The Set-up Thread

[left knee cap]

sci-fi fantasy 8.38x31.8, 14.25 wb
ace 44 og
spitfire 54 conical full
reds

[antarctica]

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Jessup

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Gnar'd for that grip job (especially the nose). Nice work.

Thanks man

[Wizard0f0dds]

ULC 8.5 x 32 with a 14.4 wb (small local brand)
Venture V-Lights 5.6 Yuto pro's
Spitfire F4 classics 54mm 101a
Bronze
Jessup
Pig rails
Random nike trainers I found at winners lol

Nice to see a fellow Quebecois 

Sick setup btw!

[Fhk]

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ULC 8.5 x 32 with a 14.4 wb (small local brand)
Venture V-Lights 5.6 Yuto pro's
Spitfire F4 classics 54mm 101a
Bronze
Jessup
Pig rails
Random nike trainers I found at winners lol

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Nice to see a fellow Quebecois 

Sick setup btw!

Tabernak! That grip job is good!

[Xen]

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Creature Hitz 'Larb Ball' 8.78x32.06x14.5"WB

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How are you liking the Larb Ball deck? I have one ready to set up.

Been off the board(s) for the last two weeks due to various on and off the board injuries so yesterday was my first day back and chose to ride the Madness to try out the ACE AF1s. I'll get to the Larb this week.

Total impulse buy, I've always wanted one but never saw them drop and would miss out; this drop I bit right away (smart too, they sold out everywhere instantly as most shops only had 1 or 2).

Shape-wise I'm loving the tail, jury is out on the nose, I like the shape of it but my preference would be to have it more full/less tapered. That will change once I get to used to skating it. Plus it's the only shape I like out of DSM/NHS and I've decided to only skate their wood exclusively.

[TwisT]

Clutch Blank from Chapman

8.25 Deck
Thunder 148s w indy conical after market bushings
Drkrm 52mm 99a
Quantum ceramics
Primitive Spiderman grip

[augustmoon]

sick, i've been riding these too.  did you do your own graphic?

[TwisT]

sick, i've been riding these too.  did you do your own graphic?

water slide transfer, I learned about it from the DIY graphic thread

[TastyBurrito]

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Left:
Creature Hitz 'Larb Ball' 8.78x32.06x14.5"WB

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How are you liking the Larb Ball deck? I have one ready to set up.

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Been off the board(s) for the last two weeks due to various on and off the board injuries so yesterday was my first day back and chose to ride the Madness to try out the ACE AF1s. I'll get to the Larb this week.

Total impulse buy, I've always wanted one but never saw them drop and would miss out; this drop I bit right away (smart too, they sold out everywhere instantly as most shops only had 1 or 2).

Shape-wise I'm loving the tail, jury is out on the nose, I like the shape of it but my preference would be to have it more full/less tapered. That will change once I get to used to skating it. Plus it's the only shape I like out of DSM/NHS and I've decided to only skate their wood exclusively.

Nice. Yea, the shape is what drew me. I've been trying to ride shorter wheelbases (14.25 and smaller) as I am a shorter dude, so I hope this being a 14.5WB doesn't feel off to me.

And I agree, I like Dwindle wood and shapes – to be fair I've only rode Creature – and am curious if the other brands they press/shape feel similar.

[Hyliannightmare]

Clutch Blank from Chapman

8.25 Deck
Thunder 148s w indy conical after market bushings
Drkrm 52mm 99a
Quantum ceramics
Primitive Spiderman grip

Graphic looks sick

[CannerSpaghetti]

sci-fi fantasy 8.38x31.8, 14.25 wb
ace 44 og
spitfire 54 conical full
reds

Whats the shape like on that johnson?

[TheCrimsonShroud]

Clutch Blank from Chapman

8.25 Deck
Thunder 148s w indy conical after market bushings
Drkrm 52mm 99a
Quantum ceramics
Primitive Spiderman grip

Love that fuckin Miles graphic. I got a blank to decorate myself and I may have to rip that shit off a little.

