The Set-up Thread

[Sativa Lung]

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That is a similar grip tape job to what I often did a few years ago.  Then I had some 12 year old ask me excitedly if it was a Revive.  I stopped doing it.

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Damn

I actually ripped it off from a habitat board.....which might actually be worse now that I think about it. Fuck.

[chris.]

The G027 is a full shape and it 100% tapers to 8” at the back. I believe the G052 is identical except for a slightly larger nose.

The Crail shape guide, for as thorough as it is, doesn’t mention the taper at all. It says “straight rails” which isn’t wrong but doesn’t tell the whole story either.

[SneakySecrets]

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That is a similar grip tape job to what I often did a few years ago.  Then I had some 12 year old ask me excitedly if it was a Revive.  I stopped doing it.

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Damn

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I actually ripped it off from a habitat board.....which might actually be worse now that I think about it. Fuck.

But they ripped off the mammalian circulatory system first.

Nice pants, dickhead.

[Fifty8mm]

Could not stay on bigger boards for too long unfortunately.
Went back to skate a Carroll tar heel 7.5 and got crazy consistency. I wish i could skate that board forever.
So i bought this to replace it.




Magenta 7.6 black magic grip.
Venture 5.0 lo. Stock green bushings. Nut above flush.
F4 spit 50mm with swiss 6.
And diamond harware. 7/8th

Only skating shelltoes still size 12. Nothing like them.
Experiment 1s are just to chill. Seriously feel like slippers.

[z_tx]

April 8.25 x 31.875 14"WB
Venture Titanium 5.6
Spitfire Lock Ins 52mm 101a
Bronson Ceramics

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Could not stay on bigger boards for too long unfortunately.
Went back to skate a Carroll tar heel 7.5 and got crazy consistency. I wish i could skate that board forever.
So i bought this to replace it.




Magenta 7.6 black magic grip.
Venture 5.0 lo. Stock green bushings. Nut above flush.
F4 spit 50mm with swiss 6.
And diamond harware. 7/8th

Only skating shelltoes still size 12. Nothing like them.
Experiment 1s are just to chill. Seriously feel like slippers.

so sick.

[Sk.A.T.A.N]

The G027 is a full shape and it 100% tapers to 8” at the back. I believe the G052 is identical except for a slightly larger nose.

The Crail shape guide, for as thorough as it is, doesn’t mention the taper at all. It says “straight rails” which isn’t wrong but doesn’t tell the whole story either.

Fuck, you’re right. I went to measure it. Basically 8.25 right before and after the front bolts. Shovel nose shape (not as crazy as an FA).
At the back truck before the bolts is like a 8.2, then I wouldn’t say true 8’ but more like 8.1 after the bolts. Still looks like a full round tail tho.

Funny thing is that with naked eye I couldn’t tell that taper at all and I have the 1st Niels Bennett deck on the wall, which is a G50 shape and I could swear it tapers more, but after measuring it actually doesn’t. It’s just a shorter tail and a pointier nose but no taper... tricks the eye tho.

[Skatebeard]

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The G027 is a full shape and it 100% tapers to 8” at the back. I believe the G052 is identical except for a slightly larger nose.

The Crail shape guide, for as thorough as it is, doesn’t mention the taper at all. It says “straight rails” which isn’t wrong but doesn’t tell the whole story either.

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Fuck, you’re right. I went to measure it. Basically 8.25 right before and after the front bolts. Shovel nose shape (not as crazy as an FA).
At the back truck before the bolts is like a 8.2, then I wouldn’t say true 8’ but more like 8.1 after the bolts. Still looks like a full round tail tho.

Funny thing is that with naked eye I couldn’t tell that taper at all and I have the 1st Niels Bennett deck on the wall, which is a G50 shape and I could swear it tapers more, but after measuring it actually doesn’t. It’s just a shorter tail and a pointier nose but no taper... tricks the eye tho.

I skated a Brophy G027 and could deffo feel the taper on fakie tricks, I liked it enough to get another one for the pile...It's mad that it's called an 8.25 at all really lol, when i compared it to other 8.25s I have with straight rails, it deffo looks and feels smaller. Great shape though.

[Fhk]

Could not stay on bigger boards for too long unfortunately.
Went back to skate a Carroll tar heel 7.5 and got crazy consistency. I wish i could skate that board forever.
So i bought this to replace it.




Magenta 7.6 black magic grip.
Venture 5.0 lo. Stock green bushings. Nut above flush.
F4 spit 50mm with swiss 6.
And diamond harware. 7/8th

Only skating shelltoes still size 12. Nothing like them.
Experiment 1s are just to chill. Seriously feel like slippers.

I can relate to this! Big boards are fun, but I always find my way home to sub 8 and shelltoes. Love the setup

[rocklobster]

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Could not stay on bigger boards for too long unfortunately.
Went back to skate a Carroll tar heel 7.5 and got crazy consistency. I wish i could skate that board forever.
So i bought this to replace it.

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I can relate to this! Big boards are fun, but I always find my way home to sub 8 and shelltoes. Love the setup

Are you Richard Angelides?

