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Skateboarding => Shoes & Gear => Topic started by: sketchyrider on April 22, 2021, 05:24:19 AM
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lots of us on the shoes & gear board end up with a whole bunch of setups. i'd like to hear from pals that run only one at a time.
so, who amongst us is using one setup? and if so, what parts did you choose?
especially interested if you're using it as an ATV, from slappies to bowl riding. having a beer cruiser on the side won't count against you.
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My one and only:
Blood wizard rennie 8.5x31.7x14.25
Ace 44 classic
Olympia ceramics
Spitfire f4 52 tablets
I debate on setting up a second setup with extra parts one park one street but I feel I’ll always be re adjusting to each board.
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I've essentially ridden one setup for 15 years: 8" board, long wheelbase, Venture 5.2 Highs, 54-55mm wheels.
The other day a friend gave me his 8.5 so I might be out of the one setup club.
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I’ve always only had 1 board. I dont really skate transition or branch out too much of what I usually skate, which is street and park, so I like to keep it consistent tbh.
This is about to change cause I just got a cruiser on the way for my birthday (but you said it doesn’t count).
So I’ve been fucking with this setup for a while:
8.25 deck (currently a Girl slick, 14” wheelbase)
indy 144 forged hollow (stock)
53mm wheels (on some Bones V1 Easy streets)
Bones Swiss (shieldless)
Mob grip (cause I don’t change boards that often and
I don’t care about my shoes, grip gotta last tho).
Allen bolts (been rocking bronze lately, 1” I think)
I also usually skate 1 pair of shoes at the time,
I don’t like to have a rotation of shoes when skating altho I have loads of pairs...
Currently skating some adidas Stan Smiths in full grain leather.
I think that’s it...
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I am also a one set up one pair of shoes guy and always dread to change well worn in items out of fear I will not be able to skate as well with the new ones as with the previous ones or it will take a long time to adapt. The nightmare scenario is to change deck and shoes simultaneously.
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Does switching out wheels still count?
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I just set up a second set-up last night, but we’ll see if it gets used. I had a bunch of gear and multiple set-ups this time last year but it all ended up in a box at the park around Christmas.
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Last night I had too much caffeine and disassembled my other 3 set ups and just left them as parts in my closet. Gonna just run my current polar with thunders and replace parts as needed with the spare. Just looking at the other set ups I barely skate makes me anxious for some reason.
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Does switching out wheels still count?
eh, sure why not.
post up what you're riding pals, i'm looking for inspiration here.
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I am also a one set up one pair of shoes guy and always dread to change well worn in items out of fear I will not be able to skate as well with the new ones as with the previous ones or it will take a long time to adapt. The nightmare scenario is to change deck and shoes simultaneously.
Same.
I keep one main setup going. I do get bouts of madness and swap stuff out just to try it, but I always come back to:
F4 99s. Prefer a square profile (tablets/conical/etc), but will skate classics. I used to like small wheels but over the past year I moved up to like 54-56mm so they'll last longer. I started running a 1/8" riser too.
Ace trucks. Tired to go back to Venture a few times out of nostalgia but I always end up with Aces.
Boards are a little more varied, 8.5"+ pop or 9"+ shaped. I'm not good enough for WB to matter that much but if push comes to shove I like 14.5"+. Overall length is more important, I like 32"+. Right now I only have shaped boards on deck, but I'd be open to a bigger pop down the line.
Currently running an Antihero Cardiel 9.18 football with Ace AF1 77s, 1/8 risers, and 54mm 99 F4 tablets.
I skate mostly curbs, with some flatground thrown in the mix. I need a setup that is good for slappies, power slides, and all the other non-tricks that I like to do. I think any time I've varied from the stuff above, it has been because I was trying to skate a way that isn't really me.
I have a cruiser, but it is basically the same shit but with keyframes instead of spits.
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1 board, but loads of parts for spares if I wanted to. My tiny apartment doesn't afford me that luxury. That said I've become good and finding spots to stuff gear into every available space around the house.
Plus I feel bad enough not riding a deck down till the tail is completely razor'ed and I will Shoe Goo my shoes until I wear a hole in the sole.
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I only have one set up and have only ever had one (aside from a cruiser). I run:
8.5 board 14.25wb, usually clutch square or quasi. Just ordered some FA/Hockey haven’t skated one since they switched from PS
Venture 5.8hi standards, stock. I put an inverted kingpin on my current set up, don’t think I’ll do it again.
Spitfire formula 4. Been on 53mm 99a lock ins for the last year, but I also like classics and tablets.
Bones Swiss, shields on.
7/8” Allen hardware, ideally with 1 different color indicator bolt.
Plain black Jessup grip
I also only run one pair of shoes, didn’t realize people ran rotations, that’s wild to me. Aside from decks, I hate new gear and try to stick with the same stuff as long as possible. I’m pretty simple, I’ve skated the same size for over 10 years (although I change shape every few years). I have 10 pairs of the same shoe and buy 5 boards at a time. I know what I like and don’t deviate much, if there’s an issue with my skating I try to look inward, and not blame the board. Although I been spending too much time on slap and have contemplated gear changes here and there, but always end up just staying with what I got.
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I am quiver asshole but if I had to commit to one set up I think I could.
