Gear madness support thread

[swongolianbbq]

i forgot to chime in with my agreement to the indy standard grind: pretty ideal. the older metal was better for this, but current standards really do grind threw whatever. i think my ideal would be forged plate, for height, and solid axle, for heft. i skate too slow. on a chunky ledge, a lighter truck chatters around.

Love the grind on stage 7 but I cracked a hanger in half right down the middle when I weighed like 120 lbs

Stage 11 is good enough for me

Though it'd be nice to grab some old hangers and put them on stage 11 baseplates just for the softer grind

I think Ben Degros has a video where he puts a solid hanger on a hollow forged baseplate

[Rick Trapasso]

i forgot to chime in with my agreement to the indy standard grind: pretty ideal. the older metal was better for this, but current standards really do grind threw whatever. i think my ideal would be forged plate, for height, and solid axle, for heft. i skate too slow. on a chunky ledge, a lighter truck chatters around.

My last decision on my setup was between standards or forged plate with a standard hanger.

Ended up on the standards because the forged plates didn't feel as good while riding around, and they still felt to light in some situations.

I was over rotating/flipping tricks a lot in comparison to standards.

[Slave IV]

I have tried forge Indy's twice now (1 year a part) and have gone back to my cast standards each time. I even tried the titaniums here's what I learned:

- the lighter the truck the slower the grind will be
- grinding feels "hollow" almost like rubbing an empty soup can against the ledge. (to me it feels like shit)
- when you pop you don't feel like your board is going to stay with you, it almost feels like your set up could blow away in the wind before you get on the ledge/rail

The only positive is stamina for flip tricks. Meaning since your set up is so lite your lower body doesn't fatigue as quickly. It's comparable to kicking a 1 pound soccer ball around versus a 5 pound soccer ball.


All in all I hate that I wasted money buying these but at least I know for the future no matter what trucks I try next they will have to be cast.

All this talk and I'm thinking, "My Tensor Maglights are light as shit and grind faster and smoother than anything else I've tried."

That being said, I haven't ridden them in a while. They are 8.25" and I've been riding 8.5" trucks lately for some the other reasons mentioned. Not Indys though. Standard Thunders and AF1 with standard Baseplate/Hollow axel. The hollow AF1 axel seems fine to me with no noticeable difference from the 8.25" solid axel I replaced. In my mind, I want things to be as light as possible. When I'm actually skating, I don't think any of it makes a difference other than just getting used to it but those Maglights do noticeably grind smooth as butter (and probably wear out almost as fast).

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i forgot to chime in with my agreement to the indy standard grind: pretty ideal. the older metal was better for this, but current standards really do grind threw whatever. i think my ideal would be forged plate, for height, and solid axle, for heft. i skate too slow. on a chunky ledge, a lighter truck chatters around.

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My last decision on my setup was between standards or forged plate with a standard hanger.

Ended up on the standards because the forged plates didn't feel as good while riding around, and they still felt to light in some situations.

I was over rotating/flipping tricks a lot in comparison to standards.

yeah if i wasn’t made of wet tissue paper and could toss around 149 standards i’d be about it too. over rotating!? smdh. sounds like strong-boi shit. could not be me.
i’ve broken recorded this so many times but big boards feel great, until they don’t (20 minutes into the session for me). i’m stuck in 1994, but don’t want to skate a 7.5. meaning i’m out here just trying to hang onto some flatground floppery and call it a day.
a large amount of my madness and me even being on slap revolves around 149s and how i cannot hang.

[bluedohdohs]

First time posting on here so sorry for coming out of left field with a random few paragraphs, don’t really know if I have gear madness but i did bounce around trucks for a min there before settling on ventures… i never get the disdain for ventures due to the stock bushings just switch em out lol
Ya’ll had gotten me curious though on the geometry and I couldn’t find anything on if doh dohs and skatecushes were the same height and I got all in my head about the geometry and I also remembered this old Jenkem mag loose truck guide video or something & I thought forsure everyone was gonna say blue doh dohs but alot of folks said the soft skate cushes is what they ran including Spiderman Dan so that always had me curious a lil bit
but anyways I finally brought some the other week I think i brought the last set you could from a skate shop in US (maybe anywhere except ebay) the bottom bushing seemed to be the same size and the top bushing was just a little smaller on the doh doh but I had been skating em
Still think the top bushing from doh dohs might just be a lil smaller in general though
I’ve only had one sesh in an indoor so far and they felt good but then i went outside in like 20 degree weather to bomb a hill and they got hard as hell on the way up lol definitely something I love and appreciate about the doh dohs but I’ll keep trying these out. Dunno if anyone cares about skate cushes but though ya’ll might enjoy that

