questions that don't deserve their own thread

[theloniousmonk]

I want to grab a pair of half cab 92 skates, I haven’t had any pairs of the skate line and wanted to check on sizing.
Last pair of vans were when Rowan’s came out
I got 10.5 in the Rowans
Should I get 10.5 in the half cab?

[brownjenkin]

What shoe is most like the Chima 1? It's minimalist but with a little bit of tongue padding. Fits like a slightly beefed up Gravis Filter.

I want to try to find non-Pro vans Era with a suede forefoot and swap the footbed with a pop cush insole. Vans pros tend to feel really clunky and rubbery, and by the time I've broken in the flick area, they've sogged out. 

[brownjenkin]

What shoe is most like the Chima 1? It's minimalist but with a little bit of tongue padding. Fits like a slightly beefed up Gravis Filter.

I want to try to find non-Pro vans Era with a suede forefoot and swap the footbed with a pop cush insole. Vans pros tend to feel really clunky and rubbery, and by the time I've broken in the flick area, they've sogged out.

***Vans "Skate", not Pro

*shit, meant to edit, not reply to myself

[Roisto]

They weren’t able to handle the criticism.

Anyone skate SKFs? If so, how are they compared to Bones Reds?

I’ve been on the SKFs for a good while now, almost exclusively since they came out with the skate bearings again last summer. I don’t like how they sound. I’m not a “loud bearing person” at all but the grease in the SKFs do make them sound dead. It almost feels like you’d be on softer wheels as the sound is so much more dampened. They also seem a bit sluggish. I changed wheels at some point and had some Bones Big Balls in that were not old. They stared making noise so I figured I’d clean them. Cages were broken in half of them. Pieces of shit but they were fast. Changed to the SKFs on the same wheels and skating the same few indoor parks due to winter it was easy to notice that they SKFs were slower. I still manage fine but I see no reason to buy then again. Unfortunately I got three sets when I bought them as I was going through some gear madness back then. So if they end up lasting a long time I guess I’ll have some in rotation for a while. No idea how long they’ll last. Been the same since I got them. Dunno how they’d perform when cleaned and lubed with some Bones Speed Cream. When they start slowing down or making bad noises I’ll do that and report back maybe.

[iw0]

incredible artwork on that gx1000 hat     my 7 year old daughter could draw a better ninja turtle than that  im gonna start my own brand this summer there is a shop down the street from me that does all the shit. i already drew my first graphic and imo its better than that

redraw that by hand and i'll buy it on a shirt

[BL0B]

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I been watching that some skaters doesnt use the 4 bolts of each truck. They doesnt put one of their inner bolts of each truck

Somebody got any idea about why that?

Guy mariano rides like that, you guys cam easy chek on hes ig
And Joseph Campos does it too

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Don’t know how it started but it’s been around since the 90’s . Same as turning wheel graphics in or turning wheel graphics in except one wheel.

i use to this back then, i remember seeing Chris Markovich do it, he would setup so many boards that i guess he got tired of using all four bolts. sometimes he wouldn't even make it out of the Street Machine parking lot w/o having to setup a new board, focus.

i broke a couple sets of Venture baseplates and indy baseplates before i realized what was going on and switched to three bolts, then back to four. with two bolts the baseplate can crack pretty easily when the board flexes on impact.

[Mean salto]

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What shoe is most like the Chima 1? It's minimalist but with a little bit of tongue padding. Fits like a slightly beefed up Gravis Filter.

I want to try to find non-Pro vans Era with a suede forefoot and swap the footbed with a pop cush insole. Vans pros tend to feel really clunky and rubbery, and by the time I've broken in the flick area, they've sogged out.

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***Vans "Skate", not Pro

*shit, meant to edit, not reply to myself

Emerica John Dickson looks pretty similar to Chima's first shoe. As far as regular vans with suede they do come out pretty often and if not they almost always have all black leather ones

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I been watching that some skaters doesnt use the 4 bolts of each truck. They doesnt put one of their inner bolts of each truck

Somebody got any idea about why that?

Guy mariano rides like that, you guys cam easy chek on hes ig
And Joseph Campos does it too

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Unironic answer: it looks cool

It does look cool. Because reckless/different

I heard/read it started in the 90s when the boards were much more…temporary. Quicker changeout.
Wallows out the baseplates, but whatever.

[IUTSM]

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I been watching that some skaters doesnt use the 4 bolts of each truck. They doesnt put one of their inner bolts of each truck

Somebody got any idea about why that?

Guy mariano rides like that, you guys cam easy chek on hes ig
And Joseph Campos does it too

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Don’t know how it started but it’s been around since the 90’s . Same as turning wheel graphics in or turning wheel graphics in except one wheel.

