If you're less than 250lbs and just cruise around then all you have to do is occasionally tighten your king pen nut and ride a cheap shop deck Most people i see that are new have there trucks way to loose and the bushings dont work properly. The board flops to each side, instead of curving nicely. You can do that as long as you dont exceed 25mph. Higher than that, youre going to get speed wobbles and whipeout I mainly skate flat, technical so i need my trucks to be tight and consistent. I skate thunder lights with bones hard bushings(used like the instructions say) and everyone i have shown that actually skates has copied me, due to how nice it feels. Hybrid wheels suck, i bought into the hype(several times lol) and now im back to normal wheels for only $20 instead of $40-50 hybrid wheels. The problem i find with hybrid wheels are they're somewhat unpredictable. Some times they slide like hard wheels should and sometimes they grip like soft wheels. I feel like you have to pick one or the other(some really slick skateparks might justify hybrid wheel). My penny cruiser is big wheels and soft while my trick deck is 101 hardness 53 size wheel My favorite thing with hybrid wheels is bombing this hill by my house with a wicked curve at the bottom. The hybrid wheels keeps you awake since you dont know how they're going to react until youre doing it. Its inconsistent lol If you tear up shoes alot, i strongly recommend shoes with suade toe caps. They usually dont look the best, but they last alot longer. I use to go through a pair of shoes in like 3 weeks(my toes get exposed and start to bleed from flicking and the soles get holes in them) and now due to shoes like the lakai cambridge i can go months with the same pair of shoes. For broke people like me, its nice. They also have no break in period and arent stiff like nike dunks are. Sorry for dragging on! I've just done alot of trial and error and like to try to save people money! Good day!
@@stickersteve007 you're welcome! I bought into the hype of carbon fiber boards, hybrid wheels, etc and thought I'd share my input to try to save someone some money. Some of those things are nice(carbon fiber boards), but not for 2 to 3 times the cost. The only thing I splurged on that i dont regret is big ball bones swiss bearings and since I clean and relube them every couple months or so they've lasted me year's and still ride like new. Worth every cent.
@@stickersteve007 that's actually the only splurge I haven't done. Bones swiss big balls(the ones I use) aren't ceramic and cost about $70. Expensive, but so far they're my favorite bearings I have ever rode(use to only really ride reds) and have lasted 3 years so far I've never been able to talk myself into paying $100+ for bearings. Lol
@@someguy3717 yeah that's a tough one for sure. i have been tempted many times to pull the trigger though. i feel like the bronson raw's were even a stretch haha
@@MuzKaytrue. but- that doesn’t mean you can throw them on just ANY deck and ‘get used to it’ you can’t deny that the BOARD and its size, shape and wheel base is also a PRETTY IMPORTANT factor
With all due respect, if you think this is the answer to the madness then you have never truly experienced the madness because it effects EVERY part of the setup haha When I was a teenager I didn’t know about sizes of wheelbase, board width, truck size or wheel size so I just used to go in to the shop and buy what I liked the look of, now I feel like my mind is full of dimensions and numbers and it’s taken over the fun of skateboarding I think it’s really important to just buy a setup and skate it till it breaks, even if it doesn’t feel quite right at first, break-in period never lasts long.
I skate the ASICS GEL-FLEXKEE PRO BLACK/BIRCH SHOES. Helped my flip tricks and love the way they look. I also rock the snoop dog sketchers in olive, totally awesome slip ons
I used to change and adjust my bushings so much then I realized it was (my) skill issue. Things got better after accepting it, now riding stock thunder with stock tightness.
I love the Bones Hardcore Hard bushings in my Venture trucks. Actually I tried some mini logo trucks recently and had to put 2 bones bottom bushings in each truck to get the feel I wanted. The kingpin nut was tough to get on but I got it. As far as Bearings goes, the ones I noticed the best difference with is the Bones super swiss 6 ball.
A little appendix to the Board Madness thread... I'm 5'11", I like 14.25 WB, I like ACE trucks. I have AF1 77s (9.5") with 51mm Snots on a Heroin Dressen Egg, Classic 55's (9") with 54mm V6 X97s on a Stingee Thingee, AF1 60s (8.75") with 52mm Snot Wideboys on a Madness 9" non-symmetrical egg. Despite the range of truck widths the riding surface is about 8.75" on all of them (bigger trucks/smaller wheels). I also saw "Daddy" Ben DeGros on the Nine Club so I get the ACE shortening wheelbase thing, but I was surprised by the fact that I'm riding about the same width with these different combos. Shit's crazy, but they all feel right.
