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.

Anyone get a new skateboard for Christmas?

I havent gotten anything new for a while, I need some motivation.  If you got anything go to the forum www.plasticskateboarding.com and post some pics.

Kryptonics Wheels

I just bought 2 sets of Kryptonics Wheels.  I had a few sets, but gave them away some time ago.  We were going to a ride in Tampa so I gave them to a couple of the guys who did not have any soft wheels at the time.  So I have not had any for a while and saw them for a pretty good price and picked them up.  I got a set of 78a 62mm Cruise and a set of 80a 65mm Classics.  I have not used the Cruise yet but I took the Classics out a few times.  They are not bad.  I think it is definitely worth it to spend a few extra dollars and get better wheels though.  They have that too soft feeling like the Stereo wheels do.  I have not tried the Cruise yet, but the Classic are supposed to be the harder of the two wheels so I am not sure they will be any better.

They are OKAY!

discuss at  Plastic Skateboarding Forum: 

http://plasticskateboarding.com/forum/index.php?topic=174.0

discuss at  Plastic Skateboarding Forum: 

http://plasticskateboarding.com/forum/index.php?topic=174.0

Flexdex Retrodex

This is the Flexdex Retrodex.  I ordered one because I like the Flexdex Grenade and thought this was similar enough to a Grenade with a tail so I should try it.  I didn't have a setup in mind so I threw on something to try.  I was going to just swap everything over from a Green Banana Lil' Nanner, because they are similarly sized and I didn't really love that setup on the Green Banana.  The setup was Ace 00 hangers on Independent Stage 9 baseplates, Bones Reds in Sector 9 wheels and Khiro barrels and short inserts, red in the front, yellow in the back.  The Stage 9 baseplates are only grilled for new school, like the Lil' Nanner so switched them with some Independent Downhill baseplates I had been waiting to use on something.  The longer kingpins in the new baseplates let me use a Khiro tall insert in the trucks instead of the short insert.  Put together, I took it for a test ride.  Maybe it is just because I love every skateboard I ride, but it felt really good.  The small wheel base and the taller bushings make it turn ridiculously tight, no wheelbite with 1/8" risers.  The flex is noticeable and fun, but not too much. The grip tape is really course, that might be the only thing I would change.   

Compared it to the Grenade.  It it about the same width, and maybe a half inch longer.  The length of the tail, about 4" comes off of the wheelbase so it feels much quicker to turn than the Grenade.  The difference in flex is very noticeable just stepping on the board.  Riding, the difference didn't feel so much.  The wheelbase and the shortness of the Retrodex pretty much keeps your feet right above the trucks so you don't feel all the flex.

Flexdex Retrodex and Flexdex Grenade

Retrodex and Penny

More when I get some time riding it...

Check out the Flexdex thread on the forum:

http://plasticskateboarding.com/forum/index.php?topic=15.0

Changing trucks on Penny, Nickel, Stereo Vinyl Cruiser, Globe Bantam, Fish Skateboards and others.

Changing trucks on Penny, Nickel, Stereo Vinyl Cruiser, Globe Bantam, Fish Skateboards and others.

These are how these various plastic and fiberglass boards are drilled in my experience.  I am also posting this at the forum,

http://plasticskateboarding.com/forum/index.php?topic=21.0 

If you have any additions or corrections, please comment here or on the forum and I will look into it and make the changes.  Hopefully this list will make decisions on upgrading trucks a little easier.

Hole Patterns on plastic or fiberglass skateboards

Creature Riprider - standard new school

comes with Bullet 105s, will work with any new school drilled truck in that size range

Fish Skateboards - non standard, a little smaller than old school

Mine came as deck only, will work with Penny or Stereo trucks, or with minor drilling any old school truck with about a 6" axle.

Flexdex Classic 29 - standard old school

Mine came as deck only, will work with any old school drilled trucks, size depends on your preference.

Flexdex Grenade - standard old school

Mine came as deck only, will work with any old school drilled trucks, size depends on your preference.

Flexdex Slalom v30 - standard old school

Mine came as deck only, will work with any old school drilled trucks, size depends on your preference.

Globe Bantam - standard new school

Comes with Slant trucks with 4.75" hanger.  Will work with any new school drilled truck in that size range.

Green Banana Eco Cruiser - standard new school

Mine came as deck only, will work with any new school drilled trucks, size depends on your preference.

Green Banana Lil Nanner - standard new school

Mine came as deck only, will work with any new school drilled trucks, size depends on your preference.

Nickel - standard old school

Comes with Penny Nickel 4" hanger trucks will work with any old school drilled trucks in that size range.

Penny - non standard, a little smaller than old school

Comes with Penny 3.125" hanger trucks, will work with with minor drilling any old school truck with about a 6" axle.

Stereo Vinyl Cruiser - non standard, a little smaller than old school

comes with Stereo trucks, will work with Penny or Stereo trucks, or with minor drilling any old school truck with about a 6" axle.

Plastic Skateboard Forum

plasticskateboarding.com/forum

I have been thinking about this for a while and a few commenters have mentioned it so I went ahead and made a little plastic skateboarding forum.

Anyone want to come join?  Its pretty much just me hanging out in there right now and I am having fun by myself, but everyone is welcome.  

And please, invite others who skate, start some threads, post some pics and make suggestions.  I will add whatever boards we need, if we get some people active in there it should be lots of fun.