The Set-up Thread

[Richard Skidder]

FA 8.25
Indy standards 144 stock
Cones Wheels 52mm classic shape
Quantum
Shorty’s 1 inch
Jessup
Not pictured: Nike SB Force 58

[munchbox]

FA 8.25
Indy standards 144 stock
Cones Wheels 52mm classic shape
Quantum
Shorty’s 1 inch
Jessup
Not pictured: Nike SB Force 58

that white embossed graphic is soo good
love me a blank looking board
might have to start a stack with one

[Richard Skidder]

Thanks @off can’t wait to completely ruin it

[Sativa Lung]

917 8.5x31.75 w/14.25wb
Ace AF1 55 w/Bones Hard and Riptide pivot cups
Spitfire FF 55mm OG classic
Bones Red Bearings (degreased and replaced with dry graphite powder lubricant) Highly recommend!
Independent 7/8" hardware
Unknown Grip (I bought the board during the Labor Day mystery box sale so whatever Baker Boys sent)

First time trying Ace.  So far so good.  Had to add a bottom cup, too many threads showing without)
First time on the OG Classic shape.  Looked everywhere for my preferred Radials and couldn't find.  Also was in LA for work and the crew at Kingswell were so nice I wanted to support so bought them to try.

OG classic is basically the same as conical full, so in the future if you like those but can't find them you can look for CF. They're slightly different but they skate more or less identically if they're the same duro/formula.

Kingswell are good folks. They're always happy to help when I want to know what the press stamp on a deck is or what color the top is. They're also one of those shops that will throw in a bunch of stickies and write you a thank you note on the back which is always nice. I think they sent me a free t shirt with some NFGs I bought too but that might have been a different LA shop. If I was West Coast I'd probably order from them all the time.

[Uncle Jeffrey]

8.3" egg
139 Indy standards
F4 classics 54mm
Jessup (worst grip job of my life, not pictured)

Been pretty much mentally or physically gimped for the past year and have done almost zero skating. The 8" never felt comfy under my big feet, but my 9"ers always felt a bit bulky.

This 8.38 egg feels nice, instantly better real estate for cruising, while handling like a smaller board on the 139 standards.

Pinky toe is fucked though so I'm cutting it short after just cruising and getting a beer. Hoping the booster shot doesn't KO me.

[TwisT]

Good luck dude!
I bought that same deck, but I just injured my knee so I’m out for a bit. I hope that shape treats you well.

Looks the 139s work well, with the shape, but I can’t work up the nerv to buy another set

[rawbacon]

A Matt Rod board. It's got a funky shape to it but Matt Rod is one of my all time favorites. Added some old indys with the soft bones bushings and new pivot cups with some 54mm Satori wheels. No fancy grip, just Jessup. I set this up before christmas but I've been so goddamn busy with school that all I can do is look at it.

[FUBAR]

That shape looks dope! I’m dumb…what brand is that deck?

[FrozenIndustries]

A Matt Rod board. It's got a funky shape to it but Matt Rod is one of my all time favorites. Added some old indys with the soft bones bushings and new pivot cups with some 54mm Satori wheels. No fancy grip, just Jessup. I set this up before christmas but I've been so goddamn busy with school that all I can do is look at it.

This is so sick. Old Indys look so amazing.

[rawbacon]

it's an Es La Boom. It's his new company, I think. Omar Salazar has a guest board, too. Sacramento yokel shit.

[Ok]

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A Matt Rod board. It's got a funky shape to it but Matt Rod is one of my all time favorites. Added some old indys with the soft bones bushings and new pivot cups with some 54mm Satori wheels. No fancy grip, just Jessup. I set this up before christmas but I've been so goddamn busy with school that all I can do is look at it.

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This is so sick. Old Indys look so amazing.

Old indys and that graphic look excellent

[yourbreakfsat]

That shape looks dope! I’m dumb…what brand is that deck?

