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

[finecojeffe]

You ride the 56s without risers? How's the wheelbite with the Aces? Currently skating the same setup but with 54mm Conicals instead. I've been looking to get either 54 or 56 Radials as I skate a lot of crusty spots, but I don't really wanna mess around with risers.

i'm gonna chime in here because I ride ace 55 on 56mm wheels as well on one of my setups, also ace af1 60 on another setup with 56mm wheels. I don't have a problem with wheelbite, and I keep the aces completely stock, no kingpin adjustment. I'm just around 175lb for reference. Obviously the wheels do hit the board but I've never had any issues with total wheelbite to where I stop moving at all. 56mm wheels have been my standard for close to 25 years now as well. I deviate a little from time to time, but usually come back to that size. I also ride an array of trucks and have never had an issue with wheelbite being so distracting that i've thought to put risers on at 56mm. At 57-58mm is where I toss on some risers, but even then if I sand out some wheel wells, i'll remove the risers.

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You ride the 56s without risers? How's the wheelbite with the Aces? Currently skating the same setup but with 54mm Conicals instead. I've been looking to get either 54 or 56 Radials as I skate a lot of crusty spots, but I don't really wanna mess around with risers.

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i'm gonna chime in here because I ride ace 55 on 56mm wheels as well on one of my setups, also ace af1 60 on another setup with 56mm wheels. I don't have a problem with wheelbite, and I keep the aces completely stock, no kingpin adjustment. I'm just around 175lb for reference. Obviously the wheels do hit the board but I've never had any issues with total wheelbite to where I stop moving at all. 56mm wheels have been my standard for close to 25 years now as well. I deviate a little from time to time, but usually come back to that size. I also ride an array of trucks and have never had an issue with wheelbite being so distracting that i've thought to put risers on at 56mm. At 57-58mm is where I toss on some risers, but even then if I sand out some wheel wells, i'll remove the risers.

Oh yes, I forgot to mention I have Real 3-ply risers on there to alleviate wheelbite. That plus a bit of wax on the areas of contact seems to do the trick, but I have always had a problem with wheelbite, even with smaller wheels/less swervy truck combos.
Took her out on her maiden voyage today, skated a dream on a smooth park. Felt very comfy underfoot, a good combo all round. Wheels slide nicely with just a hint of gumminess, but still fast.
Proof here:

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You ride the 56s without risers? How's the wheelbite with the Aces? Currently skating the same setup but with 54mm Conicals instead. I've been looking to get either 54 or 56 Radials as I skate a lot of crusty spots, but I don't really wanna mess around with risers.

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i'm gonna chime in here because I ride ace 55 on 56mm wheels as well on one of my setups, also ace af1 60 on another setup with 56mm wheels. I don't have a problem with wheelbite, and I keep the aces completely stock, no kingpin adjustment. I'm just around 175lb for reference. Obviously the wheels do hit the board but I've never had any issues with total wheelbite to where I stop moving at all. 56mm wheels have been my standard for close to 25 years now as well. I deviate a little from time to time, but usually come back to that size. I also ride an array of trucks and have never had an issue with wheelbite being so distracting that i've thought to put risers on at 56mm. At 57-58mm is where I toss on some risers, but even then if I sand out some wheel wells, i'll remove the risers.

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Oh yes, I forgot to mention I have Real 3-ply risers on there to alleviate wheelbite. That plus a bit of wax on the areas of contact seems to do the trick, but I have always had a problem with wheelbite, even with smaller wheels/less swervy truck combos.
Took her out on her maiden voyage today, skated a dream on a smooth park. Felt very comfy underfoot, a good combo all round. Wheels slide nicely with just a hint of gumminess, but still fast.
Proof here:

Sick back tail, wish I could!!

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You ride the 56s without risers? How's the wheelbite with the Aces? Currently skating the same setup but with 54mm Conicals instead. I've been looking to get either 54 or 56 Radials as I skate a lot of crusty spots, but I don't really wanna mess around with risers.

