Venture 2020

[FredGallsBallz]

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Are trucks out of stock everywhere? Can't find regular Lo 5.0s at my local or any of my usual online spots.
Seen em on a few sites for way more than usual but no thanks

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DLX trucks are for sure (Thunders are all but extinct except for old stock and shit colorways in 149, and even then)...Looks like shops got a NHS stock tho (indy/krux/ricta are in full swing at least online); also the new pruple raw/red Aces are popping up.

I don't feel so guilty about have some some stock on hand now

Are pros getting their usual supply from DLX? I'd think that DLX would rather sell the stock they have rather than hand it away. Anyone have the inside scoop on this?

[Lukabrazi]

couldn't find where it said Low or high on my truck ... finally found it

[Wafools]

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Are trucks out of stock everywhere? Can't find regular Lo 5.0s at my local or any of my usual online spots.
Seen em on a few sites for way more than usual but no thanks

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DLX trucks are for sure (Thunders are all but extinct except for old stock and shit colorways in 149, and even then)...Looks like shops got a NHS stock tho (indy/krux/ricta are in full swing at least online); also the new pruple raw/red Aces are popping up.

I don't feel so guilty about have some some stock on hand now

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Are pros getting their usual supply from DLX? I'd think that DLX would rather sell the stock they have rather than hand it away. Anyone have the inside scoop on this?

I heard that the inventory is all fucked up. Because of the shut down ermico has been shut down so trucks are limited. I also heard the spit factory in Mexico for shut down because they got hit with the rona. I just saw a friend who works in the warehouse and he said that things were “normal”. They just have a limited number of people shipping things so it might be slower, but I did hear that they shut their b2b, the whole sale website for shops down so no new orders are coming through. So who knows.

[FrozenIndustries]

couldn't find where it said Low or high on my truck ... finally found it

Sick. This whole convo got me to (re)buy some 5.2 lows.

[CaderSk8r]

Does anyone have an extra set of venture Hi bushings I could buy off of them? Preferably Purple Green or Red. Those damn washers chewed up my bushings and they split in half. Thanks!

[Ol Nick]

Does anyone have an extra set of venture Hi bushings I could buy off of them? Preferably Purple Green or Red. Those damn washers chewed up my bushings and they split in half. Thanks!

Looks like Plus has clear, orange, and purple:

https://plusskateshop.com/products/deluxe-supercush-bushings?_pos=1&_sid=84601f7ed&_ss=r&variant=5006002192415

[CaderSk8r]

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Does anyone have an extra set of venture Hi bushings I could buy off of them? Preferably Purple Green or Red. Those damn washers chewed up my bushings and they split in half. Thanks!

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Looks like Plus has clear, orange, and purple:

https://plusskateshop.com/products/deluxe-supercush-bushings?_pos=1&_sid=84601f7ed&_ss=r&variant=5006002192415

Thank you!

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couldn't find where it said Low or high on my truck ... finally found it

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Sick. This whole convo got me to (re)buy some 5.2 lows.

Lows are nice when I’m feeling mellow/dusty, I feel like I don’t have to try as hard. Which is nice.

[FrozenIndustries]

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couldn't find where it said Low or high on my truck ... finally found it

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Sick. This whole convo got me to (re)buy some 5.2 lows.

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Lows are nice when I’m feeling mellow/dusty, I feel like I don’t have to try as hard. Which is nice.

I was skating some 5.2 v-hollow lows last spring and it was wild. I could flip my board better than normal but my Ollies looked extra bad. I am going to keep them on ice for when I find a steeper board that I like the looks of.

[rocklobster]

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couldn't find where it said Low or high on my truck ... finally found it

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Sick. This whole convo got me to (re)buy some 5.2 lows.

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Lows are nice when I’m feeling mellow/dusty, I feel like I don’t have to try as hard. Which is nice.

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I was skating some 5.2 v-hollow lows last spring and it was wild. I could flip my board better than normal but my Ollies looked extra bad. I am going to keep them on ice for when I find a steeper board that I like the looks of.

