The Set-up Thread

[Dwyck]

pretty much the same as my last indy setup
Baker Reynolds 8.5, 32, 14.5, complete with the "I don't want any air bubbles so I cut my griptape up" grip job.
Independent 149s with medium hards
F4 Conical Full 53s but I think I might give em away and size up. I skated 55s once a couple years ago and didn't mind the wheelbite too much

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Doa flat 8
Thunder 148
Prizefighter 52
Reds
Jessup
Bronze Allen

Hot

[hobochimp]

Orchard/Gangemi m2 8.5
Jessup
Real 3ply risers
Indy 149
Prize Fighter 53mm
Swiss 6

pretty fun set up and after a couple times out, I'm really enjoying this gangemi

What is the wheelbase on the 8.5?

[IUTSM]

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Orchard/Gangemi m2 8.5
Jessup
Real 3ply risers
Indy 149
Prize Fighter 53mm
Swiss 6

pretty fun set up and after a couple times out, I'm really enjoying this gangemi

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What is the wheelbase on the 8.5?

14.25.

I usually want a 14.5, but I'm liking this one for sure. I'm hoping they've still got some when I drive east this summer.

[fs1/2cab]

pretty much the same as my last indy setup
Baker Reynolds 8.5, 32, 14.5, complete with the "I don't want any air bubbles so I cut my griptape up" grip job.
Independent 149s with medium hards
F4 Conical Full 53s but I think I might give em away and size up. I skated 55s once a couple years ago and didn't mind the wheelbite too much

I'm digging the grip job mate. Looks really sick. I see you run the medium hard bushings, do they soften up a bit when they are broken in?

[moonordie]

pretty much the same as my last indy setup
Baker Reynolds 8.5, 32, 14.5, complete with the "I don't want any air bubbles so I cut my griptape up" grip job.
Independent 149s with medium hards
F4 Conical Full 53s but I think I might give em away and size up. I skated 55s once a couple years ago and didn't mind the wheelbite too much

I'd rather have air bubbles probably.

[TheLowerBack]

What’s the status of the fortress online store?

Keep running into little complications. Hopefully tomorrow!

[Dan Gerous]

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pretty much the same as my last indy setup
Baker Reynolds 8.5, 32, 14.5, complete with the "I don't want any air bubbles so I cut my griptape up" grip job.
Independent 149s with medium hards
F4 Conical Full 53s but I think I might give em away and size up. I skated 55s once a couple years ago and didn't mind the wheelbite too much

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I'd rather have air bubbles probably.

Or, you can have your cake and eat it too!

* disclaimer, I'm a plain black grip type of guy, but I actually like your grip job Dwyck.

[Phillyflared]

Multiple posts on the same page ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Anti Hero Pfanner 8.06
ACE 33’s
Bones Swiss
52mm F4 Lock-Ins

Some Adidas cupsole from a few seasons ago

My classics had to have been in the low 40’s because these 52’s felt massive when I first started skating them today

Rad set up!
Do the axles come right to the edge of that board? wanna try that size again but don't want my trucks to be inside the rail. i have 33's on a 7.9 and i swear they sit inside...

[devourthehours]

New set up:



917 8.38
Ace 44
Speedlab 56mm 99a
Elessic Hardware
Andale Blues
Independent Risers

Back on Aces after trying Ventures.

LR Low Tops as well

[Diocletian]

$lavé 8.5" w/Jessup
44's w/Bones 1/8" risers
OJ 60mm 95a's
Swiss

[RichardBarkley]

$lavé 8.5" w/Jessup
44's w/Bones 1/8" risers
OJ 60mm 95a's
Swiss

Amazing.

Looks like a monster truck

[Esmith5488]

Set up a new deck towards the end of the sesh last night

Although it’s the same width as my last deck in this shape it appears to be 31.5 long and not 31.7 but I’m sure it will work

Roger 8.25 tugboat
Venture 5.6 ti axle cast plates with riptides
52 spitfire f4 classics
Bones Swiss six

[TwisT]

Real 8.25
Thunder 148s
Darkroom triclops 52mm 99a
quantum atoms

[augustmoon]

8.25 Plus skateshop/Evan Smith guest board
Ace 44s
Spit F4 tablets, 52/99a
Quantum Bearing Science Atoms

took a break from the blanks for a bit.  cool shape; really tapered, almost like a football.  its gonna take some getting used to.  only pet peeve is no colored bottom ply and the paint is too sticky, but should be fine once i scrape most of it off.  Went a little softer on the wheels; not sure how I feel about it.  board felt kinda dead.  Bearings are great so far

[bigdave]

Magenta 8.875 team leaf stain (WB 14.75")
Ace 55s
Magenta 53mm power wheels
Bronson G3s
Mob, always Mob.

Been playing around with different setups to skate my mini most effectively. I am a big guy and I realized that the speed I generated on bigger wheels wasnt working for me to learn, and a longer wheel base (15") was actually making it more difficult too. I remember when I first came back to skating I got a Traffic that was the same shape. Pretty full nose and tail, nothing too wild. Medium concave. Good middle-of-the-road mild board.

Got one more complete in the works as I try to get over my perpetual angst about owning multiple skateboards. More on that soon....

[thepman]

Pass-Port 8.125
Venture v lights 5.2
Spitfire conical F4 52mm
Bones swiss



I recently tried going down to an 8”, skated it for a few days and hated every second, everything felt so unstable, crazy what 0.125 of an inch will do haha. First session in this felt so much better. Slightly sad I forgot to take a picture of this board before the session, such a beautiful graphic.

