The Set-up Thread

[moonordie]

First is the most perfect setup for me
April 8.25 x 31.8 x 14
mini logo grip
Indy 7/8 Allen
Ti149
Swiss 6
F4 CF 99 53mm
I wanted to get Films for a really long time thing is that the skateshop here is so damn good that i couldn't help to put together a while setup
SOVRN 8.3 X 31.75 x 14.1
Socket grip and 1" Allen bolts (local brand)
Film 5.5
F4 classics 99 54mm
Mosaic super 0

[saltusnaut]

enjoi 8.75 egg
ace 44 classic three washers on the inside of each wheel
f4 97a 56mm classic

[coexist3]

dgk kevin taylor guest model 8.06
venture 5.2h
52mm waywards

[logjammin]

Put back on the grimp. 8.5
Venture 5.8 regs
1/4 dooks risers
58mm Dogtown rallys 99a
Swiss

Pop feels fucked but I missed big wheels

[Fhk]

New board: Ishod 8.3 slick,Thunder 148 hollow with Krux kingpins, Bones 53 and Bones Reds
New shoes: Lakai Carroll's
Same shitty tricks..

[shpongle]

im thinking of trying a gx1000 8.5 deck. i wonder how comparable it is to the DLX 8.5's. seems like a whole different feeling of board by the looks of it. never rode shovel nose's before and they look intimidating lol

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The P2 was a very handsome shape and I loved the ultra square nose, but I think I'm just not a mellow concave/kicks guy. Decided to try the quasi proto shape again before I give up and just ride hockey decks forever.



GX1000 8.5"
ace AF1 55s
O.G. Classics 55mm
quantum isotopes
bronze
mob

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Nice shape, kicks looks Huge!
Do u know the length & WB on it?

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Sorry I'm late on this.
Length is 31.75" (stretched measurement)
WB: 14.25

The kicks look way bigger than they are. The tail is like 6.5 and the nose is like 6.875, but the super blunt shape and the taper from the front to the back just makes the nose look a shovel. It's the same shape as the Quasi 8.5" proto, just with mellow kicks and concave.

[hobochimp]

im thinking of trying a gx1000 8.5 deck. i wonder how comparable it is to the DLX 8.5's. seems like a whole different feeling of board by the looks of it. never rode shovel nose's before and they look intimidating lol

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The P2 was a very handsome shape and I loved the ultra square nose, but I think I'm just not a mellow concave/kicks guy. Decided to try the quasi proto shape again before I give up and just ride hockey decks forever.



GX1000 8.5"
ace AF1 55s
O.G. Classics 55mm
quantum isotopes
bronze
mob

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Nice shape, kicks looks Huge!
Do u know the length & WB on it?

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Sorry I'm late on this.
Length is 31.75" (stretched measurement)
WB: 14.25

The kicks look way bigger than they are. The tail is like 6.5 and the nose is like 6.875, but the super blunt shape and the taper from the front to the back just makes the nose look a shovel. It's the same shape as the Quasi 8.5" proto, just with mellow kicks and concave.

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Dlx 8.5 is my go-to board, but right now I’m on a gx1000 8.5. They are definitely a very different feeling setup but at the same time not too drastic of a different. I’m skating venture 5.6 v hollows and they work really well with both. Biggest difference is the gx feels overall larger and a bit more balanced. Definitely recommend giving it a try

[munchbox]

santa cruz 8.8/31.8/14.25 wb
venture 5.8 hollow w/indy supersofts
f4 conical full 56mm 97a (now 52)
swiss super 6
bronze
jessup
sb dunk lows and highs

went up in wb & truck size but keeping the forged plates, giving it a spin this afternoon

[Esmith5488]

santa cruz 8.8/31.8/14.25 wb
venture 5.8 hollow w/indy supersofts
f4 conical full 56mm 97a (now 52)
swiss super 6
bronze
jessup
sb dunk lows and highs

went up in wb & truck size but keeping the forged plates, giving it a spin this afternoon

I’m curious how you like the Santa Cruz with the ventures, I’ve been riding the same real shape for a few boards and I have a SC on deck but I’m worried the steepness is going to feel weird with the ventures

[smoothbrain]

santa cruz 8.8/31.8/14.25 wb
venture 5.8 hollow w/indy supersofts
f4 conical full 56mm 97a (now 52)
swiss super 6
bronze
jessup
sb dunk lows and highs

went up in wb & truck size but keeping the forged plates, giving it a spin this afternoon

Those dunks look real nice collab or f&f?

