Skating 149s is not wise

[Tracer]

Skated 149 for years and years, under the false assumption that they handle better, more truck to grind on right? WRONG with 139 you can aim grinds directly at your bolts and adjust, you don't have to do the whole Riley hawk bender grinds hanging off a cliff.

Who has put out a good street part recently on 149? Ryan Decenzo? That guy is insane but looks hella weird on that tank of a board

Everyone in the setup thread rocks 149 with the trucks bigger than the board, lose that shit and see how much better you get.

[fangen]

Your pops shoulda wore a rubber.

[Loyal Pawn]

I skate a 8.5 deck with 149mm indy's.I can't imagine riding a set of trucks that aren't meant for your size deck.Tried the whole 139mm/8.5 thing.Threw me off.The turning radius is off.

[dillanharp]

Wait, people actually ride 8.5 boards? We're talking. about vert guys right?

[Xen]

I'm a big proponent of matching truck width to deck width whenever possible.

What I want is a low, light 8.25" truck.

[obZen]

Been skating 139's on 8.25-ish for a while. Still would prefer an 8.25 truck.

[Sold Out]

Skated both and much preferred the wider trucks. Most dudes you see skate ride super wide trucks now, don't understand the only Decenzo and Hawk comment. Last time I saw Tancowny skating he had 159's on and they were massive, almost wider than his board.

[Willie]

I will say, one of the things I disliked about my aborted switch to 149s was having too much truck real estate on frontside grinds.

I mean, it was probably better on a locked-in smith or 5-0 - but a lot of the time I do a semi-standup frontside grind (body around 45degrees from coping) and I hated the the way 149s felt on those. There is some truth to the "aim your bolts for the coping" comment.



It's still a dumb thread because plenty of people skate 149s fine but I personally agree with the observation.

[Wizard Fight]

Your pops shoulda wore a rubber.

[Xen]

Skated both and much preferred the wider trucks. Most dudes you see skate ride super wide trucks now, don't understand the only Decenzo and Hawk comment. Last time I saw Tancowny skating he had 159's on and they were massive, almost wider than his board.

Most people don't think beyond 'my favorite skater' skates 'x'.

Kids are flinging their shit off massive gapes/sets, etc., so it doesn't matter what size you ride as you've time to flip and land you know? Look at the recent BATB, The Boss wasn't rocking the 8.5" with 139s, he was in freestyle mode

[N.L.]

Best thing I did for my skateboarding was to step up to 149s. I even flirt with 159s/ !51s from time to time. Granted I'm old, of a gentlemanly stature and mainly skate tranny but even when I mess around on the street it just feels right. Keep em loose.

[Tracer]

I got f/s feeble and f/s flips back almost instantly after downsizing to a normal size board (8.2 x 139) Proof is in the pudding, imagine trying nollie flip crooks on an 8.5 with 149? F that

[BMCsteve]

Just a handful of people that skate 149's - Haslam, Worrest, Appleyard, Nyjah, Jeremy Leabres, Blake Carpenter, Madars, and dozens more.

Different strokes for different folks

[dillanharp]

If it were socially acceptable I'd skate 7.5s and venture 5s.

[Xen]

http://skateboarding.transworld.net/videos/ride-presented-active-dee-ostrander/

[BMCsteve]

One thing that should be mentioned is that when you run 149's on an 8.25 deck, the outside of your wheel (depending on your wheel shape) actually aligns with the edge of your board.  That's what create's the turning radius not the actual axle length

[Loyal Pawn]

Wait, people actually ride 8.5 boards? We're talking. about vert guys right?

I'm 6'3 with a size 13 foot...everything under 8.5 feels like a twig.

[the snake]

my new set up is a 8.25 with 139s with 4 or 5 washers on the inside of each wheels, didn't try it yet but it looks fine

[Wizard Fight]

I got f/s feeble and f/s flips back almost instantly after downsizing to a normal size board (8.2 x 139) Proof is in the pudding, imagine trying nollie flip crooks on an 8.5 with 149? F that

You can't frontside flip and the only front feeble you got is a frontside axle stall on a mini ramp where your front truck accidentally missed the coping. Booyah!.

That being said: T-Racer, I know you're just a shaggy-haired, tobacco-chewing Ontario teenager and there's no reason why I need to argue with you on the internet, but I can't help but feel like I have to be contrary to everything you write. You say such dumb and amazing things, you inspire me. Stay gold.

