When putting the grip on, to get the air bubbles out, use the brown bit of the grip you pulled off….place it on top of the grip, then you can rub your hand up and down all over without the grip taking your skin off. Then it comes to the filing, slice the 4 corners where the kicks meet the rails . THEN use the file for the outline.
ALSO…. If you’re in a cold climate, use a hair dryer to warm up the grip tape before applying it to the deck. Glue has to be warm for it to stick the first time.
Mitchie you’re one of the biggest reasons I got back into skating after over a decade away. I watch all your videos and nobody else comes close to tutorials and breaking down tricks the way you do. Hope to meet you someday brother!
There is definitely something special about you Mitchie, thw way you teach is different. You seem to reach through and connect with me as a viewer (it feels personal). Plus, there is something about your voice that makes me feel at ease, its soothing lol.. I think I have a pretty good meter for genuinity in people, I get a really strong feeling that you are just a genuine dude. Just wanted to say I appreciate that and you!
Your clips have been popping up on my feed for the past couple weeks and I’m getting the itch to skate again. You must’ve read my mind because last night I was thinking, “I want to learn how to properly set up my board”. Thanks Mitchie, you’re an amazing teacher.
Mitchie, I absolutely LUV the attention to detail in this video clip. Also demonstrated the amount of OCD (we are all guilty of this) when it comes to whacking on grip tape and screwing on the wheel nuts to your trucks. Many thanks for coming down to Australia to impart your knowledge to the kids and spreading the love for this sport ! 👏👍 ❤
I used to work at a little surf/skate shop on the Oregon coast in the 90’s. Been getting back into skating in my early 50’s. This was my favorite part of the job. Stoking out kids on their new skateboards was fun, and yes, edging a whole board in one piece is like peeling a whole orange in one spiral piece. Just feels good. Your videos are super helpful, and make stuff I was always bad at seem more approachable. If I ever get to doing 50/50s successfully, it will be from people like you doing videos like these and sharing what they know online. Thanks.
Hey Mitchie, I grew up watching you skate big air, I haven’t skated in about a decade and I came across these videos recently and it brought back the love for it. Thanks Mitchie 🤙🏽
I love your videos so much, they have taught me a lot as i started 2 weeks ago. I can now kickturn stationary ollie to my knee and do a pop shuv-it. These videos inspire me your one of the best teachers I've ever seen now I'm practicing dropping in
My mistake on my first setup, was overtightening the trucks to the deck. What this did, was make the truck dent into the deck. Leaving an impression. It's now harder to get the truck planar with the deck. Tighten just enough to have no gaps between your truck and deck. Mitchie, Your value to skateboarding, and the community is amazing! And appreciated.
I've been following you for about a month now. Thank you for your hard work to make these videos. Very appreciated. This answer a lot of questions for a new skater.
I found leaving that "give" between the wheel and the nut helps to account for the slight axle slippage that will probably happen over time to your truck. More so if your board is landing on its side on concrete alot.
I have been riding a Girl board for a while now almost like 2 years and i just love how the board feels. I love soft wheels that are 58mm. I feel like that's just something I'm going to stick with for now.
Doesn't matter how long I've been skating, I enjoyed watching you set up a skateboard like I just started skating yesterday. Kids are lucky to have you.
Regarding a wheel's durometer. If you're just cruising around crunchy streets and scraggly concrete look at 78A or 92A durometer wheels you can push and get up to speed a lot easier. If you can get around with 99A Duro wheels great. If you're having issue consider a softer wheels. My nephews and nieces were not having fun pushing around their areas. We installed Spitfire 80HD wheels and they were so happy.
One tip i can add is take razor from top and clean grip out of bolts holes by putting point of razor in bolt holes and cutting in a little circle then push grip out with bolts before putting trucks on.
If you use a cordless drill, the numbers on the chuck of the drill are torque settings. If you set it to 1 then go up as needed you can't over tighten it.
Lol my timing is terrible. I rented park setups for a month to see what I thought I liked and then finally just went for it and bought my first board two days ago. 😂
love the setup! is there a reason why you’re on thunders over Indys? would love to pick your brain because those are the two trucks I find myself going back and forth on
@@DirtyHarry4948 haha yeah I can get boards if I need. Probably from pretty much anyone 😂 but skateboard sponsorships usually aren’t that worth it imo and I just like popping into random shops and trying stufff out
Ayye thank you for this video I love nerding out about different setups and what works for different people 🔥 🤙 I never knew about the number on top of the board very handy tip to know!
I skate the ceramic reds without the shields off. If they seize up I spray blue windex (windowline) in said wheels whilst still on the board and spin it out then a drop of machine oil does the trick
Hi Mitchie! Can you do one for a street/beginner setup also? Would be awesome for us newer skaters! Apreciate seeing your vert setup though! Super interesting 🙏
26:55 I ride practically the same set up, only I’m stuck on the Ishod twin tail slick 8.38. But definitely on thunders and formula 44s.and don’t forget bones yellows bushing that’s a crucial upgrade for me.
