"skate when you feel like it" - in most cases, this is good advice (there's always room to sometimes skate when you're just being lazy- and you end up being glad you did).
Good stuff, man! Sometimes life takes priority to skating. It’s great to see you paying attention to what’s really important. When you love skating, it’s always there. You can take a break and always come back, no matter what age. I recently found my way back to Indys after 2 years on Thunders and I’ve been loving them again!
@@stickersteve007 Nice 👍 Told you brother on your my ventures video, I can’t stop the Indy’s the skate so nice, venture good I love ventures but Indy has my ❤
It’s so great to hear from the Homie. Happy that you’re getting stuff done and letting the Skating come to you. Don’t let the scanning become a chore. Just enjoy.
Great skating man, tell us how those indys hold up. I've had mixed results skating indys. Ventures grind down super quick, but the quality holds up until they are wasted.
Taking a break? You didn't take a break. You survived the stress management of juggling the whirlwind of life since March. Best be kind to yourself, Steve. Still have time to keep it between the ditches and have some fun. :)
Hi from winter in NZ! I haven't been skating much either. Experiencing a bit of SAD and MOPE and putting on weight haha. I don't want to go outside in the cold wind, get a chill and and get my wheels muddy 😅. At times like this it's good to round up a little crew. Make it a social thing - no pressure, more talking than skating! Love your vids, very relatable! P.S Indys are great, I like to turn! Either Indy or Ace for me but Ive been eyeing the new Lurpivs! I don't need them though 😂
Indy’s rule man. The turn is so good, the pinch so great too. The “pinch” is always associated with thunder trucks. But fuck, Indy’s pinch great too, and grind amazing!
@@stickersteve007 me and you are in the same boat. 🛥️ I just segregate them, lol Indy is my go to, for park and vert and hills. Ventures are great for my street skating
Oh I see you’re doing the standard baseplate on the Titaniumians. I actually think Indys benefit from being a bit higher with how much the bring in the wheel base so that’s good. Especially as it allows for less wheel bite or bigger wheels.
Whenever I skate I usually take the whole quiver, 5 setups. I don’t think they’re wildly different, but they are all different. I do think ventures lock into slappy crooks better than Indy, but I like Indys too
@@stickersteve007 i have a primary/favorite. i like to have at least one popsicle and one shaped. i just happened to grab a few completes off fb marketplace, so i just have to fight the urge to set new ones up as they break 😭
I hear ya man. I barely skated all july because of my work schedule and the heat. Sometimes you need a little break for skateboarding to really appreciate it. Also, imo don’t bother with the slappys. They’re basically just indys with a different name. They’re good but not worth getting into truck madness over.
Also forgot to mention. With Indy titanium, I wouldn’t try Slappy. Those trucks are so expensive. I’d skate the hell out of those and then go to Slappy. Fight the truck madness man.
Took a short break too man. Its nice not being in pain every day. I love skating. Its just better when you can enjoy it and go longer. I have the Ti Indy's too. 8.5". I still haven't found good bushings for them. They are either too tight or too squirelly. The quality has severly suffered since they moved production to China. The USA made models were unbeatable. Its why I am on Thunders once again. There is an elongated oval on the bottom of the trucks. A stamp with "USA" used to appear there. The celtic cross is also gone from them. They aren't true Indy's anymore to my mind. They are more expensive than ever now too. Money not well spent. Sorry Indy fans. Its the truth. I wish it wasn't so.
i totally get that. all my indys are old. besides these TI ones (4 yrs old) idk when they moved to china, but almost all my Indys have the OG cross on em. they should have never givin in and changed the logo
@@stickersteve007 Keep a pair of the old ones man for when you're done, done. Just for keep sakes. I wish I still had a pair. Man I miss that celtic cross. That defined an entire skateboarding Era. Everyone knew that symbol alone. I long for the good old days when we were still allowed to live our lives. I will probably get roasted for even saying all this.
