The Set-up Thread

[Anxiety]

[Elijah Chandler]

Read a Marie Kondo book recently and thus want to get rid of most of my skate shit I don’t use, but I’m procrastinating so in the meantime I dug some old used shit up and made this setup.

Ah 9” eagle
Indy 169 not hollow
Reds
Spit big beatdowns 66.6mm
An OJ 3/8 riser and a lucky 1/8 riser
Some long ass hardware of unknown origin
Probably jessup but who knows really
Also i’ve been digging vm001s recently, and I got these 3sixteen relaxed straight jeans from self edge and they feel really good skating

how is it skating wheels that big?

[soot_yawd]

Christmas complete!

Girl 8.375 deck (the much maligned G016 shape)
Thunder Lights 149 (all about the clear green bushings)
Spitfire F4 99a Conicals 53mm
Bones Swiss (too quiet after months on Bronson Raws)
Girl 7/8 allen hardware
Pepper XG Grip
NB# 808s

[moonordie]

Christmas complete!

Girl 8.375 deck (the much maligned G016 shape)
Thunder Lights 149 (all about the clear green bushings)
Spitfire F4 99a Conicals 53mm
Bones Swiss (too quiet after months on Bronson Raws)
Girl 7/8 allen hardware
Pepper XG Grip
NB# 808s

Good luck with that shape.

[Ok]

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Christmas complete!

Girl 8.375 deck (the much maligned G016 shape)
Thunder Lights 149 (all about the clear green bushings)
Spitfire F4 99a Conicals 53mm
Bones Swiss (too quiet after months on Bronson Raws)
Girl 7/8 allen hardware
Pepper XG Grip
NB# 808s

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Good luck with that shape.

treflips all day

[dr.prestige]

That thing is a tank and Iove it for that reason.

It sure is heavy as fuck lol. Quite a bit of momentum though.

Great googly-moogly , them thangs is juicy. Respect.

Ms Kondo must a had a whole chapter on tractor tires

Lol not specifically, here's a super boiled down summary of the whole book: the less shit you own, the easier it is to tidy your house, so you should be okay with letting go of any and all possessions that you don't regularly use and aren't actively making your life better, because having a tidy house is the shit and will feel dope.

how is it skating wheels that big?

you roll really fast which is fun and you can go right over small/medium sized cracks or imperfections in concrete, but it's harder to do flip tricks because of how heavy it is. Also, it's way easier to lock into grinds on coping than with small wheels.

[water_cup]

8.25 Generator/BBS board (hand screen printed by me)
Lurpiv 150 (inverted Acer Racing kingpin)
Spitfire 93s Radial 54mm
Ace bearings
7/8" allen shorty's
jessup
dusted Asics Japan Pro

[turdtastic]

8.25 Generator/BBS board (hand screen printed by me)
Lurpiv 150 (inverted Acer Racing kingpin)
Spitfire 93s Radial 54mm
Ace bearings
7/8" allen shorty's
jessup
dusted Asics Japan Pro

** beautiful screen print, diy appreciation

[Gland Dongzig]

8.25 Generator/BBS board (hand screen printed by me)
Lurpiv 150 (inverted Acer Racing kingpin)
Spitfire 93s Radial 54mm
Ace bearings
7/8" allen shorty's
jessup
dusted Asics Japan Pro

That came out so good. How do you like those Acer kingpins?

[back smith]

Napalm Custom 4-ply 8.5/14.2
Indy Stage XI 159
Bones SPF 56 P5
Bones Swiss
Grizzly

First time hearing of these decks. How do you like it?

[Esmith5488]

Christmas complete!

Girl 8.375 deck (the much maligned G016 shape)
Thunder Lights 149 (all about the clear green bushings)
Spitfire F4 99a Conicals 53mm
Bones Swiss (too quiet after months on Bronson Raws)
Girl 7/8 allen hardware
Pepper XG Grip
NB# 808s

That shape is hated with good reason. Great for treflips, but hated it for everything else. Wish crail had a good 8.3

[ridethegutter]

8.38 skate mental
149 indy hollow mids
54mm spitfire lock in fulls
Bronson g3
Pepper galaxy grip

[Easy Slider]

DGK Chaz Ortiz 8.25 Twin Tail
Pepper
Indy forged hollows 144 (stock)
Spitfire F4 52 mm down at 47 mm
7 Bones Six Balls (or whatever they are called) + 1 Quantum, all shields popped
1" bolts

[Bristol_Palin]

I've been skating this for a little while now, but it's essentially the same shape I always ride and I've been liking it.
8.5 x 32.125 x 14.25 snack (ps stix - snack is the best brand)
venture 5.8
58mm 93a F4 Spitfires
reds
nutass 7/8 hardware
jessup

currently skating 92 skate half cabs

[Lou Strux]

I've been skating this for a little while now, but it's essentially the same shape I always ride and I've been liking it.
8.5 x 32.125 x 14.25 snack (ps stix - snack is the best brand)
venture 5.8
58mm 93a F4 Spitfires
reds
nutass 7/8 hardware
jessup

currently skating 92 skate half cabs

Nutass Hardware: best shit out!
Fabo/Marvo Corp was a true bless.
Miss those drops.