If tjw griptape is just a little too short or too narrow for your board you can divide it in two or more pieces so you can stick them half a cm or 1 cm apart from each other and fill the space, and at the same time you can plan a design with it. Having small grip less lines up to 1cm usually won't make a difference relevant enough, unless you divide the griptape in a lot of pieces, but still in that case it will work mostly the same.
I've never heard of anyone else doing this with bushings but I have to have a bones hard bottom bushing and then a bones medium on top on thunder 148s. It feels the best to me
It's counter-intuitive, but the friction force only depends on the force applied at 90 degrees to the surface (the normal force), and not the contact surface area of the object. So both skinny spitfire classics and wide wheels (like full conical), will experience the same force from friction, as long as the applied normal force is the same (and they're both 99 duro for instance).
I just feel like this can’t be true, imagine if the wheel was 10 feet wide vs 1/4 inch side, would the same rule apply? I’m genuinely trying to understand how this works
@@SKATEiQ this would be the standard answer in terms of college/high school physics (the friction force F_f = c * F_N, where c is a coefficient that depends on the material & surface condition, and F_N is the applied force at 90 degrees to the surface). it applies to car tires on a road: for example skinny and wide tires both have the same sliding distance if you slam on the brakes. so we can't make the stopping distance much shorter by doubling how wide tires are, for instance. friction can get complicated, and there are examples where this description breaks down, so it would be curious if landing on a vert ramp were one of those situations. one of the examples (i am referencing the univ of georgia hyperphysics pages on friction) is driving in snow: if you lower the air pressure the tire gets wider, applies the same normal force but less pressure (pressure = force / surface area), and so compacts the snow less. then the less compacted snow has higher friction than crushed snow, so the wider tires have more friction in this case. actually something similar but more extreme also happens with ice skating - the edge of the blade puts the ice under a lot of pressure, causes it to melt, slides on liquid (resistance due to viscosity of water is much lower than friction on ice), and then it refreezes. it doesn't seem like these mechanisms would apply to surfaces we skate on, since skateboard wheels are probably not causing skatelite or concrete to change it's density or friction. however maybe on hard landings the wheels themselves could deform, and then under higher pressure a narrow and crushed wheel would behave differently than a wider wheel experiencing the same normal force, but less pressure? so anyway i would expect that powersliding on the ground should be the same friction with narrow and wide wheels, but it would be curious if big impacts deform the wheels and change the friction of urethane wheels in a pressure-dependent way, analogously to the snow-tire effect.
@@SKATEiQ In practice here, the 10 feet wheel would be a lot heavier than the 1/4 inch wheel so the 10 feet wheel would apply much more force to the sruface and thus get more friction. So for the surface area not being a factor, the wheels will have to weigh the same. On the other hand, compared to the rider the weight of the wheels will be so small the difference in friction dependent on wheel weight difference will probably be negligble once you ride the board. On a 10 foot wide wheel though i think the wheel weight actually will make a differnence since it will contribute quite a lot to the total weight applying the force to the board. Physics are fun and a big part in skateboard gear! :)
I learnt from a guy at a skate shop, that you want to tighten the wheel nut down enough so that the nut is slightly further outward that the bolt. the reason being that if you hit the side of the truck on the ground while skating, the nut will take the impact not the bolt, because it's far better to ruin the nut than it is to ruin the whole truck.
That's not an issue on vert and smooth concrete skatepark. You can bend axle if you give wheel too much side play though. Put extra speed washers to avoid that.
@@SKATEiQ I don't bother with amount of wheeler rattle or anything, I just make sure that I will damage the locknut, rather than damaging the axle, which can lead to having to throw out the whole truck
Re: bearings. I race in downhill and there’s no difference between cheap vs expensive bearings. New cheap bearings beat old expensive bearings every day of the week. We just don’t approach RPMs where precision matters all that much.
@ I never knew that about the 2 mark on the Deluxe boards tho, so that is something u showed me I didn’t know. Bro your content is top notch please keep it up 👍
@ I think real/krooked/anti hero make maybe the best boards in the industry BBS has such a great wood and glue. I skate Heroin boards and Welcome boards and those are made at BBS also. I have a lot of boards from all the wood shops DSM in China makes good boards too but I feel they lose pop. Santa Cruz Creature Girl Chocolate Element Enjoi Globe all make there boards at DSM. They use single deck press sometimes and epoxy resin instead of wood glue. I think it’s the epoxy resin breaks down faster than water based wood glue. BBS and Ps Sticks use wood glue not epoxy resin. I noticed the Chinese boards are all epoxy resin Zero and Toymachine use BBS also
@@SKATEiQhi Mitchie! Can you do a video where you setup a overall good "first skateboard" for us newbies? Have a feeling it's gonna be a very different board than this. Would be really interesting to see! Love the vids keep up the great work!