8.5" Dlx Full Shape
Ace (Likely the AF1 55s once I make sure they are as good as he all hope)
1/8" risers
55mm F4 99a Tablets.
Bones Swiss 6ball.
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i only have one set up rn, although i just picked up the bigger shin surf model to have as a cruiser
anti-hero 8.12 x 31.38, i like a compact board
thunder 147s
real 3 ply risers
spitfire tablets 53
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Only one setup, but i have two of it. One at my place and one at my girlfriends place.
Real Ishod 8.25 twin tail
Thunder 148 (titaniums on one, hollow lights on the other. No difference really)
Spitfire tablets 53mm 99a
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8.5 Baker (or anything mellow)
Venture 5.8
Then I switch out wheels. For fucking around, I like spitfires, and due to covid I just take what I can get. Currently that’s some 53 mm 101a tablets.
For cruising, I got some OJ mini juice 55 mm wheels, I think they’re 78a. I’ve also tried some acid chemical co 87a skaterade wheels that are really fun for skating crust, but not as good at covering long distances as the OJs.
I’ve got two sets of Swiss that I clean as needed, and I switch wheels out as needed. I’ve mostly gotten around by skating since covid and this setup has worked pretty well. It requires a bag, a tool, and it helps to bring some paper towels. I also have to replace axle nuts more frequently than I used to.
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Only one setup, but i have two of it. One at my place and one at my girlfriends place.
Real Ishod 8.25 twin tail
Thunder 148 (titaniums on one, hollow lights on the other. No difference really)
Spitfire tablets 53mm 99a
Girlfriend
Thunder Titanium
Dude must be doing pretty well for himself
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Normally I only ever have one cuz I like being able to skate flat or manual pads just while rolling around.
Lately it's been a Generator 8.25x31.8x14.25 (Passport, Carpet, Sci-Fi Fantasy all use it), Thunder 148 Team Hollow Plates and ti lite hangers w/stock bushings, 52mm F4 classic 99a, Quantum Atoms. Really nothing too fancy. If I were still commuting a lot I might rock 53s instead or 52 conicals. If I have one setup my main goal is for it to feel familiar and not index too strongly to any specific use. When I had wider boards I didn't like flip tricks as much, bigger wheels I'd get wheelbite too much skating ledges, Ace's I didn't like the pinch, etc.
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I tried to have multiple setups bit at the end is no sense for me. My skill level is on the sucky part so adjusting my skating to different setups is a pain in the ass so at the end I stick with just one:
Real Full SE 8.5 x 32.25 wb 13.38 Schaaf R1
Indy hollows 149 GT, thinking about setting Ti149
Shake junt 7/8 allen hardware
Jessup ultra
F4 CF 99 53mm
Swiss 6
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Yep, I hate multiple set ups.
9.125" TU Supertanker shape currently, but it could be also be any 9" popsicle. I like the Polar shape a lot with the 14.5WB
Ace AF1 66s
1/8th risers
Mob
The only variables: 53mm F4 classics for mini ramp/street w/ Bronson Raws or 56mm F4 Classics w/ Bronson Ceramics for park
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Any 8.25 deck, wb not to exceed 14.25” and length not to exceed 32”
Thunder 148 hollow lights or standards depending on the deck (got a parts bin of Thunder stuff I make whole trucks from as needed)
99a 53 or 54mm F4s
Bronson G3’s
Mob
I’ll happily skate this setup anywhere from large transition to flat and ledges
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throwing on different wheels is a bit much for me. messy, easy to lose washers, and wearing out axle nuts makes it kinda a deal breaker. but i could see how it makes having one setup a little easier.
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I recently decided to commit to one setup after hurting myself a couple times sizing down.
8.5 DLX (8.5x31.8x14.25 I think)
Indy 144 (raw hangers, forged baseplate, 3 washers)
52mm SF F4 classics
Bronson G3
I might switch out the trucks to something else once I axel these Indy’s (in an effort to go through the Thunder 151 and Ace 44 I have around), but otherwise I’ll be on the same setup.
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I've rode lots of shapes in the past but I've been on this set up for 2 years. I mostly skate street and curbs, but I'm comfortable on transition with this.
8.25 14.12-14.25 WB
Ace 44 AF1 (currently) or Venture 5.6 (my favorite since they came out)
50-53mm wheels
Bones Swiss
MOB is preferred but I'll use Jessup.
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Deathwish 8.25 (ex wall board, couldn't find any of the quasi 8.25 I like)
Indy 144
51mm sml
Jessup
7/8 Diamond
Reds
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I never dreamed about having more than 1 board until I got hooked by the shoes and gear thread. I rode the same set of Indys forever, now I've got 4 pairs of trucks, 3 sets of wheels, numerous sets of bushings, bearings, hardware, and sheets of grip, and half a dozen decks I tried and was like "meeeeh, back to BBS mold." Been trying all this new shit (footballs/eggs, longer/shorter wb) and all I really like is what I've liked for the past 15+years,
8.5+ BBS/Generator 14.25-14.5wb (always been DLX but know that I know woodshop info, there's some room)
standard Indys
54-56mm spitfire (PFC right now are pretty nice)
bones Swiss
generic hardware
I kinda feel like dick having all this extra shit in my skate tool box, especially considering how low key I skate right now.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25_lBQD1bz0
This feels like it belongs here.
