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DEO3 posted:Do the lightweight trucks really make a difference? Are they a lot weaker? There's like a million loving brands now, are any of them worth checking out or is it best to just stick with the classics (Thunder/Indy/etc)? A friend of mine rides on Tensor response trucks and they're pretty loving nice but I'm a Thunder kid and skateboarding is nothing if it isn't blind brand fanboyism.
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ZanderZ posted:How the gently caress did I overlook the Switchblade?! This is exactly what I wanted. It has drop-through trucks and those little pockets for locking your feet into a standup/slide without the massive drop tail that the Time Machine has! It has no flex whatsoever, its 9 plys of stiffness. I'm actually suprised that mine snapped under the car that drove over it, I always thought it would survive. It carves fine, and you can top it if you want more carving. It pretty much does what you want it too, unless you had like 88 zombies or are in the rain. (my 86s were fine though)
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ZanderZ posted:How the gently caress did I overlook the Switchblade?! This is exactly what I wanted. It has drop-through trucks and those little pockets for locking your feet into a standup/slide without the massive drop tail that the Time Machine has! If you really want your feet locked in, check out Gravity clear grip. I got some for the same reasons as you, since everything I read said it was ultra coarse. I shredded the poo poo out of my hands putting it on my deck, and it hurts like hell when you bail and land on it but it will lock your feet in like you wouldn't believe. How much flex do you want? There are some compromises to make based on what you want to do with the board. Flex is great for carving and cruising around, but makes things sketchy once you start getting above 35-40mph. If you want a fairly flexible board for all around use, check out Kracked Skulls. I believe you can order them with an extra ply of fiberglass for a little less flex, but it's a good all around board if you want a drop through. Concave is wide and a little shallow but still locks your feet in, and you can really bounce off the flex in a carve. I'd also suggest checking out Rayne, they make some pretty nice drops with a lot of concave. I've got an old Avenger which is a topmount speedboard but it's got crazy concave (before the pleasure dome concave, haven't ridden that yet) and it has almost no flex. You can throw some really sharp, really grippy carves, but it doesn't have the same sort of pop coming out of a carve as a deck with flex. DELETED fucked around with this message at 19:36 on Aug 1, 2011 |
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I bought completes for my three groomsmen as gifts and totally forgot about the goon discount at skate.ly. Pleasantly surprised when it lopped $60 off my purchase.
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Bucket Joneses posted:I bought completes for my three groomsmen as gifts and totally forgot about the goon discount at skate.ly. Pleasantly surprised when it lopped $60 off my purchase. Best wedding party gifts EVER
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Bucket Joneses posted:I bought completes for my three groomsmen as gifts and totally forgot about the goon discount at skate.ly. Pleasantly surprised when it lopped $60 off my purchase. What's the code again? Their SA Mart thread is in the archives now.
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i'm probably gonna buy a darkstar complete from skately next week. are they decent boards to start with? i used to skate when i was a lot younger and wanted to pick it back up. also does width really matter? i'm just doing street stuff and was gonna get something under 8 inch width
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DEO3 posted:What's the code again? Their SA Mart thread is in the archives now. You had to post in the thread or email the goon from Skate.ly with the email address you would use to log in I think. You could try looking for an email contact on the site or get someone with archives to look. K-Flow posted:i'm probably gonna buy a darkstar complete from skately next week. are they decent boards to start with? i used to skate when i was a lot younger and wanted to pick it back up. also does width really matter? i'm just doing street stuff and was gonna get something under 8 inch width Personally I like 8.25 boards. I'm 6 feet tall. Darkstar will be fine.
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Yeah I stepped up to 8" and I wont ever be riding anything smaller again. It's the perfect blend between size and comfort for me.
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DEO3 posted:What's the code again? Their SA Mart thread is in the archives now. I actually asked Skate.ly about this maybe a week ago. He said his site is going through an overhaul and he'll be starting new thread in SAmart soon.
