The Set-up Thread

[mynameisnotjeff]

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Element 9.5
Darkroom 95a 50mm
Krux 9in
Bones swiss
Jessup
Snot rails

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How do you like it? I got it in a 9.25 as a hanger but the shape is calling me. Does it get along with the Krux? I’ve never skated them and was thinking about trying them as they’re cheap.

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If you like your trucks not turning try them

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First pair of krux ever. I got them mostly because they were the cheapest 9in trucks I saw that were still an actual brand.

Trucks not turning is a myth.

The shape is way more functional than I expected. I think the small wheels helps it flip better. That thought process atleast

@biaherl
I’ve only been skating these vans for 2 weeks.

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I skated ventures for 2 solid years, so I’m definitely a proponent of all trucks being able to turn. I think people just get used to aces turning on a dime and expect that to be the standard

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Agreed, and it’s also a height/weight thing too - Aces with stock bushings feel pretty squirley and unsafe (I’m 6’1” and 180lbs). I feel surfy and free on thunder 161’s where others might feel like their bushings are made out of concrete.

I haven’t had Krux’s since 2004 when the inverted kingpins came out and I was obsessed with smith grinds on flat bars, but their commitment to women/NB skaters plus seeing Ryan Lay skate at Mach 5 and looking amazing doing to makes me feel like they couldn’t be but so bad!

Skated the K5 Krux. I wasn’t happy with the turning and wanted to wax the pivots. They came off with the hanger but I still waxed them and put them together. After they got pretty responsive and felt great to skate.

[DarkPools]

Been a long time since I've posted in here or on other threads with my photos! (Fixed my Imgur acc)

Set up this a couple weeks ago:

Hockey 8.5" x 31.91" (shape 2 - not blunt)
Mob grip
Indy 149 Hollow Standard
SF F4 Conical Full 99a 53mm
Currently skating KSL G6, Es Quattro, and Joslin 2s

Really enjoying this shape right now!

Even matched with my work vest recently hahah

[Chris]

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Second Limosine board. Love the feel

Hugo 8.5
Indy 149
Spitfire 54mm F4
Bones Reds
Hardware is a mystery

cute slippers

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How steep ......or mellow are those Limo decks

Im used to riding Hockey/FA and found this a pretty easy transition. I think those are considered steep. So this is in the steep realm

[postmodernpain]

There 8.5 x 31.4 and 13.75wb
Thunder 149 with bones hardcore mediums
F4 Radial Full 97d 54mm
Swiss 6

[Tom Pearl]

8.0 element
5.2 venture lows
52 f4 spitfire
bones swiss
bronze allen
mob

[chaosisme]

Trying out the new lock-in fulls
I got the 54s

Got another set for my shaped board too, love the look of them and I’m sure they skate nicely

Limo 8.6
Venture 5.8

[Argyle]

Trying out the new lock-in fulls
I got the 54s

Got another set for my shaped board too, love the look of them and I’m sure they skate nicely

Limo 8.6
Venture 5.8

Nice set-up. The Note sticker is the winner though. Love that place

[moonordie]

Trying out the new lock-in fulls
I got the 54s

Got another set for my shaped board too, love the look of them and I’m sure they skate nicely

Limo 8.6
Venture 5.8

They look too massive for me, they have that fingerboard vibe

[chaosisme]

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Trying out the new lock-in fulls
I got the 54s

Got another set for my shaped board too, love the look of them and I’m sure they skate nicely

Limo 8.6
Venture 5.8

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They look too massive for me, they have that fingerboard vibe

Most of the spots I skate are disgustingly rough so it’s nice having some fat wheels, my knees have taken years of abuse so I just try to make everything as comfortable as possible haha

[smellsdead]

There 8.5 x 31.4 and 13.75wb
Thunder 149 with bones hardcore mediums
F4 Radial Full 97d 54mm
Swiss 6

disrespecting your board with those gross ass shoes next to it

[cheekclapper]

8.75 GX1000 Sean Greene deck, mob grip
159 Indy’s, hollow hanger only
Stock bushings but with Ace washers
55mm Spitfire Formula Four Breana Geering
Bronson G3s, shields popped off

[iw0]

8.75 GX1000 Sean Greene deck, mob grip
159 Indy’s, hollow hanger only
Stock bushings but with Ace washers
55mm Spitfire Formula Four Breana Geering
Bronson G3s, shields popped off

clean

[postmodernpain]

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There 8.5 x 31.4 and 13.75wb
Thunder 149 with bones hardcore mediums
F4 Radial Full 97d 54mm
Swiss 6

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disrespecting your board with those gross ass shoes next to it

Don’t ever disrespect me

[TheLowerBack]

8.75 GX1000 Sean Greene deck, mob grip
159 Indy’s, hollow hanger only
Stock bushings but with Ace washers
55mm Spitfire Formula Four Breana Geering
Bronson G3s, shields popped off

Shoes for crews?

