Venture 2020

[tzhangdox]

the stocks imo are great once they break in, absolutely no complaints... until they break down.

[Sativa Lung]

Yeah I think venture is the only major truck manufacturer that I don't swap bushing around in. Like ever. Every time I try it I end up going back to the stocks. They are pretty much perfect once they break in, but I did have one set break in really weird... I don't know what happened but I have to crank them way down to make them feel right.

[sadnocomply]

Curiosity got the best of me, my riptides come on Monday  Time to get these forged 5.2s some serious das pinch action

[tzhangdox]

ended up finding some other stock purple bushings lying around and put em back on.

The bones mediums felt fine but they softened up a bit a day or so later and I wanted to put in the thin top washer but it made it hard to get the kingpin nut on with my tool properly. My pivot cup hole is pretty deformed from lots of slides so I'm guessing the hanger is sitting at a weird angle thats messed with the geometry a lil bit.

If you're not feeling the stocks, or they break on you, bones feel great as long as your pivot cup hole is still round lol.

[l1ll1ll1]

+ 1 for Bones Mediums in Venture trucks... had a rough time with my 5.6 hollow hi's since some time, switched out bushings for mediums and pivot cups for riptides and they are back to being smooth, loose, but stable when loading up. Hope the Bones will be holding up.

[live, laugh, love]

+ 1 for Bones Mediums in Venture trucks... had a rough time with my 5.6 hollow hi's since some time, switched out bushings for mediums and pivot cups for riptides and they are back to being smooth, loose, but stable when loading up. Hope the Bones will be holding up.

I've been using bones meds on ventures highs on my last 2 sets of trucks now. For me that works best. The first ones I tried were the bones hard bushings and even after softening up they felt too stiff for me.

[texasplant]

Best board/shape you guys have had on 6.1s?

[jay_nev]

Dunno why I can’t quote right now but curious to hear too.

Had mine set up w Dane 1 just for a bit tho.
and also a 8.75”/14.5”wb popsicle (I’m tall and like the longer wb). Back on 169 Ti (thanks daddies) now to mess w on a 9” popsicle

[rocklobster]

Got myself a smaller and shorter board than usual - I usually go with Venture forged on 8.125 x 31.8 x 14.25. Now I'm trying 8 x 31.6 x 14 with fairly steep kicks, would a cast or forged baseplate work better given the shorter length and WB?

[live, laugh, love]

Got myself a smaller and shorter board than usual - I usually go with Venture forged on 8.125 x 31.8 x 14.25. Now I'm trying 8 x 31.6 x 14 with fairly steep kicks, would a cast or forged baseplate work better given the shorter length and WB?

I have on deck an 8.12 x 31.62 FA board. Nak deck from last year. I love short decks. Plus it's 14 Wb which matches nice with venture.

[rocklobster]

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Got myself a smaller and shorter board than usual - I usually go with Venture forged on 8.125 x 31.8 x 14.25. Now I'm trying 8 x 31.6 x 14 with fairly steep kicks, would a cast or forged baseplate work better given the shorter length and WB?

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I have on deck an 8.12 x 31.62 FA board. Nak deck from last year. I love short decks. Plus it's 14 Wb which matches nice with venture.

Question is - Forged or Cast baseplate?

[sadnocomply]

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Got myself a smaller and shorter board than usual - I usually go with Venture forged on 8.125 x 31.8 x 14.25. Now I'm trying 8 x 31.6 x 14 with fairly steep kicks, would a cast or forged baseplate work better given the shorter length and WB?

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I have on deck an 8.12 x 31.62 FA board. Nak deck from last year. I love short decks. Plus it's 14 Wb which matches nice with venture.

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Question is - Forged or Cast baseplate?

i just setup a full dip 8 x 31.6 x 14 FA with 5.2 titaniums with forged & it feels fucking awesome

[rocklobster]

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Got myself a smaller and shorter board than usual - I usually go with Venture forged on 8.125 x 31.8 x 14.25. Now I'm trying 8 x 31.6 x 14 with fairly steep kicks, would a cast or forged baseplate work better given the shorter length and WB?

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I have on deck an 8.12 x 31.62 FA board. Nak deck from last year. I love short decks. Plus it's 14 Wb which matches nice with venture.

[close]

Question is - Forged or Cast baseplate?

