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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #90 on: December 02, 2019, 03:47:46 PM »
Switched from 8.25 down to 8.06 this year. The krooked 8.06 full with I concave is probably the highlight of all the boards I’ve ridden this year.
Definitely thankful for that one.
And conical/ conical full wheels.

Made that exact switch this year and it’s done tons for my skating

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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #91 on: December 02, 2019, 05:36:29 PM »
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Switched from 8.25 down to 8.06 this year. The krooked 8.06 full with I concave is probably the highlight of all the boards I’ve ridden this year.
Definitely thankful for that one.
And conical/ conical full wheels.
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Made that exact switch this year and it’s done tons for my skating

How long did it take you all to get used to the 8?  I’ve been on 8.25 for a minute and sometimes think about dropping back down to 8.
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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #92 on: December 02, 2019, 06:50:25 PM »
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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #93 on: December 02, 2019, 07:25:20 PM »
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Switched from 8.25 down to 8.06 this year. The krooked 8.06 full with I concave is probably the highlight of all the boards I’ve ridden this year.
Definitely thankful for that one.
And conical/ conical full wheels.
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Made that exact switch this year and it’s done tons for my skating
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How long did it take you all to get used to the 8?  I’ve been on 8.25 for a minute and sometimes think about dropping back down to 8.

I probably had 3-4 8.1’s in between the 8.25 and 8.0. Probably coulda just made the jump because I kept all the other dims the same but I’m an over thinker

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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #94 on: December 02, 2019, 07:56:37 PM »
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Ace 44s, 99a Conical Fulls.

Not gear - but discovering wheelbases this year changed everything. Or made everything more tedious, either or.
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Ah geez the WB rabbit hole. I've got 3 sets of trucks and I'm planning on getting another 2. Gear madness is real.

But definitely finding out about WB and larger decks has made coming back to skateboarding after a couple of years out so much fun.
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Wheelbase is the best/worst thing to find out about. It’s the main source of my madness and I often long for times before I knew and I could skate whatever
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I remember before when that mattered was the board width. Then it was like "ugh, 31.875? This shit is too short!". Now you're like "life is shit, can't find a good 8.5x32.25 WB 14.25"
I miss the good ol'days when you were like "is this 8? Great! Thanks, bye"

True true.. Last time it was like "as long as its 7.75"..now its multiple type of trucks on this or that wheelbase 😅.. Luckily no skateshops in my country sells Ace trucks.. Only indy, thunders & ventures.. And the occasional theeves..

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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #95 on: December 02, 2019, 11:24:23 PM »
-My pads on transition
-A forward elbow pad on street

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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #96 on: December 03, 2019, 12:28:00 AM »
Real 8.18 full, gonna ride a 2nd in a raw soon

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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #97 on: December 03, 2019, 01:40:11 AM »
44s
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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #98 on: December 03, 2019, 03:11:13 AM »
thunder 149s, anything heroin puts out, shops that list all dimensions and this mini ramp/bowl combo


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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #99 on: December 03, 2019, 03:25:19 AM »
thunder 149s, anything heroin puts out, shops that list all dimensions and this mini ramp/bowl combo



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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #100 on: December 03, 2019, 04:49:25 AM »
FP painkillers shin guard socks. They've definitely saved me from a few session enders and they're inconspicuous and comfortable  enough to wear wherever you go. Definitely a must have for old shitty skating pussies like myself.

Also thankful for every locally made Scumco board I have and all the other rad shit too.

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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #101 on: December 03, 2019, 08:26:46 AM »
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thunder 149s, anything heroin puts out, shops that list all dimensions and this mini ramp/bowl combo


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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #102 on: December 03, 2019, 08:40:18 AM »
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Switched from 8.25 down to 8.06 this year. The krooked 8.06 full with I concave is probably the highlight of all the boards I’ve ridden this year.
Definitely thankful for that one.
And conical/ conical full wheels.
[close]

Made that exact switch this year and it’s done tons for my skating
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How long did it take you all to get used to the 8?  I’ve been on 8.25 for a minute and sometimes think about dropping back down to 8.
It took me no time at all , I jumped straight down to 8.06. Instantly I felt my flip tricks get better and got tre flips back a week or so later. It was a good move for me

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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #103 on: December 03, 2019, 03:28:17 PM »
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thunder 149s, anything heroin puts out, shops that list all dimensions and this mini ramp/bowl combo


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Hell yes! Remember when board width was the only dimension that mattered? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
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So much truth in those posts
Btw, those shops are the real MVP
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forgive me if i somehow missed it, but could someone help me with just how flat the flat as fuck decks really are?
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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #104 on: December 03, 2019, 05:13:13 PM »
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Switched from 8.25 down to 8.06 this year. The krooked 8.06 full with I concave is probably the highlight of all the boards I’ve ridden this year.
Definitely thankful for that one.
And conical/ conical full wheels.
[close]

Made that exact switch this year and it’s done tons for my skating
[close]

How long did it take you all to get used to the 8?  I’ve been on 8.25 for a minute and sometimes think about dropping back down to 8.
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It took me no time at all , I jumped straight down to 8.06. Instantly I felt my flip tricks get better and got tre flips back a week or so later. It was a good move for me

