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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25770 on: September 30, 2020, 07:16:48 PM »
So my Hook Ups board was stolen at the end of August down the shore. Put it near the door of the restaurant I was eating at and some kid snatched it. My buddy who never skates gave me this old dog shit Blind complete he had in his garage. Had these Bam Destructo's on them. Never had Destructo's but checked the bottom and saw "made in USA" and not the newer China made. Gave me an idea and try to make an all Bam USA complete. I know I'm about to Get kooked to hell for this but fuck it.

Funniest of all, they screened the graphic upside down, so the tail is the nose and the nose is the tail. I was all fucked up when I first started pushing on it. That's what I get for doing this shit though.







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Destructo Mid 5.25 *put all new hardware and bushings into them*
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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25771 on: September 30, 2020, 07:26:53 PM »
So my Hook Ups board was stolen at the end of August down the shore. Put it near the door of the restaurant I was eating at and some kid snatched it. My buddy who never skates gave me this old dog shit Blind complete he had in his garage. Had these Bam Destructo's on them. Never had Destructo's but checked the bottom and saw "made in USA" and not the newer China made. Gave me an idea and try to make an all Bam USA complete. I know I'm about to Get kooked to hell for this but fuck it.

Funniest of all, they screened the graphic upside down, so the tail is the nose and the nose is the tail. I was all fucked up when I first started pushing on it. That's what I get for doing this shit though.







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Destructo Mid 5.25 *put all new hardware and bushings into them*
Bones Reds
52mm Element Wheels
Shortys Hardware
Jessup Grip

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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25772 on: September 30, 2020, 07:30:21 PM »
How are those element wheels?

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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25773 on: September 30, 2020, 07:39:20 PM »
So my Hook Ups board was stolen at the end of August down the shore. Put it near the door of the restaurant I was eating at and some kid snatched it. My buddy who never skates gave me this old dog shit Blind complete he had in his garage. Had these Bam Destructo's on them. Never had Destructo's but checked the bottom and saw "made in USA" and not the newer China made. Gave me an idea and try to make an all Bam USA complete. I know I'm about to Get kooked to hell for this but fuck it.

I’d advise getting some sort of Bluetooth speaker so you can blast an endless loop of 96 quite bitter beings while you’re riding that bad boy.   
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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25774 on: September 30, 2020, 09:52:55 PM »
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How are those element wheels?

First time I've had them, they're decent, a bit jarring on rough asphalt. But super smooth on nicer surfaces, definitely more park wheels I'd say.
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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25775 on: September 30, 2020, 09:54:55 PM »
This is the definition of Blursed.

(I'll post up my glow in the dark Bam x Destructo trucks later)

You ain't lying dude.
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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25776 on: September 30, 2020, 11:09:18 PM »
So my Hook Ups board was stolen at the end of August down the shore. Put it near the door of the restaurant I was eating at and some kid snatched it. My buddy who never skates gave me this old dog shit Blind complete he had in his garage. Had these Bam Destructo's on them. Never had Destructo's but checked the bottom and saw "made in USA" and not the newer China made. Gave me an idea and try to make an all Bam USA complete. I know I'm about to Get kooked to hell for this but fuck it.

Funniest of all, they screened the graphic upside down, so the tail is the nose and the nose is the tail. I was all fucked up when I first started pushing on it. That's what I get for doing this shit though.



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Destructo Mid 5.25 *put all new hardware and bushings into them*
Bones Reds
52mm Element Wheels
Shortys Hardware
Jessup Grip

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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25777 on: October 01, 2020, 11:04:34 AM »


Grabbed this from the local last month in between OT days.

Traffic Oyola 8.25x32/14.25wb
Thunder 149 Team Hollow II
Spitfire F4 99a Lockdowns 53mm
Reds
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Continue to love the Theories 8.25's.  Great full shape.

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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25778 on: October 01, 2020, 02:50:15 PM »


Grabbed this from the local last month in between OT days.

Traffic Oyola 8.25x32/14.25wb
Thunder 149 Team Hollow II
Spitfire F4 99a Lockdowns 53mm
Reds
Bender Hardware

Continue to love the Theories 8.25's.  Great full shape.

