My Skateboard Setup and Why 

61 years old, skating since2019, can't Ollie yet... Straightforward approach. No bullshit. I like it.

I love dans videos because it feels like having a skate homie who knows his shit more than being entertained by a skate video.

I’ve been skating for so long I really appreciate all the little details you’re giving. They’re all good. For example I really agree that you should remove the excess small circle of grip from the truckbolt hole. Next board setup I will try popping the griptape holes from the bottom of the deck and I will try cutting my grip without scraping a guide cutting line

Much love and respect to you and your channel. I hope that all is well for you and your friends and family.

I like your insight man. 🤙always appreciate anything you have to offer. I skate rails too. So the bit on snipping the ends I find great. I'll definitely try that. 🤙🤘

I want a Dan pro deck, I'll buy 5 for my friends and I over here on the east coast.

Hey Dan, I do a similar thing when putting in the wholes for my bolts. Only difference is I do all 4 then use the truck to push all 4 through at once. Anyways great content as always

Excited to see your truck analysis video! These types of videos always peak my interest :)

Oh yeah and I enjoy all of your videos Dan , thank you !

Just found this channel this dudes awesome!!! Thx for motivating me to get back into skating!!! ✌️

Thanks for shouting out us skaters that got to deal with the cold

I found this amazing fishtail deck from Dogtown that has insane concave and it has a nice curved nose with that slightly square shape. Perfect cruiser. Great video, Dan! (Who the hell would dislike this? Grip tape shaver enthusiasts?)

If I'm using a hand drill or one's in reach, I use it and a phillips bit to clean out the holes. Helps reduce the potential twisting of the grip tape under the bolt heads.

I started skating deck rails and immediately started getting better I think they help for stability so much rad video tootles

Another advantage Mob has over Jessup: it cuts really nicely. I always sand down the edges before cutting my griptape because I used to skate Jessup and that shit is so thin it just rips if you try to cut it without sanding it down first, and I just got used to the process. But Mob is thicker, and much easier to cut regardless of prep.

Dan, would you pleaseeeeeeeee be able to do another video on board set ups? I'm just getting back into skating again and am going thru some board madness. Im torn betwee size of deck, size of wheels, and truck brand.... im lost. Now that I am older, all of these differnt components are mentally affecting me, as weird as that sounds.

I used to think Black Magic grip tape was the best until I took your advice about MOB. There I go showing my age again lol. I use the 159’s as well but swapped out the bushings for the Bones. No more blow out problems!

Revive/3block shape and mold are the bomb.

My transition setups, I've always put a lite coat of silicone paint to absorb shock and not let the trucks move if you lock up hard.

I used to skate these random shop brand bearings and they were so much better than any big brand, high priced bearings I've ever tried. Rolled better and lasted way longer than any others I came across and they were cheap too, probably equates to around $30 if even that.

For anyone who is curious on a good bearing lube I recommend Tri-Flow lubricant it’s meant for bike chains and it has Teflon which is really good for metal and it’s like $6 for a bottle

Before you apply the grip tape, rub the rough side of tape on the wood surface. This will give the adhesive grooves to grip to. Clean the dust/debris off before applying. One applied, turn board on the side and use a zippo to heat the grip tape. Don't melt it, just heat it up. This will "activate" the glue. Do it in small areas and press the tape into the board. Should give you the best adherence

Thanks for the videos you make your awsome

When you cut the griptape flip them so the two clean factory edges are show on the deck. Or tack the grip on both tail and nose then press from the middle out to easily have one sheet.

Anti Hero makes some awesome big nosed boards . Their Big Meanie eagle deck is what I was riding until I couldn't anymore . It was the only board I could find that had the early 90s shape but also moden mix.

gx1000 decks fit your perfect deck description

I tell you a little trick when gripping the whole sheet as you peel back the paper cut half the paper off so the griptape is now half sticky half not sticky. This will make it easier to lineup since half of it will not be sticky you can use that half to lineup on the skateboard perfectly while holding up the sticky part once you have it lined up press down the sticky part and then pick up the other non sticky part while peeling back like a band-aid the paper

I do the shaving because it removes the grit that's hard to cut trough and also gives me very clean area that follows the contour of the board and knife follows that easier... so the cut looks more clean :)

I also hit it with my truck with the bolt to poke holes but it can make a mess of the grip tape and rip chucks out I always push down two fingers over each hole on the other side as I hit the bolt like your holding a cigarette so as the bolt comes though between your fingers it won't push the grip off since your applying pressure around the hole it will just pop a clean hole

Thanks very informative

Hey Dan specifically for front crooks I agree with wider trucks and bigger noses

Im ready for the video on bearing maintenance

I used to grip over my bolts so I wouldn't think about where my foot was just where I was comfortable setting up for a trick. I would leave a sliver off heel side of tail. New hardware a must though.

thoughts on bones' big balls bearings vs super reds? ive found them to be far better than black reds but not sure how they compare to super reds

All the boards had deck rails in the 80s , I used to see kids riding these Nash completes from k-mart that had rails , skid plate and nosebone . the was neon green comedy

Aw thank u yes it is a pain I ❤ the cold ware I live which is the coldest part of michigan year round

The "kinda squared off shape" you described makes me think of Tum Yeto, at least from a few years back. I had a phase of only skating Foundation and Toy Machine, and they always seemed to have a a lot of shapes with that. Alien Workshop had a bunch too, I forgot who that is though... DNA maybe? But I feel ya, on that semi-squared shape as I swore by that for years. Not sponsored or anything anymore, so I just kind of try out different brands with different shapes now.

I wish I can set boards up all day. Idk why gripetap for me is the best part!

