The Set-up Thread

[RichardBarkley]

$lavé 8.5" w/Jessup
44's w/Bones 1/8" risers
OJ 60mm 95a's
Swiss

Amazing.

Looks like a monster truck

[Esmith5488]

Set up a new deck towards the end of the sesh last night

Although it’s the same width as my last deck in this shape it appears to be 31.5 long and not 31.7 but I’m sure it will work

Roger 8.25 tugboat
Venture 5.6 ti axle cast plates with riptides
52 spitfire f4 classics
Bones Swiss six

[TwisT]

Real 8.25
Thunder 148s
Darkroom triclops 52mm 99a
quantum atoms

[augustmoon]

8.25 Plus skateshop/Evan Smith guest board
Ace 44s
Spit F4 tablets, 52/99a
Quantum Bearing Science Atoms

took a break from the blanks for a bit.  cool shape; really tapered, almost like a football.  its gonna take some getting used to.  only pet peeve is no colored bottom ply and the paint is too sticky, but should be fine once i scrape most of it off.  Went a little softer on the wheels; not sure how I feel about it.  board felt kinda dead.  Bearings are great so far

[bigdave]

Magenta 8.875 team leaf stain (WB 14.75")
Ace 55s
Magenta 53mm power wheels
Bronson G3s
Mob, always Mob.

Been playing around with different setups to skate my mini most effectively. I am a big guy and I realized that the speed I generated on bigger wheels wasnt working for me to learn, and a longer wheel base (15") was actually making it more difficult too. I remember when I first came back to skating I got a Traffic that was the same shape. Pretty full nose and tail, nothing too wild. Medium concave. Good middle-of-the-road mild board.

Got one more complete in the works as I try to get over my perpetual angst about owning multiple skateboards. More on that soon....

[thepman]

Pass-Port 8.125
Venture v lights 5.2
Spitfire conical F4 52mm
Bones swiss



I recently tried going down to an 8”, skated it for a few days and hated every second, everything felt so unstable, crazy what 0.125 of an inch will do haha. First session in this felt so much better. Slightly sad I forgot to take a picture of this board before the session, such a beautiful graphic.

[switchfrontshuv]

Pass-Port 8.125
Venture v lights 5.2
Spitfire conical F4 52mm
Bones swiss



I recently tried going down to an 8”, skated it for a few days and hated every second, everything felt so unstable, crazy what 0.125 of an inch will do haha. First session in this felt so much better. Slightly sad I forgot to take a picture of this board before the session, such a beautiful graphic.

might have been the wheelbase doing that for you

[FatGuy92]

Been sitting on this deck for a couple months

Real 8.25 slick
Tensor ATG maglight 5.5
SF F4 conical full 56mm
Bronson G3

[Vitriol]

@augustmoon : would ride, very nice graphic, i find.


The National Skate Co. 8.25 14.25 Medium concave
Ace 44 with mag plates, riptides, no top washer, and back on normal kingpins (but one got super wobbly, if i hammer in a new one, should it fix the problem?)
Spit Radial 99a 52mm? (from 58)
Bones swiss 6 (awesome)
Mob (Thank you to the Pal who posted the poem in a thread not long ago, can't remember which)
Blazers (is there any shoe that would be more ethical yet very similar in feel?)

New grip/new vulc combo is too nice! <3

[Mbrimson88]

Pass-Port 8.125
Venture v lights 5.2
Spitfire conical F4 52mm
Bones swiss



I recently tried going down to an 8”, skated it for a few days and hated every second, everything felt so unstable, crazy what 0.125 of an inch will do haha. First session in this felt so much better. Slightly sad I forgot to take a picture of this board before the session, such a beautiful graphic.

I am not alone when I say I always found the BBS 8.0 variant was just a weird shape and feel when compared to the 8.125 or 8.18 decks, which just felt so much better overall.  That tiny bit more width was just the tip of the iceberg it would seem to have a great setup.

[Mbrimson88]

Real 8.25
Thunder 148s
Darkroom triclops 52mm 99a
quantum atoms

Sanded off the graphic to see the fade stain underneath?

Looks pretty good!

[Victim in Pain]

Haven't bought a board since 2006. And the last time I posted on skateboard messageboard was a forum called Skateboard City.

[stets]

Haven't bought a board since 2006. And the last time I posted on skateboard messageboard was a forum called Skateboard City.