I also was laughing at myself feeling a lil ridiculous cause I got some lock in wheels from a homie and then learned the inside is cut in straight so puttin the wheels graphics in would be pointless and probably weird but it keeps bugging me having the graphics out so i currently have em chillin in some acetone to get back to bare wheels also gonna throw in a pair of olympia ceramic bearings I’ll give an update how they compare to these hand me down swiss’s i got years back
Thanks for reading and ya’ll have a great night

[Rick Trapasso]

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i forgot to chime in with my agreement to the indy standard grind: pretty ideal. the older metal was better for this, but current standards really do grind threw whatever. i think my ideal would be forged plate, for height, and solid axle, for heft. i skate too slow. on a chunky ledge, a lighter truck chatters around.

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My last decision on my setup was between standards or forged plate with a standard hanger.

Ended up on the standards because the forged plates didn't feel as good while riding around, and they still felt to light in some situations.

I was over rotating/flipping tricks a lot in comparison to standards.

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yeah if i wasn’t made of wet tissue paper and could toss around 149 standards i’d be about it too. over rotating!? smdh. sounds like strong-boi shit. could not be me.
i’ve broken recorded this so many times but big boards feel great, until they don’t (20 minutes into the session for me). i’m stuck in 1994, but don’t want to skate a 7.5. meaning i’m out here just trying to hang onto some flatground floppery and call it a day.
a large amount of my madness and me even being on slap revolves around 149s and how i cannot hang.

Don't sell yourself short man, I'm a pretty skinny guy tbh. I exercise a fair bit but I'm no muscle man.

You would be surprised what you can manage. A year or two ago I would've said you were crazy if you said I'd be skating standards now and gave all my other shit away.

I have a pretty decent kick flip and tre flip, those are the only things I would over spin. Another thing with a lighter setup is that everything just seems to stick to your feet less. Like after you catch a flip trick, the slightest wrong movement can make it bounce off your feet. I notice this on especially light setups on 180s a whole lot. Forged hollows, Indy titaniums, thunder team hollows.

I'm sounding like an Indy standard evangelist at this point so I'm just gonna stop lol.

Just trying to paint the picture that my initial perspective of weight, is not how I ended up viewing it after years of experimenting.

[Sedition]

Another thing with a lighter setup is that everything just seems to stick to your feet less.

I am a relatively recent convert to Standards from Forged Hollows (and Ti prior to that)...and I fully back this claim. At first the height, pop, and weight had me a bit thrown off. But then once I tamed it, I was just, "WHOA! WHOA!" Like, even on just an ollie, or a f/s 5-0 grind on transition...it doesn't feel like a slight breeze, or misplacement of feet, etc. is going to cause the board to get...squirrelly, and do something weird. I was texting with a friend about this tonight, and he said, "Yeah, cast indys are like sleeping with a weighted-blanket. Shit just feels better." I back that.

That said, I'm still not sure I'd ride cast on anything under 8.5....that set-up ratio shit were talking about a few posts ago.

[moonordie]

First time posting on here so sorry for coming out of left field with a random few paragraphs, don’t really know if I have gear madness but i did bounce around trucks for a min there before settling on ventures… i never get the disdain for ventures due to the stock bushings just switch em out lol
Ya’ll had gotten me curious though on the geometry and I couldn’t find anything on if doh dohs and skatecushes were the same height and I got all in my head about the geometry and I also remembered this old Jenkem mag loose truck guide video or something & I thought forsure everyone was gonna say blue doh dohs but alot of folks said the soft skate cushes is what they ran including Spiderman Dan so that always had me curious a lil bit
but anyways I finally brought some the other week I think i brought the last set you could from a skate shop in US (maybe anywhere except ebay) the bottom bushing seemed to be the same size and the top bushing was just a little smaller on the doh doh but I had been skating em
Still think the top bushing from doh dohs might just be a lil smaller in general though
I’ve only had one sesh in an indoor so far and they felt good but then i went outside in like 20 degree weather to bomb a hill and they got hard as hell on the way up lol definitely something I love and appreciate about the doh dohs but I’ll keep trying these out. Dunno if anyone cares about skate cushes but though ya’ll might enjoy that

I also was laughing at myself feeling a lil ridiculous cause I got some lock in wheels from a homie and then learned the inside is cut in straight so puttin the wheels graphics in would be pointless and probably weird but it keeps bugging me having the graphics out so i currently have em chillin in some acetone to get back to bare wheels also gonna throw in a pair of olympia ceramic bearings I’ll give an update how they compare to these hand me down swiss’s i got years back
Thanks for reading and ya’ll have a great night

Well my friend, yes you have it.
Welcome.

