The Set-up Thread

[Freelancevagrant]

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Black Label Reuter egg
Venture 6.1
Spitfire 54mm f4 lock-ins 99a
Bones big balls
Mob

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That looks rad. Yellow plys are sick. What shoes are those? They look comfy.

I’m really gassed on it. The shoes are kalis vulcs. Surprised how much I actually like them.

Side note, super surprised at how much I like/how much better I skate on slightly tighter non jiggly trucks.

[Big Baby Jesus]

post a pic

Finally had to hang up my 8.75 football.

Polar 8.5
149 Indy Forged Hollows
Spitfire 54 CF
Bronze
Big Balls
Mob

As always Converse Fastbreaks

[Frank and Fred]

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8.5
Jessup
Classic 44s, stock bushings
56mm 97a F4 classics, now about 54mm
Big Ballz Bearings.
Samarria NB 213s.

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Cool shoes! Did you find they run extremely large? I had to give my pair away because my feet were slopping around in them.

Nah. I'm size 11.5 but my feet are wide. One of the reasons I love 212s and 213s is because I don't have to size up to 12.

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

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8.5
Jessup
Classic 44s, stock bushings
56mm 97a F4 classics, now about 54mm
Big Ballz Bearings.
Samarria NB 213s.

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Cool shoes! Did you find they run extremely large? I had to give my pair away because my feet were slopping around in them.

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Nah. I'm size 11.5 but my feet are wide. One of the reasons I love 212s and 213s is because I don't have to size up to 12.

shoe game is on point!!!

[Velcro Wallet]

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Black Label Reuter egg
Venture 6.1
Spitfire 54mm f4 lock-ins 99a
Bones big balls
Mob

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That looks rad. Yellow plys are sick. What shoes are those? They look comfy.

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I’m really gassed on it. The shoes are kalis vulcs. Surprised how much I actually like them.

Side note, super surprised at how much I like/how much better I skate on slightly tighter non jiggly trucks.

That set up look so good! Love thy egg.

I think a lot of people should tighten their trucks a bit. No diss to the loose crew though.

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Black Label Reuter egg
Venture 6.1
Spitfire 54mm f4 lock-ins 99a
Bones big balls
Mob

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That looks rad. Yellow plys are sick. What shoes are those? They look comfy.

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I’m really gassed on it. The shoes are kalis vulcs. Surprised how much I actually like them.

Side note, super surprised at how much I like/how much better I skate on slightly tighter non jiggly trucks.

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That set up look so good! Love thy egg.

I think a lot of people should tighten their trucks a bit. No diss to the loose crew though.

Oh I dunno. The ‘loose crew’ can be a buncha look at me types. I think they like the attention, however they get it.

I mean obviously ride whatever, but for me, tighter is more functional. Which may not be the goal.

[manysnakes]

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Black Label Reuter egg
Venture 6.1
Spitfire 54mm f4 lock-ins 99a
Bones big balls
Mob

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That looks rad. Yellow plys are sick. What shoes are those? They look comfy.

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I’m really gassed on it. The shoes are kalis vulcs. Surprised how much I actually like them.

Side note, super surprised at how much I like/how much better I skate on slightly tighter non jiggly trucks.

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That set up look so good! Love thy egg.

I think a lot of people should tighten their trucks a bit. No diss to the loose crew though.

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Oh I dunno. The ‘loose crew’ can be a buncha look at me types. I think they like the attention, however they get it.

I mean obviously ride whatever, but for me, tighter is more functional. Which may not be the goal.

There was a nice young dude at the park affecting some sort of style with super loose trucks the other day, and he couldn't make anything because his shit was rattling loose. I think he was trying for a rollersurfer thing but that dude actually skates his trucks insanely tight.

[Fhk]

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Black Label Reuter egg
Venture 6.1
Spitfire 54mm f4 lock-ins 99a
Bones big balls
Mob

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That looks rad. Yellow plys are sick. What shoes are those? They look comfy.

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I’m really gassed on it. The shoes are kalis vulcs. Surprised how much I actually like them.

Side note, super surprised at how much I like/how much better I skate on slightly tighter non jiggly trucks.

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That set up look so good! Love thy egg.

I think a lot of people should tighten their trucks a bit. No diss to the loose crew though.

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Oh I dunno. The ‘loose crew’ can be a buncha look at me types. I think they like the attention, however they get it.

I mean obviously ride whatever, but for me, tighter is more functional. Which may not be the goal.

Irl I have only seen one person skate jiggly loose trucks well. I remember in the 90's-early 2000's if their were pros around I would look at their trucks and almost all of them had a some threads showing on their kingpins. However loose style is incredible when done right.

[augustmoon]

I tightened mine and now I can do pop shoves again

[Richard Skidder]

Recently snugged her up a touch and bye bye ghost pop.

[LebowskisRug]

I think you shouldn't be able to infer truck tightness from someone's skating for the most part. If they're flopping all around from being too loose, then it's detracting, but if I don't notice then it's done well.

