The Set-up Thread

[big_kev_215]

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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.

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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.

The AF1 lows, to the best of my knowledge, only come with a hollow kingpin and regular axle. Sounds like you might have actually gotten the standard height AF1 hollows. 

[herecomesaregular]

Why does it blow your mind? They're great trucks and it probably just has to do with what is "standard" or "normal". Tons of people ride Indy just because "they're the best" and the buy into the marketing and tradition, but never try other things to see what might work best for them. There are plenty of pros from the SE that don't skate Indys.

It doesn’t blow my mind that anyone would ride them. You’re misreading my post. I love Ventures.

It blows my mind how MANY people in this thread skate them because it’s virtually unheard of where I live. Hence the part about most people skating Indy’s. But in this thread ventures and thunders are way overrepresented. Purely an observation not a value judgment.

[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.

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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.

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The AF1 lows, to the best of my knowledge, only come with a hollow kingpin and regular axle. Sounds like you might have actually gotten the standard height AF1 hollows.

Shit you’re right. They’re def hollow axles so hollows it is.

[Cesspool86]

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

Looks sick.  I would skate it with half cabs for 90s Freddy vibes

[roba]

youth skateboards x ashes griptape 8.625 "pool shape" that i cut
8.625 over the front bolts
8.4 over the back bolts
6.85 pointy ass nose (was square and 7.25 or so)
6.7 tail
14.2 wheelbase
31.75 overall length
i call it "the rocket" but the flip tricks are level 

venture 5.8s w/ supercush 90s and flat top washers
spitfire f4 radial 57.5 99a worn down to about 53-54mm
skf skate bearings
jessup
pig bolts

og cons one stars with the lunarlon

here’s a top pic if anyone’s interested in the shape. i cut this shape before, but this time i made the nose pointier, the one before i made it fuller, but still round. it's not perfect but it works, i've nollie flipped it already. the original shape is by hlc and it's available through a few different brands.

[intendedreceivers]

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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.

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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.

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The AF1 lows, to the best of my knowledge, only come with a hollow kingpin and regular axle. Sounds like you might have actually gotten the standard height AF1 hollows.

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Shit you’re right. They’re def hollow axles so hollows it is.

The bottom of the AF-1 Low baseplate has “LOW” cast into the cavity underneath. That’s the easy way to tell what you got.

[yourbreakfsat]

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

Santa Cruz Rob Roskopp 3 10.25" x 30.03" with 15.75" wheelbase

Independent Stage 4 166

Dogtown K9 80s 58mm 99a wheels

Bones Super Red Ceramics

MOB

Real 1/8" wood risers

Powell Rib Bones

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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.

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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.

They're keyframes. I had a set last year maybe but dont remember liking them very much. They didn't feel very fast to me. I loved mini juices but they didn't last. I use dragons on my cruisers. They absorb plenty of jitter from rougher grounds and let me slide when needed. They're also fast on whatever I skate.

[dr.prestige]

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

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Santa Cruz Rob Roskopp 3 10.25" x 30.03" with 15.75" wheelbase

Independent Stage 4 166

Dogtown K9 80s 58mm 99a wheels

Bones Super Red Ceramics

MOB

Real 1/8" wood risers

Powell Rib Bones

sick

[leafman4000]

BTL 8.5 shop deck
Ace 44 classics
52mm F4 tablets
Rx bearings
MOB
Enjoi hardware

NB 480

[animalflesh]

Bought two of these decks without even seeing it in person cause I knew it would be perfect, and it is




Fixer 9.88 (14.65 WB)
169 with crazy mixed up bushings
58 97 CF
Swiss
1/8 riser
WD hardware
Rib bones
Jessup

[gaunting]

youth skateboards x ashes griptape 8.625 "pool shape" that i cut
8.625 over the front bolts
8.4 over the back bolts
6.85 pointy ass nose (was square and 7.25 or so)
6.7 tail
14.2 wheelbase
31.75 overall length
i call it "the rocket" but the flip tricks are level 

venture 5.8s w/ supercush 90s and flat top washers
spitfire f4 radial 57.5 99a worn down to about 53-54mm
skf skate bearings
jessup
pig bolts

og cons one stars with the lunarlon

here’s a top pic if anyone’s interested in the shape. i cut this shape before, but this time i made the nose pointier, the one before i made it fuller, but still round. it's not perfect but it works, i've nollie flipped it already. the original shape is by hlc and it's available through a few different brands.

that graphic is HARD!

