The Set-up Thread

[HangtenNoseblunt]

this better be an elaborate troll

[TwisT]

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But why upside down?

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Few reasons, takes away the option to kickturn which forces you to think about your lines and makes for a different ride and it feels nice to ride convex concave on a skinny board. Theyre Neil Blenders brainchild, he makes a small amount every year so i just thought id make a budget version

This is interesting and while I wouldn’t seek it out, I would like to try it in a bowl

[pinkbananastatus]

I cut an old Krooked Worrest deck into a Polarizer style board.  Cut a pair of Sure Grip Rollerskates in half and put in some Powerdyne Bushings with one Bones Medium and some Rough Riders.  I've never had so much fun rolling around, and the turn is incredible.  Can do a full 180 carve in about 4 foot of space and it's a tonne of fun in a bowl or carvey skate part.  And it goes super quick too.  Would like a bit more wheelbase, but still it's good times.

Krooked Worrest cut down to 6" wide x 27 1/4"
Sure Grip skates
Powerdyne Hop Up Kit bushings & 1 Bones Med on bottom rear
Swiss Super 6
Bones Rough Riders 56mm

This just got me more stoked to skate than anything this past week. Fucking props

[radcunt]

Look for Raven Tersheys hillbomb on a polarizer, its fucked.  Peter Hewitt rides em too, and of course Neil Blender. Theres a bunch of rad vids out there but its all pretty chill.

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

I'm not sure that your images are large enough, can you please make them bigger?

[Monkey_Mcpott]

You're Looney

[nosneb]

You're Looney

no this one is better

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I cut an old Krooked Worrest deck into a Polarizer style board.  Cut a pair of Sure Grip Rollerskates in half and put in some Powerdyne Bushings with one Bones Medium and some Rough Riders.  I've never had so much fun rolling around, and the turn is incredible.  Can do a full 180 carve in about 4 foot of space and it's a tonne of fun in a bowl or carvey skate part.  And it goes super quick too.  Would like a bit more wheelbase, but still it's good times.

Krooked Worrest cut down to 6" wide x 27 1/4"
Sure Grip skates
Powerdyne Hop Up Kit bushings & 1 Bones Med on bottom rear
Swiss Super 6
Bones Rough Riders 56mm

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[radcunt]

resized em. I'm a dingbat.

[DirtyBurger]

It looks like you're going to get wheelbite on your trucks. Looks fun.

[shit_for_brains]

It looks like you're going to get staph on your floor

[radcunt]

It looks like you're going to get wheelbite on your trucks. Looks fun.

Nah mate, you can turn on a dime and it won't bite. Trucks are too short.

[Basingstoke]

Polar Skate Co Dear Skating Agah tribute(8.125)
Indy Koston Titanium Stage X w/ new bushings & pivot cups.
Bones Swiss.
Wayward Fairfax Stacked 52mm 99a.
Shorty's Light's 7/8.
Nike SB Team Classics.

[maggotspawn]

I cloned my pool board. I'm not able to get to the park as often as I'd like to, and
I wanted to have the same setup for the street, so I can get used to how big it is.
I don't like to skate my park setups on the street because they get trashed too quickly.

Sk8factory blank 9" x 32.5", 15" WB
Indy 169's
Bones hard bushings
1/8" risers
99a 58mm SF F4 Conical Fulls
Bones Swiss
Powell Rib Bones

[mariomister]

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Quasi 8.375
Ashes Griptape
Film Trucks 159mm
Spitfire full conical 52mm,really not into it
Bronson Bearings

old skool vans

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How are those film trucks?

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great trucks.

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how do they turn? they're really cheap so i might get a pair.

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yep, would love some feedback on the trucks (not that i'm gonna change my indies, but i'm really intrigued)

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the trucks turn really good,the shape is like the old indy(something like the stage IX) but lighter.
i changed the bushing but it depends if u are into loose trucks or not.anyways i set up always a set of bones bushing in all my trucks.also they are cheap, but not a mini logo truck or slant truck.anyways also krux is cheap but they are great trucks.

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did you buy them off their website? are the prices for a single truck or a set? that might be a weird question but i still bump into online shops that sell trucks separately and the website says "truck" and not "trucks" when you click on a product. i'm a little confused because of that.

They are cheap i had mine because i start work with them in Italy wth my distribution.
Anyways a set is under 50 euro, a really great price over here.

[Mcidraque]

I cut an old Krooked Worrest deck into a Polarizer style board.  Cut a pair of Sure Grip Rollerskates in half and put in some Powerdyne Bushings with one Bones Medium and some Rough Riders.  I've never had so much fun rolling around, and the turn is incredible.  Can do a full 180 carve in about 4 foot of space and it's a tonne of fun in a bowl or carvey skate part.  And it goes super quick too.  Would like a bit more wheelbase, but still it's good times.