Chaotic Corrigan Your all over the place no schedule or organisation but i love ya

Dan the train conductor 😂

It’s been a few years since I’ve had mob grip and live in KY, mob would always get bubbles or try to peel in the winter time. I ride exclusively jessup

I don't even skate and find myself enjoying your videos.

dan should make an edit of all his silly quirky tricks and spots like the stuff daewon posts on instaham, way more enjoyable to watch than dudes thrashing tres down 15 stairs imho. i think he could make something really special and it would do really well.

Bro I seen you skate...motor skills are fine😆

Hey Dan love the content and uh for your like board shape i ride doom sayers boards it has exactly the nose ur talking abt

What I wonder is... If you could just swap the bushings front to back, the front will become back and vice versa? I always have my trucks marked tho

solid content

The Santa Cruz Everslick has the shape you described. I Have an 8.0

I've always been a fan of Jessup Grip, I recently tried MOB Grip but like you said it's grippy as fuck. I personally like Grip that isn't too grippy, my reasoning for this is I fractured a bone in my foot and tore the ligaments of my ankle and ever since then it hurts a bit to flick tricks with my right foot(goofy skater) unless I'm wearing compression ankle braces/socks and having grip with less traction results in less strain on my tendons while flicking. Also, a bonus of using grip that isn't quite as coarse or rough, is that it won't hastily wear through your shoes. When I was a kid, I used to wear holes in my shoes to the point that all my socks had holes in the toe, entirely from doing flip tricks. There's nothing worse, than going to do a kickflip and tearing your big toenail on griptape lol

I have this weird thing when I do nollie tricks I flip my board backwards so I still skate off the tail so I got a twin tail board with all black grip. I don’t have to flip my board around and I wear my nose and tail instead of using my tail for everything

Do you know what methods are being used for graphic printing on griptape?

I just got an og set of blind trucks of course after 14yrs just got back n2 skating but I use hookups 8.25

What is the best skateboard for skateboarding? What is the hardest/best trick? What company is the best skateboard company?

Never liked spitfire till I recently bought their formula four 101a. Like them better than any bones wheel on market.

took a big chunk out of my spitfires doing a slappy front crook today, probably not the wheels fault but I’ll try acid chemical co next lol

I already know your next upload…joking haha, thanks for your work Dan. This was really interesting

Amazing hat✌🏼🤩🌈

Vid idk I needed ty

"perfect set-up for you" video would be wonderful.

is their any way to rethread my trucks without a rethreading tool?

Being from the East Coast and skating 20 years plus As long as you grip the board indoors and leave it inside overnight the next day it should be fine to ride no grip tape falling off

I think scraping the edges helps to rub off some of the sand so it cuts easier

Are 3 block boards the same shape as revive boards ?

Now that you're back on Powell what kind of board are you riding?

Can you post a link to that deck rail brand? My Google fu sucks and I'm not finding it.

Are shake junt good bearings?

Ah damn no more Powell huh? How you feel about the bones bushings? Thinking of getting a pair

I use to spend a fortune on custom decks when I skated. My setups were worth over £150 and that was nearly 20 years ago. Always had a pro deck.

Dan chops off just the tip…..I feel ya.

How do you feel about Bones bushings?

I do the same thing when I’m installing my hardware. Lol

mans put the cut side down on the vert strip, savage

I love you dan

I've skated bones bearings a lot, but I went for some Bronson raws last time and I have a new favorite. You'd think they would need to be cleaned frequently with them being open, but they run dry so dirt isn't attracted. I haven't cleaned them in at least six months and they are still amazing. Love the sound too.

Pop your shields off..poor a little Windex in a cup..put your bearings in..leave them in for 30 minutes...dump out Windex..dry them real good with a paper towel..put them back in the wheels...spin test...good as new!! 🤘

You could also put a little piece of electric or duct tape over the hole of the stripped screw, so when you use the screwdriver..it has some grip to turn while you're holding down the nut with the other tool..and vise versa!!

also get swiss ceramics if your really worried about bearings.. its the most expensive bearing but it literally lasts 12+ years take my word for it i just broke mine and bought another one

What hardness are the wheels? Thought about trying acid co

My clear blue Mob grip stays stupid grippy, almost to a fault. I haven't skated other colored grip tho so idk lol.

The grip tape tips were good, I suck at gripping decks.

Uma Landsleds have that desired nose shape you’re talking about especially when it gets to the wider sizes

Weird thing I've always done is not tighten hardware more than 1 full turn past finger tight. No idea why but for 17 years that's how I've done it.

Venture Black Shadow trucks? 🤔

ouuuu that green top makes it look like a watermelon sick

Which acid wheel formula? The 99 or 103 or whatever?

0:54 I prefer the big round nose too. zero and pilllar have the same shape to black label.

Yeah the northeast gets cold. I feel it.

Andy anderson has a pro deck shaped like you were explaining

I just realized the banana peel hat on the banana lol

Dan corrigan likes to peek at nuts 2021

deck rail link?

i agree reg mob is the best!

😇 what's the oldest skateboarding wheels brand ?

what do you use to chop off the ends of your deck rails? how long are the bevup rails stock?

dale have you ever tried ace trucks?

the actual original reason for scraping the edges of the griptape before cutting, is to remove the grit from it so that you can cut it with the razor and it doesn't kill the blade with each grip job.

Bones and thunders is what I use

Polar, do a squarish nose. Worth a look!

alexis sablone board from wknd boards has a bigger nose and slightly squared off nose and tail its looks really weird for me at first glance but i really like the deck

Good stuff, Dan! I find Bronson G2 bearings to be really great. They clean easily and feel almost like new after. Also curious if you've ever tried Lil Jawns rails. You might dig.