The Set-up Thread

[Uncle Flea]

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Damn, those wheels are honkers! Are they a SML equivalent to a Radial Full?

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They are 1mm wider than the spit Conical Full

So sick

[Uncle Flea]

That natas too. Imagine if we had those trucks and wheels back then.


Heres my top graphic that will hopefully promote switch flips



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[mynameisnotjeff]

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sma Natas reissue
Venture 5.2 hi
Powell rat bone dragons
Reds
Jessup
Lucky risers
Dogtown blue haven rails

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Beautiful set up.

Had a buddy in college that had the crazy Natas graphic.
It’s one of those shapes that doesn’t make sense how people skate but man does your set up seem tempting.

[DanRar009]

Shop had a couple of these left so I couldn’t pass up a good board for only 30 bucks.
Real ssd 8.25
Thunder 149
Spitfire f4 51mm
Bronson g3
Shake junt bolts and shake junt grip
Also some 1010s

[Reese Bruno]

Hockey 8.25
Thunder 149 (2 stock bushings, 2 bones. Only tops)
F4 53mm
Bronze hardware

[boofactory]

Can’t wait to skate this one.

Business & company 8.44
7.875 over the back truck, 8.38 over the front trucks

Venture 5.2 vlights with ace low hard bushings with flat top washer and 4 bearing washerst for max axle space

Real Venture wooden riser
Spitfire 97a 55ish conical full
Bronson raw
Wknd 1inch Phillips
Mob

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Can’t wait to skate this one.

Business & company 8.44
7.875 over the back truck, 8.38 over the front trucks

Venture 5.2 vlights with ace low hard bushings with flat top washer and 4 bearing washerst for max axle space

Real Venture wooden riser
Spitfire 97a 55ish conical full
Bronson raw
Wknd 1inch Phillips
Mob

that is very sick

[Frank and Fred]

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sma Natas reissue
Venture 5.2 hi
Powell rat bone dragons
Reds
Jessup
Lucky risers
Dogtown blue haven rails

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Beautiful set up.

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Had a buddy in college that had the crazy Natas graphic.
It’s one of those shapes that doesn’t make sense how people skate but man does your set up seem tempting.

Rode the other version yesterday..

[augustmoon]

Friday the 13th complete
Wknd Tom K 8.375
Thunder x Museum 148
Sml Arnold Big Waves 54mm
Bender hardware
Black Magic
Quantum Isotopes

Damn, just realized this graphic is To Live and Die in LA

[Uncle Flea]

Can’t wait to skate this one.

Business & company 8.44
7.875 over the back truck, 8.38 over the front trucks

Venture 5.2 vlights with ace low hard bushings with flat top washer and 4 bearing washerst for max axle space

Real Venture wooden riser
Spitfire 97a 55ish conical full
Bronson raw
Wknd 1inch Phillips
Mob

sick

[Orangepulp1000]

Can’t wait to skate this one.

Business & company 8.44
7.875 over the back truck, 8.38 over the front trucks

Venture 5.2 vlights with ace low hard bushings with flat top washer and 4 bearing washerst for max axle space

Real Venture wooden riser
Spitfire 97a 55ish conical full
Bronson raw
Wknd 1inch Phillips
Mob

Sick one! Can’t I get a top photo? Curious about the shape with those dims

[boofactory]

Top graphic goes crazy, “engineered for fuck losing”

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Wanted to refresh my cruiser set up with just the bushings but realized I wasn't crazy about the Crail shape (Burly - punk nose tip one) i had. That long fingers of flat + steep tail thing + lack of concave at kicks (BBS usually has this and I love it) was fucking odd on Indys.

Naturally, I bought a new deck/grip and gave myself an excuse to use some 159s I bought last year instead of using the 149s I had since the 159s seem to fit better. Minor hotrodding in back but not terrible.

Real Guerrero R1 9.25" (forgot the other specs - lost the dims sticker)
Indy Standard 159 (conical aftermarket bushings)
Mob Grip (graphic & reg)
Indy bolts
OJ Mini Juice 53mm? (Had them since 2016 or 2017)
Bones Reds





Old cruiser:

How they held up so well? I wrecked a set in a month just cruising. They seem more like Keyframes than minijuices.

