The Set-up Thread

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Crail G057
Royal 159 ultra lights (ace hards)
53mm v1 x99s/swiss 6
SW grip
Nuts/Bolts

Thus far I've ridden: Venture 5.8 cast hollow, Thunder 149 team/ti, Slappie 8.75 hollow and royal ultralights; 52/53/54mm wheels, and I cannot get this board to not feel pop heavy, manuals are an abomination, I could not find the balance point to save my life with any truck/wheel combination...going too try indys next but that 15" WB and short (ish) tail just isn't working out.

The shape is great, really like the shorter rounded nose; tail could be less of a pin shape tho.

Going to grab a G053 and drop down to 14.3 WB since they're (and dlx/nhs) the only trust worthy dimensions when it comes to 14.3x WB...I've a 8.3 worrest twin (14.4 wb) and it feels fine (just so narrow, more like an 8.25 than I remember).

G053 is one of my all time faves.
 maybe it was @Sedition that was calling a certain board a ‘destroyer of worlds’, in that it was inexplicably, to the person riding this said set-up, a great board, despite being the opposite of what was thought to be liked.
wb on the G053 is closer to 14.5 (just shy), and the tail is smaller than you might like. but the shape is round/pill/full.
when i get totally lost after trying too many weird set-ups, G053 with cast thunder 149s and 52s, back on track. great for 360 flips (mine are still ass but landing one is all i have left some days).

crail boards feel similar to how i remember nhs boards feeling, maybe this is a glue/epoxy thing? i very much prefer a ps stix, that feels light/flexy/whippy, to a crail or nhs board that feels heavier/dull/stiff. but. the crail boards are spot on. over and over, the consistency, and the durability is top.
i like boards that have mellower kick angles, but the crail boards last forever so fuck it

[Thebird]

Crail G057
Royal 159 ultra lights (ace hards)
53mm v1 x99s/swiss 6
SW grip
Nuts/Bolts

Thus far I've ridden: Venture 5.8 cast hollow, Thunder 149 team/ti, Slappie 8.75 hollow and royal ultralights; 52/53/54mm wheels, and I cannot get this board to not feel pop heavy, manuals are an abomination, I could not find the balance point to save my life with any truck/wheel combination...going too try indys next but that 15" WB and short (ish) tail just isn't working out.

The shape is great, really like the shorter rounded nose; tail could be less of a pin shape tho.

Going to grab a G053 and drop down to 14.3 WB since they're (and dlx/nhs) the only trust worthy dimensions when it comes to 14.3x WB...I've a 8.3 worrest twin (14.4 wb) and it feels fine (just so narrow, more like an 8.25 than I remember).

Went through the same exact thing when I had this shape a while back.  I tried Venture, Thunder and Royal - ended up sticking with Venture because they felt the best, but the board always felt too heavy.  As you mentioned, manuals were also a chore.  I will say one thing about this deck - it was like magic when it came to backside 180s.  They just floated, and I have never had them feel as good as they did on this deck.

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Christmas deck, tactics boards are the truth !
8.375
Thunder 149s
Spitfire f4 52 mm
Bronson g3s
Everything else is shake junt

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I like this. I'm tired of scraping my graphics off just to see the stain. One question: do the tactics blanks have a square nose or standard in your opinion?

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Are these tactics boards pressed in the US? The description went on and on about using sustainable Wisconsin maple.

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Last I checked tactics pressed their boards at bbs. Not sure if that’s still the case with them, but they definitely feel like a good BBs board. Similar sizes and dimensions as your typical bbs decks as well

I did not know people used tactics stickers for anything other than covering the ollie holes in shoes before shoe gooing them.

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Christmas deck, tactics boards are the truth !
8.375
Thunder 149s
Spitfire f4 52 mm
Bronson g3s
Everything else is shake junt

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I like this. I'm tired of scraping my graphics off just to see the stain. One question: do the tactics blanks have a square nose or standard in your opinion?