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There 8.5 x 31.4 and 13.75wb
Thunder 149 with bones hardcore mediums
F4 Radial Full 97d 54mm
Swiss 6

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disrespecting your board with those gross ass shoes next to it

best case scenario is they are a nurse. nurses love those shits.

the worse ones, for me, are the ON ones. holy fuck it’s the hottest shit going for tech dads, i think they come with a vest and some performance knit top.

[logjammin]

Sanded off an 8.5 eagle, the chemical route, with acetone. Took awhile but not as long as I thought it would.

-Indy IKP plates, Ace classic 44 hangers, deadstock GK kingpins (not krepers), Ace medium bottoms, Ace low hard tops.
-Indy 1/4" risers
-Dogtown 60mm 92a wheels
-Reds bearings

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Sanded off an 8.5 eagle, the chemical route, with acetone. Took awhile but not as long as I thought it would.

-Indy IKP plates, Ace classic hangers, deadstock GK kingpins (not krepers), Ace medium bottoms, Ace hard tops.
-Indy 1/4" risers
-Dogtown 60mm 92a wheels
-Reds bearings

looks a lot better. i have several decks i ‘need’ to do this with. they have grip on them…possible to do? i’m not gonna regrip these things, i’m
just trying to skate old shit to not be so wasteful/precious. but one of the boards had an april graphic that i tried to paint over and it somehow looks worse. which is shocking. i guess cuz it looks like i was trying to get away with something, shabbily. like using spray paint for window tint would be a better look than what i pulled off

[logjammin]

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Sanded off an 8.5 eagle, the chemical route, with acetone. Took awhile but not as long as I thought it would.

-Indy IKP plates, Ace classic hangers, deadstock GK kingpins (not krepers), Ace medium bottoms, Ace hard tops.
-Indy 1/4" risers
-Dogtown 60mm 92a wheels
-Reds bearings

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looks a lot better. i have several decks i ‘need’ to do this with. they have grip on them…possible to do? i’m not gonna regrip these things, i’m
just trying to skate old shit to not be so wasteful/precious. but one of the boards had an april graphic that i tried to paint over and it somehow looks worse. which is shocking. i guess cuz it looks like i was trying to get away with something, shabbily. like using spray paint for window tint would be a better look than what i pulled off

I had grip on it and since I was a bit careless and sometimes slopped a little too much acetone when pouring it into a cotton pad, the melted paint traveled down the sides and bled into some of the grip. It was only a couple days old of being gripped with pepper so it came off easy. I think as long as you don't make the same mistake I did, the grip will remain unaffected.

[tom]

Shaped boards and risers aren’t for me. Not on my everyday setup at least



WKND Tom K 8.25 that I redrilled to a 14” WB. Had this deck for so long that it warped and then sat forgotten under a stack of used boards being unwarped

Same trucks, wheels, and bearings

Dunk highs

[cheekclapper]

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8.75 GX1000 Sean Greene deck, mob grip
159 Indy’s, hollow hanger only
Stock bushings but with Ace washers
55mm Spitfire Formula Four Breana Geering
Bronson G3s, shields popped off

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Shoes for crews?

theyre the louie lopez leather mid tops

[BL0B]

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Sanded off an 8.5 eagle, the chemical route, with acetone. Took awhile but not as long as I thought it would.

-Indy IKP plates, Ace classic hangers, deadstock GK kingpins (not krepers), Ace medium bottoms, Ace hard tops.
-Indy 1/4" risers
-Dogtown 60mm 92a wheels
-Reds bearings

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looks a lot better. i have several decks i ‘need’ to do this with. they have grip on them…possible to do? i’m not gonna regrip these things, i’m
just trying to skate old shit to not be so wasteful/precious. but one of the boards had an april graphic that i tried to paint over and it somehow looks worse. which is shocking. i guess cuz it looks like i was trying to get away with something, shabbily. like using spray paint for window tint would be a better look than what i pulled off

acetone and a hard plastic scraper, 2"-3"er, i wouldn't go wider than that. metal scrapers are easier to gouge but if careful it's quicker.

