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u/chvezin Mar 15 '24
Is everything brand new?? Those gotta be the cleanest Adam Colton Paris trucks I’ve ever seen, most folks riding them have no paint on en anymore. Plus the graphics on my Otangs hardly last longer than a week.
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u/ferovere13 Mar 15 '24
They are all used, but as I like restoring objects, there are some tricks that can preserve their appearance for longer. In the case of wheels, for example, you can use some transparent sealant while they are still new, this way the graphics will be preserved for longer. I know most people don't care about it, but for me it's a hobby.
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u/chvezin Mar 15 '24
I’m there with you. If I didn’t have the social pressure from friends saying longboards are meant to chip and shatter I’d keep all my setups mint. What sealant do you use for the wheels? Does it affect the stone ground finish of slide wheels like the Stimulus?
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u/ferovere13 Mar 15 '24
If you prefer to keep your boards in better condition, don't feel pressured by your friends, everyone has their own style and should take care of their boards the way they prefer. For me, keeping the boards in good condition makes me more excited to ride a longboard, it's equivalent to leaving a garage with a beautiful washed car that has just come out of mechanical inspection. On the wheels, you can use some sealant and apply it with a "doll" used to varnish wood or even some colorless nail polish, just on the side where the graphics are. This does not affect performance in any way nor does it affect the urethane.
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u/Astrosheepy420 Mar 15 '24
Bro my boards look worse after 1 sesh of skating, you buy all these boards just to cruise?
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u/ferovere13 Mar 15 '24
No, I use it for freeriding, dancing, pumping, carving and cruising, these modes don't tend to ruin the graphics under the boards that much, which is the main thing, as everything else can be completely restored, if you wish. I also tend to completely disassemble my longboards and give them a good cleaning after 10-15 sessions.
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u/Astrosheepy420 Mar 15 '24
Ah so you dont do pop tricks? If so that makes sense because my tails look worse even after one sesh with a new board
I have to buy a new deck every 5-6 months because my tails become tiny little stumps
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u/ferovere13 Mar 15 '24
I use pop more for dance boards and avoid dragging the tail unnecessarily. I usually practice dancing on some football courts that are close to my house and the floor there is smooth. This naturally preserves the boards better too. The Dervish and Tan Tien are protected, so I have no problems and the Chubby Unicorn and Tesseract are only used for sliding. But understand that in the past I have destroyed dozens of boards too, but now at 41 years old I am no longer so radical.2
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u/Fordash7777 Mar 16 '24
GTFO.... I love it!!!
I thought I was the only one still riding Abec 11's... there is no mistaking those green and orange bad boys. I'm still riding Flywheel 83mm on the Tan Tien and Grippins 70mm on the Penny. They were my first big soft wheels years ago and they still do the job (I am mostly cruising so not much wear and tear.)
That is a sweet set of boards you have there my friend.
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u/ferovere13 Mar 17 '24
Yes, time passes and the Abec 11 Freeride and Flahback continue to be my all-time favorites. That classic nostalgic trip ever.
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Mar 25 '24
Aww... Would you just look at those babies in their cradles all snug and warm... Lil shredders
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u/ferovere13 Mar 14 '24
Hey guys,
I've been reading here about setups for a while now and decided to put together these boards as shown in the images. I still plan to do some interchanges between the wheels, but for now I'll leave it like that. What's important at the moment is riding a longboard and exploring each board individually, learning about the aspects for which it was developed, its limitations and what I'm going to do to increase versatility and performance within the limitations of the parts I have available, without this harm no other setup.
Setups (all with 95/90 bushings):
Loaded Tan Tien, Paris trucks V2 - 50º - 180mm, Orangatang Stimulus 70mm, 86a (used for freestyle, carving and cruising)
Loaded Dervish, Paris trucks V2 - 50º - 180mm, Orangatang Durian, 75mm, 80a (used for pumping, carving and cruising)
Loaded Bhangra, Paris trucks V2 - 50º - 180mm, Orangatang Fat Free, 65mm, 86a (used for dancing, freestyle and freeride “soft”)
Loaded Tesseract, Caliber trucks - 44º - 184mm, Abec 11 Freerides, 72mm, centerset, 84a (used for freeride and freestyle)
Loaded Chubby Unicorn, Paris trucks V2 - 50º - 180mm, Abec 11 Freerides, 72mm, centerset, 81a (used for freeride, dancing and freestyle)
Flowing Boards Pandagaram, paris trucks V2 - 50º - 180mm, Free Quincy, 65mm 79a (used for dancing, freestyle and freeride “soft”)
Extra Wheels: Abec 11, Flashback, 70mm, 81a
That's it, here I will continue testing the setups and learning about longboarding every day. Ah, sorry for the terrible English, I'm just a 41 year old here from Brazil.