When I was a little kid, I had very basic skills and was able to roll around the very, very hilly suburb I grew up in, throwing in little bullshit ollies here and there. Then, I went to community college, ate a lot of cheese fries, and grew to 230 lbs. Then, I grew up and am 30 now, I decided to take a legitimate crack at things. I went on a crash diet, went from 230lbs to 180lbs. I went from being terrified of switch to being able to ride around town switch super fluently, and I'm going to begin practicing ollies on grass this spring. Hi 
I'd been spending a while now trying to work out a nice, all-around type build that I could use for general transportation as well as hit small hills in the area. I recently did one of the gnarliest hillbombs I've done in some time on a 8.25 that was pretty weathered, and it was so friggin scary that I immediately spent my entire recreational expenditure budget on a fresh 8.5 and new shoes. XD
Presently I'm riding around on that 8.5. It's super chunky & it's got a pretty mellow concave, and I'm learning through this experience that I think I'll be gravitating towards boards with deep concave. After some research, I'm very close to closing the deal on an Alien Workshop 8.375 after stumbling upon their videos (so freaking good!). Have been an Indy-exclusive rider my whole life, but have gotten the idea to grab a pair of Thunders and see what the fuss is about. Might wanna get a 1/4" riser because I hear Thunders are lower, and my wheel mm preference sits in the 56-58 range, being a noob and living in a crazy chunky area. [[[Presently rocking some 56mm/92as which I've quite enjoyed, and have been trying to see what I can do about slowly getting exponentially harder wheel duros without freaking out. Purchased some OJ Nomads 57mm 95a, which will be my 2022 springtime wheel.]]] At this point, I've had... what was it, 4? pebble fiascos now. Nothing too horrible, I'm able to break those falls pretty easy. I've also had a few random slip-out fiascos and other fairly standard similar such bail fiascos. Trying to pick up judo, seeing as how it's a martial art that focuses on proper falling.
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General all arounder setup for a novice 30 year old rated at 175-185 pounds, for transportation and learning my first ollies
Current Vers. 1 Late fall/Winter 2021
8.5 Tristar Bingo Bango Bongo [popsicle]
Clear MOB
Indy Titanium 149's
Shorty's 98A
Triclops Goblins 56mm 92A
Bones Big Balls [Love these, no wish to change!]
Upcoming Vers. 2 Spring 2022
8.375 Alien Workshop Frankie Spears [popsicle]
Standard black MOB
Indy Ti 149 [with a possible change to Thunders Ti 149, excited to noodle with that]
Indy 96A [which I'll purchase a set of 94s with and see if I'm comfortable with. I'm probably just paranoid.]
OJ Nomads 57mm 95A
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