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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5100 on: November 04, 2023, 07:03:54 PM »
For the 5.8 rydahs - what board brands/shapes are working for you?
Tried a Sci-Fi and wasn't feeling it.
Not too worried about the wheelbase

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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5101 on: November 04, 2023, 07:16:01 PM »
For the 5.8 rydahs - what board brands/shapes are working for you?
Tried a Sci-Fi and wasn't feeling it.
Not too worried about the wheelbase

DLX 8.5s (regular old 8.s5) unmatched pop.

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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5102 on: November 04, 2023, 07:24:53 PM »
ill throw some in that i enjoyed
before permanently sizing up to 6.1s

quasi 8.38/32.25/14.25wb
santa cruz 8.8/31.8/14.25wb
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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5103 on: November 04, 2023, 07:48:24 PM »
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For the 5.8 rydahs - what board brands/shapes are working for you?
Tried a Sci-Fi and wasn't feeling it.
Not too worried about the wheelbase
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DLX 8.5s (regular old 8.s5) unmatched pop.

which one? asking for a somebody that could
use pop

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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5104 on: November 04, 2023, 07:53:54 PM »
ill throw some in that i enjoyed
before permanently sizing up to 6.1s

quasi 8.38/32.25/14.25wb
santa cruz 8.8/31.8/14.25wb

I definitely enjoy the Quasi shapes with Venture

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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5105 on: November 05, 2023, 12:49:17 AM »
So far I haven't come across a shape that didn't work best for me w/ ventures. (I ride 5.8s). I always read that you need "x" shape for them to feel great but for me switching trucks to anything but ventures yields me even worse results all around.

Some shapes I've liked:
-Business and Company 8.5 (I think it had like a 14' wheelbase)
-Real twin tail 8.5 (14.5 wb)
-Quasi Proto 8.5 (14.25 wb)
-Wknd 8.25 (14.25 wb)
-Anti Hero 8.25 (14.38 wb?)
-DOA 8.25 (14.25 wb)

all fine. I also haven't tried hollows but like the standards.

also on the indy topic, I can switch back and forth between them both fine and have recently when trying to decide if I wanted to buy some 5.6s since I had some 144s kicking around. I prefer ventures though since they're a little lower.


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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5106 on: November 05, 2023, 01:23:24 AM »
I'm starting to feel that my goldilocks zone (as of now at least) regarding pop lies around the combination of 5.6 V-Lights and a 8.125 / 14.25 wb deck (BBS/DLX shapes treat me best). I also keep switching between Venture and Indy setups and just recently hopped on a DLX 8.25 / 14.38 wb with 144s. Definitely felt that I had to work a bit more for the pop.

The madness is still real but at least I'm narrowing it down.
« Last Edit: November 05, 2023, 01:25:00 AM by rikki »

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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5107 on: November 05, 2023, 11:04:01 AM »
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For the 5.8 rydahs - what board brands/shapes are working for you?
Tried a Sci-Fi and wasn't feeling it.
Not too worried about the wheelbase
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DLX 8.5s (regular old 8.s5) unmatched pop.
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which one? asking for a somebody that could
use pop

Any DLX 8.5/standard shape w/14.25WB - no BS full or Trueshit, just regs. With forged 5.8 Vents, I swear it was like cheating.

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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5108 on: November 05, 2023, 11:10:51 AM »
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For the 5.8 rydahs - what board brands/shapes are working for you?
Tried a Sci-Fi and wasn't feeling it.
Not too worried about the wheelbase
[close]

DLX 8.5s (regular old 8.s5) unmatched pop.
[close]

which one? asking for a somebody that could
use pop
[close]

Any DLX 8.5/standard shape w/14.25WB - no BS full or Trueshit, just regs. With forged 5.8 Vents, I swear it was like cheating.


interesting. mainly because i’ve had a helluva time with longer tails, which i assume that one has

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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5109 on: November 05, 2023, 11:23:40 AM »
For the 5.8 rydahs - what board brands/shapes are working for you?
Tried a Sci-Fi and wasn't feeling it.
Not too worried about the wheelbase

Favorite board I skated em on was a 8.475 OG shape Baker. Worked fine on other various boards too.

