The Set-up Thread

[rocklobster]

That setup is amazing and how the hell did you find those vintage NOS ventures?

I think TGM or skateamerica had them for sale:
https://www.skateamerica.com/products/venture-icon-high-skateboard-trucks-set-of-2-raw-5-0
(old logo design but not legit like BFRD's 6-hole baseplate)

[sammyz]

I put off trying out this board for a while, not sure why...now that I have it, I think I have found my deck...hope they don't stop making it anytime soon. It has all the best bits of egg shape that i like, but a nice big tail and not pointy...a nice wide spot for my front foot, but tapered at the trucks to about 8.5...everything about it for me is so well balanced and proportioned.



AH Brown Bomber
thunder 149
SP 53mm classics
bones super swiss

[Diocletian]

I put off trying out this board for a while, not sure why...now that I have it, I think I have found my deck...hope they don't stop making it anytime soon. It has all the best bits of egg shape that i like, but a nice big tail and not pointy...a nice wide spot for my front foot, but tapered at the trucks to about 8.5...everything about it for me is so well balanced and proportioned.



AH Brown Bomber
thunder 149
SP 53mm classics
bones super swiss

I've skated two of these and they were the best shape and wheelbase I've ever had. They seem to have stopped making it :'(

[hillbilly shifty]

Ya know, lately I've been under a lot of stress and I was doing some thinkin.. What can I do to counteract all the stress? Then it hit me... I needed to find some FUN. What could be more FUN than a football shaped deck? So I bought one.. But it wasn't FUN enough on its own. I still hadn't reached the level of FUN I was seeking. So I bought some vintage ventures and boy howdy were they FUN. But it still wasn't enough. I wasn't quite to the apex of FUN yet.. there was something missing. So I started to do some more thinking. It took me a while but all of a sudden I had an epiphany - tiny wheels! Like the ones people used to skate in the early 90s, which is scientifically proven to have been the most FUN era in the existence of mankind. Thus, I present to you - the pure, distilled essence of the very concept of FUN. FUN FUN FUN FUN IT'S SO FUN!

Blind 8.12 Brian Lotti reissue
Vinture 5.2s (original bushings and authentic lack of turning included)
Boardy Cakes 44mm fat bundts
GMN bearings
Black Magic
Jessup grip

this is beautiful!
i have this same deck. set up w/ Indy stage 7 136s, and A1 Meats 52mm (found a deal on NOS).
Those Boardy Cakes make me want to grab a set to throw on it instead.
Even though it's 8.12, the football taper makes it feel like a 7.75
and it sure is FUN

[sammyz]

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I put off trying out this board for a while, not sure why...now that I have it, I think I have found my deck...hope they don't stop making it anytime soon. It has all the best bits of egg shape that i like, but a nice big tail and not pointy...a nice wide spot for my front foot, but tapered at the trucks to about 8.5...everything about it for me is so well balanced and proportioned.



AH Brown Bomber
thunder 149
SP 53mm classics
bones super swiss

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I've skated two of these and they were the best shape and wheelbase I've ever had. They seem to have stopped making it :'(

seriously?? is it confirmed?? shit! I thought these were standard AH decks.

I think the shop had another of these, might go get it before it sells out

[yourbreakfsat]

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I put off trying out this board for a while, not sure why...now that I have it, I think I have found my deck...hope they don't stop making it anytime soon. It has all the best bits of egg shape that i like, but a nice big tail and not pointy...a nice wide spot for my front foot, but tapered at the trucks to about 8.5...everything about it for me is so well balanced and proportioned.



AH Brown Bomber
thunder 149
SP 53mm classics
bones super swiss

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I've skated two of these and they were the best shape and wheelbase I've ever had. They seem to have stopped making it :'(

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seriously?? is it confirmed?? shit! I thought these were standard AH decks.

I think the shop had another of these, might go get it before it sells out

Probably covid related since the Brown Bomber and its siblings are supposed to be available year round.