Welcome back on-board and... on-board! Skateboard City was fun, my older brother had a profile on it and would post, I'd watch over his shoulder. Good times.

[Fifty8mm]

@augustmoon : would ride, very nice graphic, i find.


The National Skate Co. 8.25 14.25 Medium concave
Ace 44 with mag plates, riptides, no top washer, and back on normal kingpins (but one got super wobbly, if i hammer in a new one, should it fix the problem?)
Spit Radial 99a 52mm? (from 58)
Bones swiss 6 (awesome)
Mob (Thank you to the Pal who posted the poem in a thread not long ago, can't remember which)
Blazers (is there any shoe that would be more ethical yet very similar in feel?)

New grip/new vulc combo is too nice! <3

It won't. The wobble is caused by a enlarged or ovaled kingpin hole.

[Victim in Pain]

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Haven't bought a board since 2006. And the last time I posted on skateboard messageboard was a forum called Skateboard City.

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Welcome back on-board and... on-board! Skateboard City was fun, my older brother had a profile on it and would post, I'd watch over his shoulder. Good times.

Thanks! I went to the skatepark for the first time since then last weekend and I had no idea about scooters and kids being able to do backflips and shit with them.

Haha hopefully the guys on Skateboard City were nicer to your brother than they were to me.

[ballintoohard]

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Pass-Port 8.125
Venture v lights 5.2
Spitfire conical F4 52mm
Bones swiss



I recently tried going down to an 8”, skated it for a few days and hated every second, everything felt so unstable, crazy what 0.125 of an inch will do haha. First session in this felt so much better. Slightly sad I forgot to take a picture of this board before the session, such a beautiful graphic.

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might have been the wheelbase doing that for you

It’s the same on 8 through 8.25, but the kicks change. I had a weird experience with a Carpet, but got used to it and they’re basically the same shape. The 8.125 has a shorter tail than the other 2 and the kicks feel a bit flatter. The nose is flatter fore sure there is a gap if you lay on top of one of the others.

[Vitriol]

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@augustmoon : would ride, very nice graphic, i find.


The National Skate Co. 8.25 14.25 Medium concave
Ace 44 with mag plates, riptides, no top washer, and back on normal kingpins (but one got super wobbly, if i hammer in a new one, should it fix the problem?)
Spit Radial 99a 52mm? (from 58)
Bones swiss 6 (awesome)
Mob (Thank you to the Pal who posted the poem in a thread not long ago, can't remember which)
Blazers (is there any shoe that would be more ethical yet very similar in feel?)

New grip/new vulc combo is too nice! <3

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It won't. The wobble is caused by a enlarged or ovaled kingpin hole.

Ok, thank you, it makes sense. Wobbly it's gonna stay, then.

[Urtripping]

Second to last Gangemi-pressed Orchard deck, M1 8.0
Thunder 149s with bones bushings and 1 stock in the mix
56mm Spit Conical Fulls (more like 54 now)

Edit: decided against putting on that Clyde sticker, gonna save it

[CrappyChan]

Custom shape made by a man I found on the insta explore page called PrettyRad. I pitched the idea of the Jason Lee burgerking with Steve Olson style stingers. Its 9.75 up top and 9.25 at the bottom. 14 inch wheelbase. Painted it myself. Pretty sure I ride 149s, always have just ridden that truck size no matter what size my board is. F4 classics. My flip tricks arent happening on this board but its fun and comfortable and all my shove its are just fine.

[yourbreakfsat]

Custom shape made by a man I found on the insta explore page called PrettyRad. I pitched the idea of the Jason Lee burgerking with Steve Olson style stingers. Its 9.75 up top and 9.25 at the bottom. 14 inch wheelbase. Painted it myself. Pretty sure I ride 149s, always have just ridden that truck size no matter what size my board is. F4 classics. My flip tricks arent happening on this board but its fun and comfortable and all my shove its are just fine.

Geez I can't imagine the magic carpetness of this. Sick paint job! It's actually giving me some ideas now.

[munchbox]

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Custom shape made by a man I found on the insta explore page called PrettyRad. I pitched the idea of the Jason Lee burgerking with Steve Olson style stingers. Its 9.75 up top and 9.25 at the bottom. 14 inch wheelbase. Painted it myself. Pretty sure I ride 149s, always have just ridden that truck size no matter what size my board is. F4 classics. My flip tricks arent happening on this board but its fun and comfortable and all my shove its are just fine.

