*has his own freestyle board company* *is still willing to give freestyle board hacks because it’s not about the money* You are a gem, Mike. Absolutely wonderful.
Thank you Mike. Those details about deck size, trucks width and offset wheels are really useful. There is not enough information on the internet about this. Plus the limited choice of freestyle deck and trucks combination, it makes new comers like myself have a difficult time in setting up a freestyle board. Belated happy go skateboarding day :)
"Hey, everyone! Mike the salesman here!" lol Glad to see you're making content again. Nothing quite like the sound of a new board and new wheels getting broken in.
Hahha I’m trying not to be a salesman here. You can make your own skids or buy FS wheels from a bunch of other companies. I’d just like to see more folks freestyle
I did a number of freestyle tricks on my 8.5, high concavity street board for a while. I got Indy's and paired them with some deep conicals (Santa Cruz Slimeballs) and a couple extra speedrings, and my board sat rock solid on the rails. The wheels and axles were basically lined up. I sacrificed nose slides and gripped the nose. The thing was a lotta fun and definitely freestyle capable. Recently moved to an old school shape, so we'll see what I can do there :)
Nice one, as always ;-) One addition: If you really get into learning Caspers and have the board upside down for hours, the very end of nose and tail will slowly erode. As you can't really put skidplates on top of the board, a row of small woodscrews right at the edge where the Casper lands will prevent razor tail developing from the top side.
Bwaha I love caspers so I totally know how that goes. Does it sound scairy though? I shift my caspers allot so they scrape, I can imagine the screws scrapeing hard.
isn't it hilarious that people refer to the popsicle shape as "traditional" or "normal" but freestyle and others were around before street snd the popsicle deck.
The popsicle design makes him kinda "standard" deck, his sucesss to achieve a diferent level on promoting skateboard is fair distant from the others that are kinda for skate nerds who really got obessed for the culture. Its was really late that I have the chance to porsuit a different kinda deck here on Brazil, they are the industrie choice of weapon on the market.
I ride 7.75 enjoi full concave deck with 145 thunder trucks and 52mm 95a wheels. Works for me for both street n freestyle. I might buy freestyle board as a support for freestyle community
I don't see myself going with a freestyle board. But the freestyle wheels are interesting, and I'm thinking about getting a set, and incorporate freestyle tricks like primo slides into my street riding
Huge respect Mike, yet again another infectiously positive video man. Many thanks for the pointers gunna get me some offset wheels n smaller trucks and play with my spare setup. Even at my ripe old age I'm super inspired to learn new tricks. Stay Blessed
I rewatched this video after getting into freestyle and it boggles my mind that Mike is capable of going rail to rail on a setup like that with some fairly low trucks. Crazy skill
Skidplates should be way more popular with the average amateur skater than they are. The board lasts way longer and the only tricks it impacts significantly are nose and tail slides. A 7.75 street board with skidplates to me is like the ideal all purpose skateboard.
I'm looking for the right truck to hack my street deck for freestyle primo tricks. On Mode site they have Indy 109 (6.9" axle) on 7.4" deck (0.5" difference) and one Waltz site there's Bullet 120 (7.2" axle) on 7.5" deck (0.35" difference). I'm not sure should I go for 7.5" or 7.75" truck on a 8" deck if I want the offset wheels sit flush against the deck.
Are you going to come out with more Waltz designs anytime soon? I want to get some wheels but I’m not a huge coffee person, lol. I looked at Mode wheels and it’s nice that they are the same price, but I’d rather buy from Waltz just to support you.
Which park is this? One disadvantage of the offset freestyle wheels is you go through them much faster, since you can't turn them around when they start to cone.
