The Set-up Thread

[alraunen]

Polar 8,625
Thunder 151
Bones hard bushings
Spitfire F4 conicals 54mm (52mm now)
Independent abec 7 bearing
Independent silver hardware
Mob grip

I'm very hyped on this one, fourth white deck in a row

[VCR]

That looks like a fun set up

[mynameisnotjeff]

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Killing Floor 8.25
Indy 149's - Standard Hanger/Reynolds Hollow Baseplate
Indy 88 Soft Conical Bushings
Spitfire F4 Classic 52mm 99a
Bones Super Reds
Indy Hardware
Jessup Grip

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V-Nice set-up.
How do you like the conical bushings in comparison to stadand top cone/cylinder bottom? Also, how are the independent after market bushings? I ride my trucks on the looser side, not quite wobbly, and I've been interested in going for a softer bushing.

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best urethane out there. if you look at em closely you can see there cnc cut versus using a mold like most bushings do.. i was on the bones thing for so long then rode some of the conicals in my thunders and they worked like a charm.

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Beware, you get way more wheelbite on the conicals if you skate Indys. I like it that way, but many a times I've fallen from a heelflip/kickflip due to the wheelbite from the conicals,

It's from the faster turn from the bushing shape. Cylinders turn slower and feel deeper. Conical give a faster response. I've been skating my Thunders and have been trying to get into the looser truck train and I've been getting some gnarly wheel bite. Almost considering on switching back to my 139s or my Ventures

[Sondor]

Sour 8.38
Forged Indy 149's
Bones STF with single row deep groove ball bearings

Rollei APX400 film

[Nate]

And the award for most artfully done board shot goes to Mick!
Sick set up, looks fun.

Sondor Giving him a run for his money. ^

[Mick]

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And the award for most artfully done board shot goes to Mick!
Sick set up, looks fun.

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Sondor Giving him a run for his money. ^

They're two completely different type of setups, camera shots, camera angles, and color. It's hard to compare the two when they both look so beautiful in their own unique way.

[heritage]

Clamy - another killer! Nice setup brother. Also nice Killing Floor above.

Long time no post and I know, big shock, another Habitat. I'm really mixing things up. 

Habitat Angel Rallye 8.125
Thunder 149 Ti
Autobahn Brezinski Union 52
Modus ceramic / MOB / Shortys
#WakeRobins

[20matar]

Clamy - another killer! Nice setup brother. Also nice Killing Floor above.

Long time no post and I know, big shock, another Habitat. I'm really mixing things up. 

Habitat Angel Rallye 8.125
Thunder 149 Ti
Autobahn Brezinski Union 52
Modus ceramic / MOB / Shortys
#WakeRobins

I'm way more amazed by your soccer sticker shtick than I should be. Well done (as usual!)

[micky682]

Clamy - another killer! Nice setup brother. Also nice Killing Floor above.

Long time no post and I know, big shock, another Habitat. I'm really mixing things up. 

Habitat Angel Rallye 8.125
Thunder 149 Ti
Autobahn Brezinski Union 52
Modus ceramic / MOB / Shortys
#WakeRobins

How are the shapes for Habitat now that they moved to BBS?

[heritage]

I'm way more amazed by your soccer sticker shtick than I should be. Well done (as usual!)

Thanks Matar! I'm a pretty big fan of football. Going to Liverpool at the end of the month!

How are the shapes for Habitat now that they moved to BBS?

Amazing. Not too square, not too pointy. Nose is 7, tail is 6.6. Great shape.

[BMCsteve]

Great setup dude!  Also, glad to see you're not dead   

[SodaJerk]

I've been wanting to do this for so long. A time warp set up taking me back nearly 25 years.
Blind Rudy Johnson reissue 8.6
Jessup
Venture wides, closest thing I could get to the featherlight Ventures I rode back then, stock bushings
Fast X FTC 42mm wheels
Bones Reds
Post Details Decades hat
Half Cab 20 years anniversary issues

[BMCsteve]

now THAT looks like a fun setup!  Let us know how the whole thing works out skating in 2017 haha

[bluntstofakie]

I've been wanting to do this for so long. A time warp set up taking me back nearly 25 years.
Blind Rudy Johnson reissue 8.6
Jessup
Venture wides, closest thing I could get to the featherlight Ventures I rode back then, stock bushings
Fast X FTC 42mm wheels
Bones Reds
Post Details Decades hat
Half Cab 20 years anniversary issues

Wow. That looks so tight. I would scour ebay for some old ventures to complete the nostalgic vibe though. They're still out there.

