I follow a few basic guide lines for myself Indy on Higher wheelbase boards Ventures on Small wheelbase boards also make sure the wheels are either the same height as the trucks or less by 1-3 mm and never more than 2 mm/ so if your riding some Standard Indys those are 55mm high ride wheels that are 53-57mm add Risers that adds 3.1mm thats a standard 1/8 riser pad your trucks end up 3mm higher you can add wheel height. so on a standard Indy being 55 plus 3.1 you get 58mm and 58-60mm wheels feel just fine. If your Tall. Skate a big board. 14.5 wheelbase or more. skate a deck with longer nose and tail. Figure out if you like mellow or a lot of concave, that's preference based. Trucks, you want alot of steering or alot of stability? depends on your tricks. If you want Strength skate Titanium Trucks, You want reliability skate Standard trucks. learn to break in the bushings or learn to swap the bushings the way you want to get the steering dialed. find your wheel shape and size, Bigger wheels more speed more weight, smaller wheels less speed less weight.
Dearest mentors chris joe Last year i had a vascular trombosis left arm .December 2020 bought a skateboard and february i bought a surf skate Its changed my life and and look on discipline and commitment.I did follow and checked your videos over and over again. I do come from a bodyboardning background and I can ski which makes it easier understanding balance. Many thanks for your company and your enthusiasm If anything i can do feel free to contact me
I will bite back on the length argument a bit. I can’t skate a 14 inch wheelbase if it’s 31.5 long, but I can if the wheelbase is 14.25 on a 31.5. According to Paul’s metric I should skate a 14 inch wheelbase. However, I can skate a 14 wheelbase if it’s 31.75 long.
Wheel base is everything. I'm 5'11, skating a Girl Simon Bannerot 9 X 32, with a 13.87 wb. Even though my board is a 9, it feels like a mini board to me, and I hate it.
Where’s my time machine I was lied to as a teen trying to skate all those front heavy boards that 20 year olds were riding with 15.5 wheel bases when I was 11 or 12 should of been riding something different. My first board was a walker nightmare prime example of a flashy deck with cool design that was way too big for me at that age, my favorite was my Tommy G dagger and my Fred smith punk size, the punk size was nice But as an adult for shits and giggles learning about wheel base which I didn’t know back then makes me wanna go back and measure all those old ones I just got a re-issue vision wheelbase is 15.5 and it has zero nose , I want to drill new holes bring it back to 14.5 or 14 I was never super stoked on the popsicle shape but at least on the Popsicles the wheel base is around 14 which felt a little better than what I used to ride as a kid considering.
I follow a few basic guide lines for myself
Indy on Higher wheelbase boards
Ventures on Small wheelbase boards
also make sure the wheels are either the same height as the trucks or less by 1-3 mm
and never more than 2 mm/
so if your riding some Standard Indys those are 55mm high ride wheels that are 53-57mm add Risers that adds 3.1mm thats a standard 1/8 riser pad your trucks end up 3mm higher you can add wheel height. so on a standard Indy being 55 plus 3.1 you get 58mm and 58-60mm wheels feel just fine.
If your Tall. Skate a big board. 14.5 wheelbase or more. skate a deck with longer nose and tail. Figure out if you like mellow or a lot of concave, that's preference based.
Trucks, you want alot of steering or alot of stability? depends on your tricks. If you want Strength skate Titanium Trucks, You want reliability skate Standard trucks.
learn to break in the bushings or learn to swap the bushings the way you want to get the steering dialed.
find your wheel shape and size, Bigger wheels more speed more weight, smaller wheels less speed less weight.
Dearest mentors chris joe Last year i had a vascular trombosis left arm .December 2020 bought a skateboard and february i bought a surf skate Its changed my life and and look on discipline and commitment.I did follow and checked your videos over and over again.
I do come from a bodyboardning background and I can ski which makes it easier understanding balance. Many thanks for your company and your enthusiasm If anything i can do feel free to contact me
So stoked that our videos are helping you with your skateboarding! If there is anything we can do to help with your learning just let us know!
Super talented guy. I always enjoy hearing him speak.
Totally agree and still has unlimited passion for sharing skateboarding with the world!
Amazing video helping me out with my senior project
That is awesome! Glad we could be a part of your project in a some small way!
Love a 13.8-14" wb max. Wish I could get an 8.25" deck with a 13.8" wb
I will bite back on the length argument a bit. I can’t skate a 14 inch wheelbase if it’s 31.5 long, but I can if the wheelbase is 14.25 on a 31.5. According to Paul’s metric I should skate a 14 inch wheelbase. However, I can skate a 14 wheelbase if it’s 31.75 long.
Wheel base is everything. I'm 5'11, skating a Girl Simon Bannerot 9 X 32, with a 13.87 wb. Even though my board is a 9, it feels like a mini board to me, and I hate it.
Gotta work on the awkward silences and background chatter otherwise I can dig this
Thanks.... Livestream is always a bit raw...
Where’s my time machine I was lied to as a teen trying to skate all those front heavy boards that 20 year olds were riding with 15.5 wheel bases when I was 11 or 12 should of been riding something different. My first board was a walker nightmare prime example of a flashy deck with cool design that was way too big for me at that age, my favorite was my Tommy G dagger and my Fred smith punk size, the punk size was nice But as an adult for shits and giggles learning about wheel base which I didn’t know back then makes me wanna go back and measure all those old ones I just got a re-issue vision wheelbase is 15.5 and it has zero nose , I want to drill new holes bring it back to 14.5 or 14 I was never super stoked on the popsicle shape but at least on the Popsicles the wheel base is around 14 which felt a little better than what I used to ride as a kid considering.
You have some history to share! The whole idea that you can shape your own ride through wheel base is huge!