[fakie varial flip]

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Black Label Reuter egg
Venture 6.1
Spitfire 54mm f4 lock-ins 99a
Bones big balls
Mob

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That looks rad. Yellow plys are sick. What shoes are those? They look comfy.

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I’m really gassed on it. The shoes are kalis vulcs. Surprised how much I actually like them.

Side note, super surprised at how much I like/how much better I skate on slightly tighter non jiggly trucks.

[close]

That set up look so good! Love thy egg.

I think a lot of people should tighten their trucks a bit. No diss to the loose crew though.

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Oh I dunno. The ‘loose crew’ can be a buncha look at me types. I think they like the attention, however they get it.

I mean obviously ride whatever, but for me, tighter is more functional. Which may not be the goal.

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There was a nice young dude at the park affecting some sort of style with super loose trucks the other day, and he couldn't make anything because his shit was rattling loose. I think he was trying for a rollersurfer thing but that dude actually skates his trucks insanely tight.

Wait, really? They didn't look tight to me on the videos I saw.

I know way too many people that skate their trucks waaay too tight. I don't think I could possibly skate anything tighter than medium and still land anything unless I was just doing flatground flip tricks. I spent YEARS skating trucks that were too tight and when I loosened them up it unlocked a lot of shit both for transition and flip tricks

[Orangepulp1000]

Baker 8.25 on mellow concave
5.6 ventures
bones big ball
52mm spitfire og classics

[Freelancevagrant]

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Black Label Reuter egg
Venture 6.1
Spitfire 54mm f4 lock-ins 99a
Bones big balls
Mob

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That looks rad. Yellow plys are sick. What shoes are those? They look comfy.

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I’m really gassed on it. The shoes are kalis vulcs. Surprised how much I actually like them.

Side note, super surprised at how much I like/how much better I skate on slightly tighter non jiggly trucks.

[close]

That set up look so good! Love thy egg.

I think a lot of people should tighten their trucks a bit. No diss to the loose crew though.

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Oh I dunno. The ‘loose crew’ can be a buncha look at me types. I think they like the attention, however they get it.

I mean obviously ride whatever, but for me, tighter is more functional. Which may not be the goal.

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There was a nice young dude at the park affecting some sort of style with super loose trucks the other day, and he couldn't make anything because his shit was rattling loose. I think he was trying for a rollersurfer thing but that dude actually skates his trucks insanely tight.

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Wait, really? They didn't look tight to me on the videos I saw.

I know way too many people that skate their trucks waaay too tight. I don't think I could possibly skate anything tighter than medium and still land anything unless I was just doing flatground flip tricks. I spent YEARS skating trucks that were too tight and when I loosened them up it unlocked a lot of shit both for transition and flip tricks

I will say I would use them as an excuse and sort of a self esteem booster. Letting someone skate my board who is objectively way better than me say “woooah man I don’t know how you skate like that.” As well as after I don’t land something i would get to say some shit like “ah man I totally would have been able to make that if my trucks were tighter.”

Admittedly, I’m a big dude (250lbs) with a very modest bag of tricks and it made me feel better/less self conscious when I would land something. But after tightening them up a little bit and immediately getting tricks back, it feels really nice.

I didn’t go crazy tight, but my kingpin nut is flush now and not superglued on and I’m not cutting bushings and ditching washers anymore. Don’t think I’ll be going back to jiggly loose again.

[fakie varial flip]

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Black Label Reuter egg
Venture 6.1
Spitfire 54mm f4 lock-ins 99a
Bones big balls
Mob

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That looks rad. Yellow plys are sick. What shoes are those? They look comfy.

[close]

I’m really gassed on it. The shoes are kalis vulcs. Surprised how much I actually like them.

Side note, super surprised at how much I like/how much better I skate on slightly tighter non jiggly trucks.

[close]

That set up look so good! Love thy egg.

I think a lot of people should tighten their trucks a bit. No diss to the loose crew though.

[close]

Oh I dunno. The ‘loose crew’ can be a buncha look at me types. I think they like the attention, however they get it.

I mean obviously ride whatever, but for me, tighter is more functional. Which may not be the goal.

[close]

There was a nice young dude at the park affecting some sort of style with super loose trucks the other day, and he couldn't make anything because his shit was rattling loose. I think he was trying for a rollersurfer thing but that dude actually skates his trucks insanely tight.

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Wait, really? They didn't look tight to me on the videos I saw.

I know way too many people that skate their trucks waaay too tight. I don't think I could possibly skate anything tighter than medium and still land anything unless I was just doing flatground flip tricks. I spent YEARS skating trucks that were too tight and when I loosened them up it unlocked a lot of shit both for transition and flip tricks

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I will say I would use them as an excuse and sort of a self esteem booster. Letting someone skate my board who is objectively way better than me say “woooah man I don’t know how you skate like that.” As well as after I don’t land something i would get to say some shit like “ah man I totally would have been able to make that if my trucks were tighter.”

