Dude those tricks over the hip were some of the best looking tricks I've seen you do. You and that huge setup were just floating. looked rad

I fear the small decks too. I always Ride an 8.5 Real deck and stepping on to my friends 8.0 toy Machine feels like kickflipping a toothpick.

I could seriously listen to the sounds of skating like Lebowski listens to bowling. On headphones with my eyes closed. It's like therapy. These vids are great. Professor Ben, ripping!

"go out there and do your version of killing it" thats a knarly quote man one for the books.

Man, I've learnt so much about skateboards from your channel! My skating has improved by just knowing what it is that I'm actually buying, and noticing the differences between decks has been really fun! So, thanks for providing us with these videos; not only are you a shred lord but you know your shit!

I skated the most part of my skate life 8", like 3 years ago I stepped up to 8.5 with 149 and it was life changing. Love it.

You had some floaters on that hip! I moved up to 8.5 this spring and I ain’t looking back. It just feels right.

You're at the point and level to where you can literally skate pretty much any size and setup and be ripping. That's how good you are, Ben!

This is probably the best wall to wall skating you've had in a single video. This was a lot more than your staples and done really really well. Better than some similarly aged pros.

your videos make me want to go out and really appreciate the art of learning new things... so great, thanks ben!!

I appreciate how you talk about small lessons that you learn throughout skating . I have the same problem with B's tails on quarter pipes . I can see it so nice in my head but I must respect the fact that it is a hard trick and take my time to learn it. Great job man 👍👏

Hell ya! So stoked to see people supporting Greyson! Him and Townley both grew up with me in our small town and since day one everyone knew these two would do nothing else but become pros, but seeing how far they’ve come along as pros and continue to keep making their name more and more relevant in the industry is fucking amazing.

I think you summed it up perfectly when you said let's live in the moment and be rad about it.

I think your form of doing tricks on this board is the best looking one recently. Nice video as always, learned tons of useful info from your channel. Big fan from Taiwan!

Dude, 8.5 wide is universal board for all terrain these days.

Skate a 10 inch old school setup

Your skating looks both sketchy and smooth at the same time it's fun to watch, that was a nice hardflip!

Hi Ben:) super nice video! One more. Your tricks on the pyramide were super high, wahhh! And very nice crooked, nose slide flips...Thanks for presenting this set up!

I feel you! I just got a new set up too, stepped it up as well. I am now skating an 8.75 deck with 149 High Thunders, and 56 mm Spitfires. Superb video as always.

Yr skating with so much more aggression and speed on this set up. Next level tricks! Get it!

My favorite setup I've seen you on yet. Just looked right.

Man just watching that backside tail progression was fire!!! Super inspiring bro. Makes me wish i lived in van and could skate everyday 😎😎

That was an awesome video. I mean, I happily watch whatever you upload, but this one was truly great! 10 x 30 old school board next? ;-)

Moat authentic skate related channel out there! Love it man, keep it up!

I've just bought an 8er Baker deck and it's a bit wide but at the same time once used to, the control exerted over the wider deck can be so much greater and more satisfying - a wider board spinning looks so much sleeker than the thin one if you ask me and btw you are a legend sir, your session over the bank is just WOW KILLER KILLER !! shared will my pals insta.

Cool tricks looks fun, I haven’t skated in 20 years I don’t even remember boards having widths other than fat board, regular board, funky ass board, or mini. I just ordered an 8.1 so I find lots of reassurance reading the comments on that decision. Happy skating

OMG, Ben!!!! You're skating is getting ridiculously good!!!! When you do noseslide nollie heel flip out, or crooked grind on the ledge all the way to the very end, it gives me chills and gets me pumped to learn some.

This is my favorite Chanel thanks for all the reviews Ben u da man 🤘

Absolutely Unequivocally Epically Awesome Video!

9:41 to 10:00 is my favorite part of the video! Your tricks looked so damn nice!!

Awesome! Having three jobs to complete, I missed this yesterday. I liked seeing you ride a bigger set up. Now we have to make it even bigger. Lol

I just got back into skating after a decade away and got myself a big board like this. I enjoyed launching off staircases with a longboard more than trying to Ollie them with a street setup, so I figured a vert setup might be the ticket. Glad to see it is still usable for street stuff!

