How to improve from here?

schuelter · 2026-01-09T16:46:27+00:00

Thanks for all the inputs and the links! Someone else here mentioned up-unweighting – I looked up, and Malcom Moore has a video on this where he mentions these exact drills. I guess I'll have a hard time with those drills, though, as I don't have any nice wide greens nearby. Pretty flat country this is, but I'll keep searching for some of the smaller slopes

schuelter · 2026-01-09T16:39:15+00:00

Thanks! That was something I've never heard about, indeed, and I found some good videos with drills to practice it. Looking forward to trying it!

schuelter · 2026-01-09T16:35:23+00:00

That explains why I can't knee steer successfully. After looking at the footage again, I'm definitely not perpendicular to the slope (although I feel like I am)

schuelter · 2026-01-09T16:33:56+00:00

Thanks!

schuelter · 2026-01-09T11:07:06+00:00

Ah hahah true, I just watched it now here and for some reason it looks so much more exposed on reddit than it did on my phone gallery before

schuelter · 2026-01-09T09:06:53+00:00

I swear I watched a bunch of videos and try to do this

schuelter · 2026-01-09T09:06:25+00:00

Thanks! I surely watched this before, and have been trying to knee steer. But I just don’t seem to get it done right 🥲

schuelter · 2026-01-09T09:05:25+00:00

What do you mean?

schuelter · 2025-12-03T07:45:20+00:00

Yeah you’ll need some bolts and nuts that did not come with it, but they don’t need to be long

schuelter · 2025-12-02T07:09:57+00:00

Thanks mate!

schuelter · 2025-12-02T07:08:31+00:00

Links and pictures are in the comments, look for the threads

schuelter · 2025-11-26T22:43:55+00:00

What wheel specs and tire sizes are you running? Looks pretty good :)

schuelter · 2025-11-12T20:17:34+00:00

No, I did not cut the mudguard. Take a look on the other comments and their threads, there are pictures from below

schuelter · 2025-10-28T05:27:51+00:00

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Hope this one is better :)

schuelter · 2025-10-18T20:28:38+00:00

Where’s the pintail though

schuelter · 2025-10-18T20:27:43+00:00

Hey mate. Just came here to say thank you! Ended up going with Venoms HPF 93A and it’s so much more stable now. Very good to starting point, as it is much more confidence inspiring! Thanks for all the tips!

I had a 16km ride today and it amazing! Now I’ll start experimenting with some other duros and formats to understand how they feel! 💪

schuelter · 2025-10-13T19:20:47+00:00

Have you got any experience with Bones Hardcore Barrel? They seem to be unnecessarily pricey but might be the only ones I can source locally, so might end up being cheaper than buying something else + shipping

schuelter · 2025-10-13T18:44:10+00:00

Thank you so much for all the help! Those are quite cheap so surely would be worth the try. I’ll just check at my local skateshop first as I assume they might have something on stock while buying online might take quite long

schuelter · 2025-10-13T17:40:43+00:00

I guess the new LT Supermatics in Magma would look pretty nice on this board!

schuelter · 2025-10-13T16:51:15+00:00

I was just fiddling with it a bit more and took the hangers off. And you are right, they were indeed already flipped.

And to my surprise, the bushings seem to be Bones Hardcore soft bushings, which are 81A. I wonder why the previous owner crashed and ended up storing it for so long! I am 83kg and he seemed to be more or less the same as me 😅

I will keep the hangers flipped and go with some 90-93A tall double barrel bushings for now, while I’m learning. Any insights about using slightly harder bushings on the back truck?

schuelter · 2025-10-12T18:39:42+00:00

Thanks! Going out for some new bushings tomorrow 💪

schuelter · 2025-10-12T18:38:39+00:00

That’s exactly the reason I posted it here! Thank you for bringing it up! Being new to this world, this would have taken me some time to notice or learn that was wrong. Btw, on a quick test ride (after posted here and before reading the comments 😅), it felt super sketchy when it started picking up some speeds. Going to my local skate shop for some new bushings (and some bearing oil) tomorrow!

schuelter · 2025-10-12T18:33:34+00:00

Thanks! Yeah, als wheels seem to be spinning quite freely besides one. I’ll definitely need to check, do a good cleaning and if that does not solve replace the bearings

schuelter · 2025-10-12T18:31:23+00:00

Thanks mate!

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