Dictionary of the longboard

ABEC 11: Known brand of wheels. Not to confuse with the degree ABEC of the bearings.

ABEC: Measurement of the degree of tolerance (accuracy) in the measures of a bearing. There are habitual the ABEC 3, 5 and 7, being the latter more exactly constructed. The ABEC does not indicate the resistance to the tread of a bearing: an ABEC 3 can be more rapid than an ABEC 7.

REVERSED WING: It consists of placing the bascule part of the trucks upside-down of his standard position. Into some models it changes the behavior.

KINGPIN ANGLE: Inclination of the principal screw of the trucks. A more horizontal axis (60 º) turns more with the same inclination of the table - is more sensitive but less stable. A more vertical axis (35 º) turns less with the same inclination of the table - is stabler but less sensitive.

SOCKET-PANS: Necessary to prevent the nuts from rubbing the sealed one or the exterior track of the bearings.

AIR BREAK: To stop extending the position about increasing the aerodynamic resistance.

BASE: Piece that joins the bascule part of the axis with the table. It determines the angle of the kingpin or main screw.

BOMBING: To be stimulated in a longboard based on effecting drafts and constant counter-bills

BUSHINGS: Cylinders or cones of elastomer that regulate the force that it is necessary to exercise in the table in order that they turn the axes.

                                      

GRAVIT CENTER: Point in which we might concentrate the whole mass of the pilot without it was changing his behavior. The more high place is, the more unstable and the more transfer of weight takes place between the interior and exterior wheels in a curve.

COLEMAN: Type of yawing in longboard in that the table is placed rapidly perpendicularly to the road to stop and then it returns to put in his normal position.

CONCAVE: Degree of inclination of the wings of the table up to increase the inflexibility of the table, to avoid frets with the soil in closed drafts and to avoid slides of the foot.

DISTANCE BETWEEN TRUCKS: Distance between the front and back axis. It determines partly the stability, capacity of draft and distribution of weight of the vehicle.
 It is fundamental to understand the behavior of a long to understand what implies the separation between the trucks:
 Very united axes, I turn mas closed, minor stability, skate mas urban
 Very separated axes, I turn mas opened, major stability

HARDNESS OF THE WHEELS: Degree of hardness of a wheel. Shore measures up engrados. A higher shore (82A) indicates a harder wheel: minor takes hold, derrapaje easier, minor absorption of cibraciones and major speed if the asphalt is very smooth. A lower shore (75A) indicates a softer wheel: major grasp, derrapaje more bruso, better absorption of vibrations and minor speed if the asphalt is very smooth.

DECK: Table.

CONVEX DECK: Table that in rest has the central part higher than the forward and back. With our weight it is in the habit of becoming horizontal. We can use "re-vote" in the pumping.  

DECK DROP THROUGT: Type of construction of longboard in that the table has a few orifices that allow that the base of the axis should place over the same one, diminishing his height.

DROP DECK: Type of table in which the zone of the feet is lower than the zone of the anchorages of the trucks.

FIERCE WHEELS: You roll in that the wear does that the exterior part has less diameter than interior.

FLEX: Degree of flexion of the table under our weight in rest. If it is very rigid it loses grasp, if it is very soft loses precision.

FOOT BRAKE: Frenar haciendo rozar el pie en el suelo. 

GOOFY: To stop making rub the foot in the soil.

WHEEL FLIP: The sides change interior and exterior of a wheel to equalize the wear and to avoid that conifique. Only it can be done by symmetrical wheels.

KINGPIN: Screw that holds to the trucks (hanger) with the base (baseplate).

LIP: Corner of the wheel that touches the asphalt. A more straight lip gives more grasp with a more sudden skid and a rounded lip dá less takes hold but a more controlled skid.

NOSE: Front part of a longboard.

CORE: Central part of the wheel in which they agree the bearings.

PROFILE: Form of the wings of the wheel between the lip and the core. If there is very cut away (a "more "hollow" wheel) it allows major flexion improving the grasp repecto to a wheel less cut away ("more "massive").

PADS: Pieces of rubber that are inserted between the base of the axis and the table to raise the height of the same one. They absorb the vibrations.

TRODDEN: Part of the wheel that enters in touch with the asphalt.

REGULAR: I pilot of longboard that places ahead his left foot.

RR: Code that indicates that a bearing has both sides sealed with metallic plates, achieving the minor rubbing.

CERAMIC BEARINGS: Bearings in which the balls are of ceramic material instead of metallurgies.

BEARING: Piece that allows the draft of the wheels. It consists of interior track, exterior track, balls, cage and sealed.

 

SHAPE: Form, it is used habitually, to refer to the form of a table.

SHORE: Scale of measure of the degree of hardness of the uretano of the wheels. He accompanies of the letter "A". The higher, major hardness.

SPOT: Place adapted to practise

SLIDE:  Technology habiltual in longboard, To skid.

SLIDERS: Plates of plastic material (polyethylene) that are placed in the gloves of longboard to be able to drag the hand for the asphalt in pronounced curves.

 TAIL: Back part of a longboard.

TRUCK: Piece that joins the wheels with the table.

TUCK:  Position of the pilot who minimizes his aerodynamic resistance. In longboard the knee of the back leg comes closer the ankle of the forward and the arms are kept behind the back. In street sled the body is completely knocked down, the feet united and inclined towards ahead, the hands close to the body and the very low chin. It is in use in the downhill.

WHELLBITE: Disagreeable experience that is had when the wheel rubs the table in an extreme draft and that it is in the habit of leading to a fall.

WOBBLE: Over-excited oscillations of the table, generally to high speed, which is in the habit of ending in a fall. It's terrible! 

                                    

ZR: Code that indicates that a bearing has a side sealed with rubber and other one with metal.

ZZ: Code that indicates that a bearing has both sides sealed with rubber, is the most hermetic but it has more rubbing.