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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5110 on: November 05, 2023, 11:51:01 AM »
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For the 5.8 rydahs - what board brands/shapes are working for you?
Tried a Sci-Fi and wasn't feeling it.
Not too worried about the wheelbase
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Favorite board I skated em on was a 8.475 OG shape Baker. Worked fine on other various boards too.

man i haven’t seen one of those for a minute. those look fantastic. when baker switched to the fa (b2) shapes, i stopped buying their stuff. that b16 is such a fun board. not sure why exactly

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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5111 on: November 05, 2023, 12:08:46 PM »
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For the 5.8 rydahs - what board brands/shapes are working for you?
Tried a Sci-Fi and wasn't feeling it.
Not too worried about the wheelbase
[close]

DLX 8.5s (regular old 8.s5) unmatched pop.
[close]

which one? asking for a somebody that could
use pop
[close]

Any DLX 8.5/standard shape w/14.25WB - no BS full or Trueshit, just regs. With forged 5.8 Vents, I swear it was like cheating.
[close]


interesting. mainly because i’ve had a helluva time with longer tails, which i assume that one has

the regs DLX 8.5 x 31.85 has a 6.5" tail (Blue Eagle/standard).
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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5112 on: November 05, 2023, 12:26:48 PM »
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For the 5.8 rydahs - what board brands/shapes are working for you?
Tried a Sci-Fi and wasn't feeling it.
Not too worried about the wheelbase
[close]

DLX 8.5s (regular old 8.s5) unmatched pop.
[close]

which one? asking for a somebody that could
use pop
[close]

Any DLX 8.5/standard shape w/14.25WB - no BS full or Trueshit, just regs. With forged 5.8 Vents, I swear it was like cheating.
[close]


interesting. mainly because i’ve had a helluva time with longer tails, which i assume that one has
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the regs 8.5 x 31.85 has a 6.5" tail (pretty standard).

that’s the navy blue eagle shape and that board is the shit. tapers, a little shorter. that board is excellent

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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5113 on: November 05, 2023, 03:56:30 PM »
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For the most part, the boards I usually ride on Indy in that range, the 8.5 x 32.3 with 14.5 wb and the 8.38 x 32.25 with 14.5 wb often just feel a little long, but trying Ventures on some other 8.5 boards like the DLX shorter wheelbase decks or anything else with similar overall dimensions with 14.38 or even 14.25 wb just seem to work a bit more comfortably for me when the board was a similar length to what I usually ride and much the same middle between kicks with shorter wheelbase, if that makes sense.

Not saying that will fix everything, as it is more the concave and shape of the board that will make things feel this or that way, but having something that is a little shorter in the wheelbase but much the same overall in length means I can ride a board with Venture trucks and not really have a difficult time getting used to it.

When I put Ventures straight on the board I had Indy on before, everything felt super heavy on the manual / pop point, but within a few sessions it got a bit more normal, then when putting Indy trucks back on they felt way too light and it took a bit to get used to that again, all on the same deck.


Shorter boards with shorter middle between concave were way harder to adjust to for me, always having ghost pop and just not working, even though I tried to give it time, but I am sure others will set up almost any combination of truck and deck and not have any issues.


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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5114 on: November 05, 2023, 04:37:15 PM »
Is it a huge shock to go up from the 5.8 to 6.1? May try an 8.75 vs my usual 8.5

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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5115 on: November 05, 2023, 04:52:37 PM »
Thanks for the input, y'all

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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5116 on: November 05, 2023, 06:23:36 PM »
Is it a huge shock to go up from the 5.8 to 6.1? May try an 8.75 vs my usual 8.5
id say no
6.1s are the truth
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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5117 on: November 06, 2023, 09:30:04 AM »
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For the 5.8 rydahs - what board brands/shapes are working for you?
Tried a Sci-Fi and wasn't feeling it.
Not too worried about the wheelbase
[close]

Favorite board I skated em on was a 8.475 OG shape Baker. Worked fine on other various boards too.
[close]

man i haven’t seen one of those for a minute. those look fantastic. when baker switched to the fa (b2) shapes, i stopped buying their stuff. that b16 is such a fun board. not sure why exactly

b16s are readily avaialbe online.

Can't find a baker/DW? Grab the 8.375 Uma (same shape just a hair thinner) or the Creature Provost.

EDIT: forgot to say “Venture” to not irritate the forum chads.
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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5118 on: November 06, 2023, 09:50:11 AM »
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For the 5.8 rydahs - what board brands/shapes are working for you?
Tried a Sci-Fi and wasn't feeling it.
Not too worried about the wheelbase
[close]

Favorite board I skated em on was a 8.475 OG shape Baker. Worked fine on other various boards too.
[close]

man i haven’t seen one of those for a minute. those look fantastic. when baker switched to the fa (b2) shapes, i stopped buying their stuff. that b16 is such a fun board. not sure why exactly
[close]

b16s are readily avaialbe online.

