This man got told by his fans "i'd cop your board if your board was wider." And he changed his whole setup AND is documenting the ups and downs for us. Tom Asta...a man of the people.
Tom proves theres a HUGE different between professional youtube skaters and professional skaters that make youtube. Its refreshing to see someone with actual skill, control, style and gnarly tricks on the platform.
I was skating 8.5's for a long time and just for giggles I ended up picking up your 8" slick vx deck and I love it. I went from hockey-style nose shapes to the taper so it was kinda crazy at first but I think I'm sold on the 8 to 8-1/8 width. The biggest thing I noticed was the wheel base and the length. Your board helped me realize I've been skating way too long of wheelbase for years. Its funny we're sort of on the opposite journey with boards haha
Crazy, I'm also on ur journey. Went from a 8.25, 148 thunders to an 8.0 147 thunders just recently. Idk man, the last few sessions has been pretty fun. I'm almost sold on the 8s.
This video is the reason i skate egg shapes. Ive always loved the early 90s skating, but up from 2000 until about 4 years ago i only skated standard popsicle shapes. I love the eggs because they are super wide but retain a short wheel base . Mine is a 9.0 inch but since it tapers at the wheels , where you flick is about 8.75 , the width making it easy to catch and the shape making it easier to flip, all with a short wheelbase is heaven. Sorry , stoned rant
It's so mind blowing how some people switching trucks won't affect them at all. I mean they handle the transition to different trucks/boards pretty quickly. 7/8 to 1 inch bolts even bother me so much. LOL Its just awesome to see videos like this how Tom shows us that it is normal. Love the up in the setup! I've been skating theexact same setup (except the board) but it's still a twin tail though.
That’s me, I’ll skate pretty much anything and everything. Folks ask me what size I ride, usually reply with 8-8.5, whatever I got on me haha. I try not to let the minor changes affect me mentally
@@markbryanpo funny enough after 25+ years of skating I barely learned about wheel base from a homie. Really the only thing I get picky about is the deck and grip. Love some super steep concave with the grippiest grip possible. Everything else is minor in my mind. Just as long as the decks right.
Ive been looking forward to you setting up the 148s. I ride them on an 8.25 and love them. That little extra room for grinds is noticeable. Hell yeah Tom!
8.25 is goated, I can finally get one of your boards, I been wanting to try a twin for a minute. Fun fact: Reynolds skated 8” trucks on an 8.25 board for years, because independent didn’t come out with their 8.25 equivalent (144mm) until a handful of years back. They jumped from 8-8.5 up until then! He always had a 8.5 setup as well for certain things.
Yeah skated 147 thunder raws with the green clear bushings on an 8.25 for a while growing up. Now I gotta have 8.25s on a 8.25 deck. But sometimes I would use 8.3 width deck with 8.25 trucks. I kinda like my decks a tiny bit wider than my trucks .
@@soundsbitter yeah I always rode Indy’s myself so before 144mm from them, I always had 139 on a 8.25 board because that was the norm if you rode Indy’s, you either went bigger or smaller than the deck in those times. Now they have 144mms I can’t do anything different than the same size as the deck lol
It’s cool seeing you size up the deck and board because I have been questioning it myself. I’m 5’6 with a size 8 shoe, so I think we have a very similar build. I typically skate the same setup as you: 8 inch board,31.5 in length typically, and a thunder 147. Seeing you skate the new setup and hearing that you’ve adjusted fast gives me hope that I could make it work too. I appreciate hearing your thoughts and watching you skate it.
You can tell when homie said “why don’t you flip out at the end first” Tom just took that as a challenged and flipped out in the middle a few tries later haha
dope seeing you on 148s like nothing changed🔥. been using them on .38 for few years n never felt the need to change. standards no hollow or light are best imo. hope shane gets to feeling like himself on the board again soon!
tom is the peoples guy! super relatable with tryin to squeeze in a sesh and i think we all kinda wish we could cruise around a park and get our dailys in with such style
Looks great man! Love how you aren’t overthinking everything in this video and you’re skating it like nothing is different! The tre will come back to normal after a little while of skating jt. You just gotta get used to it a little more and it will be the new normal! After a while if you try to downsize it back to the old deck it will be so much different!
