The Set-up Thread

[Roisto]

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Safer to post only set ups with fresh decks in this thread. 

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It is ONLY a critique on the marks on the bottom and what the rider may be doing, not an official judgement* on the rider. It's about the marks not the person.


* very much an unofficial judgement.

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I'm all for it man. I found this discussion entertaining and didn't think the comments were meant as an attack on any person.   

[the snake]

Slide marks criticism and voyance is the future, and it all started here

[jc]

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highly suspiscious slide marks here

Slide marks are from trying to get back blunts but to be honest every since my accident a few years ago my skateboarding is god awful. I'm not going to lie.  My accident totally ruined my skateboarding both physically and mentally. I try though.

[the snake]

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highly suspiscious slide marks here

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Slide marks are from trying to get back blunts but to be honest every since my accident a few years ago my skateboarding is god awful. I'm not going to lie.  My accident totally ruined my skateboarding both physically and mentally. I try though.

Don't just keep trying ! Do it ! (while keep trying it)

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highly suspiscious slide marks here

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Slide marks are from trying to get back blunts but to be honest every since my accident a few years ago my skateboarding is god awful. I'm not going to lie.  My accident totally ruined my skateboarding both physically and mentally. I try though.

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Don't just keep trying ! Do it ! (while keep trying it)

To be honest I've now started feeling better lately. I lost my father a few months ago and was ignoring my skateboard. I also almost lost my mother last month so I haven't really been doing well in the mental department. I'm quite jazzed about skateboarding and life right now though. It just gets boring skating by yourself and your iphone. I'm 32 and haven't had friends to skate with since I was about 20, making friends as an adult is strange.

[the snake]

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highly suspiscious slide marks here

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Slide marks are from trying to get back blunts but to be honest every since my accident a few years ago my skateboarding is god awful. I'm not going to lie.  My accident totally ruined my skateboarding both physically and mentally. I try though.

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Don't just keep trying ! Do it ! (while keep trying it)

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To be honest I've now started feeling better lately. I lost my father a few months ago and was ignoring my skateboard. I also almost lost my mother last month so I haven't really been doing well in the mental department. I'm quite jazzed about skateboarding and life right now though. It just gets boring skating by yourself and your iphone. I'm 32 and haven't had friends to skate with since I was about 20, making friends as an adult is strange.

if it's true, sorry for you, man, just keep going to the local spots, do your thing, you'll find friends among strangers

[Roisto]

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highly suspiscious slide marks here

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Slide marks are from trying to get back blunts but to be honest every since my accident a few years ago my skateboarding is god awful. I'm not going to lie.  My accident totally ruined my skateboarding both physically and mentally. I try though.

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Don't just keep trying ! Do it ! (while keep trying it)

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To be honest I've now started feeling better lately. I lost my father a few months ago and was ignoring my skateboard. I also almost lost my mother last month so I haven't really been doing well in the mental department. I'm quite jazzed about skateboarding and life right now though. It just gets boring skating by yourself and your iphone. I'm 32 and haven't had friends to skate with since I was about 20, making friends as an adult is strange.

That's heavy man. Sorry to hear that. Losing family members and recovering from injuries both can be a huge mental burden. Been there with both. Just gotta give yourself time and ease off yourself. It's ok to not be 100% there with your skating, or anything in life. Stressing about it all is too easy but isn't helpful. Gotta allow yourself to recover without putting excessive pressure on yourself.

[FROTHY]

New board coming in the mail but I'm not posting until I acquire slide marks that reveal intimate details of my persona which all will be encouraged to psychoanalyze.

[cloudy]

would very much enjoy it if feedback ted popped in here from time to time for a round of psychoanalysis. plenty of material to work with.

[planman]

Wknd 8.625
Ace 44s
Spitfire Classics 55/99
Reds
Pf Flyers

Hopefully my grip tape is causing shit_for_brains some discomfort

[Not Local]

That's a nice one. 44s look good on that 8.6.

[lamfordie]

8.3 Active board. I really like this shape. It's the closest to a legit shovel nose.
Thunders 149
52mm Sml Wheels
Reds
Van's ultra range pro

[FROTHY]

Shoot, I was going to wait to post until slide marks, but I can't.
8.5 Polar
Big hollow Independents. IDK sizes
52mm spit f4 lockins
Reebok club c 85 - oh shit these things feel right

[ungzilla]

Hopefully my grip tape is causing shit_for_brains some discomfort

i assume that he's already dead and/or you'll be dead shortly

[hangontoyourego]

Shoot, I was going to wait to post until slide marks, but I can't.
8.5 Polar
Big hollow Independents. IDK sizes
52mm spit f4 lockins
Reebok club c 85 - oh shit these things feel right

Lock-ins are my fav  &  Nice flooring . I’ve wanted to try skating those Reebok’s . What site do you use to post that photo? I have the worst luck posting

[shit_for_brains]

Wknd 8.625
Ace 44s
Spitfire Classics 55/99
Reds
Pf Flyers

Hopefully my grip tape is causing shit_for_brains some discomfort

You could hit me with a car and not cause me discomfort

[the snake]

Looking at your grip job increased my hangover headache this morning, especially when focussing on the middle of it...
trash compactor then fire, please ^^

[FROTHY]

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Shoot, I was going to wait to post until slide marks, but I can't.
8.5 Polar
Big hollow Independents. IDK sizes
52mm spit f4 lockins
Reebok club c 85 - oh shit these things feel right

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Lock-ins are my fav  &  Nice flooring . I’ve wanted to try skating those Reebok’s . What site do you use to post that photo? I have the worst luck posting

Thanks. Imgbb.com

[se7en3two]

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Hey what the fuck is going on with this place what kind of slides are you people doing or not doing?