Idk that I’d say I have board madness, just a gear hoarding issue 😭 I don’t really change parts around once I get a board set up. Mini logo bushings are legit, orange(94a) and red(100a). The reds are too hard with both top and bottom in, so I got the red top bushings and either black or orange Indy bushings on bottom. Black Indy bushings got chewed up by the top washer, so I filed/sanded the edge of the washer before I changed them. But mini logos are a standard shape and good quality, none of the goofy plastic washer business like the bones ones
I’m good about getting good deals on stuff, taking advantage of sales or fb marketplace. So even though I have a bunch of gear, it didn’t cost nearly what you might expect. My DIY uhmwpe cutting board rails are legit. They are 13.5-14” and usually 4 holes, I’ve made a few sets. If I were gonna buy rails they’d be lil jawns
there's a fine line between board madness and gear hoarding haha, but they are different. i have issues with both. ive been giving away a ton of stuff recently though
the og accels are a little bit bulky, but i always felt like i skated good in them. been thinkin about gettin another pair recently actually. toe box is a little stubby too.
@@stickersteve007 yea I wanted to try dunks just was worried they were going to be narrow on my fat foot! I heard new balance was going to be dropping a wide option in there skate shoes in 2024
I hear you on cranking down the bushings but personally don't care if there is a thread or two showing. If you go beyond that it starts getting really squashed though. Bear in mind that the Venture top bushing is 1mm lower than the Indie.
@@stickersteve007 Im coming back after 25 years, so much has changed but so much is the same. Im chasing that dragon though, of what it felt like when I was a teen and how my board and everything felt. I did manage to find the new deal siamese night/day deck I had as a child, up on the wall now. Makes me smile everytime I see it.
I’m going through crazy board madness I fixed my trucks madness by going back on aces because no matter how hard I try thunders don’t turn and Indies turn for me but they feel kinda squirmy so I went back to ace and I miss them now I’m trying to figure out if I like a bigger wheelbase or a smaller wheelbase I’m a tall guy about 5”11 and I ride a 8.75 or a 9 and I love spitfire radial fulls 56 but I tried a 14.25 wheelbase on my 9 and i didn’t like it so I went back to my 8.75 with a 14.75 and some 9in ace classics and it felt super poppy and response and slappies even felt better so I want to stick to those measurements but I kind of want to try egg boards again I’m all over the place
you'll never know unless you try different stuff. sounds like you at least know what trucks you like. thats a good start. we're always searching for that perfect setup
@@stickersteve007 yeah I found a website that sells blank egg boards and the measurements are perfectly 6.6in nose and tail and a 14.375 wheelbase and there 9.1in wide and for only 45 bucks why not
@@ItsMe-vg4vj yeah I ride aces now but I used to be a big thunder guy but I could never get my thunders to axle because the king pin would always catch but good trucks they grind good turn good and they’re light but the whole king pin problem is what made me stop riding them
We must all thank papa Ben Degro for our board madness. I agree unfortunately, when you get board madness, it gets expensive. Shoe madness is a real problem as well.
No problem with the shoes, here the solution: you buy a good pair of skate shoes on shein, for 15 dollars. Another 2 dollars for the superglue. You put as layer of superglue on the affected part (ollie zone, kickflip zone...) and go skate. I spend 18 euros every 2 months. It's nothing. And I like to ollie, kickflip, varialflip, big boards....If I don't do this...sometimes a pair of shoes can last just 1 session.
A lot of skaters hate on Nike and i get it. However, as a Nike guy since 2002, they do make some of the best skate shoes ever created i.e. the blazers and dunks.
@stickersteve007 what size shoes are them nikes. Im going to peek in the nike outlet possibly this weekend. If for some strange reason theres dunks ill scoop them up. Theres almost always nike skate shoes there for cheap
If you have board madness and it's eating space some shops are looking for donations to get the younger less fortunate homies some boards for the holidays and make their holidays a little brighter.
