# 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:** 132
**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:** [June 29, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2722 "2024-06-29T00:00:38Z")
Those wheels look massive due to their slimness. I feel like I’m looking at some kind of Alien era Danny Way vert board. ---
**Author:** ![Garlicnaan](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/garlicnaan/32/150_2.png) [@Garlicnaan](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Garlicnaan)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 5:36am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2723 "2024-06-29T05:36:35Z")
Must be the Pendleton graphic 👌🏼. Not sure why the wheels look so disproportionately big, they’re really not. ---
**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:** [June 29, 2024, 7:17am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2724 "2024-06-29T07:17:01Z")
Love pendleton graphics, I got one of these autopsy boards kicking around somewhere ![image](https://uksf-media.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/d/6/d6dd103ca814ef23dca8859200a444df9f743c68.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:** [June 29, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2725 "2024-06-29T15:02:44Z")
Not that I ever intend to see the underside of my board ever again but what is this shit > **[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/flip_strips?igsh=a3VtNGtuMmk2NWg3)** > > Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. ---
**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:** [June 29, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2726 "2024-06-29T15:57:52Z")
Nailed it in one…shit. ---
**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:** [June 29, 2024, 11:56pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2727 "2024-06-29T23:56:04Z")
If you can’t figure out how to DIY those, then you’re the kind of person who wants them and will pay for them. ---
**Author:** ![KeithBeef](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/keithbeef/32/31559_2.png) [@KeithBeef](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/KeithBeef)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2728 "2024-07-01T18:38:50Z")
> **[Log into Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1515112992415303/)** > > Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. A random search on marketplace unearthed this treasure. Edit. Not sure what’s going on with that link buts it’s an old Flip Penny deck with tiny thin ventures and spitfires. ---
**Author:** ![nazoreth](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/nazoreth/32/2310_2.png) [@nazoreth](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nazoreth)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2729 "2024-07-01T19:01:28Z")
Anyone know when them inverted kingpin thunders are hitting the UK? ---
**Author:** ![Sleipnir](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Sleipnir](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Sleipnir)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2730 "2024-07-01T19:11:39Z")
My experience with the new generation of inverted kingpin trucks is the kingpin works loose. I’ve just swapped back from my inverted kingpin Slappies to my older regular ones. After about 3 weeks of using them every day I found I had to tighten the front truck half a turn after about half an hour riding. Maybe I got a rogue set ---
**Author:** ![Blanco](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@Blanco](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Blanco)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2731 "2024-07-01T21:32:00Z")
Yep same. I am currently on a set of Grindking disruptors, and have had to start taking an allen key out with me every time I skate. Twice I have had the kingpin get so loose the hanger has popped out of the pivot cup. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 4:32am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2732 "2024-07-02T04:32:37Z")
Inverted kingpins appeal to me, but I also own an angle grinder… A bit of effort and you can improve kingpin clearance a lot. ![946851B5-656E-4FA1-B6DA-1FD2E4A54163_1_105_c](https://uksf-media.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/8/a/8a10cc8b5b5f20307469bbc19583412648c43339.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:** [July 2, 2024, 6:02am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2733 "2024-07-02T06:02:43Z")
It would be good if you could somehow see how many threads in/out your kingpin is without having to take off the truck ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 6:03am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2734 "2024-07-02T06:03:43Z")
> [@nav](#): > > ![946851B5-656E-4FA1-B6DA-1FD2E4A54163_1_105_c](https://uksf-media.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/8/a/8a10cc8b5b5f20307469bbc19583412648c43339.jpeg) > > 946851B5-656E-4FA1-B6DA-1FD2E4A54163\_1\_105\_c886×886 278 KB I don’t understand what you’ve done here @nav (aside from switching out top bushing cup for Hardcore flat) ---
**Author:** ![h\_palmer627](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/h_palmer627/32/20079_2.png) [@h\_palmer627](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/h_palmer627)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 6:22am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2735 "2024-07-02T06:22:43Z")
Because he’s removed the top washer for the hardcore bushing it’s moved the nut down to give the same feel of looseness leaving more thread exposed, then he’s cut down the extra thread ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 6:23am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2736 "2024-07-02T06:23:51Z")