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If Rygar is still following this thread, make sure you let me know when we need the OP updated with new Skate.ly infos. Love the summer, but the heat is killing my old man endurance/motivation.
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We are working on a new and improved website that will be online before the end of the month. I'm planning to post a new SA Mart thread once it is up and running. I'll be sure to keep you guys updated.
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Mincher posted:Yeah I stepped up to 8" and I wont ever be riding anything smaller again. It's the perfect blend between size and comfort for me. I ordered my first 8" deck a couple of days ago along with some Thunder 147 Hollow Light His, I had hoped to get everything before the weekend but it looks like they won't be showing up 'til next week. I was kind of apprehensive about the whole thing at first, placing an order, then calling to cancel it, then placing it again hours later, but the more I think about it the more certain I am moving up to a wider/higher board is the way to go.
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donJonSwan posted:Love the summer, but the heat is killing my old man endurance/motivation. I'm getting about 1 sunny day a week over here. I would happily trade you amerigoons for some sunshine.
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Mincher posted:I'm getting about 1 sunny day a week over here. I would happily trade you amerigoons for some sunshine. "The Heat" he's referring to is atrocious and does not make up for any amount of sun. However, I live in the Pacific Northwest where this country-wide heatwave has seemingly avoided us. Feel free to point your jealousy this way.
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Bucket Joneses posted:"The Heat" he's referring to is atrocious and does not make up for any amount of sun. Fair enough! Look to your avatar for my attitude towards you.  On an unrelated note; Does anyone have any idea of the best way to source blank, uncoated decks? I've a hankering to burn some art into them but don't know where to start. My local shop is NOT a skater's skate shop so they were quite suspicious of me asking who their supplier was.
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Stock GFH boards. I can't help but be the poster boy for GFH.Harley C posted:stock landyachtz please I don't have a lot of time to look through skate.ly however I'm wondering, do they offer free shipping? If you can stock Landyachtz with a $10-$20 mark up and offer free shipping, it will balance out. I'm not sure ware skate.ly ships out of, but Landyachtz ships out of Cannada. As a US consumer, I'd rather drop an extra $10-$20 on the price of the board and get it a few days sooner than spend $20 on shipping and get it in two weeks. That being said, I went with the Nine Two Five. Thanks for all the advice, I'd rather have a bit of flex. I know some of you preferred the Evo, but I'd rather have something with a bit of give. I love the "gas pedals" too. Thanks for talking me out of the time machine. I can't loving wait for this thing to get here. I'll be sure to post about it once it arrives.
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the nine two five has absolutely no flex unless you're a giant as far as from my experience riding it but its a dece choice none the less, have fun on it bud.
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Got my order from Skate.ly and was pretty disappointed with the quality of the grip job. It's well cut but there are bubbles at the tail/nose joints. 
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I made a thing.   "Clamping" the coping.  You can pop the legs in and out, making it as low or high as you want.   Now I just need some friends to skate it with. 
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A long time ago, I got a longboard for christmas and it was awesome. However the thing is a monster and it doesn't fit in back of my car anymore. I'm seriously considering getting something that looks like a real skateboard and doesn't carry the stigma of carrying a massive board around. I've been looking into the Krooked Zip Zagger, mainly because it's a lot shorter and closer to a real board than what I currently have. I have seen a couple of them in person and love the shape. I could use my connection at my local skate shop and just get them to order the deck and just put my current hardware (with new bolts and other stuff of course) and then ride off into the sunset on a better board. Has anyone ever road this board before and is it worth for a guy who would be mainly cruising around his street and maybe the local park that has flat ground or am I better off getting something that is a lot more cruiser oriented.
