Venture 2020

[hiljentaa]

Does anyone know the weight on 5.2 V Lights Hi?


Did you ride the Indys on the April deck, if so what did you prefer between the Indys and Venture

Tactics has the 5.2 Hi V-Lights at ~340g each.

https://www.tactics.com/venture/v-lights-skateboard-trucks/all-polished-52-hi

I haven't ridden the Indys on that April.

I have the Indy 144s on a 14.25 wheelbase currently, and the overall wheelbase (axle to axle) is shorter than on the April.

I think it'd be too squirrely for my ability to manage hah

[RichardBarkley]

Why did I ever leave Venture.

I skated thunders the last year and had a few weeks on Ace and it did nothing for my skating.

Just went back out on my 5.2 low cast and it just feels so good.

[rocklobster]

Why did I ever leave Venture.

I skated thunders the last year and had a few weeks on Ace and it did nothing for my skating.

Just went back out on my 5.2 low cast and it just feels so good.

Radiohead said it best:
You do it to yourself, you do
And that's what really hurts

[Idk]

On one of the experience episodes Kelly Hart mentions that Koston redrills his Ventures.

[CaptainBushwacker]

So I was wondering.

I've been riding Girl G052 for the last month, with Venture 5.6 V-Lights.
The 14" WB is working nicely with them shits.

But I've seen Carl Aikens rocking the G016, which is 8.375. Also with Ventures, buuut the WB on that board is 14.25.

Since the store I was planning to buy from only has the G016 with the Pop Secret tech that I like for durability, should I go for it, or is the 14.25 wb too much? Any experiences with that shape and ventures?

Edit: https://crailtap.com/shapes/#g016

[Esmith5488]

So I was wondering.

I've been riding Girl G052 for the last month, with Venture 5.6 V-Lights.
The 14" WB is working nicely with them shits.

But I've seen Carl Aikens rocking the G016, which is 8.375. Also with Ventures, buuut the WB on that board is 14.25.

Since the store I was planning to buy from only has the G016 with the Pop Secret tech that I like for durability, should I go for it, or is the 14.25 wb too much? Any experiences with that shape and ventures?

Edit: https://crailtap.com/shapes/#g016

While I don’t have experience with that particular shape I often run ventures on a 14.25 wheelbase and enjoy it. I’m a short dude and even then the wheelbase doesn’t bother me. I would even say if the tail has enough length it should even it out but I’m riding a board that has a 31.5 length and a short tail so I don’t know anything ha. If anything when I went up from 14 to 14.25 wheelbases my manual tricks feel better

[CaptainBushwacker]

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So I was wondering.

I've been riding Girl G052 for the last month, with Venture 5.6 V-Lights.
The 14" WB is working nicely with them shits.

But I've seen Carl Aikens rocking the G016, which is 8.375. Also with Ventures, buuut the WB on that board is 14.25.

Since the store I was planning to buy from only has the G016 with the Pop Secret tech that I like for durability, should I go for it, or is the 14.25 wb too much? Any experiences with that shape and ventures?

Edit: https://crailtap.com/shapes/#g016

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While I don’t have experience with that particular shape I often run ventures on a 14.25 wheelbase and enjoy it. I’m a short dude and even then the wheelbase doesn’t bother me. I would even say if the tail has enough length it should even it out but I’m riding a board that has a 31.5 length and a short tail so I don’t know anything ha. If anything when I went up from 14 to 14.25 wheelbases my manual tricks feel better

Thanks for the feedback!

I was also wondering about the tail length, because the G052 has a 6.8 tail, so I would say fairly long? But it looks and feels pretty stubby.

G016 tail is 6.3 so half an inch shorter, which seems kinda extreme.

[rocklobster]

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So I was wondering.

I've been riding Girl G052 for the last month, with Venture 5.6 V-Lights.
The 14" WB is working nicely with them shits.

But I've seen Carl Aikens rocking the G016, which is 8.375. Also with Ventures, buuut the WB on that board is 14.25.

Since the store I was planning to buy from only has the G016 with the Pop Secret tech that I like for durability, should I go for it, or is the 14.25 wb too much? Any experiences with that shape and ventures?

Edit: https://crailtap.com/shapes/#g016

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While I don’t have experience with that particular shape I often run ventures on a 14.25 wheelbase and enjoy it. I’m a short dude and even then the wheelbase doesn’t bother me. I would even say if the tail has enough length it should even it out but I’m riding a board that has a 31.5 length and a short tail so I don’t know anything ha. If anything when I went up from 14 to 14.25 wheelbases my manual tricks feel better

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Thanks for the feedback!

I was also wondering about the tail length, because the G052 has a 6.8 tail, so I would say fairly long? But it looks and feels pretty stubby.

G016 tail is 6.3 so half an inch shorter, which seems kinda extreme.

I think it will be a lot of adjust to: longer wheelbase plus shorter length, coupled with Venture V-Lights is going to give a very short feeling tail.

That said I got a lightly used G016 as an interim deck until my delivery comes in. If i went Ventures I would swap out to a cast baseplate to reduce the wheelbase displacement or Thunders.

[Esmith5488]

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So I was wondering.

I've been riding Girl G052 for the last month, with Venture 5.6 V-Lights.
The 14" WB is working nicely with them shits.

But I've seen Carl Aikens rocking the G016, which is 8.375. Also with Ventures, buuut the WB on that board is 14.25.

Since the store I was planning to buy from only has the G016 with the Pop Secret tech that I like for durability, should I go for it, or is the 14.25 wb too much? Any experiences with that shape and ventures?