@@mike_osterman1 first things first: i really appreciate the way you are, famous and still damn fine authentic and "human" 🙏🙂 Next up is a question to you: are you gonna sell Waltz Boards / Decks and so on in Germany at some point? 'cause our market is vanishingly small so i'll probably have to build one myself soon (i don't like pretty much all of the available Boards / Decks here, i'm that kind of person..), freestyle is very very appealing to me and you take lots of the credit for it - so far i've only been skating street btw i'm building / upcycling boards myself, not for profit but for the joy it gives me and people honestly love them: ] so it's not halfhearted or of amateurish quality, i absolutely aim for perfection tbh and work with very few powertools only. Meaning that building my own freestyle board is not only just a pure fantasy of mine, you see, it's passion and reality: ) Thanks a lot & greetings from Germany! ✌ Steven
I got an Almost blue reflex 8" 14" wheel base with nano cubics, and tensor mag lo 5.25, i mainly skate street but it lets me try alot of freestyle stuff too, ive been thinking about at least one skid plate
Nice videos Mike! I been skating for More than 34 years and I really like to combine the way I skate street or park with some freestyle. I'd like to turn my street board more freestyle friendly but I won't skidplates jeopardize my ollies? Greetings from Argentina!
That part at 6:15 is what I needed to hear! I bought a waltz deck a while ago and ordered the rest of the pieces online elsewhere ... but I ordered 7.5 trucks for my 7.5 deck, and unfortunately they were a bit too long. Welp, now I know why
@@mike_osterman1 Cool man. To be fair, I'm still relatively new at skateboarding in general, so maybe it's something that most people know. Either way, not a bad idea. But ya, there isn't much content out there in general for freestyle skateboarding. I've learn most of my freestyle tricks/knowledge from your videos aha (esp. your trick tips from the past).
i think most 7.75 trucks are really 7.625 because most people these days dont skate boards that small so to cater to both people who skate 7.5s/7.75s, they just made trucks dead in the middle.
Hi from Italy Mike! I have new 139 Independent, never used…can i use for a popsicle hack freestyle deck? Second question😅…correct size of the deck for 139 trucks? In the 80’ skaters used standard freestyle deck…now…my shoes number is 11 1/2 or 12…size like 7.5 is correct in your opinion? Thank you for beautiful channel…freestyle is the real old school skateboarding!
Hey, that’s really weird. I’m only affiliated with Waltz skateboards. You’ll have to reach out to the company that made those wheels and ask them. Definitely a problem
@@mike_osterman1 it wouldn't stick out too much yeah? I'm superstitous about dimensions, I usually ride an 8.5 with indys 159 and I learn from your vids so I want to get your wheels when it restocks and your deck looks good for more modern freestyle/street compared to my peralta reissue. what deck size walt should I get? I'm def sticking to the wider size for the comfort.
i have to stop watching these vids man, you guys make it seem so simple, easy and really beautiful that im on the fringe of buying a skate for myself to only feel disappointed at my inability to stand on both legs on top of a skate, damn.
Hey Mike, What can you say about wood skid plate ? Is there a difference between wood and plastic? www.nesk8-shop.de/epages/63805034.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/63805034/Products/293 (it's your european customers link)
Hey, wood skids definitely work. I like how they feel for some Ollie tricks since it feels more like popping an skidless tail. On the other hand, they don’t slide as smoothly as hard plastic skids
but on the street no have much freestyle and here is hard find deck and wheels if you don't understend mas no se ver muitos freestylers e é dificil achar decks e rodas
hey mike, great vids, really love the freestyle aesthetic and your vibe. i'm curious though, are you a trustfund skater? like how do you support yourself as a relatively unknown skater? it's money endowed by your parents, right? thanks!
Sorry Mike, I luv your videos. but your generation has accepted those shit wheels...they dont move, they dont slide. they fuck up all techniques...there are so many great wheels! "coffee" wheels are not good.
Hi Ian, we make the wheels that we want to skate. Smaller, harder, offset wheels allow us to skate to our best ability and perform tricks like rail stands, coconut wheelies, etc. We’re happy to hear that you found a wheel that works well for you but please do keep in mind that a ton of thought and planning went into developing the Coffee Break wheel. We cannot personally cater to the needs of every individual skater but I believe that we are producing the best product for the widest range of freestyle skill levels and trick needs. Thanks for the comments!
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*has his own freestyle board company*
*is still willing to give freestyle board hacks because it’s not about the money*
You are a gem, Mike. Absolutely wonderful.
It's lucky that a freestyler has a brand that sells freestyle stuffs, it's so little that brands can be counted on hands
@@phxnigtmare I saw on the page of waltz skateboards that only have one skid plate model, is the one he are using in this video right?