So I have prepared my coffee, switch on the computer and this fresh vid is awaiting me . These are the mornings I enjoy...

9:55 That nollie heel, fs and hard flips were awesome on the pyramid! 👏💕👍 some of favorite tricks seen you do. Video part worthy. The fs flip was my favorite

Damn those tricks on the hip were so sick the float and catch 🔥

I long ago gave up on the flippy-bits (or really, my ankles did), so I've settled into 8.5 as the skinniest board I ride. Anything narrower just feels incredibly unstable to me, whereas 8.5-9" just provide me with a nice, comfy home

I ride the same setup! 8.5 with 159s. Been riding 8.5 and up for the past 2 years and after I got used to the size my skating got a lot more consistent and can skate transition a lot better. Enjoyed the video, you rip!

Ben: I am just about to compare 139s and 144s on two 8 inch completes. I can’t wait to see the differences and I really appreciate you going into such details in your videos.

That FS tailslide on the shin ledge was insane. Keep on rippin' Ben

the last couple of months you have been skating some really cool looking parks! Hoping to see some more park reviews soon! very good video and the skating is topnotch as always!

Killing it, Ben! I'm afraid to go up from 8.0. Even though I want to review more boards so I went to 8.06 hahahaha. small steps.

Only wish to get half as good as you. I skate but cruising. Trying to get my confidence and balance back. I found that falling takes longer to get back up. And almost ends the day maybe for a week depending how and where I wreak myself. Keep it coming. I need these videos!

Ben... Listen up... I will never stop watching even when you're telling me stop watching

No joke, I love your style more with this board.

love your vids man! From Vancouver, keep it up!

Getting some floaters on that hip Ben, keep ripping \m/

Almost 26k!!! Another awesome review Ben.. This makes me want to get the Indy 159 standards.. Or maybe thunder 151 team hollows..

8.75 on 169's is what I'm riding now. I'm thinking about getting an 8.25 and some 144's to try a new set up.

I’ve found over the years that after you get used to heavier boards you can actually get more pop with them, probably from the higher amount of inertia

i just found your channel and i must say im amazed, i really like your style man

Wider board + wider pants = + 10 points to your style, Ben :D Cheers from Poland!

So relatable. Love these vids.

Quality as per usual. Fantastique!

back tail slide around the corner in the shallow end of a backyard pool like ronnie sandoval. one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen... awesome video Ben, you murdered that hip! i put the player at .25 speed, freaking beautiful stuff! it will be interesting to see if, or how much this setup helps your skating when you back to an 8. i think I'm gonna try some thunder 151s on an 8.5 or 8.6 next month.

I have a 8.5 Krooked with Indy 149's, I love it. I call it my Cadillac 😁

Thanks Ben going to work on backside tails nice skating as usual

I’ve been riding a 9.5” deck with classic Indy 169s for a few years now. You should do a test with a setup like that if you really wanna skate something heavy! I can’t stand even an 8.5 anymore

bangers! Ripping that big set up!

Damnnn you were so comfortable on the hip. You also tried the back 50-50. Really nice

Love the mini ramp session though!

It’s good to try different sizes because it opens up a different side of skating I mostly skate 8.25 but I got a used 8.5 baker board so excited to try :)

That’s how I used to feel about board sizes. I have a 7.75 an 8.0 and an 8.5 and I rotate through them every now and then

Wow! Proper FLip out ! Awesome Level!😋

Dude you're looking super solid.

Hey Ben, it is clear to see you know your stuff. Is there any chance you can do a guide to a good deck for a beginner skater? Would really trust in your opinion. Greetings from Ireland.

I feel like 8.5" boards are too small for me. I prefer 9" wide decks.