[art hellman]

Krooked Knox 8.5
Indy 149ti (w/hollow cast plate/kp, indy aftermarket conical bushings, riptide)
SF F4 53mm Radial 99a
Swiss

[yourbreakfsat]

sma Natas reissue
Venture 5.2 hi
Powell rat bone dragons
Reds
Jessup
Lucky risers
Dogtown blue haven rails

This is very much making me want to build a Santa Cruz or Powell reissue.

[jakeumms]

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Friday the 13th complete
Wknd Tom K 8.375
Thunder x Museum 148
Sml Arnold Big Waves 54mm
Bender hardware
Black Magic
Quantum Isotopes

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Damn, just realized this graphic is To Live and Die in LA

Tom K is always good for the movie references. This is a nice deep cut though

[vktrvghn]

Got close to the pivot cups on the Indys I had on my Grimple from noseslides so I decided to turn that into a cruiser and set this up.

Girl 8.5
Indy 149
Spitfire F4 Classic 52mm (probably like 51/50 now)
Bones Swiss
Jessup
NB Reynolds 480

[augustmoon]

Killing Floor 8.0
Venture lows
Spit formula 4 51mm
Swiss 6 balls
Asics Gel Vicka

2nd setup since I sized down to an 8 with low.tighter trucks and small wheels.  This feels so much better to me.  the muscle memory is coming back and I'm feeling like my old self.  might even go skinnier than 8.  wasted so many years on wider boards when the answer was right there all along

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Killing Floor 8.0
Venture lows
Spit formula 4 51mm
Swiss 6 balls
Asics Gel Vicka

2nd setup since I sized down to an 8 with low.tighter trucks and small wheels.  This feels so much better to me.  the muscle memory is coming back and I'm feeling like my old self.  might even go skinnier than 8.  wasted so many years on wider boards when the answer was right there all along

yeah this is where i’m at. i don’t like the killing floor, but the graphics are generally really sick. how’s the shape? i’ve been looking for a good 8.
anyways, this is a great looking setup. i’m on 5.2 lo’s, and frequently using the same wheels, same bearings. it’s nice to not need to struggle (maybe it’s just that i’ve given up?) with lots of different gear combinations. i am not above multiple setups, i’m not cured or whatever.
i can absolutely isolate a specific day when i decided i wanted to size up, as that’s what the cool kids were doing, and although it’s been entertaining, it’s not for me.




oh, and @art hellman, very nice, per always.

[GBLange]

Got close to the pivot cups on the Indys I had on my Grimple from noseslides so I decided to turn that into a cruiser and set this up.

Girl 8.5
Indy 149
Spitfire F4 Classic 52mm (probably like 51/50 now)
Bones Swiss
Jessup
NB Reynolds 480

Nice setup

[LebowskisRug]

Killing Floor 8's are BBS generic shapes. I had one on Venture lows and 51s. Easy as hell to spin low altitude flip tricks, but the rest was ehhhhhhh.

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Killing Floor 8's are BBS generic shapes. I had one on Venture lows and 51s. Easy as hell to spin low altitude flip tricks, but the rest was ehhhhhhh.

thank you!
low altitude flip attempts should be my bio

[big_kev_215]

Killing Floor 8.0
Venture lows
Spit formula 4 51mm
Swiss 6 balls
Asics Gel Vicka

2nd setup since I sized down to an 8 with low.tighter trucks and small wheels.  This feels so much better to me.  the muscle memory is coming back and I'm feeling like my old self.  might even go skinnier than 8.  wasted so many years on wider boards when the answer was right there all along

How do you like the Gel Vicka’s?  I feel like every few days I consider purchasing them and never pull the trigger.  I really like the way they look; my concern is they might skate too similar to the Busenitz, which I was pretty indifferent about when I had a pair…

[TheSickness]

carpet 8.25
venture 5.8 cast plate hollow axle 90a supercush
f4 55mm classic 99a
jessup
swiss
allen

Late to the party but SHEESH, that's a nice whip. 

