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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1860 on: June 07, 2022, 05:29:19 PM »
Anyone see the new Grimple Mini Beach Bum? Thinking of getting this and putting it on Lurpivs, 57 Radial Fulls, and just rolling over everything but will it be too small for that kinda vibe?


It sure is a small board, but could be fun too.

I just don't know, but I also think it would be good to just drill down an old deck and compare wheelbase first on that before pulling the trigger.  Might cost less in the long run, but a small board would also be a fun addition for Junior to play on.

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1861 on: June 09, 2022, 12:21:59 AM »
Anyone see the new Grimple Mini Beach Bum? Thinking of getting this and putting it on Lurpivs, 57 Radial Fulls, and just rolling over everything but will it be too small for that kinda vibe?

I’ve seen a pic of it, but not the dimensions yet. For what it’s worth, the Beach Bum skates like a small deck that’s just extra wide. The nose is tiny, but you can still do nollie tricks on it if you really want to. I’m not sure that’s possible on the Grimple deck. Looks like there’s almost no nose at all.

That said, if you’re just looking for a cruiser to mount some mid-size Lurpivs on, it looks like a fun shape, and Lurpivs do have a wild turn according to the few times I skated mine.

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1862 on: June 10, 2022, 10:51:05 AM »

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1863 on: June 10, 2022, 11:02:43 AM »
whats the WB on the grimple beach bum?

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1864 on: June 10, 2022, 01:10:50 PM »
honestly thinkin about picking up one of these G&S complete reissues for a cruiser. love the way it looks, guessing its a 70s reissue?

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1865 on: June 10, 2022, 03:34:57 PM »
One of my co-workers was asking about getting a cruiser he found this on the NHS shop



https://nhsfunfactory.com/products/9-80in-x-30-20in-screaming-hand-check-surf-skate-carver-santa-cruz-cruiser-skateboard?variant=42104533221533
I’m too much of an elitist prick to buy them, but Carver Trucks sure are fun.

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1866 on: June 10, 2022, 04:49:54 PM »
honestly thinkin about picking up one of these G&S complete reissues for a cruiser. love the way it looks, guessing its a 70s reissue?


Do it! These sorts of boards are super fun to zip around and if you're good at transition, it's a really good test to see how you can hold up with these. Just don't expect to pull of any tech tricks (cleanly) as they aren't designed for that.

I was about to get a G&S but ended up getting an Alva, but if I ever need a new deck I'm going to get a G&S.

Been thinking about getting a 70s shape for a long while and finally went for it (totally not influenced by the Lurpiv videos of them skating a Z-Flex deck).





Alva 1977 Twilight Re-issue 7.75" x 29.5" with 16.25" wb (website and other places list it at 16" but they measure it from the outisde edge of the bolt hole instead of measuring it from the center).

OJ Super Juice 60mm 78a

Bronson G3

Indy 109 with aftermarket Indy conical 90a bushings

Mini Logo 1/4" risers

1-1/4" hardware

Super fun board so far. Wheelbase makes it stable but the trucks make it super carvy at the same time. Despite it being 7.75" x 29.5" the board actually feels bigger, but I think this is because of the long wheelbase. Hoping I can take it on transition soon.

I'm not looking to make it period correct, but I do want to put a couple of stickers on it that would make sense for the brand/shape (probably Indy + Dogtown?)

Here's how it looks 3 months later


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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1867 on: June 10, 2022, 05:45:54 PM »
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honestly thinkin about picking up one of these G&S complete reissues for a cruiser. love the way it looks, guessing its a 70s reissue?

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Do it! These sorts of boards are super fun to zip around and if you're good at transition, it's a really good test to see how you can hold up with these. Just don't expect to pull of any tech tricks (cleanly) as they aren't designed for that.

I was about to get a G&S but ended up getting an Alva, but if I ever need a new deck I'm going to get a G&S.

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Been thinking about getting a 70s shape for a long while and finally went for it (totally not influenced by the Lurpiv videos of them skating a Z-Flex deck).





Alva 1977 Twilight Re-issue 7.75" x 29.5" with 16.25" wb (website and other places list it at 16" but they measure it from the outisde edge of the bolt hole instead of measuring it from the center).

OJ Super Juice 60mm 78a

Bronson G3

Indy 109 with aftermarket Indy conical 90a bushings

Mini Logo 1/4" risers

1-1/4" hardware

Super fun board so far. Wheelbase makes it stable but the trucks make it super carvy at the same time. Despite it being 7.75" x 29.5" the board actually feels bigger, but I think this is because of the long wheelbase. Hoping I can take it on transition soon.

I'm not looking to make it period correct, but I do want to put a couple of stickers on it that would make sense for the brand/shape (probably Indy + Dogtown?)
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Here's how it looks 3 months later



this is giving me an itch for a new set up to cruise around on....