[Sativa Lung]

That setup is amazing and how the hell did you find those vintage NOS ventures?

They're surprisingly common on eBay. It took me a little while to find the 8" ones (the 7.5 and 7.75 seem to be more common) but there's typically at least one or two listings for them. Some people massively overvalue them but if you're patient or good at haggling with sellers you should be able to snag a pair for under $50

I also have another NOS 8" single from the same era but it's a slightly different logo and weighs about 10g less, so they must have switched the materials up at some point.

[FrozenIndustries]

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I put off trying out this board for a while, not sure why...now that I have it, I think I have found my deck...hope they don't stop making it anytime soon. It has all the best bits of egg shape that i like, but a nice big tail and not pointy...a nice wide spot for my front foot, but tapered at the trucks to about 8.5...everything about it for me is so well balanced and proportioned.



AH Brown Bomber
thunder 149
SP 53mm classics
bones super swiss

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I've skated two of these and they were the best shape and wheelbase I've ever had. They seem to have stopped making it :'(

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seriously?? is it confirmed?? shit! I thought these were standard AH decks.

I think the shop had another of these, might go get it before it sells out

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Probably covid related since the Brown Bomber and its siblings are supposed to be available year round.

I hope you're right. I did a lot of battle with this shape but once I paired it up with the right wheels and trucks it became a favorite. I would buy another one today if I could find it.

[RichardBarkley]

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I put off trying out this board for a while, not sure why...now that I have it, I think I have found my deck...hope they don't stop making it anytime soon. It has all the best bits of egg shape that i like, but a nice big tail and not pointy...a nice wide spot for my front foot, but tapered at the trucks to about 8.5...everything about it for me is so well balanced and proportioned.



AH Brown Bomber
thunder 149
SP 53mm classics
bones super swiss

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I've skated two of these and they were the best shape and wheelbase I've ever had. They seem to have stopped making it :'(

[close]

seriously?? is it confirmed?? shit! I thought these were standard AH decks.

I think the shop had another of these, might go get it before it sells out

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Probably covid related since the Brown Bomber and its siblings are supposed to be available year round.

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I hope you're right. I did a lot of battle with this shape but once I paired it up with the right wheels and trucks it became a favorite. I would buy another one today if I could find it.

What trucks and wheels ?

[FrozenIndustries]

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I put off trying out this board for a while, not sure why...now that I have it, I think I have found my deck...hope they don't stop making it anytime soon. It has all the best bits of egg shape that i like, but a nice big tail and not pointy...a nice wide spot for my front foot, but tapered at the trucks to about 8.5...everything about it for me is so well balanced and proportioned.



AH Brown Bomber
thunder 149
SP 53mm classics
bones super swiss

[close]

I've skated two of these and they were the best shape and wheelbase I've ever had. They seem to have stopped making it :'(

[close]

seriously?? is it confirmed?? shit! I thought these were standard AH decks.

I think the shop had another of these, might go get it before it sells out

[close]

Probably covid related since the Brown Bomber and its siblings are supposed to be available year round.

[close]

I hope you're right. I did a lot of battle with this shape but once I paired it up with the right wheels and trucks it became a favorite. I would buy another one today if I could find it.

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What trucks and wheels ?

Aces and conical fulls. I tried it with Venture and Indy and just did not get along with it, but with that combo it felt pretty effortless.

[Diocletian]

Yeah I rode mine with Ace 44's and three washers on the inside and it was perfect. I hope they bring it back because I would skate this board forever. 

[Jory4]

I just rode one with ace 55 no washers and 56mm Slime balls which are kinda like a regular conical f4. Missing it, the madness (Dreams shaped 8.75) I replaced it with is a hair too narrow for  the 55.

Reckon that and my old dune slappy shape are my fave decks since I started skating again.

There’s pics a few pages bank.

[os89]

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I put off trying out this board for a while, not sure why...now that I have it, I think I have found my deck...hope they don't stop making it anytime soon. It has all the best bits of egg shape that i like, but a nice big tail and not pointy...a nice wide spot for my front foot, but tapered at the trucks to about 8.5...everything about it for me is so well balanced and proportioned.



