The Set-up Thread

[Mbrimson88]

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This eagle was supposed to be an 8.12, but it’s actually an 8.25

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That is crazy!

I feel like the graphic has changed somewhat too, as I had a million of the 8.12 black eagles and it looks different nowdays to my older ones.

They were 8.12 x 32 with 14.25 wb, so is that the standard 8.25 x 32 with 14.38 or something else?

Not a worry if you are not into measuring all dimensions, but just curious.

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I think somehow it's missing the brown layer from the graphic. I'm sure it's a heat transfer but I think something messed up when they were printing them out and used em anyway. Looks kinda sick actually.

Yes, exactly that.  I went and had a look at others and that is it.

They are all heat transfers nowdays, so even though it is still different coloured screens on to the transfer, they skipped / missed / were out of brown and it comes up with a much cleaner graphic, which is why it looked so different, especially round the text banner and the feathers.

[Complements4U]

Too many changes going to a longer wheelbase with higher trucks, had to switch back.

Hockey 8.18
Thunder 147
50mm f4 classics
Swiss
Gt Blazer mid

[chillclinton87]

Too many changes going to a longer wheelbase with higher trucks, had to switch back.

Hockey 8.18
Thunder 147
50mm f4 classics
Swiss
Gt Blazer mid

So clean!!!

Aside from essentially the exact same setup am on at the moment (only difference is i ride 52 F4s) i think it's beautiful, that the bushings seem to be the same color as the wood ply underneath the graphic!
Please post after sliding that beauty a lil more!

[FrozenIndustries]

Too many changes going to a longer wheelbase with higher trucks, had to switch back.

Hockey 8.18
Thunder 147
50mm f4 classics
Swiss
Gt Blazer mid

Skated this same board back in January with some Ace 44s. I wear a size 11 and was worried it would be too small, but I was surprised by how full and comfortable it felt.

[Garbagewagon]

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I really want one of these decks! How is the concave? ✌️

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If its the same mold as the other UMA decks I've seen then its pretty mellow for a BBS. I'd call it more of a medium for other woodshops, but I think Evan might have used the same mold Element uses which is pretty flat compared to other bbs/gen offerings.

Cool! My local had one. Picking it up today.

[antarctica]

8.5 business and co
55s
1/8" risers
50 something f4
swiss
bronze
jessup

rip prince
rip bowie

rip everybody

How do you like the risers on the 55s? Also where'd that bronze sticker come from

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

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This eagle was supposed to be an 8.12, but it’s actually an 8.25

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 Lovely setup tom. Those shoes look really nice on foot as well. Are they the 3st004?
Happy belated @CrimsonGhost -how do those snots skate? I read on Instagram some folks were reminiscing about the quality of the old Cockroach wheels and that they were such high quality urethane that Fos was trying to get the same person to do the urethane for Heroin wheels and I'm wondering if he was successful?

don’t pull at my heartstrings like that... cockroach where the shit!

[Jehoshaphat Augustus]

8.25 polar - hjalte
44s
Old ass F4 conicals
Thuper thwiss bearingth (I keeps em clean-ish)
Doh doh extremely hard (just to see what they are like)
Someone hotted my rail placement last time, I hope I did better for you!

[fredgallSOTY]

Quasi 8.5
Thunder 149
Spitfire Conical Fulls F4 53mm in this pic but i switched to Spitfire John Cardiel Deep Tablet F4 55mm
Bones Reds
random hardware
Jessup Grip

rotating between dunks, old skool pros, and halfcab pros

[smellsdead]

How do you like the risers on the 55s? Also where'd that bronze sticker come from

skates like a dream, and bronze

[white guy in a durag]

First set up as a european. Ran out of crushed stickers before I left the states, so I'm back to repping NJ I guess

Polar Nick Boserio 8.625
Ace classic 55s with extra speed rings on the inside
Loop hole 56 V cuts
Quantum Isotopes
Bronze

[RichardBarkley]

First set up as a european. Ran out of crushed stickers before I left the states, so I'm back to repping NJ I guess

Polar Nick Boserio 8.625
Ace classic 55s with extra speed rings on the inside
Loop hole 56 V cuts
Quantum Isotopes
Bronze

Beast

Where in Europa are you ?

[white guy in a durag]

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First set up as a european. Ran out of crushed stickers before I left the states, so I'm back to repping NJ I guess

Polar Nick Boserio 8.625
Ace classic 55s with extra speed rings on the inside
Loop hole 56 V cuts
Quantum Isotopes
Bronze

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Beast

Where in Europa are you ?

Stuttgart via my company. Got dumb lucky; they put me up right down town, like 10 minutes from the local.

[Tomek]

Krooked slick 8.5 x 31.8 14.25wb
Venture 6.1
F4 54 99
Allen key
Bones big ball
Jessup

I like this one....

[MOE SYZLAK]

Krooked 8.06 (3 concave, would prefer a 1 or 2)
Thunder hi’s whatever the 8 inch ones are
Got those wood ply REAL risers
Shortys Allen
Trying some classic shape f4’s after a decade of conical shapes. 54mm
Black magic grip
Cons JP pro mid

[RichardBarkley]

Krooked 8.06 (3 concave, would prefer a 1 or 2)
Thunder hi’s whatever the 8 inch ones are
Got those wood ply REAL risers
Shortys Allen
Trying some classic shape f4’s after a decade of conical shapes. 54mm
Black magic grip
Cons JP pro mid

Lovely. What's the wheelbase

[Jonny7.5Alive]

8.25 polar - hjalte
44s
Old ass F4 conicals
Thuper thwiss bearingth (I keeps em clean-ish)
Doh doh extremely hard (just to see what they are like)
Someone hotted my rail placement last time, I hope I did better for you!

