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Leave the poor kid alone, He's only 14, Yes he made a daft statement that we all know is very unlikely, it's properly just over excitement and exaggeration. He might genuinely think that he did 60 mph where in truth it was probably half that. Almost all of us think that we jumped higher or travelled faster than we actually did at time, especially when we started out.

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...and wat trucks was you using :eek: speed wobble must of been shocking lol,

 

My trucks are the fastest you can get i was going 60 mph down the sideof a mountain

 

Ok race you :D

 

Have fun, on

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Leave the poor kid alone, He's only 14, Yes he made a daft statement that we all know is very unlikely, it's properly just over excitement and exaggeration. He might genuinely think that he did 60 mph where in truth it was probably half that. Almost all of us think that we jumped higher or travelled faster than we actually did at time, especially when we started out.

 

 

ok my bad, i apologies for being pesimistic

 

well said pete

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this sort or thing pops up every now and then , ok the last time the guy got a little aggressive and overly defensive, (but if you everwanted a pimp for a kite he is your man lol)

 

 

which guy?? and who are you talking about

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http://www.community.flexifoil.com/showthread.php?t=152919

 

nuff said, that guy blew up on the forum, and not just this one. i do notice he isnt banned though, he hasent posted since the end of december, but at teh time he was (despite his own actions, and im not defending them) treated a little harshly by other forum members.

 

its a bit like if i say, ive jjumped off the side of a mountain with my kite and went over 50 meters through the air before landing, you wouldnt belive it, but if i posted a link to a vid ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVLduREuKEY well you carnt realy argue with it, it would seem that the other vid we made with the larger jumps in it has been pulled due to the music used, but you get the idea from that must sort that out lol.

 

fly safe annd have fun

stu

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sorry to be bit of a party pooper but how do you know it was exactly 60mph?

 

it could have been 55mph or 65mph?

 

 

what did you use to measure the speed?

 

 

 

and where is this hill cos i am keen.......

 

I used my speedometer that i fixed to my board and my hill so no one else lol

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if you attached a bike speedo it wouldn't mesure the speed acuratly because the wheels would be to small to get and accurate reading. bike wheels are 25" and mountian board wheels are 8". so that could be why it said he was going 60 because smaller wheels have to spin faster than bigger wheels to acheive the same speed. if you get my drift

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if you attached a bike speedo it wouldn't mesure the speed acuratly because the wheels would be to small to get and accurate reading. bike wheels are 25" and mountian board wheels are 8". so that could be why it said he was going 60 because smaller wheels have to spin faster than bigger wheels to acheive the same speed. if you get my drift

 

 

Unless it was calibrated with the correct wheel size first as this is what i used to do. Im not sayin that he was doing 60.

 

The circumference of an 8 inch T1 is 62cm so what rpm would it have to be to be doing 60mph?

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The circumference of an 8 inch T1 is 62cm so what rpm would it have to be to be doing 60mph?

 

why bring cm into it? :p

 

8" tyre = 4" radius

2pi*4 = 25.133"

 

1 mile = 63360 inches

60mph = (60*63360)/60 = 63360 inches per minute

 

63360/25.133 = 2521 rpm

 

(edit: or 42 rps)

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that must have knackered the bearings then lol

 

lol, I get your point :)

 

I think normal 6001's are rated to about 15000 rpm, but probably not under the lateral loads they would experience on a mountain board :rolleyes:.

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I've gone 140mph on my exit board with a 10mph wind & a beamer 3, 4m, & went 100 feet in the air, honest *mawahahahahahaha* :)

 

yeah but we all know exit boards are like super rockets and are made out of rock hard diamonds so we dont doubt you at all:p

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video+gps=we believe you....

 

lol! I like! :D

 

I had the same problem when running under a tree, i wsnt quite quick enough and pretty much got covered in snoooooow! Glorious snoooo!

 

Obviously there was less catapulting and not as fast...

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