I don’t like the demonic baphomite graphic on that Malto deck, also concerning it’s in collab with like a living spaces type of company? I’m not even Christian but just seems unnecessary lol
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If you're less than 250lbs and just cruise around then all you have to do is occasionally tighten your king pen nut and ride a cheap shop deck
Most people i see that are new have there trucks way to loose and the bushings dont work properly. The board flops to each side, instead of curving nicely. You can do that as long as you dont exceed 25mph. Higher than that, youre going to get speed wobbles and whipeout
I mainly skate flat, technical so i need my trucks to be tight and consistent. I skate thunder lights with bones hard bushings(used like the instructions say) and everyone i have shown that actually skates has copied me, due to how nice it feels.
Hybrid wheels suck, i bought into the hype(several times lol) and now im back to normal wheels for only $20 instead of $40-50 hybrid wheels. The problem i find with hybrid wheels are they're somewhat unpredictable. Some times they slide like hard wheels should and sometimes they grip like soft wheels. I feel like you have to pick one or the other(some really slick skateparks might justify hybrid wheel). My penny cruiser is big wheels and soft while my trick deck is 101 hardness 53 size wheel
My favorite thing with hybrid wheels is bombing this hill by my house with a wicked curve at the bottom. The hybrid wheels keeps you awake since you dont know how they're going to react until youre doing it. Its inconsistent lol
If you tear up shoes alot, i strongly recommend shoes with suade toe caps. They usually dont look the best, but they last alot longer. I use to go through a pair of shoes in like 3 weeks(my toes get exposed and start to bleed from flicking and the soles get holes in them) and now due to shoes like the lakai cambridge i can go months with the same pair of shoes. For broke people like me, its nice. They also have no break in period and arent stiff like nike dunks are.
Sorry for dragging on! I've just done alot of trial and error and like to try to save people money! Good day!
appreciate the insight, and the time you took to write this comment out dude!
@@stickersteve007 you're welcome! I bought into the hype of carbon fiber boards, hybrid wheels, etc and thought I'd share my input to try to save someone some money. Some of those things are nice(carbon fiber boards), but not for 2 to 3 times the cost.
The only thing I splurged on that i dont regret is big ball bones swiss bearings and since I clean and relube them every couple months or so they've lasted me year's and still ride like new. Worth every cent.
@@someguy3717 i've never tried a ceramic type bearing.
@@stickersteve007 that's actually the only splurge I haven't done.
Bones swiss big balls(the ones I use) aren't ceramic and cost about $70. Expensive, but so far they're my favorite bearings I have ever rode(use to only really ride reds) and have lasted 3 years so far
I've never been able to talk myself into paying $100+ for bearings. Lol
@@someguy3717 yeah that's a tough one for sure. i have been tempted many times to pull the trigger though. i feel like the bronson raw's were even a stretch haha
The answer to board madness is trucks. Get the right trucks and the rest you will get used to
False. Now you'll have truck madness along with your board madness.
not from my experience, but it's different for everyone
@@JaGGeR- trucks are the soul of your setup …
@@MuzKaytrue. but- that doesn’t mean you can throw them on just ANY deck and ‘get used to it’
you can’t deny that the BOARD and its size, shape and wheel base is also a PRETTY IMPORTANT factor
With all due respect, if you think this is the answer to the madness then you have never truly experienced the madness because it effects EVERY part of the setup haha
When I was a teenager I didn’t know about sizes of wheelbase, board width, truck size or wheel size so I just used to go in to the shop and buy what I liked the look of, now I feel like my mind is full of dimensions and numbers and it’s taken over the fun of skateboarding
I think it’s really important to just buy a setup and skate it till it breaks, even if it doesn’t feel quite right at first, break-in period never lasts long.
That opening scene... Sticker Steven Spielberg.... Nice work bro
haha just tryin to have some fun
Instead of board madness I just say “I wanna skate dat thing” and then I skate dat thing. Is a blessing and a curse.
I like that 👌
Thanks for the advice on Bronson Raws best bearings I have had so far. And they look so dope and roll awesome!! Nice vid man!!!
They're hard to beat. The sound they make is awesome
I used to have board madness until,
I realized it's not about the board,
it's all about you.
Gotta find the right board for yourself. Everyone is different
I skate the ASICS GEL-FLEXKEE PRO BLACK/BIRCH SHOES. Helped my flip tricks and love the way they look.
