I just picked up a set of Riptide bushings to try out on the cruiser and I have to say... this is, by far, the biggest upgrade I've ever done for my setup aside from a set of Oust Moc9s...
Seriously amazing how flowy and smooth these things are. They bounce right back to center every time.
I went with the KranK formula. Street barrel on the boardside in 93a and short street cone in 87a roadside. Those shapes are the perfect fit in a set of Indy hollows.
I'm 120 lbs, so pretty much everyone that weighs more should probably go up a bit on the duro. I haven't been able to get wheelbite yet, but I could definitely see it happening at higher speeds in a super tight turn. I'm going to try a set of 90a for roadside. Those will for sure make it perfect.
I had Bones Hardcore before and thought those were a huge upgrade from stock... These Riptides are so much smoother and bouncy than the Bones if you can imagine that. I kept the bones on my normal board just cause I don't see the point in upgrading that stuff any further since it gets beat to shit, but I was looking to get my cruiser as much like a longboard as possible. Finally happy with it, going to leave it alone and see how everything holds up.
Setup is as follows:
Indy hollows 159
Indy 1/8" shock pads
Riptide 96a pivot cups
Riptide KranK 93a street barrel boardside
Riptide KranK 87a short street cone roadside
OJ Hot Juice 55mm minis
Oust Moc9 bearings with speed rings, spacers and nuts tight