The Set-up Thread

[rocklobster]

Sci fi fantasy 8.38 (14.38 wheelbase, standard bbs shape)
Venture 5.8 titaniums (cast plates, flat top washers, stock purple bushings)
Spitfire F4 52mm classic OG 99a
Swiss

Will be a sad day when you hit axle and retire those Venture Titaniums, cherish them while you can since anything other than Indy Titaniums are impossible to find.

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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.

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was this a mellow deck?

I'd say medium steep.  The concave is noticeable when new but it has mellowed out quite nicely for me.

[RichardBarkley]

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Sci fi fantasy 8.38 (14.38 wheelbase, standard bbs shape)
Venture 5.8 titaniums (cast plates, flat top washers, stock purple bushings)
Spitfire F4 52mm classic OG 99a
Swiss

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Beautiful set up, respect on the crook grooves.

I second that

Do you rotate your trucks around on each deck ?

Or have you just got switch crooks locked in

[tzhangdox]

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Sci fi fantasy 8.38 (14.38 wheelbase, standard bbs shape)
Venture 5.8 titaniums (cast plates, flat top washers, stock purple bushings)
Spitfire F4 52mm classic OG 99a
Swiss

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love this, how do the 5.8's feel on a 8.38? i've only dared go up to 5.6's worrying anything bigger would poke out too much

They're great! Bit of context though as your experience may vary. I skated 8.5-8.6 boards for years on 8.5 trucks, and only sized down the past year and a half or so between 8.25-8.38.

I feel like I'm just so used to exactly how 8.5 trucks feel. Even on 8.25 boards it felt pretty chill, didn't mind the slight hot rod. I like the stability and truck room. Actually tried sizing down to 8 inch trucks on an 8.25 and hated it. Maybe the jump was too extreme and 8.25 trucks could have been great, though at this point I don't see any reason to switch.

[tzhangdox]

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Sci fi fantasy 8.38 (14.38 wheelbase, standard bbs shape)
Venture 5.8 titaniums (cast plates, flat top washers, stock purple bushings)
Spitfire F4 52mm classic OG 99a
Swiss

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Will be a sad day when you hit axle and retire those Venture Titaniums, cherish them while you can since anything other than Indy Titaniums are impossible to find.

Thanks. If you look closely I'm actually on axle on all four crook grooves lol. I actually have another set of titanium hangers on ice so not panicking just yet. Still really trying to make these last until the end of year, have had them since january, not sure if I'll make it.

[tzhangdox]

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Sci fi fantasy 8.38 (14.38 wheelbase, standard bbs shape)
Venture 5.8 titaniums (cast plates, flat top washers, stock purple bushings)
Spitfire F4 52mm classic OG 99a
Swiss

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Beautiful set up, respect on the crook grooves.

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I second that

Do you rotate your trucks around on each deck ?

Or have you just got switch crooks locked in

Thanks dudes. I do crooks and 180 nosegrind variations (also pinches the same parts of the trucks) in all stances. But the bulk of the damage is from regular and switch back crook variations, which means I'll have to rotate my trucks after a few months so that I can keep skating them.

It works out since my nollie/fakie frontside crooked grinds are shit and I need help holding them so the pre-groove (from the backside crooked grinds and then rotating) helps a bit. Kinda cheating, but fuckit I'm not trying to retire trucks after a few months due to one specific groove.

[Sativa Lung]

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DOA 8" Flat AF
Venture 5.2 low lights (riptides and 94 supercush)
F9 50mm 99 classics
Mob, Habitat 1" allen, reds

First 8" in years. The lows are so much fun.

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Hot hot 🥵





Edit….in dirty quiet voice….what’s the wb and length

Ahh shit someones going to make me look like a chump when I'm wrong on this but it's a DOA question so I have to at least take a shot.

I think the E molds are pretty universally 31.7 and 14.25 until you hit the 8.5. Maybe the 7.5 is smaller but no one skates those except @nosneb

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

All of you who just set up Polar surf shapes are in for a tonne of fun!

[FrozenIndustries]

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DOA 8" Flat AF
Venture 5.2 low lights (riptides and 94 supercush)
F9 50mm 99 classics
Mob, Habitat 1" allen, reds

First 8" in years. The lows are so much fun.

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Hot hot 🥵





Edit….in dirty quiet voice….what’s the wb and length

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Ahh shit someones going to make me look like a chump when I'm wrong on this but it's a DOA question so I have to at least take a shot.

I think the E molds are pretty universally 31.7 and 14.25 until you hit the 8.5. Maybe the 7.5 is smaller but no one skates those except @nosneb

@ok 14.25" WB, like 31.875" overall. @Buttfart Rapedick this one is weirdly a little longer than my 8.25" E molds. Also I think @Fifty8mm skates the 7.5" flats and might also be able to comment on the WB.

Sorry for the mass tagging, I too want to know.

[Stanley Spadowski]

8.25 DOA
147 Thunder hollow lights
50mm Spitfire Bigheads
Swiss
7/8’s shorty’s Allen
Jessup

[VCR]

Christmas in the Spadowski household!

[DarthDingusMaximus]

DOA Herbert Brown 8.25
Bronze allen 1”
Thunder 148’s standard w bones bushings
Reds
Spitfire 53mm
Jessup grip

[Lou Strux]

Pulling some gear I picked up in an early pandy-panic out of the “freezer” for a freshy.
Polar P8 shape 8.8”, 14.5”
Ace Classic 55s
Spitfire F4 56mm Connie Fulls
Bones Swiss
Some 1” bolts (Shorties? Roughneck?)
Jessup is wassup

[Stanley Spadowski]

Christmas in the Spadowski household!

