I don't know whether this has been done before, but it wasn't specifically about any part of the board, so I guess it belongs here. If it has though, apologies, and this can be locked.


Right now I'm getting back into skating, and I've "borrowed" my no-longer-skating friend's board.
It's an 8" Melcher Surreal Death deck, which is a tad too wide for my tastes, but it's better than nothing.
The trucks are pretty much no brand cheapo ones and 54mm Spitfire team wheels, which are rather nice.

Blueprint slogan deck - had it 9 months now and with the exception of a slight razor tail it's still going strong!!
venture low's - i snapped one doin a 50-50 but got a spare off a mate.
blueprint wheels - these a worn down from 54mm to about 50! Got some Spitfire camo's as backup tho'
Bones Reds bearings

cliche deck, krux downlows, death wheels, hkd bearings and a mixture of diamond and hkd hardware - sorted

A checkered speed demons complete. Not for too long though, it's kinda trashed already.


I love it though.

Real Hufnagel 7.75
Venture lows
Karma wheels, around 50mm now
Rush bearings
Unabomber bolts.

7.75 Architect, Bones Reds, GrindKings, BIG SOFT RED FUCK OFF WHEELS.


Although you can click on people's profiles and check out their setup there...

7.75 A Third Foot deck, Venture lows, blueprint prevalence bearings and 50mm blueprint wheels.
I'm completely unconvinced about this set-up, i don't think i like it very much.
oh well.

8" Popwar Foster deck
Indy stage 9 129's
Spitfire 52mm team wheels
Bone swiss

[more photo's of the deck designs!]

I'm thinking of getting this new setup for Christmas:

Jart 7.75" More Than Wood deck
Thunder McCrank lo trucks
Heroin Dark Gods 54" wheels
Bones Reds


Sound decent?

7.5 Zoo York deck (just got it, real nice)
Ventures
Spitfire wheels
Bones Reds.

nightvision green destructo trucks

spitfire bighead 55mm wheels

bones reds bearings

victory bolts

powell danny wainwright deck

Ok?

No, not okay. With the bones swiss, I think you're just showing off :\.

pict0rs.
i have come to the conclusion that it's an actual pile of shite, i want my old one back ;(

*any excuse*

My setup:

....shutup.

Landscape Soy 8"
Thunder trucks
Ricta Crystals 51
Blueprint abec 3's

Jon, you're skating an 8"?

I'm skating a blank 7.5, as usual, cause I'm poor.
Grindking trucks, cause I wasn't poor for a day.
Mixed bearings, cause I'm poor.
Blank wheels, cause I'm poor.

I just got some Grindking's, as I've had my Venture's since I started skating in July 2004. They're pretty mangled now.

Getting a new setup at christmas

Possibly the coolest design i've ever seen on a board.

heres mine the nose is covered in stickers from a new skateshop thats opened up in leigh on sea called switch the base of it is just scratched to bits

Motive Deck 7.75
Silver Trucks
Motive Wheels
Object Bearings

Yeah, you get more wood for the same price.

good point.

And ahahahaha, Joe, you bastard.

Now:

Enjoi Jerry Hsu pro board with blue griptape
Venture 5.0 lows
Bones reds
Spitfire 52 mils.

I love christmas, i hate the post office.

blueprint 8",royal trucks,bones reds and heroin 55mm

Almost Harry Haslam 8" Deck

Independent Stage 9 129 Trucks

Victory Bolts

Enjoi Rasta Panda 54mm Wheels

Bones Reds Bearings

15 y.o. rides an 8 inch? (hahah that sounds so wrong!)

Do you have big feet or just like it that way? (< haha that's even worse!)

im 13 and i ride an 8inch

That's what she said!!!

OH LOLOLOLOLOLOL

yes i have size 10 1/2 feet YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS OLOLOLOLOL

That you're a twat ?
Certainly.

yes but

YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IT MEANS LOLOLOL































..........................................................BIG SOCKS..................................................................OLOLOLOLO
LOLOL

that made me laugh i cant wait to see what gen puts in reply

Death enjoy 7.75 deck

Independant stage 9 129

Ricta speedband 53mm

Icon bearings

and Unabomber hardware.

Christmas

im surprised gen hasnt annihilated me yet

I EXPECT BETTER SOLDIERS!

You're a cunt.

That's the spirit, simon

lol

I have size 10.5 feet and I ride a 7.5"...

It's just what I'm used to since I started skating, and I haven't ridden any other size since.

ok, the deck size is just down to preference, nothing to do with what size your feet are!!

I know, it's just the general trend seems to be that people only really ride a 7.5 if the have small feet, most people round here seem to rdie 7.75 or 8. I don't think I've even ridden anything bigger than 7.5. Might try it at some point and see if it feels better.

(For some reason, talk of "riding 7.5's" cojures up dirty images in my mind ever time I read it. I think I still have the mind of a child.)

My mate recently got an 8' and it doesn't seem that different from the 7.75 im riding at the minute.

my 8" feels fine

no different to the 7.5 speed demons i had actually :S

that's just plan weird
it took me ages to get used to the step up from 7.5 to 7.75, i imagine 7.5 to 8 would be really awkward for a while ?
Perhaps not awkward, but the change would be fairly obvious.

honestly i know what you about it should be being weird but it doesnt feel any different, infact its better :S

i was having an argument with one of my friends bout deck sizes last night to me there isnt realy that much noticable diffenrence i dont have the money nor the time to care what deck im riding,

on topic though

girl deck
krux trux
spitfire wheels
a mixture of black widows and bones reds bearings
blue print risers
and icon bolts

most of my set up is hand me down though lol