The Set-up Thread

[hangontoyourego]

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White bolts are definitely worse than silver ones -1

BA 9.25 14.38 WB stamped IV
Venture 6.1s
F4 conical 99s 52mm
Mixed bearings
Bronze hardware
Jessup grip
Jordan 1s
Ventures feel a lot like 55s one session in, they turn super quick and feel great so far. If the bushings harden a little once broken in I might not have to adjust them at all.

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I love those Lance Mountain decks. I've got one of the Kanfoush 8.28 on the way.

Ventures get a bad rap for "not turning" but really I think that it's just that they turn differently than really any other truck. The main issue that I've seen with the stock bushings is that they sometimes split down the side just during normal use. Indy 92a are a good replacement or if you want something a bit harder I use tracker hard superball.

they will harden up a bit . I have the 6.1’s & haven’t touched them one bit . I have them on a deck i just take for the park and the last time i did i was all oh man they tightened up and they are perfect .

[Paco Supreme]

Chipped the fuck out of the nose after a slip out on my BBS test, back to PS Stix

[Sativa Lung]

they will harden up a bit . I have the 6.1’s & haven’t touched them one bit . I have them on a deck i just take for the park and the last time i did i was all oh man they tightened up and they are perfect .

Ya venture has my favorite stock bushings besides maybe the new Chinese indy ones. The only reason I changed them was one of them split down the side within a week and there was someone else in the truck setup thread that had the same thing happen.

The indy 92 is pretty close to the way my old venture stockies (which did harden as they broke in) feel, but I switched to the tracker hard because I had 5.2 lo on a real low-pro deck and I was getting wheel bite on deep turns with 52mm conicals.

[roba]

Chipped the fuck out of the nose after a slip out on my BBS test, back to PS Stix

i'm so fucking jealous that y'all have access to stained blank boards

[Murge]

Treated myself to a new setup. Plus, I wanted to try the new wood.

Brujaria DB Cooper
Ace 55s
Acid 54mm
Swiss
Accel Slims

What’s the new wood? The old was clutch right? How is it so far? The  brujaria I had was pretty damn solid. 

[Paco Supreme]

i'm so fucking jealous that y'all have access to stained blank boards

20 minutes, some sandpaper and a clear coat spray can my friend. I've been doing it so long i've got a space in my garage dedicated to it now

[garmstronger]

Thanks @Shufflessss . New deck is fantastic.  Love me some South Central wood.  Now I just need to down size the huge 56 spits before I break my old ankles.

8.25 Colony
149 Indy
56 Spit F4
Bones Swiss
Nike SB blazer mid  xt - Donny

[BL0B]

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i'm so fucking jealous that y'all have access to stained blank boards

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20 minutes, some sandpaper and a clear coat spray can my friend. I've been doing it so long i've got a space in my garage dedicated to it now

in the olden days, i'd wipe off Screenprinted graphics with lacquer thinner, takes like 2 mins. idk what it does to heat transfers.

[Paco Supreme]

I've always been wary of thinners seeping into the glued veneers and wrecking havoc

[Shufflessss]

Thanks @Shufflessss . New deck is fantastic.  Love me some South Central wood.  Now I just need to down size the huge 56 spits before I break my old ankles.

8.25 Colony
149 Indy
56 Spit F4
Bones Swiss
Nike SB blazer mid  xt - Donny

Thanks man!

[jtrpma]

Creature Gravette Football 8.8 x 31.4 14” wb
Venture V Light 5.8
F4 Conical Full 99a 52mm
Bones Big Balls

Definitely did not need this board and feeling kind of guilty. Whatever, it feels good. Took my Cromer football out for the first time since I bought it yesterday and loved the shape but it was just too small and pointy. This is closer to the Blind reissues I’ve skated before.

Edit: sorry I just noticed how big the photos are on desktop.

home made wheel wells? how did you cut them, with an angle grinder?
the setup looks really nice!

also the BA is nice, i just think it is weird on that shape that the widest point is so far up between the front bolts. still a really nice shape and setup. does it feel narrower than other 9.25s?

[Sativa Lung]

I've always been wary of thinners seeping into the glued veneers and wrecking havoc

Not sure about actual thinners, but I used to mix ink for a commercial screen printing place and we used just straight up acetone to remove ink from everything. It never fucked up the glue on the wood pieces we did (although I highly doubt they were made with Franklin Sk-8 glue like most decks) so maybe try nail polish remover for a less destructive solvent?

[Krooked antihero]

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I've always been wary of thinners seeping into the glued veneers and wrecking havoc

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Not sure about actual thinners, but I used to mix ink for a commercial screen printing place and we used just straight up acetone to remove ink from everything. It never fucked up the glue on the wood pieces we did (although I highly doubt they were made with Franklin Sk-8 glue like most decks) so maybe try nail polish remover for a less destructive solvent?

Yeah acetone evaporates so quickly it won’t harm your board. I do printing as well and we use citrus based solvents these days, lot more healthy to use😄

[animalflesh]

Prime 9.63
Ace 55
1/4 riser
Spit 60
Big balls

[shpongle]

is that a tranny/slappy curb setup?

