2022 unpopular opinion thread

[Coastal Fever]

ride on tricks have always been pussy. there I said it.

I felt similar until I nearly ate shit on a 6” tall ride on rainbow rail at a DIY spot.  Lot of potential to get wrecked on some of these high up ones dudes are hitting, especially the drop to grind ones.

While I’m here, cannot stand watching Cookie skate.  Skateboarding isn’t only about looking cool.. but he’s so painfully uncool and his bow legged style so bad that his incredible skill is soured.  He fits perfectly on Worble, or Madness, or any other industry leftovers brand.

[JRF]

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My unpopular opinion: there's like a pencil width between a 7.5 and an 8. It could not matter less. The skate companies are banking on everyone thinking a couple of mms is real difference. It's not heart surgery, you'll be fine with whatever.

[close]

I rode a 7.4 wide board for years. It was great

[close]

7.5 with venture low 5.0 is the best setup I've ever rode

Next time I visit home I'm bringing my 7.5s and ventures back with me

[close]

Agreed,once you get use to board that’s 7.5 or less it. Really becomes the best overall width imo

[close]

Have a friend who absolutely kills it on a zip zinger. It's his legit prefered setup. My point was more tho say you love 7.5 and go to the shop and they don't have one it won't kill you to just get a 7.75. if you don't think about it you'd probably barely notice.

Got it, yeah, I switch to 7.75 after awhile and it wasn’t much different and wasn’t that hard to get use to.

[Atiba Applebum]

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My unpopular opinion: there's like a pencil width between a 7.5 and an 8. It could not matter less. The skate companies are banking on everyone thinking a couple of mms is real difference. It's not heart surgery, you'll be fine with whatever.

[close]

I rode a 7.4 wide board for years. It was great

[close]

7.5 with venture low 5.0 is the best setup I've ever rode

Next time I visit home I'm bringing my 7.5s and ventures back with me

[close]

Agreed,once you get use to board that’s 7.5 or less it. Really becomes the best overall width imo

[close]

Have a friend who absolutely kills it on a zip zinger. It's his legit prefered setup. My point was more tho say you love 7.5 and go to the shop and they don't have one it won't kill you to just get a 7.75. if you don't think about it you'd probably barely notice.

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Got it, yeah, I switch to 7.75 after awhile and it wasn’t much different and wasn’t that hard to get use to.

What size feet do people have that skate 7.5?

[JRF]

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My unpopular opinion: there's like a pencil width between a 7.5 and an 8. It could not matter less. The skate companies are banking on everyone thinking a couple of mms is real difference. It's not heart surgery, you'll be fine with whatever.

[close]

I rode a 7.4 wide board for years. It was great

[close]

7.5 with venture low 5.0 is the best setup I've ever rode

Next time I visit home I'm bringing my 7.5s and ventures back with me

[close]

Agreed,once you get use to board that’s 7.5 or less it. Really becomes the best overall width imo

[close]

Have a friend who absolutely kills it on a zip zinger. It's his legit prefered setup. My point was more tho say you love 7.5 and go to the shop and they don't have one it won't kill you to just get a 7.75. if you don't think about it you'd probably barely notice.

[close]

Got it, yeah, I switch to 7.75 after awhile and it wasn’t much different and wasn’t that hard to get use to.

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What size feet do people have that skate 7.5?

I’m a size 9.5, sometimes a size 10 depending on the shoe.

[tzhangdox]

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The unpopular opinion on Slap would actually be small boards and tighter trucks suck.
Which they do if you are older than 15 and skate things besides flat at the park.

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I work at a skate shop. I see what people are riding and majority aren't on small decks with tighter trucks. That goes for people over 30 too, Grown ass men coming in with wobbling 169s and 8.75"s claiming that it's the best feeling setup out there then they proceed to go 2mph and do an ankle high pressured 360 flip barely landing it because the trucks are so unstable. I think people are gonna stop buying aces too finally because everyone is realizing how impractical insanely loose trucks are when you actually want to land tricks consistently. Luckily though we have been selling way more boards that are 8.25 and under recently.

Agreed.

My current unpopular take might be that aces are a better truck when you run them tight. You still get everything people like about aces but they feel much more stable, and will still turn sharper than a much looser venture.

[Mean salto]

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My unpopular opinion: there's like a pencil width between a 7.5 and an 8. It could not matter less. The skate companies are banking on everyone thinking a couple of mms is real difference. It's not heart surgery, you'll be fine with whatever.