[Rick Trapasso]

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Another thing with a lighter setup is that everything just seems to stick to your feet less.

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That said, I'm still not sure I'd ride cast on anything under 8.5....that set-up ratio shit were talking about a few posts ago.

I'd say you could make it work with smaller wheels 50-52. Or just use the all cast mids.

I have a buddy who is pretty good, Mannys, ledge, flip tricks guy who skates 8.0 decks with Indy standards and 50ish mm wheels

[Rick Trapasso]

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First time posting on here so sorry for coming out of left field with a random few paragraphs, don’t really know if I have gear madness but i did bounce around trucks for a min there before settling on ventures… i never get the disdain for ventures due to the stock bushings just switch em out lol
Ya’ll had gotten me curious though on the geometry and I couldn’t find anything on if doh dohs and skatecushes were the same height and I got all in my head about the geometry and I also remembered this old Jenkem mag loose truck guide video or something & I thought forsure everyone was gonna say blue doh dohs but alot of folks said the soft skate cushes is what they ran including Spiderman Dan so that always had me curious a lil bit
but anyways I finally brought some the other week I think i brought the last set you could from a skate shop in US (maybe anywhere except ebay) the bottom bushing seemed to be the same size and the top bushing was just a little smaller on the doh doh but I had been skating em
Still think the top bushing from doh dohs might just be a lil smaller in general though
I’ve only had one sesh in an indoor so far and they felt good but then i went outside in like 20 degree weather to bomb a hill and they got hard as hell on the way up lol definitely something I love and appreciate about the doh dohs but I’ll keep trying these out. Dunno if anyone cares about skate cushes but though ya’ll might enjoy that

I also was laughing at myself feeling a lil ridiculous cause I got some lock in wheels from a homie and then learned the inside is cut in straight so puttin the wheels graphics in would be pointless and probably weird but it keeps bugging me having the graphics out so i currently have em chillin in some acetone to get back to bare wheels also gonna throw in a pair of olympia ceramic bearings I’ll give an update how they compare to these hand me down swiss’s i got years back
Thanks for reading and ya’ll have a great night

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Well my friend, yes you have it.
Welcome.

This rabbit hole will go as deep as you want it to man, try not get get lost in the madness. Experimenting can be fun until it starts messing with your enjoyment of the activity.

So tread lightly, and godspeed @bluedohdohs

[Richard Skidder]

First time posting on here so sorry for coming out of left field with a random few paragraphs, don’t really know if I have gear madness but i did bounce around trucks for a min there before settling on ventures… i never get the disdain for ventures due to the stock bushings just switch em out lol
Ya’ll had gotten me curious though on the geometry and I couldn’t find anything on if doh dohs and skatecushes were the same height and I got all in my head about the geometry and I also remembered this old Jenkem mag loose truck guide video or something & I thought forsure everyone was gonna say blue doh dohs but alot of folks said the soft skate cushes is what they ran including Spiderman Dan so that always had me curious a lil bit
but anyways I finally brought some the other week I think i brought the last set you could from a skate shop in US (maybe anywhere except ebay) the bottom bushing seemed to be the same size and the top bushing was just a little smaller on the doh doh but I had been skating em
Still think the top bushing from doh dohs might just be a lil smaller in general though
I’ve only had one sesh in an indoor so far and they felt good but then i went outside in like 20 degree weather to bomb a hill and they got hard as hell on the way up lol definitely something I love and appreciate about the doh dohs but I’ll keep trying these out. Dunno if anyone cares about skate cushes but though ya’ll might enjoy that

I also was laughing at myself feeling a lil ridiculous cause I got some lock in wheels from a homie and then learned the inside is cut in straight so puttin the wheels graphics in would be pointless and probably weird but it keeps bugging me having the graphics out so i currently have em chillin in some acetone to get back to bare wheels also gonna throw in a pair of olympia ceramic bearings I’ll give an update how they compare to these hand me down swiss’s i got years back
Thanks for reading and ya’ll have a great night

