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Forgive my noob shit when it comes to shaped boards, but in reading through a lot of this thread I see a lot of things like “9.0 but rides like an 8.5” — why would that be? Because of the taper near the trucks?
What other advantages/disadvantages would an egg shaped board have?
I have a regular popsicle and a love seat
Yesterday afternoon I wasn't feeling like doing much but the love seat was sitting to the left of my tv
Just looking at it made me get off my ass and I went and skated for a couple hours
Long story short. shaped boards (especially eggs) make me want to go skate
That's the first thing I thought when I read your question
There's plenty of other reasons
Totally get the motivation piece, I guess I’m curious about those other reasons.
Real estate in the middle. responsiveness off the tail and nose. you can ride a wide board that feels comfy on tranny but will still flip really well. and you can ride a variety of truck widths on them depending on how what and how you like to skate. for instance with a cardiel 9.18 Huffer, people dig everything from 8.5" axles to 9.125" axles. that's a big range.
on a personal note, being older than shit, my most progressive skateboarding years were when big shapes narrowed down to eggs and before the advent of the super skinny popsicle. so there's a nostalgia angle for me. to this day i find myself doing my best skateboarding on eggs and i love the way they look.
mostly skate the Huffer but also dig the loveseat/ couch and occasional heroin egg. really like the Black Label squared off 'blunted egg' shapes also, slide the spider egg.