tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87865950714732284042026-09-11T11:45:50.595-07:00I really like riding and talking about plastic or fiberglass skateboards.sparkleisaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01012237562648903816noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786595071473228404.post-9789730882188489392015-05-29T12:01:00.000-07:002015-05-27T12:20:35.109-07:00

Melissa's first day skateboarding!  We took out a bunch of boards and rode around a parking lot for an hour.  She liked the Nickel best. 

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It's been weeks since the I've see a dry ramp.  Its making me grumpy. Stupid Winter.

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Well, in Pennsylvania at least…

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These showed up today.  Right after I got home form the skatepark.  I had these Bones 100s on my park board and it felt terrible after riding big soft wheels for so long.  Im giving these Powell Peralta Rat Bones reissues a try to see if I can find a happy medium.  They are 60mm and 90a.  The board has Indy Stage 11s on it.  They say you can use 56mm wheels with no

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I'm in Pennsylvania for a while.  There is a park about 10 minutes from where I am staying so I put together a park board to roll around on.  That was silly, I have been there 5 or 6 times so far and I spend about 10 minutes on the popsicle stick and then head to the car for whatever plastic board I took with me as a back up. Bantam Fucking Leaves.  I couldn't find the

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This is ridiculous, but you know.  Sometimes you need to skate over to the fridge for another beer or skate to that bathroom in the middle of the night.  Here is my new set up for that. Cadillac Wheels that I have had forever, mostly because my floor is smooth and these are too small for me to ride a lot outside.  Also the slowest, cheapest, genericest bearings I had.  

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I have had these 2 sets of wheels for a week or two now and I am surprised by which I like better.  I am not really used to wheels over 60-65mm so both of these seemed pretty different at first.  The only other set of 70mm wheels of mine that get ridden regularly are the 70mm Zig Zags on a Flexdex v30 that Nicole likes.  I thought I would like the 4Presidents because they are a lot

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Mini Zombie Hawgs by Landyachtz Shortly after buying a set of 70mm Orangatang 4 Presidents because I found them on sale, I saw this set of 70mm 82a Mini Zombie Hawgs on sale.  I don't usually ride wheels this big, but since I had just picked us the Orangatangs, I got these too just to compare.  I put together a weird set up with them and have taken it for a ride the

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Holy Cow, these wheels are big and bright.  I finally got around to mounting the 70mm Orangatang 4Presidents that I got last week.  I put them on a Nickel with Independent 109s.  I didn't use any risers, expecting that I would add them later, but so far I don't think I am going to.  I took it out for a little while at night and then some more the next day.  There was a

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I just got some Orangatang 4Presidents in the mail.  I usually don't buy wheels this big, but a few things made me want them.  First, Nicole has been riding the Flexdex set up with 70mm wheels almost every time we go out and she says the wheels are one of the things she likes most about it.  So I want another set up with 70mm wheels for me to play with.  Next they were a good

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I was switching some trucks around the other day and I realized how much I like these cut down Bennett trucks.  I wanted them on like 3 different boards.  I just got some new wheels, a little taller than what I usually ride and the Bennetts are perfect for them. Bennetts on a Penny.

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New Skyway mags for my Torker from Planet BMX. http://www.coloredtuffs.com They are really cool guys.  If you are into old school BMX, check them out.  This is not plastic skateboarding related, but it is plastic and I think it looks awesome. A few more white part and this thing is going to look perfect.

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Its pretty fun, but the wheels feel like they have 16 flatspots?!?

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Here is my newest plastic skateboard.  It's a little less impressive than most of my skateboards, but it is still fun. With stickers! And cones.  I think I either lost these or threw them away.   The Penny TechDeck Compared to a regular newschool tech deck.  A little smaller, just like a real Penny and new school deck.  No griptape, but it kind

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I havent gotten anything new for a while, I need some motivation.  If you got anything go to the forum www.plasticskateboarding.com and post some pics.

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still fresh.  the red will go away.

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It got cold here so i finally got around to playing with the Globe Tailpads.  I used 2 of the ones that I bought.  I put 2 on a Green Banana Skateboards Lil' Nanner so the whole deck is covered.  After applying them I had 2 strips about 2-3" left over.  I used those to cover the tail of my black Penny and then used clear grip to cover the front half.  I think they look

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Freshly Squeezed, a cool little clothing store started by a buddy of mine is having their opening party this weekend, if you are in the area stop by:

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I used to build a lot of wood boards in my garage for fun.  I started with flat plywood, then started to layer the wood for concave and tails, then started to use fiberglass and then started to make foam cores with wood and fiberglass to strengthen it.  It was fun but I have not made one in a while.  I have lately been more interested in plastic skateboards so I have been buying

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I just bought 2 sets of Kryptonics Wheels.  I had a few sets, but gave them away some time ago.  We were going to a ride in Tampa so I gave them to a couple of the guys who did not have any soft wheels at the time.  So I have not had any for a while and saw them for a pretty good price and picked them up.  I got a set of 78a 62mm Cruise and a set of 80a 65mm Classics.  I

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I just got these GFH trucks from Churchill Manufacturing.  I was browsing their site looking at the penny killer and the price on them was so awesome I decided to try a set.  I needed a thin set of trucks for a board I was making anyway.  I am glad I got these the closest competition for the price was Penny trucks and these have at least two advantages so far. First, they are

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This is the Flexdex Retrodex.  I ordered one because I like the Flexdex Grenade and thought this was similar enough to a Grenade with a tail so I should try it.  I didn't have a setup in mind so I threw on something to try.  I was going to just swap everything over from a Green Banana Lil' Nanner, because they are similarly sized and I didn't really love that setup on the Green

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I just got these Independent 109 Stage 10s.  I have been waiting for these for quite a while as Independent has not made anything smaller than 129s for a few years and just recently started making these again.  They have a 4.25" hanger and a 7" axle.  The hanger is the old style that looks more like a T than a triangle.               &

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Holy Cow I don't think I have gone this long without posting since I started this blog.  I have been posting more on the forums www.plasticskateboarding.com/forum than here lately.  Anyway here is something cool to look at while I am waiting on some things to show up so I can make lots more posts here and on the forum.   The above is really awesome and is locates in

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