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I have a brown bomber for when I am hurt.
Otherwise only one board for everything except vert.
* 8.12 - 8.18 DLX brands, AWS, still looking for the one
* 139 Indy Hollows, maybe 144 soon
* F4 99a classics, radial slims and wanna try lock-ins
* Modus, Blurs, Indy bearings
* Indy Bolts
* Jessup Grip
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8" to 8.25" deck, whichever has the 14" wheelbase.
144 indy mids with low top bushing.
53 or 52 spitfire conical full.
shit gets down on vert too, but i'm 5'8" with size 8 feet so that probably helps
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I'd say a good do it all setup would be somewhere from 8.25-8.5 with equal width Indys (good middle of the road truck), and like 54mm wheels.
I'm currently riding an 8.3 coda with 144 Indys, 56mm 99a f4 radials (classic shape is good too), and 1/8 risers. Works on everything for me, I'm tall so I feel like I need a taller board to work with my long ass legs. I don't really skate any transition over 6', but I'm not gonna blame that on my board haha.
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I've recently settled on one setup, feels good after years of madness.
Habitat 8.125 x 31.7 x 14 (website says 32 x 14.125)
Thunder 148 hollow lights
Spitfire Formula Four 101a, 52mm (not picky on shape)
Bones swiss
Jessup
For me it's an ATV. Bowls and slappies both feel fine!
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I've never had more than one setup... Are people really running different setups for frickin slappies?
Are you guys switching setups mid-line through the park?
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slappers?
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I have a brown bomber for when I am hurt.
Otherwise only one board for everything except vert.
* 8.12 - 8.18 DLX brands, AWS, still looking for the one
* 139 Indy Hollows, maybe 144 soon
* F4 99a classics, radial slims and wanna try lock-ins
* Modus, Blurs, Indy bearings
* Indy Bolts
* Jessup Grip
are we talking transition? or are we talking like halfpipe vert?
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I have a brown bomber for when I am hurt.
Otherwise only one board for everything except vert.
* 8.12 - 8.18 DLX brands, AWS, still looking for the one
* 139 Indy Hollows, maybe 144 soon
* F4 99a classics, radial slims and wanna try lock-ins
* Modus, Blurs, Indy bearings
* Indy Bolts
* Jessup Grip
are we talking transition? or are we talking like halfpipe vert?
I meant halfpipe and any transition that's over 8 feet.
I am scared of heights. ^^
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i want to have three(would like a cruiser/filmer setup and some old school setup just for fun), but i've been running just one for years since my cruiser was lost.
currently on a 917 8.2
venture 5.6
f4 54mm classic 99a
big balls
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throwing on different wheels is a bit much for me. messy, easy to lose washers, and wearing out axle nuts makes it kinda a deal breaker. but i could see how it makes having one setup a little easier.
100% agree, it’s not ideal lol.
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I try not to think about gear too much because I don't want to spend more money, but right now I've got
8.38 clutch blank
venture high 5.6
54 mm 99duro f4 classics
reds
and I rotate a few pairs of dunks
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I have never thought of having 2 setups, I thought only certain pros did it for "big stuff" and "tech/small stuff". Ain't nobody got time (money) for that! This is excluding a cruiser setup.
8.38 Baker (soon to be Quasi)
Indy 149 w/ Medium Blue Bushings
Ricta 54mm, 99a (next will be Spitfire Tablets, same dims)
A hodgepodge of Bronson G2 and Bones Reds
Indy 1in hardware
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Used to always have a Zig Zagger setup but snapped my last one a few years back and never replaced it. I would love to do that again...
Until then it's this and this alone:
The Orchard M1 shop deck (14.1 wheelbase, 8.0 or 8.12 width both feel great). Before I found this shape I had been searching for something like it, now I order a few at a time because it feels like home.
Jessup, I skate each deck for a month before I retire it and either give it away or stash it for hard times. Jessup grip lasts me a month, no problem.
Thunder 147's with shaved down bones hards and those wooden risers from Real. Bout to get some Ace AF1's for my birthday, though.
Spitfire F4 conical full 54-56mm. Found some 56's last summer and they felt fucked at first but I quickly got used to them.
Sometimes I think about riding a wider board to make transition feel safer/more comfortable but I haven't dropped into a proper bowl in some time, plus I ride 147's so I feel more stable already. My setup feels great in the street and just fine on most park transition I skate nowadays.
As far as shoes go I usually switch between 2 models of shoe to preserve them both and enjoy the different feeling/benefits of skating different pairs. Lately been going back and forth between nb 1010's and 440's.
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I think I had 4 setups as far as march 2020,a normal setup, a cruiser, a big 8.75 popsicle and a 8 tech setup. As soon as I started skating more it's been one set up until it's dead.
Since new years eve I'm on
Antihero 8.38, soon to be changed for real 8.38
Ace 44
Conical full 56 99a
Swiss 6/mosaic ceramics
Allen bolts
Blazers mid xt
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My gear madness finally calmed down and I wound up on my forever setup (until I get a bee in my bonnet again)
8.5" dlx (currently classic eagle)
Mob
Independent 149 Ti w/ riptide pivot cups & medium hard bushings (92a)
54mm 99a F4 Classics
Swiss
Any 7/8" allen bolts are around
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8.5 with 14.25 wb
venture high 5.8s
56mm white, square, 101a
jessup black
u-bolts turned upside down
lapper
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Right now I'm running an 8.25 theories board with 144 standard, soft red bushings and flat washers, 53mm conical fulls, G3s, mob, and shorty's phillips. I'm gonna be changing trucks to 149 forged hollows soon tho because my kingpin nut keeps coming loose on my front truck and I don't even ride loose trucks. They are quite worn tho. I also ride venture 5.8 on boards with 14" wb.