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I’d love to see a shit_for_brains slide mark critique thread.  I’ll post my deck when I’m ready to switch it out in about a week, it should give my man plenty of material to work with.

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It's pretty standard. If you do a legit slide you'll get a legit mark. Any slide. Even a shitty one. Tail and nose should be against baseplates and going horizontal because that's how those tricks work. Board/lip should be mostly in the middle but a few near the baseplates hey that's fine skating is hard. Feeble/smith on the edges near the front trucks unless you're in Canada. Marks from fucking up legit slides and grinds are fine because skating is still hard. But if you come in with ONLY vertical marks on your tail on a 4 year old deck that looks like rats have been alternating between chewing and pissing on it and your griptape has reverted back to sand? Get out.

Great concept here.

How are we scoring pressure flip wear-marks on a nose/tail? Asking for a friend...

[Enrico Pallazzo]

WKND 8.5
Venture 5.8
F4 Radials 56
Swiss

Enjoying the squared off shape so far

[hey pickle]

thats a fine lookin skateboard ^

everytime i see someone with ventures, especially 5.8's, it makes me want to grab a set but I cant pull the trigger for some reason. I feel like I'll get em and just ask myself why I didnt just get indys

[hangontoyourego]

I skated ventures for a while & thinking of going back but I don’t know how they will be for carving tranny . For street I like them just heavy .

[johnes]

Ccs custom 8.5
Black panther ceramics bearings
Mini logo 54mm A cut wheels
Minilogo 8.38 trucks

[BMCsteve]

I skated ventures for a while & thinking of going back but I don’t know how they will be for carving tranny . For street I like them just heavy .

They're surprisingly great on tranny.   Very surfy carving

[FROTHY]

Ccs custom 8.5
Black panther ceramics bearings
Mini logo 54mm A cut wheels
Minilogo 8.38 trucks

Somehow your ccs flat hairy ass deck is the best thing you got going.

[hangontoyourego]

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I skated ventures for a while & thinking of going back but I don’t know how they will be for carving tranny . For street I like them just heavy .

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They're surprisingly great on tranny.   Very surfy carving

That’s what I wanted to hear . Thanks   

[backinaction]

Bigger setup than normal.




AntiHero Blue Meanie - 8.75 x 32.5 w 14.625 wb, #1 press
Indy Hollow Forged 159
55mm Spitfire F4 101 Lock-in
Bones Swiss 6
Mob
Indy hardware
Mini logo rubber 1/10" riser

Adidas Lucas Premier ADV

[Roisto]

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I skated ventures for a while & thinking of going back but I don’t know how they will be for carving tranny . For street I like them just heavy .

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They're surprisingly great on tranny.   Very surfy carving

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That’s what I wanted to hear . Thanks   

I strongly disagree with BMCsteve on that. I love the Venture pop. I can’t understand it, but it is very magical IMO. But on tranny they just don’t cut it. They’re either floppy but don’t really turn or tight and don’t really turn. I am comparing them to Aces though which turn like a motherfucker absolutely anywhere but haven’t got that magical pop control.

Normal 5.8” Ventures compared to normal 44 Aces on a 8.38” deck with a 14.5” wheelbase.

[BMCsteve]

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I skated ventures for a while & thinking of going back but I don’t know how they will be for carving tranny . For street I like them just heavy .

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They're surprisingly great on tranny.   Very surfy carving

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That’s what I wanted to hear . Thanks   

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I strongly disagree with BMCsteve on that. I love the Venture pop. I can’t understand it, but it is very magical IMO. But on tranny they just don’t cut it. They’re either floppy but don’t really turn or tight and don’t really turn. I am comparing them to Aces though which turn like a motherfucker absolutely anywhere but haven’t got that magical pop control.

Normal 5.8” Ventures compared to normal 44 Aces on a 8.38” deck with a 14.5” wheelbase.

This is not me (obviously) but this dude skates ventures and you can see he isn't exactly having trouble with turns or tight turns.  Tight turns on a small bowl in the first video and carves a 13ft wall followed by a huge 360 in the second video. 

Nothing beats Ace on tranny but the whole "venture's dont turn" thing does not apply to the 5.8 highs

[Roisto]

^Good skating but none of those turns were tight. Ventures do turn but nowhere near as much as Aces. Yes, you could skate them anywhere but the reason I came to the conclusion that they don’t work for me was tight spots and tight turns on tranny. Other than that, I liked them very much. And 5.8s are the only Ventures I’ve ever tried. I still have that set around and am tempted to try them once I get to skate but I am pretty happy with having Aces on all my setups now. The lure of the Venture pop is strong.