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i just setup a full dip 8 x 31.6 x 14 FA with 5.2 titaniums with forged & it feels fucking awesome

5.2 V-Hollow Lo it is then. Thanks for the input.

Was thinking about adding a pair of 5.2 Standards into my collection. Managed to sell off 5 pairs of trucks in the last week to reduce my gear madness. I would keep a pair around just so I could swap out baseplates if I wanted to shorten WB.

[Junglist]

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Got myself a smaller and shorter board than usual - I usually go with Venture forged on 8.125 x 31.8 x 14.25. Now I'm trying 8 x 31.6 x 14 with fairly steep kicks, would a cast or forged baseplate work better given the shorter length and WB?

[close]

I have on deck an 8.12 x 31.62 FA board. Nak deck from last year. I love short decks. Plus it's 14 Wb which matches nice with venture.

[close]

Question is - Forged or Cast baseplate?

[close]

i just setup a full dip 8 x 31.6 x 14 FA with 5.2 titaniums with forged & it feels fucking awesome

[close]

5.2 V-Hollow Lo it is then. Thanks for the input.

Was thinking about adding a pair of 5.2 Standards into my collection. Managed to sell off 5 pairs of trucks in the last week to reduce my gear madness. I would keep a pair around just so I could swap out baseplates if I wanted to shorten WB.

forged > cast tbh.

[live, laugh, love]

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Got myself a smaller and shorter board than usual - I usually go with Venture forged on 8.125 x 31.8 x 14.25. Now I'm trying 8 x 31.6 x 14 with fairly steep kicks, would a cast or forged baseplate work better given the shorter length and WB?

[close]

I have on deck an 8.12 x 31.62 FA board. Nak deck from last year. I love short decks. Plus it's 14 Wb which matches nice with venture.

[close]

Question is - Forged or Cast baseplate?

Yeah sorry, the forged baseplates is what I have.

[Uncle Flea]

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Got myself a smaller and shorter board than usual - I usually go with Venture forged on 8.125 x 31.8 x 14.25. Now I'm trying 8 x 31.6 x 14 with fairly steep kicks, would a cast or forged baseplate work better given the shorter length and WB?

[close]

I have on deck an 8.12 x 31.62 FA board. Nak deck from last year. I love short decks. Plus it's 14 Wb which matches nice with venture.

[close]

Question is - Forged or Cast baseplate?

I just go with whichever one I don't have.

Being an old man I'd be kind of frightened to change my wheelbase.  Almost any changes as of this moment could be disastrous for a few days. I'm even riding a truck that's f***** up when I have four that aren't

frightened change

[ok boomer]

Still have not skated my new 5.0 Lows. My ankle does ye olde swell, just from walking around at work lately, so I am in no shape to get on a board currently. (I have mega tendon damage). They sure look nice, waiting on a setup though. May have to hold off until fall, pretty sure I have a bit of Tim O'Connoritis of the ankle. I do enjoy the lowrider look of the setup

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Still have not skated my new 5.0 Lows. My ankle does ye olde swell, just from walking around at work lately, so I am in no shape to get on a board currently. (I have mega tendon damage). They sure look nice, waiting on a setup though. May have to hold off until fall, pretty sure I have a bit of Tim O'Connoritis of the ankle. I do enjoy the lowrider look of the setup

That sucks! Ankles are shitty. I’m trying to lose weight to help my lower extremities....rn I get to the point where I crouch down to explode into some flippery and then just....nope. Stand back up, slowly, take some more pushes. Too much mid leg pain. Anyways, hopefully you can find a way to work that ankle back into some shape. Rehab!

[Seventyfrigginseven]

Best board/shape you guys have had on 6.1s?

Girl/Chocolate Loveseat shape with 6.1s is sex.

[texasplant]

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Girl/Chocolate Loveseat shape with 6.1s is sex.

Damn I’ve got a couch shape i completely forgot about. For some reason I just thought the kicks would be too short/too mellow, but ill give it a go. I didn’t like it on the Brown Bomber

[ok boomer]

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Still have not skated my new 5.0 Lows. My ankle does ye olde swell, just from walking around at work lately, so I am in no shape to get on a board currently. (I have mega tendon damage). They sure look nice, waiting on a setup though. May have to hold off until fall, pretty sure I have a bit of Tim O'Connoritis of the ankle. I do enjoy the lowrider look of the setup

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That sucks! Ankles are shitty. I’m trying to lose weight to help my lower extremities....rn I get to the point where I crouch down to explode into some flippery and then just....nope. Stand back up, slowly, take some more pushes. Too much mid leg pain. Anyways, hopefully you can find a way to work that ankle back into some shape. Rehab!