I know im a little late to the party, but I just wanted to say it's inspiring to see you go through the process of upping your board size. I've been riding size 8 board for nearly 9 years and over the last year I thought about upping the size too so its a great help to see your thoughts on all of it. Thank you so much for the insights and the great content Mr. Asta, you are the man!
truck companys need to bring back low trucks. i cant skate thunders or even indy mids as good as a Low truck. wish there were more options out there for a low truck. Also dope hat OG Tom go 6ers!!!
Yo Tom, awesome video man 🔥 Just wanted to say you're an inspiration to me who wants to progress at skating, your tricks are just so squeaky clean, I hope I can reach even a fraction of your level
I’m telling everyone… they need to start making wider boards with shorter wheelbases. There are only a few that do it here and there and every time I get one so many tricks work better for me. I’m 5’7 and stumpy ass legs. If you get Santa Cruz to make a 8.25 with a short wheelbase I’m a buyer
definitely working for you. Since you have the timing with these trucks and deck shape and the board doesn't feel that much heavier I think that the sizing up with only make you feel a bit more secure with your tricks.
I'd be curious to hear your thoughts after a long flatbar session of just sitting on grinds. The feeling of that extra bit of stability is just so nice
Get well soon Shane! Your tricks seem slower but they're gonna look well buttery once you're used to the setup from the looks of it Tom 🥰 Flip in flip out tricks next video please 😍
niceeee i actually just switched to 148 thunder hollow lights last month after riding 147 hollows for a couple years, been lovin it. also never noticed a difference in truck height really!
Im really excited for these experiments, they basically give us a little look into how a pro comes up with their board shape and sizes🤙🏼 Pretty rad, appreciate the look in! (Btw those water bottles SMACK)
I dont know how much input you have at SC, but a lot of companies are experimenting with short 8.25s, boards between 31.5 -31.877. Something to keep in mind if the long board is still bothering you
thats what im leaning towards, this board is great and it works, but i think i would like it much more if it was a bit shorter with shorter wheel base... im in the works with it all !
Best trucks on the market. I did the same thing in upsizing a couple yrs ago. .25 deck first with 8 trucks then eventually synced the trucks. Got the Suciu ultra lights. But man best decision ever with that wide glide ass feeling I love it. Now I'm up to 8.38 with the .25 trucks and figure I'm home now cause 8.5 id want to snyc again and 8.5 trucks just seems huge. It took some self realization and some convincing that I'm not the most tech flip tricky guy anyway and didn't need 8 after I'd grown up on 7.6s and 7.75s . But again best decision ever, thunder ⚡ is best trucks on market
I just set up a new pair of Thunder 148's with blue hangers and white base plates,Team edition. Man they didn't turn at all for the whole skate. The last pair of thunder's where fine. Don't know if was the cold temperature or just new stock bushings.
I've been riding an 8 & a quarter board for years Ive been on the 148 thunders for maybe 2 years the trucks are good but I think they would be better suited for an 8.3 you can still see youre wheels for crooked grinds etc but the leverage point sits better for how i set my trucks and wheels up two washers against my hanger then bearings so my hanger is alittle wider and my axel bolts sit flush with the axel so i usually dont even swap out my bolts until i replace my wheels and bearings 👍🏽💯
Stairs and hand rails were my thing when i was a teenager and now in my 30's im trying to learn everything i can on ledges lol. Ankles dont hold up so well and ive noticed skating ledges and manny pads isnt as easy as some think.
Know what I'd like to see? Tom meets up with FL at the house. See tom triple v 540 body over the trampoline while Fiske does a rap battle that's in the theme of Home Alone 2.
8.25 Quasi with thunder 148 is the formula I settled on last year and been sticking with it. I was doing 8.375 with the 149. Might go 8.25 with the 149.
Love your channel Tom , Your one of my all time favorite pro skaters 🔥🔥, Also you need to play Shaun Rodriguez in a rematch game of skate, he called you out in his last video lol!! That video would do Numbers!!!!!! 🤘🏽😂
Are you skating the new shape symmetrically? I'm interested in trying the new 8.2 shape but will skate it like a traditional popsicle. I believe Mario McCoy does the same thing.
