The Set-up Thread

[bbk]

Wow, a plan b with the bear removed. That's neat!

[Banned from the room]

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It's on again. I put this deck away to continue riding it later. I'm not sure what was different here.

Old

Toa mystic advisor 8.25

Old old old ventures 5.6 because I'm putting the hangers I scored on ice till winter

lowering kit (best shit for ventures I think)

3ply riser.
 I'm never going back to regular plastic risers. Dlxsf hit it out the park here. Best risers since no risers happened.

Frinkin 58mm f4 og classic

Um ceramic bones bearings.
I still haven't done cleaned my swizz because I'm lazy and my headache from banging my head is still around..

 Um I'm going out rn to try and get a trick down something

[Banned from the room]

Yeah idk if it's a clutch k shape or a bbs but it feels like home

[Coldcut]

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It's on again. I put this deck away to continue riding it later. I'm not sure what was different here.

Old

Toa mystic advisor 8.25

Old old old ventures 5.6 because I'm putting the hangers I scored on ice till winter

lowering kit (best shit for ventures I think)

3ply riser.
 I'm never going back to regular plastic risers. Dlxsf hit it out the park here. Best risers since no risers happened.

Frinkin 58mm f4 og classic

Um ceramic bones bearings.
I still haven't done cleaned my swizz because I'm lazy and my headache from banging my head is still around..

 Um I'm going out rn to try and get a trick down something

Nice setup.
But my eyes are completely caught by this great Picture/ Painting/Tagging, piece of art!
Exactly my taste!

[Fifty8mm]

DOA 7.5 flat as a crack bitch. Regular jessup.
Independent 7. 136
Spitfire classics 51mm f4
Bone swiss six.

have J3, J2 and AF1 mid on rotation.

[iw0]

DOA 7.5 flat as a crack bitch. Regular jessup.
Independent 7. 136
Spitfire classics 51mm f4
Bone swiss six.

have J3, J2 and AF1 mid on rotation.

yessir

[nosneb]

Haven’t ridden one since like 2006 so I said fuck it

Mini logo 7.75x 31.25 13.8wb
Venture 5.0 low
Venture bushing kit green
Jessup griptape
Grind king rocket bolts
Bones Big Balls
Spitfire F4 48mm 101a

[PisstickleTypeExperience]

Wow, a plan b with the bear removed. That's neat!

Is this an abortion joke?

[dr.prestige]

Haven’t ridden one since like 2006 so I said fuck it

Mini logo 7.75x 31.25 13.8wb
Venture 5.0 low
Jessup griptape
Grind king rocket bolts
Bones Big Balls
Spitfire F4 48mm 101a

Hell yeah. Did you get those wheels off of the Chico Stix website?

[nosneb]

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Haven’t ridden one since like 2006 so I said fuck it

Mini logo 7.75x 31.25 13.8wb
Venture 5.0 low
Jessup griptape
Grind king rocket bolts
Bones Big Balls
Spitfire F4 48mm 101a

[close]

Hell yeah. Did you get those wheels off of the Chico Stix website?

Not this set but I did buy a few off his site.

[yourbreakfsat]

First popsicle in basically forever.




Black Label Thumbhead 8.5"x32.38" with 14.5" wheelbase
Independent x Toy Machine 159 standards with IKP baseplates, stock 90a bottom bushing and Bones Medium top bushing. Ace AF1 pivot cups.
Independent 1" hardware
Powell Peralta Dragon Formula 56mm 93a (about 54mm now)
Bones Super Reds Ceramics
Powell Peralta Rib Bones
Jessup Ultra

[kneebone]

First popsicle in basically forever.