@@SKATEiQ I injured my knee pretty bad a few years back skating in santa cruz.. multiple surgeries gave me a lot of time on my hands to explore every truck, bushing, wheel, and board setup I could think of to dial in my skating.. it was so weird knowing in my mind that I could do certain things, but my body not following along.. your program is like a new lease on life.. good to know someone out there is as meticulous as I am! Thanks for all you do
Mitchie, have you tried Reds Big Balls? They're my favorite, super quick and roll farther - or at least that's the perception, and are only about $5 more than the ordinary Reds. They've got 6 bigger balls instead of the normal 7 balls. Loaded makes an 8 ball "Jehu" bearing that has the spacer built in via extending out the bearing's raceway - they're also really quick and Loaded's "little balls" are the same price as the Big Balls from Reds.
i like the part where you recommend putting the board down and testing it out before you take it out... i recently got so stoned i put one of my trucks on backwards and didn't realize until i walked outside and threw the board down and jumped on. the board stopped and i kept going. not my proudest moment. learn from my mistakes, kids.
That on the top of the Bones bushings is not a washer, it's just a plastic part that affects how the bushing bounces. Thin washers are included in the package and with them the bushings should last longer.
My first board that I learned on is a razortailed Toy Machine 7.75 hand-me-down from the 1990s - the wheel urethane was probably 97a but has since hardened to what feels like 104b. I've lent that board to at least a dozen other people and everyone loves riding it, or what's left of it...
Hey Mitchie What do you think of shaped decks? I’m 44 and just getting back into skating for the last 10 months after about 20 years and I have just changed from an 8.5” popsicle that I got 9 months ago to a 9.31” Santa Cruz Dressen rose crew 3 it tapers down to around 8.5 at the rear I have Indy 169 trucks and 56mm spitfires, I’m finding it a little hard to rock to fakie not sure if it’s because I have rails on it, and find hard to axle stall too but great for carving and carve grinds
@@Sk8WithMaddie Disagree.. shaped boards are best on transition and bowl. Go check out some 80s clips on vert skating.. all shaped decks. That's all I ride.
If you have fun just staying on the ramp and carving I think it’s just fine. It all comes down to experimenting with tricks based on your set up and skill level and goals. I wouldn’t ride that deck but I’m always doing nifty little flip tricks and stuff
20:30 I'm no pro but I've been skating the same set of Swiss Ceramics for almost 10 years. Well worth the investment if you're willing to clean & care for them
I have love your videos and find them outstanding. I was told that if the wheels can rock, then you are riding on the axle and not the bearings. Anyone heard of this saying?
The thunder 9 inch truck has a 53mm baseplate, the \8.75 truck has a 52mm baseplate. I swap the 53mm baseplate with the 8.75 hanger for a taller thunder truck
First of all thank u for all ur videos im 45 i restarted skateboading 2 months ago and watching ur videos really made me relearn in the proper way ur skills r insane and ur simple way of explaining all of details r amazing but i have one question about my setup im 1.70 76 kg i have my deck 8.125 and trucks 144mm it s ok for me or i need to go wider? Thank u
I would consider trying a wider one and seeing where your sweet spot is. I’m currently messing with an 8.25 but it doesn’t feel too small at all for flat ground. Maybe see an 8.5 and then go from there if you want to meet in the middle or stay at 8.125
@@SKATEiQ thank u i started with a 7.75 plan and was crazy i bought this one now it s much better but i had feeling that s i should go wider im more in to vert aswell when i heard the size of ur board i the dought really stucked thank u mitch and all the crew for everything
I‘m a 43 year old guy from germany and started skateboarding last week because of you. I‘ll send you my medical bills😂 Should i keep pushing mongo like i‘m used to from 30 years ago? Or should i change the pushing?
My brother had Swiss ceramics on a set up awhile back with oj elites I think 101a. Took a run and his board and the speed was shockingly fast. Sadly that board got stolen
Been a fan since u were a kid in the x games the same as me. I broke my ankle and just got a regular trick deck for the first time in a decade. Would u do one of these for ur daily cruiser? Like going to the 7 eleven ride or what ever.
Depends what your goals are. If your goals are to skate parks and do tricks , just stick with a regular board. But if all you want to do is ride just focus on the most comfortable thing
@SKATEiQ thanks man got a Carlsbad cruiser as my daily. Got the trick deck so I could do a lil flat ground or carve up up some pools. The risers on my cruiser make all that a lil weird. Thanks for responding bro. Your teaching videos are insane. If I had them 10 years ago I might been competing with ya! Psch I ain't got the cohones.
When putting the grip on, to get the air bubbles out, use the brown bit of the grip you pulled off….place it on top of the grip, then you can rub your hand up and down all over without the grip taking your skin off.
Then it comes to the filing, slice the 4 corners where the kicks meet the rails . THEN use the file for the outline.
