IT'S
SET-UP
Three Top
Professionals
Tell You
All About
Their Favorite
Skates.
STEVE
CABALLERO
Since pool riding is my specialty
will describe components that I use
in assembling my board for poo
pool and
vertical skating. This set-up works
well for almost any type of skating
such as curb grinding and freestyle.
Iride my own model which is a
Powell Peralta Spoon Nose concave
constructed of six-ply maple with
one layer of fiberglass for snap-back
flexibility. My board is a bit smaller
than most measuring in at 29% x 10
respectively, and the kicidal flat with
a 12 angle. For
Foot Grip because of use Bear
à of its longevity
factor and it doesn't rip the flesh like
the pian
pizza deck
board with Tracker Sadrack
Magnesium trucks secured with thick
flathead machine t screws and half
inch black riser pads For wheels I use
the Bones C
Cubic Ins, which are smooth
and fast without the loud clatter
associated with the rock hard wheels
pocf son of these wheels
The
Imount my
(64mm x 64mm), allows for a low
center of gravity and stable ride
while the double rodius
Во
ROGER
HICKEY
Amadrid mill concess
pewn
STEVE
ROCCO
certain moves I use rall siders not
only for board sliding tricks but also
to protect the graphics and the
decals on the bottom of my board. A
plastic nose bone protects the
vulnerable nose area from damaging
blows
Using Copers is a must for
anyone who skates pools, not only
do they provide protection for the
trucks but also make extended
grinding way easier. The addition of
a Lapper on the back truck makes
sure t
up during
es and sliding rock 'n rolls
Loppers also protect the king bot
provides a smooth transition between and nut area of the truck from
fucks wheels and coin be
des and coping during
delicate edge maneuvers. My
excessive wear and tear. I find that
this:
bearings are precision with the inner asup works best for me and
seals removed to allow easy access
for lubrication with Tri-Flon oll
Most pool skoters use plastic
attachments on their boards and
trucks for protection and to facilitate
your
s may be differenti
always important to check your
equipment before sessioning and
what helps your skating most is
practice no matter what or where
you skate.
Not only is Roger a master of
speed and downhill he is also an
avid freestyler. His more notable
and outrageous stunts include
barrel jumping high jumping (at or
above previously established
records) and some amazing
manuevers using s
g skyhooks
However, Rogers power lies in his
mastery of downhill speed, whether
it be straight ahead speed runs or
the twisting curves of Glendora
Mountain Road Here Roger
for downhill
describes his s
set-up for
I'm currently using my own model
from Madrid. The Roger Hickey
Downhill Concave, which is 33
inches long and 10 inches wide
with a 9 concave. This is the first
downhill board to feature a
concave design and I find that it
not only offers more stability in
wobbling situations, but also
enables you to feel the rails of the
board. This aspect really helps out
quite a bit because I tend to move
my feet around while at speed
Also clear grip tape on the deck
gives the board a nice look and
being less grippy allows me to
adjust my foot placement more
easily.
Tve found that the best trucks for
my downhill style are INDEPENDENT
151mm with white Variflex cloud
bushings. On the top of the front
truck I use a Blue cloud bushing for
added turning capabilities. I also
fit the front truck forward a little bit
by using washers between the
board and the baseplate. This
allows for
ws for more leverage on the
front truck
My choice of wheels varies with
different road conditions and types
of terrain but I generally use Powell
65mmx38mm rollerskate wheels
They are hard yet resilient ideal
for high speed and comering My
preferred bearings are German
FAG precisions with the inside s
seals
removed and thoroughly cleaned
with WD 40. By adding three drops
of Tri-Flon oil and one drop of LPS
oil these bearings stay well lubed
and free spinning
Downhill boards vary quite a bit
from what you may be used to so it
takes time and a lot of miles to
make the adjustments and
changes needed to gain extra
MPH from your stick
Freestylers vary considerably
from rider to rider in means of
style and types of set-up. All
depending upon what works the
best with his or her particular
preference. My set-up will give
you a general start as to how to
set your board up for better trick
action
When drilling my board I always
make sure that before I put my
trucks on that I've drilled it straight.
What I mean by straight is that the
holes are all colinear and also the
same distance from each edge.
The way I check this is to set the
trucks on the board, lining up the
holes and then placing a yard-stick
lengthwise along the board, resting
against the edges of both
truck baseplates
flat
When I do rail tricks I must have
the board stand straight up and
down when on its rail. If it doesn't
this means a wheel adjustment is
in order. This is totally easy to fix All
I do is place enough washers on
the ade (between the wheel and
the actual hanger of the truck)
until the edge of my wheels are
flush with the roll
If it's functional for you to use
skidplates when you ride, the best
way to install them is to screw
wears down to a certain point
and the hardware tends to scrape
on my riding surface, denying me
the fraction that I very much desire
ve tried a lot of a equipment and
out of all the skidplates I've tried i
really prefer, and recommend the
Powell-Peralta skids. They work well
for certain tricks, if you know what I
mean
Now when I put grip tape on
my board I file the edges because
I don't the tape almost always
seems to peel up. Another thing is
that I always keep my rails rounded
so that the chances of structural
damage are a lot slimmer. Those
of you
who are heavily into 50-50
casperse
s and all that should place
griptape on the bottom of your
board right by the rear skidplate
them on with wood screws. I always
screw them in from the top of the
board down into the skidplateve found that helps keep my foot
reason being is when I've used the in place and makes my tricks most
nut and bolt variety, the skidplate effective