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[hillbilly shifty]

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not really a traditional cruiser.... but with time in virus isolation, got in some tinkering with old stuff to make a new toy. inspired by peter hewitt insta clips.
old antihero eagle cut down, old early 80s trackers (axles are 5" wide), some fat penny wheels, and grip tape scraps, random bushings/bearings/hardware.
pretty fun so far....

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fuck yea thats sick

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Looks good! 
I did the same to an old REAL board.
I used a Krooked Zip Zinger Nano  7.125x29 as a template and cut it with a jigsaw.
Tracker RTX rear and RTS front 106mm slalom truck. Changed the bushings with regular indy bushings.
china reds
"slammer" wheels I bought on Ebay, some old wheels from way back I guess...
small riser pad
That's how I get to work every day 

very nice!

[hillbilly shifty]

70s Nash banana board
55mm 90a mini logo wheels
Reds
No grip cause that feels like cheating


Nothing more fun to bomb a mellow hill on

that's in great shape
amazing that a 40+ year old board can bring such joy

[weon]

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70s Nash banana board
55mm 90a mini logo wheels
Reds
No grip cause that feels like cheating


Nothing more fun to bomb a mellow hill on

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that's in great shape
amazing that a 40+ year old board can bring such joy

this is so rad.
i found a 60s fifteen toes in a 50-mile garage sale between Homer and Montezuma, NY, hahah
still has those shitty metal wheels with built-in bearings
now that i see this, i kinda wanna set it up...

ps. nice matching socks and board

[authentic_creed_bratton]

i feel like i tried to do this ages ago but the axles werent the same diameter as modern gear. mad respect for getting those trucks to work for you, very radical

[sweet pee]

Folklore Project Jason Lee – 8.6" x 32" 14" WB, 6.75" Nose and 7" Tail
Ace 44's
OJ Keyframes – 54mm 87a Duro
Bones Swiss 6 Balls
Bones 1/8 Risers
Hard Luck Barrel Bushings – Mediums
Mob Grip

[jay_nev]

Keyframes have been so good for me so far.  54mm too.

[animalflesh]

Hey thanks everyone, I recommend doing the same it really brings some extra joy into rolling around to step on one of these things

https://m.ebay.com/itm/27-5-Vintage-Nash-Red-Translucent-Acrylic-Skateboard-Banana-Board-Old-School/143472720807?ul_ref=https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=2&toolid=10044&campid=5338235235&customid=1234&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&item=143472720807&srcrot=711-53200-19255-0&rvr_id=2349135238782&rvr_ts=1c9c65ed1710aaeceaa256d8ff98cb5f&_mwBanner=1&_rdt=1&ul_noapp=true&pageci=f4ee8abd-65ae-4392-9441-5e2557b96441

Here’s another cool one I wanted

[weon]

posted this deck before but it recently got 55mm super juices and a new grip job
a lil sloppy here and there but content with it. was good for killing time at home.



now kinda thinking i want to put ace 55 or even venture 6.1 on it...

also, what trucks should i attempt to put on this 5.25" x 21.5" board? i guess Tracker still makes 5.35" axle trucks? is it even worth it? need a new project to kill time at home...

[authentic_creed_bratton]

bennett vector 4.3s, tracker half tracks, or cut a roller skate in half

[munchbox]

posted this deck before but it recently got 55mm super juices and a new grip job
a lil sloppy here and there but content with it. was good for killing time at home.



now kinda thinking i want to put ace 55 or even venture 6.1 on it...

also, what trucks should i attempt to put on this 5.25" x 21.5" board? i guess Tracker still makes 5.35" axle trucks? is it even worth it? need a new project to kill time at home...

indy 215 and never get wheelbite. might get truckbite though

[legion]

also, what trucks should i attempt to put on this 5.25" x 21.5" board? i guess Tracker still makes 5.35" axle trucks? is it even worth it? need a new project to kill time at home...

Lol. You should start a tiny truck thread.. I've been bored and wondering about this too.
I've got small Walmart trucks so I've been looking around for scrap wood.
I blame Blender and Hewitt
https://www.instagram.com/nblender/
https://www.instagram.com/goonsac/

If you can handle 4.5"(?) axle width then roller skate stuff is probably the cheapest route.
Or a 70's era trucks from an old complete? Craigslist Penny board?
Penny has trucks with 3" and 4" hangers but those are $30/pr
Sure Grip does a wider 3" hanger. Normal skate hanger is 2"?
Ace 00 is 6.5" with 3.875" hanger.

Some details in the comments

[Fred Gerwer Frank Gall]

Been using nothing but cruisers since Covid...

Figured I needed a deck with wheels wells as I didn't want to be so high up with 1/4" risers  (also some proceeds went to fund a local park)

[jay_nev]

Been using nothing but cruisers since Covid...

