZigs left and these take a little too much time to make.
................................Pink......Green......Yellow......Orange
Ready to mail...............0...........2..............4............0
mail in 1-2 weeks.........10..........8..............0............8

PM me if you are interested in stim, Z-top, and z-bottom reflex bushings.
Thanks for looking,
Art

Image
Image
Last edited by Art Pryde on Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:16 am, edited 6 times in total.

Gareth Fitzgerald
Posts: 20
Joined: Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:21 am
Location: Sydney, Australia
Contact:

Post by Gareth Fitzgerald » Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:23 pm

Good job!
I've been doing a bit of retro carvery myself.
Just for the record, Orange plus 89A make for unreal JimZ bottoms in Smokie 190mm trucks under my 85kg.
I also found that Reflex Radikal shape bushes work really good at 16mm high rather than 14.5 in soft duro's for front rad trucks.

Art Pryde
Posts: 71
Joined: Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:49 am

89a z bottoms

Post by Art Pryde » Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:09 am

Thanks for the compliment. As you and Vlad well know, these bushings take a while to make.
I was wondering what are your techniques for making a Z-bottom from a 70mm wheel without having some of the rock hard black wheel core on the bottom/top of the bushing?
Thanks,
Art

Curt Chapman
Posts: 223
Joined: Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:23 pm
Location: UT, USA

Re: 89a z bottoms

Post by Curt Chapman » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:30 pm

Art Pryde wrote:I was wondering what are your techniques for making a Z-bottom from a 70mm wheel without having some of the rock hard black wheel core on the bottom/top of the bushing?
Thanks,
Art
Hey Art,

Not sure what Gareth's technique is, but I've made a few bushings out of 70mm wheels, and they still work fine with a small ammount of wheel core left in the bushing. Just make sure that you mount the bushing with the "wheel-core" side away from the hanger / on the washer side and I don't think the remnants of wheel-core make any difference.

Some photos in this thread on that "other" site:

http://www.silverfishlongboarding.com/f ... 1297131195

Art Pryde
Posts: 71
Joined: Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:49 am

bushings from 70mm wheels

Post by Art Pryde » Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:57 am

Curt, the overall shape of your bushings look very nice.
I generally try and stay away from having any of the black wheel core on my bushings, because I think they could make the bushing "ride" stiffer than their rated duro, and one side of the bushing could ride softer/harder than the other depending on which side of the bushing the black wheel core is more prevelant....Just some observations.

Curt Chapman
Posts: 223
Joined: Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:23 pm
Location: UT, USA

Re: bushings from 70mm wheels

Post by Curt Chapman » Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:34 pm

Art Pryde wrote:Curt, the overall shape of your bushings look very nice.
I generally try and stay away from having any of the black wheel core on my bushings, because I think they could make the bushing "ride" stiffer than their rated duro, and one side of the bushing could ride softer/harder than the other depending on which side of the bushing the black wheel core is more prevelant....Just some observations.
I actually try and do the same thing (remove all of the wheel core), but depending on the height of the bushing, and what wheel is used, you can't get around it. If you want 89a reflex bushings in an oversized shape (Jimz / Stim / Rad), you get to deal with the wheel core.

It's worth it... I run oversized 89a reflex bushings on the back truck of every one of my slalom boards.

Art Pryde
Posts: 71
Joined: Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:49 am

Post by Art Pryde » Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:51 pm

I hear you Curt, that black stuff can get in the way. I tried to make a Holey hourglass and a lower Bennett bushing, but got alot of the wheel core in the bushing.
Have a good one

Gareth Fitzgerald
Posts: 20
Joined: Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:21 am
Location: Sydney, Australia
Contact:

Post by Gareth Fitzgerald » Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:06 pm

For JimZ bushes it near impossible to have a core free result. Mine actually have a very small scallop out of the top where the wheel cones in toward the bearings.

For harder bushes it really doesn't matter if there's small remnants of core. It would make a difference if you tried it for soft front truck bushes though.

I manage to position the core along the centre of the truck where there is minimal compression anyway. Sort of trying to keep things symetrical.

Here's some pics
http://www.skateboardracing.org.au/foru ... mment65058


Regarding how I make them,
First I split the wheel into 4 quadrants. Disc the inner and outer down to the thickness I want. then drill the hole out in the best position which will leave the most thane for what shape I want.
Mount them on a mandrel (threaded rod with washers and nuts) and turn them on a wood lathe using rasor sharp chisels.
http://www.skateboardracing.org.au/video/otang-kebabs

Gareth Fitzgerald
Posts: 20
Joined: Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:21 am
Location: Sydney, Australia
Contact:

Post by Gareth Fitzgerald » Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:09 pm

I heard 2 really juicy rumours though.

1. Radikal now have a new supplier for their bushes

2. Chaput is making reflex bushes in oversize shapes.

Could the 2 rumours be linked?

Rick Floyd
Pink Floyd Skates
Pink Floyd Skates
Posts: 998
Joined: Tue May 08, 2007 4:39 pm
Location: Six foot two above sea level.