Huh, same experience today with my 5.2 V-Hollow and mellower Element deck. I had to position my foot at the tip of my tail to get that same snap on my kickflips.

[jamersonbass]

Shouts to the guy who posted that Riptide restocked the cracked blue.

I've put Riptides in Indy's before and loved them.  Needless to say they were great out of the gate in my 5.8's.  I bought 3 sets and will through these in my 5.6's and 6.1's later.  No snake-oil, to me these are a better upgrade than aftermarket bushings, so long as you're skating a truck with decent stock bushings.

[jay_nev]

Shouts to the guy who posted that Riptide restocked the cracked blue.

I've put Riptides in Indy's before and loved them.  Needless to say they were great out of the gate in my 5.8's.  I bought 3 sets and will through these in my 5.6's and 6.1's later.  No snake-oil, to me these are a better upgrade than aftermarket bushings, so long as you're skating a truck with decent stock bushings.

hi!

Yeah I threw the cracked ice in my 6.1. Carve like a bastard now haha

[FrozenIndustries]

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couldn't find where it said Low or high on my truck ... finally found it

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Sick. This whole convo got me to (re)buy some 5.2 lows.

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Lows are nice when I’m feeling mellow/dusty, I feel like I don’t have to try as hard. Which is nice.

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I was skating some 5.2 v-hollow lows last spring and it was wild. I could flip my board better than normal but my Ollies looked extra bad. I am going to keep them on ice for when I find a steeper board that I like the looks of.

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Huh, same experience today with my 5.2 V-Hollow and mellower Element deck. I had to position my foot at the tip of my tail to get that same snap on my kickflips.

Yeah, though around the same time I had an 8" habitat with some 5.0 low standard. Shit had pop but the discrepancy between the board and trucks was a no go. I just think the lows need a steeper kick.

[jamersonbass]

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Shouts to the guy who posted that Riptide restocked the cracked blue.

I've put Riptides in Indy's before and loved them.  Needless to say they were great out of the gate in my 5.8's.  I bought 3 sets and will through these in my 5.6's and 6.1's later.  No snake-oil, to me these are a better upgrade than aftermarket bushings, so long as you're skating a truck with decent stock bushings.

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hi!

Yeah I threw the cracked ice in my 6.1. Carve like a bastard now haha

Too lazy to search farther back into the thread, but if it was you, thanks!  I feel like my 6.1's will be ridiculously good when I throw them in.

[jay_nev]

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Shouts to the guy who posted that Riptide restocked the cracked blue.

I've put Riptides in Indy's before and loved them.  Needless to say they were great out of the gate in my 5.8's.  I bought 3 sets and will through these in my 5.6's and 6.1's later.  No snake-oil, to me these are a better upgrade than aftermarket bushings, so long as you're skating a truck with decent stock bushings.

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hi!

Yeah I threw the cracked ice in my 6.1. Carve like a bastard now haha

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Too lazy to search farther back into the thread, but if it was you, thanks!  I feel like my 6.1's will be ridiculously good when I throw them in.

all good! Yeah they’re the only trucks I want to ride. I’m a taller dude so I threw 97a bushings in mine too. Prob could go a step down but still so nice in the summer heat, they soften up.

CRACKED ICE are back in stock yes haha glad i waited

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couldn't find where it said Low or high on my truck ... finally found it

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Sick. This whole convo got me to (re)buy some 5.2 lows.

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Lows are nice when I’m feeling mellow/dusty, I feel like I don’t have to try as hard. Which is nice.

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I was skating some 5.2 v-hollow lows last spring and it was wild. I could flip my board better than normal but my Ollies looked extra bad. I am going to keep them on ice for when I find a steeper board that I like the looks of.

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Huh, same experience today with my 5.2 V-Hollow and mellower Element deck. I had to position my foot at the tip of my tail to get that same snap on my kickflips.

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Yeah, though around the same time I had an 8" habitat with some 5.0 low standard. Shit had pop but the discrepancy between the board and trucks was a no go. I just think the lows need a steeper kick.

8” on 5.0 seems like a fun time. Maybe that’s how I’ll bridge back to riding smaller sizes.

