Venture 2020

[FrozenIndustries]

are forged ventures actually the same height as cast? my common sense is telling me now but every site with measurements lists them at 53.5mm

Pretty sure forged are 52mm.

[ok boomer]

Well it is set up. Prime Wood LA 7.5x31, Venture Lo 5.0s, Spitfire 52s Diamond Carroll 7/8 allen, Swiss and Jessup

My 1996 revival setup is ready. Now I need some cooler weather. Been doing these lunge stretches on my bad foot/ ankle that I think are starting to help me out a bit. Feel like hot garbage at the start but I feel like it's working.

Wheels look big to me in the photo but not so much in person

[slutbang666]

Anyone else running independent super soft white bushings in ventures? It feels good even with the nut flush. This might be the first time I’ve rode both washers on my trucks in 15 years!

[sk8ordontordie]

Just got my second pair of 5.6 this time hollows. Has anybody noticed the 5.6 are crazy loose? Like no matter what . I’ve skated 5.0 and 5.2 lows and also 5.8 hi and they are all way more right and stable feeling. And it’s not the bushings cause I swapped my 5.8 white bushings into them and they’re still super loose. Wonder if it’s the pivot cups or just the geometry. I’m skating then on 8.125 primitive board.

[Junglist]

Anyone else running independent super soft white bushings in ventures? It feels good even with the nut flush. This might be the first time I’ve rode both washers on my trucks in 15 years!

I have ace bushings with no boardside washer in my 5.6 hollows and it goes crazy 🤤

[bbkksdds]

indy aftermarket yellow in venture 5.6 polished

[Murge]

Just got my second pair of 5.6 this time hollows. Has anybody noticed the 5.6 are crazy loose? Like no matter what . I’ve skated 5.0 and 5.2 lows and also 5.8 hi and they are all way more right and stable feeling. And it’s not the bushings cause I swapped my 5.8 white bushings into them and they’re still super loose. Wonder if it’s the pivot cups or just the geometry. I’m skating then on 8.125 primitive board.

I just got some ventures for the first time. They are 5.6 and  they felt looser than anything I’ve skated. After the 3rd session I tightened them to try and get that stability. Granted I do feel more stable on on them for how loose they felt but now I got 2 threads showing and they feel normal. But they felt rattle loose when I got them. I’m a heavier guy also so I assumed that is why they felt this way

[fried]

Is it just me or do ventures make you setup sound different? Like my board almost sounds hollow, and my wheels/bearings are louder. Sounds a lot different from my old indy’s

[l1ll1ll1]

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Just got my second pair of 5.6 this time hollows. Has anybody noticed the 5.6 are crazy loose? Like no matter what . I’ve skated 5.0 and 5.2 lows and also 5.8 hi and they are all way more right and stable feeling. And it’s not the bushings cause I swapped my 5.8 white bushings into them and they’re still super loose. Wonder if it’s the pivot cups or just the geometry. I’m skating then on 8.125 primitive board.

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I just got some ventures for the first time. They are 5.6 and  they felt looser than anything I’ve skated. After the 3rd session I tightened them to try and get that stability. Granted I do feel more stable on on them for how loose they felt but now I got 2 threads showing and they feel normal. But they felt rattle loose when I got them. I’m a heavier guy also so I assumed that is why they felt this way

They feel looser... looser than regular stock 5.8s I tried and 5.2s I rode for some time. My 5.6 hollows with my worn in 5.2 bushings threw me off a LOT – Venture says the bushings are the same duro, just different color. Swapped out the pivot cups for Riptides and the bushings for Bones Mediums and I'm really happy right now – if it wouldnt be for a half torn lcl.

[l1ll1ll1]

Is it just me or do ventures make you setup sound different? Like my board almost sounds hollow, and my wheels/bearings are louder. Sounds a lot different from my old indy’s

Made the switch from Indy at the beginning of the year: Ventures do sound brighter to me. I like it.