AH Brown Bomber
thunder 149
SP 53mm classics
bones super swiss

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I've skated two of these and they were the best shape and wheelbase I've ever had. They seem to have stopped making it :'(

[close]

seriously?? is it confirmed?? shit! I thought these were standard AH decks.

I think the shop had another of these, might go get it before it sells out

[close]

Probably covid related since the Brown Bomber and its siblings are supposed to be available year round.

[close]

I hope you're right. I did a lot of battle with this shape but once I paired it up with the right wheels and trucks it became a favorite. I would buy another one today if I could find it.

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What trucks and wheels ?

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Aces and conical fulls. I tried it with Venture and Indy and just did not get along with it, but with that combo it felt pretty effortless.

Real question should be, if sammy is skating in those airmax or not?

[sammyz]

Haha...nah man...those Air Max’s are purely for walking...i dont even walk fast in them

[FrozenIndustries]

Hockey KRod 8.5"
Ace 44, 2 washers inside
99 F4 Conical Full 52mm
Mob/Reds/Shorty's

I bought this board in June because I love the graphic, but only skated it twice because these square boards just look so wrong to me. Mostly skating big 90s shaped boards, but my current one had a tiny, tiny nose so I felt like I needed to set this one back up as an antidote. Ended up having one of my best days in a long while and now I am having kind of a madness meltdown. May put my 56mm Loophole V-cuts on this one and just run with it. I also think I like Mob more than Jessup now which feels a little shameful.

[gyros4heroes]

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FA 8.38
Thunder Hollows 148
Spitfire F4 Classics 52mm

Bought this as the previous 2 boards i ve had after a habitat 8.38 were completely random with shorter noses than tails. Looks steeper and the tail is shorter than the habitat shape but overall looks like sex

[os89]

Haha...nah man...those Air Max’s are purely for walking...i dont even walk fast in them

Yea I figured haha, but yo, don't sleep on that speed walking in the mall scene.

So many honeys walking around in their windbreaker tracksuits early in the morning.

[RichardBarkley]

Just setup this flip stick. Been waiting ages for this pocket rocket. Wanted to use cast ventures but hollows is all I could get

DOA 7.5
Venture Hollow Lo 5.0
F4 99a 52

[os89]

Just setup this flip stick. Been waiting ages for this pocket rocket. Wanted to use cast ventures but hollows is all I could get

DOA 7.5
Venture Hollow Lo 5.0
F4 99a 52

Nice.

Fat Bundts JUST arrived, took the spits of I was going to use, and this thing is finally done.

Can’t really try it out today because of the rain. Was nervous about the hi’s, but just popped an Ollie in the apartment and it felt surprisingly good.




5boro 7.75
Venture 5.2 hi’s
Boardy Cakes Fat Bundts 44mm
Jessup
Cheapshots
Shortys

[RichardBarkley]

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Just setup this flip stick. Been waiting ages for this pocket rocket. Wanted to use cast ventures but hollows is all I could get

DOA 7.5
Venture Hollow Lo 5.0
F4 99a 52

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Nice.

Fat Bundts JUST arrived, took the spits of I was going to use, and this thing is finally done.

Can’t really try it out today because of the rain. Was nervous about the hi’s, but just popped an Ollie in the apartment and it felt surprisingly good.




5boro 7.75
Venture 5.2 hi’s
Boardy Cakes Fat Bundts 44mm
Jessup
Cheapshots
Shortys

Beauty!

the fat bundts are next on my list. Bit worried how they ride on my shit streets. I know they're hard. I've been used to 99a f4s for awhile.

[jerrygurneyscream]

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Just setup this flip stick. Been waiting ages for this pocket rocket. Wanted to use cast ventures but hollows is all I could get

DOA 7.5
Venture Hollow Lo 5.0
F4 99a 52

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Nice.

