Original Set Ups

**BlackRider** · 11-05-2009 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by RobEx47

Original Custom 45
S10's, Black Springs
Blue Tunnel Tarantulas
Bones Red

Custom 56' Board
S10's, Red Springs
78a Gumballs
Bones Reds

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That sounds awesome. Can we see a pic of that custom? Any concave, and how wide?

I am seriously considering an Original, or at least the trucks, for a new deck after seeing this thread.

**Barf** · 11-05-2009 11:00 PM

Originally Posted by samhell

Barf, that Shut deck looks like a fun board...
I dig their stuff...

Oh, yeah, it's a sweet ride.. turns around a manhole cover, and that's not a figure of speech- it really will! And you gotta love a company like that.. Rodney Smith: if you know his history, then you know that there's a guy who really loves skateboarding.

So when are we gonna see an 80's style pool board from Galac? Concave is not your enemy.

**samhell** · 11-06-2009 02:01 PM

Oh, yeah, Rodney Smith has created a nice little empire..
I really admire him and everything he's created...
About the concave.......... It's coming...

I plan on doing some cool stuff by the early part of next year.
Concave, camber, kicktails, rocker, and channel noses, like on
some of the old 80's pool decks, liek the Magnusson Hell Channel,
which was my absolte favorite pool deck back in the day..
When i met Tony Magnusson at the G&S 50th, I was talking to
him about his old decks, and told him how much I missed
the Hell Channel, he said he still had the molds and that
they might reissue them oneday in the near future..

**Mynusss** · 11-06-2009 02:17 PM

Barf you have an awesome quiver.

Hey sam any ideas for a board you can make to set up with some Original S8s?

**threefingerflick** · 11-19-2009 10:24 PM

check out my Galac POD.

im pretty sure it wasn't meant to by setup with S8's but what the heck.
its a really fun ride. i just need to get some smaller wheel because im getting some wheel
bite if i make a really deep carve. right now im running otang freerides on it. its a wierd combo. i kno. but its soo much fun.

oh and Mr. Galac, i cannot thank you enough for this board!

**Barf** · 11-20-2009 01:03 AM

Originally Posted by threefingerflick

That thing looks crazy fun! I bet it can carve the transition in a bathtub.

**Mynusss** · 11-20-2009 01:06 AM

Man I'm thinking about getting the Yandall board that is on sale to mess around on my Original trucks.

+1 for the cool set up.

**threefingerflick** · 11-20-2009 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by Barf

That thing looks crazy fun! I bet it can carve the transition in a bathtub.

haha yeah man.

and thanks man

**SheepGoToHeaven** · 11-20-2009 12:29 PM

Thought i'd post this from the mini section.

Decided to go with the otangs on the derringer as i keep hearing stories of locals chunkin avilas.

**Sk8Guy31** · 11-20-2009 12:52 PM

Hi, I was just wondering if anybody here has seen/ordered/ridden the new custom 44? IMO the design looks nicer.

The Custom 44 Longboard by Original Skateboards

**threefingerflick** · 11-20-2009 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by Sk8Guy31

Hi, I was just wondering if anybody here has seen/ordered/ridden the new custom 44? IMO the design looks nicer.

The Custom 44 Longboard by Original Skateboards

i havent seen one in person but i don't like that design dude. i think they should have gone with green in stead of blue.

i never liked the blue derringer either. its just a weird color

but if that board rides anything like my custom 35 i would buy it! lol

**Crowman** · 11-20-2009 02:27 PM

Hey Barf,

I like the big board with the GBomb brackets. I have never seen a GBomb mounted over the board. I have a GBomb Illumtinati and have an interesting problem. I run a 6" Original in front and a Tracker RT-S in back. The problem is the front is lower than the back since Originals are quite short. If I remount the back bracket over the board, it should get rid of the problem.

Have you had any problems with the back bracket being mounted on top of the board?

**dyno21** · 11-20-2009 02:29 PM

I have an older custom 35 with s8's and some sector 9 rf's. i have sanded the whole thing down and cleared it and put a pretty cool custom grip job on it. Ill post pics in a few hours when i can take em.
edit: pics:

**Sk8Guy31** · 11-20-2009 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by threefingerflick

i havent seen one in person but i don't like that design dude. i think they should have gone with green in stead of blue.

i never liked the blue derringer either. its just a weird color

but if that board rides anything like my custom 35 i would buy it! lol

Yeh I ink that the blue is to bright. If it had the same colours as the 34 I think it would be nicer but the new design is even nicer than the old one.

**dyno21** · 11-20-2009 03:48 PM

bump for more originals

**threefingerflick** · 11-20-2009 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by dyno21

I have an older custom 35 with s8's and some sector 9 races. i have sanded the whole thing down and cleared it and put a pretty cool custom grip job on it. Ill post pics in a few hours when i can take em.

dude that is soooo sick! +1 for cool custom 35 power!

**dyno21** · 11-20-2009 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by threefingerflick

dude that is soooo sick! +1 for cool custom 35 power!

Thanks, I really love this board, and since sanding it it removed about half a ply and made it a little more flexy. I am kinda bummed I just cracked a 5 month old cam right after I posted those pics.

**threefingerflick** · 11-21-2009 12:31 AM

Originally Posted by dyno21

Thanks, I really love this board, and since sanding it it removed about half a ply and made it a little more flexy. I am kinda bummed I just cracked a 5 month old cam right after I posted those pics.

damnnn man. that blows

mine are really squeaky, but i cant find that white litium grease stuff anywhere. and its sooo annoying because everytime i pump it like " widhiewieihchiwiehciwiehih" soo ananoyingggg

**threefingerflick** · 11-21-2009 12:43 AM

so i was in desperate need of some smaller wheels for my pod so i went out and found some random wheels that i've never heard of and bought them lol. they are called Oj III Hot Juice....
60mm 79a. they seem alright so far, but its really easy to slide on my pod now, and its kinda scary lol, if i pump to hard i risk going into a weird stand up slide. later on today ( once i wake up ) im going to go for a lonnnng session and see if i can master these little wheels.

**Barf** · 11-21-2009 01:11 AM

Originally Posted by Crowman

Hey Barf,

I like the big board with the GBomb brackets. I have never seen a GBomb mounted over the board. I have a GBomb Illumtinati and have an interesting problem. I run a 6" Original in front and a Tracker RT-S in back. The problem is the front is lower than the back since Originals are quite short. If I remount the back bracket over the board, it should get rid of the problem.

Have you had any problems with the back bracket being mounted on top of the board?

Yeah, I've never seen anybody else do it, although I doubt I'm really the first.. it just seems so obvious. Anyway, a various times, I have had it set up with both brackets on top, both on the bottom, and one up / one down. It doesn't really seem to change the flex much or anything like that, there's never been a major issue with it. There are a few things somebody thinking about trying it might care about:

a) Railbite/belly drag. Depends on your setup- wheel size, riser, flex, etc. Same problems you can run into with dropthrough, dropdeck, or any other kind of lowrider setup.

b) Your foot bumps into or rides on the bracket sometimes. This is only a problem if you think it is; I found that it helped to get my foot placement sorted out without looking down, just like the toe-stops the slalom guys use. Foot traction wasn't an issue when I stood on 'em, either.

c) The brackets leave little marks on the top of the deck once they've been mounted there. I don't care, but if you like your decks to look showroom fresh, then you might.

Give it a try, it's an easy way to dial your ride height (or level a deck, in your case), without messing about with risers.