ALSO…. If you’re in a cold climate, use a hair dryer to warm up the grip tape before applying it to the deck. Glue has to be warm for it to stick the first time.
I like this
I like this
I usually hold a skateboard wheel by the bearings and roll all the bubbles out
my local skate shop they just use a real big/soft wheel to roll the bubbles out, it works like a charm also
Mitchie you’re one of the biggest reasons I got back into skating after over a decade away. I watch all your videos and nobody else comes close to tutorials and breaking down tricks the way you do. Hope to meet you someday brother!
@@Luxxotic that’s great to hear! Where you from?
@ I’m up in Seattle 😁
Join the SKATEIQ community ;)
There is definitely something special about you Mitchie, thw way you teach is different. You seem to reach through and connect with me as a viewer (it feels personal). Plus, there is something about your voice that makes me feel at ease, its soothing lol.. I think I have a pretty good meter for genuinity in people, I get a really strong feeling that you are just a genuine dude. Just wanted to say I appreciate that and you!
@@carlyelliott6975 thank you! I like to think so hhaha. I’m happy you guys are liking the channel
How can even his board setup videos be more informative than others. Wild
@@joelstinson2886 HAHAHA
Because this man is a skateboard savant that’s why
Your clips have been popping up on my feed for the past couple weeks and I’m getting the itch to skate again. You must’ve read my mind because last night I was thinking, “I want to learn how to properly set up my board”. Thanks Mitchie, you’re an amazing teacher.
Hopefully it helps!
I appreciate the fact that you made this beginner friendly. it's nice to get a lot of information all at once
I’m happy we nailed it 😁
Mitchie, I absolutely LUV the attention to detail in this video clip. Also demonstrated the amount of OCD (we are all guilty of this) when it comes to whacking on grip tape and screwing on the wheel nuts to your trucks. Many thanks for coming down to Australia to impart your knowledge to the kids and spreading the love for this sport ! 👏👍 ❤
No problem! It’s funny how much I love and hate setting up new boards haha
I used to work at a little surf/skate shop on the Oregon coast in the 90’s. Been getting back into skating in my early 50’s. This was my favorite part of the job. Stoking out kids on their new skateboards was fun, and yes, edging a whole board in one piece is like peeling a whole orange in one spiral piece. Just feels good. Your videos are super helpful, and make stuff I was always bad at seem more approachable. If I ever get to doing 50/50s successfully, it will be from people like you doing videos like these and sharing what they know online. Thanks.
Thanks for the heartfelt message, I absolutely love the process of each trick more than the tricks themselves
The best educational skate channel hands down. Thanks Mitchie!!!
Thank you!
Hey Mitchie, I grew up watching you skate big air, I haven’t skated in about a decade and I came across these videos recently and it brought back the love for it. Thanks Mitchie 🤙🏽
Unreal! Let’s get after it!
I setup boards for myself and three of my kids recently. Had fun doing custom grip designs on each of them for that personal touch for them.
Sick! Core memories
I love your videos so much, they have taught me a lot as i started 2 weeks ago. I can now kickturn stationary ollie to my knee and do a pop shuv-it. These videos inspire me your one of the best teachers I've ever seen now I'm practicing dropping in
Feeling very lucky to be a beginner at this time. So many good resources now, and SkateIQ is definitely one of my favorites !
Nice bro
dude no way! two weeks? thats sick progress
@@tired_of_insomnia no way!!! Get after it 😁
Yooo sick progress, only 2 weeks and able to do those!
My mistake on my first setup, was overtightening the trucks to the deck. What this did, was make the truck dent into the deck. Leaving an impression. It's now harder to get the truck planar with the deck. Tighten just enough to have no gaps between your truck and deck.
Mitchie, Your value to skateboarding, and the community is amazing! And appreciated.
Great advice! And thank you 🙏
Mitchie and Norman Woods are my most favorite teachers I've ever came across online super into detail like no others
The best two out there
🙏🏼
I've been following you for about a month now. Thank you for your hard work to make these videos. Very appreciated. This answer a lot of questions for a new skater.
Thanks! Thanks for supporting the channel!
I found leaving that "give" between the wheel and the nut helps to account for the slight axle slippage that will probably happen over time to your truck. More so if your board is landing on its side on concrete alot.
@@BoomstickGaming this makes sense to me
I have been riding a Girl board for a while now almost like 2 years and i just love how the board feels. I love soft wheels that are 58mm. I feel like that's just something I'm going to stick with for now.
@@SENNETWORK-us yeah if it works for you it’s right
Doesn't matter how long I've been skating, I enjoyed watching you set up a skateboard like I just started skating yesterday. Kids are lucky to have you.
Thanks ! 🙏🏼
Ceramics are so worth it! Anytime they get ‘crunchy’ just take them apart, clean and lube em… been skating the same ceramics for over 4 years 🤙🏼
@@callofcurthulhu4622 no way
Sick!!
