The Set-up Thread

[LeDave]

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Completed my first custom built.

Deck -
DGK Tuner (8.25)

Truck -
Independent Stage 11 (144)

Wheels -
Spitfire Formula Four (Conical 53mm 99a)

Bearings -
Bones Reds

Bushings -
Independent (92 Medium-Hard) (Not yet installed)

Other -
Grizzly bear cut-out grip tape
Bones Speed Cream lubricant

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This man loves his bokeh. What do you shoot with? Looks like a recent Nikon mirrorless body and a 58 Noct or an 85 f 1.4 if I had to guess.

Setup looks good. I see from your previous posts that you started skating recently, congrats on upgrading yourself from your Element complete. I would recommend flipping those wheels around so that the graphic faces inwards if you'd like to win some style points, the majority of skaters prefer the look of raw urethane (especially here on slap).

I'm using a Sony a7iii with a Sigma 24-70 F2.8 ART and a Sony 70-200 F4 G.

[dr.prestige]

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Completed my first custom built.

Deck -
DGK Tuner (8.25)

Truck -
Independent Stage 11 (144)

Wheels -
Spitfire Formula Four (Conical 53mm 99a)

Bearings -
Bones Reds

Bushings -
Independent (92 Medium-Hard) (Not yet installed)

Other -
Grizzly bear cut-out grip tape
Bones Speed Cream lubricant

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This man loves his bokeh. What do you shoot with? Looks like a recent Nikon mirrorless body and a 58 Noct or an 85 f 1.4 if I had to guess.

Setup looks good. I see from your previous posts that you started skating recently, congrats on upgrading yourself from your Element complete. I would recommend flipping those wheels around so that the graphic faces inwards if you'd like to win some style points, the majority of skaters prefer the look of raw urethane (especially here on slap).

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I'm using a Sony a7iii with a Sigma 24-70 F2.8 ART and a Sony 70-200 F4 G.

Wow my guess was way off lol. Surprised how nicely that 70-200 renders, it doesn’t look nearly as surgical as Sony glass stereotypically is.

[slaab900turbo]

-9.38" Primewood LA blank, 13.25"WB
-Pepper grip
-1-1/4" Indy risers, same size Shorty's phillips hardware
-Stage 7 159 Indy's, Ace bottom bushings, Indy 92a tops, OG Krux kingpins
-old worn down 56mm 97a radial fulls
-Reds bearings

I saw this one in person at my local last week and it spoke to me. I’m going to go back grab it.

[Cesspool86]

FA 8.0 shape 2
Thunder 147 standards
Spitfire bighead 50 mm
Reds
Mob
7/8 Allen shake junt bolts

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FA 8.0 shape 2
Thunder 147 standards
Spitfire bighead 50 mm
Reds
Mob
7/8 Allen shake junt bolts

how you like the FA 8” shape 2? I’ve had like 3-4 FA 8”’s in shape 1. want to try the melower one.

[Cesspool86]

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FA 8.0 shape 2
Thunder 147 standards
Spitfire bighead 50 mm
Reds
Mob
7/8 Allen shake junt bolts

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how you like the FA 8” shape 2? I’ve had like 3-4 FA 8”’s in shape 1. want to try the melower one.

I like them. I think this is the third one I've had.  Kinda reminds me of a something from crailtap. Just a good ole Popsicle

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FA 8.0 shape 2
Thunder 147 standards
Spitfire bighead 50 mm
Reds
Mob
7/8 Allen shake junt bolts

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how you like the FA 8” shape 2? I’ve had like 3-4 FA 8”’s in shape 1. want to try the melower one.

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I like them. I think this is the third one I've had.  Kinda reminds me of a something from crailtap. Just a good ole Popsicle

this looks nice!
i especially like the 147 standards (i got 147 hollow lights, a little low, a little too light), and the bigheads look dope too. no shop around me carries the bigheads, i have been wanting to try the old formula again.

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-9.38" Primewood LA blank, 13.25"WB
-Pepper grip
-1-1/4" Indy risers, same size Shorty's phillips hardware
-Stage 7 159 Indy's, Ace bottom bushings, Indy 92a tops, OG Krux kingpins
-old worn down 56mm 97a radial fulls
-Reds bearings

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I saw this one in person at my local last week and it spoke to me. I’m going to go back grab it.

Worn down Radial Fulls look insane. I need to get mine to that point as well.

[moonordie]

I got two new set ups.



