I'm currently out with Covid and decided to spoil myself with an early birthday complete. Might be some time till I'm ready to take it to the streets, but boy do I look forward to that first session back.
Real Ishod 8.5 TT
Venture 5.8 Hollows, purple stock bushings
Dial Tone Jahmal Williams 54mm conicals
Quantum Isotopes
Shop grip
Misc. hardware
I've been experimenting with different wheelbases to see where my sweet spot is. Thus far I couldn't really feel any differences, so I intentionally created a setup with an almost comically long effective wheelbase (17.91"). At some point wheelbase has to affect my skating, maybe this is it.
Also I simply wanted to get some Ventures again after riding them exclusively in the early/mid 2000s. If I dislike the combination, I'll put Aces on this deck and use the Ventures on a deck with a shorter wheelbase.
Dial Tone wheels because Jahmal is the man, plus I like to buy "different" wheels for now. I was out of touch with skating for almost 2 decades, so I didn't experience the ascent of Spitfires as the undisputed top wheels, and haven't skated any F4s since coming back yet. I'm trying to spread the wealth between some of the smaller companies I dig before inevitably trying some F4s and presumably never going back.
My first set of Quantums. They look and feel great right out of the box, I have really high hopes that I've found my forever bearings.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk about my wooden toy and its parts.