Fuck this is so sick. Would gnar if I could. How do you like those thunders?
Love the triple b sticker, had that same on my Ford ranger, rip.
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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25779 on: October 01, 2020, 03:15:54 PM »


Transportation Unit Dog Walker 9.85" x 31.625" with 14.5" wheelbase
Indy 169s with aftermarket Indy 90a bushings
Speedlab Jason Adams 56mm 99a wheels
Bones Swiss
Powell Rib Bones
MOB
Mini Logo 1/4" risers
Shorty's 1/4" hardware

Black Label deck is much more beat than the picture shows.

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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25780 on: October 01, 2020, 03:41:09 PM »


Transportation Unit Dog Walker 9.85" x 31.625" with 14.5" wheelbase
Indy 169s with aftermarket Indy 90a bushings
Speedlab Jason Adams 56mm 99a wheels
Bones Swiss
Powell Rib Bones
MOB
Mini Logo 1/4" risers
Shorty's 1/4" hardware

Black Label deck is much more beat than the picture shows.
How do you like those slappy hour speedlabs? Might buy myself a set of the 54s
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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25781 on: October 01, 2020, 05:17:41 PM »
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Transportation Unit Dog Walker 9.85" x 31.625" with 14.5" wheelbase
Indy 169s with aftermarket Indy 90a bushings
Speedlab Jason Adams 56mm 99a wheels
Bones Swiss
Powell Rib Bones
MOB
Mini Logo 1/4" risers
Shorty's 1/4" hardware

Black Label deck is much more beat than the picture shows.
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How do you like those slappy hour speedlabs? Might buy myself a set of the 54s

I like them so far, but if you expect them to be the same as F4s, you'll probably be disappointed.

They come with treads like Spitfire classics, but wear away super fast. I found I did need more effort to powerslide these, but the grip they provide on both rough and smooth ground are really great. One thing I like about these is that when I do tight turns, they don't slip out from under me. I have this problem with F4s. They did flatspot, but it's super tiny and I can't feel them while riding. I've probably ridden them for about a week, so it'll take some more time before I can get a true opinion.

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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25782 on: October 02, 2020, 03:26:02 AM »
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Polar Sanbongi 8.5
Indy forged 149
Indy bolts
Andale bearings
Mob
Spitfire F4 99d were 54mm
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Minor deduction for the Andale bearings. Otherwise, stellar.

Big Balls have blue shields, too.  What’s wrong with Andale?  They have a pretty stacked roster.
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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25783 on: October 02, 2020, 03:29:41 AM »
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Polar Sanbongi 8.5
Indy forged 149
Indy bolts
Andale bearings
Mob
Spitfire F4 99d were 54mm
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Minor deduction for the Andale bearings. Otherwise, stellar.
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Big Balls have blue shields, too.  What’s wrong with Andale?  They have a pretty roster roster.
They're not Bones.
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forgive me if i somehow missed it, but could someone help me with just how flat the flat as fuck decks really are?
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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25784 on: October 02, 2020, 04:10:07 AM »
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Polar Sanbongi 8.5
Indy forged 149
Indy bolts
Andale bearings
Mob
Spitfire F4 99d were 54mm
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Minor deduction for the Andale bearings. Otherwise, stellar.
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Big Balls have blue shields, too.  What’s wrong with Andale?  They have a pretty roster roster.
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They're not Bones.
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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25785 on: October 02, 2020, 05:04:27 AM »


Did a couple of upgrades, I initially took the 149 Indys from my cruiser to set this up, but I wasn't really feeling them after riding Aces on my previous board, plus then I had no cruiser. So now it's back to Aces. And since the shop had no Spitfires, Bones or OJs, I figured might as well try out these Rictas.

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Ace 44s (Bones Black top, Yellow bottom)
Ricta Rapido Wide 52mm
Reds
Indy hardware

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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25786 on: October 02, 2020, 05:07:13 AM »
Fuck this is so sick. Would gnar if I could. How do you like those thunders?
Love the triple b sticker, had that same on my Ford ranger, rip.

LOVE the Thunder Team Hollows.  They have been my default truck since they came out.  The cast plates give them the perfect geometry and minimize wheelbite.  Best pop out there.

