Skateboard Thread

[wassup rockers]

im sure this is already a thread but fuckit. show your setups, discuss good skate spots, bomb spots, parks etc.

bought an element complete set up (was lazy and my old board was fucked left right and centre) yesterday from cheap skates takapuna, 219$ish and spent 30bucks on a Pig skate tool with heaps of features (3/8" socket, 1/2" socket, 9/16" socket, self aligning, threader, phillips, allens)
didnt really care about the graphics cause it usually gets fucked up and wanted something a bit simple anyway


general cheapskates 52mm wheels and bearings and trucks..


not the best board i've ever had but it does the trick(s)

just loosened the trucks a little bit and took it down round devo for a cruise felt real good, always is with a new board..

i wanted to buy a girl board like one of these but couldn't find any and im too much of an impulse buyer to shop around haha

[beef666]

do a kickflip

[dclxvi]

OI DO A SKID

[Spots2012]

Mini-logo 8" deck
Destructo trucks
Destructo Sendai bearings
Baker wheels

Everything is all black... I skate about once a year, when I'm at the beach really.

[Phlegethon]

i cant find my board anywhere but its a pocket pistols lee ralph. got some shitty wheels and some shitty trucks. i dont skate though just liked the graphics.



edit: one on the right

[Dinosaur Death Block]

7.75" x 31.5"



Destructo RAW Mids




Blank ABEC 6000s from cheapskates west

Grey Lynn mini is finally drying out.
Cant wait.

[crain]

im sure this is already a thread but fuckit. show your setups, discuss good skate spots, bomb spots, parks etc.

bought an element complete set up (was lazy and my old board was fucked left right and centre) yesterday from cheap skates takapuna, 219$ish and spent 30bucks on a Pig skate tool with heaps of features (3/8" socket, 1/2" socket, 9/16" socket, self aligning, threader, phillips, allens)
didnt really care about the graphics cause it usually gets fucked up and wanted something a bit simple anyway


general cheapskates 52mm wheels and bearings and trucks..


not the best board i've ever had but it does the trick(s)

just loosened the trucks a little bit and took it down round devo for a cruise felt real good, always is with a new board..

i wanted to buy a girl board like one of these but couldn't find any and im too much of an impulse buyer to shop around haha

turn your wheels inside out or at least scuff the graphics off with the left over grip tape.

[daggers]

this is my setup


and factory trux

and I have these on my wall

[frontkick]

i got the duane peters emergency plus indy trucks and the dp wheels onthe wall. much better than previously shown by anyone. you people with the standard boards have shit set ups also. get a wide board says me

[crain]

kalis

ventures


with the graphic sanded off.

[wassup rockers]

turn your wheels inside out or at least scuff the graphics off with the left over grip tape.

yep, already sanded it off...

[rex]

just set up a ben gilley black label deck last week that has been sitting in my lounge for a few years,got silver trucks & 53mm pig wheels just started skating again about 2 weeks back feeling like a stiff old man.
also got a old school shaped black label deck with those indys made for old school decks with pig wheels all the measurements are worn off,got no digital camera so no pics.
also got a plan b slayer reign in blood deck & south of heaven deck that il never skate in my lounge,want to get the hell awaits deck sometime in the future.

[rex]

i got the duane peters emergency plus indy trucks and the dp wheels onthe wall. much better than previously shown by anyone. you people with the standard boards have shit set ups also. get a wide board says me

one of my favourite characters in the skateboarding world!wonder if hes still clean haha.

[Phlegethon]

i like my boards like my broads: loose and wide

[your fucking funeral]

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[bruce wayne]

THRASHER & skating videos is how i got into punk back in 1987
santa cruzs WHEELS OF FIRE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pUEJpgQitc&NR=1 is where i first heard BLACK FLAGS `wasted` & `depression`
THRASHER is where i got to know bands existed like
MINOR THREAT
BIG BOYS
JFA
D.R.I
C.O.C
THE MISFITS
SAMHAIN
AGNOSTIC FRONT
SOCIAL DISTORTION

even industrial stuff like
REVOLTING COCKS
FRONT 242

fav track off WHEELS OF FIRE....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k72Vhx0YQHg
screaming lord SALBA & the blue flames--FLAME FATALE

[daggers]

thanks for introducing me to that. downloading asap

[Rizzo]

Just found this vid after watching the previous one. Looks like the dude is having so much more fun than a lot of modern skate vids;
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-PQjKVuGUM[/youtube]

I really ought to learn to drop in, Grey Lynn mini looks fun. Haven't skated since I concussed myself coming home from 519 one night...

[Honist Ta Hu]

I reckon this dudes pretty mean:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFJScxC18xc[/youtube]

[the ledge]

fuck that's awesome

[Phlegethon]

once you get past the first bit of him being CRAZY and ZANY he does some sweet tricks

[your fucking funeral]

tommy g and mark gonzales are legends

[daggers]

I need to learn to fucking powerslide

[your fucking funeral]

what is there to learn man? prob the first thing i did when i started skating

[Rizzo]

I haven't listened to the audio (gf is asleep) but this seems like a decent video to watch about powerslides;
http://www.playsportstv.com/skateboardi ... powerslide

Reckon I might go give it a try tomorrow.

[Gronk]

Man this thread made me want to go for a skate. Might have to get the old board out of the cupboard, especially since summer is on the way.

Grey Lynn's a good place to learn to drop in, pretty mellow and it's wood so not to bad when you bail. Devonport park has some smallish ramps and is good as well but it's concrete so not as forgiving. Powerslides are fun on the ramp too, but don't atempt with grippy wheels.

[Akuma]

I've never liked the gonz.

My set up is...


A Empire Blank


Thunders.


Ricta wheels.


Cheap bearings.


Some hardware.


Some grip.

This is amazing...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixSSqbEraRc[/youtube]

[Dinosaur Death Block]

http://skateboarding.transworld.net/features/skate-create-ii-video-wrap-up/

Check the others out I liked c1rca's idea but etnies was rad

[Samphetamine]

i cant find my board anywhere but its a pocket pistols lee ralph. got some shitty wheels and some shitty trucks. i dont skate though just liked the graphics.



edit: one on the right

Fuck, Pocket Pistols graphics are awesome.


My setup:
Red Kross Duane Peters deck
Skull Skates wheels
fairly wide trucks w/ mixed parts - some Destructo bits, red Doh-Dohs

My deck is getting pretty old and tired though. I want one of these:

[bruce wayne]

i had MARC `GATOR ` ROGOWSKI autograph my gator vert model at the albany demo in 1989.....2 years later he was in jail convicted of murder
CHRIS MILLER was also at albany i got his planet earth deck a year after that and i`ve still got it in really good cond
http://oldschool.sbaltd.co.uk/miller_cat.htm

i`ve still got a COREY O`BRIEN too but it`s pretty thrashed
http://oldschool.sbaltd.co.uk/obrien_reaper.htm