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8.25 Deck (varies from what Im feeling) Currently riding a Baker and I love it.
Thunder 148
Spitfire Formula 4 54mm (currently skating the Tablets)
Spitfire Cheapshots
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Quasi 8.5 x 32.125 x 14.25wb
Ace 44 (8.38 axle)
Spitfire F4 53mm
Bones Swiss
Jessup
I mostly skate ledges, flat ground and parks but this setup will do it all for me
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25_lBQD1bz0
This feels like it belongs here.
Ben broke my heart when he posted this video
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8.5 with 14.25 wb
venture high 5.8s
56mm white, square, 101a
jessup black
u-bolts turned upside down
lapper
had me in the first half, not gonna lie
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I decided to disassemble two out of three setups and sell the stuff i don't use to the kids at my local park for small money. And I leave my old decks at the park for free.
So the setup I settled on :
Killing Floor 8.18 Deck ( I try to stay on this shape and dimensions if possible )
Indy 144 Hollow Forged
Bones Hard Bushings
Riptide Pivotcups
Spitfire Tables 53 mm
Bronson Ceramics
Shortys Allen Harware
Jessup Ultra Grip or whatever comes with the board for free.
Works the best for me.
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8.5 with 14.25 wb
venture high 5.8s
56mm white, square, 101a
jessup black
u-bolts turned upside down
lapper
had me in the first half, not gonna lie
haha first half was real. I eat pretty much the same breakfast everyday too, but then some days once everything is going I reach for this little jar marked Cajun Spice.
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I've only ever had one ride at a time, which is currently:
8.38 Resin-7 steep concave/kick
Ace 44 Classics
Spitfire F4 55mm 99
I love this setup but I'm always right on the verge of breaking it into like an 8.6 with my old Indy 149s (or even better, some new Ace 55s) and some 56mm wheels for bowls, and maybe an 8.25 with the Ace 44s for everything else. 8.38 feels juuust a little bulky to flip around easily, and I am also jealous of the dudes who fly around in the bowl with bigger wheels. But going up in wheel size to 56+ I will need risers and I feel like I might as well just go all in and do a bowl setup at that point.
With just the one ATV though, there is the advantage of never having to adjust to a different setup. I guess that's the only advantage....heck, you talked me into it, I'm gonna set up a bowl board!
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I've only ever had one ride at a time, which is currently:
8.38 Resin-7 steep concave/kick
Ace 44 Classics
Spitfire F4 55mm 99
I love this setup but I'm always right on the verge of breaking it into like an 8.6 with my old Indy 149s (or even better, some new Ace 55s) and some 56mm wheels for bowls, and maybe an 8.25 with the Ace 44s for everything else. 8.38 feels juuust a little bulky to flip around easily, and I am also jealous of the dudes who fly around in the bowl with bigger wheels. But going up in wheel size to 56+ I will need risers and I feel like I might as well just go all in and do a bowl setup at that point.
With just the one ATV though, there is the advantage of never having to adjust to a different setup. I guess that's the only advantage....heck, you talked me into it, I'm gonna set up a bowl board!
Seems to me like you talked yourself into it ::)
I've tried having multiple setups and it only affects my skating negatively for me. I used to have one setup with 8.38-8.5 on ace 44 (classic), 54mm classics wheels, and one setup with 8.6-8.75 with indy 159 and 56mm conical fulls. Now I only use one setup, which is 8.38-8.5 on indy 149s, but I do miss skating aces though, I might just pull the trigger on those AF-1 55s at some point, but for now I try to just concentrate on my skating instead of my gear, and it's working really well.
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I have dismantled my quiver and have built a single setup. A Pal reminded me of my constant interest in a 9" popsicle setup. And I also sought wisdom of another Pal that has done this same thing recently. So I built one and made it out of everything I really wanted. This is going to be my one and only so it better click.. because I was getting anxiety having a few different options, but I still have anxiety at the moment. Not being able to afford skate shit earlier in life does a fucking number on the brain.
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One deck, two sets s of wheels.
Label Lucero 10", 15"WB (yes, I'm a Boomer).
Indy 169 (Bones hard bushings)
Spitfire full conicals for bowl, tranny, curb
Ricta clouds for cruising with my kids (pictured).
Can't do flip tricks on the wide-ass deck, but it's good for what it does.
(https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1svZbiMMOR51gSHv_00pPgY9MIVSBnRxG)
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I’m rolling on one-setup for now. It’s an 8.25 x 32 with Tensor Mag Lites and 52mm Tablets. I can do it all with this setup. BUT I have an 8.5 P2 on ice, some broken in and grooved Thunder 149s, and a brand new set of 53mm OG Classics, and rails. See where I am going with this? I’d love to set the P2 up with the rails for sessions I just want to not leave the ground a whole lot...also good for when a regular session is winding down.