[close]

I rode a 7.4 wide board for years. It was great

[close]

7.5 with venture low 5.0 is the best setup I've ever rode

Next time I visit home I'm bringing my 7.5s and ventures back with me

[close]

Agreed,once you get use to board that’s 7.5 or less it. Really becomes the best overall width imo

[close]

Have a friend who absolutely kills it on a zip zinger. It's his legit prefered setup. My point was more tho say you love 7.5 and go to the shop and they don't have one it won't kill you to just get a 7.75. if you don't think about it you'd probably barely notice.

[close]

Got it, yeah, I switch to 7.75 after awhile and it wasn’t much different and wasn’t that hard to get use to.

[close]

What size feet do people have that skate 7.5?

[close]

I’m a size 9.5, sometimes a size 10 depending on the shoe.

13s on a 7.75 but would go a 7.5 if that's what's available

[TurboVirgin]

If cheetah sheets posts clips then mods should unban him.

[Ride it to dust]

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The unpopular opinion on Slap would actually be small boards and tighter trucks suck.
Which they do if you are older than 15 and skate things besides flat at the park.

[close]

I work at a skate shop. I see what people are riding and majority aren't on small decks with tighter trucks. That goes for people over 30 too, Grown ass men coming in with wobbling 169s and 8.75"s claiming that it's the best feeling setup out there then they proceed to go 2mph and do an ankle high pressured 360 flip barely landing it because the trucks are so unstable. I think people are gonna stop buying aces too finally because everyone is realizing how impractical insanely loose trucks are when you actually want to land tricks consistently. Luckily though we have been selling way more boards that are 8.25 and under recently.

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Agreed.

My current unpopular take might be that aces are a better truck when you run them tight. You still get everything people like about aces but they feel much more stable, and will still turn sharper than a much looser venture.

I tried to like Aces but just too over-turny for my taste. Even with a couple threads showing…nah. Couldn’t be assed to fuck with any hard bushings and in all honesty, had more fun on some ML’s. I disliked swerving out of tricks and the unstableness on pushing

[Jonny7.5Alive]

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My unpopular opinion: there's like a pencil width between a 7.5 and an 8. It could not matter less. The skate companies are banking on everyone thinking a couple of mms is real difference. It's not heart surgery, you'll be fine with whatever.

[close]

I rode a 7.4 wide board for years. It was great

[close]

7.5 with venture low 5.0 is the best setup I've ever rode

Next time I visit home I'm bringing my 7.5s and ventures back with me

[close]

Agreed,once you get use to board that’s 7.5 or less it. Really becomes the best overall width imo

[close]

Have a friend who absolutely kills it on a zip zinger. It's his legit prefered setup. My point was more tho say you love 7.5 and go to the shop and they don't have one it won't kill you to just get a 7.75. if you don't think about it you'd probably barely notice.

[close]

Got it, yeah, I switch to 7.75 after awhile and it wasn’t much different and wasn’t that hard to get use to.

[close]

What size feet do people have that skate 7.5?

11 US

My skating is much better on 7.5

I skate ledges, Mannie pads etc

[newguy]

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My unpopular opinion: there's like a pencil width between a 7.5 and an 8. It could not matter less. The skate companies are banking on everyone thinking a couple of mms is real difference. It's not heart surgery, you'll be fine with whatever.

[close]

I rode a 7.4 wide board for years. It was great

[close]

7.5 with venture low 5.0 is the best setup I've ever rode

Next time I visit home I'm bringing my 7.5s and ventures back with me

[close]

Agreed,once you get use to board that’s 7.5 or less it. Really becomes the best overall width imo

[close]

Have a friend who absolutely kills it on a zip zinger. It's his legit prefered setup. My point was more tho say you love 7.5 and go to the shop and they don't have one it won't kill you to just get a 7.75. if you don't think about it you'd probably barely notice.

[close]

Got it, yeah, I switch to 7.75 after awhile and it wasn’t much different and wasn’t that hard to get use to.

[close]

What size feet do people have that skate 7.5?

[close]

I’m a size 9.5, sometimes a size 10 depending on the shoe.

[close]

13s on a 7.75 but would go a 7.5 if that's what's available

what the fuck. I ride an 8.5 with size 10s and sometimes feel my board is too small. you guys are amazing 

[Jonny7.5Alive]

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My unpopular opinion: there's like a pencil width between a 7.5 and an 8. It could not matter less. The skate companies are banking on everyone thinking a couple of mms is real difference. It's not heart surgery, you'll be fine with whatever.

