The Set-up Thread

[FatGuy92]

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Chipped the shit out of the tail on my last deck so had to setup a fresh one



Workshop 7.875
Ace classic 33s
Spitfire 51 101a radial slim
Vans Crockett highs

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this right here is the kinda shit thats makes me want to downsize my setup significantly, very cool

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Thanks man. I spent the last year slowly downsizing and couldn’t recommend it more. I’m having so much fun on the sub 8.0s

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What's your shoe size? I feel like so many people just skate 8+" because everyone else is. It makes more sense if you have large feet or are tall. Generally speaking, shouldn't deck width and length loosely correlate with a rider's shoe size and height?

Yep I feel the same. I started skating again a few years ago after being off the board for 10 years and went with an 8.5 since that’s what everyone was doing. Granted I’m not flipping my board really mostly just ledge and curb skating so depends what kind of skating you do I guess.

I’m definitely a smaller dude. 5’5” with a 7.5 size foot. I’m sure a 7.75 for me feels like a 8.25 to the average sized male though

[tom]

8.3 Year and a half old Quasi board that was too big for me at the time so I only skated it for about two hours. I’ve since gone up to a bigger board again and I’m giving it a second life
AF1 44’s
OJ Ez Edge 54’s
Bones Super Swiss Six

[cosmicgypsies]

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Chipped the shit out of the tail on my last deck so had to setup a fresh one



Workshop 7.875
Ace classic 33s
Spitfire 51 101a radial slim
Vans Crockett highs

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this right here is the kinda shit thats makes me want to downsize my setup significantly, very cool

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Thanks man. I spent the last year slowly downsizing and couldn’t recommend it more. I’m having so much fun on the sub 8.0s

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What's your shoe size? I feel like so many people just skate 8+" because everyone else is. It makes more sense if you have large feet or are tall. Generally speaking, shouldn't deck width and length loosely correlate with a rider's shoe size and height?

Eh, I don't really agree with this sentiment. Most of the people I know that I skate with consistently are average height (say 5'9 to 6ft), average shoe size (UK8/9 which I think is US9/10) and in that spectrum it's anywhere from 8.1 up to 8.75.

I'm 5'10, UK7.5/8 or US 8.5/9 and in the last 5 years I've skated from 8.25 to 8.75, settled on 8.5 for a few years, then went back to 8.38 and now 8.25. Since I started skating again (2013) I've found 8.25 to be the most common size which makes sense; more stability than a skinnier board, will still flip with relative ease.

The only guy I've known to skate a smaller board in the last 7/8 years was a guy who was about 5'8 with I think about a US 6/6.5 shoe size, and he was skating 7.75's, but then on the flip side I know a guy who's much shorter at maybe 5'5/5'6 with a slightly bigger shoe size of US 8 and he skates 8.5s.

For me personally, coming back after a good few months not skating due to lockdowns etc, I found it very hard to flip around an 8.6 with 56 wheels, so I tapered down and ended up at 8.25 with 54's. I kinda want to size down even more, but going from 149's to Venture 5.6 which isn't that much of a difference in axle width, still fucked me up on grinds for a good month, and I feel like I'd notice it abhorrently more with a smaller truck.

[RichardBarkley]

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Chipped the shit out of the tail on my last deck so had to setup a fresh one



Workshop 7.875
Ace classic 33s
Spitfire 51 101a radial slim
Vans Crockett highs

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this right here is the kinda shit thats makes me want to downsize my setup significantly, very cool

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Thanks man. I spent the last year slowly downsizing and couldn’t recommend it more. I’m having so much fun on the sub 8.0s

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What's your shoe size? I feel like so many people just skate 8+" because everyone else is. It makes more sense if you have large feet or are tall. Generally speaking, shouldn't deck width and length loosely correlate with a rider's shoe size and height?

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Eh, I don't really agree with this sentiment. Most of the people I know that I skate with consistently are average height (say 5'9 to 6ft), average shoe size (UK8/9 which I think is US9/10) and in that spectrum it's anywhere from 8.1 up to 8.75.