Post by Rick Floyd » Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:19 am

Gareth Fitzgerald wrote:I heard 2 really juicy rumours though.

1. Radikal now have a new supplier for their bushes

2. Chaput is making reflex bushes in oversize shapes.

Could the 2 rumours be linked?
:-) I don't know anything....
"All the money in the world can not buy sharing the excitement of life with other people. Nothing else matters."

- Jason Mitchell (Criddlezine Interview)

Art Pryde
Posts: 71
Joined: Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:49 am

Uncool post

Post by Art Pryde » Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:48 pm

Gareth Fitzgerald wrote:I heard 2 really juicy rumours though.

1. Radikal now have a new supplier for their bushes

2. Chaput is making reflex bushes in oversize shapes.

Could the 2 rumours be linked?
I am all for more options, but this last post was uncool. There are plenty of places to discuss other similar bushings, but not on someone's post to sell a few items.

If anyone else is interested in placing an order for these bushings please let me know. Thanks alot for those of you that have already placed orders.

Gareth Fitzgerald
Posts: 20
Joined: Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:21 am
Location: Sydney, Australia
Contact:

Post by Gareth Fitzgerald » Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:20 am

Dude, i had no intension in defaming your product. It was merely a point of interest i thought was relative to this thread. Even if the rumour were true i'm sure all of your quality made bushes would be sold out by the time we'd ever see the production ones.

Rick Floyd
Pink Floyd Skates
Pink Floyd Skates
Posts: 998
Joined: Tue May 08, 2007 4:39 pm
Location: Six foot two above sea level.

Post by Rick Floyd » Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:32 am

I bought some A11 rad bushings from Art a while back. Perfect. Nicely finished, even and to spec - they rock.

-RF
"All the money in the world can not buy sharing the excitement of life with other people. Nothing else matters."

- Jason Mitchell (Criddlezine Interview)

Art Pryde
Posts: 71
Joined: Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:49 am

Post by Art Pryde » Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:59 am

Thanks Rick, and no problems Gareth.
Have a good one guys

Rick Floyd
Pink Floyd Skates
Pink Floyd Skates
Posts: 998
Joined: Tue May 08, 2007 4:39 pm
Location: Six foot two above sea level.

Post by Rick Floyd » Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:50 pm

Art Pryde wrote:Thanks Rick, and no problems Gareth.
Have a good one guys
Art - got any of these left?

-RF
"All the money in the world can not buy sharing the excitement of life with other people. Nothing else matters."

- Jason Mitchell (Criddlezine Interview)

Art Pryde
Posts: 71
Joined: Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:49 am

Bushings?

Post by Art Pryde » Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:22 am

Hey Rick,
Thanks for sending the $$$. I will definitely get these out to you before your next race.
Art

Manuel Frei
Posts: 34
Joined: Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:11 pm
Location: Swizerland

Post by Manuel Frei » Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:06 pm

are ther some one to sell or are they all sold out? cheers
Thanks to all my Sponsors:

PAVEL, G.O.G, FOX, Towersports, TSG

Live your dream and dont dream your live! So SKATE ore DIE

Art Pryde
Posts: 71
Joined: Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:49 am

bushings

Post by Art Pryde » Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:35 am

Manuel,
PM sent.
Thanks,
Art

Marcus Seyffarth
Posts: 607
Joined: Mon Sep 02, 2002 2:00 am
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Contact:

Post by Marcus Seyffarth » Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:11 pm

These suckers rock! Thanks for the super work Art!

Art Pryde
Posts: 71
Joined: Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:49 am

Post by Art Pryde » Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:22 am

Marcus,
Thanks alot. I'm glad to hear that you like them. It's not everyday that someone gets a compliment from a World Champ.
Art

Rick Floyd
Pink Floyd Skates
Pink Floyd Skates
Posts: 998
Joined: Tue May 08, 2007 4:39 pm
Location: Six foot two above sea level.

Post by Rick Floyd » Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:31 pm

No world champ here ;-) - and I've said it elsewhere...these are factory-finish quality. Thanks again for the "works of Art".

-RF
"All the money in the world can not buy sharing the excitement of life with other people. Nothing else matters."

- Jason Mitchell (Criddlezine Interview)

Eddy Martinez
Texas Outlaw
Texas Outlaw
Posts: 714
Joined: Thu Oct 24, 2002 2:00 am
Location: Harlingen, Texas

Post by Eddy Martinez » Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:14 am

Art watcha got left. I would be interested in buying some. Your Amigo Eddy Texas Outlaws. Pavel/GOG For Life

Art Pryde
Posts: 71
Joined: Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:49 am

Post by Art Pryde » Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:41 am

Thanks alot Rick. I'm glad you like them and they're working out for you.

I'm slowly winding down my bushing making for now, but I still have a "small" amount of semi-finished bushings that I can make into rad, stim or z styles.

PM sent Eddie.

Post Reply