Gear madness support thread

[Ride it to dust]

I was toying with the idea of 149’s for a long while but at this stage i think it could be another variable of confusion/madness haha
The shape of the deck looks great though, stoked to try it. I always put 2 speedrings on the inside and 1 out as i hate seeing exposed thread on the axle (and also no messing around with the nut if i change wheels/bearings), so that gives me a bit of extra space as you know

[IpathCats]

I was toying with the idea of 149’s for a long while but at this stage i think it could be another variable of confusion/madness haha
The shape of the deck looks great though, stoked to try it. I always put 2 speedrings on the inside and 1 out as i hate seeing exposed thread on the axle (and also no messing around with the nut if i change wheels/bearings), so that gives me a bit of extra space as you know

Yea, It's definitely doable. I was scared of hotrodding so i ran 8.25 trucks on 8.3ish boards for a while. They def flip easier than 149s. but as soon as you're doing anything with decent speed, or skating transition, the 149s are a clear winner for me. And honestly i cant see 149s poking out at all.

Your call though. going to a longer wb and a wider truck will deff make you feel a lot more stable and make your flip tricks take more effort (still totally manageable)

[Richard Skidder]

I was toying with the idea of 149’s for a long while but at this stage i think it could be another variable of confusion/madness haha
The shape of the deck looks great though, stoked to try it. I always put 2 speedrings on the inside and 1 out as i hate seeing exposed thread on the axle (and also no messing around with the nut if i change wheels/bearings), so that gives me a bit of extra space as you know

I’m happy with my 148 on 8.4/14.25 I went from an 8.25 on my previous deck and it stayed nimble and I appreciate the additional room for all my sloppy makes.

[LebowskisRug]

I just switched to 149 and it's nice for certain grinds, but honestly I feel I am wheel biting more on flip tricks and am not sold one way or another on what truck is optimal.

[big_kev_215]

Fellow citizens of Slap, I did some of my better skating of the past few years on an 8.38” a while ago and of course immediately proceeded to not purchase another 8.38” for like a year and a half.  Currently back on an 8.38” and I think it might be one of the most practical all-around board sizes for most things.  8.25” and below feels a little small for crusty spots and slappy stuff and going up to 8.75” and above feels great but makes me less inclined to flip my board.  Moral of the story, buy things that make sense every once in a while - who would’ve thought…

[LebowskisRug]

I mean there are 8.38's with 14" WB and 14.75 it's a pretty all encompassing size.

[bombsaway86]

My local shop recently got some OJ thunder juice wheels in. Please convince me that they’re stupid and I don’t (or do) need them even though I already have a cruiser board

[IpathCats]

My local shop recently got some OJ thunder juice wheels in. Please convince me that they’re stupid and I don’t (or do) need them even though I already have a cruiser board

They're kinda something you need to center a whole setup around. So i wouldnt suggest it unless you have enough parts already to make a setup for them. they're so big too that i'm sure they would really fuck with your pop, so unless you dont ollie on your cruiser, i'd just pass.

[bombsaway86]

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My local shop recently got some OJ thunder juice wheels in. Please convince me that they’re stupid and I don’t (or do) need them even though I already have a cruiser board

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They're kinda something you need to center a whole setup around. So i wouldnt suggest it unless you have enough parts already to make a setup for them. they're so big too that i'm sure they would really fuck with your pop, so unless you dont ollie on your cruiser, i'd just pass.

I don’t ollie on my cruiser and I have all the parts to put together another setup. I guess I’m going to relapse

[The.Skate.Father]

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My local shop recently got some OJ thunder juice wheels in. Please convince me that they’re stupid and I don’t (or do) need them even though I already have a cruiser board

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They're kinda something you need to center a whole setup around. So i wouldnt suggest it unless you have enough parts already to make a setup for them. they're so big too that i'm sure they would really fuck with your pop, so unless you dont ollie on your cruiser, i'd just pass.

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I don’t ollie on my cruiser and I have all the parts to put together another setup. I guess I’m going to relapse

Don't do it, I'm dead against juice wheels now....
Off that shit, if u got a cruiser you got a cruiser.

[IpathCats]

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My local shop recently got some OJ thunder juice wheels in. Please convince me that they’re stupid and I don’t (or do) need them even though I already have a cruiser board

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They're kinda something you need to center a whole setup around. So i wouldnt suggest it unless you have enough parts already to make a setup for them. they're so big too that i'm sure they would really fuck with your pop, so unless you dont ollie on your cruiser, i'd just pass.

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I don’t ollie on my cruiser and I have all the parts to put together another setup. I guess I’m going to relapse

welp that backfired lol

Don't do it, I'm dead against juice wheels now....
Off that shit, if u got a cruiser you got a cruiser.

what did oj's do to hurt you? I'm a f4 guy on my regular board but superjuice are my go to for cruisers.

