The Set-up Thread

[straight]

never skated a Habitat before, but I couldn't resist this one (got some others from the series for the wall)



8.37
ace 44
stf 54
bearing that need to be replaced

YES!!!!! 

[Zimmer]

Just set this freshy up today!



Baker OG shape 8.475 14.25WB
AVE 149's
101 F4's 54mm
Redz
Jessup

I'm really liking this set up, really responsive but doesn't feel super scary at speed.

[Krooked antihero]

Sk8mafia Smolik 8.06" x 32" 14.25 wb
Independent 139 with indy aftermarket conical orange ones
Bones stf V1 (old as fuck)
Bronson g3 + few reds

Not sure how i like this board, shape is nice but concave is way too flat for my taste...

[Charles Bronson]

Scram 9.25
Indy 159s
56 mm Spitfires with Dirty Bearings

[cold budweisers]

real donnelly 8.06
indy titanium 139
bones med
spitfire f4 conical 54mm
bones swiss

[HFS40000]

real donnelly 8.06
indy titanium 139
bones med
spitfire f4 conical 54mm
bones swiss

Have Real Decks gotten better over the years?  The last one I skated was a Darrell Stanton like ten years ago and it chipped away to shit almost immediately

[Nate]

Scram 9.25
Indy 159s
56 mm Spitfires with Dirty Bearings

Nolan has been killing it! Yet to get my hands on a board but I got a shirt. I was stoked to get some sketches and a few pins with my order too. 

[somethingmustbreaknow]

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real donnelly 8.06
indy titanium 139
bones med
spitfire f4 conical 54mm
bones swiss

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Have Real Decks gotten better over the years?  The last one I skated was a Darrell Stanton like ten years ago and it chipped away to shit almost immediately

for me real are the best decks out atm.
wood is just perfect, and holds up well.

[HFS40000]

I'll have to give em another shot, I've always liked the company and the team. Plus ten years is a long ass time.

[shit_for_brains]

DLX boards are the best. You're either cursed or got the one bad board they've made. I only ever stray for new shapes.

[Charles Bronson]

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Scram 9.25
Indy 159s
56 mm Spitfires with Dirty Bearings

[close]

Nolan has been killing it! Yet to get my hands on a board but I got a shirt. I was stoked to get some sketches and a few pins with my order too. 

Finally had some fun money in my pocket while Black Market had some in the shop and decided to give one a whirl! I'm loving it so far. The shape is weird and oblong, but it just feels so right, nawmsayin?

[sluggers]

Quasi Proto 8.5 X 32
Indy 149
Ricta All-Stars 53mm
Random hardware
Jessup grip

[Randozzi]

8.25 Scumco and Sons Ben Gore guest board
Indy 144s w/conical bushings
55mm Larry Stranger F4s
Bronson bearings
7/8 allen head bolts
mob grip

black/gum Busenitz pros

[VCR]

Ricta All-Stars 43mm

yeah?

[sluggers]

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Ricta All-Stars 43mm

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yeah?

If they are good enough for Arto, David Gonzales, and Brandon Westgate then they are good enough for me, but
I would welcome a package from Spitfire.

[VCR]

Just wondering about the 43mm part

[sluggers]

Just wondering about the 43mm part

My bad, 53mm. They work, but like I said I would prefer Spitfires, but whatever.

[rails]

50mm Spitfire Classics
assorted bearings - two Enjoi, two Speed Demons, two china Bones, one abec-3 Steadfast, one Spitfire cheapshots
Independent 139 - the series Independent was on in the year 2000.
7.75 by 31.75 Mini-Logo
Shorty's hardware
Jessup griptape
size 8 Vans authentic black:
http://imgur.com/a/c4UvI

im figuring out if i want to mess with the following products, suggestions welcome on any/all of the four things:

- Vans classic slip-ons instead of authentic, fifty bucks

- the Ghetto Cowboy II deck, 8.12 by 32, around sixty-three bucks including grip-tape

- Bones medium bushings:
http://imgur.com/a/mSRwe
bought them two weeks ago and i've been skating in these bunch, it's my first set but i feel like the action is kind of squirrel-y opposed to the Independent bushings which offers a little more stability. particularly for traveling higher speeds and cruising transitions, Independent bushings seem a little better to me. bones bushings do seem immediately better for technical street, but i wonder if Independent bushings will be just as good over time without having any deficiencies in the higher speeds and transition areas.