New regular set up:

Another one of these 1st Skateshop / Quarterhouse blank twins, but this time sizing down from 8.38 to 8.25
Indy 144 forged hollows
Spitfire F4 around 50mm
Swiss Six Balls
Miles
Bolts



New curb set up, finally retiring the beaten up Ishod 8.5 twin:

Blast skates Curb Club 8.5
Indy 149 forged hollows
Spitfire F4 53mm
Swiss Six Balls
Miles
Bolts
Soft risers from 1997

That Blast board graphic looks great. How are classics 53mm on the slappy realm?

[roba]

[Easy Slider]

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I got two new set ups.



New regular set up:

Another one of these 1st Skateshop / Quarterhouse blank twins, but this time sizing down from 8.38 to 8.25
Indy 144 forged hollows
Spitfire F4 around 50mm
Swiss Six Balls
Miles
Bolts



New curb set up, finally retiring the beaten up Ishod 8.5 twin:

Blast skates Curb Club 8.5
Indy 149 forged hollows
Spitfire F4 53mm
Swiss Six Balls
Miles
Bolts
Soft risers from 1997

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That Blast board graphic looks great. How are classics 53mm on the slappy realm?

Cheers bro. I am used to smaller wheels so the 53s took a bit of getting used to but otherwise they are fine.

[TwisT]

I really like Blast graphics. They don't do too many 8.25 popsicles.. I love their little mascot guy.

[Gland Dongzig]

everything here is fun and works pretty well for me
Girl Loveseat
5.8 Ventures
LiL Jawn rails
some soft old 54mm? bones that work good at my local indoor
freshie half cabs

[RembrantQeinstein]

-9.38" Primewood LA blank, 13.25"WB
-Pepper grip
-1-1/4" Indy risers, same size Shorty's phillips hardware
-Stage 7 159 Indy's, Ace bottom bushings, Indy 92a tops, OG Krux kingpins
-old worn down 56mm 97a radial fulls
-Reds bearings

Love it.

[Cesspool86]

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I've got the hollows on deck once the standards are dusted I didn't even think about the height difference and I think I'm just going to pretend I didn't hear that part to help my madness.  I'm liking the bigheads,  they slide well though I have gotten used to the formula 4 raw urethane color and now the white looks strange to me but I'll live. If you're a classics fan then these are a good substitute if you come up dry on the formula 4 stuff

FA 8.0 shape 2
Thunder 147 standards
Spitfire bighead 50 mm
Reds
Mob
7/8 Allen shake junt bolts

[close]

how you like the FA 8” shape 2? I’ve had like 3-4 FA 8”’s in shape 1. want to try the melower one.

[close]

I like them. I think this is the third one I've had.  Kinda reminds me of a something from crailtap. Just a good ole Popsicle

[close]

this looks nice!
i especially like the 147 standards (i got 147 hollow lights, a little low, a little too light), and the bigheads look dope too. no shop around me carries the bigheads, i have been wanting to try the old formula again.

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I've got the hollows on deck once the standards are dusted I didn't even think about the height difference and I think I'm just going to pretend I didn't hear that part to help my madness.  I'm liking the bigheads,  they slide well though I have gotten used to the formula 4 raw urethane color and now the white looks strange to me but I'll live. If you're a classics fan then these are a good substitute if you come up dry on the formula 4 stuff

FA 8.0 shape 2
Thunder 147 standards
Spitfire bighead 50 mm
Reds
Mob
7/8 Allen shake junt bolts

[close]

how you like the FA 8” shape 2? I’ve had like 3-4 FA 8”’s in shape 1. want to try the melower one.

[close]

I like them. I think this is the third one I've had.  Kinda reminds me of a something from crailtap. Just a good ole Popsicle

[close]

this looks nice!
i especially like the 147 standards (i got 147 hollow lights, a little low, a little too light), and the bigheads look dope too. no shop around me carries the bigheads, i have been wanting to try the old formula again.

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hollow 147s are nice, i’m just too heavy and unskilled and i wheelbite baaaaaaaaaaaybaaaaaaay all over town. try a trick, stick, fall down. operator error. with 52 and smaller classics they are a dream. you’ll be stoked

[Banned from the room]

Big thanks to my local skate shop, Help Boardshop for supplying me most of the items below for a great price, customer service was first class as well.



Completed my first custom built.

Deck -
DGK Tuner (8.25)

Truck -
Independent Stage 11 (144)

Wheels -
Spitfire Formula Four (Conical 53mm 99a)

Bearings -
Bones Reds

Bushings -
Independent (92 Medium-Hard) (Not yet installed)

Other -
Grizzly bear cut-out grip tape
Bones Speed Cream lubricant

I love these DGK boards.  They have this exact one complete at a pown shop in Lynn. If it was a little bigger it'd be mine.

That colour coordination is next level yo. Good job

Speaking of big bloards.







This shit is fuckin sick now.