Welcome to the madness. When Drehobl was riding for Venture the kingpins on most trucks at the time were 2 threads longer than they are now and the stock bushings were 92a, so he was riding what was considered soft at the time so 90a. The stock bushings in Venture now that the kingpins are shorter are already  90a so I’m assuming you got the 88a?
Venture stock bushings (and Thunder) are known to freeze pretty quickly in cold temps and are from the same distribution as the Super Cush.
Your blue doh-dohs are 88a less prone to freezing so they’re honestly your best bet. If you want a bit more carve try the blue Doh-dohs Cones. They will have a sharper turn and come with a flat top washer that you can use to really get them swerving if that’s what you’re after.

[bluedohdohs]

Thanks for the welcoming Rick, Rick & moonordie
Yeah the Bait & tackles do freeze up easily. Def gonna go doh dohs if i skate outside but the indoor we have is nice and warm so I’m gonna try to leave em in and just get a few more sessions to try them out.

I think I will try some doh doh cones Richard I don’t have any complaints with the barrels but occasionally i miss how surfy rocking aces was
I thankfully don’t have the madness right now with trucks i think i’m happy with standard cast ventures 5.6s right now I read up on the thread a little and I agree that light trucks seem to escape your feet too easily.
I admittedly never thought about wheelbase until like five years back but i think about a three year break from skating just trying to focus on a career and house but I’m pretty sure i like a short wheel base
Honestly most of my curiosity has been with wheels and bearngs because i never experimented with them I brought a set of Oski conicals 53 or 54 and skated them for years they’re probably 49mm now & I just started getting curious on all the shapes out there and reading on em and now I’m like curious about the 93 or 97s F4s
Have ya’ll just mainly been tinkering with trucks or what have ya’ll been experimenting with

[Schinken]

Coming back from another session with standard 159s.
I've zero desire to change anything. I'm using mini logo 94a bushings which have broken in nicely. They even work in temperature around freezing. Currently I'm using 56mm bones which are down to 51 and a razortailed deck and I'm having the most fun in a while.

[Sedition]

Have ya’ll just mainly been tinkering with trucks or what have ya’ll been experimenting with

If it involves a skateboard, we've been tinkering with it.

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Another thing with a lighter setup is that everything just seems to stick to your feet less.

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That said, I'm still not sure I'd ride cast on anything under 8.5....that set-up ratio shit were talking about a few posts ago.

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I'd say you could make it work with smaller wheels 50-52. Or just use the all cast mids.

I have a buddy who is pretty good, Mannys, ledge, flip tricks guy who skates 8.0 decks with Indy standards and 50ish mm wheels

i’ve definitely considered the mids. have never heard someone stoked about em enough to try. (not that stops me from trying fucked up trucks, my all
time best sessions were on 145s, lows i think, and the previous generation of 8” royals regular height).

an 8” on 139s with 50-52 was the early 2000 size up, from 7.75 and 5.0 lo ventures. that was the common kit for many around me.

standard height indy evangelical posts make a lot of sense to me.
the weight was often considered helpful way back when, with smaller setups, and in particular with grinds.
golden era (for me, middle to the late of the 90s) folks would go back and forth between 5.0 lows and regular indys. on the pro level, stevie williams. often skating with 50 ish wheels.
shit maybe i should try that again

[swongolianbbq]

I'm really liking the idea of 8.25" with 14" wb, with 149s. I'm gonna pick an 8.25 SWB this week for sure

It's like, an 8.25 that skates like an 8, with 8.5 trucks

Seems like the best middle ground for me, having shorter legs and liking 149s... 8" style wheelbase, 8.25" width, 8.5" trucks.. balanced lol

Pops like an 8, feels like an 8.25, grinds like an 8.5

[Mbrimson88]

Have ya’ll just mainly been tinkering with trucks or what have ya’ll been experimenting with

I left your one line here, mainly because that iceberg is so very big, even if you have only seen the tip of it so far.

In general though, I think people can go through it with anything, be it their deck, trucks, wheels, bearings, bushings, bolts and even grip, as well as shoes, pants, socks, caps, so you name it, it has surely been on someone's list at some point in time.

On my list when setting up a board more recently, basics always include a sticker under the trucks on the deck, wheel wells in the front, but also now scraping the edge graphic off all the way round, machining off the wheel graphics, messing with the bushings and that is only the beginning...