Regarding a wheel's durometer. If you're just cruising around crunchy streets and scraggly concrete look at 78A or 92A durometer wheels you can push and get up to speed a lot easier. If you can get around with 99A Duro wheels great. If you're having issue consider a softer wheels. My nephews and nieces were not having fun pushing around their areas. We installed Spitfire 80HD wheels and they were so happy.
Definitely makes a huge difference in quality of life
One tip i can add is take razor from top and clean grip out of bolts holes by putting point of razor in bolt holes and cutting in a little circle then push grip out with bolts before putting trucks on.
@@MorningView I’ve never used a blade for that, not a bad idea
You should have a deck of your own
@@sageprophet937 Skateiq decks coming!
@@SKATEiQhey mitchie, maybe make your own logo or brand? SIQ or something. Would be dope, since skaters like to rep what looks cool.
@ yeah , after recording this video we have hats, skateboards, t shirts. Be available for purchase very soon :)
If you use a cordless drill, the numbers on the chuck of the drill are torque settings. If you set it to 1 then go up as needed you can't over tighten it.
That’s actually genius
Lol my timing is terrible. I rented park setups for a month to see what I thought I liked and then finally just went for it and bought my first board two days ago. 😂
@@gilligan1350 noooo😭😭😭
I appreciate all your content Mitchie! Me and my kids (who also skate) all benefit from it!
@@jamaljones5647 that’s great to hear. That’s what it’s all about
love the setup! is there a reason why you’re on thunders over Indys? would love to pick your brain because those are the two trucks I find myself going back and forth on
I’ve never used Indy’s. I’m just a creature of habit. I bet I would like them though lol
Please please please somebody give this guy a pro model. Lol, he’s one of the best ever and he still gotta go to a skate shop.
Pros still go to the shop when they run out of boards or traveling.
Did you not watch this video? At 1:30 states why he still goes to shops brotha.
@@DirtyHarry4948 haha yeah I can get boards if I need. Probably from pretty much anyone 😂 but skateboard sponsorships usually aren’t that worth it imo and I just like popping into random shops and trying stufff out
@@SKATEiQcool man! From the man himself 🙏🏼I gotcha. Free agent. The choice is yours. 💪🏼
If you do use non-perforated grip (I like the Element grip which isn't perforated) you can just poke any air bubbles with a razor blade or a tack etc.
We’ve all been there
Ayye thank you for this video I love nerding out about different setups and what works for different people 🔥 🤙 I never knew about the number on top of the board very handy tip to know!
Sick! happy you like the content!
and that is genuinely why i like them *the cheekiest smirk i've ever seen*
Who me ? Nahhhhh ⬆️
Weird trick I learned as a kid: if you have trouble pushing bearings into the wheel, swipe a bit of nose grease around the outside of your bearing.
😂😂😂
So happy i found your channel through instagram ! Thank you for what you do
You should definitely try the online community! he gives us so much more
Thank you!
The quick cut to the ad read of the reds had me cracking up. I want to try the ceramics, but the Super swiss 6 blues are my bearing of choice.
Honestly we all
Watched it as a team and we were dying when we edited this one 😂
I skate the ceramic reds without the shields off. If they seize up I spray blue windex (windowline) in said wheels whilst still on the board and spin it out then a drop of machine oil does the trick
I need that right now mine are slowing down a lot
Ah, spacers, the whole lot but the nut is just a bit loose.
The so common "madness" 😂
I have to "modify" my trucks for them to "feel right" 😅
😭
Hi Mitchie!
Can you do one for a street/beginner setup also? Would be awesome for us newer skaters! Apreciate seeing your vert setup though! Super interesting 🙏
Yes 100 % we can do that
26:55 I ride practically the same set up, only I’m stuck on the Ishod twin tail slick 8.38. But definitely on thunders and formula 44s.and don’t forget bones yellows bushing that’s a crucial upgrade for me.
I was on the Ishod twin 8.38 and it was pretty good
Beginner 1260 tutorial next?
@@SR-ti6jj on it
If tjw griptape is just a little too short or too narrow for your board you can divide it in two or more pieces so you can stick them half a cm or 1 cm apart from each other and fill the space, and at the same time you can plan a design with it. Having small grip less lines up to 1cm usually won't make a difference relevant enough, unless you divide the griptape in a lot of pieces, but still in that case it will work mostly the same.
I’ve see a lot of wild grip tape set ups with all sorts of cuts and designs in them and usually it works just fine! Just takes a lot of time
I've never heard of anyone else doing this with bushings but I have to have a bones hard bottom bushing and then a bones medium on top on thunder 148s. It feels the best to me
I gotta try this for my street set up!!!
Mitchie: *lands 1260°* "Do i get a pro model now?"
Almost: "Huh? Sorry, wasn't looking!"