[The.Skate.Father]

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My local shop recently got some OJ thunder juice wheels in. Please convince me that they’re stupid and I don’t (or do) need them even though I already have a cruiser board

[close]

They're kinda something you need to center a whole setup around. So i wouldnt suggest it unless you have enough parts already to make a setup for them. they're so big too that i'm sure they would really fuck with your pop, so unless you dont ollie on your cruiser, i'd just pass.

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I don’t ollie on my cruiser and I have all the parts to put together another setup. I guess I’m going to relapse

[close]

welp that backfired lol

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Don't do it, I'm dead against juice wheels now....
Off that shit, if u got a cruiser you got a cruiser.

[close]

what did oj's do to hurt you? I'm a f4 guy on my regular board but superjuice are my go to for cruisers.

Nah it's all good, I have superjuice on my cruiser too, but they chunked out super quick. They roll smooth though was a bit disappointing is all.

[IpathCats]

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My local shop recently got some OJ thunder juice wheels in. Please convince me that they’re stupid and I don’t (or do) need them even though I already have a cruiser board

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They're kinda something you need to center a whole setup around. So i wouldnt suggest it unless you have enough parts already to make a setup for them. they're so big too that i'm sure they would really fuck with your pop, so unless you dont ollie on your cruiser, i'd just pass.

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I don’t ollie on my cruiser and I have all the parts to put together another setup. I guess I’m going to relapse

[close]

welp that backfired lol

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Don't do it, I'm dead against juice wheels now....
Off that shit, if u got a cruiser you got a cruiser.

[close]

what did oj's do to hurt you? I'm a f4 guy on my regular board but superjuice are my go to for cruisers.

[close]

Nah it's all good, I have superjuice on my cruiser too, but they chunked out super quick. They roll smooth though was a bit disappointing is all.

superjuice did? i know the OJ 3's would do that a lot, but i havent experienced that with the super juice

[The.Skate.Father]

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My local shop recently got some OJ thunder juice wheels in. Please convince me that they’re stupid and I don’t (or do) need them even though I already have a cruiser board

[close]

They're kinda something you need to center a whole setup around. So i wouldnt suggest it unless you have enough parts already to make a setup for them. they're so big too that i'm sure they would really fuck with your pop, so unless you dont ollie on your cruiser, i'd just pass.

[close]

I don’t ollie on my cruiser and I have all the parts to put together another setup. I guess I’m going to relapse

[close]

welp that backfired lol

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Don't do it, I'm dead against juice wheels now....
Off that shit, if u got a cruiser you got a cruiser.

[close]

what did oj's do to hurt you? I'm a f4 guy on my regular board but superjuice are my go to for cruisers.

[close]

Nah it's all good, I have superjuice on my cruiser too, but they chunked out super quick. They roll smooth though was a bit disappointing is all.

[close]

superjuice did? i know the OJ 3's would do that a lot, but i havent experienced that with the super juice

Yeh after my second time out on them the spat the side out
All good I cut them down to 55mm at work...

[Mean salto]

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Yeah I’m kinda spiraling with my purchases. My issue is I have a fear of missing out on good deals, but I know it’s pointless cause shit is ALWAYS on sale. Also I don’t live in a city with a good skate shop. So I fear that I’ll break something then have to wait for replacements.

And shoes—why are size 13 always sold out?

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They make fewer of them.

Yes they make fewer of them but very often I'll check something the minute it comes out or gets restocked and 13s are the only size unavailable often they'll even have 14,15,16 and tiny sizes. My fun conspiracy is they're scared of the number 13. For a while size 4 was also always unavailable which is the unlucky number for some cultures too.
Usually a 13 is 31cms but some brands make 13s as 32.5/33cms makes me wonder if they're actually size 14s and they just don't make size 13 but relabel them here. (Once again just fun conspiracy not really that serious)

[Uncle Flea]

I need a pair or 3 of the Kader shoe. I can't help it. They pretty close to my two favorite colors. They match my face tattoo.

I've worn more shell toes as skate shoes than anything else in my life time. I've never had a pair of the fancy skate versions.

I need I need.

They match probably hundreds of my graffiti pieces too. I love purple

[IpathCats]

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My local shop recently got some OJ thunder juice wheels in. Please convince me that they’re stupid and I don’t (or do) need them even though I already have a cruiser board

[close]

They're kinda something you need to center a whole setup around. So i wouldnt suggest it unless you have enough parts already to make a setup for them. they're so big too that i'm sure they would really fuck with your pop, so unless you dont ollie on your cruiser, i'd just pass.

[close]

I don’t ollie on my cruiser and I have all the parts to put together another setup. I guess I’m going to relapse

[close]

welp that backfired lol

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Don't do it, I'm dead against juice wheels now....
Off that shit, if u got a cruiser you got a cruiser.

[close]

what did oj's do to hurt you? I'm a f4 guy on my regular board but superjuice are my go to for cruisers.

[close]

Nah it's all good, I have superjuice on my cruiser too, but they chunked out super quick. They roll smooth though was a bit disappointing is all.

[close]

superjuice did? i know the OJ 3's would do that a lot, but i havent experienced that with the super juice

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Yeh after my second time out on them the spat the side out
All good I cut them down to 55mm at work...

