Big Boards 9"+( I wanna hear big boys talk about their big boards)

[jay_nev]

My new setup (back to skate after 15 years):

Creature 9x33 15WB
Indy 169
Risers 1.25' and 0.25' - will use if needed
Wheels:
Hawks 63mm 78a
Old RICTA 52mm 99a

Have plan to change Ricta to some OJ 53-55mm

welcome! And be sure to post when set up. I have same board dimensions on one set up right now and feels well suited and stable for transition. Street riding gets tiring but with OJ mini juice it’ll be a stable cruiser to pop here and there. Had 169 Ti on it at one point too. What are those blue wheels?

[slappy50]

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My new setup (back to skate after 15 years):

Creature 9x33 15WB
Indy 169
Risers 1.25' and 0.25' - will use if needed
Wheels:
Hawks 63mm 78a
Old RICTA 52mm 99a

Have plan to change Ricta to some OJ 53-55mm

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welcome! And be sure to post when set up. I have same board dimensions on one set up right now and feels well suited and stable for transition. Street riding gets tiring but with OJ mini juice it’ll be a stable cruiser to pop here and there. Had 169 Ti on it at one point too. What are those blue wheels?

not OP, but they are Hawgs Wheels (a longboard/skateboard brand) based in Vancouver BC. Their wheels are good. Here's the link if ur interested.

https://landyachtz.com/product/easy-63mm/

related, I got a santa cruz dressen deck that's Powerply, which is supposed to be chip resistant and all that. I have been skating it for about 2, maybe 3 weeks at most, and I don't skate particularly gnarly stuff, not hucking down anything more than 3 stairs, and the board's already chipped on me. Like not any regular little chip on the edge or anything, but like part of the top ply has chipped right off. I had an anti-hero board before this that was completely fine 2 months in and then it finally started chipping, and it was just a normal maple board. should I email NHS or just accept it for what it is? thanks pals and shalom.

[goingapelikenigo]

^ hey..hey..hey.. thats 8.7! 
Those blazers have been good to you! And the 159s will work good on a lot of shaped decks.

Hahah my bad, yea I loved those blazers. 
Hella excited to try these 159s out at the curb spot today.

[BelknappBruiser]

Looking forward to finally setting up this "Danny Dicola Ditch Demon"... I blew out my knee in June and it still hasn't healed up enough to skate like I want, so maybe I can get some low impact ditch riding in before the winter hits...

[mynameisnotjeff]

Damn, that makes me want to set mine up!
Hope you get well soon and can get more than some ditch action!
Also, 215s or 169s?

[Firebert]

Those are 215s in that pic^

[Schinken]

My new setup (back to skate after 15 years):

Creature 9x33 15WB
Indy 169
Risers 1.25' and 0.25' - will use if needed
Wheels:
Hawks 63mm 78a
Old RICTA 52mm 99a

Have plan to change Ricta to some OJ 53-55mm

Nice Setup. Those Hawgs should be nice. I've seen a few videos of ppl sliding them. Would be interesting to hear what you think about them once you have broken them in.

[Seventyfrigginseven]

Had a shitty day, so i went into the boxxes of goodies and built this. This time I'm gonna skate it with 6.1 Ventures/ hot pink krooked risers and slimeballs.

[BelknappBruiser]

Damn, that makes me want to set mine up!
Hope you get well soon and can get more than some ditch action!
Also, 215s or 169s?

Thanks, brother! Never had a knee injury before and have always been able to bounce back from other injuries, so I have been bumming for sure. I had to pick up the 215 trucks, as that's what Danny has on his ditch set up. Ordered them in March from sk8supply.com before the whole COVID thing really hit and they kept pushing back the order even after I saw that other places had them in stock... Had to finally cancel my order and pick them up from Tactics...

[TumKayo]

What are some boards that match up well with 215s? They should be at least 10.5" wide, more if heavily tapered?

[Sundaynuggets]

What are some boards that match up well with 215s? They should be at least 10.5" wide, more if heavily tapered?