Nooo…. lol… dang I love your videos… nah we adults and life sucks the skate outta you sometimes. It’s hard getting old. I tell the young guys I work with to die young and beautiful and on top. Hahaha. Totally playing get old you’re supposed to. But it’s hard and it’s no fun. But it’s better than the alternative. Doesn’t mean that I can’t be the coolest dad on the football field. Because I can still move. lol
@@stickersteve007 good. You’re a good skater and I enjoy watching. Please do you. Don’t worry about tricks, trucks. What ever. Just do what makes you happy. Life is way… better that way.
"skate when you feel like it" - in most cases, this is good advice (there's always room to sometimes skate when you're just being lazy- and you end up being glad you did).
100%. I've definitely had those sessions where I didn't feel like skating, but I was glad I did
Good stuff, man! Sometimes life takes priority to skating. It’s great to see you paying attention to what’s really important. When you love skating, it’s always there. You can take a break and always come back, no matter what age. I recently found my way back to Indys after 2 years on Thunders and I’ve been loving them again!
100% gotta take care of the important stuff first. skating ain't goin anywhere. these indy's are feelin nice!
@@stickersteve007 Nice 👍 Told you brother on your my ventures video, I can’t stop the Indy’s the skate so nice, venture good I love ventures but Indy has my ❤
@@TRAVIESO_NA i skated indys for so long. i think they will always have my heart as well. But now Venture has a part of it
Great skating! Glad to see the vid.. life is life and skating is skating man. Stay good!
well put. appreciate ya dude!
Super nice to see you on the board again! Looks like a lit board set up!
thanks dude! setup feels great. Gotta put some pant's on and flip it around some
@@stickersteve007 lol yeah I hate skating in shorts. For sure gotta break it in with a tre flip!
It’s so great to hear from the Homie. Happy that you’re getting stuff done and letting the Skating come to you. Don’t let the scanning become a chore. Just enjoy.
That's the plan!
Indy guy!!! Welcome back homie!! The dad life can be a stressful one gotta skate to stay sane!! 🤙
It helps the soul. The boys start school in about a month. So I should have more free time to skate hopefully
@@stickersteve007 its been so brutally hot out here fall best time of year to skate too!!
@@fatdadskatesbad i love fall skating the most i think
it’s important to have perspective for sure.
skate for FUN brother ! do it when you feel like it and we’ll be here 🔥🤙🏼🛹
@likeSK8 thanks dude. Family and paying the bills will always come first for me
Great skating man, tell us how those indys hold up. I've had mixed results skating indys. Ventures grind down super quick, but the quality holds up until they are wasted.
Only skated them for maybe one more session. I used to only skate indys.
Taking a break? You didn't take a break. You survived the stress management of juggling the whirlwind of life since March. Best be kind to yourself, Steve. Still have time to keep it between the ditches and have some fun. :)
thanks dude! i suppose you're right. summer ain't over yet!
Hi from winter in NZ! I haven't been skating much either. Experiencing a bit of SAD and MOPE and putting on weight haha. I don't want to go outside in the cold wind, get a chill and and get my wheels muddy 😅. At times like this it's good to round up a little crew. Make it a social thing - no pressure, more talking than skating!
Love your vids, very relatable! P.S Indys are great, I like to turn! Either Indy or Ace for me but Ive been eyeing the new Lurpivs! I don't need them though 😂
Appreciate it dude. Yeah, sometimes the hangout sessions can be a lot fun. Those lurpiv trucks definitely look interesting
Indy’s rule man. The turn is so good, the pinch so great too. The “pinch” is always associated with thunder trucks. But fuck, Indy’s pinch great too, and grind amazing!
i can agree. they are hard to beat. skated em for years, so they feel super familiar. still love my ventures though
@@stickersteve007 me and you are in the same boat. 🛥️ I just segregate them, lol Indy is my go to, for park and vert and hills. Ventures are great for my street skating
Oh I see you’re doing the standard baseplate on the Titaniumians. I actually think Indys benefit from being a bit higher with how much the bring in the wheel base so that’s good. Especially as it allows for less wheel bite or bigger wheels.
i agree. i prefer the standard indy height. Probably why i ended up liking risers on my ventures
@@stickersteve007 can’t wait to get back home and get on the Lurpivs myself. Foot feels good having rested a lot. Little more than a week to go!
