Whats your NEXT ride?

by **Mark_81** » Fri May 25, 2018 10:43 pm

Black label pig shape deck
10.375 x 15.75 Watson wood.
Independent 215
Spitfire fulls
Bones Swiss
Jessup

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by **JimBin** » Wed May 30, 2018 1:23 pm

Looks lovely mark. Hope ye have fun together!

by **undertime** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 12:20 pm

That's a great looking board Mark - what length is it? Do you find the pig shape and flat nose cause any issues with ollies? Last time I skated my Per Welinder my leading front came off the front during an ollie and I rolled right into it, hurt like fuck. So, be careful on that front!

I got another unnecessary necessity. This. The 9.78 version. I like.

https://i.imgur.com/1dMmzA9.jpg

by **Mark_81** » Sat Jun 02, 2018 6:32 pm

Cheers chaps. Here’s an updated pic with the proper gear on it.
It’s funny I mainly bought it for bowl skating as my confidence is down on the pop & straight away I loved the shape & the feel of flatness underfoot. I’ve got to a point with my skating that I was getting frustrated during my sessions when tricks weren’t going to plan.... & skating should be fun!? So the plan was get something that I could just have fun on & not get stressed about tricks & this board combined with bowl riding has ticked that box. It has revealed my fitness level needs work. & yes you can Ollie but I’m very cautious with my front foot so they are tiny.

Your new deck looks rad.
Happy shredding all.

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by **Kamaki** » Sun Jun 03, 2018 9:39 am

Mark_81 wrote:Cheers chaps. Here’s an updated pic with the proper gear on it.
It’s funny I mainly bought it for bowl skating as my confidence is down on the pop & straight away I loved the shape & the feel of flatness underfoot. I’ve got to a point with my skating that I was getting frustrated during my sessions when tricks weren’t going to plan.... & skating should be fun!? So the plan was get something that I could just have fun on & not get stressed about tricks & this board combined with bowl riding has ticked that box. It has revealed my fitness level needs work. & yes you can Ollie but I’m very cautious with my front foot so they are tiny.

Your new deck looks rad.
Happy shredding all.

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Looks rad dude! I recently switched to a different setup because of similar reasons, I had gotten too focused on tricks and it stopped feeling fun. Had a great skate on Friday, just carving and flowing around on my Street Axe.

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by **Mark_81** » Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:24 pm

That’s rad dude - I skate mainly bowls now which has brought the enjoyment back, no pressure on myself for landing tricks - just shredding the concrete wave! Awesome feeling especially on the flat pig shape.

Happy shredding dude.

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by **reckless toboggan** » Thu Jun 07, 2018 5:57 am

Jeebus.

They will be mine. Oh yes. They will be mine.

by **Kamaki** » Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:15 am

reckless toboggan wrote:Jeebus.

They will be mine. Oh yes. They will be mine.

They are some beauts!

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by **Mark_81** » Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:06 pm

Just gonna leave this here!

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by **Brian S** » Fri Jun 08, 2018 10:44 pm

Something to tryout at the weekend

Hosoi skates Wings deck 9", 9" Gullwing Shadow DLX with Khiro Aluminium Insert bushings, 60mm Powerflex Gumballs, Bronson G3's, Big Ugly rails

by **reckless toboggan** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 1:54 am

That is an absolutely sick grip job.

by **Kamaki** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 8:24 am

reckless toboggan wrote:That is an absolutely sick grip job.

I second that and what a sexy shapely beast!

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by **JimBin** » Mon Jun 11, 2018 11:44 pm

Crackers on this page!
4 different but beautiful setups, 4 different ways of having fun.
And lovely shoes too!

by **Plan9Customs** » Sun Jun 17, 2018 1:10 am

[quote="undertime"]That's a great looking board Mark - what length is it? Do you find the pig shape and flat nose cause any issues with ollies? Last time I skated my Per Welinder my leading front came off the front during an ollie and I rolled right into it, hurt like fuck. So, be careful on that front!

just move your foot back to around the middle of the board for ollies. Or you can go all 80s and flip to the front 2 bolts so the nuts are facing up. I think Gonz started that one.

by **Mark_81** » Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:09 pm

Cheers dude, it’s rad to ride - pretty much no concave! It’s 10.375 wide with a 15.75 wheelbase. I will measure the overall length when I get chance & let you know. I bought it to ride bowls so not really done many ollies on it - but done a few taking extra care of my front foot positioning. It’s made by Watson laminates .... it’s a thing of beauty.