[animalflesh]

Yeah but that’s mostly all I do so I just also use this same setup for the minor amount of regular street skating I’ve got left

[texasplant]

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Creature Gravette Football 8.8 x 31.4 14” wb
Venture V Light 5.8
F4 Conical Full 99a 52mm
Bones Big Balls

Definitely did not need this board and feeling kind of guilty. Whatever, it feels good. Took my Cromer football out for the first time since I bought it yesterday and loved the shape but it was just too small and pointy. This is closer to the Blind reissues I’ve skated before.

Edit: sorry I just noticed how big the photos are on desktop.

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home made wheel wells? how did you cut them, with an angle grinder?
the setup looks really nice!

also the BA is nice, i just think it is weird on that shape that the widest point is so far up between the front bolts. still a really nice shape and setup. does it feel narrower than other 9.25s?

Nope, came on the board!

[tangar]

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Creature Gravette Football 8.8 x 31.4 14” wb
Venture V Light 5.8
F4 Conical Full 99a 52mm
Bones Big Balls

Definitely did not need this board and feeling kind of guilty. Whatever, it feels good. Took my Cromer football out for the first time since I bought it yesterday and loved the shape but it was just too small and pointy. This is closer to the Blind reissues I’ve skated before.

Edit: sorry I just noticed how big the photos are on desktop.

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home made wheel wells? how did you cut them, with an angle grinder?
the setup looks really nice!

also the BA is nice, i just think it is weird on that shape that the widest point is so far up between the front bolts. still a really nice shape and setup. does it feel narrower than other 9.25s?

This and the polar 1991 are my favorite bigger shaped boards. Enough taper that I can flip it around, short enough that it’s fine for grinds and mannys, I love it. 6.1s work like a dream on it.

[UrsulaHaverbeck]

White bolts are definitely worse than silver ones -1

BA 9.25 14.38 WB stamped IV
Venture 6.1s
F4 conical 99s 52mm
Mixed bearings
Bronze hardware
Jessup grip
Jordan 1s
Ventures feel a lot like 55s one session in, they turn super quick and feel great so far. If the bushings harden a little once broken in I might not have to adjust them at all.

Took a potentially great setup and put Ventures on it. There's no way those are turning like 55's either, fuck outta here.

[Dog the Bounty Hunter]

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White bolts are definitely worse than silver ones -1

BA 9.25 14.38 WB stamped IV
Venture 6.1s
F4 conical 99s 52mm
Mixed bearings
Bronze hardware
Jessup grip
Jordan 1s
Ventures feel a lot like 55s one session in, they turn super quick and feel great so far. If the bushings harden a little once broken in I might not have to adjust them at all.

[close]

Took a potentially great setup and put Ventures on it. There's no way those are turning like 55's either, fuck outta here.

[planman]

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White bolts are definitely worse than silver ones -1

BA 9.25 14.38 WB stamped IV
Venture 6.1s
F4 conical 99s 52mm
Mixed bearings
Bronze hardware
Jessup grip
Jordan 1s
Ventures feel a lot like 55s one session in, they turn super quick and feel great so far. If the bushings harden a little once broken in I might not have to adjust them at all.

[close]

Took a potentially great setup and put Ventures on it. There's no way those are turning like 55's either, fuck outta here.

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There's no way they're turning at all, actually

[tangar]

Haha you can all suck my dick, skateboarding is fun.

[UrsulaHaverbeck]

I'd tell myself skateboarding is fun too, after wasting my money on Ventures and trying not to focus on the fact that I'm gonna need new trucks if I wanna actually turn.

[jtrpma]

I'd tell myself skateboarding is fun too, after wasting my money on Ventures and trying not to focus on the fact that I'm gonna need new trucks if I wanna actually turn.

unreflected, nonsensical hate, just as your username predicts.
wer aus dem holocaust nicht lernt, lernt nie...

what in the world lead you to call yourself after ursula haverbeck?


I see the same people hating on ventures for no reason that glorified them for equally nothing 10 years ago.

[os89]

Yea fuck of with that stupid username. Focus.

[144p]

Northern co dune 8.5 x 32.3
venture 5.8 w/ green dlx supercush 94
spitfire f4 conical full 99a 54mm
bones big balls reds
thunder allen 7/8
mob
vans ave pro w/fp kingfoam orthotic low pro insoles

[baggy spandex]

8.5 GX
5.8 Venture Bobby
53mm Spitfire F4 101 classic
Bones big balls
1" allen hardware
jessup

[tangar]

^ +1 but I hope you don’t skate in weather over 90, Jessup on my BA started peeling bad.

[HyenaChaser]

Northern co dune 8.5 x 32.3
venture 5.8 w/ green dlx supercush 94
spitfire f4 conical full 99a 54mm
bones big balls reds
thunder allen 7/8
mob
vans ave pro w/fp kingfoam orthotic low pro insoles

Thirty Fifth North muthafuckaaaaaaaaz!!!!!!!

[144p]

Actually 35th ave.
The original since 1977