POLARIZER THREAD (60s/70s style boards)

[Texas_Tone]

Copped one second hand off a PAL (thanks pugmaster) it should be arriving today, it’s kinda shitty outside right now so I prolly won’t be able to skate it, but I’m super excited to build this thing, prolly gonna go with  a 19” wheelbase, sure grips with oj super juice minis I think 55mm and yellow, such a good come up (for real thanks again pugmaster), gonna be cruising around on my bike with this thing in the basket looking for sweet ass parking lots to get funky in while I’m rehabbing my knee! See y’all in the streets!

[mattchew]

Copped one second hand off a PAL (thanks pugmaster) it should be arriving today, it’s kinda shitty outside right now so I prolly won’t be able to skate it, but I’m super excited to build this thing, prolly gonna go with  a 19” wheelbase, sure grips with oj super juice minis I think 55mm and yellow, such a good come up (for real thanks again pugmaster), gonna be cruising around on my bike with this thing in the basket looking for sweet ass parking lots to get funky in while I’m rehabbing my knee! See y’all in the streets!

It’ll be dope either way but Rough Riders are the truth.

[BartHarleyJarvis]

Anyone swapped to softer bushings on the Heated Wheel trucks? I know the bones mediums work for Suregrips, do they work for the HW polarizer trucks?

I casn't quite get the turn where I want it, I have the adjustment about as loose as I dare.

[Texas_Tone]

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Copped one second hand off a PAL (thanks pugmaster) it should be arriving today, it’s kinda shitty outside right now so I prolly won’t be able to skate it, but I’m super excited to build this thing, prolly gonna go with  a 19” wheelbase, sure grips with oj super juice minis I think 55mm and yellow, such a good come up (for real thanks again pugmaster), gonna be cruising around on my bike with this thing in the basket looking for sweet ass parking lots to get funky in while I’m rehabbing my knee! See y’all in the streets!

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It’ll be dope either way but Rough Riders are the truth.

Fa sho, I bought this as a complete, so if the wheels are lacking maybe I’ll switch them out either way I’m hyped

[Sikost]

Anyone swapped to softer bushings on the Heated Wheel trucks? I know the bones mediums work for Suregrips, do they work for the HW polarizer trucks?

I casn't quite get the turn where I want it, I have the adjustment about as loose as I dare.

Yes I swap my HW bushings and also the pivot cups!
Bones medium + powerdyne Yellow on back truck.
Bones soft + Bont 78A bushings on front trucks.
Pivot cup switched to Sure Grip cup!

[GURNR]

Anyone in New York City into riding legit polarizers? Maybe someone down for meet up at Golconda??

[Texas_Tone]

Have been ripping mine around the neighborhood the past couple of weeks and have had seriously the time of my life, I have a bunch of banked driveways in my hood and I’ve been zipping around causing ruckus and terrorizing the locals pups on their walks, so much fun, this weekend me and my girl went to her parents in in fredricksburg and I went to a thrift and I found some Chicago plates and I spent the day cutting them off the boots, the bushings are toast but it seems like the pivots are metal on metal?? Super weird but I’m gonna get the truck off the plates completely and see what I can do with them, maybe I’ll make a second setup and really cause some issues

[fernando the skater]

Peter Hewitt, switch, and on 60mm, 80a, Spitfire super wides.

[BartHarleyJarvis]

Peter Hewitt, switch, and on 60mm, 80a, Spitfire super wides.

That run looks so damn fun. Taking it switch is gnarly though.

His post hitting that run on the fiber rider with the green rough riders is what sold me on the polarizer in the first place.

[420beers]

Might be a fried question but I’m just tryna loosen my heated wheel trucks and wanted to know if this is how it should look? The washers are rattling and someone on here said to get the bottom nut flush with the baseplate and I just wanna make sure I’m doing this right before it all falls apart on me haha

[BartHarleyJarvis]

Might be a fried question but I’m just tryna loosen my heated wheel trucks and wanted to know if this is how it should look? The washers are rattling and someone on here said to get the bottom nut flush with the baseplate and I just wanna make sure I’m doing this right before it all falls apart on me haha

It doesnt *technically* look wrong but that gap between the washer and kingpin head doesn't look right... Maybe once you ride it'll fill in some of that space but I wouldn't want that much of a gap or for my polarizer trucks to potentially rattle

https://theheatedwheel.com/pages/polarizer-trucks-adjustment-guide

[fernando the skater]

Might be a fried question but I’m just tryna loosen my heated wheel trucks and wanted to know if this is how it should look? The washers are rattling and someone on here said to get the bottom nut flush with the baseplate and I just wanna make sure I’m doing this right before it all falls apart on me haha

Loosen up the nut at the bottom. Tighten the bolt to where you want it to be (think of it like the nut in normal trucks, so you're a bit loose at the moment). Then tighten up the nut at the bottom.

[Sikost]

Just received the Fiber Rider, super funky!!!