[Bristol_Palin]

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I've been skating this for a little while now, but it's essentially the same shape I always ride and I've been liking it.
8.5 x 32.125 x 14.25 snack (ps stix - snack is the best brand)
venture 5.8
58mm 93a F4 Spitfires
reds
nutass 7/8 hardware
jessup

currently skating 92 skate half cabs

[close]

Nutass Hardware: best shit out!
Fabo/Marvo Corp was a true bless.
Miss those drops.

They go fast as hell. Love everything fabo plus 7/8s Allen hardware is the best

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I've been skating this for a little while now, but it's essentially the same shape I always ride and I've been liking it.
8.5 x 32.125 x 14.25 snack (ps stix - snack is the best brand)
venture 5.8
58mm 93a F4 Spitfires
reds
nutass 7/8 hardware
jessup

currently skating 92 skate half cabs

[close]

Nutass Hardware: best shit out!
Fabo/Marvo Corp was a true bless.
Miss those drops.

[close]

They go fast as hell. Love everything fabo plus 7/8s Allen hardware is the best

i too miss the fabo


skated this shape more than a few times, still have one kicking around, but its setup weird with 6.1s, still works. something about that shape has always ‘inspired’ me to put the wrong trucks on it….148s, 6.1s, and ace classic 55s, being a few of the weird ideas. classics 55s were real decent. looked ridiculous.

snack is indeed the best. i bought a snack semi recently, was hell bent on sizing down to an 8….pretty silly

[water_cup]

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8.25 Generator/BBS board (hand screen printed by me)
Lurpiv 150 (inverted Acer Racing kingpin)
Spitfire 93s Radial 54mm
Ace bearings
7/8" allen shorty's
jessup
dusted Asics Japan Pro

[close]

That came out so good. How do you like those Acer kingpins?

Thanks! The Acer kingpins are super nice. Never have come loose and super low profile since you don’t need a top washer. I don’t know if the titanium matters much weight wise, but it looks nice

[Bristol_Palin]

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I've been skating this for a little while now, but it's essentially the same shape I always ride and I've been liking it.
8.5 x 32.125 x 14.25 snack (ps stix - snack is the best brand)
venture 5.8
58mm 93a F4 Spitfires
reds
nutass 7/8 hardware
jessup

currently skating 92 skate half cabs

[close]

Nutass Hardware: best shit out!
Fabo/Marvo Corp was a true bless.
Miss those drops.

[close]

They go fast as hell. Love everything fabo plus 7/8s Allen hardware is the best

[close]

i too miss the fabo


skated this shape more than a few times, still have one kicking around, but its setup weird with 6.1s, still works. something about that shape has always ‘inspired’ me to put the wrong trucks on it….148s, 6.1s, and ace classic 55s, being a few of the weird ideas. classics 55s were real decent. looked ridiculous.

snack is indeed the best. i bought a snack semi recently, was hell bent on sizing down to an 8….pretty silly

I like 6.1s and always contemplate putting them on my regular set up but I always go back to the 5.8s. I do think 6.1 turn better right out the gate. I have mine on a 9.0 quasi egg without wheels that I do kickyflips on in the dirt when I take my dog out back. They’re being squandered but honestly they get more use than my regular board.

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I've been skating this for a little while now, but it's essentially the same shape I always ride and I've been liking it.
8.5 x 32.125 x 14.25 snack (ps stix - snack is the best brand)
venture 5.8
58mm 93a F4 Spitfires
reds
nutass 7/8 hardware
jessup

currently skating 92 skate half cabs

[close]

Nutass Hardware: best shit out!
Fabo/Marvo Corp was a true bless.
Miss those drops.

[close]

They go fast as hell. Love everything fabo plus 7/8s Allen hardware is the best

[close]

i too miss the fabo


skated this shape more than a few times, still have one kicking around, but its setup weird with 6.1s, still works. something about that shape has always ‘inspired’ me to put the wrong trucks on it….148s, 6.1s, and ace classic 55s, being a few of the weird ideas. classics 55s were real decent. looked ridiculous.

snack is indeed the best. i bought a snack semi recently, was hell bent on sizing down to an 8….pretty silly

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I like 6.1s and always contemplate putting them on my regular set up but I always go back to the 5.8s. I do think 6.1 turn better right out the gate. I have mine on a 9.0 quasi egg without wheels that I do kickyflips on in the dirt when I take my dog out back. They’re being squandered but honestly they get more use than my regular board.

i love this so much, fuck






for me it’s something about the pop on the 6.1s. i was really going thru it, and i set them up on just a cool looking shop deck, and it was a really funny feeling: instant confidence, borderline arrogance. the results didn’t match that exactly, but i was posing switch tre BOMBS. they were looking like nukes. wasn’t putting them down, but it all ‘felt right’.
my relationship with skating is, something

[Kunnallisjäte]

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Napalm Custom 4-ply 8.5/14.2
Indy Stage XI 159
Bones SPF 56 P5
Bones Swiss
Grizzly

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First time hearing of these decks. How do you like it?

