The Set-up Thread

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have you ever tried a narrow truck at the back and a wide one at the front? its very fun

[Freelancevagrant]

Darkroom 9.125 Mousetrap
Ace 55 classics with the red baseplate
Spitfire f4 tablets 52mm 99a
Bones big balls
Royal 7/8th Allen
Mob

[Richard Skidder]

Darkroom 9.125 Mousetrap
Ace 55 classics with the red baseplate
Spitfire f4 tablets 52mm 99a
Bones big balls
Royal 7/8th Allen
Mob

Damn that looks fun.

[switchfrontshuv]

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Darkroom 9.125 Mousetrap
Ace 55 classics with the red baseplate
Spitfire f4 tablets 52mm 99a
Bones big balls
Royal 7/8th Allen
Mob

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Damn that looks fun.

agreed, usually hate shaped boards like this but this ones hitting different

[chris.]

Rad setup! The 55 and tablet combo is so good. I

[funeral_tuxedo]

Darkroom 9.125 Mousetrap
Ace 55 classics with the red baseplate
Spitfire f4 tablets 52mm 99a
Bones big balls
Royal 7/8th Allen
Mob

Lovely setup. That steep nose looks like you could snap lofted pop shuvs like it was nothing. My next board will definitely be a Darkroom.

[Freelancevagrant]

Well thanks for all the kind words y’all!

Just had my first sesh on it and it was an absolute blast. Landed some stuff I normally struggle with. I can safely say that this will not be my last darkroom, especially with this shape.

[antarctica]

Well thanks for all the kind words y’all!

Just had my first sesh on it and it was an absolute blast. Landed some stuff I normally struggle with. I can safely say that this will not be my last darkroom, especially with this shape.

Whats the nose lenght on that shape aswell as the width over the trucks? Stellar looking setup man!

[Mbrimson88]

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Well thanks for all the kind words y’all!

Just had my first sesh on it and it was an absolute blast. Landed some stuff I normally struggle with. I can safely say that this will not be my last darkroom, especially with this shape.

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Whats the nose lenght on that shape aswell as the width over the trucks? Stellar looking setup man!

Yeah that is a good shape, which reminds me of some of the boards I had just as shapes were becoming more like paddlepops in maybe 1991 to 1992.

Also cool that a few places like Tactics and Old Skull list all the dimensions too, which are both the same for the nose and tail:

9.125" wide
14.375" wheelbase
6.625" tail
6.375" nose
31.5" length

Like an ever so slightly smaller version of the AH Huffer, with a slightly more squared off tail?


Is it a touch under 9 at the front and a bit less than that at the back?

[Freelancevagrant]

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Well thanks for all the kind words y’all!

Just had my first sesh on it and it was an absolute blast. Landed some stuff I normally struggle with. I can safely say that this will not be my last darkroom, especially with this shape.

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Whats the nose lenght on that shape aswell as the width over the trucks? Stellar looking setup man!

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Yeah that is a good shape, which reminds me of some of the boards I had just as shapes were becoming more like paddlepops in maybe 1991 to 1992.

Also cool that a few places like Tactics and Old Skull list all the dimensions too, which are both the same for the nose and tail:

9.125" wide
14.375" wheelbase
6.625" tail
6.375" nose
31.5" length

Like an ever so slightly smaller version of the AH Huffer, with a slightly more squared off tail?


Is it a touch under 9 at the front and a bit less than that at the back?

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@Mbrimson88 just got home and measured

Over the front trucks: 8.75”
Over the back trucks: 8.375”

But it did remind me quite a bit of an egg with a slightly more squared off tail, which is probably why I enjoy it so much.

That being said I don’t find it that similar to a scaled down huffer, the closest I have found to a scaled down version of that shape is the black label Reuter egg, which is just about perfect in every way.

What it does remind me of though is a scaled down version the polar 1991 with a slightly longer wheelbase. I happened to really enjoy my polar 91/92 decks, but wasn’t crazy about the shorter wheelbase. This having a slightly longer wheelbase makes it much more enjoyable for me. My only wish is that either the polars or this had at least a 14.5 wheelbase, then it would be fucking perfect.