Changed the HW trucks bushings and pivot cups right away with the classic recipe back trucks Bones med/Powerdyne purple and front truck Bones soft/Bont 78 + Suregrip cups!

[boneless900]

What size riser pads are y'all using ?

I haven't got my setup put together yet but lil jawns has pola-risers designed to fit heated wheel trucks. I might give em a go if the 60mm superwides spits I got are too big, but I saw Hewitt use the that size wheel on ig so I'm hoping I can get away with 3 washers inside and no riser. Nice to have the option for fitted risers now though

Edit: the 60mm superwides work on heated wheel trucks if you put 3 washers inside

[boneless900]

60mm superwides spits, quantum metallics, heated wheel trucks, MPI reissue deck (?) it's a 29" long and the axle-axle wb is ~19.5".

[Texas_Tone]

60mm superwides spits, quantum metallics, heated wheel trucks, MPI reissue deck (?) it's a 29" long and the axle-axle wb is ~19.5".

*chef’s kiss

[AlSharpton]

New boards up on HW. Already have  polarizer but I wanted to try the fiber rider.

https://theheatedwheel.com/collections/polarizers

[sharkin]

Do it, but beware.. it’s hard going back.
I don’t really ride my polarizer anymore since getting the fiber rider.

[AlSharpton]

Do it, but beware.. it’s hard going back.
I don’t really ride my polarizer anymore since getting the fiber rider.

I’m pretty pumped. I have one of the G&S surfskates from when they initially dropped years ago and I love the flex but always wanted a shorter setup. I’m hoping the fiber rider will be like that but more squirrely

[fernando the skater]

New boards up on HW. Already have  polarizer but I wanted to try the fiber rider.

https://theheatedwheel.com/collections/polarizers

New mini mauler looks good.

[fernando the skater]

60mm superwides spits, quantum metallics, heated wheel trucks, MPI reissue deck (?) it's a 29" long and the axle-axle wb is ~19.5".

A friend has the 25" version, which he's redrilled. Less than half the price of a Heated Wheel deck in the UK, and I've been thinking of picking one up.

How are the Spitfire super wides? Again these are stupidly expensive here. $90.

[boneless900]

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60mm superwides spits, quantum metallics, heated wheel trucks, MPI reissue deck (?) it's a 29" long and the axle-axle wb is ~19.5".

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A friend has the 25" version, which he's redrilled. Less than half the price of a Heated Wheel deck in the UK, and I've been thinking of picking one up.

How are the Spitfire super wides? Again these are stupidly expensive here. $90.

after ~5 hours of riding, I really enjoy the speed and feel of the superwides. The wheels were grippy, fast and don't have any obvious chunking. That being said, I had difficulty powersliding these wheels so that might be something to consider (that might just be a skill problem with me though)

For the mpi deck, I honestly regret being a stingy and not spending the extra few bucks on a heated wheel deck or a fiber rider. It doesn't have much flex even with my whole weight and I'm 185lbs. Also the fiber sheets seem to splinter a bunch so it's been a slight inconvenience when handling. Other than that, it's been a really fun experience and I'm glad I finally have a polarizer inspired setup

[Texas_Tone]

Ended up grabbing a complete fiber rider, really love my polarizer m, figured I’d love this one more

[thanksgiving]

Do it, but beware.. it’s hard going back.
I don’t really ride my polarizer anymore since getting the fiber rider.

[boneless900]

I got some 78a and 83a bont cones on the way (gonna run dual cones but I think I've got some bones soft bottoms if thats too squishy). I'm also considering some rough riders, but Im gonna dedicate more time to the superwides before swapping wheels.

The superwides feel really smooth and fast, but I just cannot initiate powerslides. That's truly my only gripe right now, but i really feel like it's a skill/experience issue since I don't have the turn/carve dialed in yet.

[BartHarleyJarvis]

https://tgmskateboards.com/vintage-nos-1970s-mpi-old-school-skateboard-complete-fiberglass-29-pointed-nose/

@boneless900 you think it's worth a flyer on this thing for $40??

I have a polarizer and don't *really* have the funds to splurge on a fiber rider, so $40 for a partial fiberglass complete seems worthwhile. I'm a little heavier than you so hoping I can pump & flex the thing a bit and the slightly longer board/wheelbase may provide a slightly different ride experience which should be fun.

All this to say, I've more or less talked myself into grabbing one of these unless there's a major red flag I'm missing

[boneless900]

https://tgmskateboards.com/vintage-nos-1970s-mpi-old-school-skateboard-complete-fiberglass-29-pointed-nose/

@boneless900 you think it's worth a flyer on this thing for $40??

I have a polarizer and don't *really* have the funds to splurge on a fiber rider, so $40 for a partial fiberglass complete seems worthwhile. I'm a little heavier than you so hoping I can pump & flex the thing a bit and the slightly longer board/wheelbase may provide a slightly different ride experience which should be fun.