I'm 5'10, UK7.5/8 or US 8.5/9 and in the last 5 years I've skated from 8.25 to 8.75, settled on 8.5 for a few years, then went back to 8.38 and now 8.25. Since I started skating again (2013) I've found 8.25 to be the most common size which makes sense; more stability than a skinnier board, will still flip with relative ease.

The only guy I've known to skate a smaller board in the last 7/8 years was a guy who was about 5'8 with I think about a US 6/6.5 shoe size, and he was skating 7.75's, but then on the flip side I know a guy who's much shorter at maybe 5'5/5'6 with a slightly bigger shoe size of US 8 and he skates 8.5s.

For me personally, coming back after a good few months not skating due to lockdowns etc, I found it very hard to flip around an 8.6 with 56 wheels, so I tapered down and ended up at 8.25 with 54's. I kinda want to size down even more, but going from 149's to Venture 5.6 which isn't that much of a difference in axle width, still fucked me up on grinds for a good month, and I feel like I'd notice it abhorrently more with a smaller truck.

I'm 6.1ft with UK 10/10.5 and I'm skating a 7.6 w/ 14wb at the moment.

I'd never go above 8"

14wb is my sweet spot also

[DeepSpace9mm]

Alltimers 8.25 x 31.875 (14.25 WB)
Venture 5.8 hi x bust crew
Spitfire F4 classic full 53mm 99a
Bronson raws
Bronze56k allen hardware
FTI sticker

Sick setup. I want those wheels. Where were you able to find them?

[s0sa]

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Alltimers 8.25 x 31.875 (14.25 WB)
Venture 5.8 hi x bust crew
Spitfire F4 classic full 53mm 99a
Bronson raws
Bronze56k allen hardware
FTI sticker

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Sick setup. I want those wheels. Where were you able to find them?

Got them off paradeworld through Southside Skateshop. been wanting black f4s for a very long time and feels like there hasn’t been one in their lineup since pre covid. still waiting for some all black 56mm though

[vhsfisheye]

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Just grabbed a Polar Surf Junior definitely the biggest board I’ve ever owned. Lots of fun only skate it once so far, I’m noticing I prefer bigger boards for flip tricks cause there’s more space for me to catch the board 🤷‍♂️ Shuv variations are a lil weird with the giant tail tho

Venture 5.8s
Oj Nomads
Bones soft bushings

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I wasn’t able to find a definitive answer before, but is the surf jr the same as the original surf shape (8.75 at the widest point with a 14.375 wb)? There’s a 9.0 surf shape out now so wasn’t sure if they just renamed the old one as jr.

Yeah the surf Junior is the 8.75 and the surf is a 9

[FatGuy92]

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Just grabbed a Polar Surf Junior definitely the biggest board I’ve ever owned. Lots of fun only skate it once so far, I’m noticing I prefer bigger boards for flip tricks cause there’s more space for me to catch the board 🤷‍♂️ Shuv variations are a lil weird with the giant tail tho

Venture 5.8s
Oj Nomads
Bones soft bushings

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I wasn’t able to find a definitive answer before, but is the surf jr the same as the original surf shape (8.75 at the widest point with a 14.375 wb)? There’s a 9.0 surf shape out now so wasn’t sure if they just renamed the old one as jr.

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Yeah the surf Junior is the 8.75 and the surf is a 9

Thanks for confirming!

[somethingmustbreaknow]

first time primitive, couple of sessions in, so far i really like the shape

primitive 8.5 wade desarmo
independent stage 11 149 with orange conical aftermarkets
bones stf 52mm V2 josh hawkins
bronson g3 bearings
mob grip
shorty's 7/8" allen hardware
nike sb all court ck

[switchfrontshuv]

first time primitive, couple of sessions in, so far i really like the shape

primitive 8.5 wade desarmo
independent stage 11 149 with orange conical aftermarkets
bones stf 52mm V2 josh hawkins
bronson g3 bearings
mob grip
shorty's 7/8" allen hardware
nike sb all court ck

I dont know why small wheels look weird on any truck bigger than 8.5 for me

[somethingmustbreaknow]

52mm is small? i dunno, cannot really go beyond 52mm, because of constant wheel bites. peep the marks.
had 55mm wheels once and hated them because of that even though at that time my trucks were tighter.

