Hi all,
40 something returning to skating after a long break, mainly into cruising, carving, grinds.
I've picked up a Caballero chinese dragon reissue (closest I could find to what I rode in the late 80s) and a set of reissue Rat Bones.
My question is whether to go for Indy 159s or 169s? The "fish" shape is a fair bit narrower at the tail end so a bit wary of the 169s poking out too much, advice appreciated!
Thanks!
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I saw one today with 159’s and they are perfect for it. Back in the day most skaters would magic carpet, and it wasn’t an issue....look at the pro pics from the day. These days people are obsessed with hotrodding...like I have a shaped 10” deck so I must put 169’s on it and the wheels stick out front and back!
it's been that long that I have no memory of what was on my Caballero back then. Plus in those days I just stuck with what I got (was a gift that I loved, rode, then ultimately, sadly, neglected).
Not into hotrodding, just want a solid oldschool setup because that's what I like to skate.
That photo is really useful LittleEarth, thanks for that.
Get thyself some stage 5-8 146s.
Leaning towards standard 159s, I understand that with the offset rat bones this will slightly increase overall width, maybe pushing them into 169 territory..? Or maybe just go straight to the 169s and enjoy the wide load. I do prefer overlap to overhang also.
I have a Santa Cruz here (9.35") with what looks like 9" Krux on it, might wait until the Cab arrives (taking its sweet time winging its way from CA to Australia) and try those out on it to get a feel for what width would work.