Venture 2020

[YeoWhattup]

Anyone ride 6.1s on 8.5s? Do the bolts stick out?

[oliknight]

Anyone ride 6.1s on 8.5s? Do the bolts stick out?

I have in the past and it was absolutely fine, bolts didn’t stick out, I skated 6.1 on an 8.5 with 58mm conical fulls and i still couldn’t see anything sticking out. You can find quite a few examples of this set up from people on the set up thread 👍

[YeoWhattup]

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Anyone ride 6.1s on 8.5s? Do the bolts stick out?

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I have in the past and it was absolutely fine, bolts didn’t stick out, I skated 6.1 on an 8.5 with 58mm conical fulls and i still couldn’t see anything sticking out. You can find quite a few examples of this set up from people on the set up thread 👍

Thank you!

[Thebird]

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Just out of curiosity, anybody know which model Shanahan skates?

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At some point, one of those now defunct ig accounts that detailed setups of the pros had something on him and I think he rode 8” board on 5.6 lights

Wow.  Interesting.  I would have figured he would be on 5.2.  Thanks for the info.

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Just out of curiosity, anybody know which model Shanahan skates?

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At some point, one of those now defunct ig accounts that detailed setups of the pros had something on him and I think he rode 8” board on 5.6 lights

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Wow.  Interesting.  I would have figured he would be on 5.2.  Thanks for the info.

That’s from my sketchball memory.
I find it very difficult to judge trucks sizes from footage. And I look at trucks more than stance. Which sucks. But it’s the first thing I notice.
There were a few pages ‘pro setups’ or something like that, on ig, and then they fizzled. I read all of em. I hope someone else picks up the torch

[LebowskisRug]

Dunno how to post it but Bobby Worrest said in an IG comment response he rides 5.2 Ted Barrow hollows.

[mynameisnotjeff]

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Anyone ride 6.1s on 8.5s? Do the bolts stick out?

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I have in the past and it was absolutely fine, bolts didn’t stick out, I skated 6.1 on an 8.5 with 58mm conical fulls and i still couldn’t see anything sticking out. You can find quite a few examples of this set up from people on the set up thread 👍

Is 8.5 board with 8.75 trucks the new 8.25 with 149s?

I think Chris Colbourn skates his board like that

[FatGuy92]

Dunno how to post it but Bobby Worrest said in an IG comment response he rides 5.2 Ted Barrow hollows.

That's wild. I swear he stated somewhere he was on 5.6s. Wonder why he decided to size down.. Ishod influenced maybe?

*Edit with screenshot of comment on his latest IG post

[oliknight]

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Anyone ride 6.1s on 8.5s? Do the bolts stick out?

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I have in the past and it was absolutely fine, bolts didn’t stick out, I skated 6.1 on an 8.5 with 58mm conical fulls and i still couldn’t see anything sticking out. You can find quite a few examples of this set up from people on the set up thread 👍

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Is 8.5 board with 8.75 trucks the new 8.25 with 149s?

I think Chris Colbourn skates his board like that

I skate an 8.38 with 5.8 ventures, usually when the trucks are technically a bit wider than the bird it means that the wheels will sit absolutely perfectly flush with the edge of the board and I’ve always found that to be satisfying, when I ran 6.1 on an 8.5 it was the same thing

[shawngreg]

i just got myself an 8.625 OG baker deck that i was going to skate with my usual 5.8s.  i haveextra washers on the inside to help push the wheels out a bit, but i also have an unskated set of 6.1s.  what kind of changes in feel could i expect if i sized up the trucks?

[oliknight]

i just got myself an 8.625 OG baker deck that i was going to skate with my usual 5.8s.  i haveextra washers on the inside to help push the wheels out a bit, but i also have an unskated set of 6.1s.  what kind of changes in feel could i expect if i sized up the trucks?

Just more stable and more room for grinds, people will say that it affects your flip tricks but the difference is minimal, 6.1 are designed for 8.6 upwards. It feels fine!

[LebowskisRug]

I hated wider trucks and noticed it with any trick that scooped. When you scoop a trick the truck is turning slightly and it takes a bit more effort. I went from 8.25 to 8.5 trucks and didn't notice the extra grinding room really and somehow got more wheel bite.

[oliknight]

i just got myself an 8.625 OG baker deck that i was going to skate with my usual 5.8s.  i haveextra washers on the inside to help push the wheels out a bit, but i also have an unskated set of 6.1s.  what kind of changes in feel could i expect if i sized up the trucks?

And there you go, already two completely different answers haha
Your best bet is to just try both seeing as you have them and make up your own mind.

[FROTHY]

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Just out of curiosity, anybody know which model Shanahan skates?

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At some point, one of those now defunct ig accounts that detailed setups of the pros had something on him and I think he rode 8” board on 5.6 lights

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Wow.  Interesting.  I would have figured he would be on 5.2.  Thanks for the info.

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That’s from my sketchball memory.
I find it very difficult to judge trucks sizes from footage. And I look at trucks more than stance. Which sucks. But it’s the first thing I notice.
There were a few pages ‘pro setups’ or something like that, on ig, and then they fizzled. I read all of em. I hope someone else picks up the torch

I asked Shanahan and he told me he rides 5.8s on a 8.06", but I'm pretty sure he meant 5.6s.

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I hated wider trucks and noticed it with any trick that scooped. When you scoop a trick the truck is turning slightly and it takes a bit more effort. I went from 8.25 to 8.5 trucks and didn't notice the extra grinding room really and somehow got more wheel bite.

I’m general, this is where I fall as well.
Wider trucks definitely have more wheelbite, and sometimes that is desirable, aka pinch on grinds.
As Lebowski said, rotational flips got a sometimes very fucky for me, straight flips were good to great tho. Some grinds are maybe easier, but simple 50-50s are harder for me on wider trucks

[YeoWhattup]

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I hated wider trucks and noticed it with any trick that scooped. When you scoop a trick the truck is turning slightly and it takes a bit more effort. I went from 8.25 to 8.5 trucks and didn't notice the extra grinding room really and somehow got more wheel bite.

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I’m general, this is where I fall as well.
Wider trucks definitely have more wheelbite, and sometimes that is desirable, aka pinch on grinds.
As Lebowski said, rotational flips got a sometimes very fucky for me, straight flips were good to great tho. Some grinds are maybe easier, but simple 50-50s are harder for me on wider trucks

For me when the trucks are slightly smaller than the board it makes me have too much scoop for treflips, the wider trucks that sit flush with the rails help me get my scoop tricks off the ground more.

Definitely agree about rotating tricks, my nollie 180 flip tricks suffer from having wider trucks but I’m ok with that. Straight flip tricks feel so much better to me on wide trucks. Excited to try 6.1s

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Just out of curiosity, anybody know which model Shanahan skates?

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At some point, one of those now defunct ig accounts that detailed setups of the pros had something on him and I think he rode 8” board on 5.6 lights

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Wow.  Interesting.  I would have figured he would be on 5.2.  Thanks for the info.

[close]

That’s from my sketchball memory.
I find it very difficult to judge trucks sizes from footage. And I look at trucks more than stance. Which sucks. But it’s the first thing I notice.
There were a few pages ‘pro setups’ or something like that, on ig, and then they fizzled. I read all of em. I hope someone else picks up the torch

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I asked Shanahan and he told me he rides 5.8s on a 8.06", but I'm pretty sure he meant 5.6s.

5.8 ya I asked awhile back.
8-8.06 with 5.8s and 53-51

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Just out of curiosity, anybody know which model Shanahan skates?

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At some point, one of those now defunct ig accounts that detailed setups of the pros had something on him and I think he rode 8” board on 5.6 lights

[close]

Wow.  Interesting.  I would have figured he would be on 5.2.  Thanks for the info.

[close]

That’s from my sketchball memory.
I find it very difficult to judge trucks sizes from footage. And I look at trucks more than stance. Which sucks. But it’s the first thing I notice.
There were a few pages ‘pro setups’ or something like that, on ig, and then they fizzled. I read all of em. I hope someone else picks up the torch

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I asked Shanahan and he told me he rides 5.8s on a 8.06", but I'm pretty sure he meant 5.6s.

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5.8 ya I asked awhile back.
8-8.06 with 5.8s and 53-51

That’s like rocking 149s on an 8.

[shawngreg]

hahaha damn responses all over!  appreciate the feedback as always guys, will skate it and follow up

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Just out of curiosity, anybody know which model Shanahan skates?

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At some point, one of those now defunct ig accounts that detailed setups of the pros had something on him and I think he rode 8” board on 5.6 lights

[close]

Wow.  Interesting.  I would have figured he would be on 5.2.  Thanks for the info.

[close]

That’s from my sketchball memory.
I find it very difficult to judge trucks sizes from footage. And I look at trucks more than stance. Which sucks. But it’s the first thing I notice.
There were a few pages ‘pro setups’ or something like that, on ig, and then they fizzled. I read all of em. I hope someone else picks up the torch

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I asked Shanahan and he told me he rides 5.8s on a 8.06", but I'm pretty sure he meant 5.6s.

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5.8 ya I asked awhile back.
8-8.06 with 5.8s and 53-51

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That’s like rocking 149s on an 8.

I mean maybe, but I feel like frothy has this correct. Cyril had a setup video with 149s on an 8…

[Pasta Monster]

This makes me feel better about my 8” FA, Shape 1, flatground board with V-Lights in 5.6 Hi. It’s not as good of a combo as the gray eagle with 149ers.

When this flatground board is done, I’m putting them on an Ishod 8.3. Although I prefer Thunder, 5.6 on the Ishod/Bobby shape feels more satisfying than 148s.

[shawngreg]

i remember reading something about 6.1s being different from other ventures.  can anyone clarify that for me?  do they not push the wheelbase as far out?  is it just different geometry due to the size?

[backside_frontside]

I love Venture as much as the next pal but 2020 was three years ago. We can't be ASLEEP in the past if we wanna be AWAKE in the now. Ya feel me? Venture 2023.

[rocklobster]

I love Venture as much as the next pal but 2020 was three years ago. We can't be ASLEEP in the past if we wanna be AWAKE in the now. Ya feel me? Venture 2023.

Awake since 2020, not had a wink of sleep since

[IpathCats]

I love Venture as much as the next pal but 2020 was three years ago. We can't be ASLEEP in the past if we wanna be AWAKE in the now. Ya feel me? Venture 2023.

Not a venture dude, so feel free to discard this opinion, but

I think the "2020" in the name is kinda tight because it marks the resurgence of venture.

Y'all were asleep for a little while there in the 2010's

thankfully, you're all AWAKE again though.

[Banned from the room]

I like venture 2020 because it takes some of the sting out of that year.

[IpathCats]

I like venture 2020 because it takes some of the sting out of that year.

another solid point

[YeoWhattup]

i remember reading something about 6.1s being different from other ventures.  can anyone clarify that for me?  do they not push the wheelbase as far out?  is it just different geometry due to the size?

I noticed when I was switching out the bushings of my new 6.1s that they are way bigger than normal venture bushings. I’m sure there’s other things that are different with these than other ventures

[art hellman]

would also accept 'Venture March 18, 2019' as a thread title

[sadnocomply]

would also accept 'Venture March 18, 2019' as a thread title

you win. I created this thread because the previous venture ones were lacking. & Bobby had the part that woke people. Still watch it religiously