Promade 8.0 - Steep kicks and concave, the nose is just a hair longer than the tail, so its almost twin tail in length, steepness goes well with Venture Forged, 8 x 31.8 x 14.25
Venture 5.2 V-Hollow Lo - Has an itch that needed to be scratched, more about that below, I usually do 3 washers on the inside but I may need to go back to 2
Autobahn 52mm Street Slims - Didn't feel like cracking open new F4s and had these lying around, Autobahn is definitely underrated
Assorted Bearings
Assorted Hardware - Couldn't find s set of matching hardware in 7/8" (2 red, 1 yellow, 1 green, 1 silver, 3 black), so I stuck the 2 reds at the nose and used a paint marker on the rest
Jessup griptape
First time riding an 8.0 in over a year, sized down because I wanted to get the legendary Venture Lo pinch back. Width was the easier to get used to, dimensions were tougher, usually avoid WB longer than 14.125. Sizing down did make the pop much easier but my timing was off for 1/2 the session, definitely felt less confident on rail tricks. Flips were also easier, but I had to shorten by drag and flick off faster.
On to the trucks - while the rest of the setup was a nightmare for the first 2 hours, the pinch on Venture was INSANELY GOOD. Coupled with a smaller wheel (I'm not riding 54mm wheels on a 8.0), I felt like I could hold my Crooked grinds much longer and exit much more confidently, Slight Nollie out beats flopping off the end. Also felt confident enough to do some BS Smiths on the ledge, something very hit and miss for me.
Setting up the board had a sense of foreshadowing - if the setup process ain't feeling right (with the hardware), prospects aren't looking good for the setup. But once I stopped whining it and got adjusted it was fine. Not sure if the juice was worth the squeeze - all that adjustment just to ride Ventures.
1 3-hour session isn't enough to pass judgement, so we'll see how the weekend goes.
Topic: The Set-up Thread (Read 4814870 times)