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by **Plan9Customs** » Wed Jun 20, 2018 1:46 am

reckless toboggan wrote:
Plan9Customs wrote:That Sims is sweet! Brings back lots of good memories.
Anyhow, on the Scram now but the next one is the same shape/size as before. Doomsayers 8.4 shovel. Loved it so much I had to get it again.

He really wished it was the pitbull photo on the shovel. But alas, that didn't happen.
Great looking shape, and a cute pup too.

Thanks @reckless toboggan.

Since I cant skate still i bought a deck. Something fat and fun this time.

free photo hosting
Why not? Great shape, wood, and 2 skater owned companies collab again.
Cant wait to ride it.

by **reckless toboggan** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 5:55 am

undertime wrote:
https://i.imgur.com/1dMmzA9.jpg

Nice!

Because fuck that clown.

by **JimBin** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 11:31 pm

I set up some new gear today:

Mini Logo 8.25
Ace 44s
Fast Skateboard Wheel Company 54mm 83b
Bones swiss L2 (not new)
MOB

I hope we get on well together!

by **wavesnwheels** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 1:01 pm

Some lovely looking setups there guys. All my recent boards have been popsicles so thought I'd try something different. To my surprise I can actually remember this board from the 90's, not much else though. For the sake of good karma I think my next one will be a Powell Peralta.

by **Jeroen** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 1:19 pm

Nice!
Are those Ray Barbee Spitfires?

by **wavesnwheels** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 2:01 pm

Cheers, yeah 56mm on this one, I've also a set of 54mm's. I had a big Creature popsicle with 169's and the 56's and wanted to try a smaller board so I bought a smaller Creature deck with the same design some 149's and the 54 Ray Barbees in the hope that the wife wouldn't notice. My plan worked until I left one board in the hall then walked in the front door with the other one in my hand.......

by **reckless toboggan** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:54 pm

wavesnwheels wrote:... in the hope that the wife wouldn't notice. My plan worked until I left one board in the hall then walked in the front door with the other one in my hand.......

Damn. Rookie mistake. ;P

by **undertime** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:25 pm

wavesnwheels wrote:Some lovely looking setups there guys. All my recent boards have been popsicles so thought I'd try something different. To my surprise I can actually remember this board from the 90's, not much else though. For the sake of good karma I think my next one will be a Powell Peralta.

I love that. Great to see all angles to get an appreciation of the shape and nose/tail height. Would you say the concave is flat, mellow or medium? So so tempted...

by **wavesnwheels** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 10:56 pm

reckless toboggan wrote:
Damn. Rookie mistake. ;P

Yeah I felt like a right doughnut, fortunately the wife saw the funny side.

undertime wrote:
I love that. Great to see all angles to get an appreciation of the shape and nose/tail height. Would you say the concave is flat, mellow or medium? So so tempted...

Thanks, I'd say it was fairly mellow but will take a photo for you so can judge for yourself.

by **wavesnwheels** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:44 pm

Here you go undertime, the rule was in the middle of the deck and it's around 7.5mm from the rule edge to the centre of the deck. It does look a little more in the photo but I think that's due to the fact I couldn't get the lens close enough to the deck. If you want any more info let me know. R1 has them on sale.

by **undertime** » Thu Jul 12, 2018 5:10 pm

Brilliant. Thanks for that wavesnwheels, and Glen for originally drawing our attention to this. On the basis of your pics I’ve finally pulled the trigger.

