Madness update: I switch Thunders and Indys back and forth, even if I haven't rode them that time. My wife doesn't even want to hear about this anymore. Unlucky her, I don't even skate with anyone anymore, due to my schedule, so she has to listen.
"Where were you?" @2am
"Downstairs"
"Why?"
"Just uh.. looking at my trucks"
"Oh my god"
She doesn't even know there's a set of Ventures down there, hiding in the shadows. Heh heh heh.
I know some of my madness is video influenced, which is irritating to even me.
If I watch Eastern Exposure (Ricky), Heath or Cardiel I'm like "Indys it is, fuck da rest" .
If I watch Busenitz, McCrank, Puig - "need them Thunders son".
If I watch Guy (mouse), Shef, PJ, Tim O, "gotta get tech on the V-force brah!".
All these trucks are great, for different reasons. As bad as my left ankle is becoming, I need stability something fierce. May try the Ventures out again, may not. When I land almost any trick my left ankle wants to roll, it's trash.
I also think since I finally joined the 8.0 and up deck world, everything feels different after all those years of 7.5-7.75. (I even have some venture 5.0 on hand "just in case"). And my inconsistent free time to get used to any of these, ha