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I have dismantled my quiver and have built a single setup. A Pal reminded me of my constant interest in a 9" popsicle setup. And I also sought wisdom of another Pal that has done this same thing recently. So I built one and made it out of everything I really wanted. This is going to be my one and only so it better click.. because I was getting anxiety having a few different options, but I still have anxiety at the moment. Not being able to afford skate shit earlier in life does a fucking number on the brain.
no kidding, man. I'm looking at an 8.75 polar (the one with a sheep on it) and I think it will meet all my needs. Thinking about putting up all the shit I've acquired this winter up for trade.
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I have dismantled my quiver and have built a single setup. A Pal reminded me of my constant interest in a 9" popsicle setup. And I also sought wisdom of another Pal that has done this same thing recently. So I built one and made it out of everything I really wanted. This is going to be my one and only so it better click.. because I was getting anxiety having a few different options, but I still have anxiety at the moment. Not being able to afford skate shit earlier in life does a fucking number on the brain.
no kidding, man. I'm looking at an 8.75 polar (the one with a sheep on it) and I think it will meet all my needs. Thinking about putting up all the shit I've acquired this winter up for trade.
I have had two of the Polar 8.75 and its such a good shape. Some knowledge/advice I just acquired was to stash the stuff you know you will use away..and when stuff need replacement..you already have the shit. It looks good on paper anyways homey!
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I have dismantled my quiver and have built a single setup. A Pal reminded me of my constant interest in a 9" popsicle setup. And I also sought wisdom of another Pal that has done this same thing recently. So I built one and made it out of everything I really wanted. This is going to be my one and only so it better click.. because I was getting anxiety having a few different options, but I still have anxiety at the moment. Not being able to afford skate shit earlier in life does a fucking number on the brain.
this is kind of where i'm at. i thought i would like a bunch of different boards for different circumstances, and it was fun dicking around trying different things, but skateboarding is heavy on muscle-memory and i wonder if i'm just doing myself a disservice. plus all the boards take up space.
biggest problem, and i see other people run into it, is the wheels. it seems hard to find a wheel that goes in a smooth park and crusty streets.
thanks to all who have been sharing. feel free to post up if you spend most of your time on one setup, not trying to be real exclusionary here.
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I have dismantled my quiver and have built a single setup. A Pal reminded me of my constant interest in a 9" popsicle setup. And I also sought wisdom of another Pal that has done this same thing recently. So I built one and made it out of everything I really wanted. This is going to be my one and only so it better click.. because I was getting anxiety having a few different options, but I still have anxiety at the moment. Not being able to afford skate shit earlier in life does a fucking number on the brain.
this is kind of where i'm at. i thought i would like a bunch of different boards for different circumstances, and it was fun dicking around trying different things, but skateboarding is heavy on muscle-memory and i wonder if i'm just doing myself a disservice. plus all the boards take up space.
biggest problem, and i see other people run into it, is the wheels. it seems hard to find a wheel that goes in a smooth park and crusty streets.
thanks to all who have been sharing. feel free to post up if you spend most of your time on one setup, not trying to be real exclusionary here.
I’m hoping to try out some oj nomads or spitfire 97du if and when I find them, but honestly, shit is so crusty where I live I doubt it will work as an all city solution.
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I have dismantled my quiver and have built a single setup. A Pal reminded me of my constant interest in a 9" popsicle setup. And I also sought wisdom of another Pal that has done this same thing recently. So I built one and made it out of everything I really wanted. This is going to be my one and only so it better click.. because I was getting anxiety having a few different options, but I still have anxiety at the moment. Not being able to afford skate shit earlier in life does a fucking number on the brain.
this is kind of where i'm at. i thought i would like a bunch of different boards for different circumstances, and it was fun dicking around trying different things, but skateboarding is heavy on muscle-memory and i wonder if i'm just doing myself a disservice. plus all the boards take up space.
biggest problem, and i see other people run into it, is the wheels. it seems hard to find a wheel that goes in a smooth park and crusty streets.
thanks to all who have been sharing. feel free to post up if you spend most of your time on one setup, not trying to be real exclusionary here.
I’m hoping to try out some oj nomads or spitfire 97du if and when I find them, but honestly, shit is so crusty where I live I doubt it will work as an all city solution.
i've been reading up on every pals report on 95/97a wheels cause i'm curious too, but i think some crust is so extreme you just gotta go for cruiser wheels.
i'm looking in the opposite direction though, i just want something a touch softer than bones spfs cause they are so dog shit in the streets, feels weird buying "street formula" wheels when i spend so much time in the park though.
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I have dismantled my quiver and have built a single setup. A Pal reminded me of my constant interest in a 9" popsicle setup. And I also sought wisdom of another Pal that has done this same thing recently. So I built one and made it out of everything I really wanted. This is going to be my one and only so it better click.. because I was getting anxiety having a few different options, but I still have anxiety at the moment. Not being able to afford skate shit earlier in life does a fucking number on the brain.
this is kind of where i'm at. i thought i would like a bunch of different boards for different circumstances, and it was fun dicking around trying different things, but skateboarding is heavy on muscle-memory and i wonder if i'm just doing myself a disservice. plus all the boards take up space.
biggest problem, and i see other people run into it, is the wheels. it seems hard to find a wheel that goes in a smooth park and crusty streets.
thanks to all who have been sharing. feel free to post up if you spend most of your time on one setup, not trying to be real exclusionary here.
