I have a well-loved set of Mach 1 Mags I've been riding off/on for a couple years that are around 70mm now, but it's been a while since I skated a fresh set. I still have a set of Mach1s but just p...
@Philipp Murx heck yeah lol Are you even really sending it if you're not eating shit? 🤔 (hopefully they're all ok)
@Kurt Derow indeed they were. Good eye
It's fun, but it definitely takes time, practice, and LOTS of patience for those especially great looking paint jobs. I've painted a few of my helmets, including a Blackbird V2. I'm currently worki...
@Sam Diefenbacher at first I wanted to argue, but I'm pretty sure we're actually on the same page about standup freeriding with 1" of rail overhang lmao Overhang >>> turtle-ing
@Matt Needs Wheels Don't forget to convert from NZD to USD for Robot Obilvion. They're $760-825 NZD, but that's only $450-490 USD
Too bad they don't make these Rainskate Tsunamis anymore. They're SO GOOD! This was last month and was my first "test" to confirm I could actually core wheels on my Scythe Reapers (13mm rake + 1 s...
I went from 130-148mm DH Cybins to 106-119 Rogue Slalom (v1s), no sphericals in either for me though. The jump from cast trucks to DH Cybins felt like a huge upgrade, and then the move to the narro...
@Kurt Derow this may be biased by personal preferences, but I feel like that split is too small and a 44 in the front just won't have the swoop for me either, weight or not. And like others said, t...
I'd recommend 50° sym (or the 50/43 split) over 44° or less symmetrical trucks. If it's a beginner rider, they won't be going fast enough to feel a meaningful difference in stability, and t...
How much weight? And you have weights in the front and the back? How's that feel for you? IMO the weight is too close to your (front) truck, but if it works for you ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯
I've stubbornly learned to ride switch on my 53°/22° setup (Inb4-not super fast). Obviously, the steering is weird, so I have to be very mindful of my front/back weighting (ie, stay ~90% o...
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@David Serate many shoes over the years, but in my current rotation I have a pair of Etnies Andy Andersons, 2 pairs of Adidas 3st.002s, and a pair of Nike Court Vision Mids. The Etnies have the Fie...
@Gabriel Fockler interesting. IME they were softer and more pliable to flex with my shoes and mash into my concave/griptape--compared to other soles I've tried. I don't recall if they had different...
@Gabriel Fockler - you obviously haven't tried Fiend Skate Supply's soles if Free Brakes are your only choice. Free Brakes are great and I never had a complaint until I tried Fiend's. Wh...
Gimmie the chopping board I don't think I'd like the feeling of all that wheel-poke on the 4" wide carbon Penny. But maybe that wouldn't matter the Mags were swapped with the K-Rimes? 🤔
Check out @woodbooger_freeride on Instagram. It's a 2 mile technical downhill run in Norton, VA. Camping is included. Discounts are available for volunteering! ($70 off for 1 shift, $140 ...
@Justin Chang @Matt Needs Wheels here's a place I'd trust to get kingpins: https://www.sk8kings.com/aircraft-steel-bolt-an6-kingpin-lock-nut-three-sizes-1-boltnut.html I mostly hear of snap...
@Gabriel Fockler thank you! And the small wheelbase (and everything else) is like the "downhill slalom style" setup/meta as Max Dubler describes in this blog post. It's the new normal!? (Maybe lol)...
@Kurt Derow normally close to 40/60 for me, but can I veer closer to 10/90 when I have limited time. I'll be thinking "Aye bud, I'd love to catch up but I ain't skated in 2 weeks and gotta b...
Whoa. Never heard of this trend til now. Is that covered under warranty or anything? the snaps within the kingpin look all very similar, with half of the axle exhibiting slightly elevated edges ...
Specs (before/after) Length: 37.5" → 33" Width: 9.75" → 8.5" Wheelbase: 24-28"→ 19-19.5" Rocker: 2/3" (.666") → 7/16" Concave: 2/3" (.666") → 7/16" ...