[brucewillis]

Could not stay on bigger boards for too long unfortunately.
Went back to skate a Carroll tar heel 7.5 and got crazy consistency. I wish i could skate that board forever.
So i bought this to replace it.




Magenta 7.6 black magic grip.
Venture 5.0 lo. Stock green bushings. Nut above flush.
F4 spit 50mm with swiss 6.
And diamond harware. 7/8th

Only skating shelltoes still size 12. Nothing like them.
Experiment 1s are just to chill. Seriously feel like slippers.

I love this graphic, but i didn't ordered for my shop because 7,6 don't sell in my shop. Glad to see someone skating it

[Fhk]

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Could not stay on bigger boards for too long unfortunately.
Went back to skate a Carroll tar heel 7.5 and got crazy consistency. I wish i could skate that board forever.
So i bought this to replace it.

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I can relate to this! Big boards are fun, but I always find my way home to sub 8 and shelltoes. Love the setup

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Are you Richard Angelides?

Ha! No but his intro in First Love sums up my life bud.

[Fifty8mm]

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Could not stay on bigger boards for too long unfortunately.
Went back to skate a Carroll tar heel 7.5 and got crazy consistency. I wish i could skate that board forever.
So i bought this to replace it.

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I can relate to this! Big boards are fun, but I always find my way home to sub 8 and shelltoes. Love the setup

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Are you Richard Angelides?

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Ha! No but his intro in First Love sums up my life bud.

Its weird i could ride loose low 5.0 ventures on  a small board and wheelbite about the same or less than a bigger board with higher trucks. Dont get me started on 5.2 low ventures on bigger boards. And shelltoes just fucking grip and last long. Specially since black magic kills shoes.

[skatesum609]

https://imgur.com/gallery/Ad9lypz
Still don’t know how to post pics.
Swapped out the hockey 8.5 for Quasi 8.3. In absolutely hated that hockey board. Way too steep and tail might as well be a 90 degree angle
Indy 144 titanium
Formula 4 53s
Swiss
Jessup

[YungJugg]

https://imgur.com/gallery/Ad9lypz
Still don’t know how to post pics.
Swapped out the hockey 8.5 for Quasi 8.3. In absolutely hated that hockey board. Way too steep and tail might as well be a 90 degree angle
Indy 144 titanium
Formula 4 53s
Swiss
Jessup

Right click the image, “copy link”, paste the link in between (img width=500) and (/img). Use [brackets] instead of (parenthesis). Your copied link should end in .jpg or whatever file type it is.

I posted it for you, if you’re still confused quote my comment and you can see the formatting.

[Fhk]

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Could not stay on bigger boards for too long unfortunately.
Went back to skate a Carroll tar heel 7.5 and got crazy consistency. I wish i could skate that board forever.
So i bought this to replace it.

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I can relate to this! Big boards are fun, but I always find my way home to sub 8 and shelltoes. Love the setup

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Are you Richard Angelides?

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Ha! No but his intro in First Love sums up my life bud.

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Its weird i could ride loose low 5.0 ventures on  a small board and wheelbite about the same or less than a bigger board with higher trucks. Dont get me started on 5.2 low ventures on bigger boards. And shelltoes just fucking grip and last long. Specially since black magic kills shoes.

I absolutely agree about the lo's.. btw I was on Orchards site on lunch break and Robbie G. has a 7.5 out now (you may already know this) and the measurements look ideal..I copped one.. I really shouldn't have, but I did.

[Colt Cannon's Cargos]

AWS 8.25
Thunder Lights 148
Spitfire 52
Bones Swiss
Keith Haring Sticker

[fakiefs180]

AWS 8.25
Thunder Lights 148
Spitfire 52
Bones Swiss
Keith Haring Sticker

Sick graphic and even sicker sticker job.
Do you know the length and wheelbase of that deck?

[Colt Cannon's Cargos]

Sick graphic and even sicker sticker job.
Do you know the length and wheelbase of that deck?

Thanks man!

Dimensions:
8.25 X 32.25 WB 14.25

[sometimeperhaps]

Blue Tile Lounge shop deck  8.25" Wide X 31.75" Long X 14.25" Wheelbase
Independent stage 9 139’s
Doh Doh's Red Medium Hard 95a
Stupid skate mental wheels 52mm but now 50mm. Need some new ones.
Bones reds

[i own to many skate shoes]

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I was on fb market place looking for a new pair of ventures and then found this board from the early 2000s for $60.

Deck: 7.75, idk what company, maybe a mini logo?

Trucks: grind kings, i don't know which ones but there the ones with the inverted kingpin so i knew i needed them.

Wheels: Quim Cardona wheels im guessing there 54mm and there my favorite type, swirl wheels, but idk what company they ar so if someone knows and could tell me that would be sick.

Bearings: Bronson g2s i put on after i bought it

Hardware: shortys hardware i also put on after i bought it

Grip tape: No clue

[RichardBarkley]

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I was on fb market place looking for a new pair of ventures and then found this board from the early 2000s for $60.

