BOARD SETUP! 

7.75 is OG. That's what I ride. Back in the day only skaters to rock bigger than a 7.75 were vert skaters. Now it's normal to ride a 8 and above in the street.

Venture low gang.. keep Killin it bro

Thank you Manny . Great video and all the best in the future 👍

Much love and respect to you and your channel Manny Santiago. ♾️💜

7.75 gang rise up 🙌 Edit: I’m with you on not wanting to switch trucks. Unfortunately my axels are beat to shit and it’s becoming impossible to get the nut on and off when switching wheels (and I think the mounting holes in my base plates are starting to warp), so I’ll have no choice but to re-up next time I get a new deck. 😰

I love that you ride such a classic board size still. The blue top is electric. You are an inspiration man.

7.75 all day is the best size board 💯🔥

Deck looks super sick. Can’t wait to get some for the shop and one for me!

I’ve recently sized down to 7.75 as well. After riding 8 for a little over 10 years or so

Bro! Legit about to order this board haha. Representando la Isla!!!!!

looking frrresh! thanks for the upload!

Go for the gold bro! You got this!

Bad ass set up

Love how you different brother 💞

7.75 here too and loving it.

Only real OGs ride 7.75 💯💯💯

That graphic is gorgeous. I'd have a hard time skating it. Definitely wall worthy.

That's a sick Deck🎉

Tech lines bro

Venture Lo gang

i like 7.75 cause its easy to flip

I been on 7.75 my whole skate life im 33 now. I tried 8.25 but it felt like a land yacht i hated it. Size 11.5 and 7.75 is not too small for me

Hahaha you really don’t change your trucks. I’ve been on thunder Lo 14 lites since they came out almost 20 years ago. Good luck in the Swiss Olympic trials qualy

That's all I skated when I started skating back in 1999, was 7.75. I tried 7.63 but that was a little bit too thin, then I went to 7.8 and that's all I skated for a bit. Then I went to 8.0 and now I'm skating 8.25. I just do basic tricks. But I do have to say with a bigger board it's more fun to grind and slide and skate transition. But I pretty much lost all my flip tricks with a bigger board. I might have to go back to my roots since I'm getting old now and get a set of 7.75 trucks and a 7.75 board to relive the past❤. I'm sure I will have more control of the board plus it will be way lighter since my current setup I'm running regular independent trucks.

I’m on a 7.5 girl reissue 😂😝

7.75 is perfect for flip tricks

Lately ive seen lots of folks down sizing on their boards.. sooner or later 8s & below will be a norm again in my opinion

Gnar I never notice your board so slim, I’m wit you on making your board light af. I do the same but I ride thunder hollows wit a size 8 board idk if I can go back to the 7.75 but idk I think it’s worth experimenting with after your insider knowledge. I seen you skate nd I know your the guy haha

7.75 gang

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The best board setup! I am just subscribed to your channel from Victor Garcia 💯🔔👍

Oh yeah nd I ride a sixtystixs board 🤙🏽

I don't see the 7.75 on the site as an option, only 8.0. Are more coming?

i tried those bearings bc i saw them on clearance at zumiez. Abec-9= super smooth/tight tolerances races to ball ratio. BUUUT once they get a lil dirty the QUALITY of your experience will diminish. The bearings are TAYLOR made for indoor/private park skating and contests. After a few sessions out doors or a few puddles/water mixing with the grease they tend to turn into any would be AVG range bearing as far as speed/wall to wall combos/lines in a flow/transition park. BUT when theyre fresh Definitely better than a majority of bearings ive tried at their "sale" price point. Hell even at 25$ theyre smoother/faster than bronsons, bones reds, indy abec 7's etc. At that 20-25$ price point. The only better option at that price range is the bones big balls/6 ball reds. Which are also pretty good/decent up until they get dry/crusty/worn. IMO THOUGH the 6 balls are much more resiliant by a MILE compared to the abec-9 nothing specials NGL im talking monthly speed cream applications and opening them up to clean them out and air/electric air dry them or blow dry them with the cold setting on a blowdryer...IF you want that same OUT of the box performance. TO damn tedioius and they demand too much attention. Then again bones reds only really last a YEAR max....if not 3-6m if you dont maintain them as far as PEAK speed/performance otherwise the races get MARRED and have a tendency to chatter/get jerky in transition doing bigger airs/transfers...youll notice these things doing airs the way the wheels grip/smoothness as you land into a transition if your bearings need maintenance or are past the point of being re-conditioned....youll have this jerky/hesitation with your speed/transfer...and it ruins wall to wall/speed/flow. Still though out of the box theyre very fast/smooth very good for flow/transition skating they keep speed really good if you like doing multi trick lines in your local/blowl/flow section. The 6 ball reds just are equally smooth and just as fast if your landing into transitions/transfers/speed pumping. And stay smoother/faster/longer. But i got the diegos and the robert neals for like 10$ each....so i cant complain. Put the diegos on a mini cruiser for a kids first setup with some ricta clouds...very smooth/fast setup.

Hey Manny will we ever get the backstory of what happened to Fortune? Maybe you've spoken about it before but I haven't seen or heard it

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I skate 7.8 perffect

Los Taínos! ❤🇵🇷✌🏽

Always appreciate the videos. I don't think I could skate a 7.75. 8 is the smallest I have tied. Right now I skate 8.75. Best of luck at the preliminaries for the Olympics. I know you will crush it and represent your self, PR, and skateboarding with class and style as always. Stay Rad Sir.

With the 7:75🍻

13.88 wheelbase?

I’m 7.75 myself small guy with small feet I have more control of tricks on a 7.75 and its more fun to me I tried going to a 8 and it’s not for me but I haven’t seen anybody do Slappy’s on a 7.75 but I heard that you’re still do them

What happened with ándale?

I skated 7.75 for about 20 years tried 8s and 8.25 but I feel like bigger size is unesesary for me. Too heavy and clumsy. Shoe size doesnt matter Im a size 10.5

Manny do you grind down the kingpin on your venture lows?

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Peep that solar edge inverter hows your solar system now manny anymore problems amigo

Man if I didn’t skate a 8.65 I’d cop that graphic is intense

If they are side cut aren't you supposed to have the graphics facing out? Typically you can't reverse them unless they are the same cut both sides... obviously will still work but that cut was designed for a reason... just curious

Do you get bad wheel bite riding those venture lows?

It's funny because in the late 90s early 2000s I skated a 8.25 and people made fun of me for skating an "ironing board" or a "surf board" lol now people others a hard time for skating a small board. People just love to hate! Lol

How does skating gaps/stairs feel w a 7.75?

We’re you skating something other than 7.75 before ?

7.75 is where its at

Video just loaded apparently your heading out lol

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Board looks so tiny!

7.75 gang

7.75 gang