Cheers guys

by **wavesnwheels** » Thu Jul 12, 2018 8:37 pm

Glad to help undertime and good move. Thanks Glenouille for the tip off. I'm really liking mine and tempted to get a spare......

But that would just be silly......

by **undertime** » Thu Jul 12, 2018 8:58 pm

wavesnwheels wrote:But that would just be silly......

Or would it?

Sounds perfectly sensible to me :lol:

by **Glenouille** » Fri Jul 13, 2018 9:15 am

I don't think that's silly either... I buy boards in pairs (because I always buy the same shape), so I'm constantly checking if anyone has some reduced.
Tempted to build a bot that scans the interweb for pinpointed bargains... IF(board A price < Y price) THEN purchase board A x 2... :lol:

by **wavesnwheels** » Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:21 am

Arggh this forum is great but terrible for my wallet...... I'm going for a skate later and will decide on the second Jason Lee based on my performance (who am I kidding, I'm shit I'm shit, I know I'm shit but can't stop buying more lovely shit)

I was reading through some old threads and now have a completely irrational desire for some indy 215's.

Glenouille wrote:I don't think that's silly either... I buy boards in pairs (because I always buy the same shape), so I'm constantly checking if anyone has some reduced.
Tempted to build a bot that scans the interweb for pinpointed bargains... IF(board A price < Y price) THEN purchase board A x 2...

At first thought that sounds like a fantastic idea but, dangerous, very very dangerous

by **Mark_81** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:35 pm

Giving a 7.75 a shot! I figured I mostly skated a 7.50 in the 90’s with varied success ...... just done some stationary ollies & it felt pretty good.

Happy shredding all.

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by **Brian S** » Thu Jul 26, 2018 4:39 pm

Something for the weekend Sir!! ;-)

Zombie Skates Bat deck Black 9" , Film Trucks, 58mm Spitfire F4 Comical Fulls Lance Mountain (Used), VXB ceramics

by **Jeroen** » Thu Jul 26, 2018 5:30 pm

how are those Film trucks?

by **Brian S** » Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:30 pm

Jeroen wrote:how are those Film trucks?

Let you know when I ride them at the weekend!

by **wavesnwheels** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 8:30 am

Brian S wrote:
Jeroen wrote:how are those Film trucks?

Let you know when I ride them at the weekend!

I'm interested to know too?

by **Brian S** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:47 am

wavesnwheels wrote:
Brian S wrote:
Jeroen wrote:how are those Film trucks?

Let you know when I ride them at the weekend!

I'm interested to know too?

On the living room carpet they feel quite turney with the stock bushings in :lol:

, will give them a go also got some bones softs which I have in my regular board for direct comparison, just disappointing they don't do any bigger one's as they are a bargain price in the UK for a change

by **wavesnwheels** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 10:30 am

Glad the carpet test was positive :lol:

and good news the bones bushings fit, I'll await the full park test results with interest.

by **raoulduke2k** » Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:14 pm

Just got this Pocket Pistols Gonz - the shape is very similar to the Skull and Banana Blind. Wheels are 56mm Powell G-Slides - the photo makes them look bigger than they are, good on rough terrain but slide well, especially as they break-in. Concave is mellow and it rides great.

GonzShut by Raoul_Duke2k, on Flickr

by **reckless toboggan** » Fri Aug 03, 2018 5:21 am

reckless toboggan wrote:Jeebus.

They will be mine. Oh yes. They will be mine.

So damn.

These aren't available in North America.

After talking to several shops and waiting on several leads, apparently this Busenitz colourway is only available in the UK, Europe, Australia, and NZ.

Super bummed.

by **Brian S** » Fri Aug 03, 2018 9:50 am

reckless toboggan wrote:
reckless toboggan wrote:Jeebus.

They will be mine. Oh yes. They will be mine.
So damn.

These aren't available in North America.

After talking to several shops and waiting on several leads, apparently this Busenitz colourway is only available in the UK, Europe, Australia, and NZ.

Super bummed.