[TwisT]

What spray paint did you use? So clean

[munchbox]

not gonna bother with the formatting on mobile

@Esmith5488 i have long legs and like a steep setup, makes everything come up higher and stick to my feet better. if its too steep ill probably switch to the cast plates but will find out later today

@smoothbrain friends and family blondey dunks witha light coat of this


@TwisT i used rustoleum 2x ultra cover in cranberry with varathane spar urethane as the clear coat. its a green "matte finish" bottom ply. warming up on a double sided curb today to see how it slides

[GBLange]

Stoked to be back on this shape after a couple of popsicles.

Girl Couch shape 9.25
Venture 6.1 with bones hard bushings
Spitfire F4 Classics 54mm 97A
Independent GP-B Bearings
Modus 7/8 hardware
MOB

nice..

[RichardBarkley]

 New Deck for my yearly Barcelona trip. 8.0 hockey with the most delicious hotrod... Venture low 5.0 with 3 washers. F4s

[Fhk]

New Deck for my yearly Barcelona trip. 8.0 hockey with the most delicious hotrod... Venture low 5.0 with 3 washers. F4s

Sexy..Must flip like a dream.

[hobochimp]

@off and @RichardBarkley both hot setups. Look super fun

[opesorry]

New Deck for my yearly Barcelona trip. 8.0 hockey with the most delicious hotrod... Venture low 5.0 with 3 washers. F4s

I’ve been thinking about sizing down my trucks on 8’s like this but was worried about them feeling too small. Does it feel like you have enough truck?

[Sk.A.T.A.N]

Real Mason Silva shape (8.28W x 13.7L x 14.12WB)
Indy forget hollow 144 stock
Sml Wheels 53mm V-cut AG formula
Mix of Bones Swiss and Reds
Bronze 1” Allen
Ashes grip
Adidas Busenitz Vintage

First time during a DLX board in 14 years of skating.
I usually hate Real graphics but this one is alright, and the dimension seem awesome.
Also hyped on the kicks. I love Busenitz, did my best skating in them, but been a while since I bought a pair and this new cleaner version looks and feels really good.

[FatGuy92]

Real Mason Silva shape (8.28W x 13.7L x 14.12WB)
Indy forget hollow 144 stock
Sml Wheels 53mm V-cut AG formula
Mix of Bones Swiss and Reds
Bronze 1” Allen
Ashes grip
Adidas Busenitz Vintage

First time during a DLX board in 14 years of skating.
I usually hate Real graphics but this one is alright, and the dimension seem awesome.
Also hyped on the kicks. I love Busenitz, did my best skating in them, but been a while since I bought a pair and this new cleaner version looks and feels really good.

The 8.28 shape and 144s is such a good combo. Hope you love it as much as I did

[Nth syd bear]

Blind Rudy Johnson FUBK 9.0
F4 classics 50mm
Andele swiss
Tensor Mag Lights ATG 5.75 (new pair)
Mob
Sunday hardware
Pig Rails

This is my 6th one of these I got one more left
The old ones I've been setting up as a cruiser with some super juice minis

[RichardBarkley]

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New Deck for my yearly Barcelona trip. 8.0 hockey with the most delicious hotrod... Venture low 5.0 with 3 washers. F4s

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I’ve been thinking about sizing down my trucks on 8’s like this but was worried about them feeling too small. Does it feel like you have enough truck?

Yep. With 3 washers on the inside of each axle it works a dream.

[fakiefs180]

Real Mason Silva shape (8.28W x 13.7L x 14.12WB)
Indy forget hollow 144 stock
Sml Wheels 53mm V-cut AG formula
Mix of Bones Swiss and Reds
Bronze 1” Allen
Ashes grip
Adidas Busenitz Vintage

First time during a DLX board in 14 years of skating.
I usually hate Real graphics but this one is alright, and the dimension seem awesome.
Also hyped on the kicks. I love Busenitz, did my best skating in them, but been a while since I bought a pair and this new cleaner version looks and feels really good.

