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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: Spacetravelisboring on August 18, 2020, 07:20:47 PM
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CEDYEsXgEHx/?igshid=1lg5eln3fieaz
God I hope not. And wasn't he talking mad shit about them?
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It's a beautiful thing if he is. Ventures are the choice of a true street skater.
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Kewl, I like the move. But who the fuck cares beech. As long as it isn’t Indy. Are we on an island? Cause you a whole beach
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Kewl, I like the move. But who the fuck cares beech. As long as it isn’t Indy. Are we on an island? Cause you a whole beach
Nothing wrong with Indy. Why you cryin sissy?
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It's a beautiful thing if he is. Ventures are the choice of a true street skater.
I highly disagree but alright. Honestly I wouldn't be mad if he moved to ace though
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Did they make fun of his cuff?
(https://i.imgur.com/1Sweyrc.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/o0JNRpD.jpg)
https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=107385.msg3125220#msg3125220
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Did they make fun of his cuff?
(https://i.imgur.com/1Sweyrc.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/o0JNRpD.jpg)
Okay yeah so this is a reason I bring it up cause the do appear to be ventures
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Thought he was a Stage 8 fan...?
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Venture is by far the best truck company, Ace is probably the worst. They just ripped off destructo and not to mention the name Ace is just terrible
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Venture is by far the best truck company, Ace is probably the worst. They just ripped off destructo and not to mention the name Ace is just terrible
In what way did they rip off Destructo?
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gilby pro model lets go
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i cant turn in ventures and am too scared to try anything else
will continue to be a slave to the stupid nazi company sadly
scratch the logo off every time :)
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i cant turn in ventures and am too scared to try anything else
will continue to be a slave to the stupid nazi company sadly
scratch the logo off every time :)
Leave them in your car for a day if it’s hot where you’re at. The bushings just next to get a little soft.
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What's so bad about venture? I just switched to ventures and i love them. Pain in the ass to get on and off with the standard t tool but otherwise great.
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ha so many people jumping ship lately to venture.
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You guys ever stop to think he's borrowing a board? Looks like Ty Beal skates Ventures and he skates with Ty all the time.
Also considering there's a truck shortage, maybe he had no choice but to hit a homie up to borrow some trucks till he get more.
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not to mention there was a bust crew collab. he probably just likes taking the piss.
(http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0705/3851/products/IMG_0497_clipped_rev_1_4600322d-166a-46de-9d99-a6dce09f060c_1024x1024.jpg?v=1595973637)
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Thought it was cool to see a Mike Anderson Venture ad in the new Thrasher
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Venture is by far the best truck company, Ace is probably the worst. They just ripped off destructo and not to mention the name Ace is just terrible
In what way did they rip off Destructo?
Well I should say Indy, destructo ripped off Indy so....theyre literally the same design
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(https://i.ibb.co/2qCx1pk/D4035-A42-1-CBB-4-C01-BE56-AAD47-FE31-F3-C.png) (https://ibb.co/nrY9NKL)
Awake the best
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Popped half the damn pad
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those earlier posts were inside jokes
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tuff on dat cuff
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He's more of a thunder guy to me
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Thunders are the best in my opinion. That said i haven’t tried ventures in over 10 years.
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not to mention there was a bust crew collab. he probably just likes taking the piss.
(http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0705/3851/products/IMG_0497_clipped_rev_1_4600322d-166a-46de-9d99-a6dce09f060c_1024x1024.jpg?v=1595973637)
i was told pros are NOT allowed to make jokes.
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He is looking awake af
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Venture has to be 99% marketing.
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where can one get the bust crew ventures? also which ventures have which height? their trucks are very confusing.
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I have never noticed the difference between one set of trucks and another.
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I have never noticed the difference between one set of trucks and another.
Imagine being this clueless
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where can one get the bust crew ventures? also which ventures have which height? their trucks are very confusing.
With standard (cast) baseplates; lows are 48mm, highs are 53.5mm. I think that's the same across all sizes, but I'm not 100% sure. Forged baseplates will be about 1mm lower, and will push your wheelbase out a little more (according to the truck setups thread). The Bust Crew ones come in 5.2, 5.6, and 5.8; high only. Size chart below for the widths:
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0879/1888/products/Venture_Size_Chart_Canada_66bb9308-92ea-4073-b703-667f8320df24_800x.png?v=1590624641)
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I have never noticed the difference between one set of trucks and another.
