Venture 2020

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found this rather large picture from 2011, but hopefully it is enough to compare to a more recent 5.8?

I wouldn't trust that this photo is actually of the 5.8s. Even in the new catalogs they just use the same image of a 5.2 lo and then photoshop the new graphics/logos/colours onto them.

[iw0]

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found this rather large picture from 2011, but hopefully it is enough to compare to a more recent 5.8?

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I wouldn't trust that this photo is actually of the 5.8s. Even in the new catalogs they just use the same image of a 5.2 lo and then photoshop the new graphics/logos/colours onto them.

yeah i know it's not a 100% chance of it being the right truck at all, but at least it's from the era they were made

[rocklobster]

Looks like there are now v-light 5.6 and 5.8 lows? Unless it’s a typo

https://www.skatewarehouse.com/Venture_V-Light_Low_Trucks/descpage-VTYTMTR.html

Really wish it was true, but doesn't look like it from the recent catalog:



https://venturetrucks.net/

[Mbrimson88]

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Could just be me but the older ones looked a lot more like low versions than anything out now in the "regular height" options.

That is going by the 5.2 and the one set of 5.8 I have from when Dan Drehobl rode them.

When I say a lot lower, it is really only 1 mm or so, but that in truck terms is a huge difference.

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At the risk of sounding like the pervert I am….tell me more about Dan’s setup.
Super underrated skater, I didn’t appreciate his footage as much as I could, at the time it seemed like a lot of his stuff was tossed into random videos like thrasher 911/feats, or whatever, and I wanted to see Mnc dudes skating to Wu-Tang. Only.

Maybe there were other factors, but I think he ended up going to Indy as Venture stopped making wider trucks around that time that things were still fairly narrow, but before truck sizes caught up, when there were no 5.8 Venture or 149s in Thunder, only Indy.

In the last main video he did on Ventures, he was ripping in 2003 Free Your Mind for Transworld, which show them quite well, as well as the hanger and half a baseplate completely broken out of the rest of the baseplate still bolted to his deck from one of the Transworld extra videos from a while back - Jason Hernandez Sessions number 11 or 12 I think.

This one has the attempt but not the broken truck so it must be another one:



All those videos are so good to watch.  Search:

TWS Vault: Jason Hernandez Episode


A screen shot of his Ventures from # 10:





Update:

It is in # 10 right at the end.

[switchfrontshuv]

Has anyone used the bottom bushing without a washer to make ventures turn better?

[STAH]

Has anyone used the bottom bushing without a washer to make ventures turn better?

nope, does it work?

[switchfrontshuv]

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Has anyone used the bottom bushing without a washer to make ventures turn better?

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nope, does it work?

yeah, the difference is night and day. The barrel bottom still stops wheelbite but the overall turn is much looser like Ace or Indy. I was just wondering if someone does this regularly cuz I doubt the bottom bushings will last long if I keep running them like this

but shit anything for the surf

[thanksgiving]

yeah, the difference is night and day. The barrel bottom still stops wheelbite but the overall turn is much looser like Ace or Indy. I was just wondering if someone does this regularly cuz I doubt the bottom bushings will last long if I keep running them like this

but shit anything for the surf

because this increases the angle of your hanger from the baseplate it must shorten truck wb as well. changing the geometry like that could fuck up your pivot cups though...

i kind of want to try this with my aces...

[FUBAR]

If it’s been brought up before, sorry…but I see V Light lows in 8.25 and 8.5 on skate warehouse. I thought lows in those sizes were done for?

[bbk]

If it’s been brought up before, sorry…but I see V Light lows in 8.25 and 8.5 on skate warehouse. I thought lows in those sizes were done for?

not "done for", they have never existed. the catalog page is right up there, they come in 5.2 low and reg 5.8, SW fucked up.

[rocklobster]

Some one DM'd Venture like a man and they said they had no plans for Lo any bigger than 5.2. But we gotta keep the dream alive.

[munchbox]

this 8.38/5.8 combo is making me regret selling the hollow 6.1s

i ride an 8.5 comfortably...should i buy them again to try and recreate the feeling of added stability? im feeling itchy

[iw0]

this 8.38/5.8 combo is making me regret selling the hollow 6.1s

i ride an 8.5 comfortably...should i buy them again to try and recreate the feeling of added stability? im feeling itchy

sorry to do this to your wallet, but yes 

[rocklobster]

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this 8.38/5.8 combo is making me regret selling the hollow 6.1s

i ride an 8.5 comfortably...should i buy them again to try and recreate the feeling of added stability? im feeling itchy

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sorry to do this to your wallet, but yes 

$30 at Zumiez.

[Ok]

this 8.38/5.8 combo is making me regret selling the hollow 6.1s

i ride an 8.5 comfortably...should i buy them again to try and recreate the feeling of added stability? im feeling itchy

I’m all over the map, and have setups that are way too big, so take this ‘advice’ with a heaping mound of salt:

When I buy stuff in my range, I should just keep it, and possibly circle back, instead of getting rid of it and buying it again. What I mean by this is, I, for example, most likely skate best on 8” trucks, so I ride boards 7.75-8.25. I should just stay stocked on 8” trucks. I sprinkle in some 5.0s so I have those around as well.

Iirc, you are a taller person. Having a set of 5.8s and 6.1s isn’t too gnarly. I’ve got a gross amount of trucks. It’s not helpful to my skating. But….whatever.

To try and clean this up, what I’m trying to say, is identify (this is really more for popsicles) your .5” range for deck width, and then just run the truck that works best for that, whilst switching up the decks as you please. Easier for me to adjust to different boards than trucks.

[switchfrontshuv]

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yeah, the difference is night and day. The barrel bottom still stops wheelbite but the overall turn is much looser like Ace or Indy. I was just wondering if someone does this regularly cuz I doubt the bottom bushings will last long if I keep running them like this

but shit anything for the surf

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because this increases the angle of your hanger from the baseplate it must shorten truck wb as well. changing the geometry like that could fuck up your pivot cups though...

i kind of want to try this with my aces...

Yeah I kinda assumed my pivot cups would be fucked if I run this long term, but honestly cant deal with breaking in new bushings in the winter like that. I cant turn at all and it fucks with all my tricks

I think ill run this untill spring and see if I can get some riptides cuz I wanna keep running these trucks even if the pivot cups are cooked

and bruh why do this with aces if they already have a short ass WB? when I had aces I loved how loose they got once they broke in but honestly hated them on mellow decks/short WB decks (should've just copped risers at the time instead of dealing with that)

[Lukabrazi]

scored these from a local earlier this summer , basically traded some new indy's for them . 5.2 Low , and according to Venture (took it to DM like a man), sometime from the late 90's , guessing 95-97. I put in my old 5.2 low bushings, as well as bones bushing top washers.

really love the old Awake logo on there. super turny feeling on the trucks with no wheel bite , only 6 grams heavier on each truck than Hollow Light 5.2 lows I had.

patiently waiting for some new hollow axel TI ones, or at least some hollow light 5.2 lows.

[Idk]

Damn the hangar wasn't always so beefy. They honestly look better.

[rocklobster]

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this 8.38/5.8 combo is making me regret selling the hollow 6.1s

i ride an 8.5 comfortably...should i buy them again to try and recreate the feeling of added stability? im feeling itchy

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When I buy stuff in my range, I should just keep it, and possibly circle back, instead of getting rid of it and buying it again. What I mean by this is, I, for example, most likely skate best on 8” trucks, so I ride boards 7.75-8.25. I should just stay stocked on 8” trucks. I sprinkle in some 5.0s so I have those around as well.

Unless it's Venture Titanium, then you should TOTALLY get rid of those, namely to pals on here.

But I echo what @ok says - kept my truck madness to 1 brand (Ventures) and gone between cast / forged / V-Hollow / TI, so good by Slap standards. If I'm feeling the madness creep in I only make my decision 30 minutes before I leave to skate, that way I'll know if the concern was legitimate or a bout of madness, like calling a coin toss mid air to determine your true desires.

[Lukabrazi]

tried to put some 5.2 low hangers on some 5.2 hi hollow kingpin baseplates and just realizing the kingpin is a millimeter or two taller on the highs. pretty much makes it so the kingpin is sticking out above the hanger .

don't have any tools to try and shave down the kingpin , or else I'd give that a shot to keep these 5.2 low hangers going strong, the baseplates they were on are just destroyed to no return.

[YungJugg]

are hi and lo bushings the same size? do supercush fit lows?

[iw0]

are hi and lo bushings the same size? do supercush fit lows?

sure are and sure do

[arrbee]

Anyone looking for titanium's Orchard has them and they are on sale today, came to 72 shipped for me.

All their ventures are actually on sale not just Ti

Currently have
5.2
5.6
5.8

https://orchardshop.com/collections/trucks/venture

[shawngreg]

^good looks man!

[Sk.A.T.A.N]

After having some delivery issues over the last few weeks, I finally got my V-Hollow 5.6's yesterday and gonna try them out tomorrow. Really curious about how they gonna fell.
The bushings felt fairly soft just by standing on it so hopefully the break in time is rather quick.

[rocklobster]

Anyone looking for titanium's Orchard has them and they are on sale today, came to 72 shipped for me.

All their ventures are actually on sale not just Ti

Currently have
5.2
5.6
5.8

https://orchardshop.com/collections/trucks/venture

Good looking out, I think they shine at the 5.6/5.8 range if you want to get tech on bigger boards. 5.2 is plenty light as is.

[Ok]

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Anyone looking for titanium's Orchard has them and they are on sale today, came to 72 shipped for me.

All their ventures are actually on sale not just Ti

Currently have
5.2
5.6
5.8

https://orchardshop.com/collections/trucks/venture

Good looking out, I think they shine at the 5.6/5.8 range if you want to get tech on bigger boards. 5.2 is plenty light as is.

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I’ve had setups that work, because of ideal dimensions and rare metals, but, if I’m in the range of what works for me, I don’t ‘need’ the light stuff.




or do i

[rocklobster]

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Anyone looking for titanium's Orchard has them and they are on sale today, came to 72 shipped for me.

All their ventures are actually on sale not just Ti

Currently have
5.2
5.6
5.8

https://orchardshop.com/collections/trucks/venture

Good looking out, I think they shine at the 5.6/5.8 range if you want to get tech on bigger boards. 5.2 is plenty light as is.

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I’ve had setups that work, because of ideal dimensions and rare metals, but, if I’m in the range of what works for me, I don’t ‘need’ the light stuff.




or do i

[Taint Paint]

Dang, I had some in cart and was browsing some other tings and they removed the sale.. bummed I missed out.

[switchfrontshuv]

How does Kader not get wheelbite with 57-60mm classics on ventures? He doesn't seem to use risers either