[GBLange]

Chocolate Tershy 9.25” couch shape
Indy Hollow 169
Ricta 52mm
Bronson G3
Random made in china griptape



short poems for brothers

[Fhk]

Chocolate Tershy 9.25” couch shape
Indy Hollow 169
Ricta 52mm
Bronson G3
Random made in china griptape



short poems for brothers

Nice one! You should write a short poem about it..brother

[nevrwasben]

Why is this unstickied??

[RichardBarkley]

Why is this unstickied??

Dear God

This is very unsettling

[white guy in a durag]

Finally, the only thing left at the top is JAWNZ. Just as god intended.

[Gene_Harrogate]

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Why is this unstickied??

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Dear God

This is very unsettling

Let's not panic, surely it's just an error that will be dealt with promptly!

[nevrwasben]

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Why is this unstickied??

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Dear God

This is very unsettling

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Let's not panic, surely it's just an error that will be dealt with promptly!

I’m kind of freaking out guys, somebody HALP

[Fhk]

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Why is this unstickied??

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Dear God

This is very unsettling

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Let's not panic, surely it's just an error that will be dealt with promptly!

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I’m kind of freaking out guys, somebody HALP

Keep your chin up bud we will get through this together. I do understand the panic, as this is the biggest thing to happen here since BFRD floored us with his creation.

[topfrog10]

real 8.5 full se
venture hollow 5.8s
spits 97a classics 54mm
bronson raws
hardware i need to replace because ive fucked it up because my skate tool doesnt fit on the outer bolts because ventures.
vans crockett highs that i just got and don't think i can skate just yet because they're so pretty

never ridden a real, only cruised on this one last night but i've got high hopes for it. really like a quasi 8.5 but i'm hoping the bigger tail on this one does me well. am kinda off my ventures, am definitely taking recs for good curb and bowl skating trucks with this set up.

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real 8.5 full se
venture hollow 5.8s
spits 97a classics 54mm
bronson raws
hardware i need to replace because ive fucked it up because my skate tool doesnt fit on the outer bolts because ventures.
vans crockett highs that i just got and don't think i can skate just yet because they're so pretty

never ridden a real, only cruised on this one last night but i've got high hopes for it. really like a quasi 8.5 but i'm hoping the bigger tail on this one does me well. am kinda off my ventures, am definitely taking recs for good curb and bowl skating trucks with this set up.

Polar and quasi stickers on a real board. I'm jealous you don't have the ocd ridden brain I do.

[iw0]

real 8.5 full se
venture hollow 5.8s
spits 97a classics 54mm
bronson raws
hardware i need to replace because ive fucked it up because my skate tool doesnt fit on the outer bolts because ventures.
vans crockett highs that i just got and don't think i can skate just yet because they're so pretty

never ridden a real, only cruised on this one last night but i've got high hopes for it. really like a quasi 8.5 but i'm hoping the bigger tail on this one does me well. am kinda off my ventures, am definitely taking recs for good curb and bowl skating trucks with this set up.

the quasi ransom note sticker job threw me off on this lol
also friendly hardware saving tip: take off the hanger when setting up the baseplate on ventures

[Richard Skidder]

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real 8.5 full se
venture hollow 5.8s
spits 97a classics 54mm
bronson raws
hardware i need to replace because ive fucked it up because my skate tool doesnt fit on the outer bolts because ventures.
vans crockett highs that i just got and don't think i can skate just yet because they're so pretty

never ridden a real, only cruised on this one last night but i've got high hopes for it. really like a quasi 8.5 but i'm hoping the bigger tail on this one does me well. am kinda off my ventures, am definitely taking recs for good curb and bowl skating trucks with this set up.

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the quasi ransom note sticker job threw me off on this lol
also friendly hardware saving tip: take off the hanger when setting up the baseplate on ventures

It’s almost as if open ended wrenches don’t exist.