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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25787 on: October 02, 2020, 06:43:49 AM »
Ok. I went up in WB to see how I like it.
AH Team Eagle 9x33(!!) 15.06WB
Ace 55s
Dressen OJIIs 56mm
Bronson Shieldless
Will ride this on everything
IMG_3039 by LivingMinimal, on Flickr
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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25788 on: October 02, 2020, 03:27:40 PM »
there pitonyak pro 8.25
ace 44
leo baker spitfire f4 classics 53
rush swiss

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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25789 on: October 02, 2020, 03:32:40 PM »
there pitonyak pro 8.25
ace 44
leo baker spitfire f4 classics 53
rush swiss
Grip job is top notch.

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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25790 on: October 02, 2020, 04:34:11 PM »
Ok. I went up in WB to see how I like it.
AH Team Eagle 9x33(!!) 15.06WB
Ace 55s
Dressen OJIIs 56mm
Bronson Shieldless
Will ride this on everything
IMG_3039 by LivingMinimal, on Flickr
had the same setup about a year ago, hated it cause it was heavy and a bitch to flip. let us know how it goes
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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25791 on: October 02, 2020, 06:14:00 PM »


CCS custom my 4th birthday
8.25
tensor ATG Mag
Autobahn 52mm 83b
Bones swiss
hardware
griptape

Riding custom graphics this year has been fucking fun. Just 1 thing to be stoked on. I highly recommend doing. CCS custom decks are good. I couldn't tell you who their supplier is. No identifiable marks except for one I had that was prime. This shape is great.

My actual production boards just shipped today. And they're not a graphic I've shared yet, but now I feel like they're not gonna get as positive of a response,

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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25792 on: October 02, 2020, 06:47:11 PM »


CCS custom my 4th birthday
8.25
tensor ATG Mag
Autobahn 52mm 83b
Bones swiss
hardware
griptape

Riding custom graphics this year has been fucking fun. Just 1 thing to be stoked on. I highly recommend doing. CCS custom decks are good. I couldn't tell you who their supplier is. No identifiable marks except for one I had that was prime. This shape is great.

My actual production boards just shipped today. And they're not a graphic I've shared yet, but now I feel like they're not gonna get as positive of a response,

I’ll be the first to admit that your taste does not coincide with mine. I think it was you that used to post setups with a chuting starr sticker or something like that, and then just....a very mall sports early/mid 2000s aesthetic. Looking back I think you were maybe just too advanced for me.
This graphic is so fucking sick

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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25793 on: October 02, 2020, 07:25:19 PM »
I was on that early 2000s shit before the nostalgia kicked in. Chutingstar was dope. They had a free indoor park and would order whatever I wanted from distributors.

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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25794 on: October 02, 2020, 09:19:29 PM »
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OJs Little doodies 58 mm 92A

Been cruising with my big cruiser for a month or so now with 78A 60 mm Ricta Clouds. Compared to that these Little doodies feel slow as fuck. But at least these slide. Managed to do a few reverts today. No ollies still for a while, but I feel like it's all coming back, slowly but surely.

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Those doodies scare me and yet intrigue me at the same time.  The riding surface looks tiny. 
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They're pretty much balls. Weird ass wheels for sure but slow as all hell. I gotta switch out the bearings and test them again but today i tested them side by side with 101A Formula Fours, 87A Keyframes and 78A Clouds on asphalt and they were noticeably slower than any of the other wheels. Maybe I'll report back here or the wheels thread.  :)
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I had a set a year or 2 ago, they're just slow. It won't matter what bearings you have in there. And they're super easy to flat spot.

SML big dreamers 92a are fuxkin slept of so bad. I’m so close to ordering those oj nomads. They’re 95a with OJ duro I always found their 99 to be hard like some companies 101s. They’re shaped like the tablets too which is cool. I want a set of oj elites hardliners just thinner. Has anyone skate Brian sumbers new wheel company EMBRACE? The wheel look quality but so did ORBS specters IMO those were the slowest worst wheels I’ve ever had. Why is spitfire formula four so yellow colored ??

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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25795 on: October 02, 2020, 09:20:28 PM »
cracked my fa 8.5 yesterday on an nollie varial heel attempt. broke two of their decks during covid times, either quality has dipped or i got fat :-\

my choices were to get the same shape or size up a bit. the only 8.75 my shop had in was this deck. bit the bullet even though the 13.75 wb and 31.65 length was screaming at me no. just gonna keep positive and if it doesnt work out, i have a fun cruiser and learned my limits on deck shortness. my previous shape will always be around.