[Shrinedescender]

sci-fi fantasy 8.38x31.8, 14.25 wb
ace 44 og
spitfire 54 conical full
reds

[big_kev_215]

Polar 8.625 x 32.375 (14.375 wheelbase)
Ace Classics 55s
Spitfire F4 97a 54mm conical fulls
Bearings
Hardware
Mob grip

I had initially picked up some AF1 55s that I was planning to skate with this deck but when I threw them on my last setup I was pretty disappointed. To me they felt like Ace made an Indy with a better, more Ace-like turn and a worse, more sticky grind.  Even the way they broke in (in terms of looseness) felt more like an Indy than the Aces I have now.  The front pivot cup also started blowing out during the first session too. Sticking with the 55 classics for now which for some reason I keep coming back to...

[FrozenIndustries]

Polar 8.625 x 32.375 (14.375 wheelbase)
Ace Classics 55s
Spitfire F4 97a 54mm conical fulls
Bearings
Hardware
Mob grip

I had initially picked up some AF1 55s that I was planning to skate with this deck but when I threw them on my last setup I was pretty disappointed. To me they felt like Ace made an Indy with a better, more Ace-like turn and a worse, more sticky grind.  Even the way they broke in (in terms of looseness) felt more like an Indy than the Aces I have now.  The front pivot cup also started blowing out during the first session too. Sticking with the 55 classics for now which for some reason I keep coming back to...

Same deal. Treated myself to riptides in my 55 classics and I have little interest in skating anything else. Recently revisited my AF1s and 159s and they just did not feel nearly as good.

[big_kev_215]

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Polar 8.625 x 32.375 (14.375 wheelbase)
Ace Classics 55s
Spitfire F4 97a 54mm conical fulls
Bearings
Hardware
Mob grip

I had initially picked up some AF1 55s that I was planning to skate with this deck but when I threw them on my last setup I was pretty disappointed. To me they felt like Ace made an Indy with a better, more Ace-like turn and a worse, more sticky grind.  Even the way they broke in (in terms of looseness) felt more like an Indy than the Aces I have now.  The front pivot cup also started blowing out during the first session too. Sticking with the 55 classics for now which for some reason I keep coming back to...

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Same deal. Treated myself to riptides in my 55 classics and I have little interest in skating anything else. Recently revisited my AF1s and 159s and they just did not feel nearly as good.

I’m probably going to throw some riptides in the AF1s at some point in the near future and see if that changes my opinion.  I know for some people the pivot cup issue was actually a baseplate issue so I’ll have to investigate that further first.  Either way I need to give them another chance eventually - probably still a great truck but they don’t seem to live up to the hype Ace created

[FROTHY]

He appears to be standing on the peak of a vertically balanced skateboard in a bull fighting ring in heaven.

[culdesac]

He appears to be standing on the peak of a vertically balanced skateboard in a bull fighting ring in heaven.

[Xen]

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Polar 8.625 x 32.375 (14.375 wheelbase)
Ace Classics 55s
Spitfire F4 97a 54mm conical fulls
Bearings
Hardware
Mob grip

I had initially picked up some AF1 55s that I was planning to skate with this deck but when I threw them on my last setup I was pretty disappointed. To me they felt like Ace made an Indy with a better, more Ace-like turn and a worse, more sticky grind.  Even the way they broke in (in terms of looseness) felt more like an Indy than the Aces I have now.  The front pivot cup also started blowing out during the first session too. Sticking with the 55 classics for now which for some reason I keep coming back to...

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Same deal. Treated myself to riptides in my 55 classics and I have little interest in skating anything else. Recently revisited my AF1s and 159s and they just did not feel nearly as good.

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I’m probably going to throw some riptides in the AF1s at some point in the near future and see if that changes my opinion.  I know for some people the pivot cup issue was actually a baseplate issue so I’ll have to investigate that further first.  Either way I need to give them another chance eventually - probably still a great truck but they don’t seem to live up to the hype Ace created

As one of the few (?) with the b-plate issue ripping the cups, that issue aside and having moved off them to other trucks...man, that turn is still there...and I miss it. In the ACE thread I noted how easy it was to to skate them, no adjustment as they felt like tried and true ACE to me...no worries about WB or grind.

Honestly, their cups might work out long term, but there is something different about them for sure compared to hard AF stock thunder/venture cups, and the newer indy cups/riptides. I don't think Riptides, in this case, would be an improvement but just more of the same.