[close]

Are these tactics boards pressed in the US? The description went on and on about using sustainable Wisconsin maple.

[close]

Last I checked tactics pressed their boards at bbs. Not sure if that’s still the case with them, but they definitely feel like a good BBs board. Similar sizes and dimensions as your typical bbs decks as well

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I did not know people used tactics stickers for anything other than covering the ollie holes in shoes before shoe gooing them.

i miss those ‘experimental’ graphics.
tactics isn’t the worst, possibly, but.


actual skateshops are just so sick, mail order spots do not excite me

[roba]

Crail G057
Royal 159 ultra lights (ace hards)
53mm v1 x99s/swiss 6
SW grip
Nuts/Bolts

Thus far I've ridden: Venture 5.8 cast hollow, Thunder 149 team/ti, Slappie 8.75 hollow and royal ultralights; 52/53/54mm wheels, and I cannot get this board to not feel pop heavy, manuals are an abomination, I could not find the balance point to save my life with any truck/wheel combination...going too try indys next but that 15" WB and short (ish) tail just isn't working out.

The shape is great, really like the shorter rounded nose; tail could be less of a pin shape tho.

Going to grab a G053 and drop down to 14.3 WB since they're (and dlx/nhs) the only trust worthy dimensions when it comes to 14.3x WB...I've a 8.3 worrest twin (14.4 wb) and it feels fine (just so narrow, more like an 8.25 than I remember).

are you sure it’s 15 inch? the shape guide says 14.5 x 31.95, but then again somebody posted that dgk board that was 14.5 wb and 31.25 length so…

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G057 is definitely 14.5.

[Creachteach]

thanks my man!

youre right! i might just have to lol

How have I not thought of this? I need a pedal board.

Please post with your pedal bloards 

[Xen]

Seems like it’s been wet forever here so only one session in bit longer than my normal choice but liking it so far….

Black Label Elijah 9” shape ( kinda square egg ) 14.38
Ace 55 classic now with visible axle ( go me! )
Slime balls 99a were 56
Etc

I was checking that out as I like eggs but hate how narrow/pointy they are unless you go super wide.

[Ricky Vaughn]

Palace S33 Chewy Cannon 8.375
Indy 144 standards
Spitfire 52mm bighead
Bones Swiss
Shorty’s 7/8 “ Allen
Jessup

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Palace S33 Chewy Cannon 8.375
Indy 144 standards
Spitfire 52mm bighead
Bones Swiss
Shorty’s 7/8 “ Allen
Jessup

i like this.
is this the shape with long wb? how you liking it?
this reminds me to buy bigheads

[Fifty8mm]

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Palace S33 Chewy Cannon 8.375
Indy 144 standards
Spitfire 52mm bighead
Bones Swiss
Shorty’s 7/8 “ Allen
Jessup

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i like this.
is this the shape with long wb? how you liking it?
this reminds me to buy bigheads

8.3 palace have that big wb with that nasty short lenght. The kicks are so steep to accommodate the short lenght with the big wb.

Honestly only board i could say i hated. Hopefully it works out for you. One thing i will say l, when you pop it right you fly.

[FatGuy92]

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Palace S33 Chewy Cannon 8.375
Indy 144 standards
Spitfire 52mm bighead
Bones Swiss
Shorty’s 7/8 “ Allen
Jessup

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i like this.
is this the shape with long wb? how you liking it?
this reminds me to buy bigheads

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8.3 palace have that big wb with that nasty short lenght. The kicks are so steep to accommodate the short lenght with the big wb.

Honestly only board i could say i hated. Hopefully it works out for you. One thing i will say l, when you pop it right you fly.