The ones that I use on street setups are the waltz nose skid plates
@@mike_osterman1 thank you broo good vibes ✌️
It's something about freestyle skaters, they all seem to just be happy high-on-life kinda people.
Thank you Mike. Those details about deck size, trucks width and offset wheels are really useful. There is not enough information on the internet about this. Plus the limited choice of freestyle deck and trucks combination, it makes new comers like myself have a difficult time in setting up a freestyle board.
Belated happy go skateboarding day :)
"Hey, everyone! Mike the salesman here!" lol
Glad to see you're making content again. Nothing quite like the sound of a new board and new wheels getting broken in.
Hahha I’m trying not to be a salesman here. You can make your own skids or buy FS wheels from a bunch of other companies. I’d just like to see more folks freestyle
Thanks homie ☺️
I did a number of freestyle tricks on my 8.5, high concavity street board for a while. I got Indy's and paired them with some deep conicals (Santa Cruz Slimeballs) and a couple extra speedrings, and my board sat rock solid on the rails. The wheels and axles were basically lined up. I sacrificed nose slides and gripped the nose. The thing was a lotta fun and definitely freestyle capable. Recently moved to an old school shape, so we'll see what I can do there :)
Nice one, as always ;-) One addition: If you really get into learning Caspers and have the board upside down for hours, the very end of nose and tail will slowly erode. As you can't really put skidplates on top of the board, a row of small woodscrews right at the edge where the Casper lands will prevent razor tail developing from the top side.
Bwaha I love caspers so I totally know how that goes.
Does it sound scairy though? I shift my caspers allot so they scrape, I can imagine the screws scrapeing hard.
isn't it hilarious that people refer to the popsicle shape as "traditional" or "normal" but freestyle and others were around before street snd the popsicle deck.
Because the popsicle is the most common shape
The popsicle design makes him kinda "standard" deck, his sucesss to achieve a diferent level on promoting skateboard is fair distant from the others that are kinda for skate nerds who really got obessed for the culture. Its was really late that I have the chance to porsuit a different kinda deck here on Brazil, they are the industrie choice of weapon on the market.
Meh... Standard transmission isn't standard anymore it's actually rare lol marketing man ..
I ride 7.75 enjoi full concave deck with 145 thunder trucks and 52mm 95a wheels. Works for me for both street n freestyle. I might buy freestyle board as a support for freestyle community
Cool vídeo. In the late 80s and 90s, some freestyle skaters cut street and vert shapes info freestyle narrower boards.
I don't see myself going with a freestyle board. But the freestyle wheels are interesting, and I'm thinking about getting a set, and incorporate freestyle tricks like primo slides into my street riding
Oster King of freestyle 👊
Huge respect Mike, yet again another infectiously positive video man. Many thanks for the pointers gunna get me some offset wheels n smaller trucks and play with my spare setup. Even at my ripe old age I'm super inspired to learn new tricks. Stay Blessed
I rewatched this video after getting into freestyle and it boggles my mind that Mike is capable of going rail to rail on a setup like that with some fairly low trucks. Crazy skill
Skidplates should be way more popular with the average amateur skater than they are. The board lasts way longer and the only tricks it impacts significantly are nose and tail slides. A 7.75 street board with skidplates to me is like the ideal all purpose skateboard.
"The best part of waking up, is Starbucks in your cup!"
Love your freestyle skateboarding, as always!
I'm looking for the right truck to hack my street deck for freestyle primo tricks. On Mode site they have Indy 109 (6.9" axle) on 7.4" deck (0.5" difference) and one Waltz site there's Bullet 120 (7.2" axle) on 7.5" deck (0.35" difference). I'm not sure should I go for 7.5" or 7.75" truck on a 8" deck if I want the offset wheels sit flush against the deck.
I'm glad you guy sell this kinda stuff now cause I have no idea where i would get skid plates for a popsicle shape or off center wheels
Thankyou for this, I’m from Philippines it’s really hard to find freestyle set up here. Can I use chopping board as a skid plates?
Yes, definitely
@@mike_osterman1 thankyou!
You're the man Mike really enjoyed this video ⚡️🤙🏻⚡️
Are you going to come out with more Waltz designs anytime soon? I want to get some wheels but I’m not a huge coffee person, lol.