Also, Prod skates an 8.25 with a 14in wheelbase. I tried an Primitive 8.25 with 14in wheelbase. It felt similar to skating an 8in board. The wider truck does make the board flip a lil slower. But skating a lil faster made up for it. The shorter wheelbase makes a big difference, making the transition to a bigger setup more seemless.
spin is slower because of the extended wheelbase and length of the board. that's a big part of it more than the weight. if you can get that same board made at 14wheelbase and 31.5 length you will be set. ya know request it lol from santa cruz. Creature has some stumps decks that the specs are short wheelbase. get a creature board screened with SANTA CRUZ graphics
This man got told by his fans "i'd cop your board if your board was wider." And he changed his whole setup AND is documenting the ups and downs for us. Tom Asta...a man of the people.
now he needs to make a twin tail 8.5 and im sold
8.5 !!!!!
@@Seaneskatejitsu ooooh. That'd be FIRE.
Thats what I thought 8.25 cosmic cat would be nice. 👍
@@SeaneskatejitsuMcCoy has the twin 8.4🤷🏻♂️
Tom proves theres a HUGE different between professional youtube skaters and professional skaters that make youtube. Its refreshing to see someone with actual skill, control, style and gnarly tricks on the platform.
the sneeze laugh in slo mo killed me 😭
🤣🤣
Id fit right in with them hHahahahah
big fan of the filmer commentary 😂
Props to the guy in the background trying to learn crook flip out.
I’d be so demotivated by Tom destroying the park whilst I try to learn something
Shane with the casual dumb and dumber reference lol. Tom’s style is so good man
Lookin’ solid! 🫡
your parking lot flatground is cleaner and higher than any trick i've ever done. massive respect for your skills.
He's a pro skater
Nice to see Arjun Shah in the background there.
Two great RUclips channels to watch.
If Santa Cruz could get that wheelbase to 14 that would be my perfect board.
I was skating 8.5's for a long time and just for giggles I ended up picking up your 8" slick vx deck and I love it. I went from hockey-style nose shapes to the taper so it was kinda crazy at first but I think I'm sold on the 8 to 8-1/8 width. The biggest thing I noticed was the wheel base and the length. Your board helped me realize I've been skating way too long of wheelbase for years. Its funny we're sort of on the opposite journey with boards haha
Crazy, I'm also on ur journey. Went from a 8.25, 148 thunders to an 8.0 147 thunders just recently. Idk man, the last few sessions has been pretty fun. I'm almost sold on the 8s.
I love 8.5 . My other board is 8.0
Hell yeah robbie 😂
just started skating the vx slick and i love it. first slick since high school.
5:58 Foy used to skate Thunder 151, so 8.75" on 8.5" board (now he's on 149), so what Foy does for front crooks we all should copy :D
I've been riding with my axl nuts only ran in to be flush with end of my axle ever since he talked about it on the 9club
Have to admit.. 5050s lock in way easier, but I HAVE noticed my bearing lifespan suffer from it.. but who cares about that lol
Get well soon Shane! Love seeing that dude skating in your videos
Stoked that the size up is working out for you!
This video is the reason i skate egg shapes. Ive always loved the early 90s skating, but up from 2000 until about 4 years ago i only skated standard popsicle shapes. I love the eggs because they are super wide but retain a short wheel base . Mine is a 9.0 inch but since it tapers at the wheels , where you flick is about 8.75 , the width making it easy to catch and the shape making it easier to flip, all with a short wheelbase is heaven. Sorry , stoned rant
I need to try that out. . . 🤔
Now we need to see you throw some 149's on there and see what difference that makes. For science, ya know.
Thanks for the video, Tom!
Tom has the cleanest style everything always looks so polished, so fun to watch.
great sharing Tom! love your vids and journey!
Your homie has the most hardcore Philly accent lol. Love it
It's so mind blowing how some people switching trucks won't affect them at all. I mean they handle the transition to different trucks/boards pretty quickly. 7/8 to 1 inch bolts even bother me so much. LOL Its just awesome to see videos like this how Tom shows us that it is normal. Love the up in the setup! I've been skating theexact same setup (except the board) but it's still a twin tail though.
