Check out my quiver: pics and reviews [56k beware]

[Eaglenoodle]

Hey guys, I needed a study break but am tweaking out on “caffeine”, so I decided to share my quiver. Here they are, in descending order by length:

1. Earthwing Superglider

MHS Hybrid Core baseplates with Independent 149 hangars, 3/16” soft riser
Yellow Randal bushings in front, red Khiro barrel/insert in back
Earthwing Superballs, 65mm/78a


emergence

old setup with Bones medium and 1/16th” riser

equilibrium

current setup

Excellent all-around board: very functional shape, light, not too wide, great concave, snappy flex, and the tail isn’t too steep. I liked the heft of the deck the moment I pulled it out of the box. The angled nose creates a pocket for your foot, increases agility, and helps you steer with your front foot when you’re pushing. Speaking of pushing, it’s great at it, especially when you have it set up low. It’s a very agile and versatile board: I can see how it was designed for inner-city commuting. The s-glass construction makes for an impressively light deck with snappy flex that’s not unstable. I was pretty “meh” about the ride until I got the MHS Core baseplates and got the bushings set up how I wanted. Now it’s super easy to pump, and tons of fun.

2. Landyachtz Mummy

Original S6s, stock springs and nylon washers
Earthwing Superballs, 76mm/82a


what’choo lookin’ at

creative use of Loaded stickers

before

after

I saw that someone on here had flipped his Mummy, so I decided to try it. The ride went from fun to totally awesome. The deck was too stiff for my 140-150lbs, so the camber was kind of annoying and it rode high. With the deck flipped, this is my lowest ride and feels way more stable yet flexier. I gripped it with Edger, the rear is dewedged with the 10 degree soft Khiro riser, and the front has a 1/4” soft flat riser (the rocker gives it natural wedging).

As for the trucks, replacing the metal washers with nylon ones (had to Dremel out the inner diameter) worked wonders for killing the annoying Original squeak/rattle. I also found this wax-based self-cleaning lube at Lowes that seems to be working pretty well.

The combination of Originals, dewedged rear, flipped deck, and fat Earthwing wheels make the ride. The sketchiness of the Originals’ insane turning ability is tamed by the dewedging, low ride height, and Superballs’ grippiness, but it’s still easy to slide out the wheels on command. Four-wheel slides are choppy, but the trucks are really doing a number on the wheel lips and I expect things to smooth out as the wheels continue to break in. Super fun slashy ride.

3. Earthwing Executioner

Independent 169’s, MHS-faced hangars
Bones Hardcore medium/hard in front and back
Earthwing Superball Slide A’s


twisted

first

second

concave

I used to have a Gravity Pool 36 Stout for sliding, but I wanted something shorter. I got the Executioner shortly after it came out, and I don’t think the Sergio was out yet.

The first deck I got was warped, as you can see in the first picture. It actually sat around for a couple months before I got 169’s for it and noticed. Brian at Earthwing, whose awesomeness cannot be denied, sent me a new deck free of charge when I e-mailed him about it.

The old deck was gripped with Edger on the ends and Mini-logo in the middle, and the new one is the same but with industrial traction tape in the back. Sadly, it hasn’t been ridden much due to weather, studying, and steepness constraints. I can say that the gnarly grip coupled with the concave makes for a very secure feel, and the kicks have a subtle spoon-concave, although my sliding skills haven’t gotten to the point where I take advantage of it.

4. Gravity Ben Wei

Tracker 129mm RTX/S, 4/5 degree wedged/dewedged
Randal yellow (tall)/Bones medium in front, Khiro black barrel/Bones hard in back
Abec 11 Grippins 70mm/81a, Strikers 66mm/84a, or Earthwing Superballs 70mm/78a


sexy

shiny

posing with Randals

business attire

A personal favorite, the Ben Wei 24” is the only Gravity board I consider a “must-have”. Unique board shape with functional tail and sick concave, especially for a board its size. The pockets created by the concave and upturned nose and tail naturally guide your feet to the optimum position: right on the bolts. With your feet directly over the trucks on such a small wheelbase, the ride is instantly responsive, super sticky, and incredibly agile. Since all of your weight is on top of the wheels, you get immense traction in turns yet can powerslide easily in the narrowest of streets. Meanwhile, the concave keeps you locked in to a level you’d never expect on a 7x24” board. This is a little board that’s meant to be ridden like a big one.