Imagine being this clueless
I'll take this back and reveal my cluelessness further.
When I first started skating, all my friends emphasized the importance of having lighter trucks (I guess so you could ollie higher). For my first legit setup, the shop guy recommended I get Indys, so I did. But, comparing them with my friend's trucks (Ventures) at the next session, I realized that my Indys were way heavier. Next time I could afford a new setup I got Tensors, in part because I liked their ads in 411, and in part because they were the lightest and had that plastic slider thing. Skated those for years.
Beyond my early concerns with truck weight, I've never thought about performance. Maybe I just never got good enough to notice the difference.
It always seems like the scrappiest kids skated Destructos and often had them rigged up in weird ways, or with mixed parts. I always thought that was kind of a rad look.
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Venture Skateboarding has to be 99% marketing.
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You guys ever stop to think he's borrowing a board? Looks like Ty Beal skates Ventures and he skates with Ty all the time.
Also considering there's a truck shortage, maybe he had no choice but to hit a homie up to borrow some trucks till he get more.
lol
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Venture trucks with laughing emoji comment! Haha
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people still say ventures don't turn... maybe i'm lucky but my ventures turn as good as my indys did before. they are stiffer in the sense that they don't wobble around, it takes more initial pressure to get the turn going so i feel like you can be a bit more heavy footed, but still have sort of the same agility as with indys, but probably not as much as with thunders or aces. for me it's like riding indys with less likelyhood of wheelbite and more stability when doing mannies and grinds while being slightly lighter at the same time. i was ready to be disappointed and buy a set of ace if i wouldn't like them but i think ventures are great.
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Riding 2 pairs of 5.0's now (on two seperate decks of course) and I'm loving them more than my indy's.
There... I said it.
They turn well, but feel more 'stable'? I can't explain it...
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where can one get the bust crew ventures? also which ventures have which height? their trucks are very confusing.
Just saw that Humidity has them in stock.
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I have never noticed the difference between one set of trucks and another.
Imagine being this clueless
I'll take this back and reveal my cluelessness further.
When I first started skating, all my friends emphasized the importance of having lighter trucks (I guess so you could ollie higher). For my first legit setup, the shop guy recommended I get Indys, so I did. But, comparing them with my friend's trucks (Ventures) at the next session, I realized that my Indys were way heavier. Next time I could afford a new setup I got Tensors, in part because I liked their ads in 411, and in part because they were the lightest and had that plastic slider thing. Skated those for years.
Beyond my early concerns with truck weight, I've never thought about performance. Maybe I just never got good enough to notice the difference.
It always seems like the scrappiest kids skated Destructos and often had them rigged up in weird ways, or with mixed parts. I always thought that was kind of a rad look.
Personally I never really gave a shit about trucks that much either? I used to just ride Thunders exclusively because they were light but I repeatedly broke hangers... and I'm 5'6" and this was when I was much lighter... like 140-145 pounds. Seemed ridiculous and I'd never broke any before and haven't since. Now I just ride Indy's because everyone told me to and I like them well enough and don't want to have to buy and try different kinds.
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Riding 2 pairs of 5.0's now (on two seperate decks of course) and I'm loving them more than my indy's.
There... I said it.
They turn well, but feel more 'stable'? I can't explain it...
I’m currently riding ventures and so is my 4 year old. He has no complaints but thinks I should Ollie higher and grind rails. I’m working on my flexibility but I won’t be pursuing his handrail advice
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I have never noticed the difference between one set of trucks and another.
Imagine being this clueless
I'll take this back and reveal my cluelessness further.
When I first started skating, all my friends emphasized the importance of having lighter trucks (I guess so you could ollie higher). For my first legit setup, the shop guy recommended I get Indys, so I did. But, comparing them with my friend's trucks (Ventures) at the next session, I realized that my Indys were way heavier. Next time I could afford a new setup I got Tensors, in part because I liked their ads in 411, and in part because they were the lightest and had that plastic slider thing. Skated those for years.