Uoeno
It's counter-intuitive, but the friction force only depends on the force applied at 90 degrees to the surface (the normal force), and not the contact surface area of the object. So both skinny spitfire classics and wide wheels (like full conical), will experience the same force from friction, as long as the applied normal force is the same (and they're both 99 duro for instance).
I just feel like this can’t be true, imagine if the wheel was 10 feet wide vs 1/4 inch side, would the same rule apply? I’m genuinely trying to understand how this works
@@SKATEiQ this would be the standard answer in terms of college/high school physics (the friction force F_f = c * F_N, where c is a coefficient that depends on the material & surface condition, and F_N is the applied force at 90 degrees to the surface). it applies to car tires on a road: for example skinny and wide tires both have the same sliding distance if you slam on the brakes. so we can't make the stopping distance much shorter by doubling how wide tires are, for instance.
friction can get complicated, and there are examples where this description breaks down, so it would be curious if landing on a vert ramp were one of those situations. one of the examples (i am referencing the univ of georgia hyperphysics pages on friction) is driving in snow: if you lower the air pressure the tire gets wider, applies the same normal force but less pressure (pressure = force / surface area), and so compacts the snow less. then the less compacted snow has higher friction than crushed snow, so the wider tires have more friction in this case. actually something similar but more extreme also happens with ice skating - the edge of the blade puts the ice under a lot of pressure, causes it to melt, slides on liquid (resistance due to viscosity of water is much lower than friction on ice), and then it refreezes.
it doesn't seem like these mechanisms would apply to surfaces we skate on, since skateboard wheels are probably not causing skatelite or concrete to change it's density or friction. however maybe on hard landings the wheels themselves could deform, and then under higher pressure a narrow and crushed wheel would behave differently than a wider wheel experiencing the same normal force, but less pressure?
so anyway i would expect that powersliding on the ground should be the same friction with narrow and wide wheels, but it would be curious if big impacts deform the wheels and change the friction of urethane wheels in a pressure-dependent way, analogously to the snow-tire effect.
@@SKATEiQ In practice here, the 10 feet wheel would be a lot heavier than the 1/4 inch wheel so the 10 feet wheel would apply much more force to the sruface and thus get more friction. So for the surface area not being a factor, the wheels will have to weigh the same. On the other hand, compared to the rider the weight of the wheels will be so small the difference in friction dependent on wheel weight difference will probably be negligble once you ride the board. On a 10 foot wide wheel though i think the wheel weight actually will make a differnence since it will contribute quite a lot to the total weight applying the force to the board. Physics are fun and a big part in skateboard gear! :)
@ ye this makes more sense to me now
Perfect timing, I'm about to buy a board
@@Rainy13772 🔥🔥
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!
Stoked we finally got to put it out !
I learnt from a guy at a skate shop, that you want to tighten the wheel nut down enough so that the nut is slightly further outward that the bolt. the reason being that if you hit the side of the truck on the ground while skating, the nut will take the impact not the bolt, because it's far better to ruin the nut than it is to ruin the whole truck.
That's not an issue on vert and smooth concrete skatepark. You can bend axle if you give wheel too much side play though. Put extra speed washers to avoid that.
@@jaimeronan thanks for that, but I think I'll stick to what I know just for safe measures.
I’m not sure I track, like leaving a lot of space between the but and the wheel?
@@SKATEiQ no not quite, what I mean is that if you were to hit the side of the truck on the ground, the locknut would hit the ground before the axle
@@SKATEiQ I don't bother with amount of wheeler rattle or anything, I just make sure that I will damage the locknut, rather than damaging the axle, which can lead to having to throw out the whole truck
Ceramics are the way to go fast and just have a smoother ride. Also the Nollie big heel disaster was 🔥
Thanks!
great video but could you maybe make more bowl and pool skating videoes? they help out a lot
Yeah,that would be awesome!!
Sure !
@@SKATEiQ Thank you very much!!
What do you think of the ceramics? Just couldn't pull the trigger on $100+ bearings
Not worth $100
Me watching this already fully aware of how to assemble a skateboard but wanting to see Mitchie's interesting commentary...
Hahaha
Hahaha
Thanks sharing your vert setup!
No problem
Thanks!! Been waiting for this.
And thank you for putting your wheels on with the graphics out. 🤟
@@Jonny_Nemo hahaha no problem
Re: bearings.
I race in downhill and there’s no difference between cheap vs expensive bearings.
New cheap bearings beat old expensive bearings every day of the week.
We just don’t approach RPMs where precision matters all that much.
Finally a reasonable take 😂😂
Finally for the first time you put your name at the beginning of the video.
Lol
I saw you pick up that WKND deck. i laughed lol those are some of the flattest decks. I buy them because of the "lack of concave". Love a flat deck.
@@TRAVIESO_NA what! I’m an idiot.