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1868 on: June 30, 2022, 01:44:00 PM »
welp, changed my mind(for now)^ about copping a G&S because I am sitting on this quasi deck:

just ordered some oj mini juicers, reds, and 1/4 risers. going to throw em on this old pair of indy 159's I have sitting around. perfect summer cruiser

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1869 on: June 30, 2022, 02:02:20 PM »
welp, changed my mind(for now)^ about copping a G&S because I am sitting on this quasi deck:

just ordered some oj mini juicers, reds, and 1/4 risers. going to throw em on this old pair of indy 159's I have sitting around. perfect summer cruiser

Damn, i want that graphic so bad. The quasi eggs are always on point, i wanted the Please Go To Hell board too

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1870 on: June 30, 2022, 02:27:23 PM »
@BartHarleyJarvis same here. my wife even loves it, we had it up as a hanger at our place haha

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1871 on: June 30, 2022, 04:45:50 PM »


raney shape AH
ace 55 classics
sml 56mm 92a
swiss 6 balls
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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1872 on: July 07, 2022, 10:19:34 PM »



spaced it and bought 1” hardware so couldn’t throw on the 1/4” dooks risers rn but still this thing is so fun to roll around on. First pair of oj mini juicers and loving em having mostly skated hard wheels my whole life hah

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1873 on: July 08, 2022, 05:59:24 AM »


raney shape AH
ace 55 classics
sml 56mm 95a
swiss 6 balls

I almost got this exact setup how do you like it? I was also considering a Huffer, but those are quite long. My normal deck is 14.38 so the smaller 14"WB eggs seem crazy

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1874 on: July 10, 2022, 07:07:34 AM »


heroin x royal trux collaboration

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1875 on: July 10, 2022, 12:24:57 PM »
Lol Royal Trux collaborated with Heroin their entire career. I guess that's the joke?

Very sick cruiser. Nice use of color blocking
them cats are out getting mashed up to jungle, he's out mashing up jungle cats. it's just not gonna work.

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1876 on: July 10, 2022, 11:06:13 PM »
honestly thinkin about picking up one of these G&S complete reissues for a cruiser. love the way it looks, guessing its a 70s reissue?

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Also look into the surf skate! Designed by Neil blender and if I didn’t already have a polarizer I’d nab one in a second

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2535/2310/products/whitesurfskate_2f341aad-63e2-4b6e-9629-5e215e6e7007_720x.jpg?v=1585531194

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1877 on: July 11, 2022, 08:22:06 PM »
Lol Royal Trux collaborated with Heroin their entire career. I guess that's the joke?

Very sick cruiser. Nice use of color blocking
haha yeah pretty good joke and thank you

it also came with Royal Trucks, but I gave them to a friend and put on some thunders

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1878 on: July 11, 2022, 08:35:04 PM »


raney shape AH
ace 55 classics
sml 56mm 95a
swiss 6 balls

Are those sml wheels really 95a? Didn’t know they came in that durometer.

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1879 on: July 20, 2022, 09:12:15 AM »
Hey all, first actual gear post here (I've been lurking for decades at this point lol).

I'm 46 and decided to finally get back on the board after a long stretch of depression and just piling out, my partner and I moved from NJ to Maine and it's done wonders for my mental health, and one of the byproducts was I wanted to skate again.  Been through a bit of gear madness trying to figure out what I like and what works for me so many years and pounds later, and I'm just all about big soft wheels now.  I've got two setups- a Welcome Chris Miller shaped board, and the Grimple mini Beach Bum.  The Beach Bum is especially fun.

Welcome board setup:

8.75" x 32.88"
14.75" wheelbase
Rides like an 8.5” popsicle (according to Welcome)
Indy 159's
OJ Mini Super Juice

This one's fun because I can cruise but also if I want to try a grind or a slide on a curb, I can do that too.  Just straight ollies are fun too because of the bounciness of the wheels. 




The Grimple mini is just an absolute blast, I took it to Portland this weekend and was just having a blast rolling over all types of crust and cobblestones, ripping over dirt corners, popping over little medians with rocks and weeds all over, it was just dumb fun. I also decided to get a bit weird with it and do some fun wavy grip tape designs.

 

Grimple Mini Beach Bum:
WIDTH (IN):   8.0
LENGTH (IN):   25.5
WHEELBASE (IN):   13.26
NOSE (IN):   2.875
TAIL (IN):   5.18

Indy 139's
OJ Super Juice 60mm


Hope everyone's doing well, and hello!




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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1880 on: July 20, 2022, 10:02:17 AM »
Hey all, first actual gear post here (I've been lurking for decades at this point lol).