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I tried two bolts each truck and three bolts each truck, eventually the board turns one way too much.

never did it on purpose but losing hardware was inevitable when i skated hard and countersank bolts. it might be a habit or superstition thing for some people

[Aquatic Dinosaur]

Any way to buy stock Indy bushings without buying a set of trucks?  After market bushings (sold by Indy) are opaque compared to the semi-translucent bushings that come with the truck.  I’ve noticed that they turn differently

[manysnakes]

Any way to buy stock Indy bushings without buying a set of trucks?  After market bushings (sold by Indy) are opaque compared to the semi-translucent bushings that come with the truck.  I’ve noticed that they turn differently

I never noticed a difference, but you could buy some trucks and some bushings, swap them and return the trucks as new.

[Mbrimson88]

Likely answered in a different thread… what were the general wheelbases on  90/2000s setups? More specifically, Static/EE narrow board/big wheel setups?

Were they much longer than we’re used to seeing now?

Two boards I have that I bought as completes maybe ten or more years ago that are almost new old stock, from about that era I think were these two with dimensions listed:


World Industries Kopycat Lorenzo (1998)

7.625 x 31.1 with 14.0 wheelbase

Indy Stage 8s
World 56mm wheels


Real Skate R team (1996)

8.25 x 32 with a 14.25 wheelbase

Indy Stage 7s
Spitfire 60mm wheels
Lucky bolts, risers and bearings







That is not to say that there weren't other boards both with longer or shorter wheelbases around the same time, as I recall some people like Dan Drehobl skated a long wheelbase board for the China Banks tricks like frontside decker / disaster, but then couldn't do it again when he had changed to a shorter wheelbase board, which I think was around that time.


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My "Huffer shaped" board from The Firm from 1992 was 9" at the widest point, almost 32 long with 14" wheelbase, but that was the start of the shorter more tech boards coming from the 80s vert setups where the nose got longer, the tail got smaller and the wheelbase came in a whole lot.

Another board from about 2000 was again 14" wb at about 8" or just under and 31.7 or so long, but they are practically done now and not worth taking pics of.

All of these are absolutely flat as flat can be, but still probably have a bit more concave than some of the specialty DOA or other boards.

I have more pics of these ones if anyone is interested too.

[j....soy.....]

I tend to think most of the stuff was 14", once boards pushed 8"'s and the predominant manufacturer shifted towards BBS/Generator, the wheelbases got bigger. 

[LebowskisRug]

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They weren’t able to handle the criticism.

Anyone skate SKFs? If so, how are they compared to Bones Reds?

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I’ve been on the SKFs for a good while now, almost exclusively since they came out with the skate bearings again last summer. I don’t like how they sound. I’m not a “loud bearing person” at all but the grease in the SKFs do make them sound dead. It almost feels like you’d be on softer wheels as the sound is so much more dampened. They also seem a bit sluggish. I changed wheels at some point and had some Bones Big Balls in that were not old. They stared making noise so I figured I’d clean them. Cages were broken in half of them. Pieces of shit but they were fast. Changed to the SKFs on the same wheels and skating the same few indoor parks due to winter it was easy to notice that they SKFs were slower. I still manage fine but I see no reason to buy then again. Unfortunately I got three sets when I bought them as I was going through some gear madness back then. So if they end up lasting a long time I guess I’ll have some in rotation for a while. No idea how long they’ll last. Been the same since I got them. Dunno how they’d perform when cleaned and lubed with some Bones Speed Cream. When they start slowing down or making bad noises I’ll do that and report back maybe.

I told 3 friends not to get SKF because of the grease and they all did and didn't like them, same as above. I took 1 set, degreased, used some gun oil in em and they're better than stock but still nothing special.

[sle_epy]

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I‘m 50 % less better skater when I skate new shoes for the first week.

Is it just me?

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if you've to skate new shoes right out of box, plan on doing less to zero kickflips and just work on basic stuff that takes advantage of all that grip. 360 flips still usually work right out of the box, kickflips just suck, especially depending on the height of the foxing or high cupsole, rubber toe capped, ect...

halfflips, caspers probably work great, idk i never really fucked with those but kickflips get toe wrapped by most people with new shoes. new shoes, new grip, forget about it!

as always walk around in new shoes for awhile 1st, they're still gonna toe wrap though.

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Yeah. I’m usually 200% consistent with kickflips, but they still sick with those shoes.
How long would you wear them before skating them?
And when would you say shoes start to skate good?

And how long do you skate your shoes? Mine are done quick. So it sucks to always have days that skating is no fun with new shoes. Every few weeks.