All this to say, I've more or less talked myself into grabbing one of these unless there's a major red flag I'm missing

If you're expecting it the MPI deck to be flexy like a fiber rider, I think you're gonna be disappointed like I was. I thought it'd be quite bouncy, but it's really stable and stiff. Not exactly a red flag, but it wasn't what I was anticipating the deck to feel like.

All that being said, I've really enjoyed this setup. It's been super fun getting used to the turn and making runs around the neighborhood.

My recommendation is to lurk for some heated wheel trucks and then either snag the MPI deck on its own for ~$20 or cut out your own polarizer from an old deck. I just feel like buying the complete is wasting $20 on the unknown stock trucks/wheels/bearings.

If you end up cutting your own board, maybe you can replicate the flex feel by cutting up an old vx/flight deck. I haven't tried cutting a flight deck, but if I find an affordable jigsaw on Amazon I'll cut mine up and get back to you

[swongolianbbq]

There's this one flight deck called the sidewinder that's 34.7" long with a 17" wheelbase that I always thought would be sick to make a lolarizer outta

[BartHarleyJarvis]

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https://tgmskateboards.com/vintage-nos-1970s-mpi-old-school-skateboard-complete-fiberglass-29-pointed-nose/

@boneless900 you think it's worth a flyer on this thing for $40??

I have a polarizer and don't *really* have the funds to splurge on a fiber rider, so $40 for a partial fiberglass complete seems worthwhile. I'm a little heavier than you so hoping I can pump & flex the thing a bit and the slightly longer board/wheelbase may provide a slightly different ride experience which should be fun.

All this to say, I've more or less talked myself into grabbing one of these unless there's a major red flag I'm missing

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If you're expecting it the MPI deck to be flexy like a fiber rider, I think you're gonna be disappointed like I was. I thought it'd be quite bouncy, but it's really stable and stiff. Not exactly a red flag, but it wasn't what I was anticipating the deck to feel like.

All that being said, I've really enjoyed this setup. It's been super fun getting used to the turn and making runs around the neighborhood.

My recommendation is to lurk for some heated wheel trucks and then either snag the MPI deck on its own for ~$20 or cut out your own polarizer from an old deck. I just feel like buying the complete is wasting $20 on the unknown stock trucks/wheels/bearings.

If you end up cutting your own board, maybe you can replicate the flex feel by cutting up an old vx/flight deck. I haven't tried cutting a flight deck, but if I find an affordable jigsaw on Amazon I'll cut mine up and get back to you

Yeah, that was my main question was *how* flexy it is really, since it’s actually fiberglass around wood. As a secondary option to my current HW polarizer, I wasn’t that stressed about the kit because I could always upgrade trucks/wheels later on or just swap the heated wheel trucks and wheels over.

But I might just save myself the $40 and save up for a fiber rider deck later, and then I can just swap back and forth between my Polarizer deck and fiber rider.

[Texas_Tone]

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https://tgmskateboards.com/vintage-nos-1970s-mpi-old-school-skateboard-complete-fiberglass-29-pointed-nose/

@boneless900 you think it's worth a flyer on this thing for $40??

I have a polarizer and don't *really* have the funds to splurge on a fiber rider, so $40 for a partial fiberglass complete seems worthwhile. I'm a little heavier than you so hoping I can pump & flex the thing a bit and the slightly longer board/wheelbase may provide a slightly different ride experience which should be fun.

All this to say, I've more or less talked myself into grabbing one of these unless there's a major red flag I'm missing

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If you're expecting it the MPI deck to be flexy like a fiber rider, I think you're gonna be disappointed like I was. I thought it'd be quite bouncy, but it's really stable and stiff. Not exactly a red flag, but it wasn't what I was anticipating the deck to feel like.

All that being said, I've really enjoyed this setup. It's been super fun getting used to the turn and making runs around the neighborhood.

My recommendation is to lurk for some heated wheel trucks and then either snag the MPI deck on its own for ~$20 or cut out your own polarizer from an old deck. I just feel like buying the complete is wasting $20 on the unknown stock trucks/wheels/bearings.

If you end up cutting your own board, maybe you can replicate the flex feel by cutting up an old vx/flight deck. I haven't tried cutting a flight deck, but if I find an affordable jigsaw on Amazon I'll cut mine up and get back to you

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Yeah, that was my main question was *how* flexy it is really, since it’s actually fiberglass around wood. As a secondary option to my current HW polarizer, I wasn’t that stressed about the kit because I could always upgrade trucks/wheels later on or just swap the heated wheel trucks and wheels over.

But I might just save myself the $40 and save up for a fiber rider deck later, and then I can just swap back and forth between my Polarizer deck and fiber rider.

Yea then you don’t have to worry about redrilling bolt holes on the MPI, that fucking thing looks mad fun though, it would be cool if they offered a undrilled one so you could make your own wheelbase, really dig the shape on those