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I used to use bones medium until I tried bones soft, now I’m only using bones soft in my thunders since I’m only 150lbs. Bones soft med or hard depends on your body weight tbh.
If u wanna get rid of the clicking sound with bones in thunder/venture, you have to use 1 stock washer on the bottom and a bones washer on top - this corrects geometry of the truck and helps break in bushings. After they’re broken in nice, u can go back to using stock washers instead of 1 stock washer and 1 bones washer. Another tip is with bones, you can use the smaller top stock washer as a bottom washer since bones bushings fit perfectly in them - and it makes it look more aesthetically pleasing.
I don’t like the stock bushings because my trucks never return to center, and I feel I can Ollie higher with bones since they’re more springy.
I see this mentioned a lot, do bushings really give you a higher Ollie? Seems like a mental thing, you’re more comfortable riding certain brands thus you’re more likely to Ollie with good form and therefore go higher. I reckon trucks affect your Ollies more since some trucks brands are heavier than others…
Certain bushings giving you a “higher” ollie is probably a mental thing, but i personally feel like bones are more springy than stock bushings. I experiment sometimes by bringing an extra set of stock bushings to the spot and swapping back and forth between stock and bones, and I think I skate more comfortably with bones ultimately giving me a more proper ollie. At the end of the day, bones soft bushings hit the spot - at least for me.
Also, I think heavier trucks, aka trucks with cast base plates, give me a higher ollie bc I think the board sticks to your feet better - especially when skating transition.