Edit: https://crailtap.com/shapes/#g016

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While I don’t have experience with that particular shape I often run ventures on a 14.25 wheelbase and enjoy it. I’m a short dude and even then the wheelbase doesn’t bother me. I would even say if the tail has enough length it should even it out but I’m riding a board that has a 31.5 length and a short tail so I don’t know anything ha. If anything when I went up from 14 to 14.25 wheelbases my manual tricks feel better

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Thanks for the feedback!

I was also wondering about the tail length, because the G052 has a 6.8 tail, so I would say fairly long? But it looks and feels pretty stubby.

G016 tail is 6.3 so half an inch shorter, which seems kinda extreme.

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I think it will be a lot of adjust to: longer wheelbase plus shorter length, coupled with Venture V-Lights is going to give a very short feeling tail.

That said I got a lightly used G016 as an interim deck until my delivery comes in. If i went Ventures I would swap out to a cast baseplate to reduce the wheelbase displacement or Thunders.

I would also go with the cast plates but that’s my personal preference.

[Bunk Moreland]

I've ridden ventures my entire nearly 30 years of skateboarding and I've never noticed the wheelbase thing. It's negligible if there's any difference at all.

[Boog]

I've ridden ventures my entire nearly 30 years of skateboarding and I've never noticed the wheelbase thing. It's negligible if there's any difference at all.

Seriously it's nothing you can't get used to in a couple sessions.

[Uncle Flea]

It depends on how you wanna skate.

The closer I get to a 15" wb the less my board of wants to spin 360.

This is true with all trucks I've tried.

[JANUS]

Forgive my ignorance, but what is the purpose of replacing the stock top washer with a flat one?

[Firebert]

Forgive my ignorance, but what is the purpose of replacing the stock top washer with a flat one?

Stock washers can bind the turn when they hit the hangar and flat washers don't.

[JANUS]

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Forgive my ignorance, but what is the purpose of replacing the stock top washer with a flat one?

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Stock washers can bind the turn when they hit the hangar and flat washers don't.

That makes sense. Thanks.

[Fhk]

Looking for some success stories on Ventures on a 14.5 wb Any of you homeboys/homegirls have some intel?

[augustmoon]

[tzhangdox]

Looking for some success stories on Ventures on a 14.5 wb Any of you homeboys/homegirls have some intel?

I've done it and it was totally fine. On 14.38 with ventures right now and it feels perfect, 14.5 is pretty damn close.

Im v tall though so your mileage may vary.

[In A Jar]

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Looking for some success stories on Ventures on a 14.5 wb Any of you homeboys/homegirls have some intel?

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I've done it and it was totally fine. On 14.38 with ventures right now and it feels perfect, 14.5 is pretty damn close.

Same.  It's fine.  I'm pretty tall.  I did also swap out to Ace at one point and it didn't make my treflips any better, just my ollies way worse.

[Fhk]

^ Thanks! I will give it a shot..I am trying my best to be a one setup man..but I miss my 6.1s bad.

[munchbox]

^ Thanks! I will give it a shot..I am trying my best to be a one setup man..but I miss my 6.1s bad.

6.1s add 3.125" to the wheelbase. those are the ventures to ride with a 14.5 wb if any

[drinny]

I found I needed harder bushings in the 6.1s to get them to feel like regular (5.0,5.2) width Ventures. Otherwise they were way floppy.

Nothing mad just like a 95a sorted it .

[Wonderful Whizzplank]

Looking for some success stories on Ventures on a 14.5 wb Any of you homeboys/homegirls have some intel?

I can come close to that?

Got some 6.1s on a Krooked 8.75 (14.625wb) rn, from an AWS 8.75 (14.25wb) cause I felt I need more wheelbase. I adore it, though that might be because my setup in my "prime" was the same board shape on thunder 151's, so this kinda feels like home.
I am tall, but I've not felt any regrets from this setup.

[Fhk]

Thanks guys.. I have a 9" Polar popsicle with new Aces on it, it's ok but I love Ventures so I'm heading back to where I belong.

[music critic]

I don't have the attention to go through all of this thread but...

What other bushings do people put in ventures to get a little more turn?  I've had bad experience with bones but would try again if thats what everyone is running.  After skating new aces for a few weeks and coming back to V's I want just a bit more turn/carve from venture.

[Lloyd Braun]

Looking for some success stories on Ventures on a 14.5 wb Any of you homeboys/homegirls have some intel?

Thats all I used to skate 2 years ago, Isle and DLX boards mainly. I skated great with them, then I started reading the shoes/gear thread more often and switched to 14.25. TBH for me it doesn't make a huge difference, I just skated a 14.5 3 boards or so ago and 360 flips still worked. For me its mostly all mental, but I don't like changing all the time, I try to skate the same shapes.

[hobochimp]

I don't have the attention to go through all of this thread but...

What other bushings do people put in ventures to get a little more turn?  I've had bad experience with bones but would try again if thats what everyone is running.  After skating new aces for a few weeks and coming back to V's I want just a bit more turn/carve from venture.

Ace low bushings with flat washer on top. My favorite bushings for venture

[Boog]

I don't have the attention to go through all of this thread but...

What other bushings do people put in ventures to get a little more turn?  I've had bad experience with bones but would try again if thats what everyone is running.  After skating new aces for a few weeks and coming back to V's I want just a bit more turn/carve from venture.

Bones medium if you're wanting really turny. Bones hards if you weigh over 160 lbs.

[munchbox]

im running indy super soft barrel bottoms with shaved stock purple tops (around 7mm). flat washers everywhere and riptides

slight rattle with the looseness and it feels perfect to me in these 5.6s paired with a 14" wheelbase deck

[Noble Experiment]

Been doing bones tops with Indy barrel bottoms (for more stability and because bones bottom bushings always seem to squish out on me somewhat quickly for some reason) in my venture 5.8s for a while now. Feels damn good.