The Freestyle Podcast - Episode 01 - Enter the Freestyle!

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The Freestyle Podcast - Episode 01
Title Enter the Freestyle!
Released April 11, 2012 08:16 PM PDT
Length 44.51 minutes
Codec MPEG Auto Layer 1/2/3 (mpga)
Channels Stereo
Sample rate 44100 Hz
Bitrate 128 kb/s
PodOmatic Web Page http://podomatic.com/
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TheFreestylePodcast

Episode Summary

In this first episode, Tony, Bob, and Matt introduce themselves, discuss the new Seismic and Decomposed Synnott freestyle wheels, talk about the benefits of actually rolling on your skateboards, praise the skills of the amazing Günter Mokulys, and have a nerdish discussion of the exact nature of freestyle.

In this episode, the mentioned wheels found on the following site: http://decomposedsk8.com/wheels.html]

Transcript

  • 00:00 - Tony proclaims his favourite thing about Tumblr.
  • 00:07 - Introduction to the Freestyle Podcast, not called "Freestyle is Dead"
  • 00:47 - Matt Gokey Introduction
  • 01:41 - Tony Gale Introduction
  • 04:22 - Bob Loftin Introduction
  • 04:31 - How the The Freestyle Podcast came to be.
  • 05:02 - Bob founded Bob's Trick Tips around in 1998 or 1999
    • 05:27 - Bob's legendary socks featured in "Bob's Trick Tips"
  • 06:40 - Discussion on the overwhelming amount of freestyle content on YouTube and how it has a desensitizing effect.
  • 08:30 - Tony gets disconnected from the Skype call
  • 09:06 - Equipment Talk
    • 09:06 - Bob abandons Tony on the battlefield and moves onto the "Equipment Talk" section.
    • 09:12 - Discussion about the new Seismic freestyle wheels. Seismic Focus 55mm/97A Wheels and Seismic Focus 55mm/101A Wheels. The core hub is hollowed out on the rear side to make them lighter. The urethane is very high quality. Matt Gokey has done some extensive testing on them and loves them.
    • 10:50 - Gokey mentions that for skate surfaces that are two slippery to do 360 spins on, you can pour Coke on the floor to make it stickier. Gokey skates the 97A on harder surfaces and the 101A for all-terrain.
    • 11:45 - Bob asks if there is any uneven wear because of the hollowed out core. Gokey hasn't noticed any significant coning.
    • 12:54 - Bob asks Matt what his current setup is. Currently skating a Decomposed Gunter Mokulys Deck (Similar to the Mullen dog food shape) 7.5" wide + Seismic Focus 55mm/101A Wheels + Ace 00 Trucks. The 7.5" deck makes tricks look a little bigger, but not so big that it interferes with stationary tricks.
    • 13:54 - Ace trucks really good trucks, based off of the old Indy Stage 3 design. They turn better than the newer design.
    • 14:20 - New Terry Synnott popsicle swirl wheels are coming out. Look like the old Renna wheels. Good solid wheel. Rounded lip cuts loose really good.
    • 15:08 - Witter offers new wheel deal; buy one set for the price of two and get the second set free! Bob bought two extra sets.
    • 15:36 - Tony rejoins the Podcast.