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

[jay_nev]

Just set up a 9”x15”x33” with titanium 169. Took a day or two to adjust and only had one sorta session on it but took me a minute to get used to 1/8” risers again. The soft stock bushings had me wheelbiting so I threw risers on. But adjusted pretty quick and felt good with all that board to land and stabilize on.

[darkthrone]

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https://heroin.myshopify.com/products/mutant-10-0

I will buy the shit out of this

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WHAT ARE THE WHEELBASES FOR ALL THEIR SHIT

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I love Fos but dislike this!!!
Anyone know the WB on the Deerman shape?

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I have my eye on the Street Baller 9.7. looks like the WB is adjustable, IG post says he'll be putting up specs soon, they've done so on some of the smaller width decks in other posts.

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@darkthrone Any info in this, plz?

Yep mate, sorry, I just saw this message, I don't lurk super hard on here, I'm better at responding on Instagram. Street Baller does have an adjustable WB, It's 14.125 or 14.75. It also had the razortop construction. (Which I personally really love, and its all I want to skate at the moment). 
Hope this helps

[jakeumms]

I shoulda been a man about it. 14.125 is good news to me. Thanks again!

[Skrotum]

Hello all,

This was posted in the Setup Thread also.

I'm a new user, but an old school skateboarder! Lol 

I used to skate back in the 80's and I still have my Powell Peralta Tony Hawk XT Screaming Chicken Iron Cross original skateboard!

I just setup a skateboard to have fun again. I did it 90's style.
Blank 90s/Pool deck with tiny wheels.


Special Shape Blank 90s/Pool Board

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BLANK-POOL-SKATEBOARD-DECK-4-SHAPES-4-SIZES-OLD-SKOOL-80S-90S-STYLE-NEW/202561485626?hash=item2f299afb3a:g:lkEAAOSwUpFcNezW

Length X Width - 32.25 X 9 INCHES
Wheelbase - 14.75 INCHES

Independent 159 Stage XI Forged Hollow Trucks
Nicotine Smoke Stacks 1/8" Risers[I'm old and added them to absorb impact]
Rellik Titanium Ceramic Bearings
44mm 101a "Squared Shape" Wheels
Mob Griptape[I did a horrible job]
No Name Hardware

Can't wait to try this out and have fun! 

Cheers!

Great looking setup love the fat board with 44mm but what is up with the wheel sticking out do you do extra spacers on the inside of some wheels?

[FakieDisaster]

My first 9inch setup



Hardlife 9" (Some China pressed deck, local brand here in Malaysia), with free generic grip.
Indy 149 cast hollow, Louie Lopez signature trucks
52mm ricta clouds, 78a
Bones Reds bearings
Indy 1" hardware (thinking going to add risers soon)

[handsclapanin]

My Doubles Ltd order came in. 90s shape.
Really excited to try this one out.
It's like a slightly smaller $lave War Pig, which I love.
159s and 56 classic F4s.
I think 6.1s would also fit this nicely.

[AngryBlackMan]

9” Boat shape from Santa Cruz. I watched a video on these and decided to try one. Steep kicks with the same concave for the nose and tail (slightly longer nose) 14.25wb
Thunder 161 with mini logo medium bushings
Spitfire F4 classics 54mm 99a
Mob grip
Rocking Ron’s bearings
Bender hardware

Skated this deck/truck combo for the first time yesterday and then again today.  I like it. The steep kicks take a little to get used to but ultimately make me pop a little higher. Being a big dude I like a stiff deck anyway.   The thunders feel good but I think it’s because I’m using a barrel bottom bushing. They take away that immediate wheelbite feeling of thunders. I’m coming from Indy 169s and the thunders are more stable and give me more confidence and they’re still surfy enough. I can still do slappies, skate the bowl, and do my limited flatground and ledge tricks.

[mynameisnotjeff]

How do barrel bottom bushings fit on thunders? I considered but always thought they would be a little off due to size.