- just got this set 52 mm:

if you look at my posts in the Wheels Thread, ive been looking for wheels that offer a little more bearing slack for easier set up and removal. does anyone with experience with Girl wheels have any comment on this aspect, ideally before i open the package? also im a little hesitant regarding the Stout shape; i think the thinner Spitfire classics fit my feet size better. but maybe the Stout shape would be better if I size up to the Ghetto Cowboy deck? the wheels were 25 bucks.

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

assorted bearings - two Enjoi, two Speed Demons, two china Bones, one abec-3 Steadfast, one Spitfire cheapshots

wow that would do my head in

[Vitriol]

I'd say get the Real deck and a decent set of bearings for your new wheels (reds?). Possibily the bones bushings if you want your trucks noticeably looser.

[rails]

I'd say get the Real deck and a decent set of bearings for your new wheels (reds?). Possibily the bones bushings if you want your trucks noticeably looser.

thanks for your reply. ive had two sets of reds and im kind of curious for a new bearing brand for under fifteen--it seems like there are a lot now. do you knwo if shake junt bearings are any good

[mynameisnotjeff]

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I'd say get the Real deck and a decent set of bearings for your new wheels (reds?). Possibily the bones bushings if you want your trucks noticeably looser.

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thanks for your reply. ive had two sets of reds and im kind of curious for a new bearing brand for under fifteen--it seems like there are a lot now. do you knwo if shake junt bearings are any good

The ABEC 7 ones (Triple OG) are actually pretty solid

[chillclinton87]

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I'd say get the Real deck and a decent set of bearings for your new wheels (reds?). Possibily the bones bushings if you want your trucks noticeably looser.

[close]

thanks for your reply. ive had two sets of reds and im kind of curious for a new bearing brand for under fifteen--it seems like there are a lot now. do you knwo if shake junt bearings are any good

[close]

The ABEC 7 ones (Triple OG) are actually pretty solid

^thought so too.....those lasted me way over a year in my regular setup....that is good in my book!

[Julz]

DLX boards are the best. You're either cursed or got the one bad board they've made. I only ever stray for new shapes.

Yup, since 2012 90% of my boards have been from DLX since, and I've always been satisfied by their quality.

[micky682]

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DLX boards are the best. You're either cursed or got the one bad board they've made. I only ever stray for new shapes.

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Yup, since 2012 90% of my boards have been from DLX since, and I've always been satisfied by their quality.

You can always just get a deck that's Bareback/Generator, it's the same thing.

[art hellman]

Christmas complete


Polar 8.5 Hjalte Halberg
Indy 159 ti (aftermarket indy conical)
Spitfire F4 54mm 99a Radial Bobby Worrest
Swiss
Jessup

Nike Blazer Mid
State Hudson

[somethingmustbreaknow]

sweet setup. how's 159 on a 8.5?
i'd love to see a photo from above

[art hellman]

will do.

[rails]

50mm Spitfire Classics
assorted bearings - two Enjoi, two Speed Demons, two china Bones, one abec-3 Steadfast, one Spitfire cheapshots
Independent 139 - the series Independent was on in the year 2000.
7.75 by 31.75 Mini-Logo
Shorty's hardware
Jessup griptape
size 8 Vans authentic black:
http://imgur.com/a/c4UvI

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Update:



54mm rowley street heat Orange Juice wheels 99a, unopened set of 52mm stout lose your marbles Girl wheels 98a
one Enjoi, one Speed Demons, one china Bones, one Spitfire cheapshots, four Independent "genuine parts" bearings
Independent 139 - the series Independent was on in the year 2000. experimenting with the bushings: orange Independent bottom bushings, yellow Bones top bushings no top washer.
8.12 by 31.25 Real ghetto cowboy II
generic hardware, some Shorty's
Flik griptape
size 8 Vans classic slip-ons black

- rails

[heritage]

Loved that Polar series Art. I wish I would've grabbed the Juras. Nice setup!

+1's for the Habitats the last few pages and Clamy's Northern.

I have a backlog of decks from the Winter months that I have to get through:

Magenta Peacock 8.25
Thunder Ti149
Autobahn Brezinski 52
MOB / Modus / Shortys