[close]

I rode a 7.4 wide board for years. It was great

[close]

7.5 with venture low 5.0 is the best setup I've ever rode

Next time I visit home I'm bringing my 7.5s and ventures back with me

[close]

Agreed,once you get use to board that’s 7.5 or less it. Really becomes the best overall width imo

[close]

Have a friend who absolutely kills it on a zip zinger. It's his legit prefered setup. My point was more tho say you love 7.5 and go to the shop and they don't have one it won't kill you to just get a 7.75. if you don't think about it you'd probably barely notice.

[close]

Got it, yeah, I switch to 7.75 after awhile and it wasn’t much different and wasn’t that hard to get use to.

[close]

What size feet do people have that skate 7.5?

[close]

I’m a size 9.5, sometimes a size 10 depending on the shoe.

[close]

13s on a 7.75 but would go a 7.5 if that's what's available

[close]

what the fuck. I ride an 8.5 with size 10s and sometimes feel my board is too small. you guys are amazing 

You do realize that all the old skate videos you know and love were on 7.3 to 7.6

I don't see why it's so crazy to people these days.

[newguy]

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My unpopular opinion: there's like a pencil width between a 7.5 and an 8. It could not matter less. The skate companies are banking on everyone thinking a couple of mms is real difference. It's not heart surgery, you'll be fine with whatever.

[close]

I rode a 7.4 wide board for years. It was great

[close]

7.5 with venture low 5.0 is the best setup I've ever rode

Next time I visit home I'm bringing my 7.5s and ventures back with me

[close]

Agreed,once you get use to board that’s 7.5 or less it. Really becomes the best overall width imo

[close]

Have a friend who absolutely kills it on a zip zinger. It's his legit prefered setup. My point was more tho say you love 7.5 and go to the shop and they don't have one it won't kill you to just get a 7.75. if you don't think about it you'd probably barely notice.

[close]

Got it, yeah, I switch to 7.75 after awhile and it wasn’t much different and wasn’t that hard to get use to.

[close]

What size feet do people have that skate 7.5?

[close]

I’m a size 9.5, sometimes a size 10 depending on the shoe.

[close]

13s on a 7.75 but would go a 7.5 if that's what's available

[close]

what the fuck. I ride an 8.5 with size 10s and sometimes feel my board is too small. you guys are amazing 

[close]

You do realize that all the old skate videos you know and love were on 7.3 to 7.6

I don't see why it's so crazy to people these days.

harder to tell board sizes on old footage, and I’m too young to have skated in the era of slim jeans and small boards era. I actually started with an 8.25 as well so big boards are all I know, hence my comment. Ask any kid riding today what size they’ve  got, I reckon most ride above 7,75, at least that’s how it is in my local

[Jonny7.5Alive]

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My unpopular opinion: there's like a pencil width between a 7.5 and an 8. It could not matter less. The skate companies are banking on everyone thinking a couple of mms is real difference. It's not heart surgery, you'll be fine with whatever.

[close]

I rode a 7.4 wide board for years. It was great

[close]

7.5 with venture low 5.0 is the best setup I've ever rode

Next time I visit home I'm bringing my 7.5s and ventures back with me

[close]

Agreed,once you get use to board that’s 7.5 or less it. Really becomes the best overall width imo

[close]

Have a friend who absolutely kills it on a zip zinger. It's his legit prefered setup. My point was more tho say you love 7.5 and go to the shop and they don't have one it won't kill you to just get a 7.75. if you don't think about it you'd probably barely notice.

[close]

Got it, yeah, I switch to 7.75 after awhile and it wasn’t much different and wasn’t that hard to get use to.

[close]

What size feet do people have that skate 7.5?

[close]

I’m a size 9.5, sometimes a size 10 depending on the shoe.

[close]

13s on a 7.75 but would go a 7.5 if that's what's available

[close]

what the fuck. I ride an 8.5 with size 10s and sometimes feel my board is too small. you guys are amazing 

[close]

You do realize that all the old skate videos you know and love were on 7.3 to 7.6

I don't see why it's so crazy to people these days.