No problem these days with the interweb & plastic cards at your fingertips! :lol:

were often having to buy stuff from Americaland that we can't get here, even with our bastard money grabbing customs & Royal mail that we have !

by **Fen** » Sun Aug 05, 2018 8:34 pm

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Welcome Chris Miller Cat got Bird.
Welcome Orbs 55mm

by **Brian S** » Sun Aug 05, 2018 8:57 pm

Brian S wrote:
wavesnwheels wrote:
Brian S wrote:
Jeroen wrote:how are those Film trucks?

Let you know when I ride them at the weekend!

I'm interested to know too?

On the living room carpet they feel quite turney with the stock bushings in , will give them a go also got some bones softs which I have in my regular board for direct comparison, just disappointing they don't do any bigger one's as they are a bargain price in the UK for a change

After last weeks rainstorms I finally got to try out the Film trucks at Newsham bowl today. I put some Bones softs in to match my regular ride for a better comparison, currently stage 11 Indy 159 Hollows as the standard mediums that come with them weren't turney enough anyway for me. Well they seems to ride just like most trucks, decent height (not Lows) possibly a a smidgen less responsive than the Indy's but the difference was pretty negligible, nice smooth turney ride & the grinds sound had a little different more of a satisfying rasp to them, a bit like the new Gullwings, but not quite as nice, for £36 delivered (From Note Manchester) you really can't go wrong, pity 155 is the biggest they currently do.

by **wavesnwheels** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 10:39 am

Thanks for the review Brian they sound promising glad you managed to get out and give them a go. Bit short of cash at the moment but if that changes I shall be ordering a set

by **undertime** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:41 pm

Not so much next as current now. Just like young Jory's.

I love this shape, and the wheels (so far) seem brilliant.

https://i.imgur.com/kh0ao5b.jpg

by **JimBin** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 10:00 pm

undertime wrote:Not so much next as current now. Just like young Jory's.

I love this shape, and the wheels (so far) seem brilliant.

https://i.imgur.com/kh0ao5b.jpg

Lovely deck. I got a itch yself when i saw Jory's.
Did you, by any chance, do some ollies, a few one foots and some heelflips on it before you took the photo?

by **undertime** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:00 pm

Who are you JimBin? Magnum PI?

Anyway, caught red handed! Even had to clean the wheels for the pic :lol:

by **JimBin** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:42 pm

Guessed from the white streaks on the nose in the middle pic - bolts diagonally out to the toe side (heel flips), bolts almost straight up to the very tip of the nose (one foots), and scuff marks at the curve of the nose (ollies).

by **BMCsteve** » Mon Aug 13, 2018 5:12 pm

Favorite shape. I normally skate longer wheelbases with Indy or Ace but this 14" WB works perfectly with Thunders

Chocolate Chico Brenes "Big Boy" 9 x 32.25. 14 WB with a nice 7.1 Nose and 7 tail
Thunder Titanium 149
Spitfire 52mm Conical Full
Bronson Raw
Mob grip
Shorty's Silverados

by **JimBin** » Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:29 pm

BMCsteve, lovely looking setup. I love the wood look. It looks like a very enjoyable shape too.

by **undertime** » Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:00 am

That is a really great looking set up BMCSteve. Post some pics/vid of it in action if you get the chance

by **Kamaki** » Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:00 pm

What wheels and trucks? Are you still skating the 7.75? I had a blast on one recently and enjoyed it. I realised you don't have to limit yourself just because it is a small "street" deck.

Mark_81 wrote:Giving a 7.75 a shot! I figured I mostly skated a 7.50 in the 90’s with varied success ...... just done some stationary ollies & it felt pretty good.

Happy shredding all.

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by **Mark_81** » Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:37 am

Kamaki wrote:What wheels and trucks? Are you still skating the 7.75? I had a blast on one recently and enjoyed it. I realised you don't have to limit yourself just because it is a small "street" deck.
Mark_81 wrote:Giving a 7.75 a shot! I figured I mostly skated a 7.50 in the 90’s with varied success ...... just done some stationary ollies & it felt pretty good.