I also rock the snoop dog sketchers in olive, totally awesome slip ons
What a typical cat. Wants in then wants out immediately.
It's never ending
I used to change and adjust my bushings so much then I realized it was (my) skill issue. Things got better after accepting it, now riding stock thunder with stock tightness.
I love the Bones Hardcore Hard bushings in my Venture trucks. Actually I tried some mini logo trucks recently and had to put 2 bones bottom bushings in each truck to get the feel I wanted. The kingpin nut was tough to get on but I got it. As far as Bearings goes, the ones I noticed the best difference with is the Bones super swiss 6 ball.
id say ill give ema shot, but i think im done tryim new stuff for a while haha
I understand that, luckily for me the stuff I mentioned above ended my madness for the time being.
@@BretCahill hell yeah. thats kinda what i've been sayin. if you dont try different things you'll never know. so i might try haha
A little appendix to the Board Madness thread... I'm 5'11", I like 14.25 WB, I like ACE trucks. I have AF1 77s (9.5") with 51mm Snots on a Heroin Dressen Egg, Classic 55's (9") with 54mm V6 X97s on a Stingee Thingee, AF1 60s (8.75") with 52mm Snot Wideboys on a Madness 9" non-symmetrical egg. Despite the range of truck widths the riding surface is about 8.75" on all of them (bigger trucks/smaller wheels). I also saw "Daddy" Ben DeGros on the Nine Club so I get the ACE shortening wheelbase thing, but I was surprised by the fact that I'm riding about the same width with these different combos. Shit's crazy, but they all feel right.
Gotta go with what feels right
Hey sticker Steve I saw your clip on that curb dogs video, nice one.
Thanks dude! All the dude's killed it
Blahahaha "and I break a lot of rails" I knew right away what your were referring to. 😂😂😂
😄 felt like I should address it
@@stickersteve007 💯
Two questions for ya. Would that board be considered mellow concave? What do you mean axel your trucks? Thanks.
yeah i'd say it on the mellower side. and by axle my trucks i saying i want to grind them all the way down until the axle is exposed
Board madness is just acquisitions. 😂
Idk that I’d say I have board madness, just a gear hoarding issue 😭 I don’t really change parts around once I get a board set up. Mini logo bushings are legit, orange(94a) and red(100a). The reds are too hard with both top and bottom in, so I got the red top bushings and either black or orange Indy bushings on bottom. Black Indy bushings got chewed up by the top washer, so I filed/sanded the edge of the washer before I changed them. But mini logos are a standard shape and good quality, none of the goofy plastic washer business like the bones ones
I’m good about getting good deals on stuff, taking advantage of sales or fb marketplace. So even though I have a bunch of gear, it didn’t cost nearly what you might expect. My DIY uhmwpe cutting board rails are legit. They are 13.5-14” and usually 4 holes, I’ve made a few sets. If I were gonna buy rails they’d be lil jawns
there's a fine line between board madness and gear hoarding haha, but they are different. i have issues with both. ive been giving away a ton of stuff recently though
The stock transparent green Thunder bushings are amazing. In case you haven't tried them
Yea I’d love to see a skate shoe video. How do u like the dunks compared to the og accels
the og accels are a little bit bulky, but i always felt like i skated good in them. been thinkin about gettin another pair recently actually. toe box is a little stubby too.
@@stickersteve007 yea I wanted to try dunks just was worried they were going to be narrow on my fat foot! I heard new balance was going to be dropping a wide option in there skate shoes in 2024
@tino1766 I have a pretty wide foot I'd say, and the dunks fit great. That's really cool if NB does wide versions!
I hear you on cranking down the bushings but personally don't care if there is a thread or two showing. If you go beyond that it starts getting really squashed though. Bear in mind that the Venture top bushing is 1mm lower than the Indie.
im ok with a thread showing
Bushing hack: Get bones 97a hard bushings and use the bottom for both bottom and top. You'll have to get 2 sets for 2 trucks but its totally worth it.
don't put your madness on me. im done haha
@@stickersteve007 Aww come on, just one last thing to try hahahah
@@drunit8122 lol I'll probably still experiment with stuff here and there, but probably not with trucks
@@stickersteve007 Im coming back after 25 years, so much has changed but so much is the same. Im chasing that dragon though, of what it felt like when I was a teen and how my board and everything felt. I did manage to find the new deal siamese night/day deck I had as a child, up on the wall now. Makes me smile everytime I see it.