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screenwritersblues posted:A long time ago, I got a longboard for christmas and it was awesome. However the thing is a monster and it doesn't fit in back of my car anymore. I'm seriously considering getting something that looks like a real skateboard and doesn't carry the stigma of carrying a massive board around. I've been looking into the Krooked Zip Zagger, mainly because it's a lot shorter and closer to a real board than what I currently have. I have seen a couple of them in person and love the shape. I could use my connection at my local skate shop and just get them to order the deck and just put my current hardware (with new bolts and other stuff of course) and then ride off into the sunset on a better board. Has anyone ever road this board before and is it worth for a guy who would be mainly cruising around his street and maybe the local park that has flat ground or am I better off getting something that is a lot more cruiser oriented. The Zip Zinger or the Zig Zagger? It depends on the environment. Also, when you say "my current hardware," what are you talking about? What type of trucks/wheels do you have? It looks like it requires smaller wheels and . I feel like anything more than 65mm will give off a good deal of bite. Unless you like to carve really hard turns, I'd say go for it. Zumies has a pretty cool set up and it's only $100. (Probably because the barrings are poo poo, but that doesn't matter, you'll replace them eventually) http://www.zumiez.com/krooked-skateboards-zip-zinger-complete-skateboard.html If I were to set up that deck, I'd go with... Wheels: http://gfhboards.com/i-909943-chubbies-smoke-longboard-skateboard-wheel.html Trucks: http://gfhboards.com/i-139437-tracker-129-darts.html I'm sure if you get any 1/4 risers, it will eliminate any possible bite.
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Bucket Joneses posted:Got my order from Skate.ly and was pretty disappointed with the quality of the grip job. It's well cut but there are bubbles at the tail/nose joints. Man, I'm really sorry about that. Pre-assembled boards are gripped by the manufacturer and they usually do a pretty good job. Can we send you a new sheet of grip tape? Harley C posted:stock landyachtz please Rygar fucked around with this message at 00:06 on Aug 17, 2011 |
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DEO3 posted:I made a thing. That's a nice looking box. Nice work.
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soggybagel posted:I didn't intend my post to come off as smug. But I guess you seem to have a gigantic stick up your rear end or something. A longboard isn't as convenient to just hop off of and go to a movie, or walk into a store or something. This isn't semantics. I'm not suggeting that a longboard makes you a retard or that they are impossible to wield in public. I was simply suggesting that it may be slightly more convenient for someone who is using a board heavily as a means of transportation. Which is something I did for a couple years in Los Angeles. Hey. Yeah I think it was pretty gigantic. Anyways, sorry. This is one of few threads I love on SA. Time off the forums helped and I got to replace it with a shitload of skating!
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Zigmidge posted:Hey. Yeah I think it was pretty gigantic. Anyways, sorry. This is one of few threads I love on SA. Time off the forums helped and I got to replace it with a shitload of skating! Haha, it's nothing but love and sprained ankles in the Skateboarding thread! Props on the funbox DEO3, I'd love to shred it with yah. 
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I hope I'm not posting a huge derail here, but I felt it worth mentioning that eS footwear is apparently going out of business. Anyone who skated at all between the years of 1995 and 2001 almost undoubtedly owned a pair of these shoes, being that they've had a host of incredible riders such as: Eric Koston, Ronnie Creager, Chad Muska, Paul Rodriguez, PJ Ladd, and a personal favorite of mine, Rick McCrank just to name a few off hand (not to mention the fact that their shoes were some of the coolest in the industry). It's a bummer seeing this company go for a number of reasons, but I feel like it mainly is a sign of how difficult it is for skate companies to stay afloat now that big companies like Nike and Adidas are grabbing more and more of the skateboarding market. Anyway, Scuba Steve who filmed for and (I think) was co-owner of eS has made this blog, http://es-days.tumblr.com/ and though it's fairly new, I'm sure it'll offer up some cool, sentimental photos/videos. Total bummer.