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i'm gonna chime in here because I ride ace 55 on 56mm wheels as well on one of my setups, also ace af1 60 on another setup with 56mm wheels. I don't have a problem with wheelbite, and I keep the aces completely stock, no kingpin adjustment. I'm just around 175lb for reference. Obviously the wheels do hit the board but I've never had any issues with total wheelbite to where I stop moving at all. 56mm wheels have been my standard for close to 25 years now as well. I deviate a little from time to time, but usually come back to that size. I also ride an array of trucks and have never had an issue with wheelbite being so distracting that i've thought to put risers on at 56mm. At 57-58mm is where I toss on some risers, but even then if I sand out some wheel wells, i'll remove the risers.

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Oh yes, I forgot to mention I have Real 3-ply risers on there to alleviate wheelbite. That plus a bit of wax on the areas of contact seems to do the trick, but I have always had a problem with wheelbite, even with smaller wheels/less swervy truck combos.
Took her out on her maiden voyage today, skated a dream on a smooth park. Felt very comfy underfoot, a good combo all round. Wheels slide nicely with just a hint of gumminess, but still fast.
Proof here:

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Sick back tail, wish I could!!

Thanks! If only I could do them on curbs and ledges –  3 foot quarters are my terrain of choice these days. This bigger set up is supposedly my transition ‘retirement’ board, as my knee is completely fucked after several surgeries and 35 years of skating, and I don’t want to feel tempted to ollie into stuff so much.  Mind you, I recall a similar ‘retirement’ set up in the early ‘00s when I stepped up to an 8 inch board with indys - denial!

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You ride the 56s without risers? How's the wheelbite with the Aces? Currently skating the same setup but with 54mm Conicals instead. I've been looking to get either 54 or 56 Radials as I skate a lot of crusty spots, but I don't really wanna mess around with risers.

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i'm gonna chime in here because I ride ace 55 on 56mm wheels as well on one of my setups, also ace af1 60 on another setup with 56mm wheels. I don't have a problem with wheelbite, and I keep the aces completely stock, no kingpin adjustment. I'm just around 175lb for reference. Obviously the wheels do hit the board but I've never had any issues with total wheelbite to where I stop moving at all. 56mm wheels have been my standard for close to 25 years now as well. I deviate a little from time to time, but usually come back to that size. I also ride an array of trucks and have never had an issue with wheelbite being so distracting that i've thought to put risers on at 56mm. At 57-58mm is where I toss on some risers, but even then if I sand out some wheel wells, i'll remove the risers.

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Oh yes, I forgot to mention I have Real 3-ply risers on there to alleviate wheelbite. That plus a bit of wax on the areas of contact seems to do the trick, but I have always had a problem with wheelbite, even with smaller wheels/less swervy truck combos.
Took her out on her maiden voyage today, skated a dream on a smooth park. Felt very comfy underfoot, a good combo all round. Wheels slide nicely with just a hint of gumminess, but still fast.
Proof here:

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Sick back tail, wish I could!!

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Thanks! If only I could do them on curbs and ledges –  3 foot quarters are my terrain of choice these days. This bigger set up is supposedly my transition ‘retirement’ board, as my knee is completely fucked after several surgeries and 35 years of skating, and I don’t want to feel tempted to ollie into stuff so much.  Mind you, I recall a similar ‘retirement’ set up in the early ‘00s when I stepped up to an 8 inch board with indys - denial!

Max, roll forever baby…

[144p]

Over the past year I found myself skating harder at 49 and worked on a video part all summer and early fall skating smaller boards. But pushed myself too hard and had a knee injury, been rehabbing for a bit so I went back to a 9 and feels great.

