The Set-up Thread

[Shagohod]

Glider IceBlink 8.5" Twin Tail
Thunder 149 Hollow Lights
Spitfire F4 Classics 53mm
Bones Big Balls
Diamond 7/8" allen hardware
Jessup Grip

Super fun first session, totally weird trying to not throw the board down the same way every trick. I may need to get some new bushings because these do lean a bit one way but I haven't found the new thunder replacement bushings anywhere.

The shape is awesome, shout out to @Paul_gliderskateboards

Did it have any markings/stampings on top indicating what woodshop the Glider twins come from? If not, do you happen to know where? I've heard their regular decks are out of Chapman, but they told me that their twins are from somewhere else. I'm intrigued in trying one after my ishod twin is done.

Thanks for any info man! I've been wanting to move up from an 8 inch to 8.25/.5, but I have a bunch of 139's/147's on ice and am too cheap to buy new trucks for a wider deck. Might have to suck it up and do a magic carpet setup, although not my thing.

[BartHarleyJarvis]

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Glider IceBlink 8.5" Twin Tail
Thunder 149 Hollow Lights
Spitfire F4 Classics 53mm
Bones Big Balls
Diamond 7/8" allen hardware
Jessup Grip

Super fun first session, totally weird trying to not throw the board down the same way every trick. I may need to get some new bushings because these do lean a bit one way but I haven't found the new thunder replacement bushings anywhere.

The shape is awesome, shout out to @Paul_gliderskateboards

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Did it have any markings/stampings on top indicating what woodshop the Glider twins come from? If not, do you happen to know where? I've heard their regular decks are out of Chapman, but they told me that their twins are from somewhere else. I'm intrigued in trying one after my ishod twin is done.

Thanks for any info man! I've been wanting to move up from an 8 inch to 8.25/.5, but I have a bunch of 139's/147's on ice and am too cheap to buy new trucks for a wider deck. Might have to suck it up and do a magic carpet setup, although not my thing.

No markings on the top ply or stickers on the shinkwrap when I received it. I can say my first impressions are that the deck feels a little heavy BUT it skated great my first session and my pop with Thunders is surprisingly high. My kickflips were feeling really good and it felt like I was catching them a bit higher.

[notinternetfamous]

Pass~Port Shadow Series "Vase"
8.0W/31.88L/6.89N/6.54T/14.01WB/0.35 concave depth (probably a II on the DLX grade)
Indy 139 Hollow Forged
Masame Pivot Cups - Hard (98A)
Hella old F4 99 Classics, started out as 52s, probably 50/49 at this point
Crusty Bones Reds
Shorty’s Lights 7/8” Phillips
Jessup Standard - good ole line in front of the bolts of the back truck - nothing special.

Passport 8" have 14" wb's?? Most sources say 14.25"

[SaySo]

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Pass~Port Shadow Series "Vase"
8.0W/31.88L/6.89N/6.54T/14.01WB/0.35 concave depth (probably a II on the DLX grade)
Indy 139 Hollow Forged
Masame Pivot Cups - Hard (98A)
Hella old F4 99 Classics, started out as 52s, probably 50/49 at this point
Crusty Bones Reds
Shorty’s Lights 7/8” Phillips
Jessup Standard - good ole line in front of the bolts of the back truck - nothing special.

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Passport 8" have 14" wb's?? Most sources say 14.25"

@Not Internet Famous Yeah, I measured it and it's 35.6 cm (14.01 inches)?

After riding it for a session, it honestly doesn't feel like an 8" width, it feels like the PS Stix Quasi 8.125" I was riding a couple of decks back. My last deck was a PS Stix Quasi 8" and it felt markedly skinnier than this BBS 8"

[SaySo]

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Pass~Port Shadow Series "Vase"
8.0W/31.88L/6.89N/6.54T/14.01WB/0.35 concave depth (probably a II on the DLX grade)
Indy 139 Hollow Forged
Masame Pivot Cups - Hard (98A)
Hella old F4 99 Classics, started out as 52s, probably 50/49 at this point
Crusty Bones Reds
Shorty’s Lights 7/8” Phillips
Jessup Standard - good ole line in front of the bolts of the back truck - nothing special.

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Passport 8" have 14" wb's?? Most sources say 14.25"

That is weird though. After just perusing the intarwebs quickly - you are correct. Many pages list the deck I have as a 14.25" WB. Wonder if I got a bootleg or something?

[Mbrimson88]

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Pass~Port Shadow Series "Vase"
8.0W/31.88L/6.89N/6.54T/14.01WB/0.35 concave depth (probably a II on the DLX grade)
Indy 139 Hollow Forged
Masame Pivot Cups - Hard (98A)
Hella old F4 99 Classics, started out as 52s, probably 50/49 at this point
Crusty Bones Reds
Shorty’s Lights 7/8” Phillips
Jessup Standard - good ole line in front of the bolts of the back truck - nothing special.

