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Went skating on my AH 7.81 this morning, and my knees are aching. Anyone have a theory on if wider boards are better for old ass legs? Or if I am just funded (likely). This has what spawned me pondering the upgrade in size
Are you on 129s or 139s? I’ve been off of ‘7.75s’ in part because of truck choices…
For me, smaller setups tend to be kinder on my joints/connective/smaller muscle groups/ligaments.
Some people have mentioned that smaller setups kinda require one to be more up on the balls of their feet, which I understood as a good result, but could possibly be bothering your legs?
In my experience, lower extremity pain comes from: extra weight, muscle imbalance(s), lack of flexibility. I’ve been trying to foam roll a little bit, and started doing some calf raises. I am not a flexible person, and it’s hard to be motivated for that shit. I also weighed 20#s less when I was in high school/‘decent’ at skating.
I’ve generally hated on 8.25 trucks, for no good reason, they might be the answer. Or just hover board that shit with hella axle washers like Ishod (using 8” trucks)
I meant "fucked " not funded, predictive text was wild. I'm out of skate shape so... i might just be a sore ass bum. Obviously I'm flip flopping on trying an 8.38 lol. I do feel like my 149 purchase was a mistake, if even trying this at all, gonna try the 144s like you mentioned. And do some leg workouts lol
Fuck working out.
but sadly at this point it is pretty much the only way I’ll get to skate for a few more years, soooo…bring on the Zumba.
If you have 139s, maybe just try that on an 8.25-8.38. This was the size up move for all of us trend hoppers in 2010. Boards got bigger, but I’m soft as baby shit and couldn’t handle the 149s. I know I wasn’t the only one. It was kinda like a reverse of that thing that happened in the 90s when 7.5s came out and everyone had 8” trucks.
139s definitely don’t match 8.25-8.38, but…you’ll be able to flip that shit. And it doesn’t cost anymore. And then when you hate it, and switch to 144s and 149s, you can be a kook of pain like myself with wheelbite marks all over the place.