I skate street and love stairs, gaps, and drops but also love transition and vert so I usually go for a bigger board... but I switched to an 8.0 cause I had some brand new trucks gaven to me for doing a line at a skate shop on a special day, and they were small so I got an 8.0, and man, I put rails on it and I’m LOVING the board. I thought it would snap easier but I’ve been skating it for 2 weeks now and it hasn’t even chipped yet! And it isn’t too bad on tranny either just sometimes feel a little wobbly and my feet almost come off. Besides that it’s great. Love the vids!

your style for lines kinda remineds me of Jeremy Klein and the hip skating reminds me a bit of Tom Penny. keep killin it

Currently riding a deathwish 8.475, mini logo 8.75s (actually great trucks), bones reds, and 56mm classics. Love it

Looks like you're sticking the landings. Great job.

Great skating !

Following you for years I gotta say your style on a 8.5 is my favorite

Glad that bail wasn’t too bad on the drop in, concrete to the ribs is usually a bad combo. I landed sideways across a metal lip ledge and bruised up the ribs for a good week or more.

This dude sounds like Ben stiller 😂

just bought a 8.5 Creature deck so this video definitely helped!

HOT DAMN that was some fine skating. Is it just me, or was Ben's skating in this one extra good? The lofty hip tricks, the bucket-list B-T's, and the long ledge trek pop off flip. That's how I saw it.

Rad, I love switching it up. I have a 8.06, 8.25 & an 8.5.

It only gets worse Ben, before long you'll be busting out and finding a place in the quiver for the 10 inch winkoski's and the gonz beamers and 215s, and the 60mm wheels! It's all fun all the time! Variety is the spice of life!

I used to ride an 8 when i started last year then a few months ago i switched to an 8.38 and this week i switched to an 8.5 and at first it seems huge but after a day it's my favorite board ive ridden

Dude those hip tricks!!!❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

you are finally becoming a dad getting the bigger board

Can you make favourite setups video? With a bunch of your favorites by order and why you like each?

That's kinda exactly my setup, but i ride a polar 8,5 just to rep sweden. When i first started skating 8,5 it was disgusting, flip tricks were slow and unpredictable and jumping up stuff was a pain in the ass. However after skating 2 of them i must say it's way more loose and fun then a reguler sized board, you will get used to it fast and once you do it's such a blast!

I just picked up a Thank You board (solid PS construction), way more mellow than I've been riding and a slightly shorter wheelbase, feels really poppy and tech friendly for an old fellow like me but I'd be very interested in your take on them.

Damnit Ben you have the best skate review videos ever! -Jason

I'm riding a santa Cruz power ply 8.26... was was using Indy 149 standards but found it was hard to handle. Just threw on some Indy 149 forged hollows, and so far it seems to be manageable

Baker 8.475's are nice & are shorter than 32 inches with 14.25 wheelbase. I'm riding 8's now though. April deck with those venture 5.6 you did a video on,. The flat deck & venture trucks go so well together just like you said!

Holy cow Ben you rip!! I think 8.5 might be your best set up haha

My knees don't hurt ,yes I'm that old LMFAO 🤣 yessss same

I have a 9" cruiser that I love (loaded poke) and use for transportation, and because of that I upgraded from a 8 to an 8.5 on my regular board.

dude my favorite type of decks fr

You’re a beast Ben, I think you could skate any setup well at this point

That's basically my setup. I went from an 8.1 Globe complete with Tensors to a 8.5 Birdhouse with 159 indys. I really struggled to get used to it at first but it's coming back.

Nothing like a board from 8.38 to 8.5 on some 149s and square cut spitfire or bones v2 52-53mm.. honestly best setup for me. I remember trying to fit in riding smaller boards but really got the grip of things when i started riding a wider board

These set up make you feel more confident and enjoy when you do transition tricks such as fs ollie, bs air your feet will get full stomp 👌

This is almost my exact setup, I ride an 8.5 studio deck with 159 indies with spitfire f4 56mm radial fulls 1/8 inch risers and bones big ball bearings

You're amazing dude :)

great channel. great vids.

That switch tre was hesh! 😆

A year out of skateboarding... im 36 years old and i got extra 25 punds. Somehow im healthy... Please give me a different advice to lose some weight and get back to it. You are a true inspiration for all of us 35+. Happy new year!