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Title: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Your Cousin Marvin on November 08, 2021, 03:26:32 PM
like some dudes are like "hey I only skate Hockey its the best"
And the other dude is like "fuck your Jessup i'm a Mobster(yes. they call themselfs that)"
and homie down the street is like "yo yo yo Independent trunks or nothing"
Then that one girl is like "Spitfires for me and nothing else"
of course you got the bearings fanboys who can't stop repeating "well Reds are the standard dont you know, Bobby"
But i never seent anyone who takes pride in their hardware. Once i can remember what brand I have thats all I'm going to talk about. What about you? are you picky about your hardware?
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Post by: pro club blanks on November 08, 2021, 03:31:27 PM
silveradoooooooooo (yah)
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Post by: cherry on November 08, 2021, 03:44:37 PM
U sound like a philips guy
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Post by: Cranberry Relish on November 08, 2021, 03:47:11 PM
Shorty's Silverado's allllll day!
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Post by: kook1234 on November 08, 2021, 03:57:22 PM
palace bolts are shiny
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Post by: Lou Strux on November 08, 2021, 03:59:48 PM
Tip top & what not; best of the best for me.
I’ll only have the finest, whatever that may be.
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Post by: ziggy on November 08, 2021, 04:04:09 PM
pride is a sin
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Post by: nicotinewheel on November 08, 2021, 04:06:55 PM
bender 7/8 allen
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Post by: EXTRA SPICY on November 08, 2021, 04:09:43 PM
Shorty’s lights. Rare and backstocked everytime i seent them
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Post by: $$LESH on November 08, 2021, 04:15:56 PM
i only skate monkey nutz
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Post by: xrossings on November 08, 2021, 04:17:27 PM
only 3 companies i buy are shortys, sunday and modus
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Post by: Mantracker on November 08, 2021, 04:18:31 PM
I just use hot glue on the trucks and grip over the bolt holes

Hasn’t worked yet!
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Bunk Moreland on November 08, 2021, 04:22:00 PM
I’m typically a shop hardware guy because honestly, it doesn’t matter; HOWEVER, I came up on some modus allen stuff and I audibly said “this is some nice hardware.”
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Orangepulp1000 on November 08, 2021, 04:22:29 PM
modus only but never really thought about it until now
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Post by: OldCandy on November 08, 2021, 04:24:12 PM
yeah i have pride

that being said, shiny stuff thats 7/8
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: white guy in a durag on November 08, 2021, 04:28:30 PM
I choose my hardware based on the color indicator bolt. Bronze definitely has the best stock indicator bolt color, but thunder wins for variety. If I'm in a bind and can't find the color I want, I'll just whatever that's 1" philips and color one with a posca marker.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Paul Cicero on November 08, 2021, 04:38:22 PM
As long as one bolt is coloured I don’t give a fuck
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: alonelikeastone on November 08, 2021, 04:49:53 PM
All 8 BLACK PHILLIPS BOLTS. 1inch. No threads on top portion.
SILVER nuts.

No compromise.

I have a box of bro style I keep grabbing when needed. But brand no matter as long as it meets my specs.

I love skateboards.

Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: DaleSr on November 08, 2021, 04:50:43 PM
Randoms or death
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Post by: Sightunseen on November 08, 2021, 04:52:51 PM
Shortys.
7 black with the front left bolt sanded down a little on the top for distinction 
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Post by: k-nutz on November 08, 2021, 05:00:09 PM
Randoms or death