5boro 8.75 shred shape
5.2 lo hollows w/ flat bottom washers and riptides
boardycakes benchwarmers 48.5mm 99a
super swiss 6
bronze allen
mob which ive liked with cupsoles
af1/jordan 1 lows shoe rotation
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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25796 on: October 03, 2020, 02:10:48 AM »
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OJs Little doodies 58 mm 92A

Been cruising with my big cruiser for a month or so now with 78A 60 mm Ricta Clouds. Compared to that these Little doodies feel slow as fuck. But at least these slide. Managed to do a few reverts today. No ollies still for a while, but I feel like it's all coming back, slowly but surely.

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Those doodies scare me and yet intrigue me at the same time.  The riding surface looks tiny. 
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They're pretty much balls. Weird ass wheels for sure but slow as all hell. I gotta switch out the bearings and test them again but today i tested them side by side with 101A Formula Fours, 87A Keyframes and 78A Clouds on asphalt and they were noticeably slower than any of the other wheels. Maybe I'll report back here or the wheels thread.  :)
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I had a set a year or 2 ago, they're just slow. It won't matter what bearings you have in there. And they're super easy to flat spot.
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SML big dreamers 92a are fuxkin slept of so bad. I’m so close to ordering those oj nomads. They’re 95a with OJ duro I always found their 99 to be hard like some companies 101s. They’re shaped like the tablets too which is cool. I want a set of oj elites hardliners just thinner. Has anyone skate Brian sumbers new wheel company EMBRACE? The wheel look quality but so did ORBS specters IMO those were the slowest worst wheels I’ve ever had. Why is spitfire formula four so yellow colored ??

F4 is urethane that hasn't been bleached or dyed white. Just it's natural color
flat spotted 3 times in 2 weeks, other than that awesome wheels

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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25797 on: October 03, 2020, 05:30:37 AM »
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Ok. I went up in WB to see how I like it.
AH Team Eagle 9x33(!!) 15.06WB
Ace 55s
Dressen OJIIs 56mm
Bronson Shieldless
Will ride this on everything
IMG_3039 by LivingMinimal, on Flickr
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had the same setup about a year ago, hated it cause it was heavy and a bitch to flip. let us know how it goes

it is DEFINITELY THAT. and I noticed the wheelbase change big time. So weird, when I was skating before we barely thought about WB, I mean no one talked about it...at 44 and just returning to skating, I noticed this thing is definitely sluggish pushing around....but...

....in the bowl I skated yesterday and on my 2' mini, holy shit! so stable and smooth, like a cadillac! I am skating a 5" wood bowl today, really interested to see how it gets through the tighter pocket and corner.

My friend told me to get the board because "youre 44 and dont need to ride a teenagers set up" and I kind of think hes right. I just need to ollie up and over stuff semi-consistently right now (until I can get back on my flat bar consistently) skate some curbs, and keep working on my park/tranny skating. There are no 360 flips or varial heels in my immediate future. this board might be a keeper.
ok thanks

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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25798 on: October 03, 2020, 06:09:05 AM »
And plus you have it with ace 55 that’ll shorten the 15” wheelbase a bit more than other trucks

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Re: The Set-up Thread
« Reply #25799 on: October 03, 2020, 06:30:19 AM »
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Ok. I went up in WB to see how I like it.
AH Team Eagle 9x33(!!) 15.06WB
Ace 55s
Dressen OJIIs 56mm
Bronson Shieldless
Will ride this on everything
IMG_3039 by LivingMinimal, on Flickr
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had the same setup about a year ago, hated it cause it was heavy and a bitch to flip. let us know how it goes
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it is DEFINITELY THAT. and I noticed the wheelbase change big time. So weird, when I was skating before we barely thought about WB, I mean no one talked about it...at 44 and just returning to skating, I noticed this thing is definitely sluggish pushing around....but...

....in the bowl I skated yesterday and on my 2' mini, holy shit! so stable and smooth, like a cadillac! I am skating a 5" wood bowl today, really interested to see how it gets through the tighter pocket and corner.

My friend told me to get the board because "youre 44 and dont need to ride a teenagers set up" and I kind of think hes right. I just need to ollie up and over stuff semi-consistently right now (until I can get back on my flat bar consistently) skate some curbs, and keep working on my park/tranny skating. There are no 360 flips or varial heels in my immediate future. this board might be a keeper.

Brian Anderson tre flips basically this same setup like it’s nothing.  Barefoot.