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[Painted Baby]

Lol Royal Trux collaborated with Heroin their entire career. I guess that's the joke?

Very sick cruiser. Nice use of color blocking

[radcunt]

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

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[JamesNtheGntPch]

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

[GardenSkater77]

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.

[ChipSuey]

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!

[BartHarleyJarvis]

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.

[ChipSuey]

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.

[Skookum]

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.

[tzhangdox]

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

[Huell Howser]

whatta' beauty @tzhangdox

[Plan9Customs]

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.

[The.Skate.Father]

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.   

[chillclinton87]

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

[hayduke lives]

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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.

[MC3]

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.

[BartHarleyJarvis]

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.

Can’t go wrong either way, but for a board that big Indy 215s look real nice….

[The.Skate.Father]

Quasi football pool skater face.
5.8 raw venture highs with bones hard bottom, bones mid top.
Super juice ojs, were 60mm that chunked out so I cut them down to 54mm.
Modus titaniums.
DOOM sayers hardware.



Love cruising this thing super nimble and smooth.

[fakiefs180]

I put a cruiser together from old parts I had laying around. It is now the setup for my girl.

Quasi 8.125 (painted the top in that green ish color)
Indy 139 Standard
Ricta Clouds 78a 52mm
Some bearings
Some bolts
Mob Grip (heavily sanded down)

[BartHarleyJarvis]

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Antihero Beach Bum replacing my Blue Meanie. Short and Thicc just how I like em
Ace AF1 66 w/ Ace Shock Pads
Spitfire F4 58mm Radial Full
Quantum Metallics
Pig Rails
Mob

[lulz]

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.

How did that mpi hold up? Also, how much do you weigh?😁

[Lee Ralphs Dear Old Mum]

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Antihero Beach Bum replacing my Blue Meanie. Short and Thicc just how I like em
Ace AF1 66 w/ Ace Shock Pads
Spitfire F4 58mm Radial Full
Quantum Metallics
Pig Rails
Mob

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Sick one. I need a new cruiser and the beach bum could be just the ticket but i might hold out to see how the new Genius shape looks in person.

[BartHarleyJarvis]

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Antihero Beach Bum replacing my Blue Meanie. Short and Thicc just how I like em
Ace AF1 66 w/ Ace Shock Pads
Spitfire F4 58mm Radial Full
Quantum Metallics
Pig Rails
Mob

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Sick one. I need a new cruiser and the beach bum could be just the ticket but i might hold out to see how the new Genius shape looks in person.

Took it for a skate last night and had some fun. The thing is SHORT so it feels totally different to the blue meanies/polar surfs I’ve ridden in the past. It makes you want to carve and do little cutbacks the way I imagine a polarizer does

[Mbrimson88]

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Antihero Beach Bum replacing my Blue Meanie. Short and Thicc just how I like em
Ace AF1 66 w/ Ace Shock Pads
Spitfire F4 58mm Radial Full
Quantum Metallics
Pig Rails
Mob

[close]

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Sick one. I need a new cruiser and the beach bum could be just the ticket but i might hold out to see how the new Genius shape looks in person.

[close]

Took it for a skate last night and had some fun. The thing is SHORT so it feels totally different to the blue meanies/polar surfs I’ve ridden in the past. It makes you want to carve and do little cutbacks the way I imagine a polarizer does

Yeah, it is very short, feeling a bit cramped on the one someone else brought in that I had a go of.

From that first board, the second version - Beach Bummer came out, which I have and it feels way more stable, but I do prefer a bigger board in both length and wheelbase, even for fun rides.

That one would still be a cool ride and good for a lot of things though.

[BartHarleyJarvis]

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Antihero Beach Bum replacing my Blue Meanie. Short and Thicc just how I like em
Ace AF1 66 w/ Ace Shock Pads
Spitfire F4 58mm Radial Full
Quantum Metallics
Pig Rails
Mob

[close]

[close]

Sick one. I need a new cruiser and the beach bum could be just the ticket but i might hold out to see how the new Genius shape looks in person.

[close]

Took it for a skate last night and had some fun. The thing is SHORT so it feels totally different to the blue meanies/polar surfs I’ve ridden in the past. It makes you want to carve and do little cutbacks the way I imagine a polarizer does

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Yeah, it is very short, feeling a bit cramped on the one someone else brought in that I had a go of.

From that first board, the second version - Beach Bummer came out, which I have and it feels way more stable, but I do prefer a bigger board in both length and wheelbase, even for fun rides.

That one would still be a cool ride and good for a lot of things though.

The way I have it set up, it's definitely going to be primarily a cruiser. It'll actually stay under my desk at work for getting across our warehouse or for curb sessions at lunch. i have heard people say they skate it and it flips pretty well, but I won't be doing any of that. Slides and slappies only.

It's replacing an AH Blue Meanie which was just too long and square for me, wasn't fun to carve around on. This should do the trick I'm thinking

[Mbrimson88]

It's replacing an AH Blue Meanie which was just too long and square for me, wasn't fun to carve around on. This should do the trick I'm thinking

Sounds like an ideal shape for your needs.

Always makes it so much nicer, rather than having something like the Blue Meanie and wishing it was shorter, or trying to shorten wheelbase or cut the board down, which may or may not even turn out being that much fun in the end.

[Bror]

Can we have a discussion about cruiser wheels that slides? What's your favourites?

Got the oj keyframes in 56mm last spring but didn't find them to great for cruising on asphalt.. new asphalt sure and for a do it all wheel it was nice.

Got the oj super juice 60s and they were wonderful for cruising around. But haven't got them to slide yet due to the shape.. riding hills and not being able to powerslide feels both sketchy and a lil boring.

I read somewhere here that bones did the 60mm rat bones in their dragon formula. Maybe that would be the answer? Anyone tried them?

Ten years ago I had some really nice cruiser wheels from this longboard brand venom which slid really nice at higher speeds but unfortunately I lost the board.

[GBLange]

Can we have a discussion about cruiser wheels that slides? What's your favourites?

Got the oj keyframes in 56mm last spring but didn't find them to great for cruising on asphalt.. new asphalt sure and for a do it all wheel it was nice.

Got the oj super juice 60s and they were wonderful for cruising around. But haven't got them to slide yet due to the shape.. riding hills and not being able to powerslide feels both sketchy and a lil boring.

I read somewhere here that bones did the 60mm rat bones in their dragon formula. Maybe that would be the answer? Anyone tried them?

Ten years ago I had some really nice cruiser wheels from this longboard brand venom which slid really nice at higher speeds but unfortunately I lost the board.

Powell G Slides

[Roisto]

I have been able to slide my 60 mm 78A Ricta Clouds but it’s not easy. It takes a lot more speed and effort than hard wheels. It took me a good while to figure out how to make them slide, the feeling is that different from hard wheels, especially Formula Fours, which is all I ride for hard wheels.

[bombsaway86]

Can we have a discussion about cruiser wheels that slides? What's your favourites?

Got the oj keyframes in 56mm last spring but didn't find them to great for cruising on asphalt.. new asphalt sure and for a do it all wheel it was nice.

Got the oj super juice 60s and they were wonderful for cruising around. But haven't got them to slide yet due to the shape.. riding hills and not being able to powerslide feels both sketchy and a lil boring.

I read somewhere here that bones did the 60mm rat bones in their dragon formula. Maybe that would be the answer? Anyone tried them?

Ten years ago I had some really nice cruiser wheels from this longboard brand venom which slid really nice at higher speeds but unfortunately I lost the board.

Super juices will slide, you just gotta put some effort into it. It helps if your trucks are on the loose side

[oliknight]

Lots of fun