That’s me, I’ll skate pretty much anything and everything. Folks ask me what size I ride, usually reply with 8-8.5, whatever I got on me haha. I try not to let the minor changes affect me mentally
@@Lance.pigman that is such a gift my man!💪 i know its a mental thing but that mental thing got me so mental.😅🤣
@@markbryanpo funny enough after 25+ years of skating I barely learned about wheel base from a homie. Really the only thing I get picky about is the deck and grip. Love some super steep concave with the grippiest grip possible. Everything else is minor in my mind. Just as long as the decks right.
Ive been looking forward to you setting up the 148s. I ride them on an 8.25 and love them. That little extra room for grinds is noticeable. Hell yeah Tom!
8.25 is goated, I can finally get one of your boards, I been wanting to try a twin for a minute. Fun fact: Reynolds skated 8” trucks on an 8.25 board for years, because independent didn’t come out with their 8.25 equivalent (144mm) until a handful of years back. They jumped from 8-8.5 up until then! He always had a 8.5 setup as well for certain things.
Yeah skated 147 thunder raws with the green clear bushings on an 8.25 for a while growing up. Now I gotta have 8.25s on a 8.25 deck. But sometimes I would use 8.3 width deck with 8.25 trucks. I kinda like my decks a tiny bit wider than my trucks .
@@soundsbitter yeah I always rode Indy’s myself so before 144mm from them, I always had 139 on a 8.25 board because that was the norm if you rode Indy’s, you either went bigger or smaller than the deck in those times. Now they have 144mms I can’t do anything different than the same size as the deck lol
Hyped to see Shane with the SC board
me too!
The slo mo I sneezed had me dying 😂
After that sw kick flip back tail I have to change my pants completely. Damn it Tom! ❤
Bro the slowmo sneeze 😀😀 you two guys great combo 🤘
It’s cool seeing you size up the deck and board because I have been questioning it myself. I’m 5’6 with a size 8 shoe, so I think we have a very similar build. I typically skate the same setup as you: 8 inch board,31.5 in length typically, and a thunder 147. Seeing you skate the new setup and hearing that you’ve adjusted fast gives me hope that I could make it work too. I appreciate hearing your thoughts and watching you skate it.
Such an immaculate style!
ayy thank you man!
Nice work, I didn't see a ton of manuals but curious how the wider trucks/ board effects the manuals.
You can tell when homie said “why don’t you flip out at the end first” Tom just took that as a challenged and flipped out in the middle a few tries later haha
dope seeing you on 148s like nothing changed🔥. been using them on .38 for few years n never felt the need to change. standards no hollow or light are best imo. hope shane gets to feeling like himself on the board again soon!
tom is the peoples guy! super relatable with tryin to squeeze in a sesh and i think we all kinda wish we could cruise around a park and get our dailys in with such style
I wish my dailies were switch flip bs tails and kickflip front crooks lol I can nollie crook and nollie fs crook very easily but flip in is crazy
Definatly one of the best styles in skateboarding. That kickflip FS Crook was perfect😮
I used to watch you when I first started good to see you are a actual skater that loves his fans 🤞🏽🔥
“Goodbye my looooooove!!” absolutely took me out. 😂🤣🤣
Looks great man! Love how you aren’t overthinking everything in this video and you’re skating it like nothing is different! The tre will come back to normal after a little while of skating jt. You just gotta get used to it a little more and it will be the new normal! After a while if you try to downsize it back to the old deck it will be so much different!
I know im a little late to the party, but I just wanted to say it's inspiring to see you go through the process of upping your board size. I've been riding size 8 board for nearly 9 years and over the last year I thought about upping the size too so its a great help to see your thoughts on all of it. Thank you so much for the insights and the great content Mr. Asta, you are the man!
love that i can help! the board has been feeling great. i have a few updates that will be coming soon and will be posting! THANKS for watching man!
truck companys need to bring back low trucks. i cant skate thunders or even indy mids as good as a Low truck. wish there were more options out there for a low truck. Also dope hat OG Tom go 6ers!!!
Super fun to watch. Big up, Tom!