[jay_nev]

9” Boat shape from Santa Cruz. I watched a video on these and decided to try one. Steep kicks with the same concave for the nose and tail (slightly longer nose) 14.25wb
Thunder 161 with mini logo medium bushings
Spitfire F4 classics 54mm 99a
Mob grip
Rocking Ron’s bearings
Bender hardware

Skated this deck/truck combo for the first time yesterday and then again today.  I like it. The steep kicks take a little to get used to but ultimately make me pop a little higher. Being a big dude I like a stiff deck anyway.   The thunders feel good but I think it’s because I’m using a barrel bottom bushing. They take away that immediate wheelbite feeling of thunders. I’m coming from Indy 169s and the thunders are more stable and give me more confidence and they’re still surfy enough. I can still do slappies, skate the bowl, and do my limited flatground and ledge tricks.

on 169 now, just curious how was the 55mm to 53.5mm height difference going from 169 to 161? I'm a little bigger too and I need to swap out my stock indy bushings.
that 9" x 32.15" length sounds good

[AngryBlackMan]

How do barrel bottom bushings fit on thunders? I considered but always thought they would be a little off due to size.

They fit fine. You just need a washer to fit the bottom bushing you’re using. The part of the bushing that touches the hanger is the same diameter as most barrel bushings.   The mini logo bushings are the same height as the thunders.

When I set it up first using a normal top washer I couldn’t get wheelbite... smooth easy turn that would stop because the washer hit the hanger, switched to a flat washer on top and it’s perfect now.

[AngryBlackMan]

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9” Boat shape from Santa Cruz. I watched a video on these and decided to try one. Steep kicks with the same concave for the nose and tail (slightly longer nose) 14.25wb
Thunder 161 with mini logo medium bushings
Spitfire F4 classics 54mm 99a
Mob grip
Rocking Ron’s bearings
Bender hardware

Skated this deck/truck combo for the first time yesterday and then again today.  I like it. The steep kicks take a little to get used to but ultimately make me pop a little higher. Being a big dude I like a stiff deck anyway.   The thunders feel good but I think it’s because I’m using a barrel bottom bushing. They take away that immediate wheelbite feeling of thunders. I’m coming from Indy 169s and the thunders are more stable and give me more confidence and they’re still surfy enough. I can still do slappies, skate the bowl, and do my limited flatground and ledge tricks.

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on 169 now, just curious how was the 55mm to 53.5mm height difference going from 169 to 161? I'm a little bigger too and I need to swap out my stock indy bushings.
that 9" x 32.15" length sounds good

169s are my favorite Indy. I started with regular cast baseplates but then switched to forged and I liked that height better.

If you can find the supercush 97a bushings I like running those in indys

[GBLange]

My first 9inch setup

Hardlife 9" (Some China pressed deck, local brand here in Malaysia), with free generic grip.
Indy 149 cast hollow, Louie Lopez signature trucks
52mm ricta clouds, 78a
Bones Reds bearings
Indy 1" hardware (thinking going to add risers soon)

Hello fellow countrymen.. Wanted to try their decks, but not sure what's the wheelbase..

[GBLange]

Just picked up an Anti Hero 9.1 Orange Crusher. Anyone tried one of these?
Not sure if I should throw Ace 55 or 66 on it.

I set mine with Indy 169 hollows, with the cast plate.

[maggotspawn]

[aksanaom]

This was my first 9in popsicle and I was instantly in love, so much fun.

Creature 9x33
indy hollow 159
Switching between spitfire f4 lockins and ricta clouds for cruising.
The concave and the kicks are pretty steep, maybe a little too steep for my liking, but has a lot of pop.




This board lead me to picking up this:
Anti Hero eagle 9x33.25
same indy 159's, but i'm really curious to try some 169's on it
Darkroom griptape
The concave is more mellow than the creature, it feels amazing, super comfy under my feet. Also the extra length just feels a little better. This board is so fun, I have pretty big feet and even on 8.5's I never felt very comfortable.

[GBLange]

9” Boat shape from Santa Cruz. I watched a video on these and decided to try one. Steep kicks with the same concave for the nose and tail (slightly longer nose) 14.25wb
Thunder 161 with mini logo medium bushings
Spitfire F4 classics 54mm 99a
Mob grip
Rocking Ron’s bearings
Bender hardware

Skated this deck/truck combo for the first time yesterday and then again today.  I like it. The steep kicks take a little to get used to but ultimately make me pop a little higher. Being a big dude I like a stiff deck anyway.   The thunders feel good but I think it’s because I’m using a barrel bottom bushing. They take away that immediate wheelbite feeling of thunders. I’m coming from Indy 169s and the thunders are more stable and give me more confidence and they’re still surfy enough. I can still do slappies, skate the bowl, and do my limited flatground and ledge tricks.

