Skating 149s is not wise

[N.L.]

What did you guys do before big boards were in?!

Generally felt terrible about life and had a pre-mature mid-life crisis. Things are just great now,though, thanks!

[the snake]

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4 or 5 washers?!? on each wheels? Impossible. You can get two on thunders/indys with skinny wheels and three easy on ace44s, but 4 or 5, what trucks are you riding?

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I've got 3 inside and 1 outer on every wheel, i actually fucked up the other day rotating my wheels and missed one and added it to another wheel so i had 4 inside and 1 outer, took me about a week to notice it as well, but its certainly possible on my Indys

indys, and no washers on the outside, of course

edit :and yeah, five, and bearing spacers so i can lock them tight

[Spitfire4life]

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So I've gone from riding 8.8's (dont ask) back to 8.5's & 8.25s (depends on shape/wheelbase as to which size) but I also went from skating Theeve 5.85's to Ace 44's (bit too skinny and were pretty rad except for constantly bending of them) to now riding 149's on 8.25's...

My questions is has anyone tried 159's on 8.25" decks and can give me some sort of insight, I'm loving then new indy hollows, but 149's just don't feel as wide as the 5.85 theeves and i'm not sure if 159's are wider than 5.85?

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This link that Xen posted has Dee Ostrander riding 159's on an 8.25 http://skateboarding.transworld.net/videos/ride-presented-active-dee-ostrander/

FYI - the theeve 5.85's have a 8.54 axle, 149's have an 8.5 axle and 169's have an 8.75 axle

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Thank's for that breakdown steve, legend!

169's are actually 9.125 axle. The 159's are the 8.75 axle.

[BMCsteve]

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So I've gone from riding 8.8's (dont ask) back to 8.5's & 8.25s (depends on shape/wheelbase as to which size) but I also went from skating Theeve 5.85's to Ace 44's (bit too skinny and were pretty rad except for constantly bending of them) to now riding 149's on 8.25's...

My questions is has anyone tried 159's on 8.25" decks and can give me some sort of insight, I'm loving then new indy hollows, but 149's just don't feel as wide as the 5.85 theeves and i'm not sure if 159's are wider than 5.85?

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This link that Xen posted has Dee Ostrander riding 159's on an 8.25 http://skateboarding.transworld.net/videos/ride-presented-active-dee-ostrander/

FYI - the theeve 5.85's have a 8.54 axle, 149's have an 8.5 axle and 169's have an 8.75 axle

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Thank's for that breakdown steve, legend!

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169's are actually 9.125 axle. The 159's are the 8.75 axle.

ahh you are right. i meant to type 159

[imgne]

Not as much over hang as expected and already prefering it

[essal]

What did you guys do before big boards were in?!

Skateboarded?
My first board some 15+ years ago was a 7.75. Had 1 7.625 in 2003, and after that I went to 8 and then to 8.25+.

[Tracer]

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Wait, people actually ride 8.5 boards? We're talking. about vert guys right?

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I'm 6'3 with a size 13 foot...everything under 8.5 feels like a twig.

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I'm 5'10 with a size 8.5 foot...everything under 8.325 feels like a twig.

why anyone would ride a 8.25 board with 139 is beyond me.

It's perfect, anything over 8 1/4 would be too much

You can still see the 139 axles and grind like smaller trucks, but with adequate width for street and tranny

[dillanharp]

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What did you guys do before big boards were in?!

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Skateboarded?
My first board some 15+ years ago was a 7.75. Had 1 7.625 in 2003, and after that I went to 8 and then to 8.25+.

Haha I was talking about the "twig" guys. From 94 til 2010 I was on 7.5 to 7.75 and ventures.  When I turned 30 I told myself to size up to an 8 and 139 indys. Now I'm on the 8.18-8.25 with 139s program. There was a year in there in the late 90s where I was on 58s but mostly hung around 50mm

[ogcoors]

I like how Tracer makes a whole thread to justify riding 139s. just ride whatever you want man. shit most of the time when people ask me what trucks i ride, i know they are dumb. they both have pros and cons. I think the newer generation ride now is going towards big trucks thats all. when i was younger it was 136s all day long, i never even saw 146s or couldn't even tell the difference.

[Tufty]

 I had accidentally bought a pair of 149s and I kind of went with them experimenting with board sizes as well. I rode them with every size from 8.125 to 8.5. The grinds certainly felt better. However I had two problems, flips needed an extra effort and my shitty local shop didnt always have boards > 8.2 . I kind of  got fed up and I went to 139s since then.

 My choice the last 5 years is 8.2-8.35 boards with 139s Indies. I am like 1.95m tall and size 13 shoe.

[heritage]

I skate Thunder 149 on 8.25 but have used them on boards all the way down to 8.06. Worked great for me.

My only gripe is that I don't like the "new" Thunder 149II design with the increased height. The previous incarnation was a perfect mid height truck. Not too high, not too low. I know that probably sounds ridiculous, but whatever.

[Xen]

I skate Thunder 149 on 8.25 but have used them on boards all the way down to 8.06. Worked great for me.

My only gripe is that I don't like the "new" Thunder 149II design with the increased height. The previous incarnation was a perfect mid height truck. Not too high, not too low. I know that probably sounds ridiculous, but whatever.

I preferred them as well!

[Spitfire4life]

I can't stand 139's/147's. I've skated 149's for so long now, but I recently tried my 139's, and it sucked. Everytime I tried a frontside grind, I would just hit my wheel on the coping. My turning radius was off, and 50's on tranny felt terrible. I'll stick to my 149's.