[close]

harder to tell board sizes on old footage, and I’m too young to have skated in the era of slim jeans and small boards era. I actually started with an 8.25 as well so big boards are all I know, hence my comment. Ask any kid riding today what size they’ve  got, I reckon most ride above 7,75, at least that’s how it is in my local

Ah gotcha

Sorry I just presumed you were old like the rest of us.

Try a 7.5 with venture lows man. You'll be nollie heel crooks'ing in no time

[SUPREMENECKPROTECTOR]

bs smith on a curved ledge is less impressive than on a straight one. Not sure if unpopular though.

[newguy]

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My unpopular opinion: there's like a pencil width between a 7.5 and an 8. It could not matter less. The skate companies are banking on everyone thinking a couple of mms is real difference. It's not heart surgery, you'll be fine with whatever.

[close]

I rode a 7.4 wide board for years. It was great

[close]

7.5 with venture low 5.0 is the best setup I've ever rode

Next time I visit home I'm bringing my 7.5s and ventures back with me

[close]

Agreed,once you get use to board that’s 7.5 or less it. Really becomes the best overall width imo

[close]

Have a friend who absolutely kills it on a zip zinger. It's his legit prefered setup. My point was more tho say you love 7.5 and go to the shop and they don't have one it won't kill you to just get a 7.75. if you don't think about it you'd probably barely notice.

[close]

Got it, yeah, I switch to 7.75 after awhile and it wasn’t much different and wasn’t that hard to get use to.

[close]

What size feet do people have that skate 7.5?

[close]

I’m a size 9.5, sometimes a size 10 depending on the shoe.

[close]

13s on a 7.75 but would go a 7.5 if that's what's available

[close]

what the fuck. I ride an 8.5 with size 10s and sometimes feel my board is too small. you guys are amazing 

[close]

You do realize that all the old skate videos you know and love were on 7.3 to 7.6

I don't see why it's so crazy to people these days.

[close]

harder to tell board sizes on old footage, and I’m too young to have skated in the era of slim jeans and small boards era. I actually started with an 8.25 as well so big boards are all I know, hence my comment. Ask any kid riding today what size they’ve  got, I reckon most ride above 7,75, at least that’s how it is in my local

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Ah gotcha

Sorry I just presumed you were old like the rest of us.

Try a 7.5 with venture lows man. You'll be nollie heel crooks'ing in no time

I’ll try to learn regular kickflips first 

and idk I really like skating ramp with a big ass board, feels just like surfing sometimes

[LebowskisRug]

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The unpopular opinion on Slap would actually be small boards and tighter trucks suck.
Which they do if you are older than 15 and skate things besides flat at the park.

[close]

I work at a skate shop. I see what people are riding and majority aren't on small decks with tighter trucks. That goes for people over 30 too, Grown ass men coming in with wobbling 169s and 8.75"s claiming that it's the best feeling setup out there then they proceed to go 2mph and do an ankle high pressured 360 flip barely landing it because the trucks are so unstable. I think people are gonna stop buying aces too finally because everyone is realizing how impractical insanely loose trucks are when you actually want to land tricks consistently. Luckily though we have been selling way more boards that are 8.25 and under recently.

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Agreed.

My current unpopular take might be that aces are a better truck when you run them tight. You still get everything people like about aces but they feel much more stable, and will still turn sharper than a much looser venture.

I third this and it's amusing when you go to an area and see people that don't follow trends and realize that the majority rode much tighter than is cool. When I got Ace Classics a homeless person stole my tool at a spot and I was stuck riding them tighter than I wanted and it was actually awesome feeling. I had maybe half a thread showing but felt stable and the turn felt really progressive. If you're too loose you lose progressive reboundz

[augustmoon]

I remember when an 8.25 was massive.  I remember Underworld
Element had one in like 94 and it was a major anomaly (I think the graphic was a trailer home?).  Shit, I remember riding 7.75 and feeling like I was really pushing it. 

I recently tightened my trucks up a bit and I’m skating much much better.  I realized I’m like 50 pounds heavier than my heyday, and my board is gonna turn regardless of if their loose or tight. 

 

[lemonchicken91]

People underestimate how nice stability is when setting up for a trick

In hindsight my tight trucks held me back on transition but helped me w street.
Can't believe I was skating big bowls on grind kinds for damn near 8 years...

On ventures now might go back to indy idk

[PatrickSkateman]

I remember when an 8.25 was massive.  I remember Underworld
Element had one in like 94 and it was a major anomaly (I think the graphic was a trailer home?).  Shit, I remember riding 7.75 and feeling like I was really pushing it. 