I almost always do a "ghetto stripe" but now i'm feeling the peer pressure to do one of these thin stripes

[kneebone]

Hated this one pretty much from the moment I stepped on it. Got the Hazard wheels on a sale-on-sale so they were only like $12 and I figured it was worth a shot, but they were awful. They had that plasticy, super-white look that I think some Bones formulas have, and I hate the way they feel/ride. Makes the wood feel dead.
Black Label Adams 'sonic reducer' 8.68x32.63
Ace AF1 Lows 60
Hazard conical 50mm
Quantums
Shortys Lights 7/8 allen
Pepper grip


Easy decision to swap out the deck and wheels for this one:
Girl Brophy 8.6 G056
Spitfire F4 50mm lil smokies tablets from Chico
Everything else the same, and I said I was gonna do a thin stripe and by golly i did it!

[Gene_Harrogate]

Theories Nyle Lovett pro 8.38
Thunder 149s w/ DLK kingpin
Spitfire F4 classic 53mm 99a
Quantum Isotope bearings
Jessup grip

[GumOnMyGrip]

Theories Nyle Lovett pro 8.38
Thunder 149s w/ DLK kingpin
Spitfire F4 classic 53mm 99a
Quantum Isotope bearings
Jessup grip

Haven’t had a Theories in a while, are they still pretty flat?

[Gene_Harrogate]

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Theories Nyle Lovett pro 8.38
Thunder 149s w/ DLK kingpin
Spitfire F4 classic 53mm 99a
Quantum Isotope bearings
Jessup grip

[close]

Haven’t had a Theories in a while, are they still pretty flat?

The concave is pretty middle of the road, the tail feels a little flat initially but haven’t had a real session on it yet to get a real feel.

[gsosa]

Theories Nyle Lovett pro 8.38
Thunder 149s w/ DLK kingpin
Spitfire F4 classic 53mm 99a
Quantum Isotope bearings
Jessup grip

[Boog]

Theories Nyle Lovett pro 8.38
Thunder 149s w/ DLK kingpin
Spitfire F4 classic 53mm 99a
Quantum Isotope bearings
Jessup grip

You ever skate switchyard?

[Gene_Harrogate]

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Theories Nyle Lovett pro 8.38
Thunder 149s w/ DLK kingpin
Spitfire F4 classic 53mm 99a
Quantum Isotope bearings
Jessup grip

[close]

You ever skate switchyard?

No I haven’t made it down there. I need to though, every clip I see out of there I see something new that looks super fun to skate.

[FGO925]

Theories Nyle Lovett pro 8.38
Thunder 149s w/ DLK kingpin
Spitfire F4 classic 53mm 99a
Quantum Isotope bearings
Jessup grip

How do you like the IKP on the thunder?? Worth doing?

[Chris]

Limosine 8.5 Hugo board
Indy 149s
Spitfire F4 conical fulls 54mm
Bones hardware maybe
Bones Reds

Had a fun session on it. Definitely not an FA/Hockey shape but I like the traditional scrape board feel.

[Gene_Harrogate]

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Theories Nyle Lovett pro 8.38
Thunder 149s w/ DLK kingpin
Spitfire F4 classic 53mm 99a
Quantum Isotope bearings
Jessup grip

[close]

How do you like the IKP on the thunder?? Worth doing?

I like them, I bought them on a whim after seeing a video showing how to do it show up on my Instagram feed. I’m able to keep them dialed to the right tightness for me without constant adjusting. If the poor kingpin clearance on thunders stresses you out like it did me, it’s a pretty cheap and easy modification.

[Boog]

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Theories Nyle Lovett pro 8.38
Thunder 149s w/ DLK kingpin
Spitfire F4 classic 53mm 99a
Quantum Isotope bearings
Jessup grip

[close]

You ever skate switchyard?

[close]

No I haven’t made it down there. I need to though, every clip I see out of there I see something new that looks super fun to skate.

I love that park. So much stuff to skate for every skill level. You should hit it up if you get the chance.

[tom]

Chris Pfanner 8.25 with sparkly Pepper grip
Thunder 148 titanium lights
52mm f4 OG classics
Swiss Ceramics

Adidas Campus ADV

[alraunen]

Forgot to make the picture before skating it...