Figured I needed a deck with wheels wells as I didn't want to be so high up with 1/4" risers  (also some proceeds went to fund a local park)

sick, other specs? Wheels? Wish my Dane 1 had wheel wells.

[Fred Gerwer Frank Gall]

Wheels = same 55mm/78a OJ super juice I've been using. Bones Big Balls bearings, 1/8" semisoft risers, Ace 55s stock bushings outside washers only. Left over scraps of black and clear grip, Black and Clear. I wanted a short WB, wide board that was lowish to the ground for Dystopian City Cruise Missions.

[hillbilly shifty]

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also, what trucks should i attempt to put on this 5.25" x 21.5" board? i guess Tracker still makes 5.35" axle trucks? is it even worth it? need a new project to kill time at home...

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Lol. You should start a tiny truck thread.. I've been bored and wondering about this too.
I've got small Walmart trucks so I've been looking around for scrap wood.
I blame Blender and Hewitt
https://www.instagram.com/nblender/
https://www.instagram.com/goonsac/

If you can handle 4.5"(?) axle width then roller skate stuff is probably the cheapest route.
Or a 70's era trucks from an old complete? Craigslist Penny board?
Penny has trucks with 3" and 4" hangers but those are $30/pr
Sure Grip does a wider 3" hanger. Normal skate hanger is 2"?
Ace 00 is 6.5" with 3.875" hanger.

Some details in the comments

i'd jump on board a 'small truck' thread. was researching how old those trackers are on my skinny cruiser i posted a few days back. looks like from the late 70s.

BUT.... tracker makes a slightly updated version with same specs, 5.25" axle. and i found a site that sells them for $39. when i have a chance i'll post the links + start a small truck thread, unless someone beats me to it.

i do have a technical question.... not sure if it's my mac or browser, but when i do the jpeg path between the image brackets for a post, it never works. can it not link to your hard drive or does it have to link to a separate website?

stay safe!

[legion]

not really a traditional cruiser.... but with time in virus isolation, got in some tinkering with old stuff to make a new toy. inspired by peter hewitt insta clips.
old antihero eagle cut down, old early 80s trackers (axles are 5" wide), some fat penny wheels, and grip tape scraps, random bushings/bearings/hardware.
pretty fun so far....

Yeah, this is great. I'm liking the blunt nose and tapered tail, might have to steal that..
The striped grip is a nice idea too, I wouldn't have thought of that, really finishes off the classic look.
If only I didn't suck so much at cutting straight lines. Even with a straightedge..
That's the basic look I wanna go for but maybe more 60's looking? Skate trucks, narrower wheels for that skinny clay wheel look.


I've been coming across random Tracker info while geeking on tiny trucks.
I think the Dart and Classic hangers interchange or are the same. For the smaller sizes..
Difference is the baseplates, Dart probably has less KP angle (10* vs 15*?) for a less surfy, more stable feel. Iirc..
Were you talking about RTS/RTX in another thread? I'm curious if there's a KP angle difference there.

https://skateboarding.transworld.net/news/skateboarding-s-first-modern-truck/

http://www.sk8kings.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=SKTKR082D
Dead link. They just changed the site..
https://www.sk8kings.com/tracker-trucks-midtrack-85mm-dart-baseplate-one-truck.html
https://www.sk8kings.com/tracker.html

https://www.trackertrucks.com

https://www.larrybalma.com/blog/
https://www.larrybalma.com/2018/09/26/early-tales-of-tracker-trucks-and-transworld-skateboarding-magazine/

[Bristol_Palin]

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Seeing a decent amount of oj plain Jane key frames. I have some on my cruiser and I love them I’ve had them for a while. You can roll over anything with with them. I hear a lot about you can’t make them slide, but of course they don’t slide as well as hard wheels. You can still make them slide a little. I skated my cruiser around the skatepark Sunday morning right before it started raining and I didn’t feel like taking out my regular set up if it immediately started raining on me. I was doing lots of frontside nose slides without any resistance from the wheels. Also I like the wheels a lot for wall rides they do really grip the wall

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That's weird you mention that, too-grippy wallrides are one of the main things making me want to swap my
OJ Keyframes to something harder. I get too gripped and can't skrt out of em how I like. I do love their smoothness though. Wondering if something in between 87a and 100a will be the best of both worlds, or if it'll just suck all around.

I know this is a while back but I haven't been in this thread for a while, but yeah I do like how they are are for wallrides. I feel like it holds the wall the entire carve. I do a lot of wallrides so it feels good on my regular formula fours too, but on the key frames it just feels light and different. This is a little clip from last Feburary when I skated the cruiser at my local on a really cold day (24 F°), but I do a wallride at 16 seconds and I feel like it holds the wall different than a really hard wheel that would slide alittle bit when you curving out.