I recently tightened my trucks up a bit and I’m skating much much better.  I realized I’m like 50 pounds heavier than my heyday, and my board is gonna turn regardless of if their loose or tight.

I remember that Element board.

I also remember looking at a Seek Mikey Taylor at Nocturnal and passing on it because it was a 7.69.

Everyone at Love was riding the Alien 30.75 X 7.4 shape back then. Even Stevie would ride that board with a giant Chocolate logo spray painted over the graphic.

[Jonny7.5Alive]

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I remember when an 8.25 was massive.  I remember Underworld
Element had one in like 94 and it was a major anomaly (I think the graphic was a trailer home?).  Shit, I remember riding 7.75 and feeling like I was really pushing it. 

I recently tightened my trucks up a bit and I’m skating much much better.  I realized I’m like 50 pounds heavier than my heyday, and my board is gonna turn regardless of if their loose or tight.

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I remember that Element board.

I also remember looking at a Seek Mikey Taylor at Nocturnal and passing on it because it was a 7.69.

Everyone at Love was riding the Alien 30.75 X 7.4 shape back then. Even Stevie would ride that board with a giant Chocolate logo spray painted over the graphic.

Dam id love to skate that Alien shape

Don't suppose they're making them now ha

[PatrickSkateman]

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I remember when an 8.25 was massive.  I remember Underworld
Element had one in like 94 and it was a major anomaly (I think the graphic was a trailer home?).  Shit, I remember riding 7.75 and feeling like I was really pushing it. 

I recently tightened my trucks up a bit and I’m skating much much better.  I realized I’m like 50 pounds heavier than my heyday, and my board is gonna turn regardless of if their loose or tight.

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I remember that Element board.

I also remember looking at a Seek Mikey Taylor at Nocturnal and passing on it because it was a 7.69.

Everyone at Love was riding the Alien 30.75 X 7.4 shape back then. Even Stevie would ride that board with a giant Chocolate logo spray painted over the graphic.

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Dam id love to skate that Alien shape

Don't suppose they're making them now ha

It came in the Kalis graphic with the horse and “JOSH” styled like the Love statue and the burnt orange pod board Pops rode in most of his Alien footage.

I wish they still made them.

[Jonny7.5Alive]

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I remember when an 8.25 was massive.  I remember Underworld
Element had one in like 94 and it was a major anomaly (I think the graphic was a trailer home?).  Shit, I remember riding 7.75 and feeling like I was really pushing it. 

I recently tightened my trucks up a bit and I’m skating much much better.  I realized I’m like 50 pounds heavier than my heyday, and my board is gonna turn regardless of if their loose or tight.

[close]

I remember that Element board.

I also remember looking at a Seek Mikey Taylor at Nocturnal and passing on it because it was a 7.69.

Everyone at Love was riding the Alien 30.75 X 7.4 shape back then. Even Stevie would ride that board with a giant Chocolate logo spray painted over the graphic.

[close]

Dam id love to skate that Alien shape

Don't suppose they're making them now ha

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It came in the Kalis graphic with the horse and “JOSH” styled like the Love statue and the burnt orange pod board Pops rode in most of his Alien footage.

I wish they still made them.

My mate had that Kalis graphic

Fire

[JRF]

The unpopular opinion on Slap would actually be small boards and tighter trucks suck.
Which they do if you are older than 15 and skate things besides flat at the park.

I rode a lot of small boards, but I would never ride tight trucks unless there was a gun to my head. I always rode my back truck noticeably looser than my front truck, which is sort of ass backwards. Either way, skinny width board, medium or high trucks (Indy or thunder) with with the kingpin bolt just tight enough to not come loose (with the front truck just a tad bit tighter),,That’s a decent formula IMO

[JRF]

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My unpopular opinion: there's like a pencil width between a 7.5 and an 8. It could not matter less. The skate companies are banking on everyone thinking a couple of mms is real difference. It's not heart surgery, you'll be fine with whatever.

[close]

I rode a 7.4 wide board for years. It was great

[close]

7.5 with venture low 5.0 is the best setup I've ever rode

Next time I visit home I'm bringing my 7.5s and ventures back with me

[close]

Agreed,once you get use to board that’s 7.5 or less it. Really becomes the best overall width imo

[close]

Have a friend who absolutely kills it on a zip zinger. It's his legit prefered setup. My point was more tho say you love 7.5 and go to the shop and they don't have one it won't kill you to just get a 7.75. if you don't think about it you'd probably barely notice.