I usually get harder bushings when I buy new trucks, but I found I like stock bushings on Thunders.
Have you tried the new 93a nano cubic wheels that just came out?
iv'e skated the 97a nano cubic 52mm. i didnt know they had a 93a in the nano cubic's.
Me(as I’m hiding trucks from the wife in my winter socks)- This dudes has a problem!
lol we've all been there
I’m going through crazy board madness I fixed my trucks madness by going back on aces because no matter how hard I try thunders don’t turn and Indies turn for me but they feel kinda squirmy so I went back to ace and I miss them now I’m trying to figure out if I like a bigger wheelbase or a smaller wheelbase I’m a tall guy about 5”11 and I ride a 8.75 or a 9 and I love spitfire radial fulls 56 but I tried a 14.25 wheelbase on my 9 and i didn’t like it so I went back to my 8.75 with a 14.75 and some 9in ace classics and it felt super poppy and response and slappies even felt better so I want to stick to those measurements but I kind of want to try egg boards again I’m all over the place
you'll never know unless you try different stuff. sounds like you at least know what trucks you like. thats a good start. we're always searching for that perfect setup
@@stickersteve007 yeah I found a website that sells blank egg boards and the measurements are perfectly 6.6in nose and tail and a 14.375 wheelbase and there 9.1in wide and for only 45 bucks why not
Thunders are squirmy for me and Indys are stable but less turny.
@@ItsMe-vg4vj yeah I ride aces now but I used to be a big thunder guy but I could never get my thunders to axle because the king pin would always catch but good trucks they grind good turn good and they’re light but the whole king pin problem is what made me stop riding them
Did you dremel your hat brim? :)
Not a chance haha
We must all thank papa Ben Degro for our board madness. I agree unfortunately, when you get board madness, it gets expensive. Shoe madness is a real problem as well.
It definitely can get a lil spendy, but it's also fun tryin new stuff out.
No problem with the shoes, here the solution: you buy a good pair of skate shoes on shein, for 15 dollars. Another 2 dollars for the superglue. You put as layer of superglue on the affected part (ollie zone, kickflip zone...) and go skate. I spend 18 euros every 2 months. It's nothing. And I like to ollie, kickflip, varialflip, big boards....If I don't do this...sometimes a pair of shoes can last just 1 session.
Looking like a episode of horders 😂
im a collector haha
A lot of skaters hate on Nike and i get it. However, as a Nike guy since 2002, they do make some of the best skate shoes ever created i.e. the blazers and dunks.
i can't deny anymore how much i enjoy skating Dunk's
Me either. They're amazing skate shoes
Forget everything you know about a skateboard and how it works so you can just pick what you think is cool and stick with it
Not even a tiney slappy poo for us on that new set up?
can't do it haha. if i start skating it i wont stop
@stickersteve007 what size shoes are them nikes. Im going to peek in the nike outlet possibly this weekend. If for some strange reason theres dunks ill scoop them up. Theres almost always nike skate shoes there for cheap
@@Evergreenprospectors i wear 9.5. id be surprised if you found dunk SB's, but you never know
I got 3 almost impact decks on black friday for cheap < 40/ea
If you have board madness and it's eating space some shops are looking for donations to get the younger less fortunate homies some boards for the holidays and make their holidays a little brighter.
iv'e given away a lot of stuff to the homies the last couple month's. if i had a local i'd be glad to donate some gear!
@@stickersteve007 hell yeah man it feels good to give to the homies in need.
@@timothyquinn4919 it does. or I'm triggering they're madness haha
Skating more than u work means I can’t afford board madness
You skate more than you work? You must be good.
I don’t like the demonic baphomite graphic on that Malto deck, also concerning it’s in collab with like a living spaces type of company? I’m not even Christian but just seems unnecessary lol
lol guess i never paid much attention to it. just reminded me of an older girl graphic
The answer to madness is thunder trucks 148 they the best
The answer to madness is thunder trucks 148 they the best
I've recently discovered that slappys ultimately cured the madness for trucks for me. Wasn't a fan of thunders myself