Love your sticker job on there! How short is the tail for that shape? And Ashes is still in business? Haven't seen any grip from them for a while.

[Sk.A.T.A.N]

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Real Mason Silva shape (8.28W x 13.7L x 14.12WB)
Indy forget hollow 144 stock
Sml Wheels 53mm V-cut AG formula
Mix of Bones Swiss and Reds
Bronze 1” Allen
Ashes grip
Adidas Busenitz Vintage

First time during a DLX board in 14 years of skating.
I usually hate Real graphics but this one is alright, and the dimension seem awesome.
Also hyped on the kicks. I love Busenitz, did my best skating in them, but been a while since I bought a pair and this new cleaner version looks and feels really good.

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Love your sticker job on there! How short is the tail for that shape? And Ashes is still in business? Haven't seen any grip from them for a while.

Hey man, thanks! I just ran out of Slap stickers with this deck!  :'(
I don’t know if Ashes is still going, but I ordered a shaped deck to hang from Sprouters the other day and since they didn’t have grip wide enough they sent 2 Ashes griptapes. I never rode it before but honestly it feels really good! I’m usually a mob guy.
Deck dimensions:
Tail - 6.6 inches; Nose - 7 inches
(I measured from the middle of the back/front bolts, not sure if that’s the correct way.)

Went for a park sesh today and both board and shoes felt amazing! Really happy with the set-up!

[gsosa]

Who is the guy with the Slap stickers? I wanna get some!

[Sk.A.T.A.N]

Who is the guy with the Slap stickers? I wanna get some!

It was @feedmeseymour but dude’s focused.  :'(

[zozu]

Madness 8.25 R7 w Jessup
Thunder 149 with flat top washers
Hazard Radial 53mm 101a
Mini Logo bearings
7/8 allen bolts unknown origin

[MysticalTypeExperience]

Finally got this figured out for now. Skate Warehouse 20% sale was real nice for experimenting since getting back into street skating a bit this year.

Shoes: Etnies Marana Michelin size 12 black/grey/gum
Deck: Element Sascha Natural Defense 8.5x32.36" N: 7.25" T: 6.75" WB: 14.5" (BBS) + Jessup Ultra
Trucks: Krux K5 Standard Polished 8.5" H: 55mm W: 355g + Bones Hardcore Hard 96a white bushings + Krux ⅛" white risers
Wheelset: OJ Plain Jane Keyframe 87a 56mm + Bronson Speed Co. G2 + Bronson spacers
Hardware: Independent 1" Phillips 6 black 2 silver

Notes: I really love the size of this board in general, it fits well with size 12 shoes and 6’2” lankiness. Still interested in the balance of a twin tail but this deck works well for now. I’m gonna catch flak for the trucks but I really like them. I use risers to avoid wheelbite on 56mm wheels and I like the quality of the Krux risers (they are mostly solid, not many holes), plus they fit the trucks perfectly. The stock bushings felt amazing if you like soft and turny, and yes the trucks do turn pretty well. However, I don’t like sharp/swervy turning much for a trick board (I do like my Indy 159’s on my cruiser board though) so they work better for me with the Bones hard bushings. Just overall really like the trucks, and they're relatively lightweight too at 355g (Haven't weighed them since swapping bushings though). The wheels are a super soft durometer but I love them because I almost never ride skateparks, it’s almost exclusively crusty streets. Also I’ve found that wheels in general just feel way better when I run spacers and tighten the axle nuts down pretty snug. Everything is more stable. Had to run the Bronson's just because they're orange and match the wheels lol. But even the G2's feel nice and I like the double shielding.

[ScarceOne]

DOA 8.25
Venture 5.2lo
Acid co 53mm
Bronze 56k

[Argyle]

Boards a day or two old, haven't had chance to fully ride it due to work. Took the spits off, popped risers on and got these SML Mike Arnold Big Wave wheels today and they seem great.

Quasi 8.375
New Thunder 149s (back from indys)
Risers
SML 54mm wheels
Converse

[gabbesucks]

Polar Dane1 (9.75, 14.125wb)
Ace 55 Classics Frankenstein
Spitfire F4 60mm Classics
Indie 7/8"
Bones Reds
Mob Grip