The Set-up Thread

[Argyle]

New new

Hockey 8.5 Andrew Allen
Ace 44 classic with a couple washers inside
1/8 Risers
More SML Mike Arnold wheels
LRAB's or chuck 70s

Only managed to use the ace for 10 minutes before the rain and one ride on grind. The bushings feel so soft and a bit mad compared to thunders but very fun.

[Schinken]

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Creature 8.38
Venture 6.1
Bones 55mm Stf99a

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Love the 6.1s on a 8.38 that was my last setup!

Best setup I've had in a while. The 6.1s are quite surfy since I
replaced the crumbled bushings with bones medium.

[mynameisnotjeff]

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Creature 8.38
Venture 6.1
Bones 55mm Stf99a

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Love the 6.1s on a 8.38 that was my last setup!

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Best setup I've had in a while. The 6.1s are quite surfy since I
replaced the crumbled bushings with bones medium.

The Venture bushings that came out recently are really good.

[TastyBurrito]

Something for the people at the skatepark that may not be able to afford new gear. Purging the closet. I get enough free stuff on occasion that it all evens out in the end

I have hella in my stack I can purge. I’m gonna do this. Maybe buy a few BOGO shoes from my local skate to include in the free pile.

[shpongle]

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Something for the people at the skatepark that may not be able to afford new gear. Purging the closet. I get enough free stuff on occasion that it all evens out in the end

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New shoes and decks at the park?! Big dick energy, love it!

If i could +rep you i would. Thats some top g shit

[The.Skate.Father]

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Creature 8.38
Venture 6.1
Bones 55mm Stf99a

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Love the 6.1s on a 8.38 that was my last setup!

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Best setup I've had in a while. The 6.1s are quite surfy since I
replaced the crumbled bushings with bones medium.

Yuh that one. I did top bushings on top and bottom makes it nice and loose

[GrapeApeAffe]

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Those dipped wheels are really sick! What kind of dye did you use?

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Thanks, I used Rit All Purpose black dye. I got 2 8 oz bottles from Target, I think they're like 5 bucks a bottle. I got an old takeout tray and poked some holes in them, then slid some chopsticks through the holes and put the wheels through the chopsticks. I then taped the wheels down so that they wouldn't touch each other or sit crooked. Then I poured the dye straight from the bottle into the container and let them sit. What I've heard is that the more correct way to do it is to dilute the dye with hot water and stir on a stove, but I wasn't sure how to do that and also get the half dye that I wanted. I'll probably do that next time, when I plan on dying the whole wheel.

Use Rit Dyemore, it’s for synthetics. 

If you want to dye the whole wheel rit has a tutorial
https://www.ritdye.com/2021/01/18/how-to-dye-roller-skate-wheels/

If you want to do half again, just mix the whole bottle with a pot of boiled water.   Then put it in your container and let it sit for a day to ensure the dye takes


Regular Rit dye does work but it takes weeks.

[Orangepulp1000]

Antihero mis-registered
8.5 x 31.75 x 14
Axled venture 5.6
Spitfire 52mm F4 99 classics
Bones big balls
Pepper grip
Thin stripe gang

[FUBAR]

Real Full 8.3 (added top pic in case you want to see the shape)
5.8 V Lights showing a little axle
New 51mm Big Heads

[Easy Slider]

My second Ishod 8.5 twin tail, after Roman number I, this is IV - curious to see the difference w/ Jessup (a first for me, coming from many sheets of Miles, but I got the Jessup for free with the board so why not set it up);

Indy 149 hollows - recently a nut came loose so I might have to change them shortly, I have some forged hollows on ice but did not want to set up a Christmas complete if I can avoid it, they have such a lovely crooked groove just now;

Spitfire classics 52mm from that crazy Bonkers sale for EUR 18 w/ Bones Swiss 6 Balls;

Diamond 7/8 Allen bolts.

[eSK3]

Antihero mis-registered
8.5 x 31.75 x 14
Axled venture 5.6
Spitfire 52mm F4 99 classics
Bones big balls
Pepper grip
Thin stripe gang

This is my next deck. The DIMS are right what I’m looking for these days.

[dmtr]

Real Full 8.3 (added top pic in case you want to see the shape)
5.8 V Lights showing a little axle
New 51mm Big Heads

Are all the Reall full boards that square? Been searching for a square deck since my buddy bought a Pizza deck with that shape. Love it, but hate the pizza graphics. How does it feel? The pizza deck is 8.25, but due to the shape feels ( and looks) like a 8.5 at least. Feels very stable and secure!

[dr.prestige]

A couple new ones. Sort of a cross post with the quiver thread, go check out my current full collection in that one.