[Urtripping]

Politic Japhey Dow 8.75
AF1 55's
Spit conical fulls around 55 or 54 these days
Pepper grip (this shit is nice)

[art hellman]

Politic Japhey Dow 8.75
AF1 55's
Spit conical fulls around 55 or 54 these days
Pepper grip (this shit is nice)

siiiick.  Library is such a great shop, and their book-logo is one of my fav shop logos

[geezer]

Politic Japhey Dow 8.75
AF1 55's
Spit conical fulls around 55 or 54 these days
Pepper grip (this shit is nice)

That's an impressive notch in your front truck.

[SWPhillyFloater]

Politic Japhey Dow 8.75
AF1 55's
Spit conical fulls around 55 or 54 these days
Pepper grip (this shit is nice)

Got that same board from Seasons but it’s an 8.25. Can’t wait to set it up in the future.

[animalflesh]

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Politic Japhey Dow 8.75
AF1 55's
Spit conical fulls around 55 or 54 these days
Pepper grip (this shit is nice)

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Got that same board from Seasons but it’s an 8.25. Can’t wait to set it up in the future.

Shout out seasons skateshop

[VCR]

#jonrowe
v-cast
Formula Four 54's

[wax poetic]

Alien Workshop Joey Obrien 8"
Thunders
Spitfire F4 53mm
Swiss
NB# 480 black leather or Reynolds

[art hellman]

dang the hits keep coming on this page with the Quasi and the Joey decks

[dr.prestige]

#jonrowe
v-cast
Formula Four 54's

is that griptape on the bottom of your board? are you trying to learn darkslides? maybe truckstands?

[FunnyBunny]

Quasi twin 8.38
Venture 5.6 v-lights
F4 54 conical
Swiss

NB574

Sized down from an 8.5 and Indy 149’s and thinking I’ve been riding too big of a board for years

(Edited cause I’m a dumbass and can’t figure how to post photos)

[jsettle]

8.25 Thank You
5.5 Film Trucks
Spitfire F4 Conical Full 55mm

[Thebird]

Alien Workshop Joey Obrien 8"
Thunders
Spitfire F4 53mm
Swiss
NB# 480 black leather or Reynolds

That deck looks sick.

[wax poetic]

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Alien Workshop Joey Obrien 8"
Thunders
Spitfire F4 53mm
Swiss
NB# 480 black leather or Reynolds

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That deck looks sick.

The shape looks really good!  Loved the art, gave me old Alien vibes and I wanted to downsize back to an 8 since I wasn't feeling the couple g069 Girls that I found and was like fuck it, I'll try another alien

[coexist3]

girl 7.5
venture 5.0h
50mm f4

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girl 7.5
venture 5.0h
50mm f4

oh you are so lucky!
i didn’t get one of these.
last night i skated my jovontae reissue from a few years back, with 5.0 lo’s and 51 f4 classics. had the best time. came home and started searching for 7.5s

[Gene_Harrogate]

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Politic Japhey Dow 8.75
AF1 55's
Spit conical fulls around 55 or 54 these days
Pepper grip (this shit is nice)

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Got that same board from Seasons but it’s an 8.25. Can’t wait to set it up in the future.

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Are Politic still South Central? Great boards and one of my favourite brands.

That 5boro a few pages back has me wanting another.

Yeah politic is South Central too.  While on the topic @Urtripping, what’s the WB on that 8.75?

[BartHarleyJarvis]

Supreme Neil Blender Mosaic 9.18”
Slappy standards 8.5”
Spit F4 Oski radials 55mm
Quantum Atoms
SC Slimline Rails

MF is shaped like a 40oz

[dr.prestige]

Tactics 7.75”
Venture 5.0 lows
Spit Lil Smokies f4 101a I bought them at 49 or 50mm they’re about 46-47 now
Mini Logo bearings
Jessup