Damn! Were you sliding them hard or something?

[rocklobster]

I'm over truck madness, went with a 8.25 x 31.75 x 14.25, PS Stix and told myself I needed to go with Thunder / Ace to compensate for the shorter tail and length. 1 session with Thunder and 1/2 session with Ace and I was over it, way too twitchy and I needed to adjust my foot placement drastically. Back on Ventures and things felt right, slight adjustment to the tail and I was feeling proper again.

[bombsaway86]

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My local shop recently got some OJ thunder juice wheels in. Please convince me that they’re stupid and I don’t (or do) need them even though I already have a cruiser board

[close]

They're kinda something you need to center a whole setup around. So i wouldnt suggest it unless you have enough parts already to make a setup for them. they're so big too that i'm sure they would really fuck with your pop, so unless you dont ollie on your cruiser, i'd just pass.

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I don’t ollie on my cruiser and I have all the parts to put together another setup. I guess I’m going to relapse

[close]

Don't do it, I'm dead against juice wheels now....
Off that shit, if u got a cruiser you got a cruiser.

This is the support I was looking for 🙏

[eviltgirl]

Wondering if I should size down my trucks, it recently snowed here so I'm starting to dabble in the madness a bit.  I've been skating indy 159s on 8.5s exclusively for the last year, and I'm wondering if its worth it to give 149s a go.  159s have been chill and haven't given me any issues, especially since I'm pretty new but I think I'm ready to experiment.  If I try 149s what will I notice? I'm expecting they'll turn a bit quicker but I'm not sure what else.

[backinaction]

Wondering if I should size down my trucks, it recently snowed here so I'm starting to dabble in the madness a bit.  I've been skating indy 159s on 8.5s exclusively for the last year, and I'm wondering if its worth it to give 149s a go.  159s have been chill and haven't given me any issues, especially since I'm pretty new but I think I'm ready to experiment.  If I try 149s what will I notice? I'm expecting they'll turn a bit quicker but I'm not sure what else.

In transition you will find yourself with a bit more control on your grinds.  Your lock-in will be closer to the middle of the board giving you more leverage over it.  On street, the board will initiate a flip easier because the tipping point of the wheel is now closer in, and it will flip faster because the mass of the wheels is closer to the center of the board. 

For many years I skated trucks the same width as the board or one size larger.   Now I'm going the other way - same size or one size smaller.

[mynameisnotjeff]

Forgive me friends for I have given into the sales and deals.
Got the FA sale. An Enjoi board from their sale, and my go to shop had the Vans x Krooked Ray Barbee board on 20% off as they’re moving.

May throw my 159 mids on the Barbee. Not sure what wheels I should run on the board.

[fs1/2cab]

Today I hated my deck and wheels. Will switch the wheels out before the deck. I am used to soggy, old decks. But I am not used to kinda massive (for me) 53mm Lock Ins.

Thanks for listening pals.

[big_kev_215]

It would be a dumb idea to get Krux as a joke, right guys?

[Roisto]

It would be a dumb idea to get Krux as a joke, right guys?

Yes. Whatever you do, don’t get Krux. They’re terrible and not in a fun way.

[mynameisnotjeff]

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It would be a dumb idea to get Krux as a joke, right guys?

[close]

Yes. Whatever you do, don’t get Krux. They’re terrible and not in a fun way.

I waxed the pivot cups of my set of K5s, the newer models, and it made a difference. But they do suck.

[manysnakes]

It would be a dumb idea to get Krux as a joke, right guys?

Donate that money to the homeless.

[The.Skate.Father]

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My local shop recently got some OJ thunder juice wheels in. Please convince me that they’re stupid and I don’t (or do) need them even though I already have a cruiser board

[close]

They're kinda something you need to center a whole setup around. So i wouldnt suggest it unless you have enough parts already to make a setup for them. they're so big too that i'm sure they would really fuck with your pop, so unless you dont ollie on your cruiser, i'd just pass.

[close]

I don’t ollie on my cruiser and I have all the parts to put together another setup. I guess I’m going to relapse

[close]

welp that backfired lol

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Don't do it, I'm dead against juice wheels now....
Off that shit, if u got a cruiser you got a cruiser.

[close]

what did oj's do to hurt you? I'm a f4 guy on my regular board but superjuice are my go to for cruisers.

[close]

Nah it's all good, I have superjuice on my cruiser too, but they chunked out super quick. They roll smooth though was a bit disappointing is all.

[close]

superjuice did? i know the OJ 3's would do that a lot, but i havent experienced that with the super juice

[close]

Yeh after my second time out on them the spat the side out
All good I cut them down to 55mm at work...

[close]

Damn! Were you sliding them hard or something?

Nothing to serious, roads are a bit bumpy but nothing I can't handle on spf bones or f4 spits....

[munchbox]

It would be a dumb idea to get Krux as a joke, right guys?

[rocklobster]

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It would be a dumb idea to get Krux as a joke, right guys?

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Riding Krux is the equivalent of the clown meme