Clive Dixon Locks into Nose Blunts | My Indys 

Love how the dogs in every shot

little sausage dog

I'm up to 5 on different sized boards. Feel free to indulge.

Join the club dawg. Ain’t no shame in variety.

Omg me too

Just of curiosity, different sizes?? I get back on my bord after 15 years. bought some 139 and an 8. then, because I want to learn transition, bought some 149 and an 8.4... I still dont know if sell the 8 set sup, or just ride both of them

@@sebamtorres yeah different sizes and different models. And just skate whichever one you're more comfortable. Transition skaters usually skate bigger boards

man stfu... how do you even know that?

@@thomasfischer3020 timing. People start riding at dif stages of their lives and companies introduce their riders. If the clip is from a certain time period aka before he rode indies then

Who cares?

@@boogie.. you

Lol yeah indy tryinn to take impact credit from the truck rhino tried to discredit

Ace's turn better than Indy's.

@@kanescrimes4848 they might turn better (subjective) but they are far less stable than Indy

@@kanescrimes4848 Not knocking Ace, but they just mimic the geometry of the Indy Stage 3. I've heard that they are great in bowl and pool situations, which make sense, since they were designed in an era before street skating Personally, I've got enough Stage 11s stashed away that I can never find an excuse to buy a pair of Ace and give them a shot, but they have definitely piqued my interest

@@manysnakes They pretty much ARE a stage 3. The guy who started Ace worked or co-owned, or was designer for Independent for a long time. For all I know, he could have been the designer of the stage 3? They're definitely great for transition, but I mostly skate street and they've stayed on my board for the last 6 years of street skating,(been skating for 32 years) and I've NEVER locked onto a round rail like I do on Aces(beveled hanger) They don't have much meat, but they don't seem to wear as fast as Indy's either. That might translate to Independent having a faster grind, but I haven't noticed yet. If I can't get Ace's Id get stage 11's. HOWEVER: Independent moved shop across the ocean and I've heard people saying they have slippery axles again like the stage 7 or 8's had. Have you heard anything on that?

@@kmrskates Turning isn't subjective. I think you're trying to allude to personal preference. A person may have a personal preference regarding their turning radius, but that is due to human variant not a variant created by the action alone. Less stable? In what way? Do you mean swamp truck? IF SO: That's not less stable as much as it a tighter and more pronounced turning ability that takes getting used to just as every change in skate gear requires some adjustments. This factor is INTENSELY changed with differing washer placements and bushing choices. IF NOT: Then explain what you are trying to imply by "less stable" It seems like you're trying to claim that one is indefinitely better than the other...which negates the validity in your first claim of subjectivity, AND is irrelevant to anything I've said. ...so...??? What is your aim here? What sucks about Ace's: Your ollies will need major adjusting, and have a sloppy feel in comparison to something that widens your wheel base. HOWEVER: If you have a deck with a wheelbase 1/8 longer... See what I'm getting at? Ace's turn better...that's irrefutable. Whether or not a person rides with locked down trucks is irrelevant in regards to my claim. In other words: The subjectivity that you both appealed to AND negated has no affect on the fact of a tighter turning radius. I'm not claiming one is better indefinitely, but I'm DEFINITELY saying Ace's have a tighter turning radius...are you really trying to argue that? You'd have to be REALLY REALLY dumb to try. That'd be akin to trying to argue against 2+2=4. ...and there are no grounds for contending preferences so...?

That's too bad. It's never too late to step outside the stubbornly thoughtless comfort zone of "Indy's only" and experience sk8-life enriching variance for yourself. 30+ years and you've NEVER experienced the superior pinch of a Thunder? or the superior carving of Ace's? Never locked onto a round rail with a beveled hanger?... You're missing out on SO much. ...so sad. This is year 32 for me and I can't even imagine not having a personal opinion on the tools of my trade. Knowledge gained through experience will always be best.

@@kanescrimes4848 I have rode other peoples boards with different trucks and they all seemed too light for my liking. Unfortunately due to arthritis, I can no longer skate. Thank you for looking out.

@@lumptaviousshadows453 Awww, that sucks. In that case it really IS too late for you then. That's even sadder.