I really like how the graphic came out, as it was raised ink and was bugging me, but I also have no problem taking off the whole graphic if needed.

[Rick Trapasso]

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Another thing with a lighter setup is that everything just seems to stick to your feet less.

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That said, I'm still not sure I'd ride cast on anything under 8.5....that set-up ratio shit were talking about a few posts ago.

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I'd say you could make it work with smaller wheels 50-52. Or just use the all cast mids.

I have a buddy who is pretty good, Mannys, ledge, flip tricks guy who skates 8.0 decks with Indy standards and 50ish mm wheels

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i’ve definitely considered the mids. have never heard someone stoked about em enough to try. (not that stops me from trying fucked up trucks, my all
time best sessions were on 145s, lows i think, and the previous generation of 8” royals regular height).

an 8” on 139s with 50-52 was the early 2000 size up, from 7.75 and 5.0 lo ventures. that was the common kit for many around me.

standard height indy evangelical posts make a lot of sense to me.
the weight was often considered helpful way back when, with smaller setups, and in particular with grinds.
golden era (for me, middle to the late of the 90s) folks would go back and forth between 5.0 lows and regular indys. on the pro level, stevie williams. often skating with 50 ish wheels.
shit maybe i should try that again

8.25 with 139s and 52s

If the 8.25 is too wide, try and 8.1 something next

If the 52s feel a little too big, skate them till they're 50s.

[Rick Trapasso]

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If it involves a skateboard, we've been tinkering with it.

Yup, that's facts.

Over the last 10-12 years or so I've gone through everything and slowly honed in on that I like.

Funnily enough it's only marginally different from what I rode before I spent over a decade trying everything under the sun.

At one point I was on 8.75 decks with 159 Indy titaniums, later coming to realize the longer wheelbase is really what I liked about the larger boards. At another point I was on 8.25 deluxe twin tails with thunder team hollows because I was convinced weight was the end all be all.

Eventually the changes got smaller and smaller and I settled on something. The last two tradeoffs were between regular and easy rider dlx 8.38 14.5 wb boards, and between regular and forged Indy baseplates.

Had to do go through it all I suppose.

[Mbrimson88]

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Another thing with a lighter setup is that everything just seems to stick to your feet less.

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That said, I'm still not sure I'd ride cast on anything under 8.5....that set-up ratio shit were talking about a few posts ago.

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I'd say you could make it work with smaller wheels 50-52. Or just use the all cast mids.

I have a buddy who is pretty good, Mannys, ledge, flip tricks guy who skates 8.0 decks with Indy standards and 50ish mm wheels

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i’ve definitely considered the mids. have never heard someone stoked about em enough to try. (not that stops me from trying fucked up trucks, my all
time best sessions were on 145s, lows i think, and the previous generation of 8” royals regular height).

an 8” on 139s with 50-52 was the early 2000 size up, from 7.75 and 5.0 lo ventures. that was the common kit for many around me.

standard height indy evangelical posts make a lot of sense to me.
the weight was often considered helpful way back when, with smaller setups, and in particular with grinds.
golden era (for me, middle to the late of the 90s) folks would go back and forth between 5.0 lows and regular indys. on the pro level, stevie williams. often skating with 50 ish wheels.
shit maybe i should try that again

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8.25 with 139s and 52s

If the 8.25 is too wide, try and 8.1 something next

If the 52s feel a little too big, skate them till they're 50s.

I feel like the 8.25 on 139s with 50 to 52 mm wheels was the optimal setup for a long time for a good number of people I knew in the 2000s through 2010s and even now for some.

I also recall some people still using 139s and didn't like moving up to 144s when they came out in 2017 for us here, but I went up to 144s on my 8.125s and that just worked so well for me, until around 2019 when I moved up to 149s on 8.38 and 8.5 boards.  Still have a few setups in the smaller sizes that really do work well for the more tech stuff, but I think I have left most of that behind as well, opting for bigger boards and just enjoying the ride more than anything else.

From 2020 it was more just experimenting with anything and everything, so although I have way too many setups with almost every combination in big and small, I still prefer my usual 8.38 or 8.5 BBS deck, 149 Indy standards, worn down bigger Spitfire wheels, etc.

I guess for some, finding what works is harder than people might think, but maybe not searching for the setups they recall when they were younger or trying to still keep things going as they were, but moving with the times (and age) and just enjoying doing what they can while they are still able.