Fat Bundts JUST arrived, took the spits of I was going to use, and this thing is finally done.

Can’t really try it out today because of the rain. Was nervous about the hi’s, but just popped an Ollie in the apartment and it felt surprisingly good.




5boro 7.75
Venture 5.2 hi’s
Boardy Cakes Fat Bundts 44mm
Jessup
Cheapshots
Shortys

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Beauty!

the fat bundts are next on my list. Bit worried how they ride on my shit streets. I know they're hard. I've been used to 99a f4s for awhile.

in my experience they handle rough asphalt pretty good, i hardly even notice how small they are when i ride mine

[thespacewolf]

Hockey KRod 8.5"
Ace 44, 2 washers inside
99 F4 Conical Full 52mm
Mob/Reds/Shorty's

I bought this board in June because I love the graphic, but only skated it twice because these square boards just look so wrong to me. Mostly skating big 90s shaped boards, but my current one had a tiny, tiny nose so I felt like I needed to set this one back up as an antidote. Ended up having one of my best days in a long while and now I am having kind of a madness meltdown. May put my 56mm Loophole V-cuts on this one and just run with it. I also think I like Mob more than Jessup now which feels a little shameful.

Does anyone know what this graphic is a reference to?

[munchbox]

Hockey KRod 8.5"
Ace 44, 2 washers inside
99 F4 Conical Full 52mm
Mob/Reds/Shorty's

I bought this board in June because I love the graphic, but only skated it twice because these square boards just look so wrong to me. Mostly skating big 90s shaped boards, but my current one had a tiny, tiny nose so I felt like I needed to set this one back up as an antidote. Ended up having one of my best days in a long while and now I am having kind of a madness meltdown. May put my 56mm Loophole V-cuts on this one and just run with it. I also think I like Mob more than Jessup now which feels a little shameful.

gnar. that graphic is gorgeous and on my favorite shape

dont feel embarrassed by the mob thing. i liked jessup when i was skating vulcs but now that im purely skating cupsoles, might have to try out mob again for the extra grip.

[FrozenIndustries]

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Hockey KRod 8.5"
Ace 44, 2 washers inside
99 F4 Conical Full 52mm
Mob/Reds/Shorty's

I bought this board in June because I love the graphic, but only skated it twice because these square boards just look so wrong to me. Mostly skating big 90s shaped boards, but my current one had a tiny, tiny nose so I felt like I needed to set this one back up as an antidote. Ended up having one of my best days in a long while and now I am having kind of a madness meltdown. May put my 56mm Loophole V-cuts on this one and just run with it. I also think I like Mob more than Jessup now which feels a little shameful.

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gnar. that graphic is gorgeous and on my favorite shape

dont feel embarrassed by the mob thing. i liked jessup when i was skating vulcs but now that im purely skating cupsoles, might have to try out mob again for the extra grip.

Thanks. I know you are a fellow tall skater but I am pretty shocked on how roomy the shape feels. Even when compared (at least to my memory) to the similar AWS shape this feels nice and long. I am about it. Mob is feeling good and the edges don't get fucked up like on Jessup.

Was skating it today and for whatever reason I feel like the 44s were making me stay on my grinds longer than the 55s I've been running. Maybe it is just that they're more grooved, but I'm not mad at it.

@thespacewolf

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AA's new shotgun graphic is also from some older movie can't remember what it's called tho.

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Deliverance! That's a great graphic.

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Yeah, the new batch of graphics are pretty rad. Looks like the Andrew Allen shotgun/Deliverance deck is already gone (both sizes). POOF!

The woman from the Kevin Rodrigues graphic looks very familiar and is likely from a film as well, but I can't place it. French actress, possibly? If anyone knows, let loose.

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irene jacob from the movie incognito

original photo -

[Dan Gerous]

Ishod Twin Tail 8.5
Independent 149 with Bones hard bushings
Spitfire Tablets 54mm 99a
Bones Big Balls
Mob

Everything new apart from 20+ years old hardware. I skated as a kid but gradually stopped after high school. After regretting stopping everytime I saw people skating, I decided to get back to it, but it's been over 20 years! Since I'll probably need to re-learn pretty much everything and my legs wont remember how a longer nose feels, the twin tail made sense to me.

