Rider notes
Mostly use it for freeride. And a little cruising and carving around here and there, the deck being big and having minimal concave gives you all the room in the world to relax and the surfiness of the Valks just makes it a joy to cruise and carve around on.
Pros
Big, stable, surfy, very forgiving slides
Cons
It's heavy Being big and having minimal concave could be a con depending on the person
Why it works
It's a big stiff deck with surfy trucks and slidey wheels
What I would change
Maybe some Venom kegs + Venom tall barrels instead of mostly Kranks? Venoms have less rebound than Kranks which sounds nice and I've heard good things about that combo in DH Valks. Maybe wheels with a little more edge grip?
Components
Deck
PantheonKenny Napp Pro Model
Los Osos
Trucks
ValkyrieMk3.5 Downhill
160-170mm 45°
170mm wedged to 45/40. 1/4th" risers for more leverage
Wheels
Powell PeraltaSnakes
69mm White
Bearings
ZealousClassic
Bushings
RiptideKrank Tall
FatCone 87A
Front boardside
Bushings
SeismicDefcon Barrel
Tall 87A
Front roadside. With Valks atleast, it makes it ever so slightly more snappy and responsive than if it were an 87a Riptide Krank tall barrel
Bushings
RiptideKrank Tall
FatCone 90A
Rear boardside
Bushings
RiptideKrank Tall
Barrel 90A
Rear roadside
Footstop
DIYBushing
Independent
Indy bushing with a washer
Comments (2)
Do you find that the fatcones restrict lean as the turn ramps up? I'm considering trying some in my Valkyries since I get wheel bite a little easier than I'd like. Running fat cones BS seems like it'd take care of that. Great setup :)
Yep, that's exactly why I use them. I prefer the way tall barrels all around feel but unfortunately it was wheel biting too easily. Tried going up a color in hardness with the BS barrels and it fixed the problem but felt a little stiff. Tried tall fatcones BS instead and it did the trick without feeling stiff.
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