little details

brandon kilbury

brandon kilbury

Super Moderator
are there any little thingsa bout your scooter that you etiher adjust weird or that your extremely picky about?

for me, i feel a lot more comfortable with my bars pointing a little bit left of my front wheel, i hate when my wheels are like flat compressed, i cant ride thick grips on the left at all, so i just now switched them and the ones i put on were kind of thick, so i wrapped them all to hell with electrical tape to bring some width down, right hand doesnt really matter though..i think its jus tbecause i catch barspins and throw scooterflips with my left hand so its easier with a smaller grip
 
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VillageFox

Steel Member
i need my wal mart bmx grips( i have the same ones on my bike), my bars have to be perfectly strait ( i spend like half an hour getting them perfect when i build a new scooter,haha),and my bars have to be the perfect height. same with my bike, the bars have to be strait and tilted back perfect.
 
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Kevin Vannauker

Bronze member
folding mech can't move AT ALL, headset has to be fast and not shaking at all, and it has to be locked with the neck all the way up, i hate when people dont push the neck up before locking.( my knees hit)
 
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Steezeman

Administrator
Nothing can move, and if there's any extraneous sounds when I land I have to take it all apart to find out what's going on.

And bumpy wheels are THE worst thing in the history of the universe, I hate them so much.
 
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Tyler Boner

Member
if it shakes i wanna go home.i HAVE to have my fsa.and i can't ride an a because they're waaaay to short for me.my break has to be perfect and not move.and a bad griptape job makes me mad.lol.thats about it for me.
 
Matt Dibble

Matt Dibble

M3MB3R
Staff member
It's good to have things like nothing shaking, bars the right height, everything straight and solid. But if your in a hurry or whatever just grab your scoot and go, no need to make sure everything is perfect. Im not uptight about everything being exactly how it is supposed to be, just like it that way if its conveniate.
 
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Miles Quirk

Member
wow haha i dont do jack shit.
i ride it until something breaks then i fix it.
ill check and make sure everything is tight every now and then
 
brandon kilbury

brandon kilbury

Super Moderator
Matt Dibble said:
It's good to have things like nothing shaking, bars the right height, everything straight and solid. But if your in a hurry or whatever just grab your scoot and go, no need to make sure everything is perfect. Im not uptight about everything being exactly how it is supposed to be, just like it that way if its conveniate.
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haha, i dont like check over my scoot to make sure everything how i like it before i ride, pretty much the only things i really notice if its off is my handlebars not being lined up with my wheel to the left or whatever, at the TIC comp ithe bars moved to the left of the wheel more and more throughout the day, and at teh end of the day it was hard for me to ride straight they were so off, but then when i put them on perfect it felt too weird, so i put them a little bit left <3
 
the_SD_local

the_SD_local

I own SR.
I have tons of obsessions (I am a little OCD when it comes to building a good scooter)... way too many to list but these are the biggest ones:

When I rode Razor bars I would take off all my clamps and quick releases and flip them so they all opened to the right instead of left. If I use multiple bar clamps they have to alternate one forward, one backwards, etc. depending how many I stack... all opening to the right. My right grip has to be a brighter color than the left one. If the wheels don't spin for at least 10 seconds on their own I won't ride them... I refuse to ride slow bearings. I don't really care about how fast my headset is just as long as there is zero play in it. Also, Zero play in the folding mech is a given which is why I welded it. Full deck grip is a must and I actually like it a little slick and worn in... not too fresh. Wheels have to be perfect... no cracks no flat spots and absolutely no worn down square wheels... I can't really ride 100mm anymore just 110. It is pretty much to the point where I refuse to ride any other scooter except the one I built... even if it breaks I probably woulnd't even ride a spare. It is just too solid and perfect... I can't imagine going back to shitty Razor parts or a stock "pro model"... even a modded pro model wouldn't cut it.

All the little things really do make a world of difference. My scooter rides like a Cadillac and I can't imagine riding anything else.
 
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David N.

Member
i cant ride cracked decks im way to paranoid
cant ride foams feels scary
i need grip tape to be perfect or somewhat perfect
i cant ride razor bars and i wont ever go back
noisey brake makes the whole scooter sound like shit
 
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