I used to use a skull one as a directional bolt.
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Post by: biaherl on November 08, 2021, 06:34:22 PM
Huh
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Post by: HiResDes on November 08, 2021, 06:37:53 PM
Shorty's Silverado's allllll day!
.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: ok boomer on November 08, 2021, 06:42:26 PM
S HORTY S GANG !
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Post by: GGK42069 on November 08, 2021, 06:51:48 PM
"...huh hardware" in san diego all day
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Reed Richards on November 08, 2021, 07:02:02 PM
Shorty's 1 inch phillips, since they never seem to have Silverados when I need them.  I'd try Hardies if I actually saw them in the wild at a brick and mortar shop.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Anti waxxer on November 08, 2021, 07:13:18 PM
Ok this is probably super weird, I try to find hardware that has a larger diameter head. I have a set of bronze ones with one copper bolt that are pretty good sized, the Indy hardware where you can see the cross on each bolt work too. I switch between Phillips and Allen key frequently too don’t really care too much. And I always make sure my fucking bolts are flush to the board when I set it up and normally my base plates never come lose in the entire time I have that board.
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Post by: Fhk on November 08, 2021, 07:19:31 PM
I have never had the urge to stray from Bridgebolts
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Post by: LordManHammer on November 08, 2021, 07:26:46 PM
DLXSF brands, Jessup, bronze hardware and bones bearings.
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Post by: fredgallSOTY on November 08, 2021, 07:29:54 PM
HARDWARE FOR THE MASSES
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Post by: Freelancevagrant on November 08, 2021, 07:40:49 PM
7/8th Allen.
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Post by: Mother Goose. on November 08, 2021, 07:41:00 PM
Halos to Upful to Billy’s nuts now Nutass
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: chris. on November 08, 2021, 07:47:02 PM
Bought some Bender hardware within the past year and it’s cool. It works. All to say I’ll probably stick with Bender or another small brand moving forward.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: TwisT on November 08, 2021, 08:28:20 PM
Anyone remember Lomavista hardware from kayo? It never launched, but they had a website. It was supposed to work somehow work with just a screwdriver
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: PatrickSkateman on November 08, 2021, 09:07:47 PM
Anyone remember Lomavista hardware from kayo? It never launched, but they had a website. It was supposed to work somehow work with just a screwdriver

I used to order $38 Expedition decks from that site my senior year of college.

I also take pride in never having skated any decks with the Innerlock hardware technology.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: DaleSr on November 08, 2021, 09:10:26 PM
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Randoms or death
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I used to use a skull one as a directional bolt.

Classic. I had the birdman, label, skull, pentagram and aliens at one time but gave away the birdman and someone stole the board with the label flames. That one makes me the most sad
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Prostate Exam on November 08, 2021, 11:55:38 PM
Anything except hardies
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: El Nugjar on November 09, 2021, 12:44:21 AM
Rode nothing but Shorty’s original 1” phillips for 22 years. Just grabbed a pair of the Biggest Little a few months back
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Freelancevagrant on November 09, 2021, 02:14:34 AM
Every time this gets bumped my first thought is that it’s a ten yard fight appreciation thread.

(https://i.postimg.cc/kXsBmgHv/8-AE7843-F-E2-E2-4071-8-A9-C-5290-A499393-B.jpg)
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: IpathCats on November 09, 2021, 05:41:10 AM
U sound like a philips guy

*channels inner bostonian*

Wha' doyawanna fide aboud it?

I don't get the allen hype. People say the don't bakc out as easily? Idk how the shape on top of the bolt would affect that. I like philips because i usually have one nearby or can get one easily. Also, I hate fresh looking hardware. I usually buy 7/8 or 1" shorty's philips, last time they only had silverados, i literally painted the silver ones black on top and roughed them all up with sandpaper. They all look the same after skating for a month. A dull, scuffed grey metal color...... perfect.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Mariatorresflores on November 09, 2021, 05:57:18 AM
I don't think I'm capable of "hardware pride", but I prefer allen over Phillips.

I will say Indy hardware has lil' iron crosses on the tops of each bolt which I didn't notice til they wore down a bit. Don't want to start that debate again but I'll just say I find that distracting so the only hardware I avoid now is Indy.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Mariatorresflores on November 09, 2021, 06:02:14 AM
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U sound like a philips guy
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*channels inner bostonian*

Wha' doyawanna fide aboud it?

I don't get the allen hype. People say the don't bakc out as easily? Idk how the shape on top of the bolt would affect that. I like philips because i usually have one nearby or can get one easily. Also, I hate fresh looking hardware. I usually buy 7/8 or 1" shorty's philips, last time they only had silverados, i literally painted the silver ones black on top and roughed them all up with sandpaper. They all look the same after skating for a month. A dull, scuffed grey metal color...... perfect.

I think the benefit of allen's is the tops are pretty much strip proof. Phillips tops are more easily bent out of shape the more you tighten/loosen them. The contact area you're putting torque on with a phillips is more prone to this because it's simply not as solid; geometrically sound. That's really the only reason I prefer allen.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: SneakySecrets on November 09, 2021, 06:02:58 AM
I don’t like the slim nuts on shorty’s.  I like it when the tool/wrench stays on the nut and doesn’t slip off if I lose complete concentration for a nanosecond.  And philips head can take its ball and go home because homie don’t play that either.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: IpathCats on November 09, 2021, 06:08:50 AM
I don’t like the slim nuts on shorty’s.  I like it when the tool/wrench stays on the nut and doesn’t slip off if I lose complete concentration for a nanosecond.  And philips head can take its ball and go home because homie don’t play that either.