I wanna try this 9" boat deck..are they symmetrical?

[Gurrrm]

Im wondering what would be the smallest board width you could run on a set of Independent 215's without it looking like a frankenboard. Maybe 9.8"?

[jtrpma]

Im wondering what would be the smallest board width you could run on a set of Independent 215's without it looking like a frankenboard. Maybe 9.8"?

Depends on the shape, really.
I‘ve skated a 9.5 on it and liked it a lot. Really depends on how wide the tail is, to me.

Edit: I’m happy to see a lot of 9ers here, am also on one, at the moment.




9x14.25x33.25
169s
F4 conical full
And my stinky toes...

[aksanaom]

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Im wondering what would be the smallest board width you could run on a set of Independent 215's without it looking like a frankenboard. Maybe 9.8"?

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Depends on the shape, really.
I‘ve skated a 9.5 on it and liked it a lot. Really depends on how wide the tail is, to me.

Edit: I’m happy to see a lot of 9ers here, am also on one, at the moment.




9x14.25x33.25
169s
F4 conical full
And my stinky toes...

What deck is that?

[jtrpma]

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Im wondering what would be the smallest board width you could run on a set of Independent 215's without it looking like a frankenboard. Maybe 9.8"?

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Depends on the shape, really.
I‘ve skated a 9.5 on it and liked it a lot. Really depends on how wide the tail is, to me.

Edit: I’m happy to see a lot of 9ers here, am also on one, at the moment.




9x14.25x33.25
169s
F4 conical full
And my stinky toes...

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What deck is that?

It‘s a „feel“ older Euro something. Got in in Barcelona a few years back and never skated it much until I resurrected it recently

[sammyz]

Love Seat
159 (Conical bushings flat washer)
58mm OG Classics
Swiss

Just switched from 6.1s back to Indys, they felt great for everything except skating pools. Also might go down to 55mm considering the Indys are higher and getting a little ghosty.

Such a good shape...but the decks cracked after about 3 weeks of skating...im a bug guy but i dont do big stair sets or gaps. I wish i could trust the wood to get it again.

Also...i found it so much better when i switched from Indy 159’s to Thunder 149’s...made the board so much more poppy and lively

[jakeumms]

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Love Seat
159 (Conical bushings flat washer)
58mm OG Classics
Swiss

Just switched from 6.1s back to Indys, they felt great for everything except skating pools. Also might go down to 55mm considering the Indys are higher and getting a little ghosty.

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Such a good shape...but the decks cracked after about 3 weeks of skating...im a bug guy but i dont do big stair sets or gaps. I wish i could trust the wood to get it again.

Also...i found it so much better when i switched from Indy 159’s to Thunder 149’s...made the board so much more poppy and lively

Crack as in break or stress cracks? I heard crail stuff stress cracks pretty quickly but I could also see it just getting dusted by the big body bois such as myself. There's a couple of shapes I have been thinking of trying but I've been leery since I've heard all kinds of reports about the wood.

[sammyz]

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Love Seat
159 (Conical bushings flat washer)
58mm OG Classics
Swiss

Just switched from 6.1s back to Indys, they felt great for everything except skating pools. Also might go down to 55mm considering the Indys are higher and getting a little ghosty.

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Such a good shape...but the decks cracked after about 3 weeks of skating...im a bug guy but i dont do big stair sets or gaps. I wish i could trust the wood to get it again.

Also...i found it so much better when i switched from Indy 159’s to Thunder 149’s...made the board so much more poppy and lively

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Crack as in break or stress cracks? I heard crail stuff stress cracks pretty quickly but I could also see it just getting dusted by the big body bois such as myself. There's a couple of shapes I have been thinking of trying but I've been leery since I've heard all kinds of reports about the wood.

