Beginner Questions

[JMM]

Hi I'm Jake
I've been into a few extreme sports in the past but never really gone far with each one (Inline, Skating, ATB, BMX) and have had scooters but never really gone much past riding them. Only recently found out how much can be done with scooters and have got hooked .

I currently have (Well my bros have) a Micro Flex and I think the other one has a sprite. The flex is great but not suitable for tricks at all. The Sprite I'm going to have a play around with at a skatepark on friday.

I want to get my own though and although this will probably open a can of worms...What do people recommend? Currently I'm leaning towards a Micro XT but it's quite pricey and was wondering if there was any ones that I could get and upgrade as I go (that cost abit less too)

Also is there any magazines out for Scootering?

And also is there any normal grease I can use on bearings. there's quite a few bits in the garage (white lithium grease, silicon grease, WD40) and wondered if one was suitable to grease up the bearings abit.

Thanks in advance
Jake

Edit: Sorry one last thing, is there a page showing the different components of a scooter (headset, deck etc) I know some of it, but some I'm abit lost with.

 

[ColinO]

if ur just starting just get a pro model of www.amazon.com they're cheap and pretty good. Bolt the foldy. ride

 

[JMM]

Thanks, link just goes to the amazon home page though?

 

[Jakee F]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

thats the link to a pro model.

then look in the modding thread to start off with your mods.

 

[anticee23]

ooh in the scooter forum theres the scooter modding thread

 

[koreanjb]

http://www.scooterresource.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?709525

 

[Suushi]

http://www.weescooters.com/index.php?id=2

Scroll down and there's picture of different components of a scooter

 

[Jamie N]

look, he lives in the uk.
Get a JD Bug Original MS130b ( there pretty much the same thing as the razor pro, you cant get razor pros in the uk) you can get them online or at sports/skill toy shops. here's a place to buy them - http://www.kateskates.co.uk/productdetails.html?x5=2147381487&x1=2060188469&x2=&x3=

After you have bought one, go to your local hardware store and get 2 8mm/M8 bolts and one 10mm/M10 bolt, get six washers that fit the bolt and are the same size or a bit bigger than the head of the bolt. heres a tutourial in how to bolt your scooter (make sure you put the 10mm, the bigger one, through the top hole it may take a bit of hammering to get it through- don't put it in the back one like he does) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-D8wmUEE0E

After you've done that, you can reinforce your fork if you have a spare t tube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrdHuvudwDQ.

 

[JarradSmith]

yeah, your just gonna want a pro or a JD Bug Original. Just make sure you bolt the foldy.

 

[alex Dorantes]

Go to garage sales and look for old B modles or the goodwill they are cheep