Zorg quad skates V1

• V1 version:

I now use the V2 version and a V3 version is on the rails, but as they will have the same shape as the V1, I though it's interesting to post here the plan of my first quad skates V1 using skateboard trucks (french size42=US 8 ‘’)



I initially made them for medium/big ramps and grinding/sliding possibilities:

* Low profile Venture trucks (13cm)
* Sector 9 wheels 59mm 88a
* Plates: 6mm thick aluminium plate with U section aluminium stringers
* Wood grind plate: easier to grind for finding the good dimensions
* Inexpensive hockey boots from inline skates: could be more confortable.

Pro: Fast and grippy on wood and masonnite ramps. Side stance eagle grinds are cool Impossible to break, with standard skate parts if ever....

Cons: 4.5kg both….. with the stringers, the main plate could be thinner

• Adjustements of V1:

-grind plate aligned with truks, shaped with curve. Teflon plates added, slides are better, but on hot coping they stick

- wheels: Powell Bowl bomber 64mm, 95A for unperfect ramps or with wax...
Powell Bowl bomber 64mm, la Park Formula (PF) for perfect surface with no wax!!!
- bearings: Powell reds

• Related links:

Start : adinfinitum.de/Rollerskate
Other skates : zorgdotnl.ifrance.com
Shop : rollergirl
French articles with videos:
http://www.rollerquad.net/index.php?2006/05/15/91-portrait-de-zorg
http://www.rollerquad.net/index.php?2007/02/03/130-le-montage-du-mois-par-zorg

Bures sur Yvette (2008/6/28) SOUL

Trying to learn soul.... First I try to do stalls with my rigth feet front, left behind (it's the reverse from my 50-50 grinds), then grind like this on 3 trucks, then soul!!!! Still need to learn how to get a better control of my back skate....
Movement and position of the hands is very important, hands forward helps (specially the left one)
Cool sites to learn tricks and thier names:
- Animations
- Names
- http://www.highrollaz.org/

Wearable Cam Geonaute X-Snipe 300 (Made by Oregon scientific)

First try of this cam with my rolleskates (hope to try it windsurfing, snowboarding or cycling too). Tried it on the side of the helmet, but balance is not good and confusing for me, as riding in a ramp the head anticipate all movements and non balanced inertia is tricky to cope with. Placed on top of the helmet, inertia is better balanced and it seems to be good compromise for quality and security (mine and the cam). As the top of my head seems (up to now) less impact attractive, and lateral impacts with the cam on the side could be really dangerous for my neck.....

Hope I can do better quality next time on a bigger ramp or on trecks ;-)



Cam on my skate:

Can on my helmet:

Zorg quad skates V2

Welcome to Doc Zorg corner!!

As used to say my grand-father, a good drawing is worth long explainations... so to make it short, here are some picts of my second version: heavy metal!!!! 3kg each, with iron sliders, 22cm inter axes (BTW, just seen the movie IRONMAN, some parallel could be done, huhu!!)

New wheels

Thanks to my friends, I have 2 new wheels sets to ride:
-Rainskate Hornets 65mm 98a (1kg for 8 wheels, 1.15kg with bearings and spacers, 10mm spacers), hard core, 100% Ketchikan, Alaska product.
-Cortech disc 60mm 98a (700g for 8 wheels, 10mm spacers), gravity molded at ambient temp: hard disk core is bonded at molecular scale!!!!Wheels are lathed to 60mm and come from Sidney, Australia!!!! Brand Cortech from 1978 by Tim Dawe.
For comparing, Powell Bomber 68mm 85a are 1kg without bearings (10mm spacers), Powell Bowl Bombers 64mm 95a are 1.35kg with bearings and spacers (10mm). All these wheels have bearings centered, Powell ones don't have core!!
More news after 25 december.....
Here is how they compare (in shape) to the Powell Bowl bomber 64mm, PF: