Venture 2020

[Paperclip20]

Has anyone switched from Ace to the V8's with the short WB config? Going to be setting up a politic with a 14.5 wb which is what I have been skating regularly for a minute and putting the v8's on.

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Can’t believe it’s been almost 6 years since our lord and savior Bobby Worrest dropped that part and awoke the masses.

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As a DMV skater I for sure have seen more ventures since

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I don’t want to over blow it but to me his move to Venture is one of the bigger shifts in the industry that I remember.  I mean, it worked on me and I bought my first pair in 15+ yearsz And this thread didn’t pop until 6-7 months after that part. I’m in coastal VA and ventures are everywhere now.

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oh he definitely made it cool.
5.2 lo’s might be my favorite truck ever, but for every youness/yuto, there is a papa.
after bob came thru and reset the market, itwas sick, but at times a little bittersweet. friends wishing they turned like indy’s, but glad to be done with the raw jock indy trappings. and then the youths with their intentionally heinous fits , sloppy loose, and monster truck tires….its not for me, and predictably i don’t like it, especially compared to some classic puleo or pendleton tracks.

Only watched Worrest's Get Familiar part, didn't follow his career over the 2010s. What was so significant about him jumping brands that shook up the market so much?

[BeachChicken]

Bobby was on Indy for a really, really long time and is a pretty high output iconic plaza skater. Venture was pretty dead in 2019 and had very few riders. His edit was the part that followed his Krooked LSD part so the first thing he had put out in a while and it kinda came out of left field. Caught a lot of people by surprise and if Bobby is switching from Indy, maybe Ventures aren't a second tier truck?

Just after the video they also got almost all the GX1000 dudes, Gilbert Crockett/Bust Crew, and quite a few other pros followed. His part was the first big step in the Venture brand revival.

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Can’t believe it’s been almost 6 years since our lord and savior Bobby Worrest dropped that part and awoke the masses.

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As a DMV skater I for sure have seen more ventures since

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I don’t want to over blow it but to me his move to Venture is one of the bigger shifts in the industry that I remember.  I mean, it worked on me and I bought my first pair in 15+ yearsz And this thread didn’t pop until 6-7 months after that part. I’m in coastal VA and ventures are everywhere now.

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oh he definitely made it cool.
5.2 lo’s might be my favorite truck ever, but for every youness/yuto, there is a papa.
after bob came thru and reset the market, itwas sick, but at times a little bittersweet. friends wishing they turned like indy’s, but glad to be done with the raw jock indy trappings. and then the youths with their intentionally heinous fits , sloppy loose, and monster truck tires….its not for me, and predictably i don’t like it, especially compared to some classic puleo or pendleton tracks.

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Only watched Worrest's Get Familiar part, didn't follow his career over the 2010s. What was so significant about him jumping brands that shook up the market so much?

It was significant cause it’s Bobby Worrest. Watch all of his other parts. He has started to get a sort of cult following, in my opinion. I’m part of that cult for sure

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Can’t believe it’s been almost 6 years since our lord and savior Bobby Worrest dropped that part and awoke the masses.

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As a DMV skater I for sure have seen more ventures since

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I don’t want to over blow it but to me his move to Venture is one of the bigger shifts in the industry that I remember.  I mean, it worked on me and I bought my first pair in 15+ yearsz And this thread didn’t pop until 6-7 months after that part. I’m in coastal VA and ventures are everywhere now.

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oh he definitely made it cool.
5.2 lo’s might be my favorite truck ever, but for every youness/yuto, there is a papa.
after bob came thru and reset the market, itwas sick, but at times a little bittersweet. friends wishing they turned like indy’s, but glad to be done with the raw jock indy trappings. and then the youths with their intentionally heinous fits , sloppy loose, and monster truck tires….its not for me, and predictably i don’t like it, especially compared to some classic puleo or pendleton tracks.

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Only watched Worrest's Get Familiar part, didn't follow his career over the 2010s. What was so significant about him jumping brands that shook up the market so much?

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It was significant cause it’s Bobby Worrest. Watch all of his other parts. He has started to get a sort of cult following, in my opinion. I’m part of that cult for sure

Agreed. I grew up on late 90s/early 00s Philly plaza skating so maybe I was just the right audience, but Bobby was definitely doing something special at that time.

[lucascbn]

I can run 60mm Radial Full on Ventures but its DEFINITELY not for everyone. No risers.

if the truck is 53mm off the floor in the centre of the axle. Consider the wheel is cut in half basically as far as the rest that would fill the space before touching the wood. so with a 54mm wheel you have 27mm of wheel that will fill the space: 53 - 27 = 26mm of clearance. That seems like a very healthy amount to me.

The way I ride it I am only getting 23mm of clearance. so you have to think about it at the end of the day does that 3mm really make much of a difference to you. It might not make as much of a difference as you might think.

dope explanation. Made me realize for example, if go from a 54mm wheel to a 56mm, the actual difference the wheel/board gap is gonna be 1mm, not 2mm. So it isnt that big of a change.

[Mbrimson88]

Has anyone switched from Ace to the V8's with the short WB config? Going to be setting up a politic with a 14.5 wb which is what I have been skating regularly for a minute and putting the v8's on.

I have both options (at least my own drilled in Ventures to be precise) and Ace trucks on some boards. I definitely find the drilled in Ventures to be a very good stable option, which might not be quite comparable to Ace mainly due to the different geometry but overall it will make them very similar if you were not to have the turn factor in the equation - thinking more of the pop and manual balance point. 

The bonus with the double drilled option is you can have both in, just the nose, just the tail, or even try them as normal to really feel out the full wheelbase of Venture, which I know some people like, but in general I struggle with it on my normal setups I would usually have other trucks on.

By having them drilled in Venture feel way more comfortable for me, compared to when I couldn't really skate them much before.

[Paperclip20]

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Has anyone switched from Ace to the V8's with the short WB config? Going to be setting up a politic with a 14.5 wb which is what I have been skating regularly for a minute and putting the v8's on.

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I have both options (at least my own drilled in Ventures to be precise) and Ace trucks on some boards. I definitely find the drilled in Ventures to be a very good stable option, which might not be quite comparable to Ace mainly due to the different geometry but overall it will make them very similar if you were not to have the turn factor in the equation - thinking more of the pop and manual balance point. 

The bonus with the double drilled option is you can have both in, just the nose, just the tail, or even try them as normal to really feel out the full wheelbase of Venture, which I know some people like, but in general I struggle with it on my normal setups I would usually have other trucks on.

By having them drilled in Venture feel way more comfortable for me, compared to when I couldn't really skate them much before.

Hell yeah brim thanks for the response, I’ve skated normal ventures before on shorter WB decks many times and enjoyed them. If the pop and manual point is similar to ace i’ll be stoked. Going to be testing them at the indoor sunday. Right now im using the shortest wb config on the trucks.

[sadnocomply]

Bobby was on Indy for a really, really long time and is a pretty high output iconic plaza skater. Venture was pretty dead in 2019 and had very few riders. His edit was the part that followed his Krooked LSD part so the first thing he had put out in a while and it kinda came out of left field. Caught a lot of people by surprise and if Bobby is switching from Indy, maybe Ventures aren't a second tier truck?

Just after the video they also got almost all the GX1000 dudes, Gilbert Crockett/Bust Crew, and quite a few other pros followed. His part was the first big step in the Venture brand revival.

very well said 10/10 description of the thread and the Bobby movement. Shit hit the fan with Covid a few months after his part came out and this thread. Also the Ben D 5.6 venture video around the same time changed everything for the brand. So much exposure. Now we have V8’s and loose bushing kits, and a bunch of rider specific team ventures. I can’t help but feel like we all had a small part in keeping Venture alive. One of the sickest logos and marketing that I can remember in the mags growing up and I like how they keep their style artistically!

https://youtu.be/OXKdvimc_oU?si=9jVlYUPtyCI8disT

[rocklobster]

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Bobby was on Indy for a really, really long time and is a pretty high output iconic plaza skater. Venture was pretty dead in 2019 and had very few riders. His edit was the part that followed his Krooked LSD part so the first thing he had put out in a while and it kinda came out of left field. Caught a lot of people by surprise and if Bobby is switching from Indy, maybe Ventures aren't a second tier truck?

Just after the video they also got almost all the GX1000 dudes, Gilbert Crockett/Bust Crew, and quite a few other pros followed. His part was the first big step in the Venture brand revival.

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very well said 10/10 description of the thread and the Bobby movement. Shit hit the fan with Covid a few months after his part came out and this thread. Also the Ben D 5.6 venture video around the same time changed everything for the brand. So much exposure. Now we have V8’s and loose bushing kits, and a bunch of rider specific team ventures. I can’t help but feel like we all had a small part in keeping Venture alive. One of the sickest logos and marketing that I can remember in the mags growing up and I like how they keep their style artistically!

https://youtu.be/OXKdvimc_oU?si=9jVlYUPtyCI8disT

But still no aftermarket bushings since the Bait & Tackle line from a few years ago 😐

[hiljentaa]

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Bobby was on Indy for a really, really long time and is a pretty high output iconic plaza skater. Venture was pretty dead in 2019 and had very few riders. His edit was the part that followed his Krooked LSD part so the first thing he had put out in a while and it kinda came out of left field. Caught a lot of people by surprise and if Bobby is switching from Indy, maybe Ventures aren't a second tier truck?

Just after the video they also got almost all the GX1000 dudes, Gilbert Crockett/Bust Crew, and quite a few other pros followed. His part was the first big step in the Venture brand revival.

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very well said 10/10 description of the thread and the Bobby movement. Shit hit the fan with Covid a few months after his part came out and this thread. Also the Ben D 5.6 venture video around the same time changed everything for the brand. So much exposure. Now we have V8’s and loose bushing kits, and a bunch of rider specific team ventures. I can’t help but feel like we all had a small part in keeping Venture alive. One of the sickest logos and marketing that I can remember in the mags growing up and I like how they keep their style artistically!

https://youtu.be/OXKdvimc_oU?si=9jVlYUPtyCI8disT

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But still no aftermarket bushings since the Bait & Tackle line from a few years ago 😐

That's a feature, not a bug lol.

I've said this a million times, but if you use the smaller washers that come with Indy aftermarket bushings, you will not blow out your beloved purps.

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Bobby was on Indy for a really, really long time and is a pretty high output iconic plaza skater. Venture was pretty dead in 2019 and had very few riders. His edit was the part that followed his Krooked LSD part so the first thing he had put out in a while and it kinda came out of left field. Caught a lot of people by surprise and if Bobby is switching from Indy, maybe Ventures aren't a second tier truck?

Just after the video they also got almost all the GX1000 dudes, Gilbert Crockett/Bust Crew, and quite a few other pros followed. His part was the first big step in the Venture brand revival.

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very well said 10/10 description of the thread and the Bobby movement. Shit hit the fan with Covid a few months after his part came out and this thread. Also the Ben D 5.6 venture video around the same time changed everything for the brand. So much exposure. Now we have V8’s and loose bushing kits, and a bunch of rider specific team ventures. I can’t help but feel like we all had a small part in keeping Venture alive. One of the sickest logos and marketing that I can remember in the mags growing up and I like how they keep their style artistically!

https://youtu.be/OXKdvimc_oU?si=9jVlYUPtyCI8disT

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But still no aftermarket bushings since the Bait & Tackle line from a few years ago 😐

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That's a feature, not a bug lol.

I've said this a million times, but if you use the smaller washers that come with Indy aftermarket bushings, you will not blow out your beloved purps.

Ive always had good luck with dlx stock bushings. I actually use the stock ventures over any after marker.

Im 240 and skate lows more tight than loose amd have had no bushing blow up on me or get cut up.

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Bobby was on Indy for a really, really long time and is a pretty high output iconic plaza skater. Venture was pretty dead in 2019 and had very few riders. His edit was the part that followed his Krooked LSD part so the first thing he had put out in a while and it kinda came out of left field. Caught a lot of people by surprise and if Bobby is switching from Indy, maybe Ventures aren't a second tier truck?

Just after the video they also got almost all the GX1000 dudes, Gilbert Crockett/Bust Crew, and quite a few other pros followed. His part was the first big step in the Venture brand revival.

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very well said 10/10 description of the thread and the Bobby movement. Shit hit the fan with Covid a few months after his part came out and this thread. Also the Ben D 5.6 venture video around the same time changed everything for the brand. So much exposure. Now we have V8’s and loose bushing kits, and a bunch of rider specific team ventures. I can’t help but feel like we all had a small part in keeping Venture alive. One of the sickest logos and marketing that I can remember in the mags growing up and I like how they keep their style artistically!

https://youtu.be/OXKdvimc_oU?si=9jVlYUPtyCI8disT

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But still no aftermarket bushings since the Bait & Tackle line from a few years ago 😐

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That's a feature, not a bug lol.

I've said this a million times, but if you use the smaller washers that come with Indy aftermarket bushings, you will not blow out your beloved purps.

If DLX wants Venture to be taken serious as a tier 1 truck brand then it needs aftermarket bushings, just like Thunder / Indy / Ace. Even Destructo has their own bushings!

The Indy washers got me thinking. I'll try some on my next deck swap.

[Fooj]

I gotta say, respect to the v8s if they're the real deal but Kader V-Cast might the sexiest trucks I've seen in a long time.

[BeachChicken]

Ya but Kader didn't have a welcome to Venture part.

As for the bushings that is my biggest gripe but my newest ones have all been fine. DLX sent me some big washers but I haven't had to use yet.

[Noble Experiment]

Bobby was on Indy for a really, really long time and is a pretty high output iconic plaza skater. Venture was pretty dead in 2019 and had very few riders. His edit was the part that followed his Krooked LSD part so the first thing he had put out in a while and it kinda came out of left field. Caught a lot of people by surprise and if Bobby is switching from Indy, maybe Ventures aren't a second tier truck?

Just after the video they also got almost all the GX1000 dudes, Gilbert Crockett/Bust Crew, and quite a few other pros followed. His part was the first big step in the Venture brand revival.

Along with Bobby, Kaders switch from Indy to Venture definitely contributed to putting Venture in the limelight again as well, especially with the younger crowd who might not have been as familiar with Bobby. They now had two large markets covered, along with sponsoring a lot of the gx dudes after like you said along with a lot of other SF dudes, cementing a resurgence of sorts that is still going strong today.

[Too Frank To Fred]

At this point, I'd try a V8 6.1 with the loose turn bushings... Is it coming?

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Bobby was on Indy for a really, really long time and is a pretty high output iconic plaza skater. Venture was pretty dead in 2019 and had very few riders. His edit was the part that followed his Krooked LSD part so the first thing he had put out in a while and it kinda came out of left field. Caught a lot of people by surprise and if Bobby is switching from Indy, maybe Ventures aren't a second tier truck?

Just after the video they also got almost all the GX1000 dudes, Gilbert Crockett/Bust Crew, and quite a few other pros followed. His part was the first big step in the Venture brand revival.

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Along with Bobby, Kaders switch from Indy to Venture definitely contributed to putting Venture in the limelight again as well, especially with the younger crowd who might not have been as familiar with Bobby. They now had two large markets covered, along with sponsoring a lot of the gx dudes after like you said along with a lot of other SF dudes, cementing a resurgence of sorts that is still going strong today.

get ready for the thunder take over. Kaders been on those lately. Weirdly ishod has been on ventures for the past year or so. Hope they market it as a truck team trade.

[Franksnose76]

Did they Ventures adjust their geometry? Last time I had a set of Ventures were the 5.0 lows


Recently been doodling around the basketball court and local when it's not snowing they definitely have a delayed leaned in to turn, I've been an avid Indy rider for many years without too much detail I've made up my mind to switch.  Maybe it's the QC maybe it's time for a change idk they've definitely lost me for a consumer. 

I'm glad Bobby and Kader have made the switch, hell even Mike Plumb switched to Thunders which I've been flirting with too.  Maybe the drawbacks of not as curvy trucks.

[theloniousmonk]

Did they Ventures adjust their geometry? Last time I had a set of Ventures were the 5.0 lows


Recently been doodling around the basketball court and local when it's not snowing they definitely have a delayed leaned in to turn, I've been an avid Indy rider for many years without too much detail I've made up my mind to switch.  Maybe it's the QC maybe it's time for a change idk they've definitely lost me for a consumer. 

I'm glad Bobby and Kader have made the switch, hell even Mike Plumb switched to Thunders which I've been flirting with too.  Maybe the drawbacks of not as curvy trucks.

My understanding is that the last changes to the truck were when dlx started distributing venture. I think there is a video on YouTube where a pro is talking about loving the old street corner lows, and he hoards them sort of like Rowley with stage 7s.
If you need more turn, grab some hi’s. I personally skate the forged hollows, so in nice mid territory

[Unkle Fleak]

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So what's the biggest wheel I can ride on ventures 54-55mm?

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60. I ride 58s on the regs with loose trucks and no riser

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I was watching Kaders parts he puts 60mm on his setup which wild for me, but hey if it works then let's go... Maybe the 5.0's of yesterday's past turned me off and they've long since updated their geometry. I do remember they had a distinctive turn that was leaned in to as opposed to the Indy Ace feel of carving.

I only notice it when it’s really cold now. I I’ve tried other trucks. I can’t go back. Thunder I gotta use the daedae double washers and a hard ass bottom bushing to get what I’ve want out of my front truck.
The turn and catch has become critical to my style when carving around town. And I need bigg ass wheels full width too. I’m skating some bad conditions. I bomb. I flat gap and I 5050 like everyday. I got the perfect paths on dial from my door to all points.

I’m going back to 60mm 97s as soon s as I can. I’m gonna go online right now and see if I can find some of those fucking red T funks rn actually. I can’t believe I slept on those.  I got the other size like a meatball cause I was riding in a 9 inch board at the time. Now they’re only like 52s and that sucks. Art least they wide tho.

[Unkle Fleak]

Bobby was on Indy for a really, really long time and is a pretty high output iconic plaza skater. Venture was pretty dead in 2019 and had very few riders. His edit was the part that followed his Krooked LSD part so the first thing he had put out in a while and it kinda came out of left field. Caught a lot of people by surprise and if Bobby is switching from Indy, maybe Ventures aren't a second tier truck?

Just after the video they also got almost all the GX1000 dudes, Gilbert Crockett/Bust Crew, and quite a few other pros followed. His part was the first big step in the Venture brand revival.

That in combination with the Ben degros channel starting up and then venture 2020. Got me on um.

When I can back I switched to Indy from thunder. Mostly cuz of who I was rolling with  at the time. That homie is mad for nhs stuff. He got all the tats and shit.  I liked the stage 12? but i wanted to tap into that street shit and I need to be riding dlx stuff. Ace is cool but that new one’s not for me. The Ace classic and the venture are closer to me. I like Ace 3rd best. Then gullwing then I gotta go GK. Really it’s neck and neck.
Suppose I’d ride tracker if I was going over 9.5.

I need to try the new stage 4 still. That was my first “real” trucks. I stop got one. Be nice to side by side comparison. My new job don’t pay enough for research.  :-( I can’t wait till October to come back around. Now I’m feeling up to non punk/skater communication. It’s hard for me to even deal with normies to even get paid. I kinda hate it.
I wish I had some way to press boards. I’d fucking start  a mini bland with my arts and shit

[Mbrimson88]

At this point, I'd try a V8 6.1 with the loose turn bushings... Is it coming?

I made one set.

It is interesting but still not quite the same as anything else, and having relied on specific turns of other trucks for so long, I almost ate it on a few things, where I was just not expecting it.


That said, there is the V8 plain coming in all sizes - others have already said that before on here.  Loose bushing option is still available so it wouldn't be too hard to get that so you can try both / either option for bushings, as they don't sell the originals separately, that is a better solution.  Sure it is one more thing to buy, on top of the trucks themselves, but even just getting a loose truck option and redrilling, or just getting the regular 6.1, drilling them, then trying the low bushings too, which is what I have done.

Too many options, when it would be nice just to buy the one set of trucks with all available options and be done with it?

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Did they Ventures adjust their geometry? Last time I had a set of Ventures were the 5.0 lows


Recently been doodling around the basketball court and local when it's not snowing they definitely have a delayed leaned in to turn, I've been an avid Indy rider for many years without too much detail I've made up my mind to switch.  Maybe it's the QC maybe it's time for a change idk they've definitely lost me for a consumer. 

I'm glad Bobby and Kader have made the switch, hell even Mike Plumb switched to Thunders which I've been flirting with too.  Maybe the drawbacks of not as curvy trucks.

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My understanding is that the last changes to the truck were when dlx started distributing venture. I think there is a video on YouTube where a pro is talking about loving the old street corner lows, and he hoards them sort of like Rowley with stage 7s.
If you need more turn, grab some hi’s. I personally skate the forged hollows, so in nice mid territory

DLX truck change over was in 2011.

Was it Ben's video - What Is Sewa Kroetkov's Setup?

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Did they Ventures adjust their geometry? Last time I had a set of Ventures were the 5.0 lows


Recently been doodling around the basketball court and local when it's not snowing they definitely have a delayed leaned in to turn, I've been an avid Indy rider for many years without too much detail I've made up my mind to switch.  Maybe it's the QC maybe it's time for a change idk they've definitely lost me for a consumer. 

I'm glad Bobby and Kader have made the switch, hell even Mike Plumb switched to Thunders which I've been flirting with too.  Maybe the drawbacks of not as curvy trucks.

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My understanding is that the last changes to the truck were when dlx started distributing venture. I think there is a video on YouTube where a pro is talking about loving the old street corner lows, and he hoards them sort of like Rowley with stage 7s.
If you need more turn, grab some hi’s. I personally skate the forged hollows, so in nice mid territory

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DLX truck change over was in 2011.

Was it Ben's video - What Is Sewa Kroetkov's Setup?

I have a few set of street corner ventures. They're wb is a little smaller than dlxs. So this is where the tyrn might differ a little. Only like a couple of mms though. The hanger is better for pinching. Think like how the top hanger metal is closer to the axle on thunders. Same with street corner venture hangers.

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Did they Ventures adjust their geometry? Last time I had a set of Ventures were the 5.0 lows


Recently been doodling around the basketball court and local when it's not snowing they definitely have a delayed leaned in to turn, I've been an avid Indy rider for many years without too much detail I've made up my mind to switch.  Maybe it's the QC maybe it's time for a change idk they've definitely lost me for a consumer. 

I'm glad Bobby and Kader have made the switch, hell even Mike Plumb switched to Thunders which I've been flirting with too.  Maybe the drawbacks of not as curvy trucks.

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My understanding is that the last changes to the truck were when dlx started distributing venture. I think there is a video on YouTube where a pro is talking about loving the old street corner lows, and he hoards them sort of like Rowley with stage 7s.
If you need more turn, grab some hi’s. I personally skate the forged hollows, so in nice mid territory

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DLX truck change over was in 2011.

Was it Ben's video - What Is Sewa Kroetkov's Setup?

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I have a few set of street corner ventures. They're wb is a little smaller than dlxs. So this is where the tyrn might differ a little. Only like a couple of mms though. The hanger is better for pinching. Think like how the top hanger metal is closer to the axle on thunders. Same with street corner venture hangers.

I find all the changes made to Ventures over the years fascinating, these changes in their 'stages' definitely aren't that well documented. Just for example, I have three different iterations of the 5.0 Low trucks, I believe there could well be one or two more out there (factoring in some very subtle changes and crossovers in manufacturing etc.).

Just for fun/reference I'll upload a pic of my three together when I get a chance later in the week.

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Recently been doodling around the basketball court and local when it's not snowing they definitely have a delayed leaned in

I have a few set of street corner ventures. They're wb is a little smaller than dlxs. So this is where the tyrn might differ a little. Only like a couple of mms though. The hanger is better for pinching. Think like how the top hanger metal is closer to the axle on thunders. Same with street corner venture hangers.
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I've measured some older ventures all the way back to featherlites and found that the older trucks have slightly shorter wheelbase thunder like.

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Recently been doodling around the basketball court and local when it's not snowing they definitely have a delayed leaned in

I have a few set of street corner ventures. They're wb is a little smaller than dlxs. So this is where the tyrn might differ a little. Only like a couple of mms though. The hanger is better for pinching. Think like how the top hanger metal is closer to the axle on thunders. Same with street corner venture hangers.

I've measured some older ventures all the way back to featherlites and found that the older trucks have slightly shorter wheelbase thunder like.
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oh that’s interesting for sure.
a few super nerds/rippers from the olden times near me, swore by the old 5.2 hi’s, and then when dlx bought venture one switched to indy forged, and the other to ace.



a shocking amount of my favorite skating from pro’s, has happened on venture lo’s. i’m not sure how and why. that truck had a good 10 year run, 94-04, maybe even a little beyond that.

[I Can't Think]

So does the narrow V8 pattern bring the wheelbase in close to what ace is? When I looked up the WB thread I saw that venture cast trucks offset the board by +3.25' total, and the narrow pattern moves things in by 0.5" total, meaning the new WB would be the same as ace at +2.75" correct?

Sorry if this has already been clarified earlier, I went back a few pages but couldn't find anything definitive (unless I totally missed something).

[Paperclip20]

So does the narrow V8 pattern bring the wheelbase in close to what ace is? When I looked up the WB thread I saw that venture cast trucks offset the board by +3.25' total, and the narrow pattern moves things in by 0.5" total, meaning the new WB would be the same as ace at +2.75" correct?

Sorry if this has already been clarified earlier, I went back a few pages but couldn't find anything definitive (unless I totally missed something).

I don't know the exact specifications but I went from ace af1's to the narrow pattern on the V8's with the same board and the pop feel was very similar, I'm a big fan.