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Trippinhighman
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I need a skate tool but I think new bearings are in order for sure.
Not much of a "casual cruiser", usually kicking really hard to go as fast as possible so perhaps good bearings are the trick.
Would you say bearing>wheels as far as that goes?
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volcomstoner
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Yeah good bearings IMO are very important as long as your content for now with the setup you have. I'll also really help you get that extra speed to kick out those power slides.
Wheels should be fine if your happy with them now, for power sliding you want some harder wheels instead of the really soft ones that most cruisers have. You want some 83a-86a for the hardness, the harder the wheels the easier it is to slide. I would highly suggest http://www.orangatangwheels.com/ for the best wheels you can get. But I probably wouldn't go spending all my money on too top of the line shit until you start getting really serious about it. Just find something similar to the wheels on that site and get some practice in and figure out what riding style you want to commit to.
Honestly if your gonna get serious about it your gonna want a whole new setup but for now some minor changes will be fine and much cheaper. Trucks, ok so for trucks I really like something nice and wide and will keep you low to the ground. Really helps for bustin out those power slides and gives you a bit more control.
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Trippinhighman
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Those wheels cost about as much as the board 
I just got it yesterday but it's crazy fun. If it remains to be as amazing in a few weeks as it is right now then I think better bearings and wheels are in order.
Trucks seem pretty comfy at the moment.
Quite impressed with the wealth of info you shroomerites have concerning this area. That's why I love this place
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volcomstoner
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Yeah man it's not cheap to have a real top of the line setup but you don't have to worry about that yet. Right now definitely should get some better bearings, and find some cheap hard wheels that are around 70mm You'll be having a blast power sliding like a beast.
I'm working on my setup tryin to get a board that can handle this kind of shit
Sadly it's gonna have to wait until next summer when I'm not so tight on cash but goddamn I can't wait. These videos always get me so pumped to ride.
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Trippinhighman
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I'm already starting to wear out the wheels.
I've been working on kickflips too. Happy to say that the board is still holding up!! Funny how this never would've happened had my bike not been stolen.
Something about silver linings or some shit right??
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Those penny boards look like the first skateboard I bought at target 40 years ago.
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Trippinhighman
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Re: Penny Skateboards [Re: AWS]
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Well you would be mistaken my friend.
I thought it would be kinda lame at first but this skateboard is good for my soul. Not sure how else to describe it. I have bonded with it in a way that goes deeper than just riding. It is an extension of myself. Similar to how I view my musical instruments.
I woke up yesterday with a sore knee, not sure how that happened but it still hurts to cruise around. Kinda bummed but im about to hit it up out there on my way to class.
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My brother was actually talking about getting one (he longboards). I think they look like pretty cool little commuter boards.
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