[SodaJerk]

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I've been wanting to do this for so long. A time warp set up taking me back nearly 25 years.
Blind Rudy Johnson reissue 8.6
Jessup
Venture wides, closest thing I could get to the featherlight Ventures I rode back then, stock bushings
Fast X FTC 42mm wheels
Bones Reds
Post Details Decades hat
Half Cab 20 years anniversary issues

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Wow. That looks so tight. I would scour ebay for some old ventures to complete the nostalgic vibe though. They're still out there.

Trust me I tried but I live in the U.K. and I couldn't find any with a hanger wide enough for this deck. I'm meeting a Slap pal in an hour or so to have my first roll back in time.

[SodaJerk]

now THAT looks like a fun setup!  Let us know how the whole thing works out skating in 2017 haha

Skated it tonight and it was super fun. The shape feels like an 8.25 or even slightly smaller because of the taper. The spot was smooth so the smaller wheels weren't a problem but your timing on Ollie's and flip tricks take a little adjustment. It takes a few minutes but there is no lack of pop. Grinding is weird at first because you don't really lock in with wide hangers and tiny wheels but you get used to it and it's damn fun.  I like this shape so much I think I'm going to get another and set it up as my regular set up.

[Mcfctid]

Chocolate mystery board  (Jerry Hsu 8.25)
Thunder 149 hi
Ricta "slix" 52mm
Bones super reds
Mob grip
Diamond hardware

[VCR]

Clamy - another killer! Nice setup brother. Also nice Killing Floor above.

Long time no post and I know, big shock, another Habitat. I'm really mixing things up. 

Habitat Angel Rallye 8.125
Thunder 149 Ti
Autobahn Brezinski Union 52
Modus ceramic / MOB / Shortys
#WakeRobins

sus

[maxi-pad]

About to give this bad boi a whirl.

-Quasi Metalhead 8.5x33
-Indy 149's
-Reynolds Formula Four 54 mm
-Bones Reds

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has anyone ever experimented with creating their own wheelbase size?

[micky682]

has anyone ever experimented with creating their own wheelbase size?

Like drilling new holes into the board? 

[Paco Supreme]

has anyone ever experimented with creating their own wheelbase size?

I've heard of guys re drilling boards, couldn't tell you how well it worked. But as long as you line up all your holes it shouldnt be too difficult

[Mick]

About to give this bad boi a whirl.

-Quasi Metalhead 8.5x33
-Indy 149's
-Reynolds Formula Four 54 mm
-Bones Reds

So beautiful.

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has anyone ever experimented with creating their own wheelbase size?

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Like drilling new holes into the board? 

i hate dumbass responses like this .. i was just thinking how everyone was talking shit on a prime setup i posted and for good reason because it was an 8.25 x 32 with a 14.75 wheelbase and i absolutely hated it at first but got used to it and had fun with it .. but it had me thinking what if i just moved my trucks down .. i didn't end up doing it but had me thinking maybe someone out there has tinkered around with this kind of issue

[Jordick]

yeah if I'm not feeling the wheelbase I re-drill it if I feel like it. It probably seems a lot harder than it actually is. I just line it up with a set of base plates to make sure it's perfect. You'd have to be blind or astonishingly bad with a drill to fuck it up.

[SodaJerk]

has anyone ever experimented with creating their own wheelbase size?

Haven't done it in years but I for sure want to if I get a board with too small a tail or too long a wheelsbase.

[144p]

I've done it a few times over the years, I wanted to skate a grosso so i took a 6 hole indy baseplate and used the top hole to mount it and redrilled it through the other 4 holes, moving the wheelbase about 3/8 back. It's kind of stressful, but not too hard to do.
Seems like you can find the dimensions you think work best if you look hard enough, so prob not really warranted.

[heritage]

I redrilled the back truck holes of an Organika board about 3 years ago. The tail was SUPER tiny. No shit it was barely 6 inches long. And it was an 8.25 board. Just very odd specs. Anyway, I redrilled the back trucks forward to give myself at least half inch more on the tail and it felt even worse. So, to 144p's point, he is dead on. There's just way too much stuff available to go through the shenanigans of re-drilling.

As an aside, I never bought another Kayo board after that.

[TwisT]

Blind 8.25 from the SW sale... it was $17! and the shapes not bad
Destructo 8.25 mids
autobahn 55mm
indy black bearings

I got a pair of State hudson's as well

[tangar]

Really dawg, a Uniqlo sticker?