Posts made by Matt Needs Wheels

• Return of Savants

  @Gabriel Fockler any 125 50 degree truck will not sell at savant prices, or in general at paris ride height

  posted in Trucks / Bushings

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  2/16/25, 5:43 PM
• Return of Savants

  @F Llabata Agree

  posted in Trucks / Bushings

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  2/16/25, 5:41 PM
• Return of Savants

  @F Llabata Wrongboarding poll came back 70/82 people said they would concider savants with better baseplates. Theres a argument that they are dancer trucks.... but they made 125s just to burn cash...

  posted in Trucks / Bushings

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  2/12/25, 12:06 AM
• Randal baseplate pivot cup mod for Paris trucks

  @Gabriel Fockler got 2008 paris, will a 35 work with em/ whats needed.

  posted in Trucks / Bushings

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  2/7/25, 6:25 PM
• Return of Savants

  @F Llabata Pats risers have em for most trucks (insert bushings) poured is theoretically better tho for consistency.

  posted in Trucks / Bushings

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  2/6/25, 7:43 PM
• Roast, ya can’t, ya weak, it just can’t be done.

  @Kurt Derow El besto bearings are the worst bearinging ever produced.

  posted in Share Your Setup / Roast Other Setups

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  1/28/25, 4:16 PM
• My First DH Setup

  @Adventures In Skateboarding phat boys slide maybe ~1/2 the distance of those snakes,  Snakes can cause a lack of kickout progression with how slick they are so I do think its a little off t...

  posted in Share Your Setup / Roast Other Setups

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  1/27/25, 12:23 PM
• CUSTOM 1/1 AERO LID

  @Gabriel Fockler 9/10 chance u have been baited

  posted in General B/S/T

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  1/27/25, 12:16 PM
• Owen Roast my main setup.

  Suggestion: Using back foot weight to initiate will always have you pendying, I see no back foot kick out, use some of your freeride wheels to lock in a better kick out. 

  posted in Share Your Setup / Roast Other Setups

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  1/25/25, 11:17 AM
• Rocket Stay Cooking

  @Gabriel Fockler W should be capitalized in your sentence by the way! Hope this helps 🙂.

  posted in Decks

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  1/21/25, 1:52 PM
• Rocket Stay Cooking

  @Brian Lugbill Ah a fellow "like my own post"er, gotta hype yourself up 🤜🤛

  posted in Decks

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  1/21/25, 1:51 PM
• Reshaping wheels

  Little late on my end but, round lip always better for less edge grip!

  posted in Wheels

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  1/21/25, 1:49 PM
• WTB Downhill Race Leathers

  @bhr yup old core skaters pissed they cant get 500 for a clapped suit anymore.

  posted in General B/S/T

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  1/21/25, 1:48 PM
• Need help? Board feeling whack? There's rarely a serious question around DH gear that I don't have a strong answer for.

  @Samuel Sparkowich we have a beginner section too fyi, but our organization that way doesn't seem to get people in it anyway.

  posted in General (Gravity)

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  1/19/25, 2:08 PM
• Gold Slalom Modding

  @Tim Cernanec Wym wrong? I said to check for that issue, if you have that issue ofc- fix it, not all do, they have had a few batches.

  posted in Share Your Setup / Roast Other Setups

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  1/13/25, 2:38 PM
• Roast away/ setup for 2025

  @Logan Neikirk Thats why its yours not mine hahaha, I also havnt skated your road so my doubts may disapear if i ever ride it. Do you have any clips?

  posted in Share Your Setup / Roast Other Setups

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  1/6/25, 7:09 PM
• Ouhhh... Husbant... Now We Are Homeless... And your lap time didn't decrease

  @Bobomatic I skated some, they are real nice ngl. Id prob pay 900 for em.

  posted in General (Gravity)

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  1/6/25, 12:13 PM
• Roast away/ setup for 2025

  @Logan Neikirk the dh setup + freeride wheels makes the worst or each come into play

  posted in Share Your Setup / Roast Other Setups

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  1/6/25, 12:10 PM
• Roast mySetup, O. FOX, Zia Trucks

  Looks like a freeboard. lol.

  posted in Share Your Setup / Roast Other Setups

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  1/6/25, 11:59 AM
• My first board

  The peices are right but the combo is wrong, I agree with gabe that the footstop has to go forward .75 to 1.5 inches.

  posted in Share Your Setup / Roast Other Setups

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  1/6/25, 11:57 AM
• My lombo

  lowrider ! !

  posted in Share Your Setup / Roast Other Setups

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  1/3/25, 12:54 PM
• Deck and truck calculator for downhill/freeride

  @GeoffHW Beginers shouldn't ride DH wheels. There is another calc on here for more acurate mesurments with specific wheels here.

  posted in General

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  12/26/24, 11:24 AM
• Help me choose my next skate shoes...

  @Nick Amarit Barebarics Zing High Top and Skinners Oldschooler High Top look to have the most protection out of the ones you listed

  posted in Misc / Accessories

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  12/26/24, 11:21 AM
• Help me choose my next skate shoes...

  @Nick Amarit They only have em in black but I enjoy vans hightops in the wide version.

  posted in Misc / Accessories

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  12/26/24, 11:19 AM
• V1 Zealous Trucks, What size and WB of deck should I be looking at?

  @GeoffHW Id say 21 for freeride 18.5 for dh

  posted in Decks

  

  Matt Needs Wheels
  12/26/24, 11:18 AM