Zip Zogger would probably fit that bill. 10.75 wide. I love that shape with 169’s and I imagine 215’s would be awesome

[TumKayo]

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What are some boards that match up well with 215s? They should be at least 10.5" wide, more if heavily tapered?

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Zip Zogger would probably fit that bill. 10.75 wide. I love that shape with 169’s and I imagine 215’s would be awesome

I'm trying to convince myself to try a setup like this, the zip zogger and 215s are in stock a few places, but it truly seems like just a cruiser. I did read some old posts, maybe you and others, saying it could ollie well though, which is intriguing.

What would the zogger and 215s do better than the 10" egg on Ace 66 or 169s, besides cruise? I'm loving my 10" egg the more I ride it. The giant egg and my Welcome Effigy 8.8 are my favorite bowl boards right now. Giant egg still cruises so well too, and ollies higher than most of my small boards.

How are you liking your street baller. I'm liking mine for a different reason than I thought I would. It feels super small and light even compared to some thinner and lighter boards, I suspect that it's just cuz it's short. Does the Zogger feel a lot smaller than it is, because it's so short?

[mynameisnotjeff]

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Damn, that makes me want to set mine up!
Hope you get well soon and can get more than some ditch action!
Also, 215s or 169s?

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Thanks, brother! Never had a knee injury before and have always been able to bounce back from other injuries, so I have been bumming for sure. I had to pick up the 215 trucks, as that's what Danny has on his ditch set up. Ordered them in March from sk8supply.com before the whole COVID thing really hit and they kept pushing back the order even after I saw that other places had them in stock... Had to finally cancel my order and pick them up from Tactics...

F it, may set up mine this week.

[JB77]

Had a shitty day, so i went into the boxxes of goodies and built this. This time I'm gonna skate it with 6.1 Ventures/ hot pink krooked risers and slimeballs.

This is all-around sick. 

[Seventyfrigginseven]

This is all-around sick.

Thanks man, just setting up made me pretty happy. Cant wait to skate it again.

[Sundaynuggets]

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What are some boards that match up well with 215s? They should be at least 10.5" wide, more if heavily tapered?

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Zip Zogger would probably fit that bill. 10.75 wide. I love that shape with 169’s and I imagine 215’s would be awesome

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I'm trying to convince myself to try a setup like this, the zip zogger and 215s are in stock a few places, but it truly seems like just a cruiser. I did read some old posts, maybe you and others, saying it could ollie well though, which is intriguing.

What would the zogger and 215s do better than the 10" egg on Ace 66 or 169s, besides cruise? I'm loving my 10" egg the more I ride it. The giant egg and my Welcome Effigy 8.8 are my favorite bowl boards right now. Giant egg still cruises so well too, and ollies higher than most of my small boards.

How are you liking your street baller. I'm liking mine for a different reason than I thought I would. It feels super small and light even compared to some thinner and lighter boards, I suspect that it's just cuz it's short. Does the Zogger feel a lot smaller than it is, because it's so short?

Honestly, the Zip Zogger isn’t any better for any tricks or anything than the big Eggs, but I do like it for Ollies and basic grind/slide tricks. More than anything it’s a super fun feeling board. It’s like riding a toilet seat haha

Man, I have a love/hate thing going on with that a Street baller. I took a break from it and set up another Dane 1. I think the Street baller is one of those decks I just have to be in the perfect mood for, like the Scram Fink. I’ll likely throw it on for a week or two at a time, love it and then get tired of it and switch off.

The Zogger does kind of feel smaller because of the length. The pop on it feels like jumping on a Pogo ball because it’s short with a short but steepish tail.

[Seventyfrigginseven]

 The skateshop I grew up in had s pogo ball at one point. It was fun as hell getting fucked up and seeing how high you could stall that lip thing on. As well as other dumb shit, that dumb shits do.

[TumKayo]

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What are some boards that match up well with 215s? They should be at least 10.5" wide, more if heavily tapered?

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Zip Zogger would probably fit that bill. 10.75 wide. I love that shape with 169’s and I imagine 215’s would be awesome

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I'm trying to convince myself to try a setup like this, the zip zogger and 215s are in stock a few places, but it truly seems like just a cruiser. I did read some old posts, maybe you and others, saying it could ollie well though, which is intriguing.

