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are Bones STF wheels lighter than F4s? they seem to be very light and plasticy feeling compared to the solidness of an F4.
Never weighed them, but they feel lighter. Also depends on the shape. A V3 will be lighter than a conical or even a tablet because of the difference in material alone.
My question that doesn’t need a thread: what are the benefits of a heavier/heftier board for transition? My friend and I mostly skate transition and he has a heavy wide turning board while mine is (intentionally) lighter with a quicker turn. I know that generally people that skate transition have bigger heavier boards, but was wondering why that’s the case. After a few attempts at getting used to a heavier board, my balance, confidence, and speed are noticeably better on my lighter setups.
I've heard that the bigger the transition, the more slowed down all the movements of tricks have to be. I guess that's where the whole long and heavy board thing comes from? Larger moment of inertia
It was interesting that some people have no issue with board weight when asked, whereas others are all about having something as light as they can, when skating transition (or anything really) but when Bucky said his new carbon fiber baseplate mod with ti axle Indy and flight board was almost too light, I am thinking there has got to be a certain point that you get to where things can go better with a little more weight.
Some of those old vert boards were like logs, so heavy and for some of those guys, they used that to their advantage, as it was just a big weight that kept momentum going, but for some of the tech wizards, they want a lighter setup that they can throw around and do whatever they want on the vert ramp or other places they skate (if any).
From that I guess it depends on what you prefer, with your individual skating, how you move and in turn how you throw your weight around (you and the board, pun intended) that will determine what setup works best for you.
From normal wood, to flight decks, from standard trucks to hollow, forged, ti axles, from big wide wheels to skinny side cut optoins, there are a lot of things that can be changed in or out to give a normal board some weight saving, or even weight creating in that regard.
If someone offers a board to ride, I will usually have a slight heft of it just to see how much it weighs, but I don't really consider weight an issue for my skating, whereas others always strive for the lightest board who I skate with.
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