after a meh time with the 1992, i decided to pass on the 1991. figured it was time to try the last huge polar shape that caught my interest.....
polar dane 1 9.75/31.375/14.125wb
venture 6.1 w/flat washers+ace bottoms+bones tops
f4 radial slim 52mm->49mm 99a
bones reds
indy 1" allen until more bronze hits the local
mob grip with shop stickers in the stripe
adidas tyshawns
shortest deck ive ever owned but i took my adderall today, popped some ollies, and feel confident i can skate it! fat and long (32"ish) doesnt feel as good as fat and short imo. wheelbase is a bit shorter than my preferred 14.25, but
the gold shop stickers going down the surf stripe show me my landing area to avoid breaks.
giving venture 6.1s a fair chance with the conclusion that i prefer heavier trucks (venture only atm). running them with the same bushing setup i have in my 5.6s and they feel like home, but surfier/more fun.
the spitfires will have to do until the og classics come out in 52mm/101a. spent $100 today and had to chill on the 99a, but this is a good enough excuse for me. i liked the boardycakes benchwarmers at about 1.5mm smaller but missed the f4 slide and response. gonna keep these around till they hit bearing condom status. cant barrel over the crust as well as the BCs, but ill just go faster when needed.
bones reds has certain advantages over swiss 6. can ride them in the rain and not worry so much, dont hold speed as well for when im trying something out of my ability/unscouted hills, easy to replace. i keep the swiss in my main setup because i usually dont skate my second setup as much, but that might just change soon.
hardware and grip arent much to talk about but im phasing out all my phillips since i keep an allen key in my wallet. 2020 proved that i prefer mob with cupsoles, and thats all i skate. dearest apologies to rob jessup, make ultragrip more available and i might change my tune.
adidas tyshawns are the best skate shoes ive ever owned. not much else to say there. just some dots of shoe goo and they are tank-like. fp gamechangers are on their way to potentially make me skate one shoe only.
sorry for my adderall fueled "last setup of the year" rant, im just hyped on the second setup for the first time in a minute. my list of shoes/gear to try has been whittled down to 3 from over 50ish things ive eyed this year (generous lowball)
trying different dims while finding things to keep constant like WB(+/-.125) and truck brand made it easy to sift through what will and wont work. cheers to whoever read this all