"BJ" (benjamin-bignell)
10/15/2013 at 10:54 • Filed to: slammed, stanced, skateboard, truckin' tuesday
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"BJ" (benjamin-bignell)
10/15/2013 at 10:54 • Filed to: slammed, stanced, skateboard, truckin' tuesday | 0
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I know I've posted on this before, but I still think it looks great. Apparently it's called a "slammed" skateboard. More after the jump...
And look! Proof that the roof racks on stanced cars actually serve a purpose!
Somewhat surprisingly, I couldn't find a lot of pictures of slammed boards with stanced cars. Two separate sub-cultures that don't play nice? Money all spent on your stance, nothing left over to slam your board? I dunno... Anyways, I found this last picture on a Tumblr named "bitcheslovevws" - I figure many of my fellow Opponauts would appreciate it:
CalzoneGolem
> BJ
10/15/2013 at 11:04 |
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Brings new meaning to Truckin' Tuesday, amirite?
Z_Stig
> BJ
10/15/2013 at 11:05 |
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Skaters can't afford cars......
BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
> BJ
10/15/2013 at 11:09 |
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Why bother with a skateboard wheel-truck?
If you are going to put the truck on top of the board, with the axle so tight to the deck that lean-steering is impossible... why not just have an axle shaft clamped to the deck, and not have the truck sticking up.
I can only imagine tripping and falling, and impaling one's self on the bolts used to hold the truck to the board.
Yet another example of why defeating the purpose of suspension is an idiotic (IMHO... your board, your car... do what you want as long as you don't put other people at un-necessary risk) move, and not all that stylish, anyway.
Fred (FreddsterExprs)
> BJ
10/15/2013 at 11:11 |
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Those things are called Stanceboards.
I still have an old Skateboard somwhere, would be worth a try I think. All that needs to be done are the holes for the wheels and longer screws for the axle mounts.
Decay buys too many beaters
> BJ
10/15/2013 at 11:13 |
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I think it is colloquially known as a slamboard. I think they are pretty cool, not functional at all, but cool.
Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
> BJ
10/15/2013 at 11:16 |
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It's the same question I ask of a stanced car: how is it to ride?
ColoradoTaco
> BJ
10/15/2013 at 11:20 |
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I like slammed radio flyers personally
MonkeePuzzle
> BJ
10/15/2013 at 11:21 |
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that should tickle if they actually ride it and fall on those pointy trucks!
Niquemarshall
> BJ
10/15/2013 at 11:26 |
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"Oh you go ahead bro, I'll just chill right by this crack in the pavement."
-Slamboard
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> BJ
10/15/2013 at 11:38 |
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All style, no substance.
No thanks...
bhardoin
> BJ
10/15/2013 at 11:52 |
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It's ok if function follows form. I prefer the other way around, but hey, sometimes something's just gotta look pretty.
What makes a machine beautiful is the elegance with which it functions. So if its extremely elegant at the cost of some function, that's fine. If it's elegant at the cost of all function, it's no longer a machine anymore, and can no longer be a beautiful machine.
I think some of these boards have crossed that line. If you can't turn, you can't ride, its not cool anymore.
William Byrd
> Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
10/15/2013 at 11:52 |
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It's great, until you have to turn.
Wait, sort of like a stanced car! haha
pauljones
> ColoradoTaco
10/15/2013 at 12:50 |
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That's actually really fucking cool.
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pauljones
> BJ
10/15/2013 at 12:53 |
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Actually, you know, that one in the lead picture looks like it might have just enough clearance to be able to turn a little bit. Truth be told, I actually think it's kind of cool looking. It'd just suck to try not to trip over the trucks all the time.
TheJWT
> BJ
10/15/2013 at 13:47 |
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Its a good thing they had that roof rack, I have no idea how they would've crammed that entire skateboard into the car
It's a "Porch-uh"
> Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
10/15/2013 at 15:29 |
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It looks like some are so low that they won't even turn, while others should be able to handle a lazy turn.
You're going to get a lot of twist in the bolts that go to the top of the truck, so I'm not sure if that hurts or helps turning. Basically, the trucks may not be doing much twisting because the bolts are instead.
KMatth
> BJ
10/15/2013 at 21:34 |
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The trucks are on the wrong way. Am I the only one seeing this? wut