Atlas 8.5”, thunder 149s I left on a board in Philly from when I was stranded over there during the first 4 months of covid, nfg 52mm teardrops, reds, jessup, pig neon bolts with one black bolt



Habitat 8”, venture v hollow 5.2 lows, spitfire lil smokies f4 50mm 99a tablets, reds, jessup, random bolts i had lying around

[dr.prestige]

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Those dipped wheels are really sick! What kind of dye did you use?

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Thanks, I used Rit All Purpose black dye. I got 2 8 oz bottles from Target, I think they're like 5 bucks a bottle. I got an old takeout tray and poked some holes in them, then slid some chopsticks through the holes and put the wheels through the chopsticks. I then taped the wheels down so that they wouldn't touch each other or sit crooked. Then I poured the dye straight from the bottle into the container and let them sit. What I've heard is that the more correct way to do it is to dilute the dye with hot water and stir on a stove, but I wasn't sure how to do that and also get the half dye that I wanted. I'll probably do that next time, when I plan on dying the whole wheel.

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Use Rit Dyemore, it’s for synthetics. 

If you want to dye the whole wheel rit has a tutorial
https://www.ritdye.com/2021/01/18/how-to-dye-roller-skate-wheels/

If you want to do half again, just mix the whole bottle with a pot of boiled water.   Then put it in your container and let it sit for a day to ensure the dye takes


Regular Rit dye does work but it takes weeks.

Thanks for the tips, I’ll try that next time.

A quick note about these wheels, check out how the dye didn’t soak past the graphic, it ended up leaving a cool shadow. Definitely leaving the graphic on again next time I dye a set

[BartHarleyJarvis]

A couple new ones. Sort of a cross post with the quiver thread, go check out my current full collection in that one.



Atlas 8.5”, thunder 149s I left on a board in Philly from when I was stranded over there during the first 4 months of covid, nfg 52mm teardrops, reds, jessup, pig neon bolts with one black bolt



Habitat 8”, venture v hollow 5.2 lows, spitfire lil smokies f4 50mm 99a tablets, reds, jessup, random bolts i had lying around

Those lil smokie tablets are cursed as hell. they look crazy with the entire axle nut hanging out. What will you use this set up for, ledges??

[augustmoon]

Hopps/Quartersnacks 8.25
Indy's with inverted kingpin baseplates
Spit f4 Tablets 52mm
Gilbert His

had the Indy's lying around.  I got them on sale but they had blue baseplates, and they were annoying the hell out of me so I got the inverted kingpin baseplates.  defeated the savings from the sale and then some.  also got the board on sale.  bought a bunch of 8.25s, but now I want to move up to 8.38.  this is the last one i've gotta run through before bumping up.  don't buy shit on sale just cause its cheap, you might end up sitting on shit you don't want anymore. 

[rocklobster]

Hopps/Quartersnacks 8.25
Indy's with inverted kingpin baseplates
Spit f4 Tablets 52mm
Gilbert His

had the Indy's lying around.  I got them on sale but they had blue baseplates, and they were annoying the hell out of me so I got the inverted kingpin baseplates.  defeated the savings from the sale and then some.  also got the board on sale.  bought a bunch of 8.25s, but now I want to move up to 8.38.  this is the last one i've gotta run through before bumping up.  don't buy shit on sale just cause its cheap, you might end up sitting on shit you don't want anymore. 

Nah, I just keep the shit around till my next bout of madness tells me to size down from 8.38 to 8.25

[dr.prestige]

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A couple new ones. Sort of a cross post with the quiver thread, go check out my current full collection in that one.



Atlas 8.5”, thunder 149s I left on a board in Philly from when I was stranded over there during the first 4 months of covid, nfg 52mm teardrops, reds, jessup, pig neon bolts with one black bolt



Habitat 8”, venture v hollow 5.2 lows, spitfire lil smokies f4 50mm 99a tablets, reds, jessup, random bolts i had lying around

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Those lil smokie tablets are cursed as hell. they look crazy with the entire axle nut hanging out. What will you use this set up for, ledges??

Yeah after my first session skating this, I can say the tablets are weird. I’m going to switch them out for my 48mm lil smokies on my other board. I’ll use this setup for whatever, short of skating vert. I like the feel of this one, it’s good for like 90% of my skating. Even transition feels good on it for some reason. I like the quick snap that forged venture lows provide.

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A couple new ones. Sort of a cross post with the quiver thread, go check out my current full collection in that one.



Atlas 8.5”, thunder 149s I left on a board in Philly from when I was stranded over there during the first 4 months of covid, nfg 52mm teardrops, reds, jessup, pig neon bolts with one black bolt



Habitat 8”, venture v hollow 5.2 lows, spitfire lil smokies f4 50mm 99a tablets, reds, jessup, random bolts i had lying around

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Those lil smokie tablets are cursed as hell. they look crazy with the entire axle nut hanging out. What will you use this set up for, ledges??