Interesting I’ve had two of these and liked them overall except they felt too flat for my liking. What trucks/wheels did you have them setup with? I used thunder 149 ti and 51mm classics and for whatever reason didn’t even notice the freakishly long WB cus of the short length

[Xen]

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Crail G057
Royal 159 ultra lights (ace hards)
53mm v1 x99s/swiss 6
SW grip
Nuts/Bolts

Thus far I've ridden: Venture 5.8 cast hollow, Thunder 149 team/ti, Slappie 8.75 hollow and royal ultralights; 52/53/54mm wheels, and I cannot get this board to not feel pop heavy, manuals are an abomination, I could not find the balance point to save my life with any truck/wheel combination...going too try indys next but that 15" WB and short (ish) tail just isn't working out.

The shape is great, really like the shorter rounded nose; tail could be less of a pin shape tho.

Going to grab a G053 and drop down to 14.3 WB since they're (and dlx/nhs) the only trust worthy dimensions when it comes to 14.3x WB...I've a 8.3 worrest twin (14.4 wb) and it feels fine (just so narrow, more like an 8.25 than I remember).

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G053 is one of my all time faves.
 maybe it was @Sedition that was calling a certain board a ‘destroyer of worlds’, in that it was inexplicably, to the person riding this said set-up, a great board, despite being the opposite of what was thought to be liked.
wb on the G053 is closer to 14.5 (just shy), and the tail is smaller than you might like. but the shape is round/pill/full.
when i get totally lost after trying too many weird set-ups, G053 with cast thunder 149s and 52s, back on track. great for 360 flips (mine are still ass but landing one is all i have left some days).

crail boards feel similar to how i remember nhs boards feeling, maybe this is a glue/epoxy thing? i very much prefer a ps stix, that feels light/flexy/whippy, to a crail or nhs board that feels heavier/dull/stiff. but. the crail boards are spot on. over and over, the consistency, and the durability is top.
i like boards that have mellower kick angles, but the crail boards last forever so fuck it

Crail are def stiff ish, like NHS/Dwindle boards, but not quite; they have that 'higher standard' fit and finish like DSM as well, and the dims are the same each time, board to board from my experience.

That's the problem with skating twins, going back to long wide/shovel noses and short/pointy pin tails sucks for re-adjustment.

I cut my losses and ordered the toy machine twin while I wait I'm skating the worrest but damn so small....guess I'm used to 8.5s now...

[Fifty8mm]

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Palace S33 Chewy Cannon 8.375
Indy 144 standards
Spitfire 52mm bighead
Bones Swiss
Shorty’s 7/8 “ Allen
Jessup

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i like this.
is this the shape with long wb? how you liking it?
this reminds me to buy bigheads

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8.3 palace have that big wb with that nasty short lenght. The kicks are so steep to accommodate the short lenght with the big wb.

Honestly only board i could say i hated. Hopefully it works out for you. One thing i will say l, when you pop it right you fly.

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Interesting I’ve had two of these and liked them overall except they felt too flat for my liking. What trucks/wheels did you have them setup with? I used thunder 149 ti and 51mm classics and for whatever reason didn’t even notice the freakishly long WB cus of the short length

Lol same set up. Except the TI version of 149. Mine were standards.

Ithe nose and tail are hella steep. I like mellower tail and noses. But 7.75 palace feels perfectly distributed. Not as steep nose and tail.
I want to try a Jahmal Smith his is 14. wb if im not mistaken 8.25 and its a bit longer than 8.3.

[marosb]

New year new deck.

Dane 1 Midnight Stroll
Independent 169 forged hollow
Lil smokies 50mm tablets
Random bearings and hardware

[Jory4]

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Seems like it’s been wet forever here so only one session in bit longer than my normal choice but liking it so far….

Black Label Elijah 9” shape ( kinda square egg ) 14.38
Ace 55 classic now with visible axle ( go me! )
Slime balls 99a were 56
Etc

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I was checking that out as I like eggs but hate how narrow/pointy they are unless you go super wide.

That’s exactly what made me buy this. The heroin eggs look rad under your feet but I definitely prefer a squarer tail / nose shape.