Black label Jason Adams 9 x 32.62 14.5 wb
(This shape has a nice long tail and I love it)
Indy 169 w/low kingpin baseplates and 92a medium hard bushings
Spitfire f4 lock-in full 55mm 99a
Quantum atoms
Rad railz
Jessup
Roughneck Allen 1”
I tried so many shoes since September but back to dunks
Knee is doing a lot better, crazy rehab schedule and started doing a cold plunge every morning.
(I really don’t like this graphic)

[djoekr]

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You ride the 56s without risers? How's the wheelbite with the Aces? Currently skating the same setup but with 54mm Conicals instead. I've been looking to get either 54 or 56 Radials as I skate a lot of crusty spots, but I don't really wanna mess around with risers.

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i'm gonna chime in here because I ride ace 55 on 56mm wheels as well on one of my setups, also ace af1 60 on another setup with 56mm wheels. I don't have a problem with wheelbite, and I keep the aces completely stock, no kingpin adjustment. I'm just around 175lb for reference. Obviously the wheels do hit the board but I've never had any issues with total wheelbite to where I stop moving at all. 56mm wheels have been my standard for close to 25 years now as well. I deviate a little from time to time, but usually come back to that size. I also ride an array of trucks and have never had an issue with wheelbite being so distracting that i've thought to put risers on at 56mm. At 57-58mm is where I toss on some risers, but even then if I sand out some wheel wells, i'll remove the risers.

Hmm, might give 'em a shot then. My F4s always shrink real quick because I'm mostly skating rough surfaces and tend to do a lot of powerslides to slow down, so the extra 2mm might give me a bit more bang for my buck.

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Over the past year I found myself skating harder at 49 and worked on a video part all summer and early fall skating smaller boards. But pushed myself too hard and had a knee injury, been rehabbing for a bit so I went back to a 9 and feels great.

Black label Jason Adams 9 x 32.62 14.5 wb
(This shape has a nice long tail and I love it)
Indy 169 w/low kingpin baseplates and 92a medium hard bushings
Spitfire f4 lock-in full 55mm 99a
Quantum atoms
Rad railz
Jessup
Roughneck Allen 1”
I tried so many shoes since September but back to dunks
Knee is doing a lot better, crazy rehab schedule and started doing a cold plunge every morning.
(I really don’t like this graphic)

got an insole recommendation for the dunks?
i skate in dunks, when i was able to get them, mainly because they are the most tts shoe for my foot. i’m kinda over looking down at them, but i feel broken after i skate in half-cabs.




i’ve been looking at a lot 9’s, trying to decide between the polar and the limosine

[144p]

I use the footprint kingfoam orthotic, gives me the most impact protection and it doesn’t make them feel too thick.
I prefer the polar 9, almost the same shape as this black label. Nice full nose and tail. Almost a twin. The limo 9 is a traditional BBS 9 with a long wb(15) which is not for me and my stubby legs. If you are 6’1 or taller and want a longer board go with that.

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I use the footprint kingfoam orthotic, gives me the most impact protection and it doesn’t make them feel too thick.
I prefer the polar 9, almost the same shape as this black label. Nice full nose and tail. Almost a twin. The limo 9 is a traditional BBS 9 with a long wb(15) which is not for me and my stubby legs. If you are 6’1 or taller and want a longer board go with that.

ah, they had that limo listed as a 14.8, not that that is much different.
i am considerably shorter than you are.
the point of the 9, for me, was hills mainly, big wheel setup.  the polar 9’looks actually flippable, possibly

[144p]

Pretty sure it’s 15 wb but might be slightly smaller.

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i think it’s much more likely that they incorrectly listed it, and that it is the stock orange eagle shape.


thanks for the recommendations

[animalflesh]

Over the past year I found myself skating harder at 49 and worked on a video part all summer and early fall skating smaller boards. But pushed myself too hard and had a knee injury, been rehabbing for a bit so I went back to a 9 and feels great.

