I ordered the pink X4's sprinkled with cocaine

urbanjump wrote:

Ytrucks drug conspiracy FTW

YES

Would anyone trades old rare techdecks for legit fingerboard stuff?

^yes . Me

Cause i got decks with really sick graffics, they're not in package, but in pretty good condition, decks that you proble wont find again.



EDIT: https://m.facebook.com/?_rdr#!/FingerboardTV/photos/a.414592176525.195088.298065531525/10151879586841526/?type=1&source=48

anyone know what kind of decks this is???!!

32mm Trucks that arent 60 bucks? Also some cheap wheels. Im putting toghether my first real set up and need some advice. I was looking at chemistry trucks but they look kinda like shaped td longboard trucks. ANy advice would help a bunch.

Y trucks are 55 but td longboard trucks are a great alternative. Or also, those new fingerplant 32mm trucks. As for wheels, if say get grands, winklers, oaks, or flatface wheels.. But if you're going cheap, some CNC china wheels would be good.

or you can always look to buy some wheels used. chances are they will be in good condition bc wheels last a longgg time. itll be cheaper too

I can confirm that Chemistry trucks are indeed shaped TD long board trucks, but there is nothing wrong with that. Other than a few somewhat obscure brands like fingerplant and planktoon, they are your best bet for decent, well-priced 32mm trucks.

$20 really is the best deal your going to get, so unless you are willing to try an unknown factor (such as planktoon), or spring for Y's or BRT's, I would completely recommend them

Also, you get the longboard they came from with the trucks, which I wasn't expecting and is pretty cool

is chemistry still fully active? Like can I order them from here? And do they work with oaks?
http://www.chemistryfingerboards.com/products1.html

yeah parrish hes still active.

parrish wrote:

is chemistry still fully active? Like can I order them from here? And do they work with oaks?
http://www.chemistryfingerboards.com/products1.html

As mentioned earlier, they are just modded longboard trucks.. I'd personally just get them from a Tech Deck..

Mikkel S wrote:

parrish wrote:

is chemistry still fully active? Like can I order them from here? And do they work with oaks?
http://www.chemistryfingerboards.com/products1.html

As mentioned earlier, they are just modded longboard trucks.. I'd personally just get them from a Tech Deck..

thats what i was going to say

WHere would i get used wheels? Because that sounds like the best option

Yeah, getting your own TD longboard and shaping then is definitely a good option, but for me it didn't work out much cheaper, and then I've seen Chemistry trucks and liked the shaping job on them so it was worth the money.

I personally struggled to get hold of the RIGHT TD longboard trucks (all the ones I could find had these weird drop-through kingpins), and once you include shipping fees and the time to shape them, $20 bucks just didn't seem a huge ask (esp. compared to 'pro' trucks, which I don't think I buy into, tbh).

Not sure about Oaks, but Y's definitely fit them, if that helps any. Check Xi's 'what the truck thread, I bet that'd tell you for sure.

My oaks make a scratchy noise when I ride all of the sudden. I can feel that the ride is a little bit more rough and I know exactly what wheel it is, anything I can do? Is one of the bearings busted?   

They go through a period of that.you have to keep using em for a while for them to be smoother than before.

kingsalami wrote:

My oaks make a scratchy noise when I ride all of the sudden. I can feel that the ride is a little bit more rough and I know exactly what wheel it is, anything I can do? Is one of the bearings busted?   

Spray some wd40 in them with the end piece the can comes with, or some bearing oil, loosens up whatever crap is in the bearings if there is anything. Either one will do the trick, spin them on your truck with your finger and then wipe it off and blow into the bearing to get everything out. Should work

I got techdeck longboard trucks but the kingpin is protruding from the baseplate? Did i get the wrong ones   

fifthdimension wrote:

I got techdeck longboard trucks but the kingpin is protruding from the baseplate? Did i get the wrong ones   

did you get the kind that look like this?



if so, yes.

Jared is correct, the ones in his pic are reverse kingpin trucks (rkp). Most commonly used for downhill longboarding they will not work correctly on a skateboard, skateboards use traditional kingpin trucks (tkp) and those are the ones you should be looking for. Pic of tkp td longboard trucks (the correct ones)

Yeah i got the conventional kingpin ones identical board to the picture.
Its on the underside of the baseplate and its the end of the kingpin sticking out so the don't sit flat.

could you try an file it flat with a metal file?

they turn differently than regular trucks too, so filing them would be no good. I also bought a pair by accident, which was very irritating.

He said he got the right pair, the kingpin was just sticking out at the bottom.  You can get rid of it with a file or buy dump trucks and use those baseplates if you're too incompetent to use a file.  Or you can drill kingpin holes in your deck.