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[back smith]

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What eventually happened to the gazillion Bam heartagram boards that were sold in his heyday? Do the now middle-aged moms still have them on the wall of their McMansions or did they end up at Goodwill and get skated or what. On eBay there are only some at high prices.

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semi related but i saw someone at a skatepark with this griptape not too long ago, definitely this year. don't know the deck though, it was beat

LOL, chances are high that deck was one of them.

[roba]

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What eventually happened to the gazillion Bam heartagram boards that were sold in his heyday? Do the now middle-aged moms still have them on the wall of their McMansions or did they end up at Goodwill and get skated or what. On eBay there are only some at high prices.

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semi related but i saw someone at a skatepark with this griptape not too long ago, definitely this year. don't know the deck though, it was beat

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LOL, chances are high that deck was one of them.

there's also this guy on instagram that collects pretty much only element bam boards

https://www.instagram.com/zetchy/

i guess most of em are in his garage

[back smith]

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What eventually happened to the gazillion Bam heartagram boards that were sold in his heyday? Do the now middle-aged moms still have them on the wall of their McMansions or did they end up at Goodwill and get skated or what. On eBay there are only some at high prices.

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semi related but i saw someone at a skatepark with this griptape not too long ago, definitely this year. don't know the deck though, it was beat

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LOL, chances are high that deck was one of them.

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there's also this guy on instagram that collects pretty much only element bam boards

https://www.instagram.com/zetchy/

i guess most of em are in his garage

Ha! Mystery solved.

[WashingtonNECKTIE]

Someone waxed one entire side of a small hip at the skatepark. What can I use to remove the wax without modifying the existing elements? I heard rub bricks work but I don't want to mess with the concrete.

Coming in late, but a pole scraper like this - https://lanyyshop.com/products/ames-7-in-forged-sidewalk-scraper-with-cushion-end-grip-on-handle?msclkid=8b9b4fdecda312ec00cb28fc54538ca0

Or even a concrete finishing trowel could scrape the wax up, i'd advise using a old or shitty trowel

[tzhangdox]

When you axle a set of trucks at the crook groove (venture cast hollows), how badly does it catch on different materials metal coping, flatbars, granite etc etc?

Hit crook axle but feels fine because I've only been skating a pretty buttery concrete ledge. But going away for a few weeks soon and will probably be skating various types of ledges. Unsure if I should swap em out now and break in new trucks or just run these.

[WashingtonNECKTIE]

When you axle a set of trucks at the crook groove (venture cast hollows), how badly does it catch on different materials metal coping, flatbars, granite etc etc?

Hit crook axle but feels fine because I've only been skating a pretty buttery concrete ledge. But going away for a few weeks soon and will probably be skating various types of ledges. Unsure if I should swap em out now and break in new trucks or just run these.

I have a pair of Indys that I retired to the beer cruiser that are grinded to axle. Started in the crook groove but they made it to axle across the hangars. I didn't notice a huge difference between steel or concrete while they were grinding down, but grinding that much hardened steel was generally slower. Not necessarily "sticky" or "catchy" tho. Minor speed or weight adjustments corrected grind technique fairly easily

[devils acrobat]

Offtopic but I dont know where to ask: why did Xen get banned, what happened?

[BeachChicken]

Prob just changed their icon and signature manually, didn't post anything super objectionable recently.

[moonordie]

Offtopic but I dont know where to ask: why did Xen get banned, what happened?

Somebody teased him about how terrible their shoes looked and he reacted in a very weird way.
Everything was weird but funny.
Unexpected too.

[BeachChicken]

That's every one of his posts- just ranting about gear he rode once, bushing combos, then flipping out on anyone whose opinion differed. He constantly accused me of having multiple accounts that existed just to troll him (only have one) and generally was a toxic human that contributed nothing except information about obscure bushings. Then couldn't handle it when anyone dished back.

He doesn't know that I actually know several people that skate around him, which is funny hearing the other side of his antics.

[devils acrobat]

Thanks!

[G_Money]

Would you rock the Lanvin D3 knockoff?

[moonordie]

Spanky with Fallens? (Ew)
2nd pic

[roba]

they look like emericas to me

[moonordie]

How people can skate Blazers? Tried the GT ones last Saturday and by the end of the day I was in so much pain

[roba]

exercise more and strengthen your body so that you don't have to rely on shoes so much

[BeachChicken]

That and honestly a lot of people find something that works and put up with it. My friend won't skate anything but super thin vulcs and just accepts the soreness because it's easier than finding new shoes.

[lamfordie]

Is there any difference between the dickies spitfire double knee pant and their regular skate one?

[texasplant]

What is the easiest/most consistent way to cut bushings? I absolutely butchered mine yesterday.

[fakiefs180]

What is the easiest/most consistent way to cut bushings? I absolutely butchered mine yesterday.

Well it may not be the easiest way. But I always had success with a razorblade. I put the bushing on a baseplate with kingpin and then cut the bushing carefully. I put a washer right there, where I want to cut the bushing and stay in that line. It takes a while but it always worked really well. I hope that made sense.

[Mbrimson88]

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What is the easiest/most consistent way to cut bushings? I absolutely butchered mine yesterday.

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Well it may not be the easiest way. But I always had success with a razorblade. I put the bushing on a baseplate with kingpin and then cut the bushing carefully. I put a washer right there, where I want to cut the bushing and stay in that line. It takes a while but it always worked really well. I hope that made sense.

I had never thought to use a washer as a guide but definitely keeping it on the kingpin and cutting a little, then turn the bushing and cutting a little more, round then if it hasn't cut right through, take it off and gently peel the side a little and cut the middle remainder.

