The Set-up Thread

[MC3]

Not technically for me, but stoked on them. I finished grad school last week, and I wanted to thank my two really close friends in the program for all of the help and support (and honestly, guidance) they gave me. One of them used to skate a bit and the other was always receptive when we'd chat about skating. As a lil graduation thank you, I harvested/rebuilt some of my old trucks and hardware and got some other stuff to fill in the blank.


Pink:
SkateSupply Blank (8.375)
Thunder 149 Hollow w/ new fresh bushings and hardware
Sptifire F4 Conical Full 53mm 99a
Bones Reds

Green:
SkateSupply Blank (8.25)
Thunder 148 w/ new fresh bushings
Sptifire F4 Conical Full 53mm 99a
Bones Reds

I've never really skated blanks before this, but after setting these up, I am super stoked on how they look. I have one more deck ready to go for myself but after that I might try a blank or two. They look super clean set up.

[pugmaster]

Not technically for me, but stoked on them. I finished grad school last week, and I wanted to thank my two really close friends in the program for all of the help and support (and honestly, guidance) they gave me. One of them used to skate a bit and the other was always receptive when we'd chat about skating. As a lil graduation thank you, I harvested/rebuilt some of my old trucks and hardware and got some other stuff to fill in the blank.


Pink:
SkateSupply Blank (8.375)
Thunder 149 Hollow w/ new fresh bushings and hardware
Sptifire F4 Conical Full 53mm 99a
Bones Reds

Green:
SkateSupply Blank (8.25)
Thunder 148 w/ new fresh bushings
Sptifire F4 Conical Full 53mm 99a
Bones Reds

I've never really skated blanks before this, but after setting these up, I am super stoked on how they look. I have one more deck ready to go for myself but after that I might try a blank or two. They look super clean set up.

Congratulations on completing your program! That is super nice and thoughtful of you to give them to your peers.  What is the discipline are you in?

[MC3]

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Not technically for me, but stoked on them. I finished grad school last week, and I wanted to thank my two really close friends in the program for all of the help and support (and honestly, guidance) they gave me. One of them used to skate a bit and the other was always receptive when we'd chat about skating. As a lil graduation thank you, I harvested/rebuilt some of my old trucks and hardware and got some other stuff to fill in the blank.

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Pink:
SkateSupply Blank (8.375)
Thunder 149 Hollow w/ new fresh bushings and hardware
Sptifire F4 Conical Full 53mm 99a
Bones Reds

Green:
SkateSupply Blank (8.25)
Thunder 148 w/ new fresh bushings
Sptifire F4 Conical Full 53mm 99a
Bones Reds

I've never really skated blanks before this, but after setting these up, I am super stoked on how they look. I have one more deck ready to go for myself but after that I might try a blank or two. They look super clean set up.

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Congratulations on completing your program! That is super nice and thoughtful of you to give them to your peers.  What is discipline are you in?

Thank you! I’m in architecture. Doing my greatest Alexis Sablone cosplay, with a significantly worse level of skating. And if anything, getting them setups is a selfish move, cuz it means they have to come skate with me at least once, haha.

[FatGuy92]

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Not technically for me, but stoked on them. I finished grad school last week, and I wanted to thank my two really close friends in the program for all of the help and support (and honestly, guidance) they gave me. One of them used to skate a bit and the other was always receptive when we'd chat about skating. As a lil graduation thank you, I harvested/rebuilt some of my old trucks and hardware and got some other stuff to fill in the blank.

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Pink:
SkateSupply Blank (8.375)
Thunder 149 Hollow w/ new fresh bushings and hardware
Sptifire F4 Conical Full 53mm 99a
Bones Reds

Green:
SkateSupply Blank (8.25)
Thunder 148 w/ new fresh bushings
Sptifire F4 Conical Full 53mm 99a
Bones Reds

I've never really skated blanks before this, but after setting these up, I am super stoked on how they look. I have one more deck ready to go for myself but after that I might try a blank or two. They look super clean set up.

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Congratulations on completing your program! That is super nice and thoughtful of you to give them to your peers.  What is discipline are you in?

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Thank you! I’m in architecture. Doing my greatest Alexis Sablone cosplay, with a significantly worse level of skating. And if anything, getting them setups is a selfish move, cuz it means they have to come skate with me at least once, haha.