[antarctica]

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Well thanks for all the kind words y’all!

Just had my first sesh on it and it was an absolute blast. Landed some stuff I normally struggle with. I can safely say that this will not be my last darkroom, especially with this shape.

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Whats the nose lenght on that shape aswell as the width over the trucks? Stellar looking setup man!

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Yeah that is a good shape, which reminds me of some of the boards I had just as shapes were becoming more like paddlepops in maybe 1991 to 1992.

Also cool that a few places like Tactics and Old Skull list all the dimensions too, which are both the same for the nose and tail:

9.125" wide
14.375" wheelbase
6.625" tail
6.375" nose
31.5" length

Like an ever so slightly smaller version of the AH Huffer, with a slightly more squared off tail?


Is it a touch under 9 at the front and a bit less than that at the back?

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@Mbrimson88 just got home and measured

Over the front trucks: 8.75”
Over the back trucks: 8.375”

But it did remind me quite a bit of an egg with a slightly more squared off tail, which is probably why I enjoy it so much.

That being said I don’t find it that similar to a scaled down huffer, the closest I have found to a scaled down version of that shape is the black label Reuter egg, which is just about perfect in every way.

What it does remind me of though is a scaled down version the polar 1991 with a slightly longer wheelbase. I happened to really enjoy my polar 91/92 decks, but wasn’t crazy about the shorter wheelbase. This having a slightly longer wheelbase makes it much more enjoyable for me. My only wish is that either the polars or this had at least a 14.5 wheelbase, then it would be fucking perfect.

Thanks for the measurements man, this shape really reminds me of a scaled up passport spade

[art hellman]

Premier shop deck 8.5
Indy 19ti (w/cast baseplates, aftermarket Indy conical bushings, riptide pivot cups)
SF F4 Classic 54mm 99a (Labor shop)
Swiss
Jessup


 

[nevrwasben]

Premier shop deck 8.5
Indy 19ti (w/cast baseplates, aftermarket Indy conical bushings, riptide pivot cups)
SF F4 Classic 54mm 99a (Labor shop)
Swiss
Jessup

Beautiful photo and setup, nicely done

[newspaperparty]

Premier shop deck 8.5
Indy 19ti (w/cast baseplates, aftermarket Indy conical bushings, riptide pivot cups)
SF F4 Classic 54mm 99a (Labor shop)
Swiss
Jessup

that graphic is so good wow. love it

[sometimeperhaps]

Nice setup, nice bench. Nelson bench?

[Freelancevagrant]

Premier shop deck 8.5
Indy 19ti (w/cast baseplates, aftermarket Indy conical bushings, riptide pivot cups)
SF F4 Classic 54mm 99a (Labor shop)
Swiss
Jessup

I had to go back and gnar this twice because it’s so god damn pretty.

[Tarquin]

Just set this up for the DIY spot. Went back to 44 classics on my regular board and put the AF1s on this.
Polar Shin Sanbongi Surf Shape
Ace AF1 55s
F4 Classics 56mm 97a
Reds
Maybe hardware

[camel filters]

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Frog 8.5
Thunder 149 standard
F4 Spitfire Conical Full 54mm 101 A
Olympia Silver bearings
7/8 hardware

Been riding the same trucks, wheels, and similar sized decks for the last few decks and it definitely helps with dialing in tricks. I was swapping trucks, wheels, shapes each new deck before that and having a consistent config is definitely the way to go for me. That being said, I'm also feeling the itch to switch it up for no reason whatsoever. My trucks are whittling down and the minute I see some axle I am going to use it as an excuse to swap to some indys most likely.

[moonordie]

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Premier shop deck 8.5
Indy 19ti (w/cast baseplates, aftermarket Indy conical bushings, riptide pivot cups)
SF F4 Classic 54mm 99a (Labor shop)
Swiss
Jessup

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I had to go back and gnar this twice because it’s so god damn pretty.

