Anyone whos skated both thunder 147s and venture 5.25 low or highs. Any feedback as to what you preferred and liked better about each?
Have both, skate both, like both. Prefer venture.
Thunders are lighter, quicker turn, slightly taller. When most people sized up their setups from sub 8” and 5.0 lo’s, I noticed that some pros were switching to the 147s (kalis, wade etc). I think thunders are sick. I do stick on ledges more often, and had a scary face plant on a regular noseslide. I’ve also done my best ledge tricks on thunders. I wheelbite at least as much on thunders, even tho they are taller.
Ventures ‘feel’ right. Look cooler. I like the pop. The lo height, with cast plate feels awesome. There is a skrong nostalgic pull for me. I normally don’t like bones bushings, but I do in ventures. I really recommend the bones top washer, that eliminates binding. The venture baseplate doesn’t stick on ledges. I like manuals on ventures way more (although that skill has really evaporated lately).
Neither truck is great with wheels over 52mm. 50mm is prolly better.
Both trucks have a hanger shape that is thin, aesthetically attractive, but bites into hard ledges and is harder to grind, than say a rounder hanger like an Indy.
I wish my thunders were cast, or team hollows.
I have venture 5.2 hi and those are cool too, but they are different, again more like an Indy (I prefer them to Indy, for many reasons). The 147 hi, and 5.2 lo are really close.
My take at least
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