For @Sedition
This one I had meant to post a while back, when there was talk about the size stickers, but for whatever reason I hadn't posted, or the pics were blurry or whatever, but today I had the time and inclination to take more pics again and post this:
DLXSF deck sticker variations
Over the years DLXSF has had some of the most easily recognisable stickers on their decks, from the first sort with just the width, then the width and wheelbase, then width wheelbase and length, etc. I could have taken pics of all the sizes and shapes I have, but would run out of frames, so just doing the 8.5 for now.
The latest ones (not shown) also have something along the lines of "When you're done, pass it on" but not those words exactly, mainly to encourage people to pass on their old product to those who need it.
The main thing with the dimension stickers is to show the options in the board shapes too, with the 8.5 having a few options, as per the pics, one a shorter board, one a good size medium length and one with a longer wheelbase to keep everyone happy. The other interesting thing to note is all three decks are pressed differently, so the wheelbase matches the concave perfectly in each, rather than just having one mold for all and having lots of flat after the bolts on the shorter one, to none on the longer one.
As much as I prefer the 8.38 size and shape nowdays, I have had quite a few of all of these over the years too, which have been good for different things, eg short one for street, medium for an all rounder and long for big ramp (also preferred by the vert guys I know).
As the emerging trend is towards shorter wheelbases, the last one is most likely not going to be in production much, if at all, with another even shorter one out now for Real in the current catalog, with a 14.0 wheelbase and 31.75 length.