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Yeah after my first session skating this, I can say the tablets are weird. I’m going to switch them out for my 48mm lil smokies on my other board. I’ll use this setup for whatever, short of skating vert. I like the feel of this one, it’s good for like 90% of my skating. Even transition feels good on it for some reason. I like the quick snap that forged venture lows provide.

That setup looks very good. The skinny wheels…I used to swear by this (early 2000s), makes the board feel so crispy and light. Definitely not as fast on the skreets, but flip trick benefits are noticeable

[FUBAR]

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Real Full 8.3 (added top pic in case you want to see the shape)
5.8 V Lights showing a little axle
New 51mm Big Heads

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Are all the Reall full boards that square? Been searching for a square deck since my buddy bought a Pizza deck with that shape. Love it, but hate the pizza graphics. How does it feel? The pizza deck is 8.25, but due to the shape feels ( and looks) like a 8.5 at least. Feels very stable and secure!

I have a full Real 8.5 which seems much more square than this one. I prefer this “full” shape over the full 8.5, but not by much. I really like this deck! Feels nimble yet stable.

[TwisT]

Blank 8.25
Blank 52mm wheels
Bones Swiss
Tensor 5.5 mag light
Mob grip (rainbow thrasher)
Assorted hardware





Ccs blank which I want to say is bbs, but there’s no identification other than the top notch. Its identical shape to the birdhouse on the left.

The Dgk board on the right, is more of a cautionary tale. The lenticular decks look sick, but they’re heavy. Just the deck and thunders weighs about the same as my whole setup. Also I swear the pop went soft on me. These made in china, but I also hated riding after like 2 weeks so I could have been making up excuses in my head to switch It out.

First day on the new setup was amazing

[Orangepulp1000]

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Antihero mis-registered
8.5 x 31.75 x 14
Axled venture 5.6
Spitfire 52mm F4 99 classics
Bones big balls
Pepper grip
Thin stripe gang

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This is my next deck. The DIMS are right what I’m looking for these days.

I feel ya, I’ve been riding the dlx 8.28 for awhile now but wanted the extra width so this was a no brainer. Set this up went outside did one Ollie and a kickflip instantly went inside and ordered another from the local. This board just feels right.

[threequartercab]

I only skate the winners baby!

Gold Wheels
Silver Trucks
Bronze Hardware

the rest does not matter

[downtodevin]

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Antihero mis-registered
8.5 x 31.75 x 14
Axled venture 5.6
Spitfire 52mm F4 99 classics
Bones big balls
Pepper grip
Thin stripe gang

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This is my next deck. The DIMS are right what I’m looking for these days.

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I feel ya, I’ve been riding the dlx 8.28 for awhile now but wanted the extra width so this was a no brainer. Set this up went outside did one Ollie and a kickflip instantly went inside and ordered another from the local. This board just feels right.

How do you like the size difference between your deck and trucks? I have some AF-1 44s and I’m thinking about grabbing this deck next. Love the setup!

[Bo Turners Masonic Fish]

Hockey 8.25"
Indy 149 hollows
1/8" Indy risers
99 F4 conical full

Looks like it hotrods but it really doesn't. Trying to get of shaped decks and just skate 8.25" - 8.5" popsicles.

[Fartknocker415]

U left out the part where the wheels are like 64mm heh

[Orangepulp1000]

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Antihero mis-registered
8.5 x 31.75 x 14
Axled venture 5.6
Spitfire 52mm F4 99 classics
Bones big balls
Pepper grip
Thin stripe gang

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This is my next deck. The DIMS are right what I’m looking for these days.

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I feel ya, I’ve been riding the dlx 8.28 for awhile now but wanted the extra width so this was a no brainer. Set this up went outside did one Ollie and a kickflip instantly went inside and ordered another from the local. This board just feels right.

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How do you like the size difference between your deck and trucks? I have some AF-1 44s and I’m thinking about grabbing this deck next. Love the setup!

I have no problems and actually prefer a little magic carpet on my set up. You can always give it a go and if you find it a little strange just put a few extra washers in on the inside to bring the wheels out a little more.

[Bo Turners Masonic Fish]

U left out the part where the wheels are like 64mm heh

60s, bro.

[roba]

set up a new deck and it started snowing lol

studio 8.25 x 32 x 14.25
venture 5.8
old spitfire f4 55mm 99a classics (probably 48s now, i was on pig wheels but they were too slippery for indoor parks)
skf skate bearings
jessup
pig prime hardware allen 7/8
skate old skools

[Paco Supreme]

White like Christmas.
Re-Do enjoi 8.5
149 ti
Radials and Swiss

Jessup but I don’t have any idea why I did that, shits already peeling