Also, I hear you about the directional skateboards. You kinda always do think about it. I got to get me a twin tail soon.
It's not for everyone, but it's nice to have one less thing to think about
Whenever I skate I usually take the whole quiver, 5 setups. I don’t think they’re wildly different, but they are all different. I do think ventures lock into slappy crooks better than Indy, but I like Indys too
i like to just have one setup. even when i try to have more i always end up skating one
@@stickersteve007 i have a primary/favorite. i like to have at least one popsicle and one shaped. i just happened to grab a few completes off fb marketplace, so i just have to fight the urge to set new ones up as they break 😭
I hear ya man. I barely skated all july because of my work schedule and the heat. Sometimes you need a little break for skateboarding to really appreciate it. Also, imo don’t bother with the slappys. They’re basically just indys with a different name. They’re good but not worth getting into truck madness over.
i've heard the same from multiple people. and i have like 5 sets of indy's. think i'll just stick with what i have
Hey, I saw your video abt the sheildless bearings and one of mine has completely seized up before I took the sheilds off, so how do I fix that?
@@nightslaughter6166 you could try popping the shields off and giving it a bath in wd40 for a while. See if it will work free.
@@stickersteve007 cheers dude, I'll let you know if it works
@@nightslaughter6166 hopefully it works out for ya!
I feel like you may be how I have been my whole life … I almost love the gear more than I love actually skating. Which is still a lot lol
@Seaneskatejitsu I feel like it fluctuates. Sometimes I could care less about the gear and just wanna skate. And then I'll nerd out on gear again lol.
Also forgot to mention. With Indy titanium, I wouldn’t try Slappy. Those trucks are so expensive. I’d skate the hell out of those and then go to Slappy. Fight the truck madness man.
Lol I agree. I won't be gettin slappys anytime soon
Took a short break too man.
Its nice not being in pain every day. I love skating. Its just better when you can enjoy it and go longer.
I have the Ti Indy's too. 8.5".
I still haven't found good bushings for them. They are either too tight or too squirelly.
The quality has severly suffered since they moved production to China. The USA made models were unbeatable. Its why I am on Thunders once again.
There is an elongated oval on the bottom of the trucks. A stamp with "USA" used to appear there. The celtic cross is also gone from them. They aren't true Indy's anymore to my mind.
They are more expensive than ever now too. Money not well spent. Sorry Indy fans. Its the truth. I wish it wasn't so.
i totally get that. all my indys are old. besides these TI ones (4 yrs old) idk when they moved to china, but almost all my Indys have the OG cross on em. they should have never givin in and changed the logo
@@stickersteve007
Keep a pair of the old ones man for when you're done, done.
Just for keep sakes. I wish I still had a pair. Man I miss that celtic cross. That defined an entire skateboarding Era.
Everyone knew that symbol alone.
I long for the good old days when we were still allowed to live our lives.
I will probably get roasted for even saying all this.
I haven't skated since last summer but I guess now I'll have to go keep the curb spot warm for you.
lol thanks dude. hopefully the break is over now. or at least coming to an end
Took a solid 10 year break
i know that feeling. i took a 13 year break
Worst part about indie’s is they are no longer made in the US. I’d pay more to have them be US made.
Indy still skates better than any other truck
unfortunately no trucks are made in the usa anymore. even venture moved i heard
@@6to8john word
@@stickersteve007 I know it’s sad.
Nooo…. lol… dang I love your videos… nah we adults and life sucks the skate outta you sometimes. It’s hard getting old. I tell the young guys I work with to die young and beautiful and on top. Hahaha. Totally playing get old you’re supposed to. But it’s hard and it’s no fun. But it’s better than the alternative. Doesn’t mean that I can’t be the coolest dad on the football field. Because I can still move. lol
we ain't dead yet!
@@stickersteve007 good. You’re a good skater and I enjoy watching. Please do you. Don’t worry about tricks, trucks. What ever. Just do what makes you happy. Life is way… better that way.
@@dbandthekings9206 that's the plan! i appreciate you dude!
That means you getting old 😊
it does? .........Shit!