Black label Jason Adams 9 x 32.62 14.5 wb
(This shape has a nice long tail and I love it)
Indy 169 w/low kingpin baseplates and 92a medium hard bushings
Spitfire f4 lock-in full 55mm 99a
Quantum atoms
Rad railz
Jessup
Roughneck Allen 1”
I tried so many shoes since September but back to dunks
Knee is doing a lot better, crazy rehab schedule and started doing a cold plunge every morning.
(I really don’t like this graphic)

I love Jason adams but I can’t get into his art at all

Glad ur feeling well hope to see some ripping sooner than later

[144p]

 Thank you, I can skate some but I’m taking it slow and easy.

[Enrico Pallazzo]

Treated myself to a new large boy after months on smaller setups, had a real blast on this thing today. Don’t think I’ll be able to go sub 9 again. Rails were an experiment, will probably pull them off soon.

Curb Killer V on Ace 77s and 58 OG Classics, Snot rails and risers

[144p]

Rails rule for long board slides on a nice double sided curb and combos, also fun for feebles and boardslides on coping.
Takes a little bit to get adjusted but just one fun day to be hooked.

[Enrico Pallazzo]

Rails rule for long board slides on a nice double sided curb and combos, also fun for feebles and boardslides on coping.
Takes a little bit to get adjusted but just one fun day to be hooked.

Good point - just skated the park and a little single sided curb today so maybe I need to take it to a spot where I can put them to better use before I make my final decision.

[moonordie]

Just put together this one which might be not the smartest thing to do since Winter isnalmost here but whatever.
Jacuzzi 9.125
Jessup
Thunder 7/8
Ace AF-1 55
Lock ik full 99 54mm
HKD 5

[munchbox]

thought this was interesting. hockey “belzinz” shape
i think its a kevin rodrigues one off

9.5 widest point
8.4 at the narrowest
31.7 long
14.3 wb

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thought this was interesting. hockey “belzinz” shape
i think its a kevin rodrigues one off

9.5 widest point
8.4 at the narrowest
31.7 long
14.3 wb

sick

[animalflesh]

Free eart key from my friend shape didn’t work for him



Scram
215
Rockets
1/4 riser

[Plan9Customs]

Free eart key from my friend shape didn’t work for him



Scram
215
Rockets
1/4 riser

Interested in hearing your thoughts on that one since we seem to have similar tastes in boards for the most part.

[animalflesh]

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Free eart key from my friend shape didn’t work for him



Scram
215
Rockets
1/4 riser

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Interested in hearing your thoughts on that one since we seem to have similar tastes in boards for the most part.

He had it on 9 inch aces and to be honest it didn’t feel very good to ride, when I set it up on these super wide Indy’s it was like night and day tho…

the tail fans back out to 10 and the front truck is really wide too so the 215 feel stable and it’s a very slash grind kinda surfy board

Cause the tail is so long you kinda have to ride back foot pocket or you’re just manualing out of everything but the crouched stance it forces you into feels really good it kinda forces you to have better style

It Ollie’s and shit too like you can do a kickflip on it if you wanna

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Free eart key from my friend shape didn’t work for him



Scram
215
Rockets
1/4 riser

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Interested in hearing your thoughts on that one since we seem to have similar tastes in boards for the most part.

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He had it on 9 inch aces and to be honest it didn’t feel very good to ride, when I set it up on these super wide Indy’s it was like night and day tho…

the tail fans back out to 10 and the front truck is really wide too so the 215 feel stable and it’s a very slash grind kinda surfy board

Cause the tail is so long you kinda have to ride back foot pocket or you’re just manualing out of everything but the crouched stance it forces you into feels really good it kinda forces you to have better style

It Ollie’s and shit too like you can do a kickflip on it if you wanna

i adored my scram x assault nolan.
but i could NOT ollie that fucker


been scared to try one since

[Plan9Customs]

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Free eart key from my friend shape didn’t work for him



Scram
215
Rockets
1/4 riser

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Interested in hearing your thoughts on that one since we seem to have similar tastes in boards for the most part.