[SHARPSHOOTER]

Only pussies or people with small boards ride 139s. 8.25 and 149s are the way to go. My feeble groove is so large I can feeble with my eyes closed.

[gaunting]

I rode 159s on an 8.5, it was fine, the exact feeling/ration as riding 149s on an 8.25; I only used it for bowl skating.

No idea how people ride frankenstein (or magic carpet) setups; I'd imagine that there would be significant wheel hangover unless you rock slim wheels. I'm looking at you heritage, with your 149s on an 8.125" ;P

Shit, i seen my homeboy smurf at the park yesterday, he had a 7.8 with 149 thunders. Lol

[art hellman]

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I skate Thunder 149 on 8.25 but have used them on boards all the way down to 8.06. Worked great for me.

My only gripe is that I don't like the "new" Thunder 149II design with the increased height. The previous incarnation was a perfect mid height truck. Not too high, not too low. I know that probably sounds ridiculous, but whatever.

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I preferred them as well!

i love the new 149iis and the increased height...

[Tracer]

Only pussies or people with small boards ride 139s. 8.25 and 149s are the way to go. My feeble groove is so large I can feeble with my eyes closed.

Ofcourse you can hang a feeble with a foot wide piece of metal. Try kickflipping out, b/s 180 out, shuv out with 149... You get the point? 149ers are useless for street tricks, especially in the park. Flying down hollywood high I understand why people want a bigger board, but casually skating doing manuals, rails, ledges, gaps, there's no point at all.

[Xen]

http://skateboarding.transworld.net/videos/manny-mondays-sebo-walker/

[BMCsteve]

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Only pussies or people with small boards ride 139s. 8.25 and 149s are the way to go. My feeble groove is so large I can feeble with my eyes closed.

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Ofcourse you can hang a feeble with a foot wide piece of metal. Try kickflipping out, b/s 180 out, shuv out with 149... You get the point? 149ers are useless for street tricks, especially in the park. Flying down hollywood high I understand why people want a bigger board, but casually skating doing manuals, rails, ledges, gaps, there's no point at all.

Skated 149's and 139's this weekend back to back.  My manuals were on point with the 149's and were twitchy and ugly with 139's.  I can see the advantage to both but I would give the manual advantage to wider stable trucks

[@thewilleasley]

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Only pussies or people with small boards ride 139s. 8.25 and 149s are the way to go. My feeble groove is so large I can feeble with my eyes closed.

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Ofcourse you can hang a feeble with a foot wide piece of metal. Try kickflipping out, b/s 180 out, shuv out with 149... You get the point? 149ers are useless for street tricks, especially in the park. Flying down hollywood high I understand why people want a bigger board, but casually skating doing manuals, rails, ledges, gaps, there's no point at all.

Fact: I'm currently skating 149's and have at least 10 more street clips than tracer in the pals video to his 0.

fuck yo pseudo flip in flip out science fiction ass skate career. come holla at a real one next time you need a trick tip for ya lame ass. theres literally a plethora of people who can do all this shit on 149's. I can already predict your next thread, "Heelflips are literally impossible on an 8.5 board because my weak ass can't do them"

[BMCsteve]

Trevor Colden - 8.06 Deck, 149 trucks. 



Nyjah Huston - 8.125 Deck, 149 Trucks



Bobby Worrest - 8.18 Deck, 149 Trucks



Chris Haslam - 8.25 Deck, 149 Trucks




Pretty sure all these dudes could easily to a shuv out of their feeble grinds

[Xen]

I was riding 8" trucks/8.125 this weekend, I can't hang, so I'm moving on up to 149s. I'd split the difference and go with ACE44s again but I'm digging venture/thunder turning of late.

[Bambi]

Trevor Colden - 8.06 Deck, 149 trucks. 



Nyjah Huston - 8.125 Deck, 149 Trucks



Bobby Worrest - 8.18 Deck, 149 Trucks



Chris Haslam - 8.25 Deck, 149 Trucks




Pretty sure all these dudes could easily to a shuv out of their feeble grinds

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[dillanharp]

Can we change the topic to how bad Haslam looks like he smells in that video?

I'm going with bad.

[Spitfire4life]

Jordan Hoffart rides an 8.5 with 149's.

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Fuck you Tracer

[Xen]

[Filip]

Not to be a bitch, but I watched these setup videos posted above, and only Bobby and Haslam are riding 149s, Trevor and Nyjah just dont know their shit.  Not that its important, just sayin..

[Tracer]

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Only pussies or people with small boards ride 139s. 8.25 and 149s are the way to go. My feeble groove is so large I can feeble with my eyes closed.

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Ofcourse you can hang a feeble with a foot wide piece of metal. Try kickflipping out, b/s 180 out, shuv out with 149... You get the point? 149ers are useless for street tricks, especially in the park. Flying down hollywood high I understand why people want a bigger board, but casually skating doing manuals, rails, ledges, gaps, there's no point at all.

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Fact: I'm currently skating 149's and have at least 10 more street clips than tracer in the pals video to his 0.

fuck yo pseudo flip in flip out science fiction ass skate career. come holla at a real one next time you need a trick tip for ya lame ass. theres literally a plethora of people who can do all this shit on 149's. I can already predict your next thread, "Heelflips are literally impossible on an 8.5 board because my weak ass can't do them"

You quote my post about flipping out with 149, let's see that clip homeboi

Everyone skates street better especially tech with 139