Happy shredding all.

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Hi dude, I use venture lows & have used two different wheels on the set up.
Spitfire f4 con fulls 52mm
Fast wheel co 42mm

I found the 42’s a little small on the streets, prob be ok on a smooth park.

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by **Kamaki** » Sat Sep 15, 2018 11:36 am

Mark_81 wrote:
Kamaki wrote:What wheels and trucks? Are you still skating the 7.75? I had a blast on one recently and enjoyed it. I realised you don't have to limit yourself just because it is a small "street" deck.
Mark_81 wrote:Giving a 7.75 a shot! I figured I mostly skated a 7.50 in the 90’s with varied success ...... just done some stationary ollies & it felt pretty good.

Happy shredding all.

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Hi dude, I use venture lows & have used two different wheels on the set up.
Spitfire f4 con fulls 52mm
Fast wheel co 42mm

I found the 42’s a little small on the streets, prob be ok on a smooth park.

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How are the lows?

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by **Mark_81** » Sat Sep 15, 2018 4:49 pm

Kamaki wrote:
Mark_81 wrote:
Kamaki wrote:What wheels and trucks? Are you still skating the 7.75? I had a blast on one recently and enjoyed it. I realised you don't have to limit yourself just because it is a small "street" deck.
Mark_81 wrote:Giving a 7.75 a shot! I figured I mostly skated a 7.50 in the 90’s with varied success ...... just done some stationary ollies & it felt pretty good.

Happy shredding all.

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Hi dude, I use venture lows & have used two different wheels on the set up.
Spitfire f4 con fulls 52mm
Fast wheel co 42mm

I found the 42’s a little small on the streets, prob be ok on a smooth park.

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How are the lows?

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They feel nice - obviously got to run a small wheel for wheel bite reasons but the pop is solid.

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by **Kamaki** » Sat Sep 15, 2018 8:31 pm

Mark_81 wrote:
Kamaki wrote:
Mark_81 wrote:
Kamaki wrote:What wheels and trucks? Are you still skating the 7.75? I had a blast on one recently and enjoyed it. I realised you don't have to limit yourself just because it is a small "street" deck.
Mark_81 wrote:Giving a 7.75 a shot! I figured I mostly skated a 7.50 in the 90’s with varied success ...... just done some stationary ollies & it felt pretty good.

Happy shredding all.

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Hi dude, I use venture lows & have used two different wheels on the set up.
Spitfire f4 con fulls 52mm
Fast wheel co 42mm

I found the 42’s a little small on the streets, prob be ok on a smooth park.

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How are the lows?

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They feel nice - obviously got to run a small wheel for wheel bite reasons but the pop is solid.

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by **fftc** » Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:15 pm

by **undertime** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 3:23 pm

Beautiful fftc - that colour coordination is sexy as hell

by **Jeroen** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 5:46 pm

Colors looke ace! Are those 6.0 Tensors?

by **fftc** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 6:52 pm

Cheers guys.
Colour combo is a happy accident but the match is really cool.
And yes Jeroen, 6.0 maglight reg tens. whatever the fuck that all means! :lol:

by **JamesTheDude** » Fri Oct 19, 2018 12:14 pm

So i decided I wanted a shaped deck, and fancied a PS Stix made one, as i hadn't had one. But not Welcome, because i don't like the artwork.

So I did some searching and it was incredibly hard to find a PSS deck in the UK, which wasn't Welcome. Everyone seems to have gone to the woodshop that make Jart, or BBS/Generator.

I got recommended a Tired, but they have also now switched to Generator for their new decks. I bought a Streetplant but had to return it as the drill holes were off center, so then eventually found this aircraft carrier of a deck, and as my nickname was once Shaggy (due to ill advised indie bowl haircut and attempted goatee in my yoof) I just had to get it.

Only thing is, it’s 9.5 wide, like a boat compared to the last pops deck I had.

Might need to up the truck width now, Theeve 5.85s looking a bit dwarfed. How does this happen?

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