Deck: 7.75, idk what company, maybe a mini logo?

Trucks: grind kings, i don't know which ones but there the ones with the inverted kingpin so i knew i needed them.

Wheels: Quim Cardona wheels im guessing there 54mm and there my favorite type, swirl wheels, but idk what company they ar so if someone knows and could tell me that would be sick.

Bearings: Bronson g2s i put on after i bought it

Hardware: shortys hardware i also put on after i bought it

Grip tape: No clue

Wow really cool.

How does it skate ?

Very interested to hear about the gring kings

[i own to many skate shoes]

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I was on fb market place looking for a new pair of ventures and then found this board from the early 2000s for $60.

Deck: 7.75, idk what company, maybe a mini logo?

Trucks: grind kings, i don't know which ones but there the ones with the inverted kingpin so i knew i needed them.

Wheels: Quim Cardona wheels im guessing there 54mm and there my favorite type, swirl wheels, but idk what company they ar so if someone knows and could tell me that would be sick.

Bearings: Bronson g2s i put on after i bought it

Hardware: shortys hardware i also put on after i bought it

Grip tape: No clue

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Wow really cool.

How does it skate ?

Very interested to hear about the gring kings

I haven't had much time on the board but from how it feels so far i love it. Im pretty sure the bushings have dried out because no mater how loose i make them there really tight but i have a pair of shortys doh doh bushings coming in so i wont have to deal with those forever. Id say how the trucks are for skating a ledge or something like that but im just recovering from an injury so i only wanted to skate flat.

[lovermangenius]

Baker 8.5
Indy mids 149
Formula Four 97a 54mm
Bones Big Balls
Bronze hardware

Was skating a Sci Fi Fantasy 8.25 I picked up on a trip for a month before this so I spent most of my session getting used to the longer wheelbase. Feels great now though. Also threw some new indy hard conical bushings in my trucks after the bones hard ones I had got squished and kept coming rattly loose every session. Need to remember to only make one change at a time or my sessions are going to suck.

[FatGuy92]

Baker 8.5
Indy mids 149
Formula Four 97a 54mm
Bones Big Balls
Bronze hardware

Was skating a Sci Fi Fantasy 8.25 I picked up on a trip for a month before this so I spent most of my session getting used to the longer wheelbase. Feels great now though. Also threw some new indy hard conical bushings in my trucks after the bones hard ones I had got squished and kept coming rattly loose every session. Need to remember to only make one change at a time or my sessions are going to suck.

Was curious about the sci fi fantasy decks. Do you know who presses them? And also specs?

[lovermangenius]

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Baker 8.5
Indy mids 149
Formula Four 97a 54mm
Bones Big Balls
Bronze hardware

Was skating a Sci Fi Fantasy 8.25 I picked up on a trip for a month before this so I spent most of my session getting used to the longer wheelbase. Feels great now though. Also threw some new indy hard conical bushings in my trucks after the bones hard ones I had got squished and kept coming rattly loose every session. Need to remember to only make one change at a time or my sessions are going to suck.

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Was curious about the sci fi fantasy decks. Do you know who presses them? And also specs?

I read somewhere on here that they are BBS (looked exactly like ones I've had in the past too. The 8.25 had a 14.25 WB and was popsicle shaped

[FatGuy92]

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Baker 8.5
Indy mids 149
Formula Four 97a 54mm
Bones Big Balls
Bronze hardware

Was skating a Sci Fi Fantasy 8.25 I picked up on a trip for a month before this so I spent most of my session getting used to the longer wheelbase. Feels great now though. Also threw some new indy hard conical bushings in my trucks after the bones hard ones I had got squished and kept coming rattly loose every session. Need to remember to only make one change at a time or my sessions are going to suck.

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Was curious about the sci fi fantasy decks. Do you know who presses them? And also specs?

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I read somewhere on here that they are BBS (looked exactly like ones I've had in the past too. The 8.25 had a 14.25 WB and was popsicle shaped

Sick thanks! I think a shop near me still has them in stock so I might try one out.

[Maccat]

Spare parts...

Krooked Bobby Twin Tail
Stage 9 Indys, Krux Pins, Soft Bones
99 F4 Spits, 53 mm.

[Mbrimson88]

Spare parts...

Krooked Bobby Twin Tail
Stage 9 Indys, Krux Pins, Soft Bones
99 F4 Spits, 53 mm.

Yeah! Making the most of what you have!

Those Indy are most likely older, stage 8 or even 7 with a removable kingpin, because stage 9 never had six hole baseplates and most of the older ones just look so thick and solid throughout the hanger area too.  Compare to any of these from my other post:

https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=97297.msg3516442#msg3516442

I am curious as to what stage they are now, more than anything.

Guessing they still skate well too?

[moonordie]

Wanted to reduce the amount of money I spend on skateboarding so now I'm preferring local brands since foreign ones prices went up like crazy due to covid.
Sunrise boards are pretty good, Clutch I believe, but this particular one had a hideous graphic so I spray painted it.
8.5 x 32
WB: 14.17
Nose: 7
Tail: 6.53