Beyond my early concerns with truck weight, I've never thought about performance. Maybe I just never got good enough to notice the difference.
It always seems like the scrappiest kids skated Destructos and often had them rigged up in weird ways, or with mixed parts. I always thought that was kind of a rad look.
Personally I never really gave a shit about trucks that much either? I used to just ride Thunders exclusively because they were light but I repeatedly broke hangers... and I'm 5'6" and this was when I was much lighter... like 140-145 pounds. Seemed ridiculous and I'd never broke any before and haven't since. Now I just ride Indy's because everyone told me to and I like them well enough and don't want to have to buy and try different kinds.
Understandable from both points if you just don't feel like meddling with things. Seems like more of a don't mind as much rather than don't notice, excuse the harshness of my clueless comment
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I have never noticed the difference between one set of trucks and another.
Imagine being this clueless
I'll take this back and reveal my cluelessness further.
When I first started skating, all my friends emphasized the importance of having lighter trucks (I guess so you could ollie higher). For my first legit setup, the shop guy recommended I get Indys, so I did. But, comparing them with my friend's trucks (Ventures) at the next session, I realized that my Indys were way heavier. Next time I could afford a new setup I got Tensors, in part because I liked their ads in 411, and in part because they were the lightest and had that plastic slider thing. Skated those for years.
Beyond my early concerns with truck weight, I've never thought about performance. Maybe I just never got good enough to notice the difference.
It always seems like the scrappiest kids skated Destructos and often had them rigged up in weird ways, or with mixed parts. I always thought that was kind of a rad look.
I actually prefer heavy trucks I don't care
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I have never noticed the difference between one set of trucks and another.
Imagine being this clueless
I'll take this back and reveal my cluelessness further.
When I first started skating, all my friends emphasized the importance of having lighter trucks (I guess so you could ollie higher). For my first legit setup, the shop guy recommended I get Indys, so I did. But, comparing them with my friend's trucks (Ventures) at the next session, I realized that my Indys were way heavier. Next time I could afford a new setup I got Tensors, in part because I liked their ads in 411, and in part because they were the lightest and had that plastic slider thing. Skated those for years.
Beyond my early concerns with truck weight, I've never thought about performance. Maybe I just never got good enough to notice the difference.
It always seems like the scrappiest kids skated Destructos and often had them rigged up in weird ways, or with mixed parts. I always thought that was kind of a rad look.
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Ventures turn better than Indys. ... There i said it. Also stable as fuck and in my honest humble experience, wear down slower.... Which is a good thing considering the low grind clearance.
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I have never noticed the difference between one set of trucks and another.
Imagine being this clueless
I'll take this back and reveal my cluelessness further.
When I first started skating, all my friends emphasized the importance of having lighter trucks (I guess so you could ollie higher). For my first legit setup, the shop guy recommended I get Indys, so I did. But, comparing them with my friend's trucks (Ventures) at the next session, I realized that my Indys were way heavier. Next time I could afford a new setup I got Tensors, in part because I liked their ads in 411, and in part because they were the lightest and had that plastic slider thing. Skated those for years.
Beyond my early concerns with truck weight, I've never thought about performance. Maybe I just never got good enough to notice the difference.
It always seems like the scrappiest kids skated Destructos and often had them rigged up in weird ways, or with mixed parts. I always thought that was kind of a rad look.
Personally I never really gave a shit about trucks that much either? I used to just ride Thunders exclusively because they were light but I repeatedly broke hangers... and I'm 5'6" and this was when I was much lighter... like 140-145 pounds. Seemed ridiculous and I'd never broke any before and haven't since. Now I just ride Indy's because everyone told me to and I like them well enough and don't want to have to buy and try different kinds.
Understandable from both points if you just don't feel like meddling with things. Seems like more of a don't mind as much rather than don't notice, excuse the harshness of my clueless comment
No sweat! I was probably trying to be a little provocative with my original post.
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where can one get the bust crew ventures? also which ventures have which height? their trucks are very confusing.
Just saw that Humidity has them in stock.
Also there’s no way that venue doesn’t have them as well
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where can one get the bust crew ventures? also which ventures have which height? their trucks are very confusing.