They're handmade in Tampere, Finland. Super light. Stiff, they're carbon enhanced. Pop lasts forever. Slick bottom. I think those who like these can't ride anything else.

[back smith]

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Napalm Custom 4-ply 8.5/14.2
Indy Stage XI 159
Bones SPF 56 P5
Bones Swiss
Grizzly

[close]

First time hearing of these decks. How do you like it?

[close]

They're handmade in Tampere, Finland. Super light. Stiff, they're carbon enhanced. Pop lasts forever. Slick bottom. I think those who like these can't ride anything else.

That sounds super cool!

Wonder if someone will do a not-so-stiff carbon fiber deck. Like how on bikes they design certain parts of the (carbon) frame to flex. Could still be light/durable (maybe).

[Kunnallisjäte]

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Napalm Custom 4-ply 8.5/14.2
Indy Stage XI 159
Bones SPF 56 P5
Bones Swiss
Grizzly

[close]

First time hearing of these decks. How do you like it?

[close]

They're handmade in Tampere, Finland. Super light. Stiff, they're carbon enhanced. Pop lasts forever. Slick bottom. I think those who like these can't ride anything else.

[close]

That sounds super cool!

Wonder if someone will do a not-so-stiff carbon fiber deck. Like how on bikes they design certain parts of the (carbon) frame to flex. Could still be light/durable (maybe).

This deck is only 4 plys thick so that takes little out of the extra stiffness. They also make ultra stiff boards for vert riders. You can also ask for custom shapes and measurements (widht, wb etc).

[funeral_tuxedo]

8.25 Generator/BBS board (hand screen printed by me)
Lurpiv 150 (inverted Acer Racing kingpin)
Spitfire 93s Radial 54mm
Ace bearings
7/8" allen shorty's
jessup
dusted Asics Japan Pro

@water_cup I really like the graphic you made.

[lamfordie]

8.25 Generator/BBS board (hand screen printed by me)
Lurpiv 150 (inverted Acer Racing kingpin)
Spitfire 93s Radial 54mm
Ace bearings
7/8" allen shorty's
jessup
dusted Asics Japan Pro

My friend did the same thing with his lurpiv. Did you also have to jb weld the kingpin to the baseplate

[water_cup]

thanks y'all!

yes, I did have to JB weld the kingpin nut, but it has been rock solid since. original kingpin was tough to get out, had to buy a vise to do it. but that was the only issue

[Elijah Chandler]

I've been skating this for a little while now, but it's essentially the same shape I always ride and I've been liking it.
8.5 x 32.125 x 14.25 snack (ps stix - snack is the best brand)
venture 5.8
58mm 93a F4 Spitfires
reds
nutass 7/8 hardware
jessup

currently skating 92 skate half cabs


goddamn this is beautiful

[moonordie]

First setup post injury. I set this up while injured but just stared at it til I was good to skate.
Prime “ufo” world shape reissue https://primewood.la/collections/prime-heritage-shapes/products/prime-heritage-n20
Venture 5.2 hollow los
Nfg 52 teardrops worn down to approx 47s
An assorted mix of reds and other miscellaneous bearings
An assorted mix of 7/8” hardware
Jessup

Looks like the WB on that board is like 24"

[Too Frank To Fred]

Long WBs are the new short WBs. Don't call it a longboard though. Big Board. Watch this space...

[dr.prestige]

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First setup post injury. I set this up while injured but just stared at it til I was good to skate.
Prime “ufo” world shape reissue https://primewood.la/collections/prime-heritage-shapes/products/prime-heritage-n20
Venture 5.2 hollow los
Nfg 52 teardrops worn down to approx 47s
An assorted mix of reds and other miscellaneous bearings
An assorted mix of 7/8” hardware
Jessup

[close]

Looks like the WB on that board is like 24"

Love that you’re pulling up year old setups lol. Yeah this one was a touch too long for my tastes, and the nose and tail were steep too so i was airballing all my kickflips. I think the trucks and wheels or maybe the angle i shot the photo exaggerate the longness though. I still have this one though I should prob give it another shot, maybe i’ll like it more the next time around