I looked at Mode wheels and it’s nice that they are the same price, but I’d rather buy from Waltz just to support you.
I know it's been two years lol, but you should check out decomposedskateboards.com
Which park is this?
One disadvantage of the offset freestyle wheels is you go through them much faster, since you can't turn them around when they start to cone.
A hack for freestyle skateboarding: drink coffee.
your first sentence made my day 😂
the way you say it is just too funny and simply right on the point ^^
Thank you!
@@mike_osterman1 first things first: i really appreciate the way you are, famous and still damn fine authentic and "human" 🙏🙂
Next up is a question to you: are you gonna sell Waltz Boards / Decks and so on in Germany at some point?
'cause our market is vanishingly small so i'll probably have to build one myself soon (i don't like pretty much all of the available Boards / Decks here, i'm that kind of person..), freestyle is very very appealing to me and you take lots of the credit for it - so far i've only been skating street
btw i'm building / upcycling boards myself, not for profit but for the joy it gives me and people honestly love them: ] so it's not halfhearted or of amateurish quality, i absolutely aim for perfection tbh and work with very few powertools only. Meaning that building my own freestyle board is not only just a pure fantasy of mine, you see, it's passion and reality: )
Thanks a lot & greetings from Germany! ✌
Steven
I got an Almost blue reflex 8" 14" wheel base with nano cubics, and tensor mag lo 5.25, i mainly skate street but it lets me try alot of freestyle stuff too, ive been thinking about at least one skid plate
Nice videos Mike! I been skating for More than 34 years and I really like to combine the way I skate street or park with some freestyle. I'd like to turn my street board more freestyle friendly but I won't skidplates jeopardize my ollies? Greetings from Argentina!
Can you also try to tune a transition setup to freestyle ?
That part at 6:15 is what I needed to hear! I bought a waltz deck a while ago and ordered the rest of the pieces online elsewhere ... but I ordered 7.5 trucks for my 7.5 deck, and unfortunately they were a bit too long. Welp, now I know why
Oh no! I was unaware that the info wasn’t already out there. I’ll make it clearer on the site
@@mike_osterman1 Cool man. To be fair, I'm still relatively new at skateboarding in general, so maybe it's something that most people know. Either way, not a bad idea. But ya, there isn't much content out there in general for freestyle skateboarding. I've learn most of my freestyle tricks/knowledge from your videos aha (esp. your trick tips from the past).
i think most 7.75 trucks are really 7.625 because most people these days dont skate boards that small so to cater to both people who skate 7.5s/7.75s, they just made trucks dead in the middle.
great content Mike !
8:03 commence unplanned sit-down
Hi from Italy Mike! I have new 139 Independent, never used…can i use for a popsicle hack freestyle deck? Second question😅…correct size of the deck for 139 trucks? In the 80’ skaters used standard freestyle deck…now…my shoes number is 11 1/2 or 12…size like 7.5 is correct in your opinion? Thank you for beautiful channel…freestyle is the real old school skateboarding!
My deck is basically a street deck hammered into a freestyle shape. Works too I guess
Awesome knowledge to know thanks a bunch.
Hey mike it’s me again soo i just got brand new freestyle wheels and when I try to put the bearing in they won’t go in what do i do?
Hey, that’s really weird. I’m only affiliated with Waltz skateboards. You’ll have to reach out to the company that made those wheels and ask them. Definitely a problem
Mike Osterman o ok because since you aren’t selling anymore of the coffee breaks I had to buy the ones from mode
Awesome video idea
Are the skid plates also working on a 8.5 inch deck ?
Hey! Waltz’s nose skid plates will work on any popsicle-stick-shaped deck. If it had a round tail, it should fit
I have a cuestion, it is a problem to do high ollies or any pop tricks w/skidplates?
Skid plates definitely change the way your board pops. Being closer to the ground with your tail effects the way you do ollies a little
@@mike_osterman1 Just one more question, ¿what size of skid plate are you using for that 8-inch board? Thank you very much for answering
I use the waltz nose skids on standard street skateboard shapes
Currently learning how to do tricks from a rail stand
Hey can indys 129 replace the ace truck 22 for a freestyle setup?
Yes!
