The Set-up Thread

[Dr. Octagon]

917 8.25
Ace 44's
F4 Conical 53's
Swiss
Blazers

[thebacker]

917 8.25
Ace 44's
F4 Conical 53's
Swiss
Blazers

That shape is crazy

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

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917 8.25
Ace 44's
F4 Conical 53's
Swiss
Blazers

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That shape graphic is crazy

[fur lined sea]

Had to support Guevara going pro. Plus I'm stepping outside my gear OCD comfort zone with different wheels and new bushings! 

Love the Alien, Heritage. I bought the owl graphic in 8.25. Joey G is one of my favourite newer guys.



Northern Co 8
Ace 44s
Radial slims 53mm 101s
Swiss

Habitat Austyns

[Makaveli]

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Had to support Guevara going pro. Plus I'm stepping outside my gear OCD comfort zone with different wheels and new bushings! 

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Love the Alien, Heritage. I bought the owl graphic in 8.25. Joey G is one of my favourite newer guys.



Northern Co 8
Ace 44s
Radial slims 53mm 101s
Swiss

Habitat Austyns

Dude's been in the game for 5+ years now, though.

[fulfillthedream]

Habitat 8.25 - First Habitat deck since like 2009? I  skated it yesterday and really liked it. Right off the bat was a really nice shape, easy to get used to compared to the Girl i had before.
Thunder 149 Hollows. 95 Aftermarket bushings
53mm 99 F4 classic spits. Bones 6 ball bearings - about 6 months in and there spinning really fast but not too loud.

[fulfillthedream]

Had to support Guevara going pro. Plus I'm stepping outside my gear OCD comfort zone with different wheels and new bushings!  

AWS Guevara 8.25
Thunder Ti 149 (Khiro conical)
Ricta Westgate 52
Modus Ceramic / MOB / Shortys
#wakerobins

theres a shop here that always stocks Alien boards. I kinda ignored the new team until I saw al the Yaje hype and watched Bunker Down.. After this habitat i might get me this one or a Yaje one

[OldManSkate]

Northern Co 8"
Venture V-Hollow Lights 8"
Formula 4 Radial Slim 101 52mm
Bones Swiss 6
Mob

[thebacker]

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Had to support Guevara going pro. Plus I'm stepping outside my gear OCD comfort zone with different wheels and new bushings!  

AWS Guevara 8.25
Thunder Ti 149 (Khiro conical)
Ricta Westgate 52
Modus Ceramic / MOB / Shortys
#wakerobins

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theres a shop here that always stocks Alien boards. I kinda ignored the new team until I saw al the Yaje hype and watched Bunker Down.. After this habitat i might get me this one or a Yaje one

DO IT! The new boards are amazing imo

[sluggers]

Quasi Prototype 8.5 X 32
Indy 149
Ricta All-Stars 43mm
Randoms hardware
Red China bearings
Jessup grip

[micky682]

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Had to support Guevara going pro. Plus I'm stepping outside my gear OCD comfort zone with different wheels and new bushings!  

AWS Guevara 8.25
Thunder Ti 149 (Khiro conical)
Ricta Westgate 52
Modus Ceramic / MOB / Shortys
#wakerobins

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theres a shop here that always stocks Alien boards. I kinda ignored the new team until I saw al the Yaje hype and watched Bunker Down.. After this habitat i might get me this one or a Yaje one

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DO IT! The new boards are amazing imo

I concur.

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

#avocadogains

[Tracer]

Shop was out of my usual shape, so I had to settle for something a little different.

Hockey -- Andrew Allen 8.25
Independent 139s
Spitfire F4 Conicals, 53mm
Bones Swiss
Bender Bolts

Vans Gilbert 2s

Nice setup. You look to have fat feet like me how do the Gil 2's fit?

[Julz]

They're okay, a little narrow but they're not Janoskis or anything. If your foot is super wide, I'd suggest going with the Kyle Walkers.

They sorta look like Rowley pro lite from your POV picture, and that's a good thing.

Are you an avid vans buyer ? Still hesitating if I should give vans another chance... I love the look of both the new GC and Kyle's cupsole.

[jamersonbass]

Have any PALS ordered from Energy Skate Shop before? They have a new Polar Graphic that I love, in a size I haven't found at more reputable shops.  I'm not trying to wait 3 weeks or have my bank account info hacked....

[thespacewolf]

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They're okay, a little narrow but they're not Janoskis or anything. If your foot is super wide, I'd suggest going with the Kyle Walkers.

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They sorta look like Rowley pro lite from your POV picture, and that's a good thing.