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Geez I can't imagine the magic carpetness of this. Sick paint job! It's actually giving me some ideas now.

i want

[CrappyChan]

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Custom shape made by a man I found on the insta explore page called PrettyRad. I pitched the idea of the Jason Lee burgerking with Steve Olson style stingers. Its 9.75 up top and 9.25 at the bottom. 14 inch wheelbase. Painted it myself. Pretty sure I ride 149s, always have just ridden that truck size no matter what size my board is. F4 classics. My flip tricks arent happening on this board but its fun and comfortable and all my shove its are just fine.

[close]

Geez I can't imagine the magic carpetness of this. Sick paint job! It's actually giving me some ideas now.

[close]

i want

I traced the shape out before i set it up in case I ever needed it for anything. Because of the hand cut nature its not perfect,  the stingers dont match up and the square tail is a little lopsided but I like it nonetheless. You can kinda see it in this photo

[stebe]

krooked twin tail/slick bobby 8.38 (14.4 wb)
ace 44
spit f4 classic 54 (now 53) 99du dime edition
bones big balls
modus allen 7/8
mob - this shit sucks
gall soda

second setup as my palace 8/thunder 147/51mm f4 setup only really shines at the local park. wanted more of ATV. hyped to try a TT

[Rubbrick]

8.38 Chapman Blank (14.25 wb) spray painted some racing stripes because I didn’t like the plain dookie brown
Indy 149 w/ Krux kingpin, Khiro bottoms, Krux top bushings
OJ elite 99a 54mm, hardline cut
Bones Swiss
Jessup
Indy 7/8 Allen
 

[RichardBarkley]

krooked twin tail/slick bobby 8.38 (14.4 wb)
ace 44
spit f4 classic 54 (now 53) 99du dime edition
bones big balls
modus allen 7/8
mob - this shit sucks
gall soda

second setup as my palace 8/thunder 147/51mm f4 setup only really shines at the local park. wanted more of ATV. hyped to try a TT

What's the twin tail like with the 44s?

[stebe]

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krooked twin tail/slick bobby 8.38 (14.4 wb)
ace 44
spit f4 classic 54 (now 53) 99du dime edition
bones big balls
modus allen 7/8
mob - this shit sucks
gall soda

second setup as my palace 8/thunder 147/51mm f4 setup only really shines at the local park. wanted more of ATV. hyped to try a TT

[close]

What's the twin tail like with the 44s?

i really dig it man - i find the 14.4 wb on the longer side so the aces ‘bringing it in’ definitely helps. im a big fan of aces and the 44 in general, such a versatile size and the turn is great. there’s no other truck i’d rather use on this deck

[Painted Baby]

8.38 Chapman Blank (14.25 wb) spray painted some racing stripes because I didn’t like the plain dookie brown
Indy 149 w/ Krux kingpin, Khiro bottoms, Krux top bushings
OJ elite 99a 54mm, hardline cut
Bones Swiss
Jessup
Indy 7/8 Allen

What duro Khiro bottoms are those? Is the idea hard on the bottom squish on the top?

[Xen]

Magenta 8.875 team leaf stain (WB 14.75")
Ace 55s
Magenta 53mm power wheels
Bronson G3s
Mob, always Mob.

ACE just look so good! They make every board look better.

[ballintoohard]

Krooked 8.25
Thunder Team Hollow base plates, 148 Ti hangers, new Thunder stock bushings thanks to a Pal
Spitfire classic 52 99a
Thunder 7/8 Allen
Quantum Isotopes
Small mixed breed pupper

Kinda cool that it’s all skater-owned parts. After 3 similar shapes in a row I wanted to try a slightly longer board/wheelbase, but then I sprained/potentially ruptured my ankle yesterday.

[fakiefs180]

8.38 Chapman Blank (14.25 wb) spray painted some racing stripes because I didn’t like the plain dookie brown
Indy 149 w/ Krux kingpin, Khiro bottoms, Krux top bushings
OJ elite 99a 54mm, hardline cut
Bones Swiss
Jessup
Indy 7/8 Allen

How did you get the racing stripes so clean and straight?
That looks rad!