Can't find a baker/DW? Grab the 8.375 Uma (same shape just a hair thinner) or the Creature Provost.

i actually looked at that creature provost, also on line, for that reason. i wonder if it’s flatter. currently skating an oooooooold girl deck that is unbreakable, stiff, and pretty dead. reminds me of the nhs decks i’ve had in the past. last forever.

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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5119 on: November 06, 2023, 03:42:44 PM »
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Is it a huge shock to go up from the 5.8 to 6.1? May try an 8.75 vs my usual 8.5
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id say no
6.1s are the truth


I put some Venture 6.1 (standards) on a Polar 8.75 board and it works really well.  That 14.375 wb and decent kicks meant things clicked nicely.  Right now it is only on 52 mm Classics, but I had 54 mm Conical Fulls on it first, all of which worked for everything for the session I had on it.

Just a little bit bigger than my usual BBS 8.5 really, but I also have other DLX 8.75 boards set up, so it is not that big a deal to ride it - sure I felt the size difference, but it wasn't something I was not able to skate well enough, right from go.


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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5120 on: November 06, 2023, 04:04:07 PM »
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Is it a huge shock to go up from the 5.8 to 6.1? May try an 8.75 vs my usual 8.5
[close]
id say no
6.1s are the truth
[close]


I put some Venture 6.1 (standards) on a Polar 8.75 board and it works really well.  That 14.375 wb and decent kicks meant things clicked nicely.  Right now it is only on 52 mm Classics, but I had 54 mm Conical Fulls on it first, all of which worked for everything for the session I had on it.

Just a little bit bigger than my usual BBS 8.5 really, but I also have other DLX 8.75 boards set up, so it is not that big a deal to ride it - sure I felt the size difference, but it wasn't something I was not able to skate well enough, right from go.

one big advantage to the bigger boards, and ventures, for me, is that i can really swing for the fence on the pop portion. just try as hard as possible, less finesse.

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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5121 on: November 07, 2023, 02:48:28 AM »
Right on. I’m looking at that Chris Senn reissue or that Quasi 8.75 for my jump up in size. I’m pretty much a curb and small ledge guy.

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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5122 on: November 07, 2023, 05:13:04 AM »
Right on. I’m looking at that Chris Senn reissue or that Quasi 8.75 for my jump up in size. I’m pretty much a curb and small ledge guy.
that senn reissue isn't drilled for old school pattern?

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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5123 on: November 07, 2023, 11:32:39 AM »
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Right on. I’m looking at that Chris Senn reissue or that Quasi 8.75 for my jump up in size. I’m pretty much a curb and small ledge guy.
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that senn reissue isn't drilled for old school pattern?

Doesn't appear to be...Conklin and Fraiser are and they are part of that recent drop; I'm going to assume that the Senn is post double drill/old school pattern era.

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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5124 on: November 07, 2023, 12:36:41 PM »
Have the 6.1s been discontinued?

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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5125 on: November 07, 2023, 12:48:55 PM »
Have the 6.1s been discontinued?


not trying to create panic, but in my perusal for some monster truck transportation setup, i haven’t seen a lot of 6.1s or 5.8s

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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5126 on: November 07, 2023, 01:10:27 PM »
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Have the 6.1s been discontinued?
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not trying to create panic, but in my perusal for some monster truck transportation setup, i haven’t seen a lot of 6.1s or 5.8s
theres a ton of them online
definitely location specific but a ton of NYC shops got em too
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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5127 on: November 07, 2023, 03:35:30 PM »
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Have the 6.1s been discontinued?
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not trying to create panic, but in my perusal for some monster truck transportation setup, i haven’t seen a lot of 6.1s or 5.8s
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theres a ton of them online
definitely location specific but a ton of NYC shops got em too



I do think it is down to who orders them as well as who sells out more quickly too.

Still 6.1s on the current catalog for the main styles of trucks too - team editions, V lights and V hollow versions.


https://venturetrucks.net/




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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5128 on: November 07, 2023, 07:00:12 PM »
For the 5.8 rydahs - what board brands/shapes are working for you?
Tried a Sci-Fi and wasn't feeling it.
Not too worried about the wheelbase

Mini logo 8.25.  Very mellow and wb is 14.25.

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Re: Venture 2020
« Reply #5129 on: November 07, 2023, 10:00:33 PM »
re: ventures and longer wheelbases. im now a believer
sorry for perpetuating that idea in the past. this combo fucks
have nothing else to say but try it
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