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Blade Psycho
14.12.2010, 17:54
I was about to order my dream setup because I saw the Carbon 2's were finally in stock at A-Mall, but they are out of the M/L Kaltik flat frames in white. Normally I would say "whatever" and get the grey ones instead, but since I'm dropping $500 on a skate setup I want everything to be exactly the way I want. Will the S/M frames look disproportionate in size 9 Carbon 2's? However, I'm concerned that having a shorter frame than I'm used to in addition to a flat setup will make the skates turn way too easily, considering that I've skated antirocker for the past 10 years or so.

JH: If you see this, do you think you'll get more of the frames in stock anytime soon?
RollerDorkMofo
14.12.2010, 18:47
I want to say it it wouldn't matter that much since the carbon boot is so much smaller than most other boots but if I were dropping that much on skates I'd make sure before ordering.

Basically I'm useless.
s.
14.12.2010, 18:52
can't find the pic, but I saw a 6-7 nimh shell with size L kaltiks which looked just right, I'd be careful with S frames, they are really short
bobgross
14.12.2010, 18:52
no
They're AM exclusive in the US.
r.s.
14.12.2010, 18:53
call JH
Gonzalo
14.12.2010, 23:17
Maybe it's a sign that I don't need a $500 skate setup. It's either those or a set of these:

http://i.imgur.com/nzYUG.jpg
jakeordie
14.12.2010, 23:24
240 is pretty short for US9, I haven't heard back from the Kaltik dude about the L wheelbase.
Gonzalo
14.12.2010, 23:32
240 is pretty short for US9, I haven't heard back from the Kaltik dude about the L wheelbase.

Yeah, that's way too short. I'll wait until JH gets back to me and then decide. I probably won't be able to skate until the spring, so I'm still reluctant to drop all this money on equipment I'm not going to use for a while. The frames being out of stock basically prevented me from buying the setup on impulse and gave me some time to reconsider. I really like the way the Carbon 2's look and I wouldn't want to have to buy a different colorway because I waited too long to get them and the black ones ran out. But I've decided I'm only getting them if I also get the flat frames (and they have to match, of course :lol:)
NickL
14.12.2010, 23:46
blade psycho, tomorrow i will go into amall and see if i can set up a pair for you and take a pic. how does that sound?
al dolega
15.12.2010, 00:03
I read somewhere that the large is 258mm. Which is just about perfect for a size US9 foot in most people's opinion.
Gonzalo
15.12.2010, 00:05
blade psycho, tomorrow i will go into amall and see if i can set up a pair for you and take a pic. how does that sound?

That would be cool, but 240 mm sounds way short and I doubt it will work. But it's worth a try. Thanks.
MyGlockGoPopPopPop
15.12.2010, 00:07
Please post picture in this thread.
NickL
15.12.2010, 00:21
k, i will
tim_adams
15.12.2010, 02:20
Ummm... I might be wrong here, but I don't think AMall actually has Carbon2's in stock yet.
NickL
15.12.2010, 02:24
Ummm... I might be wrong here, but I don't think AMall actually has Carbon2's in stock yet.

nah, amall has them. i work there now.
tim_adams
15.12.2010, 02:39
Oh, aight. Lucky you. That's probably an awesome job.
NickL
15.12.2010, 02:46
Oh, aight. Lucky you. That's probably an awesome job.

its cool because its not a chain and most of the guys are cool. it sucks because i have to work with paco ass dre.
Mudhut Jollyrancher
15.12.2010, 16:41
that paco got his job back
Dre
15.12.2010, 16:46
no, that job got it's paco back
Monday
15.12.2010, 16:46
Amall will be the only shop in the US that carries the frames for quite some time.

Jake Eley of Loco said in the description of said frame in his shop that a size large would look perfect on a size 9 UK Deshi Carbon.
:bran^don:
15.12.2010, 17:15
Dre or nick. usps me valo and game theory. i'm too lazy to call

break them rules for me please. will pay you DAT GUAP
Mudhut Jollyrancher
15.12.2010, 17:17
no, that job got it's paco back
haha hella
JH408
15.12.2010, 18:56
SMALL

http://a.yfrog.com/img612/6625/v0wx.jpg

LARGE

http://a.yfrog.com/img616/8113/udfe.jpg

Both look good IMO, but I suppose it just depends on how much of your front wheel you really want to see. On the smalls you can just barely see the 56mm wheels. The larges you can see both the wheel AND frame over the toes.


Other than that we should have more larges after Christmas, maybe next week if we are real lucky.
Blade Psycho
15.12.2010, 19:41
The small ones actually look better than the large ones :lol:

But I'm still concerned about the shorter wheelbase because I'm used to frames in the 250-260 mm range. Somebody give me a convincing argument to pull the trigger.
Blade Psycho
15.12.2010, 19:51
Fuck it. Even if the small ones look better I'd rather stick with the wheelbase length I'm used to. I guess I'll wait until the frames are back in stock.
Chris Fortune
15.12.2010, 19:51
The small ones actually look better than the large ones :lol:

But I'm still concerned about the shorter wheelbase because I'm used to frames in the 250-260 mm range. Somebody give me a convincing argument to pull the trigger.

Uhmmmmmm


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