Polar 9" WB 14.5 Aaron Herrington
Ace AF-1 66 w/ Bones Bushings Hard & 1/8 Risers
Spitfire Tablets 55mm 99A
Bronsons G3
Miles Griptate

First time trying Miles and I hated it since minute 1, the griptape feels too smooth coming from MOB. (Got it for cheap)

[TastyBurrito]

First time trying Miles and I hated it since minute 1, the griptape feels too smooth coming from MOB. (Got it for cheap)

I was always curious about Miles, and now I know not to get it.

Coming from MOB, the only other brand I seem to enjoy is Pepper. And I only tried Pepper because my local was out of MOB when I bought a board.

[scab]

I'm currently out with Covid and decided to spoil myself with an early birthday complete. Might be some time till I'm ready to take it to the streets, but boy do I look forward to that first session back.





Real Ishod 8.5 TT
Venture 5.8 Hollows, purple stock bushings
Dial Tone Jahmal Williams 54mm conicals
Quantum Isotopes
Shop grip
Misc. hardware

I've been experimenting with different wheelbases to see where my sweet spot is. Thus far I couldn't really feel any differences, so I intentionally created a setup with an almost comically long effective wheelbase (17.91"). At some point wheelbase has to affect my skating, maybe this is it.

Also I simply wanted to get some Ventures again after riding them exclusively in the early/mid 2000s. If I dislike the combination, I'll put Aces on this deck and use the Ventures on a deck with a shorter wheelbase.

Dial Tone wheels because Jahmal is the man, plus I like to buy "different" wheels for now. I was out of touch with skating for almost 2 decades, so I didn't experience the ascent of Spitfires as the undisputed top wheels, and haven't skated any F4s since coming back yet. I'm trying to spread the wealth between some of the smaller companies I dig before inevitably trying some F4s and presumably never going back.

My first set of Quantums. They look and feel great right out of the box, I have really high hopes that I've found my forever bearings.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk about my wooden toy and its parts.

[Easy Slider]

I'm currently out with Covid and decided to spoil myself with an early birthday complete. Might be some time till I'm ready to take it to the streets, but boy do I look forward to that first session back.





Real Ishod 8.5 TT
Venture 5.8 Hollows, purple stock bushings
Dial Tone Jahmal Williams 54mm conicals
Quantum Isotopes
Shop grip
Misc. hardware

I've been experimenting with different wheelbases to see where my sweet spot is. Thus far I couldn't really feel any differences, so I intentionally created a setup with an almost comically long effective wheelbase (17.91"). At some point wheelbase has to affect my skating, maybe this is it.

Also I simply wanted to get some Ventures again after riding them exclusively in the early/mid 2000s. If I dislike the combination, I'll put Aces on this deck and use the Ventures on a deck with a shorter wheelbase.

Dial Tone wheels because Jahmal is the man, plus I like to buy "different" wheels for now. I was out of touch with skating for almost 2 decades, so I didn't experience the ascent of Spitfires as the undisputed top wheels, and haven't skated any F4s since coming back yet. I'm trying to spread the wealth between some of the smaller companies I dig before inevitably trying some F4s and presumably never going back.

My first set of Quantums. They look and feel great right out of the box, I have really high hopes that I've found my forever bearings.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk about my wooden toy and its parts.

I got two of those Ishods on ice. Let us know how you like it. Which roman number is it?

[slappy50]

hello

8.38 FA "Systems"
Thunder 8.5 standards
Spitfire Conical Full 54mm
Assortment of Bones Bearings
Mob, sanded down a little bit

joining the thin stripe club

[Lou Strux]

Back when the Pandy first hit, I caught a bad case of panic buying & have been making my way out from beneath this sweet, sweet, stack of wood ever since.
This one’s been in the closet, on top of the stack, all gripped up & waiting for an excuse to be ridden.
Lucky day for both of us, I reckon.


•Scram 8.75 “squootball” (squared football?) 14.5 wb
•Franken-thunder 151 Team Editions
•F4 Coni 54/99s
•Some dusty, old Bones Swiss that have been going strong for 5(+) years without so much as a courtesy wipe
•Old-ass Roughneck hardware
•Jessup w/ razor & spray treatment
•All of my hopes & dreams