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| slob-air |
 Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:07 pm |
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I know where you work, don't make me visit.
Both fiber and fibre are acceptable.
The whole rig weighs 3.1 kilos. That's about 6.834 lbs.
Anyone can wrap carbon fiber, but to do it well and correctly is another thing. But more importantly, one needs to design it in a way that it doesn't get twisty. |
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| Buckethead |
| Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:12 pm |
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| Wow I would have guessed 3.25 lbs. Weird the trucks are only 1 lb each and that deck is like a feather. |
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| slob-air |
| Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:05 pm |
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| Urethane wheels and bushings, hardware, lexan plates and bearings, boy, they weigh a lot. The trucks and deck are uber lite. |
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| Buckethead |
| Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:25 pm |
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Duh, totally forgot about wheels  |
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| DUBS |
| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:45 am |
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| What are you using the Lexan for? Risers? |
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| slob-air |
| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:33 am |
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| stringtheory |
| Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:12 am |
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| I see the Savant rucks are now available for purchase on the Sayshun site. But, they have been renamed Plasma trucks. They look awesome. They also have a sweet guarantee. Good on those guys at Sayshun, they are putting out some quality product. |
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| slob-air |
| Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:23 am |
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Yes! They're are now called Plasma Precision and carry a warranty no other truck does.
You'll be able to buy them on the site soon. www.sayshun.com
And they aren't exaggerating about these being the highest quality trucks ever made—fully cnc'd to the tightest tolerances. |
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| throttle_ninja |
| Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 1:22 pm |
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| trucks look nice are they the above mentioned $500 trucks? I could not find a price on the website |
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| OldSchoolKid |
| Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:29 pm |
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gogomouse1 wrote: Is there really a benefit of lightweight in downhill? I always thought that heavier, having more potential mass, worked better.
I understand lighter weight for slalom and vert/street.... but downhill?
I love my new Kebbek Revenger, it's a tank, but that seems to add to the stability.
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Is Carbon Fiber feaseable to do at home in your garage? I was thinking of doing it, I have a old Fibreflex slalom deck that I want to stiffen and fix the dings... I've seen the supplies and stuff online- do I need a press or anything? How hard is it to do for a beginner? I've done some fiberglassing back in the 70's..... is it that much morre difficult? Would it be the same quality as the stuff I buy already CF'd?
You can do wet carbon layups in your own garage, it's basically the same as fiberglass except you use carbon instead of fiberglass mat. If you were using pre-preg carbon you'd then need an autoclave, but a wet layup would be best for a beginner. It's pretty self explanatory, and if you have fiberglass experience I'd say go for it. Trust me on this, I go to college for composites, and I spend most of my time building race car monocoques and other parts out of carbon fiber. If you were to build a deck entirely out of carbon in your garage though you'd definitely want to do a fair amount of research on core materials and carbon weights before attempting it though, but it is possible. |
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