Oh Yeah, Drank from the firehose and had some red snapper. Oh, red snapper, it’s very tasty.

[white guy in a durag]

Too sore to skate today, but I set this up any way so the sight of it by the door, un-skated, can haunt me.



Evisen Shor West "Sticky Face" 10.34"
Ace AF1 55s
56mm Conical Full 97a
Quantum atoms
bronze
mob

Tried to go for the rip tape, but this sheet is kinda old and  second tear wound up pulling the grip away from the adhesive. Had to cut the fucked up part out and decided not to push it.

[Lloyd Braun]

Stoked to try this one out.
WKND 8.5 w/14in WB
Venture 5.8 standards with DLK
52mm 99a F4 classics
Swiss
Jessup

[FrozenIndustries]

Stoked to try this one out.
WKND 8.5 w/14in WB
Venture 5.8 standards with DLK
52mm 99a F4 classics
Swiss
Jessup

Looks so good. I want to try that shape so bad but my last few PS boards were not so good.

[Lloyd Braun]

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Stoked to try this one out.
WKND 8.5 w/14in WB
Venture 5.8 standards with DLK
52mm 99a F4 classics
Swiss
Jessup

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Looks so good. I want to try that shape so bad but my last few PS boards were not so good.

I’m excited to give it a whirl. What didn’t you like about your last PS board? It’s been like 8 months since my last one.

[FrozenIndustries]

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Stoked to try this one out.
WKND 8.5 w/14in WB
Venture 5.8 standards with DLK
52mm 99a F4 classics
Swiss
Jessup

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Looks so good. I want to try that shape so bad but my last few PS boards were not so good.

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I’m excited to give it a whirl. What didn’t you like about your last PS board? It’s been like 8 months since my last one.

Too much flex. I like a really crispy board. I could have gotten a couple bad ones. I'm going to go to the shop and stand on that one today and if it feels even remotely OK I am going to get it.

[Argyle]

Too sore to skate today, but I set this up any way so the sight of it by the door, un-skated, can haunt me.



Evisen Shor West "Sticky Face" 10.34"
Ace AF1 55s
56mm Conical Full 97a
Quantum atoms
bronze
mob

Tried to go for the rip tape, but this sheet is kinda old and  second tear wound up pulling the grip away from the adhesive. Had to cut the fucked up part out and decided not to push it.

Beautiful. Love the shape. What's the length and wb?

[white guy in a durag]

Beautiful. Love the shape. What's the length and wb?

Here's the complete measurements I took from it

Length: 30.5"
width (widest): 10.34"
width (front truck): 9"
width (back truck): 8.25"
WB: a fat 14.75, I could call it 14.875
nose: 5"
tail: 6.75

[TurdyBird]

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Stoked to try this one out.
WKND 8.5 w/14in WB
Venture 5.8 standards with DLK
52mm 99a F4 classics
Swiss
Jessup

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Looks so good. I want to try that shape so bad but my last few PS boards were not so good.

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I’m excited to give it a whirl. What didn’t you like about your last PS board? It’s been like 8 months since my last one.

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Too much flex. I like a really crispy board. I could have gotten a couple bad ones. I'm going to go to the shop and stand on that one today and if it feels even remotely OK I am going to get it.

Thought about getting this one. When I first got back into skating over a year ago, I skated the 8.65 x 32.25 or whatever shape they use to so. I started to hate it because of the flex. I kept it but skated a different deck.

I returned to it a few months ago, and actually thought it felt pretty good. Maybe I lost some weight too😂. Anyways, I passed on this one because I thought it might feel too small.

[moonordie]

This was asked many times before but fuck it, how's minilogo griptape?

[Richard Skidder]

This was asked many times before but fuck it, how's minilogo griptape?

Pretty standard really. Not quite as black as name brand but it’ll do in a pinch.

[tom]

Broke my board yesterday on a kickflip. Pretty sure I cracked the first layer on this one doing a fakie flip. A free board is a free board though, so I’ll skate it until it fully breaks ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Passport 8.12x32

[somethingmustbreaknow]

finally a fresh deck

polar hjalte 8.5
mob grip
indy 149 stage 11 with conical aftermarkets
bronson g3 bearings
shorty's hardware
bones stf josh hawkins 52mm
nike sb all court CK

first short session on it was super good

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finally a fresh deck

polar hjalte 8.5
mob grip
indy 149 stage 11 with conical aftermarkets
bronson g3 bearings
shorty's hardware
bones stf josh hawkins 52mm
nike sb all court CK

first short session on it was super good

Dope shoes

[funeral_tuxedo]

finally a fresh deck

polar hjalte 8.5
mob grip
indy 149 stage 11 with conical aftermarkets
bronson g3 bearings
shorty's hardware
bones stf josh hawkins 52mm
nike sb all court CK

first short session on it was super good

Nice. That is such a good looking Hjalte board. How do conicals feel in Stage Xls instead of barrels?

[somethingmustbreaknow]

for me, i think the turn is a little bit sharper if that makes sense. but the main reason i buy these aftermarket conicals is because  the stock barrels always break after some time and i don‘t like fucked up bushings or putting in new ones in old trucks. these aftermarkets always last me as long as the trucks.

[moonordie]

Local brand for a change
Parina 8.38 x 32.2 x 14.25
Grizzly plain black no bears + a transparent piece of Socket grip
SJ Spenny 7/8 Allen
Ti149
F4 CF 99 53mm
Swiss 6
Tyshawn's
Love this whole setup.