@ I never knew that about the 2 mark on the Deluxe boards tho, so that is something u showed me I didn’t know. Bro your content is top notch please keep it up 👍
@ I think real/krooked/anti hero make maybe the best boards in the industry BBS has such a great wood and glue. I skate Heroin boards and Welcome boards and those are made at BBS also.
I have a lot of boards from all the wood shops DSM in China makes good boards too but I feel they lose pop. Santa Cruz Creature Girl Chocolate Element Enjoi Globe all make there boards at DSM.
They use single deck press sometimes and epoxy resin instead of wood glue.
I think it’s the epoxy resin breaks down faster than water based wood glue.
BBS and Ps Sticks use wood glue not epoxy resin. I noticed the Chinese boards are all epoxy resin
Zero and Toymachine use BBS also
The new braille is here
Haha
Setting up a board is so much fun
Oh man, it’s such a hassle for me
@@SKATEiQhi Mitchie!
Can you do a video where you setup a overall good "first skateboard" for us newbies? Have a feeling it's gonna be a very different board than this. Would be really interesting to see! Love the vids keep up the great work!
@ great idea !
This is my best skate channel for now but I do..... surfskate. Where can I learn that with such good quality videos like yours?
Well, I don’t know the answer to that one
Shoutout to Status. Great shop and cool people.
Super cool people for sure
I had no idea Thunder made 161!!! Awesome!
They’re SO SICK
I have the exact same bushing setup on my Indy mids.. doh doh rock hards on the bottom, and bones hard on top!
No way!!
@@SKATEiQ I injured my knee pretty bad a few years back skating in santa cruz.. multiple surgeries gave me a lot of time on my hands to explore every truck, bushing, wheel, and board setup I could think of to dial in my skating.. it was so weird knowing in my mind that I could do certain things, but my body not following along.. your program is like a new lease on life.. good to know someone out there is as meticulous as I am! Thanks for all you do
Mitchie, have you tried Reds Big Balls? They're my favorite, super quick and roll farther - or at least that's the perception, and are only about $5 more than the ordinary Reds. They've got 6 bigger balls instead of the normal 7 balls. Loaded makes an 8 ball "Jehu" bearing that has the spacer built in via extending out the bearing's raceway - they're also really quick and Loaded's "little balls" are the same price as the Big Balls from Reds.
I haven’t tried them. Gotta check em out!
@@SKATEiQ Big balls are the best. There's a few brands that make them too.
I have never put my trucks on backwards, now I'm curious to explore some backward skating.
Oh man it’s impossible
finaly yes les goo! could u maybe make a video of witch shoes use and recomend would be cool and helpful
@@MilustA_ I would love to do a video trying a bunch of shoes
Would dig that as well.@@SKATEiQ
I recently tried a Real deck. And the concave was comment worthy. Liking it a lot at the moment
Sick
Let’s see another video for your street set up 😎
Could do that actually
The best ceramic bearings I've found, at only $60/set are the Quantum Atom Series. Look those up!
That’s prolly better low kry
amazing teacher
Thank you!
i like the part where you recommend putting the board down and testing it out before you take it out... i recently got so stoned i put one of my trucks on backwards and didn't realize until i walked outside and threw the board down and jumped on. the board stopped and i kept going. not my proudest moment. learn from my mistakes, kids.
Hahah I’ve seen it happen before 😭
im ready to see you skating the ceramics!!
They’ve treated me well 😅
That on the top of the Bones bushings is not a washer, it's just a plastic part that affects how the bushing bounces.
Thin washers are included in the package and with them the bushings should last longer.
Yeah. Dang. Messed that one up fr
I would recommend if u don't have something to scrape the grip tape u also can just use a screwdriver
@@PauloRodrigues-ru3vq yes 100
I love you Mitchie You are like the best Skate youtuber ever❤️😊😊🛹
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Awesome video!
Thank you !
jonas is the best dude
@@newtydix69 100
i love toy machine because of the artstyle
I’m unfamiliar, kind of out of the loop on toy machines
My first board that I learned on is a razortailed Toy Machine 7.75 hand-me-down from the 1990s - the wheel urethane was probably 97a but has since hardened to what feels like 104b. I've lent that board to at least a dozen other people and everyone loves riding it, or what's left of it...
Killed it
Thanks!
Bearings are designed around tolerance. Greater tolerance for the greater gnar
🔥😎
Hey Mitchie What do you think of shaped decks? I’m 44 and just getting back into skating for the last 10 months after about 20 years and I have just changed from an 8.5” popsicle that I got 9 months ago to a 9.31” Santa Cruz Dressen rose crew 3 it tapers down to around 8.5 at the rear I have Indy 169 trucks and 56mm spitfires, I’m finding it a little hard to rock to fakie not sure if it’s because I have rails on it,
and find hard to axle stall too but great for carving and carve grinds
For regular Skateparks like transition and street regular shaped boards are the best.
@@Sk8WithMaddie Disagree.. shaped boards are best on transition and bowl. Go check out some 80s clips on vert skating.. all shaped decks. That's all I ride.