Often trying to cut through, the blade would always go on a bit of an angle so I would end up with a lop sided bushing.  Even then, using griptape - sheet stuck to a wall or just on your board - to finish it nicely is good if you do muck it up a bit.

A serrated edge kitchen knife seemed to work well, almost a steak knife, but with smaller teeth, so not quite so rough in the cuts and it got through pretty well.

If it is only a mm or so, just sanding it off works better though, but 2 mm or more, cutting it seems to be the winner.



Edit: Should have posted this too, from a while ago now, but it still works.

[Mbrimson88]

Is there any difference between the dickies spitfire double knee pant and their regular skate one?

I haven't seen them in person, but the first thing I notice is the belt loops are thinner and taller than the usual double knee pants and the front has a button through, rather than a hidden clasp.

Guessing there might not be much more than that, but the last colab did have some other little differences, besides the patterned inside material on the belt area and pockets.


Pic from google dickies spitfire pants:

[texasplant]

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What is the easiest/most consistent way to cut bushings? I absolutely butchered mine yesterday.

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Well it may not be the easiest way. But I always had success with a razorblade. I put the bushing on a baseplate with kingpin and then cut the bushing carefully. I put a washer right there, where I want to cut the bushing and stay in that line. It takes a while but it always worked really well. I hope that made sense.

That’s exactly how I did it! It did work but was an absolute pain. The washer definitely helped though.

Maybe I’ll try one of those small hacksaws next time instead of a blade!

[fakiefs180]

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What is the easiest/most consistent way to cut bushings? I absolutely butchered mine yesterday.

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Well it may not be the easiest way. But I always had success with a razorblade. I put the bushing on a baseplate with kingpin and then cut the bushing carefully. I put a washer right there, where I want to cut the bushing and stay in that line. It takes a while but it always worked really well. I hope that made sense.

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That’s exactly how I did it! It did work but was an absolute pain. The washer definitely helped though.

Maybe I’ll try one of those small hacksaws next time instead of a blade!

@Mbrimson88 had a really good video up there but I am glad to hear it worked well for you.

Some thing I noticed, warm temperatures seemed to help a bit when cutting bushings. Put the bushings in the sun for a few minutes or heat the razorblade with a lighter. But only a few seconds, hot razorblades are not fun. ^^

[biaherl]

What is the easiest/most consistent way to cut bushings? I absolutely butchered mine yesterday.

If it's consistency and ease that you want, then use a plane on a shooting board. Build a jig to hold the bushing

Just saying

[Plan9Customs]

When I cut my bushings I’d either run them on the disc sander to a pre marked line or chuck it on some 3/8” bolt in the drill press and clamp a razor blade(single sided not the double sided. Those will break easily) in some vise grips and spin it(drill running) until it cut. Mark your cut line as well before hand.
Then I got lazy and just started running top bushings top and bottom. Yeah it changes the geo a tiny amount but I run Indy f/h so it brings the wb in to about standard Indy. Win win.

[rawbertson.]

Wanted to know what you guys think about my general overview of all the major truck brands sorted from Lightest to Heaviest
All trucks are just using the Standard, non hollow version on 8.25" size for reference (most popular deck size)

There is a question buried in here : What do Slappy Trucks feel like when brand new? Easy to turn?


Thunder:
-Lightest truck (357g)
-Fast Pop, Fast Pinch (+3.27")
-Lowest Truck (52mm)
-Feels hard to turn when new

Lurpiv
-2nd Lightest truck (359g)
-Medium Pop (high height but pushed in wheelbase), Fast Pinch(+3.15" wb*)
-Highest Truck (tied 55mm)
-Feels easy to turn when new

Venture
-3rd lightest truck (370g)
-Fast Pop, Fast Pinch (+3.23")
-Lower height (53mm)
-Feels hard to turn when new. Feels less pinchy than thunders / more predictable turning,

Slappy
-Middle Weight Truck (381g)
-mid-low pop (higher height, shorter wheelbase), medium pinch (+3.06")
-High Height (54mm)
-Never had so cant comment on the turning when new (looks its easy to turn)

Ace
-Heavy Weight Truck (387g)
-Slow pop, slow pinch (+2.95" wb)
-Medium height (53mm)
-Easy to turn when new

Independent
-Heavy Weight Truck (387g)
-Medium-low Pop, Slow pinch (+3.15" wb)
-high height (55mm)
-easy to turn when new

[munchbox]

outside of the numerical stats, it seems pointless
what something feels like varies by the person

[Mbrimson88]

Wanted to know what you guys think about my general overview of all the major truck brands sorted from Lightest to Heaviest
All trucks are just using the Standard, non hollow version on 8.25" size for reference (most popular deck size)

There is a question buried in here : What do Slappy Trucks feel like when brand new? Easy to turn?

Slappy trucks - 8.5 standards - from just the other day - initially super carvy and very soft bushings which turned oh so easily and was a lot of fun on my mini ramp just carving across back and forth, almost too soft but then they firmed up a lot, so much that I had to almost have the kingpin nut off and I never do that.  Swapped in a flat washer, also because the stock washer was cutting into the bushing, found a happy medium and they are pretty much good now, but I did round off the top bushing on grip tape after all the bits were coming away from the edges of the top bushing, but overall they are a really good truck, from the sessions I have had on them.

They have a slightly lower kingpin than all other truck brands I have, as well as a lower top bushing.  Did a whole lot of measuring and will post all of that soon enough, more just because I like to see and find numbers interesting like that, but for now, yes they skate well, so could definitely add them into the mix, if I was more keen, but I just prefer Indy standards for my usual setups.  I also have Ace, Thunder and Venture on other setups too, but Indy is the one for me.

[moonordie]

Any veredict on the Wairmax?