Hope you are still skating hard bro!

Keep it up!

Hollow titanium

Might be true indeed, but at the same time, what works for him isn't always guaranteed to work for others. People will have there preferences, however I especially thought it was an eye opener to hear him talk about what trucks do to the wheelbase of a board and how some trucks will have a drastic effect on how a skateboard functions. I personally wish they would make significantly shorter boards, like with a 13" wheelbase. My ideal skateboard would probably be 8.5" wide, 30-31" long, wheelbase of 13", lightweight tensor trucks to match the deck and 52mm Spitfire wheels.

@@PHeMoX you can alway drill your wheelbase and shorten kicks a bit, Would be harder to make a deck longer but smaller you can

I skate Indy 159 too, but I want venture or ace

my fav thing about bens reviews is he can get past the personal preference and speak objectively

sick tip

nanping for a guy like myself I relate to Ben more than anyone in the industry. Skated hard in the best era(90s), got into partying more than anything else quit skating and caught the itch again now that life is finally right for me. Ben is my favourite skater!

@@ronniecreager2585 yes i know you you were on blind i didnt know you quit skating

nanping depends. For this one, yeah. Because i feel like we all know how thunders are like

You’re not the only one

I could just listen to Ben skate & be happy.

After 1 year, you like them?

@@giannispapazogloy5978 favourite trucks so far, love the size

Cool I’m about to the same… I’ve been riding Indy’s since the 90’s

Kamil Solarz rozdaje, pisal kiedys

technofaza g o siema roba xD

I'm using thunders from 2009 still. Grooved to the Max.

Yo what size board you skate with your 151'?

@@xaviersanchez6224 I mainly go with a 8.38 or for a better ride quality go with a 8.5 !

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I just setup some 54mm OJ elites on my transition setup and they as fast as heck! I thought I was trippin at first!

@@ramone167 which duro and shape? How they on rough stuff compared to other high end urethane formulas?

Facts dude, I'm just about to buy the 8.8 version and sit it on some 151 standards lol Love that tre flipping a wide board isn't hard.

@@blackbartsimps0n560 i snapped one start of 2nd session, the nose and tail are super steep, very oldschool boards. Im not saying its bad, it was just different to the mellow kicked boards im used to, i tried a few decks since and im back on my polar 8.625. Baker make a sick 14.25 wb board, I think its called a mega deck. They come in 8.625 8.75 and 9inch inch width, classic mellow concave, nose and tail. Sick boards.

Mr. Song's skating is a melody to my eyes man . Is there such a thing ? I say "YES"

I watched a recent (i think) documentary where he said the front trucks were like an out of controll steering wheel and the rear was for control . Rears Looked supertight but wow . His best footage is him just having fun

Hell, thunder 161 for a 9.0 deck

Rapido is high end urethane grippier then bones STF F4 wheels

jamie foy much? lol im about to get this setup . how is 151 for the 8.5 tho seeing as its meant for 8.75 isnt it?

@@ReidDavidson Oh dude, I for sure bit the shit out of Jamie Foy's style on that. Too bad I can't skate like that! I wanted to see if there was something magical about it, and to me, it just feels super stable. I love it. The wheels stick out ever so slightly when you're looking down at it, and I joke about it being the monster truck setup as a result, but they don't really stick out that far. Truth be told, if your head is directly over the center of the board, the only thing you see sticking out are the axle nuts, so to me, it feels like the wheels are truly out to the edge of the board, not just inside. I have some 149s and 151s laying around, and occasionally jump between the two, but find myself coming back to the 151s. They turn a little bit different to me, but it could all be in my head, or the difference in bushings that are more broken in than the 149s, or some other external factor. I did see on the latest nine club stop and chat that he's switching up his setup a bit, riding a twin tail board and moved back to 149s so everything is flush again. He mentioned it makes treflips easier, which I would believe with less mass hanging out on the far edges of your board, but it's only 1/4" overall, so I wouldn't think it would make that much difference. In my experience, I haven't noticed tons of difference jumping between 149s and 151s on an 8.5. The 151s are 8.75 wide, and the 149s are 8.5. Hope that helps. Feel free to holla at me for anything else. (edit: So I just set up an 8.5 with 149s to compare appearance to my 8.5 with 151s, and honestly, just on appearance, it looks weird to me. I look down and it looks like the trucks are too small, because they're totally hidden under the board. It looks like I'm magic carpet riding. That's solely on appearance though, nothing in regards to actual skating. I have enough spare stuff laying around that I might be able to directly compare one to the other in the same session. I may do that to weigh pros and cons.)

@@cale76 hey man I’m deciding between 151s and 149s so which do you prefer now? Which are best? I’ve just got a set of independent 149 titanium’s but gonna send them back and get thunders I’ve had a change of heart! The logo isn’t on the Indy’s anymore and that’s turned me off! Haha! Please reply so can order some! Thanks

@@richardlittle9975 I am still very solidly a Thunder standard 151s guy. They are absolutely my favorite truck. I do always make sure to get the ones with the team baseplate, which is cast instead of forged, which sit just a little taller than the forged baseplate. They're a little lower than an indy. Everything about them is awesome. They're great feeling trucks. I hope you love them. I love the feel of an 8.5" wide deck with an 8.75" wide Thunder truck.

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@@eight_hundred_eighteen yeah I guess it stands for short edition but the nose and tail are the same shape, round and blunt. it’s cool they might have the layout on the dlxsf website

good choice, put double washers on the inside to get more width. 144 without double washers feel narrow for example on a 8.25 if you're used to 149s

Skankwave Extra washer tip is good man but with ace 44’s you don’t need to, axle width is already 8.375” which is dope

@@charliebrookes9862 yea feel ya but if you like deep turning you use an 8.5 axle truck on an 8.25, 144s go with an 8,125 for me. There are people who ride even 139s with 8.25 but for me to get the most turn I want a fairly wide truck for the deck size

@@skankwave5245 i do the same the only thing i dont like is the weight the could take a tad more meat off and still have a great truck

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