Also trying to lose some weight. I could lose eh 15-20 lbs. Pretty sure it's mostly bloat from Dr. Pepper. I am addicted to that shit. I did go for the bike ride last night in the rain, so I'm kind of proud of myself for that. I do a bit of stretching but I procrastinate on it a lot more. I think once fall is here, I always get more motivated. My ankle does appreciate that work, that riding up a hill on a bike, puts into it. It kind of seems like... 2 weeks of bike riding affords me 3-4 days of skating, but I'm pretty sure I need to ride a bike every day. (This also frustrates me because time riding a bike, is time i'd prefer to be skating of course)

[FrozenIndustries]

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Still have not skated my new 5.0 Lows. My ankle does ye olde swell, just from walking around at work lately, so I am in no shape to get on a board currently. (I have mega tendon damage). They sure look nice, waiting on a setup though. May have to hold off until fall, pretty sure I have a bit of Tim O'Connoritis of the ankle. I do enjoy the lowrider look of the setup

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That sucks! Ankles are shitty. I’m trying to lose weight to help my lower extremities....rn I get to the point where I crouch down to explode into some flippery and then just....nope. Stand back up, slowly, take some more pushes. Too much mid leg pain. Anyways, hopefully you can find a way to work that ankle back into some shape. Rehab!

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Also trying to lose some weight. I could lose eh 15-20 lbs. Pretty sure it's mostly bloat from Dr. Pepper. I am addicted to that shit. I did go for the bike ride last night in the rain, so I'm kind of proud of myself for that. I do a bit of stretching but I procrastinate on it a lot more. I think once fall is here, I always get more motivated. My ankle does appreciate that work, that riding up a hill on a bike, puts into it. It kind of seems like... 2 weeks of bike riding affords me 3-4 days of skating, but I'm pretty sure I need to ride a bike every day. (This also frustrates me because time riding a bike, is time i'd prefer to be skating of course)

Re: the ankle,

I broke my leg a few years ago and got a super bad ankle sprain the the process. In PT they gave me a bunch of therabands to use at home and those were super helpful...great low impact way to starch and build up small muscle tissue. It helped me recover and kept things from atrophying.

https://orthonc.com/uploads/pdf/Ankle_Theraband.pdf

Inexpensive and you can do them while you work or watch TV or whatever.

[Junglist]

Nobody asked but I’m running venture 5.6 v lights with ace bushings and I’m having a grand old time

[Seventyfrigginseven]

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Best board/shape you guys have had on 6.1s?

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Girl/Chocolate Loveseat shape with 6.1s is sex.

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Damn I’ve got a couch shape i completely forgot about. For some reason I just thought the kicks would be too short/too mellow, but ill give it a go. I didn’t like it on the Brown Bomber

I love cruising and ollie's and shit on it.. Flipping it gave me a tough time for a while, but thats mostly due to tired legs on a big setup. If you try it I hope you like it man.

[rocklobster]

Think I've come to the end of my Venture + Bones Bushing experiment. Maybe the Bones Soft were too mushy, felt like my board was flexing and tilting when I was setting up my pop, especially on flip tricks. The turn improved drastically at the expense of straight line stability. Back to the stock ones for now.

[ProjectKSL]

For anyone looking to buy some, parade listed some new ones today. Finally had some hollows available. Was able to scoop a pair of the 5.2 hollow lo.

[ok boomer]

I've got some therabands! I am definitely not using as much as I should. going to start in my office here.
Foot feeling okay today but I am seeing a t-storm coming so that is inconvenient.

Not sure if I mentioned this, but Venture Featherlights were some of the best trucks of all time. I sold my last pair on ebay a year ago and my nostalgia is still mad at me.

I do like the nice plain look of the new polished ones, I really like the look of the axle. Especially takes me back to a lot of old Mariano pictures and Wade Speyer (2 of my faves)

[FrozenIndustries]

Nice! Yeah, it's been several years but I still do the exercises when I have a minute of down time at work.

Featherlights were sick. I have green bushings in my venture lows in part because of how much I loved the way the looked. That was the first truck I ever saw where I was like "I need those.".

[Stigmata]

For anyone looking to buy some, parade listed some new ones today. Finally had some hollows available. Was able to scoop a pair of the 5.2 hollow lo.

Thanks, been looking for some hollows forever!

[moonordie]

Best board/shape you guys have had on 6.1s?

They work like a charm on the Villani football 9.125 shape.