[FrenchSkater]

Chocolate 7.875 (31.25 Lenght and 13.9 WB)
Indy forged hollows 139
Haze Wheels 51 mm.

Can't wait to use that, i always rode 8.0 for several years but this size and shape seems to be perfect ..

[Shrinedescender]

Dirty deck on a dirty deck

Girl Rick Howard reissue 7.75 x 31.5 14wb
Venture low 5.0
Loophole 52-53mm 101A
Bones Swiss

hemp Half cabs

[Frank and Fred]

New year new deck.

Dane 1 Midnight Stroll
Independent 169 forged hollow
Lil smokies 50mm tablets
Random bearings and hardware

Loved the Dane 1 with small wheels. Magic is about to happen for you. Thunder 151s for me.

[vktrvghn]

Dirty deck on a dirty deck

Girl Rick Howard reissue 7.75 x 31.5 14wb
Venture low 5.0
Loophole 52-53mm 101A
Bones Swiss

hemp Half cabs

I've been wanting to set up an 8 or a 7.75 for a while, this isn't helping. Pretty jealous of that, got me tempted bad.

[Richard Skidder]

Antihero 8.5 short
Independent 149 stock
Cones Wheels 54mm
MOB M-80
Quantum Metallics

[Tireeedd]

New year new deck.

Dane 1 Midnight Stroll
Independent 169 forged hollow
Lil smokies 50mm tablets
Random bearings and hardware

wowwww this is giving dane circa 2016-17

[marosb]

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New year new deck.

Dane 1 Midnight Stroll
Independent 169 forged hollow
Lil smokies 50mm tablets
Random bearings and hardware

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wowwww this is giving dane circa 2016-17

haha yea thats what i am going for, that dane era is magical and is what got me into his skating

[oak leaf]

sci fi 8.38
5.8s with hard doh dohs
54 f4 classics -> 51
the cheaper quantums
jessup

[deedznutz]

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Christmas deck, tactics boards are the truth !
8.375
Thunder 149s
Spitfire f4 52 mm
Bronson g3s
Everything else is shake junt

[close]

I like this. I'm tired of scraping my graphics off just to see the stain. One question: do the tactics blanks have a square nose or standard in your opinion?

[close]

Are these tactics boards pressed in the US? The description went on and on about using sustainable Wisconsin maple.

[close]

Last I checked tactics pressed their boards at bbs. Not sure if that’s still the case with them, but they definitely feel like a good BBs board. Similar sizes and dimensions as your typical bbs decks as well

They use B grade BBS

[Yakusoku2]

Dirty deck on a dirty deck

Girl Rick Howard reissue 7.75 x 31.5 14wb
Venture low 5.0
Loophole 52-53mm 101A
Bones Swiss

hemp Half cabs

The small deck with “big” wheels setup looks amazing. Reading slap makes me want to go to skate, but it’s 3:16am right now 

[chaosisme]

Christmas complete!
WKND 7.75
Venture 5.0 hi v-lights
Spitfire 51mm

😁

[dr.prestige]

First one since getting a hairline fracture in my tibia a little over a month ago. Skating only this board until I’m done with PT



Cork top polarizer
Heated wheel trucks
Spit tablets
Reds
Indy x Slayer hardware

[BL0B]

ease into this, i used a petter hewitt and a bank mauler after an injury, thinking the same thing and ended up injuring myself in new ways. i was having way too much fun using new muscles i don't normally use. my back leg calf muscle and front foot wiggled too much i guess and i was sore for days, then kept re-injuring my calf, the front foot felt like i broke it off below the knuckles.


i was riding them for hours though, after like three months of being a pile on the couch, so like i said ease into it.

[mrosk8]

Skateboard Cafe 8.375(squared shape)
Slappy Trucks 8.5
Haze Wheels 52mmx99a prime cut
Pusher Bearings
Random Grip and bolts

JJ Converse shoes