Just saw that Humidity has them in stock.
Also there’s no way that venue doesn’t have them as well
Yeah I checked there after I posted, they got a pretty big DLX drop in general from what it looks like just in case anyones looking for ventures/thunders/spits.
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people still say ventures don't turn... maybe i'm lucky but my ventures turn as good as my indys did before. they are stiffer in the sense that they don't wobble around, it takes more initial pressure to get the turn going so i feel like you can be a bit more heavy footed, but still have sort of the same agility as with indys, but probably not as much as with thunders or aces. for me it's like riding indys with less likelyhood of wheelbite and more stability when doing mannies and grinds while being slightly lighter at the same time. i was ready to be disappointed and buy a set of ace if i wouldn't like them but i think ventures are great.
This is pretty much my experience too.
A 8.5 with a 14.5 WB has the same natural WB with Ace44s as a venture cast on a 8.38 clutch with 14.25 WB.
That seems to be my zone. I pop much higher on the ventures turn better on the aces.
I definitely prefer the 5.6 over the 44 as of late.
Hopefully my feet will be better tomorrow and I'll be going to the ditch painting a piece for Kieth Mise 156.
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Gilbert rides them so we like them now
baaaaaaaaa
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Bobby rides them so they are obviously the best. Confirmed
baaaaaaaaa
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I skated ventures back in the day because I liked their logo.
Recently I bought some hollow Indys and really like them. They are super lite
Gilbert rules and is just making a joke because some of his close friends ride for Venture. It seems he rides for them now too.
Also, Dylan Messer is super sick
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Venture is by far the best truck company, Ace is probably the worst. They just ripped off destructo and not to mention the name Ace is just terrible
Does anyone think venture trucks suck on coping? When they are new, they just dont act like thunders or indys. I mean like less surface area or something. . .
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how is cory bittle these days i wonder
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where can one get the bust crew ventures? also which ventures have which height? their trucks are very confusing.
With standard (cast) baseplates; lows are 48mm, highs are 53.5mm. I think that's the same across all sizes, but I'm not 100% sure. Forged baseplates will be about 1mm lower, and will push your wheelbase out a little more (according to the truck setups thread). The Bust Crew ones come in 5.2, 5.6, and 5.8; high only. Size chart below for the widths:
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0879/1888/products/Venture_Size_Chart_Canada_66bb9308-92ea-4073-b703-667f8320df24_800x.png?v=1590624641)
Can someone please elaborate why the measurements are taken on the axle and not on the hanger? Is it not the hanger that defines the truck width? This is not new to me but i have always been wondering and thought i would ask.
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Welcome to the team Gil, we're glad to have you.
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where can one get the bust crew ventures? also which ventures have which height? their trucks are very confusing.
With standard (cast) baseplates; lows are 48mm, highs are 53.5mm. I think that's the same across all sizes, but I'm not 100% sure. Forged baseplates will be about 1mm lower, and will push your wheelbase out a little more (according to the truck setups thread). The Bust Crew ones come in 5.2, 5.6, and 5.8; high only. Size chart below for the widths:
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0879/1888/products/Venture_Size_Chart_Canada_66bb9308-92ea-4073-b703-667f8320df24_800x.png?v=1590624641)
Can someone please elaborate why the measurements are taken on the axle and not on the hanger? Is it not the hanger that defines the truck width? This is not new to me but i have always been wondering and thought i would ask.
The hanger is the area you have to grind on but the axle is what goes to the edge of your board, and what you have to make sure is the correct width
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Venture has to be the greatest comeback story in skateboarding since Guy in Fully Flared.
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Venture has to be the greatest comeback story in skateboarding since Guy in Fully Flared.
This got me.
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wait...gilby didn’t have his tattoos removed???
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wait...gilby didn’t have his tattoos removed???
The homies up in Richmond told me he had them removed so Tyler Bledsoe could redo them all.
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wait...gilby didn’t have his tattoos removed???
The homies up in Richmond told me he had them removed so Tyler Bledsoe could redo them all.
That would be sickkkkk
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where can one get the bust crew ventures? also which ventures have which height? their trucks are very confusing.