What would the zogger and 215s do better than the 10" egg on Ace 66 or 169s, besides cruise? I'm loving my 10" egg the more I ride it. The giant egg and my Welcome Effigy 8.8 are my favorite bowl boards right now. Giant egg still cruises so well too, and ollies higher than most of my small boards.

How are you liking your street baller. I'm liking mine for a different reason than I thought I would. It feels super small and light even compared to some thinner and lighter boards, I suspect that it's just cuz it's short. Does the Zogger feel a lot smaller than it is, because it's so short?

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Honestly, the Zip Zogger isn’t any better for any tricks or anything than the big Eggs, but I do like it for Ollies and basic grind/slide tricks. More than anything it’s a super fun feeling board. It’s like riding a toilet seat haha

Man, I have a love/hate thing going on with that a Street baller. I took a break from it and set up another Dane 1. I think the Street baller is one of those decks I just have to be in the perfect mood for, like the Scram Fink. I’ll likely throw it on for a week or two at a time, love it and then get tired of it and switch off.

The Zogger does kind of feel smaller because of the length. The pop on it feels like jumping on a Pogo ball because it’s short with a short but steepish tail.

For skatepark and bowl, I’m enjoying the eggs more than the directional shaped boards. The tails feel more “normal” and functional. I like the street baller better for riding street, ollie and jibbing around flat ground with some speed, and some slappy stuff. But I’m getting more into transition lately. 

I skated my Primi 9.13 egg back to back with a directional welcome effigy 8.8 board, and although the egg nose and tail feel smaller, they again feel more functional. I do like the effigy shape in the same way I like the St Baller though, for directional street skating.

Soo, I’m going to skip the ditch witch (now in stock on heroins shopify and bakerboydist) and craig 10” until the st baller dies, I don’t need multiple directional boards. I want to try a long wb 9” popsicle, I think I’m really gonna dig it. I’m gonna grab one this week.

I put my 10” egg on Ace 66s with .1” risers, and it needs 1/4” risers for sure. I’m getting crazy wheelbite, even when I tighten them too much. I didn’t have this issue on the 169 standards. I love how the aces turn and their overall feel, before I get to the point of wheelbite. I need to figure these trucks out.

[Sundaynuggets]

The skateshop I grew up in had s pogo ball at one point. It was fun as hell getting fucked up and seeing how high you could stall that lip thing on. As well as other dumb shit, that dumb shits do.

Those things were awesome as long as they were filled all the way up haha. Nothing more depressing than a flat pogo ball

[Freelancevagrant]

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The skateshop I grew up in had s pogo ball at one point. It was fun as hell getting fucked up and seeing how high you could stall that lip thing on. As well as other dumb shit, that dumb shits do.

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Those things were awesome as long as they were filled all the way up haha. Nothing more depressing than a flat pogo ball

I loved my pogo ball. I got in trouble once for not letting a husky neighbor boy try it though, and declared he might pop it. But a few days later I made amends, and he got to hop around a little.

Fast forward to last Saturday and my fat ass snapped my buddies deck. The circle moved to completion.

[Seventyfrigginseven]

I wonder if this is the first thread on here to get derailed by pogoballs?

[Sundaynuggets]

I wonder if this is the first thread on here to get derailed by pogoballs?

Ha, well if ever there was going to be a thread that could be derailed by a toy from the 80’s, this would be it!

[Sundaynuggets]

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The skateshop I grew up in had s pogo ball at one point. It was fun as hell getting fucked up and seeing how high you could stall that lip thing on. As well as other dumb shit, that dumb shits do.

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Those things were awesome as long as they were filled all the way up haha. Nothing more depressing than a flat pogo ball

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I loved my pogo ball. I got in trouble once for not letting a husky neighbor boy try it though, and declared he might pop it. But a few days later I made amends, and he got to hop around a little.

Fast forward to last Saturday and my fat ass snapped my buddies deck. The circle moved to completion.

Haha, well, now you have to replace the deck with a pogo ball!