Yea, the slim nuts can be annoying, I'll swap them for regular ones if i have some with good nylock left laying around.


I think the benefit of allen's is the tops are pretty much strip proof. Phillips tops are more easily bent out of shape the more you tighten/loosen them. That's really the only reason I prefer allen.

Yea, I get that, but i feel the pro of regular philips screwdrivers being much more common than a specific size allen key outweighs that, to me anyways. Just take your time and use good force, you wont strip the philips for a long time, and when you do, its usually time for new ones anyways.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: somefucker on November 09, 2021, 06:14:16 AM
only benefit of phillips is being common/most people have the tool.

used to ride allen key hardware believing it had less friction on my shoes? nobody ever had the tool and i couldn't be fucked to bring a tool with me everywhere.

riding a mishmosh of random hardware from a couple completes
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: mariolopez on November 09, 2021, 06:15:52 AM
hardies only
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Post by: Frontside Slappy on November 09, 2021, 06:20:20 AM
Ride whatever, if it works then use it.

Only thing I can't do is have two different lengths or a hodgepodge of phillips and allen hardware in my setup.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Filip on November 09, 2021, 06:21:27 AM
Phillips only, I never owned a set of allen in my life. I use Indy bolts, have had the same set for about 3 years, never had problems with them, and I go through boards like crazy. Only thing is that I lost one of them, so now I run 7 bolts, 4 in the front and 3 in the back.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: SneakySecrets on November 09, 2021, 06:24:16 AM
When you buy allen hardware, they literally give you the wrench.  Just hold on to that wrench.  Put one in your wallet or keychain.  You manage to hold on to other small, metal things: house keys, jewelry, coins.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: somefucker on November 09, 2021, 06:25:35 AM
When you buy allen hardware, they literally give you the wrench.  Just hold on to that wrench.  Put one in your wallet or keychain.  You manage to hold on to other small, metal things: house keys, jewelry, coins.

ok yeah but....you ever see an allen key that came with your bolts that you could put on a keychain? me either. that being said i'm sure it exists but ffs lets be practical, who tf skates with their allen key in their wallet on their person?
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: TheBoognish on November 09, 2021, 06:29:36 AM
I’ve been rocking the same hardware for years from this Canadian company called Plains, and they haven’t stripped yet.

The company’s been dead for close to 5 years yet I haven’t needed new hardware since.

Got some Diamond hardware on another set up, seems fine.

Only requirement is it has to be Allen for me.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: SneakySecrets on November 09, 2021, 06:31:28 AM
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When you buy allen hardware, they literally give you the wrench.  Just hold on to that wrench.  Put one in your wallet or keychain.  You manage to hold on to other small, metal things: house keys, jewelry, coins.
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ok yeah but....you ever see an allen key that came with your bolts that you could put on a keychain? me either. that being said i'm sure it exists but ffs lets be practical, who tf skates with their allen key in their wallet on their person?

I don’t do either of those, Im a normal person.  Im just trying to reach out to these philips people that act like they wouldn’t be able to skate without having 9 philips head screwdrivers within a 100ft radius.  It’s like a psychological delusion.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: backside_frontside on November 09, 2021, 06:34:06 AM
Bronze 56K all day baby. Phillips only.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: somefucker on November 09, 2021, 06:38:46 AM
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When you buy allen hardware, they literally give you the wrench.  Just hold on to that wrench.  Put one in your wallet or keychain.  You manage to hold on to other small, metal things: house keys, jewelry, coins.
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ok yeah but....you ever see an allen key that came with your bolts that you could put on a keychain? me either. that being said i'm sure it exists but ffs lets be practical, who tf skates with their allen key in their wallet on their person?
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I don’t do either of those, Im a normal person.  Im just trying to reach out to these philips people that act like they wouldn’t be able to skate without having 9 philips head screwdrivers within a 100ft radius.  It’s like a psychological delusion.

