Comments on: Skateboard On A Curve

By: will johnson

will johnson — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:34:21 +0000

i agree, this design would no allow for enough traction, also you cant do tricks on it b/c there’s no kicktail, so right there downhill and street skating are out the window. the only this board would be good for was cruising and even then the fact that it has such a low surface area touching the ground would cause the rider to be easily thrown from the board if he it any small obstacle.

By: headinbed

headinbed — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:40:02 +0000

not only are you a pussy, you’re stupid too. have you not heard of the sport called longboarding? ppl go 50mph+ on a regular basis.

By: Eskimo

Eskimo — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:27:15 +0000

I’m not sure I understand the benefit of only having 2 wheels.

you don’t always want lots of grip, escpecially going 50mph into a sharp corner. Drifting the corner or loosing some traction is essential in speed control. Theres a whole concept of drifting before the corner, hitting the apex of the corner and then “sling-shotting” out pf the corner.

I’m sure the tappered wheel design would also be completely horrible once speed wobbles occur.

By: zottel

zottel — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:25:28 +0000

high speed dh-skateboarding with this crappy thing?…hahahaha!…you must be either dumb or insane!(do you skate?…do you know anything about dh-skateboarding?…i mean dh skateboarding at serious speeds…to me it seems that you think 30 k’s are fast)

(the reasons for which your design is nothing but a serious kind of bullcrap when it goes to dh-skateboarding have already been explained, so i wont spend my timetryi’n to explain it to you again)

By: Gary Chang

Gary Chang — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:17:36 +0000

Thanks for spending time to analyze my design. Well, it’s just a concept now and there are many things that need to be resolved and improved. Nothing is perfect at first time, right? You need to keep on trying and trying until the design is right. I believe that’s how you do things in real life.

Here is my motto: Don’t play the game, create the game. If not, then change it.

Again, thanks for all the criticism, I’ll keep on trying.

Regards

Gary Chang

By: Gary Chang

Gary Chang — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:15:28 +0000

Alex,

Here is my motto: Don’t play the game, create the game. If not, then change it.

Again, thanks for all the criticism, I’ll keep on trying.

Regards

Gary Chang

By: David

David — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:40:20 +0000

Some ideas here are good, low center of gravity for one. But the turning will not well for anyone that is experienced with skating. As you lean over and hit the turn wheels you will turn at the radius they are set at. With traditional trucks you lean a little, turn a little, lean a lot, turn a lot. Here it’s one radius or none. Incorporate a kicktail so the the front wheels can be picked up and the rider can pivot on the rear and maybe it will work, but like this it will get old quick.

By: alex

alex — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:53:03 +0000

ppps:
in an average standup skateboard downhill race at worldcup level you would skate at speeds between 70-90 km/h (up to 120 km/h at teutonia in brazil).
how fast did you skate?
check some video footage of recent europe wc races at igsaworldcup.com or skatehorde.com to get an impression.

btw: so i don´t come across as an anonymus a$$hole that just wants to bash you:
my name is alex luxat and i have built composite skateboards at wefunk.de
since i no longer produce decks but F1 cars i have no reasons to flame you but just show you the reality.

sorry anyway
alex

By: alex

alex — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:41:02 +0000

pps: your design would only allow to ride exactly one curve radius — useless.

(harsh but true)

By: alex

alex — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:37:26 +0000

sorry man, this doesn´t work out.
beautiful CAD concept but that´s it.
in the first turn it´ll blow you because you friggin need (at least) 4 wheels and a big wide contact patch for traction to make high speed turns.
i tell you this as a
- product and industrial designer
- composite downhill- and slalom-deck producer
- worldcup skateboard-downhill racer
- F1 composite technician

ps.: depending on road surface a presumably slower wide & soft wheel can be way faster than a hard wheel or small contact patch that rattles you to death.

ever thought why F1 cars are not equiped with razorthin gas-saving tires?