I think I still have an old thrashed out Welinder and Mullen in storage somewhere. That is a lovely board you have there. Can't wait to see new footy with it. If they still have the old habit (mushrooming and seperating) I'd recommend grabbing a set of tailbones for use on each end as it will add probably 1000% to the life of it from the abuse.
Edit: Forgot on the tailbones you'll need to sand them down so they go flush as they have a tendency to always hang a bit over the rounded edges of the deck.
Last edited by replicant; 04-29-2011 at 03:52 AM.
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Last edited by pawnluvguitarist; 04-29-2011 at 07:03 AM.
im going to be keeping my trucks and wheels on my old set up:
just ordered some trucks and wheels, went with the lowest/lightest Indys and some soft 52 mm filmer wheels
http://www.a51.ca/skateshop/shop/pro...ies-black-129/
http://www.a51.ca/skateshop/shop/pro...ared-evans-52/
Last edited by pawnluvguitarist; 04-29-2011 at 10:30 AM.
I just scored a set of Aces for my newest setup, and I LOVE the things. I was on the east coast, at a skatepark a buddy runs, and one of the local pro's and some Ishod Wier guy (HELL of a nice guy, and yeah, I know he's one of the best am's out) got into a convo about 'em. Local guy said they're based on the 80's era Indy design. I love 'em. They're stable enough that I ride 'em looser than the indy's I came off of.
was it this one? http://www.a51.ca/skateshop/shop/pro...trucks-00-raw/
was one of my choices, says its recommended for 6.5" and under board widths while most of them that i looked at had a range more in the 7-8" range.
Mine are gold, but yeah, that's them.
Generally, for the last... Shit, 20 years I've only been able to fall in love with Indy's. All I've ridden since... Hell, the last new trucks before I tried the Ace's were Fury's when they came out, but I switched out of those pretty damn quick. The Ace's replaced some 7 year old Indy's I was totally married to, and I'm VERY pleased with them. Like I said, the old design. Makes them feel very, very familiar. I'd figure with all that kick-ass freestyling you do the extra stability would help. I'm an old pool/bowl/transition junkie, and they let me loosen up to the point that I'm finding new lines at the park I've been riding on and off for over 10 years. I love 'em.