Pool King Chris Strople Ally Oop 1034

**GrassDiver** · 09-10-2009 10:00 AM

Been skatin parks and bowls recently, got a full on pool deck - Pool King Chris Strople Ally Oop 1034 from DenverSkateShop.com. Running Indy 169's on 59mm/85a Rainskates with super hard bushings. The board is stiff and fast, and has a bit of pop to it as well, the nose is basically perfect. I am gonna try some Krux 'the man' trucks on it to see if I can slow the turning response down even a bit more (I like tight trucks on small decks). Still postin thumbnails, just click to make em bigger.

**endzone_bob** · 09-10-2009 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by GrassDiver

Been skatin parks and bowls recently, got a full on pool deck - Pool King Chris Strople Ally Oop 1034 from DenverSkateShop.com. Running Indy 169's on 59mm/85a Rainskates with super hard bushings. The board is stiff and fast, and has a bit of pop to it as well, the nose is basically perfect. I am gonna try some Krux 'the man' trucks on it to see if I can slow the turning response down even a bit more (I like tight trucks on small decks). Still postin thumbnails, just click to make em bigger.

Awesome - looks tight - enjoy it!

Can you pls post a concave shot?

**GrassDiver** · 09-10-2009 11:59 AM

Here is another pic, the concave is pretty flat in the middle with dip down foot wells just before the kicktails. The concave rises slightly at the edges which are rounded like a street deck. Its stiff and wide, so your feet stay well planted - I am glad the concave is not a lot deeper, its easy to ditch on this board when needed (deep concaves can be hard to ditch sometimes).

**endzone_bob** · 09-10-2009 01:19 PM

Cool - thanks, man,

Enjoy it!

**smallss** · 09-10-2009 01:24 PM

Maybe try some GrindKings.. Krux are great, but GK's are substantially lighter, and they're made to hit coping. Just a thought. Nice looking piece of plywood ya got there as well, looks like a ripper.

**GrassDiver** · 09-11-2009 04:21 PM

Put the Krux 'TheMan' trucks on the board today, kept the OEM bushings, and a new set of rainskate tsunami 59's. Took it to the park today, it was awesome - so stable, yet still turns as much as I need. This is the best park board set-up I have ever ridden.

**CMS-SATX** · 11-12-2009 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by GrassDiver

Been skatin parks and bowls recently, got a full on pool deck - Pool King Chris Strople Ally Oop 1034 from DenverSkateShop.com. Running Indy 169's on 59mm/85a Rainskates with super hard bushings. The board is stiff and fast, and has a bit of pop to it as well, the nose is basically perfect. I am gonna try some Krux 'the man' trucks on it to see if I can slow the turning response down even a bit more (I like tight trucks on small decks). Still postin thumbnails, just click to make em bigger.

I recently picked up the Pool King Retro Fish Dead Pirahna Deck...

Man this thing is a work of art; I set it up with Randal 180's and 62mm/85a rainskates Mid Tsunami's... It is a ditch destroyer! I skate pretty much ditch only (some great ones here in SA-TX); and this thing is a dream; it has an old school feel; but with a good amount of concave and a nose that is just right. Really lovin this set-up...

Pool King puts out a mean product- SOLID.

**speshlspeclsteak** · 11-12-2009 10:07 PM

85a wheels a pool setup does not make

**GrassDiver** · 11-13-2009 07:48 AM

trolling threads a good person does not make

**8ftbed** · 11-13-2009 11:52 AM

poolking makes good decks

How'd you get it autographed?
That's a sweet looking ride.

**speshlspeclsteak** · 11-13-2009 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by GrassDiver

trolling threads a good person does not make

wow i didnt know that giving you advice thats gonna save you some skin and bruises

and let you go way faster. pick up some 100a wheels and figure that out for yourself

**GrassDiver** · 11-13-2009 12:45 PM

I do ride 100a wheels, ha ha ha. But, I also like the 85a's on some surfaces. Plus, your "advice" was packaged in a condecending wrapper of troll paper. It's all you say stuff, trust me I work for the man.

**msk** · 11-13-2009 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by speshlspeclsteak

wow i didnt know that giving you advice thats gonna save you some skin and bruises

and let you go way faster. pick up some 100a wheels and figure that out for yourself

I've ridden many pools where using 100a wheels is just asking for bruises. Including some where even 85a is just barely grippy enough.

Besides, in many of those old classic shots of Alva and Adams they were on 85a wheels...

**GrassDiver** · 11-14-2009 11:16 AM

A father and son showed up this AM, they dropped in and could reach the top of every wall (but stopped short of coping tricks). The dad had like 65mm clear radiused gummies and the kid had some normal looking skatepark wheels, both decks looked like crap all splintered and trucks like 129-139. I think technique has way more to do with good bowl skating than wheel selection. I will concede that harder wheels go faster and allow fast sliding line changes if you get stuck on a kick turn or run out of speed at the top of the walls, but my 85a rainskates still have their place in the skatepark. I do have some 56mm bones SPF I will try next time, but I am pretty sure its me and not the wheels, maybe I will carry a little more speed with less pump but I will still be limited by my experience and abilities, not the wheels.

**sk8norcal** · 11-15-2009 01:54 AM

Originally Posted by GrassDiver

I think technique has way more to do with good bowl skating than wheel selection.

agree.
good pumping technique often buys you more speed than you need.
its not often, but I do see good park riders on soft wheels..

a sector9 rider at last years tim brauch contest was on softies...

but the way soft wheels catch on mis-calculated kickturns scares me (the front wheels catches)

one of these days, i want to try soft in the back and hard in the front.