Krooked Worrest cut down to 6" wide x 27 1/4"
Sure Grip skates
Powerdyne Hop Up Kit bushings & 1 Bones Med on bottom rear
Swiss Super 6
Bones Rough Riders 56mm

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But why upside down?

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Few reasons, takes away the option to kickturn which forces you to think about your lines and makes for a different ride and it feels nice to ride convex concave on a skinny board. Theyre Neil Blenders brainchild, he makes a small amount every year so i just thought id make a budget version

amazing psycho ride, might give an old board a chance with it

[sharkin]

i built one up with some skate city trucks from a gold cup plastic complete but i only rolled around on it a couple times before giving it up

the trucks are amazing, but the wheels that came on them are too wide and soft. I need to get some of what you're riding and re-cut an old deck

[radcunt]

Yeah the rough riders with top bearings and a good set of bushings is the secret to making any old skinny board a ripper. I needed to file down the bushing cups a bit and have about 1mm of clearance but it totally works. So much fun.

[pizzafliptofakie]

Got myself a Christmas complete today.


8.25 Hockey Andrew Allen
Thunder 149s
Spitfire F4 Lock Ins
Bones Reds

[tangar]

Colony 8.5
Ace 44s
Spitfire 52mm f4 99 classic
Shake Junt Lowrider bearings
Bronze hardware
AWS grip

[Paco Supreme]

Is alien doing their own grip thing or is it like girl and spitfire just using die cut MOB?

[Buck Bundy]

WKND 8x32.5
139mm Indy’s w/ Bones medium bushings
F4’s 54mm 101a
Bones Swiss
Jessup
Shortys hardware
Yeah Boardshop Stickers (R.I.P. Yeah).

[BMCsteve]

The shape on that colony looks perfect and welcome to the Ace club

[tangar]

Is alien doing their own grip thing or is it like girl and spitfire just using die cut MOB?

I’m not sure but I don’t think it’s mob, doesn’t seem as grippy. I just got it for the Ohio connection in my mind lol.

The shape on that colony looks perfect and welcome to the Ace club

We will see how long this lasts haha. I’m hoping going back to lower trucks my flip tricks will get more consistent again.

[Smartass]

Christmas’ish complete?



Evisen 8.38
Thunder Titanium 148s w/ Red hard bushings
Bones Swiss 6
53mm Crupies
Shop Hardware
Mob
Etnies Ryan Lay Jameson HTs

[jamersonbass]

Thought I would go smaller in hopes of learning more new flip tricks, and first night out I struggled with my go to’s after skating the Polar 8.5 for awhile...

Traffic 8.25 w/ 14.25 wheelbase
Indy Ti 144’s (aftermarket cylinders)
Spitfire F4 Radial Slim 52
Bones Swiss 6 (I ordered this complete w/ Indy Blacks and just swapped my Bones out from my bigger setup)
Mob
Diamond Bolts

I was also really surprised that these 144’s turn looser than my broken in 149 Ti’s. Change is hard, but I’m going t stick it out with this setup in hopes of getting more tech.

[roba]

Thought I would go smaller in hopes of learning more new flip tricks, and first night out I struggled with my go to’s after skating the Polar 8.5 for awhile...

Traffic 8.25 w/ 14.25 wheelbase
Indy Ti 144’s (aftermarket cylinders)
Spitfire F4 Radial Slim 52
Bones Swiss 6 (I ordered this complete w/ Indy Blacks and just swapped my Bones out from my bigger setup)
Mob
Diamond Bolts

I was also really surprised that these 144’s turn looser than my broken in 149 Ti’s. Change is hard, but I’m going t stick it out with this setup in hopes of getting more tech.

looks good

[ballintoohard]

Tip I learned from Rob Welsh- Indy's can fit 3 washers on the inside esp if you go to a hardware store and get narrower axle nuts. 3 washers would mean 2mm extra/side and same wheel position almost as 149s.

[jamersonbass]

Tip I learned from Rob Welsh- Indy's can fit 3 washers on the inside esp if you go to a hardware store and get narrower axle nuts. 3 washers would mean 2mm extra/side and same wheel position almost as 149s.

I'm down to try it.  I still have 149's on my bigger setup so I can give those a shot, but I want to give these 144's a chance, especially because I bit on the SW sale and got Ti's.....

[tangar]

Hockey 8.5
Tensor maglite All Terrains 8.5 (thanks again Noot/Rodney)
Spitfire f4 99 conicals 54mm
Random bearings I think mostly Swiss and rush
Shop hardware from red curbs
Jessup
Just started skating some Jordan 1s yesterday, they feel awesome.

[mynameisnotjeff]

Are those the new Tensor trucks?