[close]

Got it, yeah, I switch to 7.75 after awhile and it wasn’t much different and wasn’t that hard to get use to.

[close]

What size feet do people have that skate 7.5?

[close]

I’m a size 9.5, sometimes a size 10 depending on the shoe.

[close]

13s on a 7.75 but would go a 7.5 if that's what's available

[close]

what the fuck. I ride an 8.5 with size 10s and sometimes feel my board is too small. you guys are amazing 

Ron Whaley use to ride my 7.4 width board and he had size 13 shoes, he made that thing look like a damn tech deck under his feet

[Mean salto]

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My unpopular opinion: there's like a pencil width between a 7.5 and an 8. It could not matter less. The skate companies are banking on everyone thinking a couple of mms is real difference. It's not heart surgery, you'll be fine with whatever.

[close]

I rode a 7.4 wide board for years. It was great

[close]

7.5 with venture low 5.0 is the best setup I've ever rode

Next time I visit home I'm bringing my 7.5s and ventures back with me

[close]

Agreed,once you get use to board that’s 7.5 or less it. Really becomes the best overall width imo

[close]

Have a friend who absolutely kills it on a zip zinger. It's his legit prefered setup. My point was more tho say you love 7.5 and go to the shop and they don't have one it won't kill you to just get a 7.75. if you don't think about it you'd probably barely notice.

[close]

Got it, yeah, I switch to 7.75 after awhile and it wasn’t much different and wasn’t that hard to get use to.

[close]

What size feet do people have that skate 7.5?

[close]

I’m a size 9.5, sometimes a size 10 depending on the shoe.

[close]

13s on a 7.75 but would go a 7.5 if that's what's available

[close]

what the fuck. I ride an 8.5 with size 10s and sometimes feel my board is too small. you guys are amazing 

[close]

Ron Whaley use to ride my 7.4 width board and he had size 13 shoes, he made that thing look like a damn tech deck under his feet

There's a thing that happens with the 13s and little board where if you put your toe right on the toe edge the heel edge of the board is comfortably in the arch of your foot. Obvs depends on shoes as well but I find with boards 8-8.375 your heel starts to touch the heel edge and you can accidentally press down/turn frontside a bit. 8.4+ your heels on just that little bit more and you can control it better. Of course this can all be fixed by putting your feet slightly differently tho.

[k-nutz]

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I remember when an 8.25 was massive.  I remember Underworld
Element had one in like 94 and it was a major anomaly (I think the graphic was a trailer home?).  Shit, I remember riding 7.75 and feeling like I was really pushing it. 

I recently tightened my trucks up a bit and I’m skating much much better.  I realized I’m like 50 pounds heavier than my heyday, and my board is gonna turn regardless of if their loose or tight.

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I remember that Element board.

I also remember looking at a Seek Mikey Taylor at Nocturnal and passing on it because it was a 7.69.

Everyone at Love was riding the Alien 30.75 X 7.4 shape back then. Even Stevie would ride that board with a giant Chocolate logo spray painted over the graphic.

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Dam id love to skate that Alien shape

Don't suppose they're making them now ha

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It came in the Kalis graphic with the horse and “JOSH” styled like the Love statue and the burnt orange pod board Pops rode in most of his Alien footage.

I wish they still made them.

They had the STEEPEST concave.  Slim but steep. 

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The Creature team acts exactly like college frat boys.

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C’mon…..say Antihero you chicken shit…..

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Okay. Antihero is also a frat boy team. Any team whose whole schtick is “oOoOo we’re bad boy outlaws” comes across as, ironically, extremely frat to me. It’s like, you’re trying to be the badass gatekeepers of skateboarding by acting exactly like the people I started skating to avoid. Whatever.

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Okay. Antihero is also a frat boy team. Any team whose whole schtick is “oOoOo we’re bad boy outlaws” comes across as, ironically, extremely frat to me. It’s like, you’re trying to be the badass gatekeepers of skateboarding by acting exactly like the people I started skating to avoid. Whatever.

I don’t really get that frat boy vibe from them. But I guess my idea of ‘frat boys’ is 30 years old. The current frat boys drink monster and are into ‘extreme sports’, and wear DC shoes, I guess.

But if we are talking bully/asshole/groupthink behavior, GX takes it for me.