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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #330 on: May 17, 2010, 09:24:34 AM »
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That looks like fun!
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The bones bushings in new trucks made it instant fun, I rode it to work and dicked around with it afterwards a little. The steep kicks and big wheels make it kind of an effort to pop an ollie with it at first but I'm getting used to it and it's fast as fuck.

I have a hard time transitioning from a regular set up to my cruiser. My cruiser is so much faster and I sometimes forget and will get pitched while riding transition. Then getting back on my regular set up after riding my cruiser I feel like my board is super slow.

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #331 on: May 17, 2010, 09:33:19 AM »
Oh yeah, I requested the board through DLX's Skate Shop Connect. Anybody know how long this process typically takes?

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #332 on: May 17, 2010, 10:49:14 AM »
cruiser boards are a bourgois accessory.  just skate one board.
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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #333 on: May 17, 2010, 11:35:11 AM »
cruiser boards are a bourgois accessory.  just skate one board.

Shut the fuck up. If you're going to make an attempt to sound smart at least spell the word right.

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #334 on: May 17, 2010, 04:48:32 PM »
finally pieced together a cruiser since my zip zinger got stolen.


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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #335 on: May 17, 2010, 06:09:51 PM »
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cruiser boards are a bourgois accessory.  just skate one board.
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Shut the fuck up. If you're going to make an attempt to sound smart at least spell the word right.

Spelling is sooo "bourgois".

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #336 on: May 17, 2010, 08:34:41 PM »
finally pieced together a cruiser since my zip zinger got stolen.


love the grip job.

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #337 on: May 17, 2010, 10:27:19 PM »
Cut out an old board. Pretty fucked up shape but it's super fun to ride.


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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #338 on: May 17, 2010, 10:33:33 PM »
Cut out an old board. Pretty fucked up shape but it's super fun to ride.



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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #339 on: May 18, 2010, 01:08:06 AM »
Cut out an old board. Pretty fucked up shape but it's super fun to ride.



Think that wins the ghetto cruiser award for 2010  ;D

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #340 on: May 18, 2010, 01:13:51 AM »
Hard times man, if it rolls i'll ride it.

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #341 on: May 18, 2010, 03:10:35 AM »
and there aint nothing wrong with that

(to be fair it looks like a lot of fun)

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #342 on: May 18, 2010, 12:22:46 PM »
what do you guys use to shape your cruisers out of old boards, cause I got an old board that I want to turn into a cruiser.
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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #343 on: May 18, 2010, 01:35:03 PM »
beer goggles from the looks of some on here (including the first one I tried to make myself)

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #344 on: May 18, 2010, 01:58:58 PM »
a saw and sandpaper

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #345 on: May 18, 2010, 02:03:51 PM »
A jigsaw, preferably.

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #346 on: May 18, 2010, 02:14:53 PM »
love the grip job.
thanks jake. feel free to use it on some snowboards or better yet, use it for berra's next graphic.

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #347 on: May 18, 2010, 05:35:46 PM »
A jigsaw, preferably.


word, I think my dad has one, I've already taken the grip off and made the shape outline with a sharpie, looks pretty weird, but awesome.
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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #348 on: May 18, 2010, 05:41:15 PM »
How'd you draw your outline? Did you have something to trace with? I'd like to try my hand at cutting my board, but I'm fairly clumsy sometimes.

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #349 on: May 18, 2010, 06:05:08 PM »
I just freehanded mine on a bandsaw, this was my first time so I just winged it.
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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #350 on: May 18, 2010, 06:52:19 PM »
How'd you draw your outline? Did you have something to trace with? I'd like to try my hand at cutting my board, but I'm fairly clumsy sometimes.

I just freehanded it on the top of the deck, so at least I would have something to have a guideline with.
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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #351 on: May 18, 2010, 09:28:47 PM »
I'm planning on getting one of the Deathwish Spliff Cruisers soon. It's a 7.75.

I need recommendations on the..

Trucks (size, brand, etc.), Wheels (size, brand, etc.), and which bearings to use.

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #352 on: May 21, 2010, 01:20:32 AM »
did it 08, retouched it recently, spring/Summer freeeesh

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #353 on: May 21, 2010, 02:32:54 AM »
^ That looks proper
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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #354 on: May 21, 2010, 04:09:00 AM »

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #355 on: May 21, 2010, 07:35:57 AM »
How'd you draw your outline? Did you have something to trace with? I'd like to try my hand at cutting my board, but I'm fairly clumsy sometimes.

I used one of my other decks for the outline. I usually ride a pointy-ish nosed deck so I just lined them up so I would cut a couple inches off the sides.

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #356 on: May 21, 2010, 08:41:09 AM »






My homie John makes these...
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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #357 on: May 25, 2010, 03:14:57 PM »
well no luck in getting one of the traffic cruisers shipped across (shipping costs were prohibitive, the dude oyola was more than helpful tho) meant it was zip zinger time



here it is chilling by the Thames (zip zinger 7.75, indy 139's, 65mm zip zingers) after a nice hour pushing along the streets of LDN after work this afternoon

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #358 on: May 25, 2010, 05:27:11 PM »
Put this together this week to play in all the nice weather we've been having 'oop north, the wheels eat Manchester's haggard paving slabs for breakfast!

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #359 on: May 25, 2010, 09:17:06 PM »
cruiser boards are a bourgois accessory.  just skate one board.
I used to be this guy but after I fucked my ankle so I couldn't skate properly for a while a got a cruiser which is good 'cause now I can stand on a board at least and bomb hill or shit so I'm not going to be a full stranger to the skateboard after I can skate again.
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