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Jun 11, 2006
I just modified the lower buckles on my Twisters. They used to hook around and into the shell of the boot, which caused them to protrude into my ankles and give me hot spots.
I used some speaker wire to attach them to a lower part of the boot. I’ll find out tomorrow if this does any good.
UPDATE: the new buckles I made are perfect. I skated all day today with the hotspot from yesterday and it didn’t bother me once!
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Jun 10, 2006
Lots of new stuff going on. First I got a new digital camcorder, so the movies aren’t crappy still camera avi’s. Second, I found a new location (thanks to Josh) that’s perfect! Its under i95 at front & washington ave (philadelphia) so it’s covered by the highway. The pavement is really smooth because cars can’t get to it (not sure why its even paved, but hey, no complaints). There’s even a slight slope at one part, which was fun to play on for a while, till i got sick of speeding up and knocking over all the cones.
Oh and third, I learned a new trick. I’ve been watching Naomi Grigg’s tutorial on ‘The Crazy’ like once a day until i memorized how it worked. Today I did it for the first time.
I’ve got a major hot spot on my foot. The Twister’s have this plastic power strap built in, but the place where it connects to the skate is right over a bone in my foot, and it kinda sticks into the skate more than it should. I think i’m going to get some wire at home depot tomorrow and attach it in a different way to avoid it rubbing my ankle.
Check out the videos, i trimmed and edited them in iMovie, so all the dead air of me skating around before and after each run is gone.
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Jun 4, 2006
Rocking it Philly style. If i didn’t live in Philly i doubt I would have ever learned this.
click here for the video of me skating down the Art Museum Steps
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Posted in Old School, Video
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Just finished a sunday city skate, and surprisingly there wasn’t a huge difference like i suspected (due to the rockered wheels).
If any of you out there are interested in getting together in Philly, PA or Springfield, MA area, just email “list at theslalom dot com”
Also found a new site with a great tutorial on the Crazy which is what i wanna learn next. http://www.skatefreestyle.com/
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Jun 3, 2006
So i just got back from the art museum. First time with the new cones, but more importantly, first time rockered. I used 7472mm 88a wheels in the front, and left my slightly worn 76mm 80a wheels in the middle. Not rockered very much, but i think the hardness also contributed to the effect.
So doing the cones was way easier, and i was even able to do stuff i couldn’t do before, like one foot. However, skating around just to skate was very awkward. Oh well, i guess i need to learn to skate again. I’m sure there will be lots of falling when i go skating in the city, cause i’m not going to rocker and unrocker my wheels all the time.
Conclusion: rockered wheels is a must for slalom. Unfortunately i’m going to be shaky doing any other kind of skating…
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Jun 2, 2006
While reading kiwidude’s site the other day, i noticed he mentioned kids drinking cups from Ikea that are the perfect size for slalom cones. I went to check it out, and sure enough, there they were. 6 cups for $1.49. My only complaint is they came in 6 different colors per pack, so i couldn’t get all the same color.
I ended up getting 12 six packs for about $20, and now i have plenty of nice cones that won’t blow away in the wind. This weekend, i’m going to shut up about cones and actually put them to use. I was going to do a Barry Publow speed skating clinic (to work on my double push) but somehow he got turned away at the border on his way here, so the clinic got canceled. I’ll use the time to work on my slalom instead.
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Jun 1, 2006
Found this great introduction to freestyle slalom on kiwidude’s site, in london. I’m guessing he’s with the london skaters, i wonder if he’ll be here for the philadelphia freedom skate.
Kiwidude’s Slalom Info Page
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I just hacked up some new cones, as an upgrade to the plastic drinking cups we’ve been using. I just used a hack saw to cut some of my old skate cones down to the proper size. Not as nice as buying them at that size to begin with, but better than the plastic cups that blow away.
I gotta go to radio shack to get more of these cones, 12 isn’t enough.
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