Not selfish at all IMO. If they're receptive to skating then it's actually really cool that you gifted them setups. Congrats on finishing grad school and I hope your homies start skating with you.

[pugmaster]

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Not technically for me, but stoked on them. I finished grad school last week, and I wanted to thank my two really close friends in the program for all of the help and support (and honestly, guidance) they gave me. One of them used to skate a bit and the other was always receptive when we'd chat about skating. As a lil graduation thank you, I harvested/rebuilt some of my old trucks and hardware and got some other stuff to fill in the blank.

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Pink:
SkateSupply Blank (8.375)
Thunder 149 Hollow w/ new fresh bushings and hardware
Sptifire F4 Conical Full 53mm 99a
Bones Reds

Green:
SkateSupply Blank (8.25)
Thunder 148 w/ new fresh bushings
Sptifire F4 Conical Full 53mm 99a
Bones Reds

I've never really skated blanks before this, but after setting these up, I am super stoked on how they look. I have one more deck ready to go for myself but after that I might try a blank or two. They look super clean set up.

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Congratulations on completing your program! That is super nice and thoughtful of you to give them to your peers.  What is discipline are you in?

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Thank you! I’m in architecture. Doing my greatest Alexis Sablone cosplay, with a significantly worse level of skating. And if anything, getting them setups is a selfish move, cuz it means they have to come skate with me at least once, haha.

I always wanted to be an Architect

[moonordie]

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Bday freshie
WKND 8.25
Pepper galaxy
Mosaic 7/8 allen
Thunder team hollows 149
F4 99 tablets 53mm
Swiss 6
1010

Can't wait to try it tomorrow.

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Looks a beauty. Is it the 8.25ct (shorter one) or the standard 8.25?

For what I found online is the CT which explains why I don't like it that much.

[Nth syd bear]

@moonordie yeh pretty sure that Trevor Thompson boards are usually ct shape

I've eyed those since Buttfart recommend them as alternative to G028 IF I recall correctly
Haven’t acquired one yet as im skating 8's lately.   What dont u like about it? Too short?

[moonordie]

Nose is way too steep (Viagra like) and also the shortness of the board as you mentioned. Also never been a fan of PS. Apparently this board checks all the lousy boxes in my book 😅

[Nth syd bear]

Nose is way too steep (Viagra like) and also the shortness of the board as you mentioned. Also never been a fan of PS. Apparently this board checks all the lousy boxes in my book 😅

Haha,  boxes ticked. 
I can imagine from the couple scumco PS boards I've had/have.
Cheers

[Argyle]

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Bday freshie
WKND 8.25
Pepper galaxy
Mosaic 7/8 allen
Thunder team hollows 149
F4 99 tablets 53mm
Swiss 6
1010

Can't wait to try it tomorrow.

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Looks a beauty. Is it the 8.25ct (shorter one) or the standard 8.25?

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For what I found online is the CT which explains why I don't like it that much.

Damn, sorry to hear it wasn't for you. I love the CT shape. Had a couple of the Tom K Solid Snake decks and thought they were perfect (strangely on aces which makes the wb even smaller - didn't work for me when I was on thunders).

I am average to shorter height though with tiny feet so maybe it just works because of that!

[swongolianbbq]

Digging this one.

Easy rider AH blue eagle 8.5 x 14.25
Jessup
7/8 Allen
Af1 8.5", hard top bushings, stock bottom bushings, flat top washers, replaced weird axle nuts for regular ones, two washers in/one out
Swiss 6
Radial 93a 54mm

Backups in the stack:

Real easy rider 8.5
Baker mellow 8.25 x3

Adidas pro models
Adidas Sam narvaez pro models
Adidas heitor pro shells

Pretty set for the summer

[DERBY]

8.38 Krooked Manderson
55 Ace AF1
58mm F4 - 93a Radial
Bones Swiss 6
Ace Hardware
Pepper

[dr.prestige]

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You 7.75 heads should post some footage. Seeing boards that small in HD is rare. Also what shoe size are you guys on those things?