If I could skate brand new shoes every single day I would, when my shoes start to break in I feel like things get less crispy. I love new shoe kickflips.

[SlapMcKracken]

End 90‘s/2000 eastcoast rap vibe skate videos?

[rawbertson.]

End 90‘s/2000 eastcoast rap vibe skate videos?

Zoo York EST, Mixtape, Heads
Aesthetics Ryde or Die
AWS Photosynthesis
4 Cities

[Wizard0f0dds]

I was looking at purchasing a Palace deck at my local, but then I checked the dimensions online and they seem pretty crazy to me. I usually ride anyting from 8.25 to 8.5, and I usually like the wheelbase anywhere between 14.25 and 14.5, although I've skated some that were 14.13 limosine that felt pretty good also.

But Palace are listed as 14.0 for 8.25 and 14.84 wheelbase for the 8.375, with a tiny nose (6.69) and tail (6.38)

That seems pretty wild to me, has anyone ever skated a deck with such a long wheelbase and short nose and tail? If so, let me know how that felt. I almost wanna try it out, but I'm pretty sure I'm gonna hate it, so I probably won't.

[rawbertson.]

But Palace are listed as 14.0 for 8.25 and 14.84 wheelbase for the 8.375, with a tiny nose (6.69) and tail (6.38)

disgusting

[goodatmeth]

What does switching from indy standard to ace classics feel like. Is that a smooth transition? I never rode indies, this isn't about me but a really great kid at my local with indies that are falling apart. Thinking about giving away my aces and don't want to fuck it up for him. I know he would ride them until they fall apart, due to being very grateful for anything he gets.

Probably better with riser pads, but I doubt he'd want that

[manysnakes]

What does switching from indy standard to ace classics feel like. Is that a smooth transition? I never rode indies, this isn't about me but a really great kid at my local with indies that are falling apart. Thinking about giving away my aces and don't want to fuck it up for him. I know he would ride them until they fall apart, due to being very grateful for anything he gets.

Probably better with riser pads, but I doubt he'd want that

I can switch between Ace and Indy without really noticing.

[LebowskisRug]

Has anyone had any luck requesting specific DLX deck numbers when mailordering? It's not a must have, but it would be nice if Tactics or a similar store with deep inventory could send "a III or IV if you've got it thanks". I realize this is kook behavior, but my locals rarely seem to have DLX stock and when they do they get one of each deck.

[Mbrimson88]

I was looking at purchasing a Palace deck at my local, but then I checked the dimensions online and they seem pretty crazy to me. I usually ride anyting from 8.25 to 8.5, and I usually like the wheelbase anywhere between 14.25 and 14.5, although I've skated some that were 14.13 limosine that felt pretty good also.

But Palace are listed as 14.0 for 8.25 and 14.84 wheelbase for the 8.375, with a tiny nose (6.69) and tail (6.38)

That seems pretty wild to me, has anyone ever skated a deck with such a long wheelbase and short nose and tail? If so, let me know how that felt. I almost wanna try it out, but I'm pretty sure I'm gonna hate it, so I probably won't.

Others have had it, some just gave it away, others drilled in the tail to make it a shorter wheelbase and better tail.  They also said the board is not as short as the specs say it is, but if you don't want to have to modify it, I would probably say it is not worth it.

[FUBAR]

Has anyone had any luck requesting specific DLX deck numbers when mailordering? It's not a must have, but it would be nice if Tactics or a similar store with deep inventory could send "a III or IV if you've got it thanks". I realize this is kook behavior, but my locals rarely seem to have DLX stock and when they do they get one of each deck.

I tried and even apologizedfor being a nerd about it. Asked for a III or IV and got a II. Oh well.

[Wizard0f0dds]

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I was looking at purchasing a Palace deck at my local, but then I checked the dimensions online and they seem pretty crazy to me. I usually ride anyting from 8.25 to 8.5, and I usually like the wheelbase anywhere between 14.25 and 14.5, although I've skated some that were 14.13 limosine that felt pretty good also.

But Palace are listed as 14.0 for 8.25 and 14.84 wheelbase for the 8.375, with a tiny nose (6.69) and tail (6.38)

That seems pretty wild to me, has anyone ever skated a deck with such a long wheelbase and short nose and tail? If so, let me know how that felt. I almost wanna try it out, but I'm pretty sure I'm gonna hate it, so I probably won't.

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Others have had it, some just gave it away, others drilled in the tail to make it a shorter wheelbase and better tail.  They also said the board is not as short as the specs say it is, but if you don't want to have to modify it, I would probably say it is not worth it.