[animalflesh]

Long branch? ^^

[Bristol_Palin]

Long branch? ^^

Yup I moved to red bank from South Philly at the tail end of 2016 my wife’s from here.

[animalflesh]

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Long branch? ^^

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Yup I moved to red bank from South Philly at the tail end of 2016 my wife’s from here.

Cool I’m down there sometimes that park is the best

[Bristol_Palin]

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Long branch? ^^

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Yup I moved to red bank from South Philly at the tail end of 2016 my wife’s from here.

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Cool I’m down there sometimes that park is the best

If the world doesn't end, I'd be down to have a sesh with you there.

[Seventyfrigginseven]

I think building a cruiser will bring my spirits up in these stressful times..I started on a SMA a million years ago. I need some help from you guys. Did they ever do any reissues? This is the board I started on, anything close in at least the shape would be amazing.

[legion]

I think building a cruiser will bring my spirits up in these stressful times..I started on a SMA a million years ago. I need some help from you guys. Did they ever do any reissues? This is the board I started on, anything close in at least the shape would be amazing.

https://www.skatewarehouse.com/Santa_Cruz_Dressen_Eyes_Everslick_Deck/descpage-SCDEEDK.html
Kinda close, same era.. I think Creature did a non-slick in the same shape

[Seventyfrigginseven]

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I think building a cruiser will bring my spirits up in these stressful times..I started on a SMA a million years ago. I need some help from you guys. Did they ever do any reissues? This is the board I started on, anything close in at least the shape would be amazing.

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https://www.skatewarehouse.com/Santa_Cruz_Dressen_Eyes_Everslick_Deck/descpage-SCDEEDK.html
Kinda close, same era.. I think Creature did a non-slick in the same shape

Thanks man, I was actually on that same sight building one with that exact deck after I posted! Much appreciated

[oldfart]

with all this tiny setup madness going on right now I decided to set up another board with what was lying around. 

Old local brand board (BBS WOOD)
TRACKER TRUCKS - DART 85MM (6.1" AXLE)
Krooked Zip Zinger 56 80D
Bearings mostly Reds, Super Reds and 1 Independent bearing 

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with all this tiny setup madness going on right now I decided to set up another board with what was lying around. 

Old local brand board (BBS WOOD)
TRACKER TRUCKS - DART 85MM (6.1" AXLE)
Krooked Zip Zinger 56 80D
Bearings mostly Reds, Super Reds and 1 Independent bearing 

Soooooo how are the trucks? Happy with the results? Tiny setups looking too sick these days

[oldfart]

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with all this tiny setup madness going on right now I decided to set up another board with what was lying around. 

Old local brand board (BBS WOOD)
TRACKER TRUCKS - DART 85MM (6.1" AXLE)
Krooked Zip Zinger 56 80D
Bearings mostly Reds, Super Reds and 1 Independent bearing 

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Soooooo how are the trucks? Happy with the results? Tiny setups looking too sick these days

alright, alright. Quick thoughts after a short ride to the bakery this morning.
I wear shoes size US11.5 so there is not that much space for foot placement. what doesn't need to be bad though. compared to my "tracker 108 set up" it feels less stable more like the whole board is going to fall over in quick turns. Didn't happen though. Just an unexpected powerslide  .

Overall I am hyped. If you find a pair of midtracks on eBay for 30-40 Bucks go get them! 

[606]

My Heated Wheel type of thing. It's a 70s Hang Ten fibreglass 26.5x5.75 deck (Blender rides a Bahne that is pretty much the same). ACS 430 roller-skate trucks. Bones 78a 58mm roller-skate wheels.

Changed the bushings from standard Independent 92a to Khiro orange 79a in front and a softer than 92a old Tracker on rear with Independent on top. And stuck some washers on to widen the track of the wheels. Rides a lot better than before.

[YungJugg]

My Heated Wheel type of thing. It's a 70s Hang Ten fibreglass 26.5x5.75 deck (Blender rides a Bahne that is pretty much the same). ACS 430 roller-skate trucks. Bones 78a 58mm roller-skate wheels.

Changed the bushings from standard Independent 92a to Khiro orange 79a in front and a softer than 92a old Tracker on rear with Independent on top. And stuck some washers on to widen the track of the wheels. Rides a lot better than before.

That thing is tight. Past couple pages inspired me to pull this one out.





Using it as my dogwalking set up for now.

[606]

That thing is tight. Past couple pages inspired me to pull this one out.

Using it as my dogwalking set up for now.

It looks like it has a little kicktail?

If so, it's a G&S standardflex kicktail 27" from 1976. A rare board, could be worth a bit.