The Happiest Place on Earth

Well, in Pennsylvania at least…

Rat Bones

These showed up today.  Right after I got home form the skatepark.  I had these Bones 100s on my park board and it felt terrible after riding big soft wheels for so long.  Im giving these Powell Peralta Rat Bones reissues a try to see if I can find a happy medium.  They are 60mm and 90a.  The board has Indy Stage 11s on it.  They say you can use 56mm wheels with no risers so I may be pushing it, but I am going to try with no riser for a time or two and see if I can get away with it.  Pushing around the kitchen they feel great with fresh Reds in them, I can't wait to get them out to the park Monday or Tuesday and see how they feel out there.

Pennsylvania

I'm in Pennsylvania for a while.  There is a park about 10 minutes from where I am staying so I put together a park board to roll around on.  That was silly, I have been there 5 or 6 times so far and I spend about 10 minutes on the popsicle stick and then head to the car for whatever plastic board I took with me as a back up.

Bantam

Fucking Leaves.  I couldn't find the broom this day.

Nickel

Riprider

My inside skateboard.

This is ridiculous, but you know.  Sometimes you need to skate over to the fridge for another beer or skate to that bathroom in the middle of the night.  Here is my new set up for that.

Cadillac Wheels that I have had forever, mostly because my floor is smooth and these are too small for me to ride a lot outside.  Also the slowest, cheapest, genericest bearings I had.  Mostly because I dont want to go to fast.  Its a tight turn between the bedroom and bathroom through the kitchen and the slowness will help me not crash into the refrigerator when half asleep.

GFH little trucks.  These things are adorable.

GLOBE!

Globe Traction pads on the top.  It took 2 to cover the whole thing.  Makes my feet less grumpy if I happen to be barefoot.

Flexdex Retrodex deck.  nice and short, but wide enough that there is no foot bite with the narrow wheels and trucks.

Silly or not, I now have a dedicated inside the house skateboard.  Awesome.

Mini Zombie Hawgs vs 4Presidents

I have had these 2 sets of wheels for a week or two now and I am surprised by which I like better.  I am not really used to wheels over 60-65mm so both of these seemed pretty different at first.  The only other set of 70mm wheels of mine that get ridden regularly are the 70mm Zig Zags on a Flexdex v30 that Nicole likes.  I thought I would like the 4Presidents because they are a lot more similar to the Zig Zags and most of the smaller wheels I ride.  The Mini Zombie Hawgs are really different.  They have a much narrower contact patch and feel harder with half the wheel being the core.  But I like them.  They are a really fun wheel for cruising around the neighborhood and the occasional slide.  But not to take anything form the Orangatangs.  They are a fun wheel too, and Nicole likes them better.  So I guess that worked out well, we each have a new set of wheels to ride.

The Orangatang 4Presidents are on a Nickel with Indy 109s and Bones Reds.  The Mini Zombie Hawgs are on a Flexdex Retrodex with Surf Rodz Indeesz and Reds.  See the 2 previous posts for more info.

Mini Zombie Hawgs - More 70mm Wheels!?!

Mini Zombie Hawgs by Landyachtz

Shortly after buying a set of 70mm Orangatang 4 Presidents because I found them on sale, I saw this set of 70mm 82a Mini Zombie Hawgs on sale.  I don't usually ride wheels this big, but since I had just picked us the Orangatangs, I got these too just to compare. 

I put together a weird set up with them and have taken it for a ride the last 2 days in between rains.  I thought the yellow wheels would look cool with the blue Flexdex Retrodex that I got a while ago and hadn't done anything with yet.  I stole some Indeesz 100mm from another board, mostly because that board also had some 1/4" risers I wanted to use.  I put some new Bones Reds in and that is the setup currently.  

Just like the Orangatangs, these things feel huge, maybe a little more so because they are on a shorter board.  My initial impression was that they feel a little harder than the 82a they are because of the big core.  After only a few rides on each, I am not sure which of these 70mm sets I like better.  I will post a comparison and maybe Nicole's thoughts on them after we get a few more days of cruising around on 

them in.  

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70mm wheels on a Penny Nickel

Holy Cow, these wheels are big and bright.  I finally got around to mounting the 70mm Orangatang 4Presidents that I got last week.  I put them on a Nickel with Independent 109s.  I didn't use any risers, expecting that I would add them later, but so far I don't think I am going to.  I took it out for a little while at night and then some more the next day.  There was a little footbite here and there, but nothing too bad.

I had 60mm wheels on the Nickel before, so this is a decent jump in size.  The differences mild but noticeable.  Seems a little taller, but because the 4presidents are pretty wide it doesn't feel tippy at all.  Also, it seems to carry speed a little better.  That probably has some to do with the size, but also that they are a little harder than the wheels they replaced.  That makes them a little louder but my roads are pretty smooth so not too much.  

I don't think wheels this big are going to become my standard, mostly because the roads and sidewalks around here are pretty nice.  That said, I would absolutely go to 70mm wheels on a Nickel if you have a problem with rough streets, although I would probably get them a little softer than these.  

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Orangatang 4President

I just got some Orangatang 4Presidents in the mail.  I usually don't buy wheels this big, but a few things made me want them.  First, Nicole has been riding the Flexdex set up with 70mm wheels almost every time we go out and she says the wheels are one of the things she likes most about it.  So I want another set up with 70mm wheels for me to play with.  Next they were a good deal.  I can't pass up good deals on skate parts weather I need them or not.  Lastly, I really like the Orangatang Nipples bushings, but have never tried their wheels so it was about time.

They came out of the box and two thoughts came to me.  Holy cow these are big and holy cow these are yellow.  I'm not sure what I am going to put these on yet.  I am leaning towards my Nickel.  It has Indy 109's on it right now, and that might be a fun set up to cruise around on.  It has 60mm Penny wheels on it now and I am curious to see how much more speed it will hold with these much bigger wheels on it.
The other thought I had was to put it on a Flexdex Retrodex since I have an extra one around, but that might look way too monster truck like.

Link to the thread on PlasticSkateboarding.com/forum if you have any comments or suggestions

Decisions, decisions decisions...

Bennett Trucks

I was switching some trucks around the other day and I realized how much I like these cut down Bennett trucks.  I wanted them on like 3 different boards.  I just got some new wheels, a little taller than what I usually ride and the Bennetts are perfect for them.

Bennetts on a Penny.

Mags kick ass.

New Skyway mags for my Torker from Planet BMX.

http://www.coloredtuffs.com

They are really cool guys.  If you are into old school BMX, check them out. 

This is not plastic skateboarding related, but it is plastic and I think it looks awesome.

A few more white part and this thing is going to look perfect.

Stereo Vinyl Cruiser 8-Bit

Its pretty fun, but the wheels feel like they have 16 flatspots?!?

Penny Tech Deck

Here is my newest plastic skateboard.  It's a little less impressive than most of my skateboards, but it is still fun.

With stickers!

And cones.  I think I either lost these or threw them away.  

The Penny TechDeck

Compared to a regular newschool tech deck.  A little smaller, just like a real Penny and new school deck.  No griptape, but it kind of needs some.  Its nice that the wheels are softer than the hard plastic on the regular techdeck.  Like a real Penny skateboard, they are grippier.  The coolest difference is that the Penny has rubber bushings instead of the hard plastic.  It can actually turn by leaning it much more like real bushings.