I’m hoping to try out some oj nomads or spitfire 97du if and when I find them, but honestly, shit is so crusty where I live I doubt it will work as an all city solution.
i've been reading up on every pals report on 95/97a wheels cause i'm curious too, but i think some crust is so extreme you just gotta go for cruiser wheels.
i'm looking in the opposite direction though, i just want something a touch softer than bones spfs cause they are so dog shit in the streets, feels weird buying "street formula" wheels when i spend so much time in the park though.
I feel the same. I had one set of spf that I retired because it felt like skating on ice or something. Like super slippery, but they also vibrated my legs into numbness.
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Multiple setups? I am old, but I am not that old....
I skate street, tranny and park almost equally. I have an 8.25 medium concave deck of a small local brand, standart indy's, powell mini logo bearings, bones stf 55mm 99A. It is pretty much an allround setup. I like it!
I'd like to have mutiple setups, but I have always been too poor to treat myself to more than one setup. I have also observed in my friends that the more setups they own the less time they do spend aktually skating.
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I'm old man intent on blowing up his knees re-learning basic flatground shit on a single 8 x 31.66 x 14"wb setup with Indy 149s and Spit F4 OG Classics 55mm 99a.
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I have dismantled my quiver and have built a single setup. A Pal reminded me of my constant interest in a 9" popsicle setup. And I also sought wisdom of another Pal that has done this same thing recently. So I built one and made it out of everything I really wanted. This is going to be my one and only so it better click.. because I was getting anxiety having a few different options, but I still have anxiety at the moment. Not being able to afford skate shit earlier in life does a fucking number on the brain.
yup^, I dismantled my street set up (8.38 dlx 14.5 wb indy 149 fh, f4 99a classics 54mm) Just sticking to the big ass board: creature 8.8 wilkins vx 14.5 wb, classic 55s, 56mm f4 99a classics, mix of swiss\reds ceramics. I needed to get over the fact that I skate differently than when I was 18 and just because I replicated the setup I would like to skate then (sub 149s for 139s/ f4s for stfs) its not going to bring my teenage flick back.
Edit: I still have a fat cruiser and zip zingerish thing.
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I got my shit under control, same setup for street/tranny.
8.5 DLX or Quasi
Indy 149 standard
Spitfire F4 conical fulls 54mm
bones bearings
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8.25 alien
old ace 44s
dialtone conical 54mm
spitfire cheapshots
jessup
i barely skate transition and this works for me best on everything else. it doesn't work on tranny because nothing does for me, i can lipslide a qp but can't even axle stall properly and i've been trying to figure them out for the last 10 years.
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I was recently pestered into 'trying new things' when it came to my setup & that was one of the most infuriating experiences of my skateboarding life.
Everything from bushings to wheel durometer to truck kingpins this one dude would not shut the fuck up about.
Now i'm back to a fully dialed primary setup
8.125 Quasi w/ Jessup
Indy 144 hollows w/ med hard bushings
Bones v4 52 (99 duro)
Bones 'Big Balls' Bearings
I have a 2nd setup, but I've stopped riding it as it needs to be fully dismantled for keeper parts & said dude who pestered me might find the remnants of the setup at the skatepark.
TLDR; if you have your setup dialed.... don't fuck w/ it.
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always been a one setup guy, for the longest time it was 8.5 and 149s but i've sized down recently. currently:
8.25 blank purple stain - 8.25 x 32 x 14.25 i think, havent skated it yet
venture 5.6
bones spf v5s, were 54s i think theyre about 50 now
mini logos, jessup, maybe hardware
what spurred me to drop sizes was the fact england had 3 lockdowns back to back, and maybe it was just me but when you're not skating for months on end then get back to it, flipping something in the 8.6/8.5 region is a struggle to get tricks back so i went to 8.375, then an 8.25. coupled with the ventures, my flip tricks feel a lot better.
(https://i.imgur.com/6GcJdyzl.jpg)
not normally a blanks guy either, dont know a thing about the wood etc but im bitter as fuck at the fact i cracked a TOA deck after 5/6 sessions on a fucking fs boardslide. came to the realization that if im really skating constantly, a deck will be done for me by about a month regardless of brand or woodshop.
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always been a one setup guy, for the longest time it was 8.5 and 149s but i've sized down recently. currently:
8.25 blank purple stain - 8.25 x 32 x 14.25 i think, havent skated it yet
venture 5.6
bones spf v5s, were 54s i think theyre about 50 now
mini logos, jessup, maybe hardware
what spurred me to drop sizes was the fact england had 3 lockdowns back to back, and maybe it was just me but when you're not skating for months on end then get back to it, flipping something in the 8.6/8.5 region is a struggle to get tricks back so i went to 8.375, then an 8.25. coupled with the ventures, my flip tricks feel a lot better.
(https://i.imgur.com/6GcJdyzl.jpg)
not normally a blanks guy either, dont know a thing about the wood etc but im bitter as fuck at the fact i cracked a TOA deck after 5/6 sessions on a fucking fs boardslide. came to the realization that if im really skating constantly, a deck will be done for me by about a month regardless of brand or woodshop.
are you mostly a park dude or do you actually roll on those spfs in the street
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bit of both, more street these days - no issues with rolling on streets here and im in the uk where streets/spots are pretty rough.