bet more people would say they had a screwdriver or something flat as opposed to some hexagonal key.... and that's #FACTS

but in all seriousness allen keys are a harder find.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: rawbertson. on November 09, 2021, 06:41:50 AM
Knowgood Hardware <3  rip

might have to become part of the HARDIES GANG
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Post by: artskool on November 09, 2021, 06:59:01 AM
I've had the same 7 bolts for probably 20 years. Stripped one maybe 12 years ago and never got around to replacing it.
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Post by: layzieyez on November 09, 2021, 07:02:04 AM
I've got two sets of titanium theeve allen heads that are my favorites. That's as proud as I get.
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Post by: arrbee on November 09, 2021, 07:40:08 AM
I can't fucking stand Nicky Diamond and the whole "Diamond Life" persona.

Having said that I almost exclusively ride diamond 7/8 allen bolts. I hated on them for year because of the persona thing, then I tried a set because nothing else was available at the shop in 7/8 allen and they worked really well, rarely backed out/loosened when riding rough surfaces.

I would never own up to it in person, I also never ride the colored bolt that comes in the pack so no one will ever know.
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Post by: shawngreg on November 09, 2021, 07:42:00 AM
Bronze allen only
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Post by: IpathCats on November 09, 2021, 07:46:01 AM
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When you buy allen hardware, they literally give you the wrench.  Just hold on to that wrench.  Put one in your wallet or keychain.  You manage to hold on to other small, metal things: house keys, jewelry, coins.
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ok yeah but....you ever see an allen key that came with your bolts that you could put on a keychain? me either. that being said i'm sure it exists but ffs lets be practical, who tf skates with their allen key in their wallet on their person?
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I don’t do either of those, Im a normal person.  Im just trying to reach out to these philips people that act like they wouldn’t be able to skate without having 9 philips head screwdrivers within a 100ft radius.  It’s like a psychological delusion.

Availability of tools VS strip-ability of bolts. It's really not that hard to see the argument for either. I'm more likely to forget an allen key than I am to fuck up screwing in a philips head, so its a pretty easy choice for me.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Landmine on November 09, 2021, 07:48:45 AM
Black allen bolts is all I really care about.  I'll buy whatever brand the local shop has.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Hinna on November 09, 2021, 07:54:38 AM
shop hardware. 1inch phillips. i keep the sk8 tool at home and make sure theyre snug but not forced after every sesh. no pride its just how ive been doing it for a while
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: synikal on November 09, 2021, 08:52:20 AM
working at a small shop for years , i have lost plenty respect for good local skaters when they are bummed because you dont have "name brand hardware" or leave because you don't have "7/8th inch allen." call me bitter, but we order in bulk and it works exactly the same.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Fraserjamesjollyjamieson on November 09, 2021, 10:13:23 AM
My friend tom has 3 Allen key bolts the other 5 are Philips
There all different lengths and rattle like hell. Not relavent but his wheels on the left side are somehow about 3mm smaller than the ones on the right but yesterday he kickfliped a 9 stair 4th try so it works somehow
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: ginz2 on November 09, 2021, 11:14:43 AM
All 8 BLACK PHILLIPS BOLTS. 1inch. No threads on top portion.
SILVER nuts.

No compromise.

I have a box of bro style I keep grabbing when needed. But brand no matter as long as it meets my specs.

I love skateboards.

this is the truth.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: whorific on November 09, 2021, 11:19:28 AM
BRONZE 56K

if it aint hardware it aint shit
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: chrisskates808 on November 09, 2021, 01:11:50 PM
I just prefer 7/8 Allen. Don’t care for brands of hardwares
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Post by: switchfakie on November 09, 2021, 05:26:06 PM
nah, my setup has a frankenstein's monster collection of allen and phillips hardware of different sizes, colors and brands
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: snowballz on November 09, 2021, 05:45:16 PM
Shorty's or Bronze for me. Bronze is the only company that can make me buy Phillips bolts.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: PatrickSkateman on November 09, 2021, 06:26:12 PM
Bronze

Love how no one has said Shake Junt
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Frank on November 09, 2021, 09:34:06 PM
i used to have, but not anymore. just about what works. i still care about aesthetics though. if i find a truck or wheel ugly, it might be a deal breaker. boards not so much since they lose their graphic anyways.

i fully admit i used to hate on shit on here that i now have no problem using or even endorsing (dsm wood).