[sk8ordontordie]

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Just got my second pair of 5.6 this time hollows. Has anybody noticed the 5.6 are crazy loose? Like no matter what . I’ve skated 5.0 and 5.2 lows and also 5.8 hi and they are all way more right and stable feeling. And it’s not the bushings cause I swapped my 5.8 white bushings into them and they’re still super loose. Wonder if it’s the pivot cups or just the geometry. I’m skating then on 8.125 primitive board.

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I just got some ventures for the first time. They are 5.6 and  they felt looser than anything I’ve skated. After the 3rd session I tightened them to try and get that stability. Granted I do feel more stable on on them for how loose they felt but now I got 2 threads showing and they feel normal. But they felt rattle loose when I got them. I’m a heavier guy also so I assumed that is why they felt this way

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They feel looser... looser than regular stock 5.8s I tried and 5.2s I rode for some time. My 5.6 hollows with my worn in 5.2 bushings threw me off a LOT – Venture says the bushings are the same duro, just different color. Swapped out the pivot cups for Riptides and the bushings for Bones Mediums and I'm really happy right now – if it wouldnt be for a half torn lcl.

Yeah the difference is crazy. I wonder what it is. It’s not the bushings, it must be something else. Wondering if I should go to 5.2 again for that venture stability.

[Just Giver]

Shalom pals,

I just got a fifty spot for my birthday and have been convinced to buy some Ventures.  My pop has been straight ass since my knee surgery a few years ago, and I tried a friends board with with 6.1s the other day and I felt like my was easier. 

How can I make them as surfy as possible? Bones mediums?  Remove Washers?  I've been digging the ace turn, but with my jacked back knee and the short wheel base I've been scrapping my ollies. 

[tzhangdox]

Shalom pals,

I just got a fifty spot for my birthday and have been convinced to buy some Ventures.  My pop has been straight ass since my knee surgery a few years ago, and I tried a friends board with with 6.1s the other day and I felt like my was easier. 

How can I make them as surfy as possible? Bones mediums?  Remove Washers?  I've been digging the ace turn, but with my jacked back knee and the short wheel base I've been scrapping my ollies.

Just replace top washer with a flat bones washer, be patient and don't go down the truck rabbit hole lol

[munchbox]

whats the biggest deck you guys have setup on venture lows?

[Solid bowlcut]

whats the biggest deck you guys have setup on venture lows?

I did ride 8.38 with them, but i've always liked magic carpet feeling

[rocklobster]

whats the biggest deck you guys have setup on venture lows?

8" for me, cast plate with the hollow hanger has been working great for me. Pinch and stability on grinds have been on point for me since going from 5.6 V-Hollow to 5.2 Hybrid Low.

[Paperclip20]

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Shalom pals,

I just got a fifty spot for my birthday and have been convinced to buy some Ventures.  My pop has been straight ass since my knee surgery a few years ago, and I tried a friends board with with 6.1s the other day and I felt like my was easier. 

How can I make them as surfy as possible? Bones mediums?  Remove Washers?  I've been digging the ace turn, but with my jacked back knee and the short wheel base I've been scrapping my ollies.

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Just replace top washer with a flat bones washer, be patient and don't go down the truck rabbit hole lol

This is the best answer. I shaved down my top bushing so I could use the stock washer but it's the same effect.

[ok boomer]

whats the biggest deck you guys have setup on venture lows?

8.18 on 5.2 lows. Was actually pretty awesome.

[FrozenIndustries]

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whats the biggest deck you guys have setup on venture lows?

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I did ride 8.38 with them, but i've always liked magic carpet feeling

Same. I know Fletch from DOA was running that combo for a while. I also ran extra washers inside.

[Junglist]

Magic carpet feeling is the shit man, it gets a bad rap on here for no fucking reason. 139’s on 8.5 like Reynolds was my shit for good minute

[Solid bowlcut]

I mean it comes down how you skate. If you flip your board lot, magic carpet makes your flip tricks so on point.

[munchbox]

oh boy im about to SIN

[RichardBarkley]

Would I be insane to skate a 8.38 on my v hollow 5.2? Or would that be too magic carpet?