[Xen]

You can't frontside flip and the only front feeble you got is a frontside axle stall on a mini ramp where your front truck accidentally missed the coping. Booyah!.

I actually got a sweet f/s smith grind (with a popshove out) yesterday because my front truck missed the ledge (it was curved)

[BMCsteve]

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You can't frontside flip and the only front feeble you got is a frontside axle stall on a mini ramp where your front truck accidentally missed the coping. Booyah!.

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I actually got a sweet f/s smith grind (with a popshove out) yesterday because my front truck missed the ledge (it was curved)

98% of feeble grinds that I've ever done is because I over shot my front truck on a 50/50 haha

[Paco Supreme]

my new set up is a 8.25 with 139s with 4 or 5 washers on the inside of each wheels, didn't try it yet but it looks fine

Don't ever change 

[Xen]

4 or 5 washers?!? on each wheels? Impossible. You can get two on thunders/indys with skinny wheels and three easy on ace44s, but 4 or 5, what trucks are you riding?

[Paco Supreme]

4 or 5 washers?!? on each wheels? Impossible. You can get two on thunders/indys with skinny wheels and three easy on ace44s, but 4 or 5, what trucks are you riding?

I've got 3 inside and 1 outer on every wheel, i actually fucked up the other day rotating my wheels and missed one and added it to another wheel so i had 4 inside and 1 outer, took me about a week to notice it as well, but its certainly possible on my Indys

[imgne]

So I've gone from riding 8.8's (dont ask) back to 8.5's & 8.25s (depends on shape/wheelbase as to which size) but I also went from skating Theeve 5.85's to Ace 44's (bit too skinny and were pretty rad except for constantly bending of them) to now riding 149's on 8.25's...

My questions is has anyone tried 159's on 8.25" decks and can give me some sort of insight, I'm loving then new indy hollows, but 149's just don't feel as wide as the 5.85 theeves and i'm not sure if 159's are wider than 5.85?

[BMCsteve]

So I've gone from riding 8.8's (dont ask) back to 8.5's & 8.25s (depends on shape/wheelbase as to which size) but I also went from skating Theeve 5.85's to Ace 44's (bit too skinny and were pretty rad except for constantly bending of them) to now riding 149's on 8.25's...

My questions is has anyone tried 159's on 8.25" decks and can give me some sort of insight, I'm loving then new indy hollows, but 149's just don't feel as wide as the 5.85 theeves and i'm not sure if 159's are wider than 5.85?

This link that Xen posted has Dee Ostrander riding 159's on an 8.25 http://skateboarding.transworld.net/videos/ride-presented-active-dee-ostrander/

FYI - the theeve 5.85's have a 8.54 axle, 149's have an 8.5 axle and 169's have an 8.75 axle

[imgne]

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So I've gone from riding 8.8's (dont ask) back to 8.5's & 8.25s (depends on shape/wheelbase as to which size) but I also went from skating Theeve 5.85's to Ace 44's (bit too skinny and were pretty rad except for constantly bending of them) to now riding 149's on 8.25's...

My questions is has anyone tried 159's on 8.25" decks and can give me some sort of insight, I'm loving then new indy hollows, but 149's just don't feel as wide as the 5.85 theeves and i'm not sure if 159's are wider than 5.85?

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This link that Xen posted has Dee Ostrander riding 159's on an 8.25 http://skateboarding.transworld.net/videos/ride-presented-active-dee-ostrander/

FYI - the theeve 5.85's have a 8.54 axle, 149's have an 8.5 axle and 169's have an 8.75 axle

Thank's for that breakdown steve, legend!

[Xen]

I rode 159s on an 8.5, it was fine, the exact feeling/ration as riding 149s on an 8.25; I only used it for bowl skating.

No idea how people ride frankenstein (or magic carpet) setups; I'd imagine that there would be significant wheel hangover unless you rock slim wheels. I'm looking at you heritage, with your 149s on an 8.125" ;P

[essal]

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Wait, people actually ride 8.5 boards? We're talking. about vert guys right?

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I'm 6'3 with a size 13 foot...everything under 8.5 feels like a twig.

I'm 5'10 with a size 8.5 foot...everything under 8.325 feels like a twig.

why anyone would ride a 8.25+ board with 139 is beyond me.

[dillanharp]

What did you guys do before big boards were in?!