Channels on Skates

cfxomega · Frontside 180 Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 466

Anyone who rides a skate with a channel, does it make a big difference? Every skate I have ridden has been channel-less. Does it help with tracking when riding finless? Does it affect popping, spinning shuvs, etc.?
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mikeskatesonwater · Guest

first off finless is the way to go and I rode the byerly and I ride the integrity... the liberations have really long channels.. probably the longest of any board.

cfxomega · Frontside 180 Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 466

Mr. Top Hat · Dead Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 5818

mikeskatesonwater, you didnt answer a single one of his questions Laughing

i really dont think channels make that much of a difference in the ride. to me poping, spinning and shuvits all feel the same as on a channel-less board.

scott a · "a" is for angel Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 4126

i think the whole point of channels is so you can ride finless but still have some tracking ability. its not a whole lot of hold and many people wont even notice it, but its still there.

SamHill · Frontside 180 Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 420 City: Lacey

There is a slight difference in feel, but you really only feel the difference of the channels when on edge. As far as shuv-its and stuff, you wont notice a diference.
Hope that helps.

cfxomega · Frontside 180 Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 466

SamHill, mikeskatesonwater, does strictlyskates ship to Canada?
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one-eyed sailor551 · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Mar 2005 Posts: 1111 City: mahopac

i have channels on my tv. they help alot with surfing and such

freerider4 · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 2462

one-eyed sailor551 I hate when you lose the channel changer cause then I am just to lazy to get up every time to switch the channel so I just sit and watch some dumb ass program.

SamHill · Frontside 180 Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 420 City: Lacey

cfxomega, check your PM.

cfxomega · Frontside 180 Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 466

wakemitch · Posted: Jul 25, 2005 4:28 pm Post subject:

the channels on the integ are so shallow, i dont feel a difference.

devotid · Frontside 180 Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 473 City: saginaw

ive ridden just about every board out there and i really dont notice a quarter inch deep channel that much.
were actually working on a new kind of channeling system for the bottom of our 06 boards. it should help in olling and tracking much more than your average channel. we been trying to to release the units this year but financing (my pockets) wont let us. so instead of trying to push something that is not TOTALLY DONE we have chosen to wait until the next season.