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I have one setup because I'm a broke college kid :)
Krooked Price Point 8.5 14.25wb
Indy Hollow 149 (good ATV truck)
Satori 53mm (just ordered some 53mm SML for when these Satoris get too small/get a bad flatspot. Been trying out all the wheel brands one-by-one cuz I wanna skate somethin other than Spits)
Super Reds
Mob
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I have dismantled my quiver and have built a single setup. A Pal reminded me of my constant interest in a 9" popsicle setup. And I also sought wisdom of another Pal that has done this same thing recently. So I built one and made it out of everything I really wanted. This is going to be my one and only so it better click.. because I was getting anxiety having a few different options, but I still have anxiety at the moment. Not being able to afford skate shit earlier in life does a fucking number on the brain.
this is kind of where i'm at. i thought i would like a bunch of different boards for different circumstances, and it was fun dicking around trying different things, but skateboarding is heavy on muscle-memory and i wonder if i'm just doing myself a disservice. plus all the boards take up space.
biggest problem, and i see other people run into it, is the wheels. it seems hard to find a wheel that goes in a smooth park and crusty streets.
thanks to all who have been sharing. feel free to post up if you spend most of your time on one setup, not trying to be real exclusionary here.
I’m hoping to try out some oj nomads or spitfire 97du if and when I find them, but honestly, shit is so crusty where I live I doubt it will work as an all city solution.
i've been reading up on every pals report on 95/97a wheels cause i'm curious too, but i think some crust is so extreme you just gotta go for cruiser wheels.
i'm looking in the opposite direction though, i just want something a touch softer than bones spfs cause they are so dog shit in the streets, feels weird buying "street formula" wheels when i spend so much time in the park though.
Try something like Slimeballs 60mm 95/97a for both park and street. Might be bigger and wider than what you want or used to, but it does everything and goes over nasty bits well.
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Somewhat related: how many of you keep a stack of a few decks on hand vs. how many of you just have your board that you're skating and only get a new one when you need it?
Trying to do the latter, but my instinct has always been to just get one I like whenever I see it. I think it has been amplified by COVID-related supply chain issues. I sold of most of my stack and just have my next board and that is it, but the temptation to keep buying is strong.
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Somewhat related: how many of you keep a stack of a few decks on hand vs. how many of you just have your board that you're skating and only get a new one when you need it?
Trying to do the latter, but my instinct has always been to just get one I like whenever I see it. I think it has been amplified by COVID-related supply chain issues. I sold of most of my stack and just have my next board and that is it, but the temptation to keep buying is strong.
Right now I have a stack of 9 decks. 7 of them will definitely be wall boards. Not sure about the other 2 yet.
In my defense, I am looking for the perfect deck as I never had money as a kid. Now grown up, good job and all that blabla.
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Somewhat related: how many of you keep a stack of a few decks on hand vs. how many of you just have your board that you're skating and only get a new one when you need it?
Trying to do the latter, but my instinct has always been to just get one I like whenever I see it. I think it has been amplified by COVID-related supply chain issues. I sold of most of my stack and just have my next board and that is it, but the temptation to keep buying is strong.
1- I couldn't even make it a week with only one setup..it did look good on paper though
2- I bought a shit ton of decks when I saw the prices rising. This I do not regret.
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Somewhat related: how many of you keep a stack of a few decks on hand vs. how many of you just have your board that you're skating and only get a new one when you need it?
Trying to do the latter, but my instinct has always been to just get one I like whenever I see it. I think it has been amplified by COVID-related supply chain issues. I sold of most of my stack and just have my next board and that is it, but the temptation to keep buying is strong.
1- I couldn't even make it a week with only one setup..it did look good on paper though
2- I bought a shit ton of decks when I saw the prices rising. This I do not regret.
Oh no! I thought we were in this together :'(
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I've only ever ridden the same setup for about 6 years now:
Girl/Chocolate G027 (8.25" x 14" WB x 31.75") or DLX 8.28" x 14.12" WB x 31.7"
ACE Classic 44 (going to switch to AF1 44 soon)
Bones Swiss (currently trying the Bronson Ceramics)
Jessup
Shorty 1" Phillip
Spitfire OG Classics 54mm
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Somewhat related: how many of you keep a stack of a few decks on hand vs. how many of you just have your board that you're skating and only get a new one when you need it?
Trying to do the latter, but my instinct has always been to just get one I like whenever I see it. I think it has been amplified by COVID-related supply chain issues. I sold of most of my stack and just have my next board and that is it, but the temptation to keep buying is strong.
1- I couldn't even make it a week with only one setup..it did look good on paper though
2- I bought a shit ton of decks when I saw the prices rising. This I do not regret.
;D In my defense I have absolutely no intentions of skating the original "single setup" again. Now I have had had two good sessions on the new one..so there's still some hope.
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Somewhat related: how many of you keep a stack of a few decks on hand vs. how many of you just have your board that you're skating and only get a new one when you need it?
Trying to do the latter, but my instinct has always been to just get one I like whenever I see it. I think it has been amplified by COVID-related supply chain issues. I sold of most of my stack and just have my next board and that is it, but the temptation to keep buying is strong.
Right now I have a stack of 9 decks. 7 of them will definitely be wall boards. Not sure about the other 2 yet.