Es La Boom

[ToshiroTownune]

xpost w/ big boys
Girl Bannerot OG Knockout Loveseat 9" x 32" x 13.875" wb
Tensor Maglight 8.5"
Spitfire Conical Full 52mm
Bones Big Balls
SC Slimline rails

[yourbreakfsat]

Black Label John Lucero Street Thing 9.88" x 32.25"  with 14.5"- 15" adjustable wheelbase (set at 14.5")
USA Independent 169s with aftermarket Indy 92a barrel bushings and Ace AF1 pivot cups (pivot cups work very well with these so far in case you were wondering)
Bones Tony Hawk SPF 58mm 84b P5 shape
Bones Swiss
MOB
Mini Logo 1 1/4" hardware
Mini Logo 1/4" riser pads
Powell Peralta Rib Bones

Scrape report after a couple hours of curbs + previous deck

[Boog]

Black Label John Lucero Street Thing 9.88" x 32.25"  with 14.5"- 15" adjustable wheelbase (set at 14.5")
USA Independent 169s with aftermarket Indy 92a barrel bushings and Ace AF1 pivot cups (pivot cups work very well with these so far in case you were wondering)
Bones Tony Hawk SPF 58mm 84b P5 shape
Bones Swiss
MOB
Mini Logo 1 1/4" hardware
Mini Logo 1/4" riser pads
Powell Peralta Rib Bones

Scrape report after a couple hours of curbs + previous deck

The setup is sick. I love the blue after market bushings. I use the conical ones for a little more loose feel with still being stable at the same time.

[rawbacon]

Black Label John Lucero Street Thing 9.88" x 32.25"  with 14.5"- 15" adjustable wheelbase (set at 14.5")
USA Independent 169s with aftermarket Indy 92a barrel bushings and Ace AF1 pivot cups (pivot cups work very well with these so far in case you were wondering)
Bones Tony Hawk SPF 58mm 84b P5 shape
Bones Swiss
MOB
Mini Logo 1 1/4" hardware
Mini Logo 1/4" riser pads
Powell Peralta Rib Bones

Scrape report after a couple hours of curbs + previous deck

USA indys, to me, have a better finish and feel better overall than Chindys. However, the USA stage 10/early 11 trucks feel identical to Chindys, though. Also, I'm Japanese so y'all can't crucify me for using the term "Chindys."

[LebowskisRug]

Given what Japan did to China during WW2, I think your use of the term Chindy is worse than if anyone from anywhere else used it.

[rawbacon]

.....on a thread with over 1000 pages, it was only a matter of time till i stepped on somebody's toes.

[HyperBeam]

USA indys, to me, have a better finish and feel better overall than Chindys. However, the USA stage 10/early 11 trucks feel identical to Chindys, though. Also, I'm Japanese so y'all can't crucify me for using the term "Chindys."

really bad look for japanese people.

[maggot cunt]

slap of portmanteau’s

[oliknight]

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Black Label John Lucero Street Thing 9.88" x 32.25"  with 14.5"- 15" adjustable wheelbase (set at 14.5")
USA Independent 169s with aftermarket Indy 92a barrel bushings and Ace AF1 pivot cups (pivot cups work very well with these so far in case you were wondering)
Bones Tony Hawk SPF 58mm 84b P5 shape
Bones Swiss
MOB
Mini Logo 1 1/4" hardware
Mini Logo 1/4" riser pads
Powell Peralta Rib Bones

Scrape report after a couple hours of curbs + previous deck

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USA indys, to me, have a better finish and feel better overall than Chindys. However, the USA stage 10/early 11 trucks feel identical to Chindys, though. Also, I'm Japanese so y'all can't crucify me for using the term "Chindys."

You are Japanese, you are not Chinese.

[braksabbath]

Started thinking the actual truck width (re: board leverage affecting turning) is the edges of the wheel contact patch. Even with fat wheel that comes to 8.5” here

8.75 overly long shop deck, chopped to 32” with a shovel nose and redrilled 14” wb
Spit conical full 56mm 97a and radial 53mm 99a
Ace 55 classic with inverted kingpin

[Uncle Jeffrey]

.....on a thread with over 1000 pages, it was only a matter of time till i stepped on somebody's toes.

It's not that you stepped on toes, it's that someone corrected your assumption. Notice nobody flamed you or lashed out, just told you why it's actually really bad, and potentially even worse.