Admittedly, I’m a big dude (250lbs) with a very modest bag of tricks and it made me feel better/less self conscious when I would land something. But after tightening them up a little bit and immediately getting tricks back, it feels really nice.

I didn’t go crazy tight, but my kingpin nut is flush now and not superglued on and I’m not cutting bushings and ditching washers anymore. Don’t think I’ll be going back to jiggly loose again.

Ah, my bad - I was thinking everyone was going crazy tight like the guys I know. What you're at now is about what I stay at, maybe a little looser. I have definitely skated my one friend's crazy loose trucks and found it comically difficult but I also love big wheels so I can't go that loose anyway (ha!)

[art hellman]

Polar Hjate 8.5
Indy 149ti (w/cast baseplates, aftermarket indy conical bushings, riptide pivot)
SF F4 56mm conical full 99a
Swiss

[Fhk]

Polar Hjate 8.5
Indy 149ti (w/cast baseplates, aftermarket indy conical bushings, riptide pivot)
SF F4 56mm conical full 99a
Swiss

Beauty.

[Frank and Fred]

The madness got the better of me and before I could skate this Krooked that I posted the other day, I had to swop the 44s for my Stage 8 146s (with KRUX DL hollow kingpins and 99a conical bushings), the Bones risers for Real wooden universal risers (fit the Indys perfect) and mounted some fresh Conical Full 54mm 97as to it all.

I am now ready for the slippery indoor mini ramp and rugged curb, parking garage winter season.

[CannerSpaghetti]

The madness got the better of me and before I could skate this Krooked that I posted the other day, I had to swop the 44s for my Stage 8 146s (with KRUX DL hollow kingpins and 99a conical bushings), the Bones risers for Real wooden universal risers (fit the Indys perfect) and mounted some fresh Conical Full 54mm 97as to it all.

I am now ready for the slippery indoor mini ramp and rugged curb, parking garage winter season.

Any reason why you went back to stage 8?

[Frank and Fred]

Apart from the slipping axle they just feel and grind great. Plus you can fit and lock the Krux inverted kingpins in without any JB weld/ epoxy. They widen the WB coming from Classic 44s and also there is less wheel bite with the way I have them set up.

My local bike shop gifted them to me so I put them on the occasional set up. I'd love some Stage 7 156s...

[Omars_Dad]

Venue Shop Deck 9 w/ about 14.9 - 15 WB
ACE Original 66 which hotrods a little bit but not too bad
OJ Keyframe 54mm
REDS big balls
Jessup
Shorty 1"
BONES hardcore medium with the standard ACE pivot cups

[backinaction]

The madness got the better of me and before I could skate this Krooked that I posted the other day, I had to swop the 44s for my Stage 8 146s (with KRUX DL hollow kingpins and 99a conical bushings)

I found with my Stage 8s and Krux DL I would bottom the threaded part of the kingpin out against the baseplate before there was full tension on my bushings, so I ended up running period correct Grind Kings in mine.

[Xen]

Venue Shop Deck 9 w/ about 14.9 - 15 WB
ACE Original 66 which hotrods a little bit but not too bad
OJ Keyframe 54mm
REDS big balls
Jessup
Shorty 1"
BONES hardcore medium with the standard ACE pivot cups

Fucking big boy damn!

[Xen]

8.38"x32"x14.375"WB (N:7.1"/T: 6.5") UMA Chapman w/MOB - has a B16 vibe
149 Royal IKP (stock)
52mm Bones STF V5s
Bones Swiss Six (no shieldsssssssss and dry af)
Nuts and Bolts

[Omars_Dad]

Fucking big boy damn!
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Yeah, I'm a little older and really only ollie manhole covers, curbs, and other crusty junk...maybe a game of skate when I visit with my nephew. I like these big boards with long wheel bases, they're a little more forgiving for someone not on top of their game.

[smellsdead]

8.5 flat
ace 55
bronze allen
1/8 dookie
swiss
classic f4 52ish?

[iw0]

8.5 flat
ace 55
bronze allen
1/8 dookie
swiss
classic f4 52ish?

yeah that's nice

[FrozenIndustries]

8.5 flat
ace 55
bronze allen
1/8 dookie
swiss
classic f4 52ish?

Me, whenever @smellsdead posts an 8.5" with 55 classics on it:

[TastyBurrito]

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Me, whenever @smellsdead posts an 8.5" with 55 classics on it:

This straight up made me do a very audible ugly laugh

[animalflesh]

Hahahaha ^^^




CODA 9.0 Duncan model (8.8 over trucks and 14.75)
Cast hollow 159 *white front bushings no top washer riptide pivots* (shout out @Macho Taildrop )
Custom Allen key hardware (shout out @Eggie Vedder  )
52 CF 99
Rib Bones
Big Balls
Mob
Concrete dust