Aaaaah, he’d finished off the top of that kingpin so nicely I didn’t even realise he’d cut it down ---
**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:** [July 2, 2024, 7:08am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2737 "2024-07-02T07:08:56Z")
I also shaved the top plastic on the bushing. I’ve since changed to bones bushing top and bottom instead of the Ace barrel and dropped the bottom washer, so could cut away more if needed. ---
**Author:** ![cleam.clackers](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/cleam.clackers/32/252_2.png) [@cleam.clackers](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/cleam.clackers)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2738 "2024-07-02T17:22:34Z")
Erm. What is the problem with kingpins? ---
**Author:** ![franc](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/franc/32/1752_2.png) [@franc](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/franc)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2739 "2024-07-02T19:11:20Z")
> [@cleam.clackers](#): > > Erm. What is the problem with kingpins? I don’t really get it either. It never bothered me for Smith grinds and I almost feel like it helps locking into feeble grinds. 🤷🏽‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![franc](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/franc/32/1752_2.png) [@franc](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/franc)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2740 "2024-07-02T19:51:49Z")
> [@franc](#): > > Got 4 setups at the moment. > > ![](https://uksf-media.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/1X/42a5ac5a566dfba0998a337d401f66da04bd7499.jpeg) > > ![](https://uksf-media.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/1X/a6de769af562db0a13974282ddf0598cc5d543b1.jpeg) > > Trick board - 7.875, 139s, 52s > Square board - 8.125, 144s, 53s > 90s shape board - 8, 139s, 52s > Boozer cruiser - 7.875, 139s, 52s > > All Magenta because I help a mate who’s their local distributor and I get free boards in return. Can’t go wrong with Generator wood, and their shapes are always good. > > Spitfire Classics Formula Four. Those conical shapes that are very trendy right now look heavy and not very functional to me. > > I skate all my boards with risers as I’m a big guy. I don’t care about bearings, I just want them to work. SKFs and the cheap ones usually do the job. Jessup and nothing else. > > I only use the cruiser to go food shopping but pretty much skate all the other boards every week. They are different but I like how skating different boards makes me skate differently. For some reason the shaped boards seem more like toys to me and when I go for a skate on any of them I put less pressure on my shoulders and have mad fun. Maybe it’s just in my head. Thought it’d be fun to see how things have evolved as I got older. June 2019 versus July 2024. ![Photo 02.07.24 21 19 03](https://uksf-media.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/5/f/5f6591c2a3de1fc5729eb264426b0a0b5df044ac.jpeg) ![Photo 02.07.24 21 17 43](https://uksf-media.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/a/d/adbd137f4ddb1d6b85fb7e6e0f05b5215d36f565.jpeg) **Magenta Soy Panday, 8.125, 14.25 wheelbase, 144 Hollows, Spitfire Formula Four Classic 52 99A** _I skated loads of popsicles like this for a couple years then last summer I got a 8.375 popsicle BA because it was really cheap and I had never had a BA board. Started skating 8.375 popsicles after that. Haven’t touched this one since filming pressure flips for a TOTM last summer. Kinda thinking about setting up a fresh 8.125 to see how it feels again. Hhmmm…_ **Magenta Ben Gore, 8.375, 14.25 wheelbase, 149 Standards, Spitfire Formula Four Classic 52 99A** _Been skating this shape (same as the two BAs I got (ended getting two, yes)) a lot since last summer. Feels very comfy at that new skatepark where I don’t flip my board much._ **Real Tommy Guerrero 8.5, 14.12 wheelbase, 149 Hollows, Spitfire Formula Four Classic 52 99A** _Skated this shaped one a lot last winter, and another one the winter before that too. Favourite board in years. It’s perfect. I wish Deluxe made it again. The shorter wheelbase makes 360 flips easier (compared to the 8.375 popsicles with a longer wheelbase) even if it’s an 8.5. Ledge bluntslide marks, I’m so cool._ **Real Tommy Guerrero 8.5, 14.12 wheelbase, 149 Hollows, Haze filmer wheels 54 85A** _The first TG I had, it’s old now but perfect for a crusty spots setup._ **Magenta 7.875, 14 wheelbase, 139 Standards, Spitfire Formula Four Classic 52 99A** _I sometimes skate this one as a regular board, doing tailslides and shit on it. Perfect for breaking in new shoes or just fucking around. It’s old but I can’t get rid of it because of the Coliseum sticker, hahaha. I love it._ ---
**Author:** ![nazoreth](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/nazoreth/32/2310_2.png) [@nazoreth](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nazoreth)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/2741 "2024-07-02T19:57:37Z")
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