Yeah, I'm not about to buy a deck to then have to drill it to make it skateable. I'm just gonna pass. I was just curious to know if anyone actually liked skating it, because to me these dimensions seem borderline blasphemous.

[Richard Skidder]

Is it insane to put a 56mm on an 8.125?

[roll_dog]

Is it insane to put a 56mm on an 8.125?

Nah

[roba]

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They weren’t able to handle the criticism.

Anyone skate SKFs? If so, how are they compared to Bones Reds?

[close]

I’ve been on the SKFs for a good while now, almost exclusively since they came out with the skate bearings again last summer. I don’t like how they sound. I’m not a “loud bearing person” at all but the grease in the SKFs do make them sound dead. It almost feels like you’d be on softer wheels as the sound is so much more dampened. They also seem a bit sluggish. I changed wheels at some point and had some Bones Big Balls in that were not old. They stared making noise so I figured I’d clean them. Cages were broken in half of them. Pieces of shit but they were fast. Changed to the SKFs on the same wheels and skating the same few indoor parks due to winter it was easy to notice that they SKFs were slower. I still manage fine but I see no reason to buy then again. Unfortunately I got three sets when I bought them as I was going through some gear madness back then. So if they end up lasting a long time I guess I’ll have some in rotation for a while. No idea how long they’ll last. Been the same since I got them. Dunno how they’d perform when cleaned and lubed with some Bones Speed Cream. When they start slowing down or making bad noises I’ll do that and report back maybe.

my experience with those was much different. i’ve had my set for about a year now, i skate very often, not one bearing broke, no blowouts, they seem to seize up sometimes when i’m just spinning my wheels with my hand but then i throw down and they roll just fine, they don’t feel slow at all. i haven’t cleaned them once (other than just wiping off the dust from the outside) and they are much louder than they were when i first set them up too. these are the best bearings i’ve ever bought, better than reds and super reds for sure. i’ve never had swiss or quantum though so idk about these but as far as the mid price range bearings go these are very good imo

[djoekr]

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Has anyone had any luck requesting specific DLX deck numbers when mailordering? It's not a must have, but it would be nice if Tactics or a similar store with deep inventory could send "a III or IV if you've got it thanks". I realize this is kook behavior, but my locals rarely seem to have DLX stock and when they do they get one of each deck.

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I tried and even apologizedfor being a nerd about it. Asked for a III or IV and got a II. Oh well.

Kinda dependant on the store/employee I guess. I was really OCD about my ply colors for a while, and I'd ask for a specific top ply. Some were happy to help, some said they'd take care of it and throw in a random color anyway and some just ignored the request. I once returned a deck because the graphic was misprinted and not completely centered. Really glad I got over this obsession, I must've gotten many eyes rolling at the office for that return.

[Roisto]

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They weren’t able to handle the criticism.

Anyone skate SKFs? If so, how are they compared to Bones Reds?

[close]

I’ve been on the SKFs for a good while now, almost exclusively since they came out with the skate bearings again last summer. I don’t like how they sound. I’m not a “loud bearing person” at all but the grease in the SKFs do make them sound dead. It almost feels like you’d be on softer wheels as the sound is so much more dampened. They also seem a bit sluggish. I changed wheels at some point and had some Bones Big Balls in that were not old. They stared making noise so I figured I’d clean them. Cages were broken in half of them. Pieces of shit but they were fast. Changed to the SKFs on the same wheels and skating the same few indoor parks due to winter it was easy to notice that they SKFs were slower. I still manage fine but I see no reason to buy then again. Unfortunately I got three sets when I bought them as I was going through some gear madness back then. So if they end up lasting a long time I guess I’ll have some in rotation for a while. No idea how long they’ll last. Been the same since I got them. Dunno how they’d perform when cleaned and lubed with some Bones Speed Cream. When they start slowing down or making bad noises I’ll do that and report back maybe.

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my experience with those was much different. i’ve had my set for about a year now, i skate very often, not one bearing broke, no blowouts, they seem to seize up sometimes when i’m just spinning my wheels with my hand but then i throw down and they roll just fine, they don’t feel slow at all. i haven’t cleaned them once (other than just wiping off the dust from the outside) and they are much louder than they were when i first set them up too. these are the best bearings i’ve ever bought, better than reds and super reds for sure. i’ve never had swiss or quantum though so idk about these but as far as the mid price range bearings go these are very good imo

That's good to hear. Maybe I'll like them better after cleaning. Would be nice if they last a long time and roll a bit better. Still, it's gonna be very hard to beat the Bones Swiss Six. Those bearings are amazing and well worth the money in my opinion. I think I'm done experimenting and just stick with the Bones Swiss Six from now on after I've busted all my current bearings.