I'm 46 and decided to finally get back on the board after a long stretch of depression and just piling out, my partner and I moved from NJ to Maine and it's done wonders for my mental health, and one of the byproducts was I wanted to skate again.  Been through a bit of gear madness trying to figure out what I like and what works for me so many years and pounds later, and I'm just all about big soft wheels now.  I've got two setups- a Welcome Chris Miller shaped board, and the Grimple mini Beach Bum.  The Beach Bum is especially fun.

Welcome board setup:

8.75" x 32.88"
14.75" wheelbase
Rides like an 8.5” popsicle (according to Welcome)
Indy 159's
OJ Mini Super Juice

This one's fun because I can cruise but also if I want to try a grind or a slide on a curb, I can do that too.  Just straight ollies are fun too because of the bounciness of the wheels. 




The Grimple mini is just an absolute blast, I took it to Portland this weekend and was just having a blast rolling over all types of crust and cobblestones, ripping over dirt corners, popping over little medians with rocks and weeds all over, it was just dumb fun. I also decided to get a bit weird with it and do some fun wavy grip tape designs.

 

Grimple Mini Beach Bum:
WIDTH (IN):   8.0
LENGTH (IN):   25.5
WHEELBASE (IN):   13.26
NOSE (IN):   2.875
TAIL (IN):   5.18

Indy 139's
OJ Super Juice 60mm


Hope everyone's doing well, and hello!

welcome! those are both super sick set ups.

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1881 on: July 20, 2022, 11:00:25 AM »
Thanks! It's good to finally stop lurking, can't wait to get into a 6 page argument about something not at all skate related.

J/k I'm just here for the vibes.

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1882 on: August 28, 2022, 12:23:39 PM »


SC salba deck sanded the graphic off because it was his face and I wasn’t into that. Full custom wheel wells.
ACe 66 bones medium
OJ super juice
Random hardware//bearings

MPI cheap NOS fiberglass and wood laminate deck
Ace 00
OJ plain Jane
Thinking I’m actually going to remove the grip and flip this deck upside down so that the board has some flex.

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1883 on: September 07, 2022, 02:21:47 PM »



Grimple mini beach bum (8x25.5x13.26) Didn't like the graphic so just plastered it with Al Green stickers lol
Ace classic 00 (3 washers on inside)
OJ 55mm Mini Super Juice 78a
Shake Junt Abec 7 #getcharollon
Mob
Shiny krux bolts

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1884 on: September 07, 2022, 04:14:35 PM »
whatta' beauty @tzhangdox

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« Reply #1885 on: September 07, 2022, 05:54:37 PM »



Grimple mini beach bum (8x25.5x13.26) Didn't like the graphic so just plastered it with Al Green stickers lol
Ace classic 00 (3 washers on inside)
OJ 55mm Mini Super Juice 78a
Shake Junt Abec 7 #getcharollon
Mob
Shiny krux bolts
That’s rad.
I think it’s the same shape as the Variflex splash deck. Looks like Frankie’s gonna need a talking to.

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1886 on: October 07, 2022, 09:43:12 PM »



spaced it and bought 1” hardware so couldn’t throw on the 1/4” dooks risers rn but still this thing is so fun to roll around on. First pair of oj mini juicers and loving em having mostly skated hard wheels my whole life hah

This is awesome, have done the same had the pool skater face on 5.8 ventures with hard bones and superjuice 60mm that I resized to 55. Love it for cruising the SWB is super responsive too.   8)
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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1887 on: October 16, 2022, 03:10:06 AM »
Alright so thats the setups i put together recently.
bummer i didn't get enough time to try em out yet, hopefully soon!

Krooked Zip Zinger
Ace 22s
Ricta Clouds 78A in 54mm
Mixed Bearings
Bolts

Grimple Mini Beach Bum
Thunder 147
Spitfire 80HDs
Mixed bearigns i had laying around
Some Bolts


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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1888 on: October 16, 2022, 07:15:33 AM »
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raney shape AH
ace 55 classics
sml 56mm 95a
swiss 6 balls
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Are those sml wheels really 95a? Didn’t know they came in that durometer.
late response but, you are correct. they are 92a. @LebowskisRug, i do like the setup. soft/wide enough for crust. but, i still can confidently ollie up curbs and/or catch a few slappies when i'm mushing with my dog.

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Re: Post Your Cruiser
« Reply #1889 on: November 12, 2022, 10:17:31 AM »
Putting together a cruiser. Bought an uncut blank and gonna shape it, aiming for somewhere around 9-9.5"

Got some slimeballs on sale a while back, but I need some trucks still. sooooo....

Indy or Ace? I want this thing to cruise but also slash some curbs or maybe the local pump track. My daily board has always been some variation of Thunders so looking for a bit of a different feel.
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