Also, fuck they are heavy.

[mzlzzz]

They are heavy. I tried to like them. But I had a hard time having fun skating them, and That’s the point, right?

[FrozenIndustries]

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Polar 8.625 x 32.375 (14.375 wheelbase)
Ace Classics 55s
Spitfire F4 97a 54mm conical fulls
Bearings
Hardware
Mob grip

I had initially picked up some AF1 55s that I was planning to skate with this deck but when I threw them on my last setup I was pretty disappointed. To me they felt like Ace made an Indy with a better, more Ace-like turn and a worse, more sticky grind.  Even the way they broke in (in terms of looseness) felt more like an Indy than the Aces I have now.  The front pivot cup also started blowing out during the first session too. Sticking with the 55 classics for now which for some reason I keep coming back to...

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Same deal. Treated myself to riptides in my 55 classics and I have little interest in skating anything else. Recently revisited my AF1s and 159s and they just did not feel nearly as good.

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I’m probably going to throw some riptides in the AF1s at some point in the near future and see if that changes my opinion.  I know for some people the pivot cup issue was actually a baseplate issue so I’ll have to investigate that further first.  Either way I need to give them another chance eventually - probably still a great truck but they don’t seem to live up to the hype Ace created

@big_kev_215 be mindful that (according to discussion in the Ace thread) the current riptides don't fit the AF1s properly. Kind of annoying.

I made the mistake of impulse buying 77s to try the AF1s out, so who knows when I'll spend time with them again (should have gotten 55s or 66s but I was dazzled by the new size). Current set of 55 classics is grooved and nice, and I have a new set on ice. Not to derail things.

[RichardBarkley]

 
greater washington community foundation

FA Gino 8.0, 14 WB
Venture low, Bobby Worrest 5.2
F4 Conical Full 99a 52m

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greater washington community foundation

FA Gino 8.0, 14 WB
Venture low, Bobby Worrest 5.2
F4 Conical Full 99a 52m

Flambas

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Quasi 8.5 (14.25wb)
Ace 44
Spitfire F4 97a Classic 56mm
Bronson Raw
Jessup
Random bolts

This is what I’m skating (same wood, different co). Feels great.

[yourbreakfsat]

Zmorgf prototype 10.125" x 31.38" with 13.8" - 14.38" WB (Despite me measuring out a 14-14.5" wb before drilling. Doing the bolt holes is one of the worst things ever.)

Dogtown K-9 60mm 97a 80's Single Conical Wheels (worn down to 58mm)

Thunder 161 Hollow Lights

Bones Swiss

Bones 1/8" riser pads

Bones 1" hardware

Jessup

I might swap the wheels and add rails later, but I'm happy for now.

If you're interested in the stuff I cut, you can keep up with my progress here:

https://www.instagram.com/zmorgf_skateboards/

https://zmorgfskateboards.bigcartel.com/

[Frank and Fred]

Had this board since BA got on AH. Set it up several times but never committed to riding it. This summer I will.

8.62"
Ace AF1 66s
58mm 99a F4 classics
Quantum Atom bearings

[Boog]

Had this board since BA got on AH. Set it up several times but never committed to riding it. This summer I will.

8.62"
Ace AF1 66s
58mm 99a F4 classics
Quantum Atom bearings

I'm jealous. That graphic is just beautiful. Very grade A setup.

[deckard]

greater washington community foundation

FA Gino 8.0, 14 WB
Venture low, Bobby Worrest 5.2
F4 Conical Full 99a 52m

Can you post a pic of the top side please

[RichardBarkley]

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greater washington community foundation

FA Gino 8.0, 14 WB
Venture low, Bobby Worrest 5.2
F4 Conical Full 99a 52m

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Can you post a pic of the top side please

Here ya go

[Skatebeard]

Just built this up, wanted a wider setup to cruise about on and session the basics while my ankle heals. Rather liking the textured "wallpaper" in the graphic.



Hockey 8.5"
Thunder 149 Hollow lights
Boardycakes fat bundt 44mm
generic bearings, either mini logo or cheap shots, i forget.