I like Tracker Racetracks on mine, wedged/dewedged. A loose front and super-stiff back makes for easy pumping, tight turns, and good stability. Really, who needs any turn out of the back truck with a 14.25” wheelbase? I’ve had a variety of wheels on this board (which get eaten up), and recommend a medium durometer like 84a since your weight provides the grip and harder wheels go faster and slide easier. And boy is sliding out the back fun. Ripping and tearing, slicing and dicing, murdering wheels and streets.

[Eaglenoodle]

[worker1]

sweet pics I like the grip on the EW

[TylertheSquint]

ill trade you the 42 bp for my 50s.

[gunther35]

Nice quiver, and awesome griptape design on the superglider!
How do you like those 65mm superballs?

[Alpha06]

Can we get some info on those unmarked wheels? China?

[.secrets]

im sure theyre abec 11s with the graphic scraped off...

[AndrewDos]

Can we get some info on those unmarked wheels? China?

I'm sure he's right about them being abec11. there's no way to knock-off something that requires as much quality as a wheel.

[Eaglenoodle]

Well crap, I couldn't sleep, so it's time to hit the books again.

Thanks for the compliments. I like to customize my stuff to some extent, and when a deck isn't all wood, there isn't much you can do besides grip/stickers.

Sorry Tyler, I gotta keep these 42 baseplates for a short wheelbase.

Gunther, the 65mm Superballs are pretty sweet, great combo of "slip and grip," with a Powerball-ish shape. They do ride a bit harsh though, due to the large core. To be honest, after riding the 65mm and 70mm Superballs for a while and then trying Strikers and Grippins on my Ben Wei, I was reminded how good Abec 11 urethane is. I see you have sick wheels on your rides, and I'm sure I'd prefer some Zigs on my Superglider. Earthwing makes some great wheels for sure, and they're priced very competitively, but I'm definitely more impressed with their newer wheels. I'd love to try their new 66mm wheel based on my experience with the 76mm. I'd try them over Zig-Zags actually, based on the urethane depth and thicker lip...and gotta love the black. If only I had waited to get some black Randals for my carbon fiber Insect...

Man, when I give myself some time off I gotta spend it slashing the hell out of some pavement with my Superballs so I can get some new ones.

And yes guys, last time I cleaned my wheels I sanded the graphics off. Then I realized it was a lot easier to just scrape them off after soaking them in hot water or after riding. All the wheels in the pictures are listed in the descriptions. The slide wheels on the Executioner look funny because they're flipped. In the last Ben Wei pic, it's rocking Grippins, and the other wheels are 66mm Strikers and 70mm EW Superballs. If I was cheap enough to buy knockoff wheels, I'd probably be too broke from hospital bills to buy all those boards. That, or have some crap from soulboards.com.

By the way, what do spoked cores do? I imagine they'd make a wheel accelerate faster, but I'm not a physics major.

Well, time to burn through some economics so hopefully I can start on financial statement analysis before the day's through. First time I've been up for sunrise in a while.

[TylertheSquint]

i need some 42s..=( nice decks btw

[gunther35]

Thanks Eagle.
I've tried the 70mm superballs and liked them but they're not quite as fast as zigs.
I also prefer wider urethane for more grip and to be able to roll over more irregularities in the road.
I've seen the new 66mm superballs and they look very close to the 66mm zigs.
They do seem softer than 82a and would probably go great with the superglider.
The black color also looks nice.

[beatnikjoe]

sick ass quiver! i'm jealous!!!