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blumpkinbliss posted:I hope I'm not posting a huge derail here, but I felt it worth mentioning that eS footwear is apparently going out of business. Anyone who skated at all between the years of 1995 and 2001 almost undoubtedly owned a pair of these shoes, being that they've had a host of incredible riders such as: Eric Koston, Ronnie Creager, Chad Muska, Paul Rodriguez, PJ Ladd, and a personal favorite of mine, Rick McCrank just to name a few off hand (not to mention the fact that their shoes were some of the coolest in the industry). It's a bummer seeing this company go for a number of reasons, but I feel like it mainly is a sign of how difficult it is for skate companies to stay afloat now that big companies like Nike and Adidas are grabbing more and more of the skateboarding market. Anyway, Scuba Steve who filmed for and (I think) was co-owner of eS has made this blog, http://es-days.tumblr.com/ and though it's fairly new, I'm sure it'll offer up some cool, sentimental photos/videos. Total bummer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA4L556aJ2w
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blumpkinbliss posted:I hope I'm not posting a huge derail here, but I felt it worth mentioning that eS footwear is apparently going out of business. Anyone who skated at all between the years of 1995 and 2001 almost undoubtedly owned a pair of these shoes, being that they've had a host of incredible riders such as: Eric Koston, Ronnie Creager, Chad Muska, Paul Rodriguez, PJ Ladd, and a personal favorite of mine, Rick McCrank just to name a few off hand (not to mention the fact that their shoes were some of the coolest in the industry). It's a bummer seeing this company go for a number of reasons, but I feel like it mainly is a sign of how difficult it is for skate companies to stay afloat now that big companies like Nike and Adidas are grabbing more and more of the skateboarding market. Anyway, Scuba Steve who filmed for and (I think) was co-owner of eS has made this blog, http://es-days.tumblr.com/ and though it's fairly new, I'm sure it'll offer up some cool, sentimental photos/videos. Total bummer. In 3rd grade, the debate was always, "What's better, DCs or ESs." That's a bummer, but DC kinda did kick their asses.
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ZanderZ posted:The Zip Zinger or the Zig Zagger? Yeah, I'm not too sure about which one I want. I think that I want the Zagger, the Zinger seem too small for my tastes. My current set up is some 65mm Sector 9 Wheels and I think Independent Stage VII or IX trucks, which ever ones came out around 2000. Hope that helps any.
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Bucket Joneses posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA4L556aJ2w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htkj6chiA1g&feature=related God I wish I had a mini near me. I would skate a 3 foot mini every minute of every day
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The Spookmaster posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htkj6chiA1g&feature=related Also I wanna skate that mini in that link you done posted so bad
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ZanderZ posted:In 3rd grade, the debate was always, "What's better, DCs or ESs." Thanks, I needed to feel old. It does suck when the skate owned stuff can't keep up with the bigger companies.
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Tony? At my skatepark? It's more likely than you think. Untitled by Eeek5127, on Flickr  Untitled by Eeek5127, on Flickr On a side note, Kevin Staab and him were doing an over/under on the other side of the ramp from me and Kevin's knee went right into Tony's face. Both fell, Tony hit the ramp, eyes rolled back in his head and he started shaking. The only thing missing from a classic concussion was a fencing move. It was a hosed up five seconds. He got up, went into the clubhouse and was back skating in 10 minutes. Here is his tooth: http://instagr.am/p/LGTvj/?ref=nf
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That is a hosed up tooth. Grindline is almost done building the park near me in West Seattle. It's going to be so siiiiiiiick.
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Slap's One In A Million is coming up again. This kid Matt Militano is blowing my mind. I guess nowadays to even be noticed as an up and coming skater, you've got to do tres out of huge lipslides, blunt-to-crook like it ain't no thing and bigspin into huge banks. I'm glad I started skating too old to try and go pro because gently caress. e: It's not even like he's a stand-out shoe in for best skater this year either. Adam Simoni makes his board look like it's made of lead and yet loving flips it around with ease, like it's an RC toy that he's just somehow hovering above. Dean Denniston drops a no-hand benihana and has nollie kicks down like some people have ollies. I can't loving wait for the competition this year. Wungus fucked around with this message at 18:20 on Aug 26, 2011 |
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