Sick setup. Extra Marks for the paid in full sticker

[MOE SYZLAK]

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Krooked 8.06 (3 concave, would prefer a 1 or 2)
Thunder hi’s whatever the 8 inch ones are
Got those wood ply REAL risers
Shortys Allen
Trying some classic shape f4’s after a decade of conical shapes. 54mm
Black magic grip
Cons JP pro mid

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Lovely. What's the wheelbase

Krooked website says 14.38.

[Toadfish Rebecchi]

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This eagle was supposed to be an 8.12, but it’s actually an 8.25

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 Lovely setup tom. Those shoes look really nice on foot as well. Are they the 3st004?
Happy belated @CrimsonGhost -how do those snots skate? I read on Instagram some folks were reminiscing about the quality of the old Cockroach wheels and that they were such high quality urethane that Fos was trying to get the same person to do the urethane for Heroin wheels and I'm wondering if he was successful?

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don’t pull at my heartstrings like that... cockroach where the shit!

Without knowing anything about the situation, I can almost guarantee FOS wasn’t successful. Tim, the old owner of Cockroach, is late 60s/early 70s now. He still has all his old tooling etc but is uninterested in parting with it, sharing it or passing his knowledge on. I know people that have offered him decent amounts of money and he declined and is over the skate world. But he was chuffed people still talk about his urethane.

[goodatmeth]

This is the first complete new setup in my whole life, been skating for about 15 years. Merry christmas guys.

Real ishod 8.25 twin tail
53mm f4 tablets 99a
Thunder 148 hollow lights
Bones big balls
Mob grip
Shortys hardware

[nevrwasben]

This is the first complete new setup in my whole life, been skating for about 15 years. Merry christmas guys.

Real ishod 8.25 twin tail
53mm f4 tablets 99a
Thunder 148 hollow lights
Bones big balls
Mob grip
Shortys hardware

Sick
Merry fuckin Christmas Methy

[sweet son of a bitch]

Skate Mental 8.1
Ace 33
Swiss bearings
Spit 54
Ace bolts
Vans grosso
Super light and sweet . Sized up my wheels from 53 - 54mm and they felt so much better.

[nevrwasben]

Skate Mental 8.1
Ace 33
Swiss bearings
Spit 54
Ace bolts
Vans grosso
Super light and sweet . Sized up my wheels from 53 - 54mm and they felt so much better.

What do you think of the Grosso’s insole with the hard plastic support on it??

[sweet son of a bitch]

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Skate Mental 8.1
Ace 33
Swiss bearings
Spit 54
Ace bolts
Vans grosso
Super light and sweet . Sized up my wheels from 53 - 54mm and they felt so much better.

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What do you think of the Grosso’s insole with the hard plastic support on it??

They were ok but I need a higher arch support so I purchased new insoles this week and they worked much better . An upgrade for vans for sure though

[funeral_tuxedo]

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This eagle was supposed to be an 8.12, but it’s actually an 8.25

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 Lovely setup tom. Those shoes look really nice on foot as well. Are they the 3st004?
Happy belated @CrimsonGhost -how do those snots skate? I read on Instagram some folks were reminiscing about the quality of the old Cockroach wheels and that they were such high quality urethane that Fos was trying to get the same person to do the urethane for Heroin wheels and I'm wondering if he was successful?

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don’t pull at my heartstrings like that... cockroach where the shit!

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Without knowing anything about the situation, I can almost guarantee FOS wasn’t successful. Tim, the old owner of Cockroach, is late 60s/early 70s now. He still has all his old tooling etc but is uninterested in parting with it, sharing it or passing his knowledge on. I know people that have offered him decent amounts of money and he declined and is over the skate world. But he was chuffed people still talk about his urethane.

Thanks for the rumor/specualtions @Toadfish Rebecchi  - maybe he'll have a change of heart one day? I never rode those wheels but even just the printing on those cockroach wheels was something special.

[nevrwasben]

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Skate Mental 8.1
Ace 33
Swiss bearings
Spit 54
Ace bolts
Vans grosso
Super light and sweet . Sized up my wheels from 53 - 54mm and they felt so much better.

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What do you think of the Grosso’s insole with the hard plastic support on it??

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They were ok but I need a higher car support so I purchased new insoles this week and they worked much better . An upgrade for vans for sure though

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[hobochimp]

First time riding the 8.38 FA/Hockey shape. Haven’t sessioned it yet but it feels good to stand on. Coming from dlx 8.5 and it feels very similar size wise.


FA 8.38 x 31.75 14.18 wb
V-hollow 5.6 w/ ace low bushings and flat top washers
F4 55 (53 now) lock-ins that I’ve been holding onto for years
Reds?
Allen bolts
Jessup

Blazers are my go-to but just started skating adidas forum 84 adv and really enjoying them. SB dunks sometimes

[Banned from the room]

Another M1 8.25 14" WB
Venture 5.6
Spit f4 OG classic 99s in 58mm
Swiss bones

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Another M1 8.25 14" WB
Venture 5.6
Spit f4 OG classic 99s in 58mm
Swiss bones

This is wet! Real decent.
I haven’t tried 5.6s, but digging the 5.8s: any big advantages differences? I really did not get along with 5.2 hi’s. Sorry Willie/yapple

[Banned from the room]

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Another M1 8.25 14" WB
Venture 5.6
Spit f4 OG classic 99s in 58mm
Swiss bones

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This is wet! Real decent.
I haven’t tried 5.6s, but digging the 5.8s: any big advantages differences? I really did not get along with 5.2 hi’s. Sorry Willie/yapple

I luv this set up. It's almost perfect. I prefer my hollow 5.6 but I'm saving those for when I hit axles on this last set of cast.

 Ive only ridden 5.6 cast and hollow. Put the hollows on ice because they are so nice with a set of cast plates.