[swongolianbbq]

I defo remember the 8.25" deck, 8" trucks, and 51mm wheels

Very much a Baker 3 type setup

Jerry and spanky moved up to the 8.25" trucks and both currently skate 52mm wheels I believe

Reynolds still prefers 139s for the most part and was on 51mm wheels for like 20 years but he messes around slightly with truck and wheel sizes these days

I remember hermans setup back then was 8" thunders on 8.25" decks

Greco and Romero were on 129s for a hot minute I'm pretty sure, maybe Greco was 139s I don't remember

[Jort250]

8 trucks rule, 360 flips are a breeze with an 8.25 board on top

Something I realized though, more grind space will never not feel better. I always saw the truck width you choose as a compromise in terms of which flip tricks you’re willing to either lose or work a lot harder for

Then we go into the rabbithole is choosing skinnier wheels (spitfire classics, bones v3, v5 etc) to offset the reduced grind space of a smaller truck if you decide to go that route..

[GashBandicoot]

Been heavily considering one of the antihero eagles for my next deck. Or any deluxe shape that's available locally. I've got both ventures and indys in their hollow forged and cast versions, all in 8.25 width. Not sure why I did that, some variety would be nice... The grey 8.25 eagle with the 14.38 wheelbase paired with either indy would be kind of neat. Last time I had tre flips consistent was on an 8.38 polar with 14.38 wb paired with 149 titaniums (which I no longer have) and 53mm radials. Though I do know that the blue eagle measures close to 8.25 with a 14.25wb which is closer to the dimensions of the BBS and HLC shop decks I've gone through this year and don't have any negative opinions of. The wheels I have sitting in my shop are spitfire 52 classic 99, 54 radial 99, bones 54 v1 x97, and 52 v3 103. Been wanting to try my v-hollows since they're the only truck I haven't ridden yet in my inventory, may double drill the baseplates for some more versatility. All this indy talk makes me want to ride the standard 144s again though.

Decisions decisions...

[rikki]

Never underestimate an 8.25 deck with 149s. Good things start to happen.

[moonordie]

Never underestimate an 8.25 deck with 149s. Good things start to happen.

I've been preaching this for ages.
At the same time I have 2 8.25 trucks on ice with the logic of "saving weight"

[GashBandicoot]

Never underestimate an 8.25 deck with 149s. Good things start to happen.

149s are on the radar once all my stockpile are sufficiently used. Funny enough they were my first real trucks as a kid.

[Sedition]

I guess for some, finding what works is harder than people might think, but maybe not searching for the setups they recall when they were younger or trying to still keep things going as they were, but moving with the times (and age) and just enjoying doing what they can while they are still able.

Yeah, this is SO on-point. The most important thing one can do as semi-older / older skater is abandon all expectations and habits from your past. Absolutely have expectations based on today, but not ones based on 5, 10, 15+ years ago. This included everything from your set-ups to how high you can ollie. Do this, and skateboarding will open up to like never before. Hold on to the past, and your board will only bring disappointment, frustration, and despair.

[Slave IV]

Begun, a new skateboarder order has.

[swongolianbbq]

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I guess for some, finding what works is harder than people might think, but maybe not searching for the setups they recall when they were younger or trying to still keep things going as they were, but moving with the times (and age) and just enjoying doing what they can while they are still able.

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Yeah, this is SO on-point. The most important thing one can do as semi-older / older skater is abandon all expectations and habits from your past. Absolutely have expectations based on today, but not ones based on 5, 10, 15+ years ago. This included everything from your set-ups to how high you can ollie. Do this, and skateboarding will open up to like never before. Hold on to the past, and your board will only bring disappointment, frustration, and despair.

I think if I use the same setup I've always used, give or take small adjustments, and I notice I'm lacking, it's a sign to do more stretches and exercises and eat right and stuff

I think I'm gonna use old worn down trucks to build some fun boards though for days that I just feel off... Like a BPSW-era setup and like a Jason Lee video days setup. Would inspire me to have fun in other ways

But yeH I'm definitely taking advantage of shorter wheelbases and 93a wheels, fp insoles, cupsole shoes, etc these days

I use to just grab whatever 8.5 board and skated hard wheels and whatever shoes

[myfeetarekillingme]

Need someone to tell me that my Aces aren’t the reason my pop sucks lately. I love how Aces feel until I go to pop and flip my board, then it feels like I’m fighting my board somewhat vs how it just seems to “work” on Thunders