With standard (cast) baseplates; lows are 48mm, highs are 53.5mm. I think that's the same across all sizes, but I'm not 100% sure. Forged baseplates will be about 1mm lower, and will push your wheelbase out a little more (according to the truck setups thread). The Bust Crew ones come in 5.2, 5.6, and 5.8; high only. Size chart below for the widths:
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0879/1888/products/Venture_Size_Chart_Canada_66bb9308-92ea-4073-b703-667f8320df24_800x.png?v=1590624641)
Can someone please elaborate why the measurements are taken on the axle and not on the hanger? Is it not the hanger that defines the truck width? This is not new to me but i have always been wondering and thought i would ask.
The hanger is the area you have to grind on but the axle is what goes to the edge of your board, and what you have to make sure is the correct width
Also 5.0-6.1 is the width of the hanger
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when i first started skating in the mid to late 80s, venture trucks were not held in high regard for whatever reason. they were like the equivlent of mall trucks set to a nash deck I suppose. the cool kids were riding gullwing or tracker ultra-lights, the later being the gold standard. I fell out for a few years but when I got back into it in the early to mid 90s I was surprised to find gullwing and tracker long gone but venture still holding it down.
trucks are probably the least important piece of hardware for me. if im not digging the turning on a new set, I adjust until it feels right and then forget about it. Cant say in however many years ive been at it that one pair/brand has been any better or worse than the next. at the end of the day im gonna make those fuckers turn and do what I want regardless. wheels and deck are different story.
I dont doubt ya'll that can pick up all that nuance amongst brands/styles and actually find it facinating. I just cant relate.
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when i first started skating in the mid to late 80s, venture trucks were not held in high regard for whatever reason. they were like the equivlent of mall trucks set to a nash deck I suppose. the cool kids were riding gullwing or tracker ultra-lights, the later being the gold standard. I fell out for a few years but when I got back into it in the early to mid 90s I was surprised to find gullwing and tracker long gone but venture still holding it down.
trucks are probably the least important piece of hardware for me. if im not digging the turning on a new set, I adjust until it feels right and then forget about it. Cant say in however many years ive been at it that one pair/brand has been any better or worse than the next. at the end of the day im gonna make those fuckers turn and do what I want regardless. wheels and deck are different story.
I dont doubt ya'll that can pick up all that nuance amongst brands/styles and actually find it facinating. I just cant relate.
I understand, you Ride tight trucks and don’t understand turning by leaning. Post a clip with no tac if you disagree or a clip carving in a pool
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Cant say in however many years ive been at it that one pair/brand has been any better or worse than the next. at the end of the day im gonna make those fuckers turn and do what I want regardless. wheels and deck are different story.
i'm not part of the truck madness clique on here, but i noticed a lot of differences in different truck brands. in how well or smooth they grind, how long it takes with the same kind and amount of skating to wear them down, to break the kingpin, knock the axle loose, etc... i stopped skating thunders because my axle would always come loose and my kingpin would break often for some reason and always be a bitch to replace. i tried out indies for the first time, they rode different to the thunders, a bit sluggisher which made me loosen my trucks up a bunch until these were actually looser than my thunders before.
ventures were my first trucks back in the day and i traded them for colored gullwings after about a year and felt so dumb because i hated these trucks. i was just learning stuff on these ventures and now those gullwings felt weird and grinded like shit and i would have to adapt and i got the next set of trucks like 2 years later(monster trucks, bro!).
now i'm back on ventures because of the 5.6 size and i like them very much. they make me skate more purposeful or deliberate for a lack of a better way to describe it, than indys. like they reward precision, but don't work as good if you're a lazy popper/tail scraper, at least in my experience. whereas indys for me thrive in the way that it feels i don't have to set up right for every trick, they pop easy enough so you can shove the board around with your feet and stuff. since i skate ventures i relearn my flips better since i kind of had to deconstruct them.
alright i guess i have some sort of track madness, but it's not about how many washers i need or how many mm i shave off what bushing to fit a special kingpin nut made out of titanium.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qPiHuWUTvQ
0:47 crockett venture pro truck
Bump. First official acknowledgement of gilbert on venture as far as I know. Trucks are gross though.