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He had it on 9 inch aces and to be honest it didn’t feel very good to ride, when I set it up on these super wide Indy’s it was like night and day tho…

the tail fans back out to 10 and the front truck is really wide too so the 215 feel stable and it’s a very slash grind kinda surfy board

Cause the tail is so long you kinda have to ride back foot pocket or you’re just manualing out of everything but the crouched stance it forces you into feels really good it kinda forces you to have better style

It Ollie’s and shit too like you can do a kickflip on it if you wanna

Thanks never seen one in person. Goodtimes sold the one they had a day before I went up there a few years back. Pretty sure that was Khyunjun’s shape so it makes sense that 215s are better on it.

@ok is that Nolan guest deck in skateable shape? My last one is almost ready to be retired to the wall and I haven’t been able to scare another up. If it’s not dead, warped, delamed, or severely razor tailed and you want to get rid of it lmk please.
I do hear you on Ollie’s on it. My first one I did quite a few unexpected 1 foots, but this one I figured out the sweet spot so not an issue anymore.

[animalflesh]

Oh yeah they put that one out for him with the tin Yang’s and stuff I completely forgot

The board grows on me more each session

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tried ot this Blast deck i skated about a year ago but couln't get used to. i wish i liked the shape cause Blast keeps doing this shape with lots of cool graphics, and on paper the specs should be good.



its hard to see in pictures but when you choose the shorter wheelbase option, that should give you a normal sized nose, the nose goes up really late still making the nose look and feel a lot smaller than the tail. but more importantly it gives you way too much flat, and that completely fucks up my board feel as i cant tell by my concave where my truck should be.

while somehow this deck is the best deck i've ever had for slappy crooks, got the perfect pinch. i just cant slappy 50 on this consistently. and doing combos is even harder as i cant really judge where my truck is  i guess. if that makes any sense.

it also sometimes happens that i accidentially stand beyond the tipping point when i wanna pusd and thats just embarrasing.

[DakotaRed]

tried ot this Blast deck i skated about a year ago but couln't get used to. i wish i liked the shape cause Blast keeps doing this shape with lots of cool graphics, and on paper the specs should be good.



its hard to see in pictures but when you choose the shorter wheelbase option, that should give you a normal sized nose, the nose goes up really late still making the nose look and feel a lot smaller than the tail. but more importantly it gives you way too much flat, and that completely fucks up my board feel as i cant tell by my concave where my truck should be.

while somehow this deck is the best deck i've ever had for slappy crooks, got the perfect pinch. i just cant slappy 50 on this consistently. and doing combos is even harder as i cant really judge where my truck is  i guess. if that makes any sense.

it also sometimes happens that i accidentially stand beyond the tipping point when i wanna pusd and thats just embarrasing.

DIY painted baseplates? If so, what'd you use?

[animalflesh]

Pretty sure those are the film x T&C trucks that came that way

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tried ot this Blast deck i skated about a year ago but couln't get used to. i wish i liked the shape cause Blast keeps doing this shape with lots of cool graphics, and on paper the specs should be good.



its hard to see in pictures but when you choose the shorter wheelbase option, that should give you a normal sized nose, the nose goes up really late still making the nose look and feel a lot smaller than the tail. but more importantly it gives you way too much flat, and that completely fucks up my board feel as i cant tell by my concave where my truck should be.

while somehow this deck is the best deck i've ever had for slappy crooks, got the perfect pinch. i just cant slappy 50 on this consistently. and doing combos is even harder as i cant really judge where my truck is  i guess. if that makes any sense.

it also sometimes happens that i accidentially stand beyond the tipping point when i wanna pusd and thats just embarrasing.

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DIY painted baseplates? If so, what'd you use?

just normal spraypaint. white basecoat and neon pink and green after. it's nothing special. chips off a little at stress points like the pivot cup and mounting holes. but other than that stays on fine.

it was indeed inspired by those Film trucks who have those  colored baseplates, aswell as my friend Daisuke from Tokyo who allways paints his hangers different neon colors. i think he got that idea from Craig Questions, but not sure.