I'm 6 foot and want to try a longer wb. I usually go between 14 - 14.25 but I'm thinking now the longer wb would suit my leg length.


8.38" Wide
32.25" Long
14.5" Wheelsbase
 

[Pastasash]

Hey guys, long time Indy rider here but looking to try something different (like everyone else now) and wanna give Ventures a feel.

Been riding stage 11 159 Indys for almost a decade now but looking into the 5.8 his specifically those new Bustcrew ones. I ride 8.5s btw.

Wanted to know if the height is the same or close enough to Indy 159s. I saw that theyre a bit smaller in axel length online, which im fine with, but nothing about the height comparison.

Any other info I should know or expect from the change from Indys would also be much appreciated, thanks!

[Frank]

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switched to ventures from riding indys for a solid 10 years. had no problems adjusting to it. turning radius is similar overall, but more initial pressure is needed to make it turn, if that makes sense. which makes the truck feel more stable and less wobbly when you approach a ledge for example. i really like mine and will probably stick to ventures for the foreseeable future. no idea how high the trucks are compared to each other, but ventures have a shitton of meat on the hanger to grind through, they seem to grind down rather easy though, just keep that in mind.

[rocklobster]

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switched to ventures from riding indys for a solid 10 years. had no problems adjusting to it. turning radius is similar overall, but more initial pressure is needed to make it turn, if that makes sense. which makes the truck feel more stable and less wobbly when you approach a ledge for example. i really like mine and will probably stick to ventures for the foreseeable future. no idea how high the trucks are compared to each other, but ventures have a shitton of meat on the hanger to grind through, they seem to grind down rather easy though, just keep that in mind.

As Ben Degros said, they have a lot of lean before the turn. I usually ride Venture 5.2 or 5.6 and went out for a cruise on a set of Indy 139, the Indys despite being less worn in immediately had a surf-y turn. Height wise the Indy is 55 and the Venture is 53.5, pretty negligible but I do have the best success on grinds with Venture 5.2 V-Hollow Lo, by far the best pinch of the Venture family. They do have a harder grind that Thunder or Indys but I like when the hanger bites into the ledge instead of slicing through.

[Pastasash]

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switched to ventures from riding indys for a solid 10 years. had no problems adjusting to it. turning radius is similar overall, but more initial pressure is needed to make it turn, if that makes sense. which makes the truck feel more stable and less wobbly when you approach a ledge for example. i really like mine and will probably stick to ventures for the foreseeable future. no idea how high the trucks are compared to each other, but ventures have a shitton of meat on the hanger to grind through, they seem to grind down rather easy though, just keep that in mind.

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As Ben Degros said, they have a lot of lean before the turn. I usually ride Venture 5.2 or 5.6 and went out for a cruise on a set of Indy 139, the Indys despite being less worn in immediately had a surf-y turn. Height wise the Indy is 55 and the Venture is 53.5, pretty negligible but I do have the best success on grinds with Venture 5.2 V-Hollow Lo, by far the best pinch of the Venture family. They do have a harder grind that Thunder or Indys but I like when the hanger bites into the ledge instead of slicing through.

Thanks for the info guys, much appreciated!

Good to know about the turning on Ventures, im sure that is something I could get easily used to. I mostly skate ledges, flatbars, mellow handrails, and minis/qp’s so figured they would still perform well on those things. Main thing I was curious about was the grind clearance off ledges. Lately feel like my Indys kinda drag or lag behind when coming off a grind but might be cus theyre almost 4yrs old.

[munchbox]

30 minutes in and i can fairly say my mad experiment is working. venture 5.2 hollows with "aftermarket" washers and stock bushings on an 8.5 hockey. more takeaways after this 6 hour session is over

[slutbang666]

whats the biggest deck you guys have setup on venture lows?

8.5 double fist toy machine on 5.0 lows in 2003 haha

[sadnocomply]

30 minutes in and i can fairly say my mad experiment is working. venture 5.2 hollows with "aftermarket" washers and stock bushings on an 8.5 hockey. more takeaways after this 6 hour session is over

shit goes off. Well done