[Boog]

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8.75 GX1000 Sean Greene deck, mob grip
159 Indy’s, hollow hanger only
Stock bushings but with Ace washers
55mm Spitfire Formula Four Breana Geering
Bronson G3s, shields popped off

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Shoes for crews?

Lol this gave me a good needed laugh

[Mbrimson88]

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Sanded off an 8.5 eagle, the chemical route, with acetone. Took awhile but not as long as I thought it would.

-Indy IKP plates, Ace classic hangers, deadstock GK kingpins (not krepers), Ace medium bottoms, Ace hard tops.
-Indy 1/4" risers
-Dogtown 60mm 92a wheels
-Reds bearings

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looks a lot better. i have several decks i ‘need’ to do this with. they have grip on them…possible to do? i’m not gonna regrip these things, i’m
just trying to skate old shit to not be so wasteful/precious. but one of the boards had an april graphic that i tried to paint over and it somehow looks worse. which is shocking. i guess cuz it looks like i was trying to get away with something, shabbily. like using spray paint for window tint would be a better look than what i pulled off

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acetone and a hard plastic scraper, 2"-3"er, i wouldn't go wider than that. metal scrapers are easier to gouge but if careful it's quicker.

Finding a nice stain under an average graphic is always reason enough to scrape, sand or otherwise remove the paint and let me have a better feeling about riding it, simple or silly as that may sound.

There have been some really good ones lately that I don't recall seeing a whole lot of in the past how ever many years, so I tend to "blank" more boards now than I ever have before, some on great clearance deals too, so I get the wood I want at a better price.

[manysnakes]

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Sanded off an 8.5 eagle, the chemical route, with acetone. Took awhile but not as long as I thought it would.

-Indy IKP plates, Ace classic hangers, deadstock GK kingpins (not krepers), Ace medium bottoms, Ace hard tops.
-Indy 1/4" risers
-Dogtown 60mm 92a wheels
-Reds bearings

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looks a lot better. i have several decks i ‘need’ to do this with. they have grip on them…possible to do? i’m not gonna regrip these things, i’m
just trying to skate old shit to not be so wasteful/precious. but one of the boards had an april graphic that i tried to paint over and it somehow looks worse. which is shocking. i guess cuz it looks like i was trying to get away with something, shabbily. like using spray paint for window tint would be a better look than what i pulled off

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acetone and a hard plastic scraper, 2"-3"er, i wouldn't go wider than that. metal scrapers are easier to gouge but if careful it's quicker.

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Finding a nice stain under an average graphic is always reason enough to scrape, sand or otherwise remove the paint and let me have a better feeling about riding it, simple or silly as that may sound.

If it were up to me, I'd skate exclusively blank BBS decks with stained top, bottom and middle plies in bright colors. Gimme a stack of green, pink, yellow, orange decks and I'll be happy. Gotta have that color.

[logjammin]

Same here, blanks beat graphics 100% for me. I'm more of a black, brown, teal, or green man though.

[downtodevin]

There 8.5 x 31.4 and 13.75wb
Thunder 149 with bones hardcore mediums
F4 Radial Full 97d 54mm
Swiss 6

How do you like the 97 Radial Fulls? I’m thinking about grabbing a set soon.

[GBLange]

There 8.5 x 31.4 and 13.75wb
Thunder 149 with bones hardcore mediums
F4 Radial Full 97d 54mm
Swiss 6

nice hokas

[Daydream]

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There 8.5 x 31.4 and 13.75wb
Thunder 149 with bones hardcore mediums
F4 Radial Full 97d 54mm
Swiss 6

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nice hokas

by nice you mean gross shoes (prev stayed by @smellsdead) right. That doorway, puckered upper, yikes! At least he tor with goretex or something

[pizzafliptofakie]

There 8.5 x 31.4 and 13.75wb
Thunder 149 with bones hardcore mediums
F4 Radial Full 97d 54mm
Swiss 6

How are you liking the short board? I just had my first session on one yesterday and I'm unsure if I like it or not.




Krooked Una Farrer True Fit (8.5 x 31.4 and 13.75wb)
Thunder 149s w/ Bones Medium bushings
Spitfire F4 Classics 53 mm 99d
Bones Swiss
Mob Grip
Vans Skate Old Skools

[MOE SYZLAK]

Caught a screw at the park and chipped the living hell out of the previous love seat… only 2 sessions in… bummer
Really liked the shape so gonna run it again.
Didn’t like the 56mm 101 spits
So I swapped them for some 54mm Mike Arnold SML V-cuts
Gotta skate a girl deck with Lakais, I can’t help it.