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Although I’ve been mainly riding an 8.5 recently I rode 7.5s for the last couple years and I wear a 13, i fit 14 in new balances. I’ll put together a greatest hits from my ig page in a bit

Got around to putting together this sub-8” mini edit, please excuse the shit nollie flip i have a hard time with those but I'm working on it

https://i.imgur.com/EZKk5Pi.mp4

[DanRar009]

Back on a size and shape that always serves me well.
Deathwish 8.6x32 14.5wb
Thunder teams 149 with the 100d rebuild kit
Some extremely worn in spitfire f4 classics. 52mm*
Shake junt grip and bolts
Emerica g6 cups

[art hellman]

8.38 Krooked Manderson
Indy 149 Hollow (w/forged baseplate, indy aftermarket conical bushings, riptide pivot)
SF F4 53mm radial 99a
Swiss
Ultragrip Jessup

[French manicure]

Art, you always have tasteful setups.

[art hellman]

Art, you always have tasteful setups.

[Deekay]

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Not technically for me, but stoked on them. I finished grad school last week, and I wanted to thank my two really close friends in the program for all of the help and support (and honestly, guidance) they gave me. One of them used to skate a bit and the other was always receptive when we'd chat about skating. As a lil graduation thank you, I harvested/rebuilt some of my old trucks and hardware and got some other stuff to fill in the blank.

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Pink:
SkateSupply Blank (8.375)
Thunder 149 Hollow w/ new fresh bushings and hardware
Sptifire F4 Conical Full 53mm 99a
Bones Reds

Green:
SkateSupply Blank (8.25)
Thunder 148 w/ new fresh bushings
Sptifire F4 Conical Full 53mm 99a
Bones Reds

I've never really skated blanks before this, but after setting these up, I am super stoked on how they look. I have one more deck ready to go for myself but after that I might try a blank or two. They look super clean set up.

[close]

Congratulations on completing your program! That is super nice and thoughtful of you to give them to your peers.  What is discipline are you in?

[close]

Thank you! I’m in architecture. Doing my greatest Alexis Sablone cosplay, with a significantly worse level of skating. And if anything, getting them setups is a selfish move, cuz it means they have to come skate with me at least once, haha.

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I always wanted to be an Architect

[DinnerDog425]

 
Mostly new had a hard time passing on this color even with it being a 8.5:

Anti-Hero Easy Rider 8.5
Thunder Hollow Lights 149
Bones Decenzo X99 52mm V5
Bones Swiss
Pepper Galaxy Grip
Independent 7/8” Hardware

[blueskynoise]

Krooked Evil Beamer Coupe 10.75”
Indy 215
Spitfire classic 97a 54mm
Bones Swiss
1/4” risers
Not too sure on the grip - it was the only 11” I could find and unbranded.

So much fun.

[Xen]

8.25" Foy twin w/Mob
51'ish bones STF V3s / Swiss 6
144/8.25" Royal Ultra Lights (ACE medium bushings)
Thunder bolts/low profile nuts

Really enjoying it but the wood feels soft/dead (like a lot of BBS of late) and it's wearing fast(ish)...I am skating a lot but it feels like it's sogging/razoring quick; going to switch to one of the 8.25" SC twin for some crispier wood now that I'm used to 8.25s again and since the dims are super close. (foy) 8.25x31.85ish x 14.2(ish, maybe a bit shorter) x (SC) 8.25x31.83x14.22 so the kicks are roughly the same.

[tom]

8.25 bbs sample gifted from a friend

Jake Darwen 440’s

[Fifty8mm]

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8.25" Foy twin w/Mob
51'ish bones STF V3s / Swiss 6
144/8.25" Royal Ultra Lights (ACE medium bushings)
Thunder bolts/low profile nuts

Really enjoying it but the wood feels soft/dead (like a lot of BBS of late) and it's wearing fast(ish)...I am skating a lot but it feels like it's sogging/razoring quick; going to switch to one of the 8.25" SC twin for some crispier wood now that I'm used to 8.25s again and since the dims are super close. (foy) 8.25x31.85ish x 14.2(ish, maybe a bit shorter) x (SC) 8.25x31.83x14.22 so the kicks are roughly the same.

I like that graphic a lot and i recently started using a 8.25 i had laying around for a long while, 2020 maybe. Want to skate a twin tail but always feel like I'm going to hate it. I like flicking my kf off a regular nose, maybe even a steeper nose (helps me not rocket my kf).

