Gear your contemplating buying?

[moonordie]

Trying to avoid buying some 8.25 ventures since my AF1 55 still have a lot of life on them but I want to size down + the price is really good on those V-Lights...

[Quantum_Bearing_Science]

Haven’t checked the boards in a while.  Wanted to say thanks for all the kind words on the page. 

Sorry to the few people who didn’t have the best luck with our bearings. 

As someone said on another thread, it does boil down to luck, sometimes, with any bearing. 

As Lebowski said, we’ve had far far more success stories than the few failures.  It’s the few failures you hear more about.  (Over and over sometimes 😂 ).

I’ll also say that our QC is definitely far more than minimal.  We handle every set of bearings that we sell and we stand behind every product.

Again, thanks for all the love/feedback/support/input good or bad.  It’s all appreciated and nothing goes unnoticed.

[Ok]

Trying to avoid buying some 8.25 ventures since my AF1 55 still have a lot of life on them but I want to size down + the price is really good on those V-Lights...

plus with ventures the pop is really good


but on the other hand, i don’t seem to do well with 8.25 trucks


best of luck stay strong

[fakiefs180]

I am thinking about getting this fisheye for my camcorder. Anyone might have experiences with this company or their products? The fisheye is more expensive as my actual camcorder, which is a bit funny.

https://realmdt.com/de-de/products/52mm-0-3x-fisheye-lens?pr_prod_strat=copurchase_transfer_learning&pr_rec_id=d4962193c&pr_rec_pid=898810216495&pr_ref_pid=898867462191&pr_seq=uniform

[moonordie]

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Trying to avoid buying some 8.25 ventures since my AF1 55 still have a lot of life on them but I want to size down + the price is really good on those V-Lights...

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plus with ventures the pop is really good


but on the other hand, i don’t seem to do well with 8.25 trucks


best of luck stay strong

They should arrive on Wednesday so I totally failed on avoiding them.

[Made In China]

Considering getting that BA There guest board or one of the new Sci Fi boards. The problem is that I definitely don't need a new deck yet lol

[pops]

I would want to build a lighter and smaller setup for some flatground flipping but on the other hand, my body doesn't really like jumping right now. I dont have problem with cruising and doing occasional jumps here and there. Maybe I'll just get some hollow trucks and smaller wheels for my boaty board. 

[Banned from the room]

I gotta get shoes this week. It's mandatory.

I'm thinking find more Blue suede slips. That shoe is beautiful and it last 3 months easily without glue. I made two pairs last almost a year with just a small Ollie hole.

I wish I could get af1s or fast breaks but I only got like 45 bucks for this.

Even then I'm riding the rail of starvation. That's not an exaggeration.

What's the most durable shoe you know? I need to get 2 months out of it w or wo glue or whatever

[manysnakes]

I gotta get shoes this week. It's mandatory.

I'm thinking find more Blue suede slips. That shoe is beautiful and it last 3 months easily without glue. I made two pairs last almost a year with just a small Ollie hole.

I wish I could get af1s or fast breaks but I only got like 45 bucks for this.

Even then I'm riding the rail of starvation. That's not an exaggeration.

What's the most durable shoe you know? I need to get 2 months out of it w or wo glue or whatever

The longest lasting shoe I've skated in the past few years has been the New Balance 1010.

[Banned from the room]

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I gotta get shoes this week. It's mandatory.

I'm thinking find more Blue suede slips. That shoe is beautiful and it last 3 months easily without glue. I made two pairs last almost a year with just a small Ollie hole.

I wish I could get af1s or fast breaks but I only got like 45 bucks for this.

Even then I'm riding the rail of starvation. That's not an exaggeration.

What's the most durable shoe you know? I need to get 2 months out of it w or wo glue or whatever

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The longest lasting shoe I've skated in the past few years has been the New Balance 1010.

That might be a good idea.

[manuduncan]

speaking of shoes the grosso mids in blue caught my eye, i went to go see how much they are and they're fucking $95

for a vans skate shoe

what the fuck

[Murge]

I can’t decide if I want x99 v5 bones ( I’ve had the shape in the past I enjoy it probably my favorite shape.) or x99 v6 bones. Basically a wider v5. I been skating conicals but I’m a classics guy I think and when the v5 wears they’ll have more surface area I think I made my decision now. But open to suggestions

[Urtripping]

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Trying to avoid buying some 8.25 ventures since my AF1 55 still have a lot of life on them but I want to size down + the price is really good on those V-Lights...

[close]

plus with ventures the pop is really good


but on the other hand, i don’t seem to do well with 8.25 trucks


best of luck stay strong

[close]

They should arrive on Wednesday so I totally failed on avoiding them.

I'm on a dying pair of 55's and sprung for the 6.1's with the loose trucks green bushing kit. Been on 8.75 decks for a while and my curiosity about Ventures got the best of me.

These dudes made skating transition on ventures look too good:

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

The trucks are drastically different…….

[moonordie]

speaking of shoes the grosso mids in blue caught my eye, i went to go see how much they are and they're fucking $95

for a vans skate shoe

what the fuck

They still have that awful insole?