@@mike_osterman1 it wouldn't stick out too much yeah? I'm superstitous about dimensions, I usually ride an 8.5 with indys 159 and I learn from your vids so I want to get your wheels when it restocks and your deck looks good for more modern freestyle/street compared to my peralta reissue. what deck size walt should I get? I'm def sticking to the wider size for the comfort.
Do freestyle wheels need spacers
i have to stop watching these vids man, you guys make it seem so simple, easy and really beautiful that im on the fringe of buying a skate for myself to only feel disappointed at my inability to stand on both legs on top of a skate, damn.
Hey Mike,
What can you say about wood skid plate ?
Is there a difference between wood and plastic?
www.nesk8-shop.de/epages/63805034.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/63805034/Products/293
(it's your european customers link)
Hey, wood skids definitely work. I like how they feel for some Ollie tricks since it feels more like popping an skidless tail. On the other hand, they don’t slide as smoothly as hard plastic skids
@@mike_osterman1 Thank you for your feedback. So I will try it !
I wish you good sessions, from France ;)
Do a lot of Street skaters use freestyle wheels?
Not really, but freestyle wheels don’t change the feel of your setup that much for street tricks
Street skaters are always confused by my wheels
Song in the intro???
If I use skid plates will I loose pop??
Thats cool, very helpful! :)
Does the wheel hardness matter for freestyle?
I gave up skateboarding but still love your vids
You should reconsider that!
Do skid plates make ollies any different?
It definitely changes how soon your tail hits the ground when you pop, yeah
What size trucks would I need for free styling on an 8.4 deck?
Hmm if you’re rockin’ freestyle wheels I’d say 8.25” trucks would work well
@Mike Osterman wouldn’t that be a little big for my deck
Andy Anderson does freestyle and rides g- slides.
Andy doesn't do freestyle , he is a street Skateboarder , he has a lot of freestyle tricks combined with street , but for sure he is not a freestyler.
Do the wheels come with berrings already inside?
No, bearings are sold separately
@@mike_osterman1 ok thank you
What size trucks would you use with a 7.75 board?
With Waltz freestyle wheels, anything with a roughly 4.5” hanger. Ace11, bullet 120, etc.
@@mike_osterman1 so would independent 129s be too big?
@ if you’re going to use freestyle wheels, yep. The wheels will stick out too much
why didn't you put griptape on tail and nose for caspers?
probably because that would limit your ability to do other tricks like nose slides etc
@@happyskating2000 but skid plates kind of do that already
@@happyskating2000 I don't think nose slides are in Mike's wheelhouse...
estou triste moro no Brazil e aqui
nimguem se importa com freestyle 😢😢😢😢
I am sad I live in Brazil and no nobody like skate freestyle
Brazil has THE BEST freestylers!
the best is the Per Ganguru
but on the street no have much freestyle and here is hard find deck and wheels
if you don't understend
mas no se ver muitos freestylers
e é dificil achar decks e rodas
FLH!
hey mike, great vids, really love the freestyle aesthetic and your vibe. i'm curious though, are you a trustfund skater? like how do you support yourself as a relatively unknown skater? it's money endowed by your parents, right? thanks!
Hahaha no, but I wish. I work a lot :)
@@mike_osterman1
Mmmmmmm coffee.......
Hey mike idk if Derek Elliott told you about me but I’m his brother joe
lol, i luv the board but the coffee wheels are shit!...powell g- slides are superior. You just have to re-orient yourself to primo flips.
disliked cuz he said geeger
great tricks and i really like you, but you´re not that consistent, huh?^^
As consistent as I can be :) sometimes I get busy
You are a coffee man
Sorry Mike, I luv your videos. but your generation has accepted those shit wheels...they dont move, they dont slide. they fuck up all techniques...there are so many great wheels! "coffee" wheels are not good.
Hi Ian, we make the wheels that we want to skate. Smaller, harder, offset wheels allow us to skate to our best ability and perform tricks like rail stands, coconut wheelies, etc. We’re happy to hear that you found a wheel that works well for you but please do keep in mind that a ton of thought and planning went into developing the Coffee Break wheel. We cannot personally cater to the needs of every individual skater but I believe that we are producing the best product for the widest range of freestyle skill levels and trick needs. Thanks for the comments!
Mike is great, but those wheels suck.
Whoa, skating a revive deck?