[kneebone]

Darkroom 8.75"
Indy 159 titanium w bones soft bushings, no washers
Boardycakes benchwarmers 48.5mm
some off-brand ceramics from amazon
Shortys silverado 7/8 allen

I loved the look of the boardycakes in the package, but once I set them up I hate the look of them. They're kind of comically wide, i feel like i'm riding a cartoon skateboard.  I'll probably throw them up in the classifieds section over the weekend (also have a pair of the bundts I'll put up there too).  They skate great though.  I seemed to be sliding tricks further than usual, but not sure if that was actually from the wheels or just a good skate day. 

[Stigmata]

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Hockey KRod 8.5"
Ace 44, 2 washers inside
99 F4 Conical Full 52mm
Mob/Reds/Shorty's

I bought this board in June because I love the graphic, but only skated it twice because these square boards just look so wrong to me. Mostly skating big 90s shaped boards, but my current one had a tiny, tiny nose so I felt like I needed to set this one back up as an antidote. Ended up having one of my best days in a long while and now I am having kind of a madness meltdown. May put my 56mm Loophole V-cuts on this one and just run with it. I also think I like Mob more than Jessup now which feels a little shameful.

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gnar. that graphic is gorgeous and on my favorite shape

dont feel embarrassed by the mob thing. i liked jessup when i was skating vulcs but now that im purely skating cupsoles, might have to try out mob again for the extra grip.

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Thanks. I know you are a fellow tall skater but I am pretty shocked on how roomy the shape feels. Even when compared (at least to my memory) to the similar AWS shape this feels nice and long. I am about it. Mob is feeling good and the edges don't get fucked up like on Jessup.

Was skating it today and for whatever reason I feel like the 44s were making me stay on my grinds longer than the 55s I've been running. Maybe it is just that they're more grooved, but I'm not mad at it.

@thespacewolf

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AA's new shotgun graphic is also from some older movie can't remember what it's called tho.

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Deliverance! That's a great graphic.

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Yeah, the new batch of graphics are pretty rad. Looks like the Andrew Allen shotgun/Deliverance deck is already gone (both sizes). POOF!

The woman from the Kevin Rodrigues graphic looks very familiar and is likely from a film as well, but I can't place it. French actress, possibly? If anyone knows, let loose.

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irene jacob from the movie incognito

original photo -

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It is Irène Jacob from the movie "Three Colours: Red"

[moonordie]

Ishod Twin Tail 8.5
Independent 149 with Bones hard bushings
Spitfire Tablets 54mm 99a
Bones Big Balls
Mob

Everything new apart from 20+ years old hardware. I skated as a kid but gradually stopped after high school. After regretting stopping everytime I saw people skating, I decided to get back to it, but it's been over 20 years! Since I'll probably need to re-learn pretty much everything and my legs wont remember how a longer nose feels, the twin tail made sense to me.

Welcome back.

[Seventyfrigginseven]

Ishod Twin Tail 8.5
Independent 149 with Bones hard bushings
Spitfire Tablets 54mm 99a
Bones Big Balls
Mob

Everything new apart from 20+ years old hardware. I skated as a kid but gradually stopped after high school. After regretting stopping everytime I saw people skating, I decided to get back to it, but it's been over 20 years! Since I'll probably need to re-learn pretty much everything and my legs wont remember how a longer nose feels, the twin tail made sense to me.

Welcome back, now go reunite with pure happiness this weekend. I just setup that same board today so kudos to you for your impeccable taste.

[Basingstoke]

Canada Skate Shop 8"
Jessup Standard (sanded down to super fine)
Independent 139 Titanium
Spitfire O.G. Classics 53mm 99a
Bones Swiss
Shorty's Lights 7/8 Allen
Riptide pivot cups