i don't care about grip cults, i switched to mob after multiple bad sheets of jessup, now i dislike the new mob and probably would switch back or just try whatever, i don't care. i was indy or die for over a decade and then switched to ventures because i was bored and as so many had the nostalgia feels, but i feel like indys fit me better. but i will still finish skating the ventures.

i'm not sticking with product out of pride nowadays, it's just maybe i want something that works the same way again and again. i'd rather say there are brands i wouldn't want to buy from due to pride because i feel like they don't deserve my money for any sort of reason, be it bad product experiences or other things.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Gray Imp Sausage Metal on November 09, 2021, 10:01:27 PM
If I couldn’t buy shortys bolts anymore, I’d probably give up skating. At the moment I’m a “loophole-er” and have converted many people at my local and forced them to denounce their spitfires. I still haven’t found a truck that feels as good as Indy stage 7s so I’m still delving in a few different circles …
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: alraunen on November 10, 2021, 01:06:57 AM
All silver hardware is pretty hard to find these days, anything with silver nuts is ok. I hate black hardware with raw trucks.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: the_sandlot on November 10, 2021, 02:04:55 AM
Can’t do Phillips. And it kills me, cause I’d love to have some Bronze pride. I’ll have to settle for whatever Allen I buy every 4 years, and wish I’d at least spruced extra and bought 7/8
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: IpathCats on November 10, 2021, 05:45:00 AM
My friend tom has 3 Allen key bolts the other 5 are Philips
There all different lengths and rattle like hell. Not relavent but his wheels on the left side are somehow about 3mm smaller than the ones on the right but yesterday he kickfliped a 9 stair 4th try so it works somehow

*shudder* the horror, the absolute horror.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: flintstagram on November 10, 2021, 06:31:44 AM
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When you buy allen hardware, they literally give you the wrench.  Just hold on to that wrench.  Put one in your wallet or keychain.  You manage to hold on to other small, metal things: house keys, jewelry, coins.
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ok yeah but....you ever see an allen key that came with your bolts that you could put on a keychain? me either. that being said i'm sure it exists but ffs lets be practical, who tf skates with their allen key in their wallet on their person?

Fuck. I guess I’m a weirdo. I always take a bumbag with me to skate. It’s got a skate tool, and Allen key for my hardware, wax, one of those Thunder truck rebuild kits with all of the nuts and washers you need, spare hardware, etc. Pretty sure I’ve got extra bushings in there, maybe even a spare pack of cheap bearings just in case. I’m not trying to get the session stopped for bullshit. Gotta be prepared.

That said, I like 1” Allen hardware. I like the positive engagement of knowing the bolt goes all the way through the nut. Currently using Thunder hardware. I like it. Green indicator bolt is nice.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: sketchyrider on November 10, 2021, 06:36:30 AM
i have hardware anxiety

Shorty's - what am i, a tech skater?

Bronze - i'm not making an online order and spending a bunch on shipping for hardware

Independent - that cross is ew

Bones - threading all the way through

Diamond - this aint the early 2010's

anything allen - what am i, a tech skater??
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Kombuch-A-Holic on November 10, 2021, 07:44:51 AM
silveradoooooooooo (yah)

For life!^  You bet your sweet ass I do. lol Silverados or gtfo!  ;D 

Enjoi hardware? I can't even be friends with you.

Philips only. Allens hurt my dainty hands.  haha
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: versacekid420 on November 10, 2021, 08:58:53 AM
bolts have grown to be one of the most important things to me. they hold everything together and depending on how long you use them, it’s the one thing you’re gonna be looking at consciously or subconsciously for a very long time so you might as well get something that’s good. so with that being said, 1 1/4” indy iron cross bolts for the win
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: streetmeat on November 10, 2021, 09:47:50 AM
Bender 7/8 philips along with hardcore pride
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: backinaction on November 10, 2021, 11:32:40 AM
Indy phillips because Tactics has them for $2, they aren't threaded the entire way, and I can always find a screwdriver.  Philips strip out faster - but see the $2 comment.  I can go in with a 10 spot and come out with enough hardware that I don't care how long they last.

Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Mean salto on November 10, 2021, 11:43:33 AM
Had a set of tensor 7/8th Allen little heads with the shorter nuts for like 12 years. Never ever had a problem. They weren't special pretty sure I only even picked them because they were the cheapest. Then spent some years riding whatever Allens 1inch with small heads but they'd often still come loose every so often.
Now I'm riding some random cheap Phillips 7/8ths because fuck it who cares.
Nice thing about Phillips is you can set up some like an X and the other like + so you can tell the nose from the tail
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: lysdexia on November 10, 2021, 04:59:36 PM
for all you 'the nuts must be silver' type operators, just go to a hardware store with a good selection of bolts and buy a box of 100 10-32UNF thin type nyloc nuts for like 3 bucks.

you could also buy some generic black 10-32x7/8" UNF flat head socket screws to go with them, but that won't appease any of you 'it must have an unthreaded shoulder' types.


also I usually buy diamond 7/8" bolts, they're what OCD has cheap usually and i just buy a new set every couple of boards
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Sedition on November 10, 2021, 10:47:16 PM
Indy 7/8" allen. Black. Till death.

Indy's seem to have a slightly wider head, which do not sink down into the deck like others do. I despise hardware that sinks in, and it seems like the smaller heads often do that. Plus, I ride Indys, so why not match them up. I hate phillips because I have an irrational fear that they will strip out easier. Plus, I think allen just looks "cleaner." But to that end, I also hate the look of brand new hardware. 
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Reed Richards on November 23, 2021, 05:49:23 PM
Been a Phillips guy, but I just remembered that the Unit tool comes with an Allen key so that kinda solves everything.
(https://www.tactics.com/a/3ahd/2/unit-skate-tool-blacker.jpg)
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Snappyfingers on November 23, 2021, 06:31:25 PM
The only "pride" I have is in the knowledge that i purchased my hardware from my local shop. I'm also Team Philips because that's what my local sells. There are enough skateboard components already for me to consider getting any kind of madness over nuts and bolts.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: rusty knees on November 23, 2021, 06:43:33 PM
...the real question is, do you countersink your holes first?
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: user18081971 on November 23, 2021, 06:49:23 PM
I'd like to try some button-heads on my next board. Could be a nuisance, but maybe its like deathbolts lmao
(https://img4.fastenal.com/infp360pmm/derivates/3/001/156/399/81053.jpg)
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Mean salto on November 23, 2021, 07:33:48 PM
...the real question is, do you countersink your holes first?
Sometimes I'll twist the screwdriver in the hole a tiny bit first.

So why don't people like to sink their bolts? Personally I hate if they're sticking up at all
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Gray Imp Sausage Metal on November 23, 2021, 09:44:18 PM
The real question is, do you grip over your bolts (after counter sinking them) for improved grip/ flick?
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: LostBearings on November 23, 2021, 10:52:13 PM
Nah, don't have a preference on allen or phillips, just as long as they're all the same and not some whack color. Replaced some last spring so my hardware isn't even matching at the moment.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: vktrvghn on November 24, 2021, 01:40:39 AM
My local shop sells their own bolts so I just buy those rather than any other brand because they probably make the most off them.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: tuesday on November 24, 2021, 09:10:56 AM
Usually the cheapest (Allen head, though).
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: PatrickSkateman on November 24, 2021, 09:58:41 AM
The Bronze mixtapes definitely get me through some long drives. Also really funny with the skits. Solid marketing power move there.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: jerrygurneyscream on November 24, 2021, 10:00:38 AM
The only people that have hardware pride are the guys that skate 7/8 allen
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: IpathCats on November 24, 2021, 10:03:19 AM
The only people that have hardware pride are the guys that skate 7/8 allen

FAX
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Giza Butler on November 25, 2021, 12:41:17 AM
https://waldskateboards.com/
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Shuh on November 25, 2021, 06:06:50 AM
Im not picky but if they are available its always ...

SHAKE JUNT
SHAKE JUNT
SHAKE JUNT
SHAKE JUNT
SHAKE JUNT
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Easy Slider on November 25, 2021, 07:24:53 AM
Thread title reminds me of Ice-T The Tower:

You see the Whites Skaters got a thing
The call White hardware pride
The Blacks got the muscle
Mexicans got the knives

 ::)
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: sid vicious on November 25, 2021, 04:39:25 PM
Modus 7/8" Allen strictly
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Sonny Paluso on November 25, 2021, 05:33:07 PM
Modus Allen head only
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: pile on November 25, 2021, 07:06:15 PM
shorty's silverados 7/8 allen only  8)
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Mbrimson88 on November 25, 2021, 09:35:27 PM
Shortys

I have always liked the fact that Shortys 7/8" come with the low head nuts, which means they fit well on all the normal cast baseplates.