[switchfrontshuv]

Pass-Port 8.125
Venture v lights 5.2
Spitfire conical F4 52mm
Bones swiss



I recently tried going down to an 8”, skated it for a few days and hated every second, everything felt so unstable, crazy what 0.125 of an inch will do haha. First session in this felt so much better. Slightly sad I forgot to take a picture of this board before the session, such a beautiful graphic.

might have been the wheelbase doing that for you

[FatGuy92]

Been sitting on this deck for a couple months

Real 8.25 slick
Tensor ATG maglight 5.5
SF F4 conical full 56mm
Bronson G3

[Vitriol]

@augustmoon : would ride, very nice graphic, i find.


The National Skate Co. 8.25 14.25 Medium concave
Ace 44 with mag plates, riptides, no top washer, and back on normal kingpins (but one got super wobbly, if i hammer in a new one, should it fix the problem?)
Spit Radial 99a 52mm? (from 58)
Bones swiss 6 (awesome)
Mob (Thank you to the Pal who posted the poem in a thread not long ago, can't remember which)
Blazers (is there any shoe that would be more ethical yet very similar in feel?)

New grip/new vulc combo is too nice! <3

[Mbrimson88]

Pass-Port 8.125
Venture v lights 5.2
Spitfire conical F4 52mm
Bones swiss



I recently tried going down to an 8”, skated it for a few days and hated every second, everything felt so unstable, crazy what 0.125 of an inch will do haha. First session in this felt so much better. Slightly sad I forgot to take a picture of this board before the session, such a beautiful graphic.

I am not alone when I say I always found the BBS 8.0 variant was just a weird shape and feel when compared to the 8.125 or 8.18 decks, which just felt so much better overall.  That tiny bit more width was just the tip of the iceberg it would seem to have a great setup.

[Mbrimson88]

Real 8.25
Thunder 148s
Darkroom triclops 52mm 99a
quantum atoms

Sanded off the graphic to see the fade stain underneath?

Looks pretty good!

[Victim in Pain]

Haven't bought a board since 2006. And the last time I posted on skateboard messageboard was a forum called Skateboard City.

[stets]

Haven't bought a board since 2006. And the last time I posted on skateboard messageboard was a forum called Skateboard City.

Welcome back on-board and... on-board! Skateboard City was fun, my older brother had a profile on it and would post, I'd watch over his shoulder. Good times.

[Fifty8mm]

@augustmoon : would ride, very nice graphic, i find.


The National Skate Co. 8.25 14.25 Medium concave
Ace 44 with mag plates, riptides, no top washer, and back on normal kingpins (but one got super wobbly, if i hammer in a new one, should it fix the problem?)
Spit Radial 99a 52mm? (from 58)
Bones swiss 6 (awesome)
Mob (Thank you to the Pal who posted the poem in a thread not long ago, can't remember which)
Blazers (is there any shoe that would be more ethical yet very similar in feel?)

New grip/new vulc combo is too nice! <3

It won't. The wobble is caused by a enlarged or ovaled kingpin hole.

[Victim in Pain]

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Haven't bought a board since 2006. And the last time I posted on skateboard messageboard was a forum called Skateboard City.

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Welcome back on-board and... on-board! Skateboard City was fun, my older brother had a profile on it and would post, I'd watch over his shoulder. Good times.

Thanks! I went to the skatepark for the first time since then last weekend and I had no idea about scooters and kids being able to do backflips and shit with them.

Haha hopefully the guys on Skateboard City were nicer to your brother than they were to me.

[ballintoohard]

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Pass-Port 8.125
Venture v lights 5.2
Spitfire conical F4 52mm
Bones swiss



I recently tried going down to an 8”, skated it for a few days and hated every second, everything felt so unstable, crazy what 0.125 of an inch will do haha. First session in this felt so much better. Slightly sad I forgot to take a picture of this board before the session, such a beautiful graphic.

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might have been the wheelbase doing that for you

It’s the same on 8 through 8.25, but the kicks change. I had a weird experience with a Carpet, but got used to it and they’re basically the same shape. The 8.125 has a shorter tail than the other 2 and the kicks feel a bit flatter. The nose is flatter fore sure there is a gap if you lay on top of one of the others.

[Vitriol]

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@augustmoon : would ride, very nice graphic, i find.


The National Skate Co. 8.25 14.25 Medium concave
Ace 44 with mag plates, riptides, no top washer, and back on normal kingpins (but one got super wobbly, if i hammer in a new one, should it fix the problem?)
Spit Radial 99a 52mm? (from 58)
Bones swiss 6 (awesome)
Mob (Thank you to the Pal who posted the poem in a thread not long ago, can't remember which)
Blazers (is there any shoe that would be more ethical yet very similar in feel?)

New grip/new vulc combo is too nice! <3

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It won't. The wobble is caused by a enlarged or ovaled kingpin hole.

Ok, thank you, it makes sense. Wobbly it's gonna stay, then.

[Urtripping]

Second to last Gangemi-pressed Orchard deck, M1 8.0
Thunder 149s with bones bushings and 1 stock in the mix
56mm Spit Conical Fulls (more like 54 now)

Edit: decided against putting on that Clyde sticker, gonna save it

[CrappyChan]

Custom shape made by a man I found on the insta explore page called PrettyRad. I pitched the idea of the Jason Lee burgerking with Steve Olson style stingers. Its 9.75 up top and 9.25 at the bottom. 14 inch wheelbase. Painted it myself. Pretty sure I ride 149s, always have just ridden that truck size no matter what size my board is. F4 classics. My flip tricks arent happening on this board but its fun and comfortable and all my shove its are just fine.