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[Young Satchel]

The powell rat bones reissues I've been riding on my cruser set up are sick if you want a softer non-slidey wheel. 60mm 85a. A little cumbersome for tricks tho.

[max power]

have a polar p3 on the way. should I get 139's or 149's? I wanna give Indy's another try.

[lampshade]

Skating the Lucas/Chliche/4* board with Thunder 149 hi and 58mm Spit Cardiels for around town.  Soft wheels are so fun for cracks/rough streets.  I never really thought about a cruiser, but for errands and such it's way better than a normal set up.  Rough streets and sidewalks that used to suck are smooth now. 

[JB]

have a polar p3 on the way. should I get 139's or 149's? I wanna give Indy's another try.

id go 149s.

[Young Satchel]

have a polar p3 on the way. should I get 139's or 149's? I wanna give Indy's another try.

149s for sure. Though I'm actually Bout to put 139s on my p1 since I want to steal my 149s for my new regular set up. Should be a strange ride. Hover board stylee. I'll report back

[max power]

149s for sure. Though I'm actually Bout to put 139s on my p1 since I want to steal my 149s for my new regular set up. Should be a strange ride. Hover board stylee. I'll report back

please do. general consensus seems to be 149's, but the p3  shape is only 8.375, so it could go either way.

[Young Satchel]

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149s for sure. Though I'm actually Bout to put 139s on my p1 since I want to steal my 149s for my new regular set up. Should be a strange ride. Hover board stylee. I'll report back

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please do. general consensus seems to be 149's, but the p3  shape is only 8.375, so it could go either way.

This is sort of just a quick fix cuz I like the turning on the stage 11 149s so much better than my stage 9 139s that I need em on my daily driver ASAP. I'll either replace the 139s with another set of 149s when the money is free, or try some ace 44s

[tangar]

www.nhsfunfactory.com has a bunch of cruiser completes and decks on sale for cheap. treat yourself dont cheat yourself homies.

[j....soy.....]

As if I wasn't already confused enough by abec ratings and truck width....new durometer scales?  For years wheels came in one hardness....now we got A, B, C, D?  Just call it a 95A already......

Carry on....

[pica]

^yep, most brands have their own rating system now.

[LennyDLXSF]

[Upgrayedd]

fuck thats nice

[sweat stains]

Girl shaped deck somewhere around 8.125
Old Indy 139's that I used to have on my regular deck
Spitfire speedies 80a (I think?) 54mm probably like 51's now
Bones swiss
Bones soft bushings no washers
Leftover Hardware
Leftover Rails
Filmbot grip that ended up really shitty...

So stoked to start skating this thing!

[JB]

Girl shaped deck somewhere around 8.125
Old Indy 139's that I used to have on my regular deck
Spitfire speedies 80a (I think?) 54mm probably like 51's now
Bones swiss
Bones soft bushings no washers
Leftover Hardware
Leftover Rails
Filmbot grip that ended up really shitty...

So stoked to start skating this thing!

Looks awesome!

[pugmaster]

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Girl shaped deck somewhere around 8.125
Old Indy 139's that I used to have on my regular deck
Spitfire speedies 80a (I think?) 54mm probably like 51's now
Bones swiss
Bones soft bushings no washers
Leftover Hardware
Leftover Rails
Filmbot grip that ended up really shitty...

So stoked to start skating this thing!

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Looks awesome!

How did you make that torn look on the grip tape?  Tearing it while the backing is still on?  Looks cool

[sweat stains]

Thanks dudes!
Yeah Pugmaster, you can just tear it in half before you peel off the back. You have to be super quick with it or it will get fucked up, and it never comes out the way you want it to, but it ends up looking pretty cool.

[chumlee]

Totally backing that girl setup.  I love a fully skatable cruiser

[max power]

kinda torn on the 149's for the p3 i just got. it tapers to 8" at the back trucks, so 139 might be the go. wish they made an 8.25" truck.

[Young Satchel]

kinda torn on the 149's for the p3 i just got. it tapers to 8" at the back trucks, so 139 might be the go. wish they made an 8.25" truck.

I would go with 149s or ace 44s. Dunno why I'm so down on my 139s lately but they just feel way less turny since I stepped it up. The p shapes all have a pretty exagerated taper, but in my opinion it makes more sense to have a bit of axle hanging out in the back then too little up front

[Harem]

First cruiser  



Brad Cromer 7.5
Indys
Spitfire 56MM
Bones Reds
Shortys Hardware
Modus Griptape

Went the wider trucks. Don't regret it. Might swap out the bushing for Bones bushings, but we'll see. I don't mind the Indy ones.

[Rusty_Berrings]

sweat stains has maybe the most interesting grip job i've seen so far.... thumbs up.

[oyolar]

Set up my new cruiser a few weeks ago.  I got one day of messing around in before it got ungodly cold and started snowing.



Ignore the Tengu DVD and unmarked trucks.  I didn't do too many tricks on my old cruiser deck because it was a Pendleton Designarium board.  I plan on skating the shit out of this one though.

Here's just the deck:



The board feels awesome, so I'd definitely suggest getting one. http://surpriseskateboards.bigcartel.com/

[Andrew]

man i never get tired of seeing/riding square tails. so nice

[Paco Supreme]

man i never get tired of seeing/riding square tails.

Love it.

[Young Satchel]

That surprise setup is dope.

[Reed Frisch]

What is everybody's input  here on the best cruiser wheels?

[foureyedjim]

What is everybody's input  here on the best cruiser wheels?

It really depends on your preferences

personally, I like medium sized wheels that are not too soft.  Big wheels make pushing weird and wheels that are too soft (like the bones ATF wheels) don't feel right for me.  I honestly still haven't found the right cruiser wheel for myself, but play around with different durometers

[Andrew]

i have the spitfire 80ds and they feel kinda bouncy sometimes cause of how soft they are, but they're still good wheels.

I want to get something in the 90d range where i can still slide on my wheels, cause it's kinda hard with the 80ds

[nylin]

Girl shaped deck somewhere around 8.125
Old Indy 139's that I used to have on my regular deck
Spitfire speedies 80a (I think?) 54mm probably like 51's now
Bones swiss
Bones soft bushings no washers
Leftover Hardware
Leftover Rails
Filmbot grip that ended up really shitty...

So stoked to start skating this thing!

Sick one. Just got that same Carroll board as a cruiser set up too. Can't wait to skate it.

[Young Satchel]

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What is everybody's input  here on the best cruiser wheels?

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It really depends on your preferences

personally, I like medium sized wheels that are not too soft.  Big wheels make pushing weird and wheels that are too soft (like the bones ATF wheels) don't feel right for me.  I honestly still haven't found the right cruiser wheel for myself, but play around with different durometers

Same here. Those powell rat bones reissues I reccomended earlier in the thread are like rolling on a hot buttered cloud, but that's about all they're good for: rolling. They are a huge pain to slide, and make getting the board off the ground on flat a real task. I'm setting up a new shaped curb/crust board, and I need a wheel that is 57-58mm and about 90a. I feel like that would be the perfect balance, but I can't find that shit anywhere. These broadcast "issues" are close, but I feel like they might be too wide and clunky like the powells:

http://www.nativeskatestore.co.uk/skateboards-c7/skateboard-wheels-c8/broadcast-issues-90a-old-school-shape-skateboard-wheels-60mm-p12969

The search continues...