My 727 trans rebuild and Erm, skateboard review!

Dom66 · Post by **Dom66** » Wed Jan 27, 16 9:36 am

Yeah, sorry. Rather diverted the course of your thread.....

Bennets were nice, I had ACS 651's back in the day, a cheaper option I think.

If you want turny try spring loaded Originals as on my current Longboard (pic taken a few months after my 50th birthday

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MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Wed Jan 27, 16 9:46 am

Nice pic, Originals eh, spends top end stuff! Never tried them but need maintenance as I understand. Nice decks though and sensible choice for as more mature types (ahem).
Had to stop skating round bowls after nearly breaking my neck and my coxos when slamming a while back.
Keep it nice and easy these days

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Wed Jan 27, 16 10:49 am

ahh you guys you got the good stuff

I might bring down the tone with some old school "Kids" plastic tie dye...

my kids have been making my favourite board tatty so i'll have to spend an evening with the wet n dry to tidy it up again

Dave

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Wed Jan 27, 16 10:50 am

I Used to skate in the early '70's, it was really niche back then and very hard to get parts. I had to buy stuff mail order from the Exchange & Mart. I still remember my mate coming back from the states with a miniature set of 5 spoke Mags with red line tyres for his board, you just couldn't buy those over here...

Dom66 · Post by **Dom66** » Wed Jan 27, 16 11:41 am

MilesnMiles wrote:Nice pic, Originals eh, spends top end stuff! Never tried them but need maintenance as I understand. Nice decks though and sensible choice for as more mature types (ahem).
Had to stop skating round bowls after nearly breaking my neck and my coxos when slamming a while back.
Keep it nice and easy these days

Not maintenance so much, but the cam that operates the spring can break up if abused. The mistake a lot make is to try and adjust the tension by tightening them, it doesn't work, just puts strain on the parts. Basically there are 3 different spring weights you can fit according to weight and preference. They are a bit 'marmite' when it comes to feel, but I love them.

Like you I skip the transitions now since breaking my ankle in 3 places a couple of years back

. Just cruising and a bit of downhill for me now.

Dom66 · Post by **Dom66** » Wed Jan 27, 16 11:42 am

Blue wrote:I Used to skate in the early '70's, it was really niche back then and very hard to get parts. I had to buy stuff mail order from the Exchange & Mart. I still remember my mate coming back from the states with a miniature set of 5 spoke Mags with red line tyres for his board, you just couldn't buy those over here...

I remember them, they were the nuts

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Wed Jan 27, 16 12:06 pm

They weren't quite like that, but along the same lines. I'm tempted to see if I can find some, what would I search for on ebay?

Dom66 · Post by **Dom66** » Wed Jan 27, 16 12:19 pm

Hmm, I should think they are pretty rare now, I looked under 'skateboard mag wheels' and '1970's skateboard wheels' and nothing came up...

If you want a fix of old stuff from .back in the day' and have a few hours to kill, you might like this link : http://skateboardmagazine.co.uk/

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Wed Jan 27, 16 12:21 pm

caliente 500 wheels looked like dukes of hazard style wheels

not 5 spoke but definite SPOKES

turbine look usually in RED with air holes through to the back
had white caliente 500 script twice on the wheel edge

were loose ball bearing wheels but easy converted

came in 2 sizes

here is a worn yellow set with the white lettering worn off

very soft

good footpath wheels slalom etc grippy

but stone/grit magnets extraordinaire when new. any you find now will be rock hard made mid-late 70s

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Wed Jan 27, 16 10:19 pm

Great stuff....I haven't got a clue about the transmission bit of the thread but love the skateboards. The skateboard scene was very popular in the 70s when I lived in Scotland. Nobody had boards like these ones though, we used to separate a roller skate and screw the two parts onto a shaped piece of floorboard. Was great fun painting them and varnishing them etc but they didn't go round corners very well.

Just as the plastic boards with those cracking wheels landed, we all 'progressed' onto scramblers and skateboarding took a back seat. By 1980 we were all being chased around by the local cops on our Maicos and Jap offroaders. Good memories!

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Thu Jan 28, 16 12:17 pm

Dom66 wrote:
MrNorm wrote:Wow, G&S fibreflex, there's a name from the past....
Good idea, could use my Sims Taperkick that I still have, but would probably ruin it! (cos, right, I have LOTS of other uses for it.... )
Nice, what's it running ? Gullwings , Kryptonics ?

Go and skate it I say

Well may as well go with the flow....

My Sims Taperkick had (has!) Tracker mid-tracks and Powerflex (5?) wheels. I graduated to that from ACS 500's and a fibreglass deck whose make escapes me (Beech?). Never much of a Kryptonics fan - greens were bone-shaking and reds were lovely to skate but slow. Gullwings were exotic IIRC

. Always planned to make my own deck but once I had the Sims I didn't need to. I got the UK mags (Skateboard Scene and the other one!) and every now and then would find a US mag, I can still remember the exotic-sounding locations like Santa Cruz and the 'star' names like Alva etc, beautiful photography from a land where everyone had a pool to ride in their back yard (or worst case - their neighbours!!) - seemed like a fantasy world (not much changed when I got into cars

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The Ollie hadn't even been invented back then!

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Thu Jan 28, 16 12:37 pm

In my case the 'Ollie' still hasn't been invented

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Thu Jan 28, 16 12:45 pm

Still got my G&S Fibreflex (which has carried a few gearboxes!) and just checking it has Lazer trucks and Krumbling red Kryptonics.

I have also found my old Logan Earth Ski, with my name on the top in grip tape, the Bones wheels have disintegrated though... I'll probably break my neck trying to ride 'em now, but I just didn't have the heart to bin 'em!

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Thu Jan 28, 16 12:49 pm

Don't bin 'em Ivor, make Great Wall art.
And if you fancy breaking your neck you can all meet some like minded older gents on Middleagedshred.com

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Thu Jan 28, 16 1:22 pm

Ooh Fed Ex just pulled up and dropped off my new JW 11" 2,400-2,700 converter a week ahead of schedule
Actually getting excited about putting it all back together once Antons finished the trans rebuild