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Passport 8" have 14" wb's?? Most sources say 14.25"

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That is weird though. After just perusing the intarwebs quickly - you are correct. Many pages list the deck I have as a 14.25" WB. Wonder if I got a bootleg or something?

No it would be a genuine Passport.

Even those dimensions listed by most places are provided on spreadsheets, not someone actually measuring the boards, so they are very prone to be incorrect.

I usually only go down to 8.125 or 8.25 which are both 14.25 wb or 8.38 which is 14.38 wb but the smaller boards are shorter too, from when I checked for someone a while back.

[Woodshop]

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Glider IceBlink 8.5" Twin Tail
Thunder 149 Hollow Lights
Spitfire F4 Classics 53mm
Bones Big Balls
Diamond 7/8" allen hardware
Jessup Grip

Super fun first session, totally weird trying to not throw the board down the same way every trick. I may need to get some new bushings because these do lean a bit one way but I haven't found the new thunder replacement bushings anywhere.

The shape is awesome, shout out to @Paul_gliderskateboards

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Did it have any markings/stampings on top indicating what woodshop the Glider twins come from? If not, do you happen to know where? I've heard their regular decks are out of Chapman, but they told me that their twins are from somewhere else. I'm intrigued in trying one after my ishod twin is done.

Thanks for any info man! I've been wanting to move up from an 8 inch to 8.25/.5, but I have a bunch of 139's/147's on ice and am too cheap to buy new trucks for a wider deck. Might have to suck it up and do a magic carpet setup, although not my thing.

Paul from Glider is active on Slap.

Check the Twin Tails thread for more info

https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=105756.840

[Frank and Fred]

Hate to stray from the Huffer but these wheels did not look right on the Huffer shape and so I got a Polar with wheel wells in the Memorial Day Sale.

9" Shin
Ace 55 Classics
60mm OG F4 Classics
1/4" risers in the photo but replaced with 1'8" Real wooden risers.

[Knee Pain]

Quasi Proto 2 8.5
Venture 5.8
Spitfire Conical Full 53mm
Bronze
Jessup
Reds

[DERBY]

hot setup. i fuck with the lr sticker placement

[roba]

Quasi Proto 2 8.5
Venture 5.8
Spitfire Conical Full 53mm
Bronze
Jessup
Reds

sick setup, but i'd remove the quasi sticker though

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Quasi Proto 2 8.5
Venture 5.8
Spitfire Conical Full 53mm
Bronze
Jessup
Reds

How do you like the ventures and this shape? I’m currently riding what I think is the same shape, but went with thunders (I am a big fan of this deck, not ‘magical’, but I’m not fighting it/thing are working out).
Anyways, yours looks dope

[Knee Pain]

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Quasi Proto 2 8.5
Venture 5.8
Spitfire Conical Full 53mm
Bronze
Jessup
Reds

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How do you like the ventures and this shape? I’m currently riding what I think is the same shape, but went with thunders (I am a big fan of this deck, not ‘magical’, but I’m not fighting it/thing are working out).
Anyways, yours looks dope

I’ve not skated this yet, but had the exact same shape for the last two months and I’m a big fan of it with ventures.

Quasi 8.5 with a 14.25 wb is definitely my favourite shape to skate.

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Quasi Proto 2 8.5
Venture 5.8
Spitfire Conical Full 53mm
Bronze
Jessup
Reds

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How do you like the ventures and this shape? I’m currently riding what I think is the same shape, but went with thunders (I am a big fan of this deck, not ‘magical’, but I’m not fighting it/thing are working out).
Anyways, yours looks dope

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I’ve not skated this yet, but had the exact same shape for the last two months and I’m a big fan of it with ventures.

Quasi 8.5 with a 14.25 wb is definitely my favourite shape to skate.

I love it for the overall length, nice and short

[Wizard0f0dds]

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Quasi Proto 2 8.5
Venture 5.8
Spitfire Conical Full 53mm
Bronze
Jessup
Reds

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How do you like the ventures and this shape? I’m currently riding what I think is the same shape, but went with thunders (I am a big fan of this deck, not ‘magical’, but I’m not fighting it/thing are working out).
Anyways, yours looks dope

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I’ve not skated this yet, but had the exact same shape for the last two months and I’m a big fan of it with ventures.

Quasi 8.5 with a 14.25 wb is definitely my favourite shape to skate.

+1, had two of the same shape on Thunders and it's my favourite also.

[camel filters]

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Quasi Proto 2 8.5
Venture 5.8
Spitfire Conical Full 53mm
Bronze
Jessup
Reds

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How do you like the ventures and this shape? I’m currently riding what I think is the same shape, but went with thunders (I am a big fan of this deck, not ‘magical’, but I’m not fighting it/thing are working out).
Anyways, yours looks dope

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I’ve not skated this yet, but had the exact same shape for the last two months and I’m a big fan of it with ventures.