[pops]

speaking of shoes the grosso mids in blue caught my eye, i went to go see how much they are and they're fucking $95

for a vans skate shoe

what the fuck

Vans are kinda gross anyway but it"s up to you if you really like to skate them. My latest skate Vans' felt total garbage.

[Urtripping]

The trucks are drastically different…….

For sure. There's a solid chance I'll be posting in thr buyer's remorse thread about them, I've just never had a pair and want to see if I can fuck with them enough to make em work for me.

[Bill Salt]

the bones nano cubics.
Dorcus deck (japan)

[moonordie]

I'm about to pull the trigger on an Enjoi Wallin board for a nice price.

[JugeL]

I'm about to pull the trigger on an Enjoi Wallin board for a nice price.

That Enjoi shape might be my all time favorite shape

[Pastasash]

Considering getting those new Spitfire Lock In Fulls.

Coming off a knee injury and want to prioritize being stable on my board, currently have Spitfire Classics on. Will these help me stay on coping (both QPs and ledges) better while still having the preferred roundness for easier flip tricks?

[munchbox]

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The trucks are drastically different…….

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For sure. There's a solid chance I'll be posting in thr buyer's remorse thread about them, I've just never had a pair and want to see if I can fuck with them enough to make em work for me.

pair with longer wheelbases at your own discretion
it can be done, but the pop feel will be heavy

[Urtripping]

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The trucks are drastically different…….

[close]

For sure. There's a solid chance I'll be posting in thr buyer's remorse thread about them, I've just never had a pair and want to see if I can fuck with them enough to make em work for me.

[close]

pair with longer wheelbases at your own discretion
it can be done, but the pop feel will be heavy

I have a heated wheel 8.75 with 14.25 wb I'm gonna try em on... we'll see how it goes! Pretty excited to just try something different, even just for the hell of it. Tall rig with wooden risers, big wheels. I anticipate fucking with the bushings.

[SupremePizza]

Sold on my Spitfire f4 classics, the 56mm are wearing nicely and get better each time. thinking of trying out the radials or conicals next. Also want to get some 5.8s ventures next since I want to step up to 8.5 decks but I still got life on my 5.6s

[FUBAR]

I’m getting an 8.5 mini logo. Had a friend that had one and I loved it. Hell, I might get two.

[manysnakes]

I’m getting an 8.5 mini logo. Had a friend that had one and I loved it. Hell, I might get two.

I’ve skated a few Mini Logo decks and never found them wanting. Also some of my best kickflips were on a ML.

[FUBAR]

I dig the flatness and the price. I skated a bunch of MLs when they were still a new deal and loved them.

[Mbrimson88]

Considering getting those new Spitfire Lock In Fulls.

Coming off a knee injury and want to prioritize being stable on my board, currently have Spitfire Classics on. Will these help me stay on coping (both QPs and ledges) better while still having the preferred roundness for easier flip tricks?

If you haven't seen them in person, I would suggest really looking into them, as they are a very big wide wheel, extra heft and weight more than anything.

As to helping with things, coming from Classics (which I have a lot of too) the lock in back of the wheel is going to hold a little more but some other people have also said it makes it harder to grind for any usual distances, unless you wax the edge a lot or go faster.  Either way, they do work and some people love them, but others find they are just a bit more trouble if you are more used to a very rounded edge on your normal wheels.

@Samsquantch has posted a board with them not too long ago, then went back to thinner wheels.


Posts here:

https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=82118.msg4062821#msg4062821

and then

https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=82118.msg4065723#msg4065723

[Pastasash]

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Considering getting those new Spitfire Lock In Fulls.

Coming off a knee injury and want to prioritize being stable on my board, currently have Spitfire Classics on. Will these help me stay on coping (both QPs and ledges) better while still having the preferred roundness for easier flip tricks?

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If you haven't seen them in person, I would suggest really looking into them, as they are a very big wide wheel, extra heft and weight more than anything.

As to helping with things, coming from Classics (which I have a lot of too) the lock in back of the wheel is going to hold a little more but some other people have also said it makes it harder to grind for any usual distances, unless you wax the edge a lot or go faster.  Either way, they do work and some people love them, but others find they are just a bit more trouble if you are more used to a very rounded edge on your normal wheels.

@Samsquantch has posted a board with them not too long ago, then went back to thinner wheels.


Posts here:

https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=82118.msg4062821#msg4062821

and then

https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=82118.msg4065723#msg4065723

Thanks for the response and links! Yeah i actually peeped them in person the other day and they were definitely the fulls like that guys set up in the link.

I was thinking the regular lock ins in a 52 wouldn’t be so big. Before classics i was running tablets and regular conicals so already used to that square shape, just hoping the regular locks ins are the best of both worlds.

Will probably pull the trigger on a pair soon and worse comes to worse my F4 classics are still in good shape to return to.

[Xen]

...leaning towards an 8.125 Baker but has anyone measured them lately? Both the 8.25 and 8.125 (regs not B2s) have always measured incorrectly in my experience when they are listed as 31.875 (they were always 32, like the B2s are now); just want to make sure they're really 31.5" as listed.