The standard (taller) nuts that come with most 7/8" bolts of most brands fit best if you are on forged baseplates that are thinner, but often don't tighten enough on the regular plates, so many people have had bolts loosen off or even fall off when using them.

Never lost a single Shortys bolt or nut, that I can recall.


Also the size of the head of the bolts, being smaller than most, is easier to do up and to me, they don't have any issues pulling through, as some people have said, which is why they use bigger head bolts.


Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: gaunting on November 26, 2021, 09:43:30 AM
it was 1” Phillips for 15 years straight.

the last 6, it had been 7/8” allen
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: cky enthusiast on November 26, 2021, 10:17:29 AM
if u run all 8 bolts u got no swag
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: tityboi on November 26, 2021, 12:51:40 PM
if someone made metric allen i'd have hardware pride
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: whale on November 27, 2021, 12:12:43 AM
Mostly Diamond 7/8 allen, baby!
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: _goldenlotionbottle on December 01, 2021, 11:02:46 AM
U sound like a philips guy
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: somefucker on December 01, 2021, 11:22:02 AM
if u run all 8 bolts u got no swag

don't knock others just cuz you don't have all ur nuts  ;)
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: mclovin1336 on December 01, 2021, 12:36:38 PM
pretty much a spitfire guy
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: MexicanSpaniard on December 01, 2021, 01:00:54 PM
I ride for a bolt company, Orale, but only use one of their 1 inch phillips at the top right, the rest are silver 7/8 allen heads. When the owner reads this he's going to be pissed at me
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: skunty on December 01, 2021, 01:51:27 PM
I ride for a bolt company, Orale, but only use one of their 1 inch phillips at the top right, the rest are silver 7/8 allen heads. When the owner reads this he's going to be pissed at me

motherfucker i'm docking your pay
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Firebert on December 01, 2021, 01:55:19 PM
Yeah, you know I rock the Theeve Tibolts
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: fartface on December 01, 2021, 04:25:54 PM
Mob and Andy Boltz
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Coastal Fever on December 01, 2021, 05:01:04 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNFU2Ak-424
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Fred Galls Crack Pipe on December 01, 2021, 07:01:57 PM
125 GLOBAL, Never lost a bolt.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Tear Up a Trick on December 29, 2021, 12:23:47 PM
I just bought some Indy bolts today ("genuine parts")

I would accept substitutes, so no I don't have pride
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: notacrediblewitness on December 29, 2021, 01:52:21 PM
Philly's hardware, that shit stays tight.

https://phillyshardware.com (https://phillyshardware.com)
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: versacekid420 on December 29, 2021, 02:01:28 PM
Philly's hardware, that shit stays tight.

https://phillyshardware.com (https://phillyshardware.com)
any hardware stays tight if you tighten it
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: MaXX_I-D on December 29, 2021, 02:11:03 PM
I wouldn’t say it’s loyalty, but I usually use diamond(7/8Allen).

Philly's hardware, that shit stays tight.

https://phillyshardware.com (https://phillyshardware.com)
Only 1 inch? wack.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Mbrimson88 on December 29, 2021, 04:20:33 PM
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Philly's hardware, that shit stays tight.

https://phillyshardware.com (https://phillyshardware.com)
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any hardware stays tight if you tighten it

Or if you just replace the nuts when the nyloc starts to go, which will happen 100% of the time, which costs less too.

Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: goldenbullcow on December 29, 2021, 04:27:47 PM
bridge bolts for life
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Hedgehog In Da Fog on December 31, 2021, 03:14:35 AM
Different brands, colors, lengths, allen, phillips, one bolt missing.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Robert Baratheon on December 31, 2021, 04:12:23 AM
When does Tyshawn leave FA and make Hardies a board brand?
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: swanronson on December 31, 2021, 04:44:41 AM
Quasi/Polar. Spitfire. Mob. Have only skatedbones reds since I started skating 20 odd years ago. Was consistent with Indy’s for the last 15 years but recently purchased some ventures to try.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: Pipe Dreamer on December 31, 2021, 05:16:06 AM
Now we are really getting down to the nuts and bolts of skateboarding. 1" Allen head for life.
Title: Re: do you have hardware pride
Post by: HyenaChaser on December 31, 2021, 08:19:45 AM
Childhood is phillips head, adulthood is allen.