Venture 2020

[Beeker]

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Shelving my Thunder 148 Titanium and getting back on the Venture bandwagon. It was a fun ride but the pinch and baseplate can't be beat. Anyone do 8.25 with 5.2 Lo?

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Yeah I’ve done 8.25 with 5.2 lo, and I liked it. I’m team magic carpet tho. I currently don’t like riding bigger boards, and 8.25 is big for me, but I’d do it again.

I just tried this on 8.38, the sizing is fine and the height is perfect, but you have to tighten these things an unreasonable amount in order to not get wheel-bite on just a normal turn (49mm wheels), I was shocked. I don't have the same problem on other low trucks like Thunder or Mini Logo even with bigger wheels. I guess I figured out my truck height threshold.

[Uncle Flea]

Traded some old pretty nice stage 11 149s with bones bushings for these brand new 5.2s

One is low but whatever. I'll just cop single trucks later or trade up some more.

I'm stacked for aluminum. My wheel trade was greater so it balances.

[Nth syd bear]

Can I get a little advice I got some venture 5.0's low from 2005ish

They currently set up with thunder rebuild kit  so medium Thundar bushings i believe

I got a brand new set of bones med bushings here and Indy stock, ace and doh doh's

What bushings you guys liking with ventures?

Sorry but Reading through truck threads is just going to hurt my brain

I dont have any venture bushings other wise i would just run em stock like I do with all trucks

[Uncle Flea]

I'd go Indy first with a bones washer

[Boog]

Can I get a little advice I got some venture 5.0's low from 2005ish

They currently set up with thunder rebuild kit  so medium Thundar bushings i believe

I got a brand new set of bones med bushings here and Indy stock, ace and doh doh's

What bushings you guys liking with ventures?

Sorry but Reading through truck threads is just going to hurt my brain

I dont have any venture bushings other wise i would just run em stock like I do with all trucks

I like bones mediums with my ventures. Makes the turn and pinch better. Also rebound better.

[Xen]

I like Bones (soft bottom med top) but prefer the ACE bushings in them as it gets them nice and swervey and still retains the trademark stability (bones gets them a bit tippy for my taste).

[Nth syd bear]

Thanks..  I put some medium bones in there and feeling a lot better so far. 

Bushing combos that's anxiety inducing ..
I really don't like to tamper with my shit very much.  but these trucks needed new bushings

Cheers

[No comply]

Has there been any information on an inverted kingpin Venture?

[yatallfreak]

Has there been any information on an inverted kingpin Venture?

They’ve been working on that for at least a few months now

[cricketclub]

I just switched from 5.2 lows to 5.0 highs and absolutely love it. I can turn again. I have my trucks so much looser and that has dramatically improved everything. My curiosity for low trucks didn’t last long.

Also, going narrower has been awesome.

I am still getting used to it and the smaller board but it’s nice.

[MxsDx]

Is anyone running ventures on an 14.5 wheelbase? I typically run a 14.25 and am worried the step up will ruin pop and make flip tricks harder. Any insight is appreciated. Also for reference, I am 6’1”.

[Boog]

Is anyone running ventures on an 14.5 wheelbase? I typically run a 14.25 and am worried the step up will ruin pop and make flip tricks harder. Any insight is appreciated. Also for reference, I am 6’1”.

I'm running some on a 14.38 and it's been good. It's nice and snappy and I got the timing down perfect for all my tricks. I've rode them on 14.5 before with pretty much the same success. I'm 5'11" btw.

[MxsDx]

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Is anyone running ventures on an 14.5 wheelbase? I typically run a 14.25 and am worried the step up will ruin pop and make flip tricks harder. Any insight is appreciated. Also for reference, I am 6’1”.

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I'm running some on a 14.38 and it's been good. It's nice and snappy and I got the timing down perfect for all my tricks. I've rode them on 14.5 before with pretty much the same success. I'm 5'11" btw.

Thanks for the response. 14.38, sounds like a deluxe deck.

[Boog]

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Is anyone running ventures on an 14.5 wheelbase? I typically run a 14.25 and am worried the step up will ruin pop and make flip tricks harder. Any insight is appreciated. Also for reference, I am 6’1”.

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I'm running some on a 14.38 and it's been good. It's nice and snappy and I got the timing down perfect for all my tricks. I've rode them on 14.5 before with pretty much the same success. I'm 5'11" btw.

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Thanks for the response. 14.38, sounds like a deluxe deck.

Yeah it's an anti hero. It's one of the $40 pigeon budgie boards. Has mellow kicks with a decent amount of fingers of flat before the kicks which make the ventures feel even better.

[munchbox]

anyone know where i can find venture 5.6/5.8s in hollow or titanium? been on the hunt for months with no luck

[os89]

Just got some 5.0 lo v-hollows  and more fat bundts. I'm stoked.

[RichardBarkley]

Just got some 5.0 lo v-hollows  and more fat bundts. I'm stoked.

Right on. Getting fat bundts myself next week. Can't wait to try them

[Frank]

i made a truck survey on the spot today, venture and indy were on top with 4 pairs each, runners up ace and thunder with two pairs. one pair of krux. this is crazy, two or three years ago you would have had 6 indy/thunder and the odd ace or venture truck. usually we'd have even more ace riders on the spot and probably a few other venture riders. indy/thunder dominance is definetly broken over here.

[JANUS]

I saw people referencing how their trucks pull to the left or the right depending on their stance. Does team Venture have this problem as well, or does the “need more lean to initiate a turn” thing extend to trucks pulling? I always assumed the pull was due to bushings.