Pretty much every major culture has fucked up shit on their past, if you were unaware of Japanese atrocities committed on Chinese you should probably read up on it a bit more. I think everyone would be better off learning about the darkest corners of their own histories

[nekro]

Tired 'Stump Nose' 8.75"
Mob grip
Indy 159 Forged Hollow
Indy Hard bushings
Indy 1" Allen bolts
OJ Keyframe Skate Jawn 87a 54mm
Bones Swiss 6
Bones 1/8" risers
OJ Juice Bars
Mammoth double sided tape

The shape of this reminds me of boards from around 90/91 which is when I was fully immersed in skating and have my best memories.  The concave is quite steep though, most decks back then were quite flat so I'll need to see how this feels.
I've put soft wheels on for now as I'll start using it as a cruiser since I'm recovering from injury then I plan to swap for some OJ Nomads 95a and use for street.

I haven't put rails on for many years and I'm guessing that the gap below is because I didn't pre-drill my holes?  If I unscrew, pre-drill and re-screw will the rails hold or should I start again and re-position them slightly with new holes?

A few comments after my first session on this board:

- I love the shape, I feel much more stable with a more square tail compared to my 8" popsicle and the steepness seems to give nice pop (in combination with my trucks/wheels). The concave is steep but I like it.
- The wheels feel much harder than 87a, more like 95/97a but they don't slide like a 95/97a.  Not such a bad thing as I was going to swap them over for a harder wheel anyway.
- My bushings don't feel hard.  I screwed them down quite tight but then the washer started to cut into the bushing so I loosened them again.  It might be because they haven't worn in it or perhaps it's because 'hard' bushings these days are just not as hard as they used to be.  The last replacement set I bought were Supercush 97a in around 1991.
- I got my rails drilled down nice and tight.  The key was to use some support underneath and a longer screwdriver so that I could apply more pressure and get more torque.
- Bones Swiss 6 seem to be smoother than standard Bones Swiss although for a direct comparison I need to try them in the same wheel.
- Mob grip not sticking very well and not grippy enough for me, I much prefer Jessup.
- Risers are a must for me.  They give the board a nice warm sound which reminds me of the early 90s.

Overall I'm really pleased with the set-up. 8.75" feels right for me as a cruiser/street set-up and I'll keep my 8" popsicle for flatground/park technical.  I'm yet to try this board on transition so will have to see how the wheelbase feels, might need to get another setup together.

[Sonny Paluso]

xpost w/ big boys
Girl Bannerot OG Knockout Loveseat 9" x 32" x 13.875" wb
Tensor Maglight 8.5"
Spitfire Conical Full 52mm
Bones Big Balls
SC Slimline rails

Tensor mag light ATG are criminally underappreciated. Some of my favorite trucks. Big wheels, light trucks that grind curbs like butter, and old legs...old guy's best friend

[nitro89]

long time lurker, first time poster.



1 session in.

DLXSF
Anti Hero - 8.4 (favorite shape.)
Venture - 5.8 v-lights
Spitfire - F4 classics 54mm

Hardware:
Bronson bearings
7/8" Modus bolts
Jessup grip

Shoes:
Adidas Matchbreak supers - UK 12.5

[oliknight]

First session, prayers were answered and I managed to find some dry spots. Always impressed with how quickly indys break in. This set up feels lovely, flip tricks didn’t feel too much harder (I regularly skate 8-8.25) the taper on tail and nose definitely helps! Really like how the spitfire tablets feel too, I think this and the 9.4 eggs from heroin are my favourite egg shapes I’ve tried but I’m intrigued to try the 9.125 with some 159 indys, anyone tried that setup?

[white guy in a durag]

I'm superstitious about skating boards that I got injured on, so the grimple true full got retired early and I set this up. Then it started raining.



Heroin Symmetrical egg
Ace af1 66
nfg mfg 60mm V cuts (actual diameter is more like 58.5)
Quantum atoms
bronze 1" phillips all day

[oliknight]

I'm superstitious about skating boards that I got injured on, so the grimple true full got retired early and I set this up. Then it started raining.



Heroin Symmetrical egg
Ace af1 66
nfg mfg 60mm V cuts (actual diameter is more like 58.5)
Quantum atoms
bronze 1" phillips all day

Wow, I think I’d end up buying a new deck every day if I lived by that rule hahah

Nice set up 👍

[iw0]

I'm superstitious about skating boards that I got injured on, so the grimple true full got retired early and I set this up. Then it started raining.



Heroin Symmetrical egg
Ace af1 66
nfg mfg 60mm V cuts (actual diameter is more like 58.5)
Quantum atoms
bronze 1" phillips all day

those heroin sym eggs always look so good from the top (and bottom), love the grip detail, egg/10