[Xen]

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8.25" Foy twin w/Mob
51'ish bones STF V3s / Swiss 6
144/8.25" Royal Ultra Lights (ACE medium bushings)
Thunder bolts/low profile nuts

Really enjoying it but the wood feels soft/dead (like a lot of BBS of late) and it's wearing fast(ish)...I am skating a lot but it feels like it's sogging/razoring quick; going to switch to one of the 8.25" SC twin for some crispier wood now that I'm used to 8.25s again and since the dims are super close. (foy) 8.25x31.85ish x 14.2(ish, maybe a bit shorter) x (SC) 8.25x31.83x14.22 so the kicks are roughly the same.

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I like that graphic a lot and i recently started using a 8.25 i had laying around for a long while, 2020 maybe. Want to skate a twin tail but always feel like I'm going to hate it. I like flicking my kf off a regular nose, maybe even a steeper nose (helps me not rocket my kf).

It's funny you say that, I (and all the homies) like the graphic too; I think the blk/red/green works better than the 8.5 orange/blue/green (which is also an amazing shape for you 8.5 riders).

The foy twin is a hybrid (to me anyway), especially after skating so many twins...crail twins feel the same (tho not as full). Habitat are BIG BOY noses, Quasi and dlx, mellow/wide tails, the two new cosmic SC twins (which seem to be phasing out fast) have long canoe noses, just gross. This foy (at least in the pic) leans towards a nose rather than a tail but when riding it 'it doesn't feel like either'

I found a cheap SC twin (the one twin from them I've not skated); hopefully it stacks up.

If you are on the fence about an 8.25 twin, I gotta say that this one is 'the one' and I've skated just about all the 8.25s out there (not the toymachine which also has a true 14.25 WB and long at 32") PLUS this is the rare breed with a larger than 14" WB so there's that if it matters to you.

Truth be told I'm still waiting for an 8.3 holy grail twin.

[Bristol_Palin]

Krooked Evil Beamer Coupe 10.75”
Indy 215
Spitfire classic 97a 54mm
Bones Swiss
1/4” risers
Not too sure on the grip - it was the only 11” I could find and unbranded.

So much fun.

This thing looks so fun. I want one.

[Fifty8mm]

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Krooked Evil Beamer Coupe 10.75”
Indy 215
Spitfire classic 97a 54mm
Bones Swiss
1/4” risers
Not too sure on the grip - it was the only 11” I could find and unbranded.

So much fun.

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This thing looks so fun. I want one.

I wonder if these are still hard to get. Want to get one for my daughter.

[mrosk8]

Isle 8.375 (hlc wood)
Slappy 8.5 standard
Taste wheels 52mmX99a full conical
pusher ceramics

Nb440 high

[Fifty8mm]

8.25 carpet co with black magic grip. The shape is hella good.
Independent standard hollow 144, i had to take off the bottom washer for the pivot to sit in the cup properly, also so the hanger could sit correctly on the bushing. Seems like the bottom bushing was too tall.

I tried the mid indy 144  (first pic)and they just sucked. The truck wheelbites faster than thunders and venture low. Also the trucks never rebounded no matter what bushings or pivot cups i put on.
Spitfire 50s with swiss six.

Been skating dunks lately.
Really enjoying the the set up, not just adjustment from a 7.75.  Only adjustment is that my shoe catches more of my grip, so my flick makes the board float higher than im used to. So i have to jump higher than before. Also i hardly turn since im not used to skating high loose trucks coming from tight low trucks. I'll be turning lightly and forget i could turn more and catches me off guard since I'm waiting for wheelbite not a deeper turn. 

[blueskynoise]

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Krooked Evil Beamer Coupe 10.75”
Indy 215
Spitfire classic 97a 54mm
Bones Swiss
1/4” risers
Not too sure on the grip - it was the only 11” I could find and unbranded.

So much fun.

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This thing looks so fun. I want one.

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I wonder if these are still hard to get. Want to get one for my daughter.

https://shop.downwithapb.com/evil-beamer-coupe-1075.html
Here’s one on sale for 150 from apb Skateshop. I don’t remember it being that much but I bought mine last fall from Refuge in MI.

[Snappyfingers]

There
Jerry Hsu SSD24 Guest board
True Fit mold 8.5 x 31.35 x 13.75
Ace AF1 55
Powell Dragons 56mm/93a
Bones Swiss
Krooked risers
Bluetile hardware

AW YEAH