[baustin]

Fred Gall Alien Workshop 8.25 x 31.82” 14.13” wb
Thunder 148 lights
Spitfire F4 99 classic started as 52mm
Bronson G3
Jessup ultra
Shortys 1” allen

[augustmoon]

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Killing Floor 8.0
Venture lows
Spit formula 4 51mm
Swiss 6 balls
Asics Gel Vicka

2nd setup since I sized down to an 8 with low.tighter trucks and small wheels.  This feels so much better to me.  the muscle memory is coming back and I'm feeling like my old self.  might even go skinnier than 8.  wasted so many years on wider boards when the answer was right there all along

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How do you like the Gel Vicka’s?  I feel like every few days I consider purchasing them and never pull the trigger.  I really like the way they look; my concern is they might skate too similar to the Busenitz, which I was pretty indifferent about when I had a pair…

I like them a lot, but they’re a little on the narrow side, so maybe go up half a size.  Want to try the Japan S next because those look a little wider.

Like someone said earlier, killing floor are generator wood.  So just a good standard middle of the road board.  Got this one in that really good sale last year and was gonna put it on the wall (really dig the graphic), but decided to skate it instead.  The last one I skated felt good for 2 or 3 weeks

[DarkPools]

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Wanted to refresh my cruiser set up with just the bushings but realized I wasn't crazy about the Crail shape (Burly - punk nose tip one) i had. That long fingers of flat + steep tail thing + lack of concave at kicks (BBS usually has this and I love it) was fucking odd on Indys.

Naturally, I bought a new deck/grip and gave myself an excuse to use some 159s I bought last year instead of using the 149s I had since the 159s seem to fit better. Minor hotrodding in back but not terrible.

Real Guerrero R1 9.25" (forgot the other specs - lost the dims sticker)
Indy Standard 159 (conical aftermarket bushings)
Mob Grip (graphic & reg)
Indy bolts
OJ Mini Juice 53mm? (Had them since 2016 or 2017)
Bones Reds





Old cruiser:

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How they held up so well? I wrecked a set in a month just cruising. They seem more like Keyframes than minijuices.

Maybe they are Keyframe? I typed from memory since I've had the wheels for at least 6 years. Either way, I've enjoyed these OJs as they don't feel clunky like big cruiser wheels on long boards but aren't super slim/hard like regular wheels.

[herecomesaregular]

Probably a regional (I’m east coast, the south to be specific) or demographics thing but it blows my mind how many of y’all are skating venture and thunders. A solid 95% of people I see irl are skating Indy’s with the odd ace thrown in.

I skated ventures for years but have been on ace af-1 lows for a bit now, for reference.

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Probably a regional (I’m east coast, the south to be specific) or demographics thing but it blows my mind how many of y’all are skating venture and thunders. A solid 95% of people I see irl are skating Indy’s with the odd ace thrown in.

I skated ventures for years but have been on ace af-1 lows for a bit now, for reference.

i’ve heard only good things about the ace lows. the af-1s that i have (regular height 44s), look high quality. i just cannot pop for shit with them. and then like a dumbass i took the stick pivot cups out and tried to put some weird indy plastic pivot cups in and now the trucks are stupid loose with too much pivot play. but they look well made. and jacopo makes em look the sickest.
indy’s i see on everybody that doesn’t care: young and old, new to the game, or just back in it after a 20 year layoff.
most folks i see with either venture or ace. lots of ace.

[herecomesaregular]

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Probably a regional (I’m east coast, the south to be specific) or demographics thing but it blows my mind how many of y’all are skating venture and thunders. A solid 95% of people I see irl are skating Indy’s with the odd ace thrown in.

I skated ventures for years but have been on ace af-1 lows for a bit now, for reference.

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i’ve heard only good things about the ace lows. the af-1s that i have (regular height 44s), look high quality. i just cannot pop for shit with them. and then like a dumbass i took the stick pivot cups out and tried to put some weird indy plastic pivot cups in and now the trucks are stupid loose with too much pivot play. but they look well made. and jacopo makes em look the sickest.
indy’s i see on everybody that doesn’t care: young and old, new to the game, or just back in it after a 20 year layoff.
most folks i see with either venture or ace. lots of ace.

AF-1 lows are great. I ordered AF-1 55s and they came and had a hollow kingpin and axle so I thought “dang, af1 hollows - bank error in my favor!”. I just recently realized they’re actually lows, not the standard height hollows.

I love them, BUT I could not for the life of me break in the bushings to let me loosen them enough. In retrospect that makes sense if they’re lows hahah. So I skate them with smaller bushings that I think came from some krux k5s or something like that? And it’s perfect. My pop on an 8.25/14.25 wb deck feels great with them.