[FrozenIndustries]

Anyone know where I can get 5.2 low hollows? I have a problem.

[sadnocomply]

Skate America should have a few gross colors of those^

Polished is the way though

[HugeBodBoyle]

I am getting some 5.6 as soon as they are available again.

[rocklobster]

Skate America should have a few gross colors of those^

Polished is the way though

They only have 5.0 in stock. Trying to get rid of a pair of 5.2 V-Light Hi, housekeeping to keep the gear madness in check.

I am getting some 5.6 as soon as they are available again.

5.6 Lo would be a dream truck

[j....soy.....]

Hollow top, cast baseplate.....

[jamersonbass]

I am getting some 5.6 as soon as they are available again.

I'm pretty sure thepremierstore.com has those in stock as well as some other sizes.

[tzhangdox]

Does anyone have any issues with ventures squeaking/clicking after the pivot cup hole deforms a bit becoming a bit oval? I skate the forged plates and do a LOT of nose and tailslides, and I think its pushing the baseplate in and making the pivot cup not perfectly round... maybe causing some issues.

My friend who also does a lot of nose and tailslides on his cast plates just slides through the baseplates and exposes his pivot cup, its crazy half his pivot cup is just poking out but at least its not deformed... maybe the metal of the forged plates doesn't fully slide through but will push into the pivot hole more?? I've swapped out the pivot cups I had in there (riptides) for new stock ones, not really helping.

[FrozenIndustries]

I know this is (kind of) common knowledge, but someone from DLX confirmed for me that all venture baseplates are interchangeable between hi and lo. I've assumed it was true but can now switch them around with peace of mind.

Said source also told me no 5.6 lo coming anytime soon, which is a number but understandable

[Xen]

[shmazz]

I’ve been skating 5.6 lights on my 8.25 FA deck for the past ten days or so and I’m loving them so far. I’ve only tighten them a couple of times (skating about two hours a day) and I ride them medium-loose. Solid turn, and although they do feel sturdier than my last set of trucks (Hysteria 147s, a Chinese made truck that sort of looks like a Thunder yet is 55mm tall) I like the pop feel on the 5.6s better. Parks are still closed around here, but slappies feel great once you wear the hanger down a little bit. 

Never mind, one of the top bushings just snapped lol. I’m not a heavy guy and my trucks are not tight by any definition so yeah, I’m pretty bummed about that.

[spanyard]

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I’ve been skating 5.6 lights on my 8.25 FA deck for the past ten days or so and I’m loving them so far. I’ve only tighten them a couple of times (skating about two hours a day) and I ride them medium-loose. Solid turn, and although they do feel sturdier than my last set of trucks (Hysteria 147s, a Chinese made truck that sort of looks like a Thunder yet is 55mm tall) I like the pop feel on the 5.6s better. Parks are still closed around here, but slappies feel great once you wear the hanger down a little bit. 

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Never mind, one of the top bushings just snapped lol. I’m not a heavy guy and my trucks are not tight by any definition so yeah, I’m pretty bummed about that.

Stock or bones or?

[rocklobster]

I really have been enjoying the 5.6 V-Hollow (I got mine from you Xen). Wish they were a little lower like the 5.2 Lo but the wheelbite was getting annoying on them.

[Xen]

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I really have been enjoying the 5.6 V-Hollow (I got mine from you Xen). Wish they were a little lower like the 5.2 Lo but the wheelbite was getting annoying on them.

I put in some 88a deluxe bait and tackle (clear) bushing in Ti 5.6s with those flat  array machined sleeved washers; they're working well. I'm just stuck in the madness of venture stability and height and Tensor ATG everything else...

[rocklobster]

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I really have been enjoying the 5.6 V-Hollow (I got mine from you Xen). Wish they were a little lower like the 5.2 Lo but the wheelbite was getting annoying on them.

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I put in some 88a deluxe bait and tackle (clear) bushing in Ti 5.6s with those flat  array machined sleeved washers; they're working well. I'm just stuck in the madness of venture stability and height and Tensor ATG everything else...

Has the bushing swap helped with wheelbite?