[Stanley Spadowski]

Anyone having trouble with axel slip? I’ve got a pair of 5.25 hollow light lows, and love them. But the axel slip is starting to drive me nuts. It started out as once and awhile I’d get it, and now it seems like after any time I try a trick.
Just wondering if anyone else is having issues with this?

[Frank]

I saw people referencing how their trucks pull to the left or the right depending on their stance. Does team Venture have this problem as well, or does the “need more lean to initiate a turn” thing extend to trucks pulling? I always assumed the pull was due to bushings.

i'd say that's generally correct, it's usually because a bushing is smushed or broken or slitted on one side and has lost capability to rebound correctly. a broken pivot can make your hangar sit a bit off center and have a similar effect, even when everything seems fine when you ride on it. bushings will also not rebound correctly when not enough or too much pressure is put on them, i.e. daewons front truck probably don't rebound, as won't trucks that have been tightened to no end.

when you're skating in intense heat soft bushings can loosen up to a point where they just get stuck in the position you left them and will rebound back more slowly. when it's too cold they might not rebound correctly because when you force them to squish on one side, they are still too hard from the cold to bounce back right away by themself.

so there can be a few reasons for this. generally trucks shouldn't noticeably veer to one side when you stand on the board unless geometry is off(coming back to the pivot cup as a possible culprit) or chunks of bushing are missing, or the kingpin is broken internally(in the hanger hole, not up the kingpin at the height of the bushings for example) and has yet to fall out. i was assuming you were talking about when you push the board in front of you to step on it and it has a slight tilt to one side.

i haven't noticed any pronounced tilt with my ventures yet. usually when that happens intensely i look to change the bushings and generally it's always a broken bushing or a pivot cup that's the culprit. don't think this is a brand specific problem. how you ride probably affects this more, because some people are more heavy footed and break more bushings than others. some bushings might be more robust than others, i stopped rocking bones bushings because i'd break them fairly quick. i'm just running stock bushings nowadays, until they break.

[Uncle Flea]

Axle slips can happen. It will likely stop.
Ive only had it happen once to a set of raws. I've had 3 sets of raws and one set of hollows. It definitely should not happen to hollow axle trucks. I would definitely hit up deluxe.


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The truck sticking to one side or he other will work it's self out in like 5 or 6 sessions.
My hollows took a little longer. They just broke in the other day after like a few months of every other day skating

If you're trucks they are really really old. Then you may need pivot cups.


Everyone should get deluxe bait and tackle. It's definitely worth it.

Indy genuine aftermarket with a flat washer is 100x better than bones. It's pretty much the same as the orange between green and clear

[blueskynoise]

anyone know where i can find venture 5.6/5.8s in hollow or titanium? been on the hunt for months with no luck

I scored some 5.6 v-hollows from Val Surf in June. They’re all i’ve skated since. So much fun on an FA 8.18

[JANUS]

Thank you for the thorough responses.

[JANUS]

Is the only difference between standards and v-lights the hollow kingpin? So if I want v-lights but can only find standards, I could just throw hollow kingpins in there and (more or less) have what I want? And am I correct to assume hollow kingpins from forged indy’s (also 53.5 mm tall) will work?

[rocklobster]

Is the only difference between standards and v-lights the hollow kingpin? So if I want v-lights but can only find standards, I could just throw hollow kingpins in there and (more or less) have what I want? And am I correct to assume hollow kingpins from forged indy’s (also 53.5 mm tall) will work?

Hollow kingpin + forged baseplate, which drops the height down by around 1.5mm. I've only messed around with kingpins 15 years ago in my youth and juice was not worth the squeeze. Knocking that thing out was a bitch.

[JANUS]

Damn, I could have sworn the venture site suggested lights had a cast baseplate. Whatever, I’m gonna try out the standards. I’ve been skating forged indy’s for a long time, but I’m sick of all the wobble and wheel bite. Plus, I’d rather buy something made closer to home.

Edit: on further inspection, you are correct, v-lights do have forged plates, I definitely misread initially.

[Damoforce]

Has anyone ridden the Venture Truck HI Titanium 5.6's?

How have they gone compared to a Thunder?

Will they extend the WB out further that a thunder hollow forged as well?

[rocklobster]

Has anyone ridden the Venture Truck HI Titanium 5.6's?

How have they gone compared to a Thunder?

Will they extend the WB out further that a thunder hollow forged as well?

Rode the 5.8 Titanium on 8.25 and it was too beastly for me, even with the reduced weight. That's just me pairing trucks incorrectly. Would like to do the 5.6 Titanium if they ever come back in stock.

Answer about WB here - https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=108580.msg3186379#msg3186379
Thunder Hollow Lights - +3.25"
Venture Titanium - +3.4"

Both are good trucks, swap between the 2 depending on deck WB and kick steepness.

[Damoforce]

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Has anyone ridden the Venture Truck HI Titanium 5.6's?

How have they gone compared to a Thunder?

Will they extend the WB out further that a thunder hollow forged as well?

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Rode the 5.8 Titanium on 8.25 and it was too beastly for me, even with the reduced weight. That's just me pairing trucks incorrectly. Would like to do the 5.6 Titanium if they ever come back in stock.

Answer about WB here - https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=108580.msg3186379#msg3186379
Thunder Hollow Lights - +3.25"
Venture Titanium - +3.4"

Both are good trucks, swap between the 2 depending on deck WB and kick steepness.

Thanks for the info and feedback. I have the Thunders and Indys in Hollow lights. Thinking whether I add another option to my set lol. I usually get a 14.25 WB deck. But always trying new things.