I moved the wb out the 13.75" setting and BOOOM I'm at home again.
Before I was tic tic tic tic taccing out of everything. It was funny for like 2 days cuz it felt like a 7.5 but I just could not get it.
And I find it hilarious that like a 5mm difference in wb is so extreme. 13.7 is definitely my minimum.

I noticed this shape would be incredible for a beginner.
If your kid wants a 8.75 this is the board.

It's concave is flat
Its pop feel is light and it flips beautifully. I thought my tre flips was all but gone. I got um on tap with this round tail. I could easily ride 5.6s or 144s on it with out feeling tipsy because of the extreme rail taper.

The main reason I'm cumming so hard for this set up is...
i have fakie front crooks back!!! T
(Already told that story)

1'm STOKED!!! Now I just gotta get to Lynch and start doing the trick onthe in the ground flat bar.

This incredible set up is the

Metal x KTCM x Ben Raybourn (grasshopper shape)
31.5 x 8.75  w 13.8" wb or 13.5" wb.
Venture (Loose trucks) 5.8s (5.6 would be no prob. I can see my wheels.
No risers. You don't need risers up to 56s with Venture loose trucks kit. I can go higher but it'd be a lie if I said I never wheel bite.
If you put a harder bottom bushing no you don't need um.

97a 54mm radial fulls are the perfect wheel for this. Why I could get away with the 5.6.

I want some of the old sky top muska shoes. I wanna look like I'm from the movie back to the future 2.

This is a mess of a post.

[Banned from the room]

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-9.38" Primewood LA blank, 13.25"WB
-Pepper grip
-1-1/4" Indy risers, same size Shorty's phillips hardware
-Stage 7 159 Indy's, Ace bottom bushings, Indy 92a tops, OG Krux kingpins
-old worn down 56mm 97a radial fulls
-Reds bearings

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Love it.

Sick. Remindss me of the best days. Looks kinda like the Lee shape if memory serves.

I'd like to have a Kline Candy Bar one more time. That was my favorite board in all my history. Until like 2016. I had my first ps 8.5 Alien board.

[big_kev_215]

Heroin Shimizu 8.5” egg
Indy forged hollow 144s
Boardy Cakes 45mm 97a wheels
Swiss
Bronze
Pepper

Cons AS-1’s

[Banned from the room]

Heroin Shimizu 8.5” egg
Indy forged hollow 144s
Boardy Cakes 45mm 97a wheels
Swiss
Bronze
Pepper

Cons AS-1’s

sick. Daniel Shimizu is sick. I always loved his skating. Dope fits ill style. Now hes got an egg too. Thats rad. Heroin is def looking strong past few seasons. theyer all over the powell channel too.

[burner]

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FA 8.0 shape 2
Thunder 147 standards
Spitfire bighead 50 mm
Reds
Mob
7/8 Allen shake junt bolts

[close]

how you like the FA 8” shape 2? I’ve had like 3-4 FA 8”’s in shape 1. want to try the melower one.

[close]

I like them. I think this is the third one I've had.  Kinda reminds me of a something from crailtap. Just a good ole Popsicle

[close]

this looks nice!
i especially like the 147 standards (i got 147 hollow lights, a little low, a little too light), and the bigheads look dope too. no shop around me carries the bigheads, i have been wanting to try the old formula again.

I recently skated some nos spitfire (street burner 100du), and it is really noticeable how much slower they are to F4, especially in the street. Also, F4 keeps its speed even when it wears but the og is really impacted by wear. If your at the park or smooth ass ground you’ll be fine but otherwise be prepared to push a lot more! That was my experience. Was fun though. But happy to be back on some lil smokie 48s.

[hiljentaa]

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FA 8.0 shape 2
Thunder 147 standards
Spitfire bighead 50 mm
Reds
Mob
7/8 Allen shake junt bolts

[close]

how you like the FA 8” shape 2? I’ve had like 3-4 FA 8”’s in shape 1. want to try the melower one.

[close]

I like them. I think this is the third one I've had.  Kinda reminds me of a something from crailtap. Just a good ole Popsicle

[close]

this looks nice!
i especially like the 147 standards (i got 147 hollow lights, a little low, a little too light), and the bigheads look dope too. no shop around me carries the bigheads, i have been wanting to try the old formula again.

[close]

I recently skated some nos spitfire (street burner 100du), and it is really noticeable how much slower they are to F4, especially in the street. Also, F4 keeps its speed even when it wears but the og is really impacted by wear. If your at the park or smooth ass ground you’ll be fine but otherwise be prepared to push a lot more! That was my experience. Was fun though. But happy to be back on some lil smokie 48s.

OG Formula definitely slower than F4. Doesn't hold speed like F4. Flatspots easier too.