Random cameo from Arjun Shan! 🔥 Also, Tom is the best.
Thought that was him, but then thought maybe I was imagining things 😄
hell yeah always love just watching u skate the ledge.
U put together some krazy lines on these new set up🔥
Awesome so glad you put 148 on it dose make a big difference
This is gonna be the setup you master regular hardflips on.
haha i hope you are right! THANKS for watching !
@@tomasta you’re a straight killer, my G. Always a pleasure to watch.
sneeze landing is gonna be the new filming trend 🔥🔥
😂😂😂
Yo Tom, awesome video man 🔥 Just wanted to say you're an inspiration to me who wants to progress at skating, your tricks are just so squeaky clean, I hope I can reach even a fraction of your level
Thomas, what's happening playa. As an older skater, I'm thinking of increasing my truck size. I definitely appreciate this video .
I’m telling everyone… they need to start making wider boards with shorter wheelbases. There are only a few that do it here and there and every time I get one so many tricks work better for me. I’m 5’7 and stumpy ass legs.
If you get Santa Cruz to make a 8.25 with a short wheelbase I’m a buyer
Try the new Creature stumps boards, they have all the way up to like 9”+ all w short wheelbases
The sneeze flip out was the best part of this video. Haha🤙
definitely working for you. Since you have the timing with these trucks and deck shape and the board doesn't feel that much heavier I think that the sizing up with only make you feel a bit more secure with your tricks.
I Saw your deck at my local down here in México im gonna snatch that thing, looks so sick in Person !
You know Shane is a man of culture when he said "worm burner"
I'd be curious to hear your thoughts after a long flatbar session of just sitting on grinds. The feeling of that extra bit of stability is just so nice
Love you n Shane banter so good piss funny all so shredding the big steed keep on rocking legend..... ...
Get well soon Shane! Your tricks seem slower but they're gonna look well buttery once you're used to the setup from the looks of it Tom 🥰 Flip in flip out tricks next video please 😍
Good luck Tom..change is good. Godspeed Shane
No more sweatshirts at least!
niceeee i actually just switched to 148 thunder hollow lights last month after riding 147 hollows for a couple years, been lovin it. also never noticed a difference in truck height really!
No bullshit you skate way better with the 149’s in can’t wait to see what it look like when you get used to them
Next time I’m at my local shop in Alaska, I’ll def ask if they have your board. I skate 8.25, so I’m happy to see that you have upped your board size!
Loving the channel, Tom. It's so much fun seeing local spots. I own the LEGO store in Chalfont. If your kid gets into LEGO, come by, I'll hook you up.
Im really excited for these experiments, they basically give us a little look into how a pro comes up with their board shape and sizes🤙🏼 Pretty rad, appreciate the look in! (Btw those water bottles SMACK)
yesss! THANKS
Nice vid! Interesting to hear your thought process in real time.
Thank you!
Love to skate with you guys sometime Tom! Bring the sesh to houston, let’s get after it!
I dont know how much input you have at SC, but a lot of companies are experimenting with short 8.25s, boards between 31.5 -31.877. Something to keep in mind if the long board is still bothering you
thats what im leaning towards, this board is great and it works, but i think i would like it much more if it was a bit shorter with shorter wheel base... im in the works with it all !
Yep, 8.25" w/ a 14" WB is such a great feeling
Tom - Normally take me 20 mins, Filmer - normally take me 20 days 😂
Best trucks on the market. I did the same thing in upsizing a couple yrs ago. .25 deck first with 8 trucks then eventually synced the trucks. Got the Suciu ultra lights. But man best decision ever with that wide glide ass feeling I love it. Now I'm up to 8.38 with the .25 trucks and figure I'm home now cause 8.5 id want to snyc again and 8.5 trucks just seems huge. It took some self realization and some convincing that I'm not the most tech flip tricky guy anyway and didn't need 8 after I'd grown up on 7.6s and 7.75s . But again best decision ever, thunder ⚡ is best trucks on market
great vid! thanks fellers!
I really appreciate your style
thank you!
I just set up a new pair of Thunder 148's with blue hangers and white base plates,Team edition. Man they didn't turn at all for the whole skate. The last pair of thunder's where fine. Don't know if was the cold temperature or just new stock bushings.