[Sundaynuggets]

Just to restore some order:

Dane 1 w/jessup
Indy 159 ti
Ricta clouds 56mm 78a (Switching back and forth with F4 54mm 99a conical fulls)
Mini logo bearings

I can’t stop riding Dane 1’s. Saw a Donovan Rice deck at my local the other day which looks very similar and I might try that at some point

[Freelancevagrant]

Just to restore some order:

Dane 1 w/jessup
Indy 159 ti
Ricta clouds 56mm 78a (Switching back and forth with F4 54mm 99a conical fulls)
Mini logo bearings

I can’t stop riding Dane 1’s. Saw a Donovan Rice deck at my local the other day which looks very similar and I might try that at some point

God that looks so good.

I loved my last dane1 but haven’t pulled the trigger on another one because I’m always nervous because of the wheel wells

I’ll add mine to help restore order as well.






Polar 1991 nick boserio 9.25
Ace 55s
Spitfire f4 conical full 54s
Reds

And my dog bread.

[jay_nev]

I wanna skate now. Even more. Love those previous two set up’s. Still want to try the polar 1991 as a do it all. @Sundaynuggets how often are you swapping wheels? I feel like I could easily go back and forth with Keyframes and 99a spits..

Liking my newly acquired ace 55 thanks @FrozenIndustries  break-in period currently but hasn’t been as bad as others have said.

[Sundaynuggets]

I wanna skate now. Even more. Love those previous two set up’s. Still want to try the polar 1991 as a do it all. @Sundaynuggets how often are you swapping wheels? I feel like I could easily go back and forth with Keyframes and 99a spits..

Liking my newly acquired ace 55 thanks @FrozenIndustries  break-in period currently but hasn’t been as bad as others have said.

The 1991 shape looks awesome. I was thinking of trying a 1992 as it’s shorter, but I should really be thinking of saving some money instead lol. Madness is real!

I switch between hard and soft every day. I skate huge swaths of the city and use soft Rictas for that but throw on hard wheels for ledge spots and parks. With the hard wheels I switch between a few pairs of F4’s, Loopholes and Bones stf regularly, depending on how much sliding I want to do/whatever imaginary qualities I think each has haha

[Sundaynuggets]

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Just to restore some order:

Dane 1 w/jessup
Indy 159 ti
Ricta clouds 56mm 78a (Switching back and forth with F4 54mm 99a conical fulls)
Mini logo bearings

I can’t stop riding Dane 1’s. Saw a Donovan Rice deck at my local the other day which looks very similar and I might try that at some point

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God that looks so good.

I loved my last dane1 but haven’t pulled the trigger on another one because I’m always nervous because of the wheel wells

I’ll add mine to help restore order as well.






Polar 1991 nick boserio 9.25
Ace 55s
Spitfire f4 conical full 54s
Reds

And my dog bread.

That set up looks awesome!

I was curious about the wheel wells too, but they ended up feeling pretty much the same as my other Dane 1 with no wheel wells. Such a good shape

[slappy50]

hey slap, I have been riding the regular winkowski shape and quite liking it. I’ve gotten myself interested in acquiring the winkowski “birdcage” shape for a little more nose and overall functionality (and shorter wb!) do any pals know where I could find one of these decks, ideally in canada?

my current winkowski setup is the “hellpiercer graphic with ace 55 (silver hangar, black baseplate, custom), popped bones reds, and bones spf 101 54 mm down to about 51 w/ popped reds. it’s a blast


thank you and shalom pals

[Freelancevagrant]

hey slap, I have been riding the regular winkowski shape and quite liking it. I’ve gotten myself interested in acquiring the winkowski “birdcage” shape for a little more nose and overall functionality (and shorter wb!) do any pals know where I could find one of these decks, ideally in canada?

my current winkowski setup is the “hellpiercer graphic with ace 55 (silver hangar, black baseplate, custom), popped bones reds, and bones spf 101 54 mm down to about 51 w/ popped reds. it’s a blast


thank you and shalom pals

Fuck man that shits been sold out everywhere. Does it magic carpet much with the 55s?