It started as stress cracks after the second session. I have a mate that use to get girl decks and always get stress cracks...so i ignored it on mine. But after about a week the stress cracks got bigger and actually broke through the grip tape. By the end the stress crack was about 6-7inches long, relatively deep and i could feel the tail getting soggier and flexing as soon as id go down to pop.

If i was a smaller lighter guy i could probably keep skating for a while longer...but at 6’3” 200lbs, it was struggling carry me

[jakeumms]

It started as stress cracks after the second session. I have a mate that use to get girl decks and always get stress cracks...so i ignored it on mine. But after about a week the stress cracks got bigger and actually broke through the grip tape. By the end the stress crack was about 6-7inches long, relatively deep and i could feel the tail getting soggier and flexing as soon as id go down to pop.

If i was a smaller lighter guy i could probably keep skating for a while longer...but at 6’3” 200lbs, it was struggling carry me

I feel you. Thanks for the info.

[switchfrontshuv]

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Love Seat
159 (Conical bushings flat washer)
58mm OG Classics
Swiss

Just switched from 6.1s back to Indys, they felt great for everything except skating pools. Also might go down to 55mm considering the Indys are higher and getting a little ghosty.

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Such a good shape...but the decks cracked after about 3 weeks of skating...im a bug guy but i dont do big stair sets or gaps. I wish i could trust the wood to get it again.

Also...i found it so much better when i switched from Indy 159’s to Thunder 149’s...made the board so much more poppy and lively

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Crack as in break or stress cracks? I heard crail stuff stress cracks pretty quickly but I could also see it just getting dusted by the big body bois such as myself. There's a couple of shapes I have been thinking of trying but I've been leery since I've heard all kinds of reports about the wood.

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It started as stress cracks after the second session. I have a mate that use to get girl decks and always get stress cracks...so i ignored it on mine. But after about a week the stress cracks got bigger and actually broke through the grip tape. By the end the stress crack was about 6-7inches long, relatively deep and i could feel the tail getting soggier and flexing as soon as id go down to pop.

If i was a smaller lighter guy i could probably keep skating for a while longer...but at 6’3” 200lbs, it was struggling carry me

weird, I had the same experience with my chocolate board that I got a while ago. The stress cracks got so huge on the tail they went through the griptape and the tail cracked right between the bolts (not on the tail side, closer to the middle of the board). Although it is cracked I feel like the crack actually let out some pressure on the back truck so it still has plenty of pop but it does have a bit of flex on the tail (obviously). I wonder why girl decks have this problem because even before it cracked there was hella creaking sounds when id put pressure on my tail.

[AssMountain]

10" Black Label Lucero
Ace 55's
56mm Santa Cruz Slime Balls
Modus bearings and bolts

Only skated it once, and it was hard to get used to, but I'm really liking having a wide platform, and I've always loved square tails.

[cjt]

Chocolate Raven Tershey - 9.25 x 32 x 13.875wb (G048 shape)
Thunder 161 hollow lights (with Khiro 95a barrel bottom bushing and indy bottom washer)
Spitfire F4 51mm radial slims
Bronson G3


Scram "Cope" - 9.38 x 32 x 14.6wb
Krux k4 9" (with Khiro 95a barrel bottom bushing and stock bottom washer)
1/8" indy risers
Ohcake "Blue Monster" 58mm 102a
Bronson G3

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

↑ nice choice on the chocolate shape, been riding mine for over a month now!

[jay_nev]

G048 9.25” at widest and whats it taper to in front/rear bolts? 9.125” trucks seem to fit really well.

Didnt realize thunder 161 hollow lights are 9.125”wide x 53.5mm high just like Indy 169 forged  hollow/ti

[GlenSuggittsflexfit]

Chocolate Ryan Tershey - 9.25 x 32 x 13.875wb (G048 shape)
Thunder 161 hollow lights (with Khiro 95a barrel bottom bushing and indy bottom washer)
Spitfire F4 51mm radial slims
Bronson G3


Scram "Cope" - 9.38 x 32 x 14.6wb
Krux k4 9" (with Khiro 95a barrel bottom bushing and stock bottom washer)
1/8" indy risers
Ohcake "Blue Monster" 58mm 102a
Bronson G3

Ryan Tershey is my dog.