@@Jonny_Nemo Shaped deck Looks cool but for me I like regular decks for flicks and stuff but Hey everyone has their own thing man:)
@@Jonny_Nemo Not get me wrong I like shaped decks too
If you have fun just staying on the ramp and carving I think it’s just fine. It all comes down to experimenting with tricks based on your set up and skill level and goals. I wouldn’t ride that deck but I’m always doing nifty little flip tricks and stuff
20:30 I'm no pro but I've been skating the same set of Swiss Ceramics for almost 10 years. Well worth the investment if you're willing to clean & care for them
I suck at taking care of them 😭😭😭
I have love your videos and find them outstanding. I was told that if the wheels can rock, then you are riding on the axle and not the bearings. Anyone heard of this saying?
This makes sense at face value. I don’t thinks it’s a major issue though as far as just having a little bit of wiggle room
I just subscribed to your channel your videos are so helpful.
Thanks!
Braille following is here .
Lol
What are your thoughts on symmetrical decks? I've seen you ride the ishod shapes in some of your shorts
I didn’t hate it, I didn’t love it. I think I could like a twin if it just had a little more tail on it. Mine seemed a little flat for some reason
i let the skateshop guy do everything for me to make sure its done well
but im sure your guide will help a lot of people
Hahaha same 😭
Board setup asmr
@@sk8seddon 😎
The thunder 9 inch truck has a 53mm baseplate, the \8.75 truck has a 52mm baseplate. I swap the 53mm baseplate with the 8.75 hanger for a taller thunder truck
This is interesting, why take the effort to do that? What’s the benefit? I’m curious to know
@ a little higher, maybe prevent wheelbite. Maybe it's all in my head idk
First of all thank u for all ur videos im 45 i restarted skateboading 2 months ago and watching ur videos really made me relearn in the proper way ur skills r insane and ur simple way of explaining all of details r amazing but i have one question about my setup im 1.70 76 kg i have my deck 8.125 and trucks 144mm it s ok for me or i need to go wider?
Thank u
I would consider trying a wider one and seeing where your sweet spot is. I’m currently messing with an 8.25 but it doesn’t feel too small at all for flat ground. Maybe see an 8.5 and then go from there if you want to meet in the middle or stay at 8.125
@@SKATEiQ thank u i started with a 7.75 plan and was crazy i bought this one now it s much better but i had feeling that s i should go wider im more in to vert aswell when i heard the size of ur board i the dought really stucked thank u mitch and all the crew for everything
What size wheels would you use if you were looking for a skatepark and mini ramp set up?
56s 😎
What bushings do you use for your street setup?
Bones hard 😁
Im shocked at only 56mm on your vert setup . . I thought you guys used 58ish min. Also pepper grip is where its at 😊
I use smaller wheels and bigger tricks than most of the field. Just cause of flip tricks
I‘m a 43 year old guy from germany and started skateboarding last week because of you. I‘ll send you my medical bills😂
Should i keep pushing mongo like i‘m used to from 30 years ago? Or should i change the pushing?
Do whatever is the most fun. And stay safe 😭
My brother had Swiss ceramics on a set up awhile back with oj elites I think 101a. Took a run and his board and the speed was shockingly fast. Sadly that board got stolen
Ah man that is so frustrating
7.75' for life! 🔥🔥🔥
I will never be able to convert to wide boards lol
No way! The og
Best setup video! Thx
@@surpriseshoveit3514 no problem
@ 👌
Been a fan since u were a kid in the x games the same as me. I broke my ankle and just got a regular trick deck for the first time in a decade. Would u do one of these for ur daily cruiser? Like going to the 7 eleven ride or what ever.
Oh and give us a follow up on the bearings. Use them 2 or 3 times for the science.
Depends what your goals are. If your goals are to skate parks and do tricks , just stick with a regular board. But if all you want to do is ride just focus on the most comfortable thing
@SKATEiQ thanks man got a Carlsbad cruiser as my daily. Got the trick deck so I could do a lil flat ground or carve up up some pools. The risers on my cruiser make all that a lil weird. Thanks for responding bro. Your teaching videos are insane. If I had them 10 years ago I might been competing with ya! Psch I ain't got the cohones.
Cant you poke holes in the bubbles (essentially just perforating them as needed) and then push them down?
Yeah you can 100%
@SKATEiQ sick. Thanks for the reply 🙏
29:30 did you try Thunder 100DU bushings from the rebuilt kit? These are the ones I'm using right now, hoping they'll last longer than Bones.
I’ve only ridden bones and doh doh basically since I remember
Do you prefer a certain wheelbase? Or do you just accept whatever the 8.75 comes with?
I honestly never paid attention to wheelbase. I just kind of stand on it and feel if it’s too short for me
Ty
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Ótimo vídeo! Faltou só mandar um kickflip no skate novo 😍😅
Facts