Post by getoutandpush on Apr 8, 2017 16:18:44 GMT
As a peasant with little capital trying to save for a summer skate/hobo trip, I do not have the funds to purchase a Pantheon or Demonseed etc. However, as I am new to the long distance scene I didn't have a distance specific set up. this left me with a little conundrum: how can I get a decent distance setup for an extremely low budget? the answer is to make one! (okay maybe 'make' is a little of an overstatement but at the very least I had to heavily modify/customize)
So here is a list of all every thing included.
-bearings: mix and match that I found and/or robed off my other setups
-hardware: bro bolts inch (slightly too short)
-trucks: standard Mindless trucks pulled off a Raider III and Mindless bushings which I like very much! (now the trucks wire actually getting a little rusty so I sanded down both the hanger and base plate and spray painted them for protection)
-wheels: Kryptonics Startrac 75mm 78a duro (review of these coming soon)
-griptape: mob skateboard grip
and now comes the deck, the most heavily modified of the lot, it started of life as a Enuff 8.25inch Popsicle shape deck however, I have turned it into a glorified Shlongboard by cutting gaps in the nose and tail to drop-through mount the trucks, cutting crescents in each corner for the wheels to be free of dreaded wheel bite and then fiber glassing two layers on the bottom to make sure it will flex rather then snap on me. I also painted it in several thick layers of white primer and then did a terrible job of varnishing over everything.
for me this board has worked out surprisingly well it is low, easy to push and durable, and as I am used to the standard skateboard Popsicle shape it feels very stable. there are of course some downsides with it; it is heaver then then pretty much any other board its size and of course there is some pretty severe wedging on the nose and tail thanks to the double concave nature of the board. I originally planed to de-wedge the drop using angled drop through risers however this would make the deck to low and un-rideable because of rail-bite. despite the wedging the characteristics of the board are surprisingly forgiving and with a tight rear truck it is easy to forget that the board is wedged at all. Not bad at all for a set up that cost me £60 Total!
So here is a list of all every thing included.
-bearings: mix and match that I found and/or robed off my other setups
-hardware: bro bolts inch (slightly too short)
-trucks: standard Mindless trucks pulled off a Raider III and Mindless bushings which I like very much! (now the trucks wire actually getting a little rusty so I sanded down both the hanger and base plate and spray painted them for protection)
-wheels: Kryptonics Startrac 75mm 78a duro (review of these coming soon)
-griptape: mob skateboard grip
and now comes the deck, the most heavily modified of the lot, it started of life as a Enuff 8.25inch Popsicle shape deck however, I have turned it into a glorified Shlongboard by cutting gaps in the nose and tail to drop-through mount the trucks, cutting crescents in each corner for the wheels to be free of dreaded wheel bite and then fiber glassing two layers on the bottom to make sure it will flex rather then snap on me. I also painted it in several thick layers of white primer and then did a terrible job of varnishing over everything.
for me this board has worked out surprisingly well it is low, easy to push and durable, and as I am used to the standard skateboard Popsicle shape it feels very stable. there are of course some downsides with it; it is heaver then then pretty much any other board its size and of course there is some pretty severe wedging on the nose and tail thanks to the double concave nature of the board. I originally planed to de-wedge the drop using angled drop through risers however this would make the deck to low and un-rideable because of rail-bite. despite the wedging the characteristics of the board are surprisingly forgiving and with a tight rear truck it is easy to forget that the board is wedged at all. Not bad at all for a set up that cost me £60 Total!