Quasi 8.5 with a 14.25 wb is definitely my favourite shape to skate.

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+1, had two of the same shape on Thunders and it's my favourite also.

Did they change anything about the dims for the "proto 2" model? So far it looks like its just the veneer that changed with the accent color.

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Quasi Proto 2 8.5
Venture 5.8
Spitfire Conical Full 53mm
Bronze
Jessup
Reds

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How do you like the ventures and this shape? I’m currently riding what I think is the same shape, but went with thunders (I am a big fan of this deck, not ‘magical’, but I’m not fighting it/thing are working out).
Anyways, yours looks dope

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I’ve not skated this yet, but had the exact same shape for the last two months and I’m a big fan of it with ventures.

Quasi 8.5 with a 14.25 wb is definitely my favourite shape to skate.

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+1, had two of the same shape on Thunders and it's my favourite also.

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Did they change anything about the dims for the "proto 2" model? So far it looks like its just the veneer that changed with the accent color.

Soooo (awkward), for as big of a PS Stix Stan as I can be, I’ve not had a proto, 1 or 2.
I’m on my second Glue 8.5x14.25x’32.125’. Possibly the same shape? If so, lovely. Dunno if gx also has the same shape, I’m assuming the Glue shape is the same (shipped from quasi).
I should probably size down, if the 8.25 is the same shape I’d be hyped to try that. I’ll just need to get over my weirdness about 8.25 trucks (have yet to be stoked on some).
Aaaaaanyways, Lots if nice setups being posted I’ll get out of the way

[FatGuy92]

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Quasi Proto 2 8.5
Venture 5.8
Spitfire Conical Full 53mm
Bronze
Jessup
Reds

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How do you like the ventures and this shape? I’m currently riding what I think is the same shape, but went with thunders (I am a big fan of this deck, not ‘magical’, but I’m not fighting it/thing are working out).
Anyways, yours looks dope

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I’ve not skated this yet, but had the exact same shape for the last two months and I’m a big fan of it with ventures.

Quasi 8.5 with a 14.25 wb is definitely my favourite shape to skate.

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I love it for the overall length, nice and short

PS decks are measured differently right? What’s the length if measured the same as BBS

[Wizard0f0dds]

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Quasi Proto 2 8.5
Venture 5.8
Spitfire Conical Full 53mm
Bronze
Jessup
Reds

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How do you like the ventures and this shape? I’m currently riding what I think is the same shape, but went with thunders (I am a big fan of this deck, not ‘magical’, but I’m not fighting it/thing are working out).
Anyways, yours looks dope

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I’ve not skated this yet, but had the exact same shape for the last two months and I’m a big fan of it with ventures.

Quasi 8.5 with a 14.25 wb is definitely my favourite shape to skate.

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+1, had two of the same shape on Thunders and it's my favourite also.

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Did they change anything about the dims for the "proto 2" model? So far it looks like its just the veneer that changed with the accent color.

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Soooo (awkward), for as big of a PS Stix Stan as I can be, I’ve not had a proto, 1 or 2.
I’m on my second Glue 8.5x14.25x’32.125’. Possibly the same shape? If so, lovely. Dunno if gx also has the same shape, I’m assuming the Glue shape is the same (shipped from quasi).
I should probably size down, if the 8.25 is the same shape I’d be hyped to try that. I’ll just need to get over my weirdness about 8.25 trucks (have yet to be stoked on some).
Aaaaaanyways, Lots if nice setups being posted I’ll get out of the way

I've been riding 8.5 trucks on 8.25 decks since before there was any 8.25 trucks, and the one time I tried 144s back when they came out it just felt weird so I threw them in the box and kept riding 149s since. I'm already constantly switching between Indy and Thunder, I don't wanna add truck width to this madness, and most of the time I'm on 8.38 or 8.5 decks so it doesn't matter much either.

[lilboosie]

What about og aces ? I think 44 measures at 8.38 if I recall. I had those on a 8.5 for awhile.

[Mbrimson88]

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Quasi Proto 2 8.5
Venture 5.8
Spitfire Conical Full 53mm
Bronze
Jessup
Reds

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How do you like the ventures and this shape? I’m currently riding what I think is the same shape, but went with thunders (I am a big fan of this deck, not ‘magical’, but I’m not fighting it/thing are working out).
Anyways, yours looks dope

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I’ve not skated this yet, but had the exact same shape for the last two months and I’m a big fan of it with ventures.

Quasi 8.5 with a 14.25 wb is definitely my favourite shape to skate.

[close]

I love it for the overall length, nice and short

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PS decks are measured differently right? What’s the length of measure the same as BBS

I think others have said they come out between 31.85 - 31.95 or so measured straight across.