Not bad wheels, but there is a reason almost all of Spitfire's offerings are F4 these days.

[Francis Xavier]

everything here is fun and works pretty well for me
Girl Loveseat
5.8 Ventures
LiL Jawn rails
some soft old 54mm? bones that work good at my local indoor
freshie half cabs

Ready for some night moves

[Cesspool86]

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FA 8.0 shape 2
Thunder 147 standards
Spitfire bighead 50 mm
Reds
Mob
7/8 Allen shake junt bolts

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how you like the FA 8” shape 2? I’ve had like 3-4 FA 8”’s in shape 1. want to try the melower one.

[close]

I like them. I think this is the third one I've had.  Kinda reminds me of a something from crailtap. Just a good ole Popsicle

[close]

this looks nice!
i especially like the 147 standards (i got 147 hollow lights, a little low, a little too light), and the bigheads look dope too. no shop around me carries the bigheads, i have been wanting to try the old formula again.

[close]

I recently skated some nos spitfire (street burner 100du), and it is really noticeable how much slower they are to F4, especially in the street. Also, F4 keeps its speed even when it wears but the og is really impacted by wear. If your at the park or smooth ass ground you’ll be fine but otherwise be prepared to push a lot more! That was my experience. Was fun though. But happy to be back on some lil smokie 48s.

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OG Formula definitely slower than F4. Doesn't hold speed like F4. Flatspots easier too.

Not bad wheels, but there is a reason almost all of Spitfire's offerings are F4 these days.

I agree with that 100 percent.  Formula 4 is top tier in my book.  Best speed and slide, and Lil Smokies are the best deal out.  Is it true they are blemished wheels that have been sanded down or whatever process?

[big_kev_215]

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Heroin Shimizu 8.5” egg
Indy forged hollow 144s
Boardy Cakes 45mm 97a wheels
Swiss
Bronze
Pepper

Cons AS-1’s

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sick. Daniel Shimizu is sick. I always loved his skating. Dope fits ill style. Now hes got an egg too. Thats rad. Heroin is def looking strong past few seasons. theyer all over the powell channel too.

It’s a reissue of his egg shape from back in 2016.  The wheelbase is kinda crazy for how short the board is so the kicks feel super small. 

[Banned from the room]

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FA 8.0 shape 2
Thunder 147 standards
Spitfire bighead 50 mm
Reds
Mob
7/8 Allen shake junt bolts

[close]

how you like the FA 8” shape 2? I’ve had like 3-4 FA 8”’s in shape 1. want to try the melower one.

[close]

I like them. I think this is the third one I've had.  Kinda reminds me of a something from crailtap. Just a good ole Popsicle

[close]

this looks nice!
i especially like the 147 standards (i got 147 hollow lights, a little low, a little too light), and the bigheads look dope too. no shop around me carries the bigheads, i have been wanting to try the old formula again.

[close]

I recently skated some nos spitfire (street burner 100du), and it is really noticeable how much slower they are to F4, especially in the street. Also, F4 keeps its speed even when it wears but the og is really impacted by wear. If your at the park or smooth ass ground you’ll be fine but otherwise be prepared to push a lot more! That was my experience. Was fun though. But happy to be back on some lil smokie 48s.

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OG Formula definitely slower than F4. Doesn't hold speed like F4. Flatspots easier too.

Not bad wheels, but there is a reason almost all of Spitfire's offerings are F4 these days.

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I agree with that 100 percent.  Formula 4 is top tier in my book.  Best speed and slide, and Lil Smokies are the best deal out.  Is it true they are blemished wheels that have been sanded down or whatever process?

It's possible but it's a reissue shape. I had mad lil smokies back in the day.

Check this out.

I use these old 44 mm butter tablets to hold my pen. Lol. I love um finally.

Cardiel wheels was popping too.

F4 will never be beat. I can't even imagine what could be better. Skate wheels that draw on walls and don't flat spot I guess?

[Banned from the room]

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Heroin Shimizu 8.5” egg
Indy forged hollow 144s
Boardy Cakes 45mm 97a wheels
Swiss
Bronze
Pepper

Cons AS-1’s

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sick. Daniel Shimizu is sick. I always loved his skating. Dope fits ill style. Now hes got an egg too. Thats rad. Heroin is def looking strong past few seasons. theyer all over the powell channel too.

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It’s a reissue of his egg shape from back in 2016.  The wheelbase is kinda crazy for how short the board is so the kicks feel super small.

Must feel explosive. I like to mini ramp on boards with less fingers of flat. Feeble fakies with that heavy nose feeling.

[Troubadour26]

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man is a cyber bully

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and im loving it

[Francis Xavier]

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man is a cyber bully

This shits comedy