Same trucks or did you size them down as well?
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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #105 on: December 03, 2019, 05:28:03 PM »
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Switched from 8.25 down to 8.06 this year. The krooked 8.06 full with I concave is probably the highlight of all the boards I’ve ridden this year.
Definitely thankful for that one.
And conical/ conical full wheels.
[close]

Made that exact switch this year and it’s done tons for my skating
[close]

How long did it take you all to get used to the 8?  I’ve been on 8.25 for a minute and sometimes think about dropping back down to 8.
[close]
It took me no time at all , I jumped straight down to 8.06. Instantly I felt my flip tricks get better and got tre flips back a week or so later. It was a good move for me
[close]

Same trucks or did you size them down as well?
Sized down the trucks as well , went from ace 44 to thunder 147s

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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #106 on: December 04, 2019, 10:47:10 AM »
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thunder 149s, anything heroin puts out, shops that list all dimensions and this mini ramp/bowl combo


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Hell yes! Remember when board width was the only dimension that mattered? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
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slap manufactured my madness

Wait... I am like this because of this forum?. it’s all coming back now..

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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #107 on: December 04, 2019, 10:48:46 AM »
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Switched from 8.25 down to 8.06 this year. The krooked 8.06 full with I concave is probably the highlight of all the boards I’ve ridden this year.
Definitely thankful for that one.
And conical/ conical full wheels.
[close]

Made that exact switch this year and it’s done tons for my skating
[close]

How long did it take you all to get used to the 8?  I’ve been on 8.25 for a minute and sometimes think about dropping back down to 8.
[close]
It took me no time at all , I jumped straight down to 8.06. Instantly I felt my flip tricks get better and got tre flips back a week or so later. It was a good move for me
[close]

Same trucks or did you size them down as well?

I went from 149 on a 8.25/8.3 to 148 on the 8/8.1.
I guess I figured it I ended up going back to 8.25 I didn’t have to switch to new trucks

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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #108 on: December 04, 2019, 10:58:39 AM »
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thunder 149s, anything heroin puts out, shops that list all dimensions and this mini ramp/bowl combo


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Hell yes! Remember when board width was the only dimension that mattered? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
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slap manufactured my madness
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Wait... I am like this because of this forum?. it’s all coming back now..

yup. i remember riding a board at my old local and was told it was a thunder 140something with down low kingpins. no surprise, it belonged to a slap poster
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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #109 on: November 26, 2020, 03:11:07 PM »
Baseplates

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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #110 on: November 26, 2020, 03:29:48 PM »
Ventures.

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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #111 on: November 26, 2020, 04:48:17 PM »
Just moved from classic shape wheels 99a to a very wide 101a wheel, all my tricks felt inmediately better, I even got back my bs360s on flatground

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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #112 on: November 26, 2020, 04:56:39 PM »
BBS/Generator boards....has pretty much made buying boards idiot proof...they make over 50% of the market. 

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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #113 on: November 26, 2020, 05:44:18 PM »
My big Heroin boards

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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #114 on: November 26, 2020, 06:07:28 PM »
BBS/Generator boards....has pretty much made buying boards idiot proof...they make over 50% of the market.

I wish I didn’t like BBS/Generator so much. Lot of brands I wanna fuck with that use SC & PS, but it just doesn’t hit the same personally. Definitely thankful BBS is the bulk of the market.

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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #115 on: November 26, 2020, 06:18:25 PM »
My last 20 setups:
Quasi 8.5 with the 14.5 wheelbase
Indy 149
Spitfire 52mm (F4 or classics)
Bones Swiss 6
Shorty's Lite 7/8
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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #116 on: November 26, 2020, 06:19:14 PM »
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BBS/Generator boards....has pretty much made buying boards idiot proof...they make over 50% of the market.
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I wish I didn’t like BBS/Generator so much. Lot of brands I wanna fuck with that use SC & PS, but it just doesn’t hit the same personally. Definitely thankful BBS is the bulk of the market.

You sure on PS?  A lot of brands that used to press PS have switched to BBS....

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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #117 on: November 26, 2020, 06:29:28 PM »
Smaller gear for getting some flip tricks back into my life.

I went down to 8.25 decks but kept 8.5 trucks, and there was noticeable change, but once I sized down the trucks too things really started to happen.

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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #118 on: November 26, 2020, 06:38:25 PM »
An electric screwdriver with the allen socket head attachments. I put together a lot of boards so this is a huge time saver.

Thunder 148 Titanium after struggling to love Ventures for so long. They are a touch too light but I like being able to slap them on most decks and not worry (as much) about wheelbase.
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FORGED - 1.85”- 46.99mm

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Re: What gear are you most thankful for?
« Reply #119 on: November 26, 2020, 07:01:53 PM »
Right now my Dickies pants. Love them and it kills me not knowing the model. Inside they only say "slim taper" and dickies flex. No number whatsoever. They have a weird pocket behind the right knee tho
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forgive me if i somehow missed it, but could someone help me with just how flat the flat as fuck decks really are?
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