Are you an avid vans buyer ? Still hesitating if I should give vans another chance... I love the look of both the new GC and Kyle's cupsole.

You should try vans again, they're really the only skate shoe I like right now, virtually no break in time, just wear them and skate or walk around or whatever.

[oyolar]

Have any PALS ordered from Energy Skate Shop before? They have a new Polar Graphic that I love, in a size I haven't found at more reputable shops.  I'm not trying to wait 3 weeks or have my bank account info hacked....

Never heard of them.  What graphic and size?

[144p]

Don't know if we have the one you are looking for but we ship daily and do our best to not blow it
http://www.35thave.com/shop/Skate/Decks/Polar.htm

[jamersonbass]

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Have any PALS ordered from Energy Skate Shop before? They have a new Polar Graphic that I love, in a size I haven't found at more reputable shops.  I'm not trying to wait 3 weeks or have my bank account info hacked....

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Never heard of them.  What graphic and size?

I was looking for the Boserio Sneaking Dog in 8.5 because it reminded me of my
dog I had to put down last summer. Bummer!

[oyolar]

OK cool.  If 35th Ave doesn't have it, I'll stop by Labor on my way home from work tomorrow and give you a heads up if you wanna try ordering it from them.

[Paco Supreme]

I was looking for the Boserio Sneaking Dog in 8.5 because it reminded me of my
dog I had to put down last summer. Bummer!

Don't know if 144p/ 35th have it yet but is this not it?
http://www.tactics.com/polar-skate-co/boserieo-sneaking-dog-85-skateboard-deck/white
http://socalskateshop.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=76853

[oyolar]

I really want to try the P4 or P8 shapes since they don't seem to have too square of a tail (which I'm not a fan of), but I'm not sure how easy they are to find and frankly, I wasn't a huge fan of the Polar I had a while back. It was way too flat for me.

P4: https://shop.polarskateco.com/collections/special-shapes/products/team-model-lola
P8: https://shop.polarskateco.com/collections/special-shapes/products/dane-brady-my-mum-ann-dinucci

[Enrico Pallazzo]

I really want to try the P4 or P8 shapes since they don't seem to have too square of a tail (which I'm not a fan of), but I'm not sure how easy they are to find and frankly, I wasn't a huge fan of the Polar I had a while back. It was way too flat for me.

Really enjoyed my P8, not too far off from a popsicle but it seemed like there was extra deck where I needed it. Not flat by any means, but the tail is notably more square than regular shapes if that's a dealbreaker.

[Live Fast Johnny]

Have any PALS ordered from Energy Skate Shop before? They have a new Polar Graphic that I love, in a size I haven't found at more reputable shops.  I'm not trying to wait 3 weeks or have my bank account info hacked....

Although it looks like you have some other options now, I have ordered from Energy before whenever they had sale decks or shirts and never had an issue.  Quick ship and no shadiness.

[oyolar]

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I really want to try the P4 or P8 shapes since they don't seem to have too square of a tail (which I'm not a fan of), but I'm not sure how easy they are to find and frankly, I wasn't a huge fan of the Polar I had a while back. It was way too flat for me.

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Really enjoyed my P8, not too far off from a popsicle but it seemed like there was extra deck where I needed it. Not flat by any means, but the tail is notably more square than regular shapes if that's a dealbreaker.

Thanks!  Yeah, it looks similar to the square-ishness of the Welcome I have as a cruiser (Son of Moontrimmer) and I love that shape so I'm hoping it won't be too bad. And I want to try something a little different but I'd like to see it in person and see what my thoughts are.

My only experiences with square tails were SUPER squared off and flat (kinda like the Dane1 tail). I couldn't get over the flat/dull sounding pop and didn't like that ollies felt more effortful because the force was so spread out.

[jamersonbass]

Thanks for all the help guys. I ended up going through SoCal because they had an additional 10% off everything and free shipping.

[144p]

10% off and free shipping on a deck.
They can't be making much.

[Dr. Octagon]

10% off and free shipping on a deck.
They can't be making much.

no, and they run those sales a lot. profit margins are so small.

[chillclinton87]

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10% off and free shipping on a deck.
They can't be making much.

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no, and they run those sales a lot. profit margins are so small.

when i stayed in daytona beach couple years agoo for a week i checked out energy skate shop and have nothing but great things to say from my experience! they have really low prices overall from what i remember and run sales a lot......the owner told me it was because nobody earns enough money, so he marks down as far as he can. this was four years ago and they are still in business. any PALS from the daytona area?

[floop]

never skated a Habitat before, but I couldn't resist this one (got some others from the series for the wall)



8.37
ace 44
stf 54
bearing that need to be replaced