Brothat line was fire
I love my Thunder 148 Lights.
I've been riding an 8 & a quarter board for years Ive been on the 148 thunders for maybe 2 years the trucks are good but I think they would be better suited for an 8.3 you can still see youre wheels for crooked grinds etc but the leverage point sits better for how i set my trucks and wheels up two washers against my hanger then bearings so my hanger is alittle wider and my axel bolts sit flush with the axel so i usually dont even swap out my bolts until i replace my wheels and bearings 👍🏽💯
The sneeze! 😂 Another great vid! How bout sizing up a 1mm wheel? Just for a test drive?
Stairs and hand rails were my thing when i was a teenager and now in my 30's im trying to learn everything i can on ledges lol. Ankles dont hold up so well and ive noticed skating ledges and manny pads isnt as easy as some think.
Manuals are 100% the most difficult and frustrating tricks
Know what I'd like to see? Tom meets up with FL at the house. See tom triple v 540 body over the trampoline while Fiske does a rap battle that's in the theme of Home Alone 2.
With such diet nothing unusual that your friend is always injured
We love you Tom 💯
You a beast 🔥💪🏾
You’re so ill dude.. you got my favorite style out of any pro. Much love homie
8.25 Quasi with thunder 148 is the formula I settled on last year and been sticking with it. I was doing 8.375 with the 149. Might go 8.25 with the 149.
Love your channel Tom , Your one of my all time favorite pro skaters 🔥🔥, Also you need to play Shaun Rodriguez in a rematch game of skate, he called you out in his last video lol!! That video would do Numbers!!!!!! 🤘🏽😂
Man, next thing we know you're gonna start skating bowls and liking them haha ;)
idk about all that 😂😂
your the man! You gotta link up with Chris Cole for a session 🤟🤟
I learn see you skating bro keep filming💯🔥
A new vid from Tom, yes
Are you skating the new shape symmetrically? I'm interested in trying the new 8.2 shape but will skate it like a traditional popsicle. I believe Mario McCoy does the same thing.
8.25 where it’s at. You a natural on that switch up tbh. Looks ill and Now I might buy your board.
Titanium thunders will lower your trucks from 52mm to 51mm. Thunder has to go back into the lab to redo their bushings!
Also, Prod skates an 8.25 with a 14in wheelbase. I tried an Primitive 8.25 with 14in wheelbase. It felt similar to skating an 8in board. The wider truck does make the board flip a lil slower. But skating a lil faster made up for it. The shorter wheelbase makes a big difference, making the transition to a bigger setup more seemless.
good to know, Prod the goat! Thanks for watching !
You’re the man brother.
THANK YOU!
Gonna have to buy this board now since I'm riding the same trucks :)
Bro I absolutely love the videos keep it up!!
THAnK YOU!
the sneeze 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😅 thought the homie had crazy chest hair for a sec. Love the videos brotha 🤌
The struggle on that heel flip is real... I can't believe how long that took you to land it over the hole. Lol. I do like your modesty though.
spin is slower because of the extended wheelbase and length of the board. that's a big part of it more than the weight. if you can get that same board made at 14wheelbase and 31.5 length you will be set. ya know request it lol from santa cruz. Creature has some stumps decks that the specs are short wheelbase. get a creature board screened with SANTA CRUZ graphics
NHS needs to hook you up. lol
I was eyeballing a fabiana delfino board with the same nose but a 14 inch wheelbase.. it’s an 8.25 tho but might sus it out
@@tomasta that might be the one for you. I actually bought that board for my niece Its sick I wanted to ride it.
@@tomasta Santa Cruz Delfino "Ego" Deck
Width - 8.25"
Length - 31.6"
Wheelbase - 14"
great dimensions and the shape isn't to squared.
I like to the same setups with new trucks
I also think the slow spin is the wheelbase
Sick shit ! I wish your deck came wider…. 🤙🏽
Added board weight. I just end up sore. 😢. Soft wheels ill end up in hospital.. I want to go wider but.. I dont have the power cap'n.
Tom, throw those thunders away and get you some venture 5.6 highs 💪👌