The Set-up Thread

[Jonny Utah]

All I want is a shaped board with a 8.3 width at the widest, a slight 90's football shape, a 14 or 14.25 wheelbase, and not a terrible graphic.  Is that too much to ask for? Can anyone help me out?!

Anti Hero Dingbat Shape

[Xen]

speaking of Polar 90s shape


Polar 9.25
Indy Gonz 169
Spitfire F4 58mm Classics
Swiss
Jessup

Fucking fresh m8. (-1 for messup...I mean jessup

[shit_for_brains]

I just switched to Mob from Jessup because I got sick of doodoo edges but holy fuck I don't know how you guys skate this. I miss the slippery dirty notebook paper feel of jessup.

[144p]

Just sand the whole thing with the cut off bits and your board will feel weeks old instantly.

[shit_for_brains]

Just sand the whole thing with the cut off bits and your board will feel weeks old instantly.

I already have a job

[snaked plissken]

finally tried a FA board, reallllly like the shape, especially how short it is.
8.18 FA
Indy 139
F4's
bones swiss
missing a shoe, but these new mike anderson one stars are great!

[Paco Supreme]

Just sand the whole thing with the cut off bits and your board will feel weeks old instantly.

I've recently started doing this and it does make brand new MOB feel a bit more workable

[DaSk8D00D]

I just switched to Mob from Jessup because I got sick of doodoo edges but holy fuck I don't know how you guys skate this. I miss the slippery dirty notebook paper feel of jessup.

As a jessup lifer, I’ve gone with MOB M80 a couple times with my last few boards and really like it. Pretty similar grit to jessup just easier to apply & the edges don’t get messed up as much. A lot of times it comes with a MOB cutout at the tail but I’ve been able to get some without it if I ask at the shop

[Xen]

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I just switched to Mob from Jessup because I got sick of doodoo edges but holy fuck I don't know how you guys skate this. I miss the slippery dirty notebook paper feel of jessup.

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As a jessup lifer, I’ve gone with MOB M80 a couple times with my last few boards and really like it. Pretty similar grit to jessup just easier to apply & the edges don’t get messed up as much. A lot of times it comes with a MOB cutout at the tail but I’ve been able to get some without it if I ask at the shop

Been on m-80 probably 90% of the time but switched to OG mob when I was wearing adidias and DC (shoes with the white soles) as those shoes suck for grip. Currently on OG mob and vans, so nice!

I gripped a deck a few weeks ago with MOB and it felt bad, like used jessup.

[tony volume]

I just got a new polar board. 8.5 nick boserio P2
Indy 149
Spitfire Orange 54mm f4
Bronsons

[tangar]

I recently tried some of the all black M80. It was way thinner than I remember the die-cut being. Thinner, lighter, just as grippy and my bolts didn’t dig into the grip and spiral like they sometimes do. I probably won’t skate anything else going forward.

[planman]

I could no longer stand riding the Snack board, as much as I wanted to like it, the tail was too fucking long (also I threw it cuz I landed primo on my bad ankle and it kinda started delaminating) so I'm back to my old 8.375 Polar. I took the rails out and filled the holes with shoe goo.

Side note: I balanced it on the back of my chair from my bed since it's lofted and I'm too lazy to leave it.

[alraunen]

Antihero 8'75
Thunder lights 151
Spitfire F4 conicals 54mm 99D
Bones race reds
MOB grip
Independent 7/8 silver bolts (I hate black bolts)

[CINCINNATI]

Antihero 8'75
Thunder lights 151
Spitfire F4 conicals 54mm 99D
Bones race reds
MOB grip
Independent 7/8 silver bolts (I hate black bolts)

heavily fuck with this. love my orange one though.

[Jehoshaphat Augustus]

hot the fuck out of:
-my unused left shoe (my ankle broke long ago and it doesn't bend that way so great anymore)
-my board choice (dirt cheap [im guessing china wood] for like $30) 8.25 G27
-my bum sticker job
-my crooked rails

I came up to my local park one time and those reynolds (size 13) were laying in the middle, totally unskated. 
I ride size 12 and i'm poor, so i took em home for the old 'purell and delousing.' i have to hike them up before i throw my board down, but they have worked without me rolling my ankle, which is usually what happens to me when sporting the oversized chooz.

I also keep a skate Man-purse that has:
1) lighter w/stuff you usually use a lighter with (still on the lookout for that limited edition shorty's skate tool)
2) wax
3) sandpaper
4) mini paint scraper
5) 2 skate tools w/tricked out ratchet action for speedy setup
6) leatherman for my bolts I stand by phillips/allen any day.

I may have bad taste, but I dare you to out-skate-nerd me.


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[Big Baby Jesus]

I could no longer stand riding the Snack board, as much as I wanted to like it, the tail was too fucking long (also I threw it cuz I landed primo on my bad ankle and it kinda started delaminating) so I'm back to my old 8.375 Polar. I took the rails out and filled the holes with shoe goo.

