Bringing in this from the Set-up thread as well. Rolled around on it and it feels good. Going to take this to the park later today or tomorrow morning.
Creature Jawn Gardner TT 8.8 x 31.4 x 14wb (sizing down from a 14.75 WB x 33 L)
Ace 55 classic
OJ 55mm hardline (also sizing down from a 58mm)
Bones Swiss
Mob
So I got a quick session in at the park — riding strictly transition — and boy oh boy was this board different. A good different, but still, different as there were lots of factors to overcome:
Came from my TOPX 8.75 which was full shaped — squared off nose tail — so the tapered TT took time to get used to as I always felt my toes were hanging to far off which made me feel squirrely.
Going from that board's 14.75WB to a 14WB, my stance felt too wide, so I had too much weight at the nose which made me feel like I'd tip over.
On the other hand, the short WB made me feel like I zipped around tighter turns and corners.
Seeing that I went from worn in 97a Spitfire F4 to 99a OJ hardline, the wheels made me feel like I was hitting those corners at even a faster speed.
And add to that the new hard wheels feeling vs. the slighty softer wheel, when I'd tend out to slide a touch more as the 97a wheels felt like they gripped A LOT more. I can only imagine the slippage I'd feel if I went 101a.
Popped an ollie and it felt like an ollie. Tried a kickflip and it felt like the shorter WB and tapered nose helped my flick go faster — still primo'd and slammed my shin, just faster this time.
Overall, I'm liking this set up and am going to take it for another session at the same park tomorrow.