@@kanescrimes4848 Im sorry you feel that way. But I like what I like.

@@lumptaviousshadows453 You still don't understand. I'm not being contentious like you're trying to be. "I have rode other peoples boards with different trucks and they all seemed too light for my liking." Helpful hint: The shape of a deck can dramatically change the feeling of a truck. Including how light or heavy it feels. The degree of variant a different deck shape can create renders the claims of a specific truck(especially a brand) as too heavy or light is simply unwarranted=implies a lack of experience and/or knowledge regarding this topic...which is exactly what motivated my effort in he first place. You missed out, that sucks, case closed.

chuck Core I’m pretty big and my 139s held up well, I have thunder 148s to try em out rn but I’ve had multiple ventures that kingpins have snapped but I also used to ride my trucks very tight as a teen

@@xExile7 I've always ridden loose trucks. Still snapped kingpins left and right until I started riding grind king then tensor came out and it was game over for me

chuck Core my Indy’s were on the looser end but I can’t ride these thunders too loose I instantly wheel bite probably because I’m a big dude idk , I’ll check out Tensors but I kinda wanna buy 149 Indys

@@xExile7 well I ride magnesium tensor Lo and they are the lightest, strongest trucks ever. If you like indys maybe tensor hi would work for you. They are seriously great trucks.

I'm pretty big myself and they've held up insanely good.

The main thing that puts me off indys is everything. They suck. I would need a minimum of $5000 a month to ride for them

Same on my 139s it's kinda shit. I'm skating venture 5.8s next lol

@@maxdaniels4326 I ended up buying new pair of Indys just because they grind and turn better than anything else but was really pissed about that

@@obamahustler ah fair enough mate that makes sense, I've only skated Indy's so I don't have anything else to compare them too apart from some shitty trucks off my old birdhouse complete haha

m a x #awake

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7s and 8s for sure. They fixed it by the 9s but yeah indys were notorious for that shit

7's no doubt

Yeah the stage 7s were awful, and had crazy slip. They've fixed tthat issue though. Stage 11 is pretty great.

The stage 9s were sick asf too

I don’t get slip back in the early 90s they would slip like crazy like the early thunder t4s or whatever they called them

ha yeah lol I will skate Indys for the rest of my life.

1999 is not 2020...

Thats a Massive Hubba not Ledge

What bushings do you use?

Pj Van Den Berg I use Bones bushings on my Indys. They are perfect!

@@milehighac2738 thanks man, I used the bones hard after trying the indy hards. The bones blew out pretty quick with the king pin flush. I've lost hope hahah. I put standard Indy hards back in, break-in begins today. If they fail I'll try the bones Mediums maybe.

How tf is this comment possible

@@ztedylan I guess I was at the right place at the right time lol

What truck is ideal for you then

Late reply, but I've been riding Ace for a while now. My last pair was Ace classics, size 44. I went up in board width and am now riding Ace AF1's, size 55. I use the stock Ace bushings and have absolutely zero complaints. They work for me right from the beginning. On Indy I couldn't ride the stock bushings because they took weeks to break in and I ended up breaking Bones bushings just about once a week the last year I was on Indys. Bowls, launch ramps, big drops, and especially curbs are my favorite things to skate. Again, no issues for me on Ace so far and it's been a while.

Wondering the same thing

Thunder I think from what I can find

hes riding thunders at staples center, and yes thunders get the most wheel bite by far

looks like thunders, when I paused the clip

TechLurker Unless your riding Lo’s, dumbasses! Titanium Indy’s are actually 1.5mm lower than standard Stage XIs, making the difference a millimeter between Thunder’s and Indy Titanium’s.

I beg to differ

Probably the independent 215's that's the widest truck they make if I'm correct double check with your local skate shop though always better to visit in person with your board so you can line everything up before you set it up

I have a pair. I'm starting to like them a lot. The bushings are great and don't really harden up in cold weather.

Pete & Pete same

Ricta Rapido 0:56

Truth

What do you recommend as a replacement?

Bones for life!

@@mateoito8266 it's bad that independent has such an Awesome truck, yet the bushings are total shit. I blew a brand new set of hards in half an hour with the nut flush. I'll try bones