[iw0]

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real 8.5 full se
venture hollow 5.8s
spits 97a classics 54mm
bronson raws
hardware i need to replace because ive fucked it up because my skate tool doesnt fit on the outer bolts because ventures.

vans crockett highs that i just got and don't think i can skate just yet because they're so pretty

never ridden a real, only cruised on this one last night but i've got high hopes for it. really like a quasi 8.5 but i'm hoping the bigger tail on this one does me well. am kinda off my ventures, am definitely taking recs for good curb and bowl skating trucks with this set up.

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the quasi ransom note sticker job threw me off on this lol
also friendly hardware saving tip: take off the hanger when setting up the baseplate on ventures

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It’s almost as if open ended wrenches don’t exist.

whoa, get a load of the wrench lobbyist itt
but seriously, i personally suck at keeping wrenches on while putting everything together. always have, always will.

[Dan Gerous]

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real 8.5 full se
venture hollow 5.8s
spits 97a classics 54mm
bronson raws
hardware i need to replace because ive fucked it up because my skate tool doesnt fit on the outer bolts because ventures.

vans crockett highs that i just got and don't think i can skate just yet because they're so pretty

never ridden a real, only cruised on this one last night but i've got high hopes for it. really like a quasi 8.5 but i'm hoping the bigger tail on this one does me well. am kinda off my ventures, am definitely taking recs for good curb and bowl skating trucks with this set up.

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the quasi ransom note sticker job threw me off on this lol
also friendly hardware saving tip: take off the hanger when setting up the baseplate on ventures

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It’s almost as if open ended wrenches don’t exist.

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whoa, get a load of the wrench lobbyist itt
but seriously, i personally suck at keeping wrenches on while putting everything together. always have, always will.

Venture needs to make a skate wrench with one of those gizmos integrated into the shaft...

[topfrog10]

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real 8.5 full se
venture hollow 5.8s
spits 97a classics 54mm
bronson raws
hardware i need to replace because ive fucked it up because my skate tool doesnt fit on the outer bolts because ventures.
vans crockett highs that i just got and don't think i can skate just yet because they're so pretty

never ridden a real, only cruised on this one last night but i've got high hopes for it. really like a quasi 8.5 but i'm hoping the bigger tail on this one does me well. am kinda off my ventures, am definitely taking recs for good curb and bowl skating trucks with this set up.

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Polar and quasi stickers on a real board. I'm jealous you don't have the ocd ridden brain I do.

i've always thought stickers from the deck brand are redundant, maybe that's just me.

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real 8.5 full se
venture hollow 5.8s
spits 97a classics 54mm
bronson raws
hardware i need to replace because ive fucked it up because my skate tool doesnt fit on the outer bolts because ventures.
vans crockett highs that i just got and don't think i can skate just yet because they're so pretty

never ridden a real, only cruised on this one last night but i've got high hopes for it. really like a quasi 8.5 but i'm hoping the bigger tail on this one does me well. am kinda off my ventures, am definitely taking recs for good curb and bowl skating trucks with this set up.

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the quasi ransom note sticker job threw me off on this lol
also friendly hardware saving tip: take off the hanger when setting up the baseplate on ventures

... don't know why i never thought of that, you're a genius.

[DarkPools]

Open wrench (like another poster suggested) or Silver ratchet tpols exist.... couldn't you use those and not do the extra work of removing the hangar?

Unless that was a suggestion to take the piss out of Venture riders? 

[iw0]

Open wrench (like another poster suggested) or Silver ratchet tpols exist.... couldn't you use those and not do the extra work of removing the hangar?

Unless that was a suggestion to take the piss out of Venture riders? 

i've gotten very good at doing it this way, and at the end of the day

[DarkPools]

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Open wrench (like another poster suggested) or Silver ratchet tpols exist.... couldn't you use those and not do the extra work of removing the hangar?

Unless that was a suggestion to take the piss out of Venture riders? 

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i've gotten very good at doing it this way, and at the end of the day

RESPECT! *handshake emoji*
Whatever floats your goat!

[LebowskisRug]

The Ace tool works fine on Ventures. I really like it in general, worth the price.