I had a half dozen PS boards all the same, that had 8.375 x 32.25 engraved and were more like 8.3 at front bolts, 8.25 in the middle tapering to 8.1 at the back truck x 31.88 in length.

[cosmicgypsies]

Ankles rolled to shit and my board was dropping to pieces so I figured I'd treat myself. Last time I bought a full new complete I was buying Girl Boards and Royal Trucks so it's definitely been a while.

@Esquivel no more comments on my setup falling apart thanks




The Killing Floor 8.5 x 32.25 x 14.5
Ace AF1 44
OJ Elite Hardline 101a 55mm
Mini Logo Bearings (maybe its been that long since I bought bearings, but these fuckers were doused in lube, box was soaking)
Jessup/Maybe Hardware

[oak leaf]

Polar P2
Venture 5.6 - hollow axle, cast plates, 2 speed rings inside, stock bushings+flat washer
Spit F4 97a 58s down to like 56s
random bearings+hardware
grip is a mix of mob(cow) and jessup(the drawn on part, shout out Hootie Hoo grip)

[logjammin]

8.5 14.25WB
44 AF1’s
Ace shock pads
54mm 99a classics
Bones Swiss six balls

[FatGuy92]

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Quasi Proto 2 8.5
Venture 5.8
Spitfire Conical Full 53mm
Bronze
Jessup
Reds

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How do you like the ventures and this shape? I’m currently riding what I think is the same shape, but went with thunders (I am a big fan of this deck, not ‘magical’, but I’m not fighting it/thing are working out).
Anyways, yours looks dope

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I’ve not skated this yet, but had the exact same shape for the last two months and I’m a big fan of it with ventures.

Quasi 8.5 with a 14.25 wb is definitely my favourite shape to skate.

[close]

I love it for the overall length, nice and short

[close]

PS decks are measured differently right? What’s the length of measure the same as BBS

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I think others have said they come out between 31.85 - 31.95 or so measured straight across.


I had a half dozen PS boards all the same, that had 8.375 x 32.25 engraved and were more like 8.3 at front bolts, 8.25 in the middle tapering to 8.1 at the back truck x 31.88 in length.

Thank you as always and sorry for the horrible grammar. I shouldn't post while I eat lol

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Quasi Proto 2 8.5
Venture 5.8
Spitfire Conical Full 53mm
Bronze
Jessup
Reds

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How do you like the ventures and this shape? I’m currently riding what I think is the same shape, but went with thunders (I am a big fan of this deck, not ‘magical’, but I’m not fighting it/thing are working out).
Anyways, yours looks dope

[close]

I’ve not skated this yet, but had the exact same shape for the last two months and I’m a big fan of it with ventures.

Quasi 8.5 with a 14.25 wb is definitely my favourite shape to skate.

[close]

I love it for the overall length, nice and short

[close]

PS decks are measured differently right? What’s the length of measure the same as BBS

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I think others have said they come out between 31.85 - 31.95 or so measured straight across.


I had a half dozen PS boards all the same, that had 8.375 x 32.25 engraved and were more like 8.3 at front bolts, 8.25 in the middle tapering to 8.1 at the back truck x 31.88 in length.

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Thank you as always and sorry for the horrible grammar. I shouldn't post while I eat lol

Mine tapers to 8.25, and is 31 11/16, tape pulled straight across tip to tip. I have a ps stix 8” board, that is really 7 7/8…I think they might spend too much time on the router dunno.

[BartHarleyJarvis]

Polar 8.5" Hjalte w/ wheel wells
149 Indy Ti
52mm Spitfire F4 conicals
Quantum Isotopes
Mob
7/8" allen Indy(?) hardware
Pig rail

[munchbox]

Polar P2
Venture 5.6 - hollow axle, cast plates, 2 speed rings inside, stock bushings+flat washer
Spit F4 97a 58s down to like 56s
random bearings+hardware
grip is a mix of mob(cow) and jessup(the drawn on part, shout out Hootie Hoo grip)

this is the right amount of crazy
+1 well done

[Quantum_Bearing_Science]

Polar 8.5" Hjalte w/ wheel wells
149 Indy Ti
52mm Spitfire F4 conicals
Quantum Isotopes
Mob
7/8" allen Indy(?) hardware
Pig rail

Hey, thanks!!

Tell the No Comply crew to bring us in the shop!  We’d love to be in there.

(trying to get into more shops so I can quit the day gig.) 

[Wafools]

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Polar 8.5" Hjalte w/ wheel wells
149 Indy Ti
52mm Spitfire F4 conicals
Quantum Isotopes
Mob
7/8" allen Indy(?) hardware
Pig rail

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Hey, thanks!!

Tell the No Comply crew to bring us in the shop!  We’d love to be in there.

(trying to get into more shops so I can quit the day gig.) 

This makes me want to buy Quantum’s.