# Equipment Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Equipment and Reviews\ **Created:** [April 3, 2019, 8:01am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295 "2019-04-03T08:01:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 125
**Author:** ![Scurbrampwoody](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/scurbrampwoody/32/16083_2.png) [@Scurbrampwoody](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Scurbrampwoody)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2582 "2024-04-30T16:11:50Z")
If Chico can’t nollie heel a 2X4 then it’s clear the sky is falling. ---
**Author:** ![Sleipnir](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Sleipnir](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Sleipnir)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2583 "2024-04-30T19:36:36Z")
So I just ordered a set of the new Slappy Lights for no good reason other than I fancy having gold baseplates. I’ve already got Slappy Hollows in regular silver. But fuck it. ![IMG_2477](https://uksf-media.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/0/4/04d0fc91596e72a22a0e2959d2aaec24b5fb73b1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Sleipnir](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Sleipnir](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Sleipnir)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2584 "2024-04-30T19:53:38Z")
The inverted kingpins will be great for grind clearance but not so good for seeing by eye how tight your trucks are without flipping them over and looking underneath. But I like em loose so I’ll be leaving them at factory settings. ---
**Author:** ![nav](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/nav/32/30170_2.png) [@nav](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nav)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 10:18pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2585 "2024-04-30T22:18:40Z")
I tend to stand on my board to see how loose or tight my trucks are ---
**Author:** ![Sleipnir](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Sleipnir](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Sleipnir)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2586 "2024-04-30T22:34:11Z")
I was waiting for that. And yes, you’re absolutely right. But the first time I set up new trucks or change bushings I often check that they’re both adjusted identically by looking at the nut - generally I line it up with the top of the kingpin. Maybe it’s just me but I like to know. ---
**Author:** ![hugo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/hugo/32/789_2.png) [@hugo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/hugo)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 5:55am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2587 "2024-05-01T05:55:52Z")
Front always looser than the back ---
**Author:** ![Sleipnir](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Sleipnir](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Sleipnir)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 6:47am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2588 "2024-05-01T06:47:59Z")
> [@hugo](#): > > Front always looser than the back So here’s the thing - with an inverted kingpin you won’t be able to see if you’ve loosened it out of the nylon locking ring at the top of the nut, which maybe means it might be able to work loose when you’re riding. Or maybe I’m overthinking it. ---
**Author:** ![tbk11](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/tbk11/32/33_2.png) [@tbk11](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/tbk11)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 7:34am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2589 "2024-05-01T07:34:45Z")
Makes you pop higher apparently according to whatever mag I read that in 20 years ago which I’ve followed religiously ever since ---
**Author:** ![notactuallyhere](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/notactuallyhere/32/26258_2.png) [@notactuallyhere](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/notactuallyhere)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 8:56am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2590 "2024-05-01T08:56:54Z")
When I bought my setup on hols it was really loose so had to go tighter than I thought but when I used it for the first time here it was sooo stiff. Climate had a massive effect. ---
**Author:** ![Mike](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/mike/32/15747_2.png) [@Mike](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mike)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 9:24am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2591 "2024-05-01T09:24:10Z")
Truck nerding! My daughter has Venture Low V-Hollow and has minimal nylon of the nut on the kingpin so she can turn. Waiting the loose kits to reappear, which doesn’t seem to be happening… I have Indy 139 ti and use the orange 90a replacements. Can’t handle the stock (88a iirc). For them you need balance haha. Anyhows a bit of thread showing on the rear and flush at the front, gives a bit more pop stability. Been like that for about 4 years and if I make any changes I hate it - I tried the blues (92a) recently, broke them in and wasnt feeling them. ---
**Author:** ![Sleipnir](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Sleipnir](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Sleipnir)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2592 "2024-05-01T10:37:21Z")
> [@Mike](#): > > I have Indy 139 ti and use the orange 90a replacements. Can’t handle the stock (88a iirc). For them you need balance haha. I know what you’re saying. I rode tight trucks for years - Indys with Bones Hard busihings. When I started riding a smaller, tighter bowl I thought I’d give looser trucks a go. I got a set of Ace and hated them - they felt so wobbly and unstable. I went back to my old trucks, but a few months later I thought I’d give them another go. After about a fortnight I realised I was enjoying the extra control and it was making my balance much better. I’m a convert to loose trucks now. Standard bushings on Ace and Slappy are 86 for the big bushing and a bit harder for the top one ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/mark/32/11_2.png) [@Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 12:30pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2593 "2024-05-01T12:30:45Z")
I messaged Bones about 2 sets of Hardcore Soft blowouts and apparently they are sending me replacements. ---
**Author:** ![jon9981](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/jon9981/32/5452_2.png) [@jon9981](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/jon9981)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2594 "2024-05-01T16:35:08Z")
I want to say kingpin. Same with having your bolts really tight. I have never even considered that people judge how tight their trucks are by looking at them. ---
**Author:** ![Sleipnir](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Sleipnir](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Sleipnir)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2595 "2024-05-01T17:30:23Z")
> [@jon9981](#): > > I have never even considered that people judge how tight their trucks are by looking at them. It’s more about loose than tight. It was never an issue for me until I started riding loose trucks. If you want them as loose as they go, you take the nut to the end of the kingpin - but if you take them too far you can go beyond the nylon locking ring and the nut can come off when you’re riding. So for loose trucks, doing it by eye helps, ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/mark/32/11_2.png) [@Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 6:51pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2596 "2024-05-01T18:51:51Z")
I do this as well. Softest rubbers I can get with kingpin nut flush with top of kingpin ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/mark/32/11_2.png) [@Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2597 "2024-05-02T13:17:31Z")
Absolutely beautiful skate luggage. I have an old Nike SB board bag I’m looking to replace but I have zero cash atm > **[Db Skate Duffel 65L Blackout](https://www.slamcity.com/en-de/products/db-skate-duffel-65l-blackout)** > > Db Skate Duffel 65L Blackout. Buy from Slam City Skates, London’s oldest skateboard shop. ---
**Author:** ![Sleipnir](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Sleipnir](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Sleipnir)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2598 "2024-05-02T13:24:29Z")
I like that. I’ve got an old Decent Hardware bag ![IMG_2483](https://uksf-media.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/c/0/c0111a39b222ee795b8a448707b85378fbfe3bf4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![nav](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/nav/32/30170_2.png) [@nav](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nav)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2599 "2024-05-02T13:55:06Z")
oooh, that’s nice. I have a couple of these bags for lugging skate stuff around. They work pretty well. All skate bags get pretty scruffy quick though. [https://vowskate.com/products/vow-x-theeve-trucks-all-you-need-duffle-bag](https://vowskate.com/products/vow-x-theeve-trucks-all-you-need-duffle-bag) ---
**Author:** ![Hadenough](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/hadenough/32/32982_2.png) [@Hadenough](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Hadenough)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2600 "2024-05-02T14:05:34Z")
“Spilt Duffel design” ![duffel-slam](https://uksf-media.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/9/8/98cefefafa6b505f1dae626ae435c8485d858f61.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/mark/32/11_2.png) [@Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2601 "2024-05-02T14:07:51Z")
This is the Nike bag, it’s great, about 12 years old maybe now ![1000075241](https://uksf-media.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/8/b/8b3f8494c8e6d855d8f5b39a1f43216ec627918e.jpeg) Ah just found it, Nike SB ‘Shuttle’ backpack [Previous page](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295.md?page=124) [Next page](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295.md?page=126)