In my defense, I am looking for the perfect deck as I never had money as a kid. Now grown up, good job and all that blabla.
I always have a few boards on hand. I like to buy at least 3, but lately 5 at a time. My local is 45 mins away so I can’t realistically go there every time I need a board as I usually make it 2-4 weeks on a board depending how much street I skate and how often. Think it stems from buying 5-10 of those moose blanks as a teenager? Anyone else skate those? 10 boards for $100 haha
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Got 4 boards from Black Friday last year but couldn't bring myself to skate them, so I ended sticking those in storage and stocking up on other boards on clearance. Managed to snag a few Creature Everslicks since I'm a sucker for the gimmicky stuff NHS puts out.
But setup-wise just 1 board, maybe alternate between Venture Cast / Forged and Thunder Forged.
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pretty over having more than one setup nowadays, my main setup is basically a big boy and my actual 9+ hasnt seen outside in a minute.
scumco 8.75/31.75/14" wheelbase
venture 5.6 hollows
f4 conical full 97a 56mm
swiss 6
bronze
jessup
might size up to venture 5.8s since they are a better fit and can run looser trucks but its more out of curiosity than me being certain. besides that im finally happy with my gear and enjoying my time in the streets
i will be getting rid of my excess skate gear thats just taking up space at this point
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I only rock one setup too but I always keep a second setup consisting of old parts if friends want to come skate with me who do not own a board. That bring said I should qualify for a single setup slapper.
Primitive 8.25 31.875x14“
Ace Af1 44 (2 speedrings in 1 out to keep the nut flush)
Formular Four Conical 53mm 99a
6 Ball industrial bearings
Some random black griptape
Shorty‘s 7/8 philips hardware
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Tried having two boards- one regular setup and one from spare parts that i ended up never using!
other than my regular setup i have a zip zinger for the good ol beer run or some stuff like that!
My regular setup currently is:
FA or Hockey (preferably): 8.18 with the 14 or 14.1 WB
Maybe i ride an 8.125 Workshop or habitat since they have some square shapes if i can't get FA. But in winter i started stocking up on boards cause i had the worst gear crisis last year when it was hard to even get a board.....
Mob only
Thunder Team 147- stock everything, i don't even tighten or loosen them, they work the best for me like that. Some wax into the pivot cups maybe.
F4 99 duro in 52mm- classics
5 year old bones swiss with shields popped that i never took care of but they are still going strong as ever
Diamond 7/8 hardware- allen key
Bolts, Trucks an wheels i change once, maybe twice a year.
One pair of shoes, can't do the rotation thing.
Usually shoes and board last me 4-6 weeks so i switch em out at the same time usually. Takes like a session to get used to it but i love having crispy stuff!
Reading about your guys setups in now typing all this i feel kinda weird about my setup ;D since it's kinda streamlined but then again i swap boards and shoes out quite often but that is the same setup for the last 10 years basically and i like that.
if you are on insta it's @flipstagram87
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I suck enough so I can't be bothered with shit changing all the time, so for the last 3 years I've ridden
8.38, usually a Krooked or Habitat
The same pair of Thunder 147 or 148 (I can't remember but it feels a bit small for a 8.38) standards
Spitfire F4 classic 53mm, about a pair a year or so.
Jessup
BUT, after many conversations with top scientists, I'm changing it up for the next 3+ years. After a new appreciation of slappies and transition, as well as tired of shitty ground and spots, everything is getting bigger. I'm in the process of gathering parts for the new setup before these wheels die
8.5 (thinking of trying an FA or Hockey, but haven't bought anything yet)
Thunder 149 Hi Hollow II
Spitfire F4 Conical 56mm
Jessup
Things gonna feel like a monster truck
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The one time I tried having two setups made things worse. I’d get used to one and then the other wouldn’t feel right and it would throw off my skating.
For years I rode an 8.5 for skating everything.
Now I’m old and just ride bowls/mini/vert with this setup:
9.0 deck w 15” wb (shop deck or orange AH eagle)
Ace classic 55 w krux bushings
Spitfire F4 58mm OG classics
Swiss 6 bearings
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Waiting on parts, but my one and only setup will be:
SWH White blank 8.25 w/14” WB
Bullshit trucks (looking at tensors in future)
Dimebag Hardware 95a (hard) bushings
Slime Balls Vomit Mini 97a 53mm
Bones Reds bearings
I had a lot of recs for 97a Spit F4s, but local didn’t have anything softer than 99a and online selection was meh. Got the Slime Balls on my brother's rec.
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Waiting on parts, but my one and only setup will be:
SWH White blank 8.25 w/14” WB
I had a lot of recs for 97a Spit F4s, but local didn’t have anything softer than 99a and online selection was meh. Got the Slime Balls on my brother's rec.
Is the SWH blank very flat? Those dims are my goldilocks zone (but hard to find). The 2 I've seen in the wild are extremely flat which would be a mood killer.
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(https://i.ibb.co/y0rvWbv/7498-CCDE-413-B-4-E42-A3-B9-353-A8606-CFF8.jpg) (https://ibb.co/NxMDZHD)
picture upload (https://imgbb.com/)
Mine has a pretty good concave. The site doesn’t have a measurement, but I just checked and it’s 3/4” middle of the deck.