Side note: I balanced it on the back of my chair from my bed since it's lofted and I'm too lazy to leave it.

Nice Set up. Do all snacks have big tails like that? Always wanted to try one ever since the deck with the old bucks logo was out.

Side bar: that chair looks like the ones from my dorm room in college.

[Firebert]

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As a fellow nerd, I can tell just by looking that those rails are too close to the edge to be functional for slides.

[art hellman]

You setups are always clean Art!

ha. thanks. 

this Scum Co. deck seems custom made for me.

[sharkin]

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As a fellow nerd, I can tell just by looking that those rails are too close to the edge to be functional for slides.

Looks fine to me..

unless the board has some super steep concave, anything 1/2" off the sides works fine

[Big Baby Jesus]

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As a fellow nerd, I can tell just by looking that those rails are too close to the edge to be functional for slides.

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Looks fine to me..

unless the board has some super steep concave, anything 1/2" off of the sides works fine

Fixed.

How do you like that chocolate? Is that from after the woodshop change?

[Xen]

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You setups are always clean Art!

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ha. thanks. 

this Scum Co. deck seems custom made for me.

Just look at all that STICKER REALESTATE!

[Bizarro Jerry]

Ran that same exact chocolate 2 times in a row. I love that shape, actually just ordered another Eldrigde chocolate deck the other day.  It's a comfortable 8.25 with a nice little 14" wheelbase making flip tricks a breeze.  Also it's only 31.625" long so it doesn't feel too awkward witht the small wheelbase.  Would skate that shape for the rest of my life if I could.

[franquietits]

finally tried a FA board, reallllly like the shape, especially how short it is.
8.18 FA
Indy 139
F4's
bones swiss
missing a shoe, but these new mike anderson one stars are great!

Missing shoe,

or wants to show off awesome foot tattoo/pedicure?

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

I just got a new polar board. 8.5 nick boserio P2/

how you liking it? In my top 3
of new boards I want at the moment

[Randozzi]

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You setups are always clean Art!

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ha. thanks. 

this Scum Co. deck seems custom made for me.

How is the concave on it?

[fur lined sea]

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I could no longer stand riding the Snack board, as much as I wanted to like it, the tail was too fucking long (also I threw it cuz I landed primo on my bad ankle and it kinda started delaminating) so I'm back to my old 8.375 Polar. I took the rails out and filled the holes with shoe goo.

Side note: I balanced it on the back of my chair from my bed since it's lofted and I'm too lazy to leave it.

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Nice Set up. Do all snacks have big tails like that? Always wanted to try one ever since the deck with the old bucks logo was out.

Side bar: that chair looks like the ones from my dorm room in college.

Snack boards from South Central had big tails and noses. Not sure how/if they've changed shapes since they went to PS Stix.







Hockey AA 8.25
Ace 44s
Radial slim 54 101s
Swiss

[Lorn Au Arcos]

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As a fellow nerd, I can tell just by looking that those rails are too close to the edge to be functional for slides.

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Looks fine to me..

unless the board has some super steep concave, anything 1/2" off of the sides works fine

[close]

Fixed.

How do you like that chocolate? Is that from after the woodshop change?

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I purchased it right around the time of the woodshop change news, the lower than low price that I paid makes me believe it is older stock aka the same old stuff. I don't mind their boards, the tails do tend to turn to razors very quickly (compared to Chapman) but I've heard that isn't the case with the newer wood. My wallet tells me who to support when it comes to this hardgood game, I got no loyalty, sadly, but it boardslides great and didn't break yet. So all systems go.

The rails do seem wide, actually are wide. However, that particular shape does have a pretty mellow concave so should be fine. But again yes the rails being set that wide look really off to me.

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finally tried a FA board, reallllly like the shape, especially how short it is.
8.18 FA
Indy 139
F4's
bones swiss
missing a shoe, but these new mike anderson one stars are great!

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Missing shoe,

or wants to show off awesome foot tattoo/pedicure?

im stuck on the awful pant length

[tony volume]

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I just got a new polar board. 8.5 nick boserio P2/

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how you liking it? In my top 3
of new boards I want at the moment

the shape is awesome. It’s got good pop. I think it’s one of the better boards I’ve ridden in awhile.

[gumi]

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I could no longer stand riding the Snack board, as much as I wanted to like it, the tail was too fucking long (also I threw it cuz I landed primo on my bad ankle and it kinda started delaminating) so I'm back to my old 8.375 Polar. I took the rails out and filled the holes with shoe goo.

Side note: I balanced it on the back of my chair from my bed since it's lofted and I'm too lazy to leave it.

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Nice Set up. Do all snacks have big tails like that? Always wanted to try one ever since the deck with the old bucks logo was out.

Side bar: that chair looks like the ones from my dorm room in college.

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Snack boards from South Central had big tails and noses. Not sure how/if they've changed shapes since they went to PS Stix.







Hockey AA 8.25
Ace 44s
Radial slim 54 101s
Swiss

Perfect. Will buy this AA deck next if I can get my hands on it