Same here and btw thanks for that photo since I was a little hesitant about getting 54 classics but they look just how I needed

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Premier shop deck 8.5
Indy 19ti (w/cast baseplates, aftermarket Indy conical bushings, riptide pivot cups)
SF F4 Classic 54mm 99a (Labor shop)
Swiss
Jessup

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I had to go back and gnar this twice because it’s so god damn pretty.

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Same here and btw thanks for that photo since I was a little hesitant about getting 54 classics but they look just how I needed

The now famous bench
Looks great
Classics are the best, flip/pop better, for me

[Freelancevagrant]

Untitled by , on Flickr
Frog 8.5
Thunder 149 standard
F4 Spitfire Conical Full 54mm 101 A
Olympia Silver bearings
7/8 hardware

Been riding the same trucks, wheels, and similar sized decks for the last few decks and it definitely helps with dialing in tricks. I was swapping trucks, wheels, shapes each new deck before that and having a consistent config is definitely the way to go for me. That being said, I'm also feeling the itch to switch it up for no reason whatsoever. My trucks are whittling down and the minute I see some axle I am going to use it as an excuse to swap to some indys most likely.

Best god damn backside flip I’ve ever seen.

[art hellman]

Nice setup, nice bench. Nelson bench?

yep. it's the only 'piece' of furniture I have worth photographing. 

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Premier shop deck 8.5
Indy 19ti (w/cast baseplates, aftermarket Indy conical bushings, riptide pivot cups)
SF F4 Classic 54mm 99a (Labor shop)
Swiss
Jessup

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I had to go back and gnar this twice because it’s so god damn pretty.

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Same here and btw thanks for that photo since I was a little hesitant about getting 54 classics but they look just how I needed

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The now famous bench
Looks great
Classics are the best, flip/pop better, for me

thanks.  i bought the deck during the height of the pandemic, when someone else on here posted it, maybe in the recently purchased thread.  then forgot about it, and found it under a heap of winter stuff that I hadnt put away yet.

i keep going back and forth between conicall full and classics... typically conical full in the winter months when im attempting flipping my board less and skating more garbage-spots, and then it always feels great to get back on classics in the spring/summer.  like getting a summer hair cut. 

[topfrog10]

polar dane 1 9.75
independent 169s
bones hard
slimeball 97a 58mm (not loving these so not for long)
reds
also included are vans skate epoch sports that I am really enjoying despite my initial skepticism due to the amount of trash I've heard about the vans skate line.

Really glad I sent it on this deck and pulled out these old parts. I usually enjoy putting some stickers on my decks but this one feels really good without them.

[shpongle]

anti hero beach bum
ace af1 55
spitfires 56mm classic 97a
swiss
7/8 random hardware
jessup
vans rowan

might try the indy 159 on it later

[topfrog10]

anti hero beach bum
ace af1 55
spitfires 56mm classic 97a
swiss
7/8 random hardware
jessup
vans rowan

might try the indy 159 on it later

is this a cruiser setup for you/how are you planning on using this setup? curious on how like those wheels with the big board

[Ol Nick]

anti hero beach bum
ace af1 55
spitfires 56mm classic 97a
swiss
7/8 random hardware
jessup
vans rowan

might try the indy 159 on it later

Tiight. Any comments on how it skates? I love the shape but got in my head about the length and am now waiting to actually see one somewhere in person.

[Movies]

Love that shape, also sock game is strong. Well played all around.

[TurdyBird]

Birdhouse Hale deck 8.625
Satori wheels 54mm 101a
Old Indy's
Old swiss
Jessup so I don't mess up

[goingapelikenigo]

anti hero beach bum
ace af1 55
spitfires 56mm classic 97a
swiss
7/8 random hardware
jessup
vans rowan

might try the indy 159 on it later

shape looks sick

[Cthunderw]

Krooked Worrest Twin Slick 8.3
AF-1 44s in Gold (lol)
Satori Spencer Hamilton 101a 54mm conicals
Swiss
Mob
Allen 1' hardware for utility's sake