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Skateboarding => Shoes & Gear => Topic started by: sluggers on January 16, 2016, 08:50:44 AM
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I love these shapes, wood, and concave.
http://quasiskateboards.com/collections/decks (http://quasiskateboards.com/collections/decks)
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I like Quasi too.
I wonder though why certain brands like Quasi and Passport charge more for their decks than other companies who also use PS Stix or Generator wood. Do they spend more on art? Are they just able to mark up their decks a bit because of demand?
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I like Quasi too.
I wonder though why certain brands like Quasi and Passport charge more for their decks than other companies who also use PS Stix or Generator wood. Do they spend more on art? Are they just able to mark up their decks a bit because of demand?
Not sure what the exact reasons are but I don't mind paying a couple extra bucks to support a brand. I'm hoping it means they kick an extra dollar back to their riders per board sale
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i'd imagine that it's due to the fact that they are a smaller brand who chooses to use a higher quality woodshop. it's definitely worth it to spend the few extra bucks on a quasi and put your money into the pockets of a group of incredible guys who do great things.
i'm sure you'd be blown away at the difference in production costs for brands like quasi, fa, 917 in comparison to dwindle brands or any other big time brands getting their boards made overseas. thankfully the smaller guys doing companies through ps stix have seemingly decent contracts with their other sponsors which enables them to produce a better quality, and truly skater run brand.
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Yezzur skateboards is also Ps Stix just in case anyone is thinking about making that their next board.....
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(http://i64.tinypic.com/6h10nn.jpg)
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Quasi is the best! I loved the name Mother too, it's too bad they lost that
And I think Quasi's market will continue to grasp their references
Beautiful stuff, that white top ply would look sick around griptape. Guess I know what my next board is
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They overcharge because hipster shit is where the money's at now. It's great they're using PS Stix wood, but I find their designs to be appealing mainly to the city skaters that have their perfect outfit with highwaters picked out for the day before they go skate. It's not just Quasi that's cashing in on that, though. That Terence McKenna graphic is pretty cool, even though hardly anyone in skateboarding actually knows who he is.
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They overcharge because hipster shit is where the money's at now. It's great they're using PS Stix wood, but I find their designs to be appealing mainly to the city skaters that have their perfect outfit with highwaters picked out for the day before they go skate. It's not just Quasi that's cashing in on that, though. That Terence McKenna graphic is pretty cool, even though hardly anyone in skateboarding actually knows who he is.
IGNORED
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Yezzur skateboards is also Ps Stix just in case anyone is thinking about making that their next board.....
Furby??
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I think I just had a board-gasm. Damn those are gorgeous!!!
Are the top stains always the same?? Or do they vary??
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They overcharge because hipster shit is where the money's at now. It's great they're using PS Stix wood, but I find their designs to be appealing mainly to the city skaters that have their perfect outfit with highwaters picked out for the day before they go skate. It's not just Quasi that's cashing in on that, though. That Terence McKenna graphic is pretty cool, even though hardly anyone in skateboarding actually knows who he is.
IGNORED
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Quasi and FA cost the same as any pro model deck at my local shop, online they are more expensive though by a good bit. And the Quasi I'm riding now is one of the most perfect shapes I have ever stepped on, what an amazing board.
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Most of them come in different stains. The only decks that seem to come in the same stain are the Run decks. I could be wrong, but the ones I saw looked the same as the catalog while the rest of the line were all different stains.
Definitely love everything they've put out since they started. Great art, team, brand, products, customer support , and they support other brands and small projects through the online store.
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Great art direction. Not really feeling the new name... Are these the same press that old alien boards used? If so, never really liked them, too stiff and not enough flex. They are putting out some pretty looking stuff though.
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Great art direction. Not really feeling the new name... Are these the same press that old alien boards used? If so, never really liked them, too stiff and not enough flex. They are putting out some pretty looking stuff though.
Alien had aproximately 600 000 different shapes which were super different even if you picked the same size which was kinda annoying.. So that depends. Quasi has alot of square-ish shapes now which I like alot.
I'm skating a quasi right now and it's amazing, them and FA have the best shape and wood, goddamn..
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yeah my Mother deck lasted forever granted I only skate low impact stuff now. The shape and pop is great, can't wait to pick up a new Quasi deck
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Great art direction. Not really feeling the new name... Are these the same press that old alien boards used? If so, never really liked them, too stiff and not enough flex. They are putting out some pretty looking stuff though.
Alien had aproximately 600 000 different shapes which were super different even if you picked the same size which was kinda annoying.. So that depends. Quasi has alot of square-ish shapes now which I like alot.
I'm skating a quasi right now and it's amazing, them and FA have the best shape and wood, goddamn..
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Great art direction. Not really feeling the new name... Are these the same press that old alien boards used? If so, never really liked them, too stiff and not enough flex. They are putting out some pretty looking stuff though.
Alien had aproximately 600 000 different shapes which were super different even if you picked the same size which was kinda annoying.. So that depends. Quasi has alot of square-ish shapes now which I like alot.
I'm skating a quasi right now and it's amazing, them and FA have the best shape and wood, goddamn..
Yep
As well as the Scumco squarer shape on the Trending and Investigative Reports decks. They are all I ride right now.
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Speaking of Quasi being sick they just hooked up that kid from Love Park that got his board stolen by the cop, with a package.
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Speaking of Quasi being sick they just hooked up that kid from Love Park that got his board stolen by the cop, with a package.
damn thats sick! dgkalis was gonna hook that kid up to!
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Best designs in the game, but they are 75 euros in Europe so I never gonna spend that amount of Money in a Board.
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They have some of their earlier boards for 10 dollars off, which saves you the shipping price.
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Their art direction has been pretty tight since the very first Mother drop, but it's actually getting even better with each drop since.
IMO it's pretty bold to put Terrence McKenna and Will Oldham on a deck, especially in today's fickle buying market, but I respect the hell out of their unwavering approach.
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Best designs in the game, but they are 75 euros in Europe so I never gonna spend that amount of Money in a Board.
I remember buying decks in France for $100 (so about 100 Euros now) back in the day because they taxed them as a toy so I see not much has changed.
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i must say...
when i picked up all the Mother boards, i had never seen them up close till I had them... i didn't realize how subtle some of the whacky shapes are. they're all pretty neat. the only regular one was the kid watermelon board... the rest have some kind of extra shape element to them
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Best designs in the game, but they are 75 euros in Europe so I never gonna spend that amount of Money in a Board.
I remember buying decks in France for $100 (so about 100 Euros now) back in the day because they taxed them as a toy so I see not much has changed.
Now it's 40-50€ for a national brand, 50-75€ for a Euro/USA decks
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the boards also come with grip, so the price isn't too far off other decks
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Buy a Northern Co. or Scum Co. board, you'll be glad you did.
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I noticed that FA, Hockey, Quasi, Absorb, and the new Street Canoe decks have "Handcrafted by PS Stix" stamped on the top ply unlike other brands that use PS Stix.
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I like Quasi too.
I wonder though why certain brands like Quasi and Passport charge more for their decks than other companies who also use PS Stix or Generator wood. Do they spend more on art? Are they just able to mark up their decks a bit because of demand?
Man you guys have it good. Thats £55 over in the UK, or $78 in your moneys. Also when printing boards its way cheaper if its a one or two colour run. Most of the Quasi stuff is 4,5 or 6 colours and with the top sheet printing too, extra cost.
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Great art direction. Not really feeling the new name... Are these the same press that old alien boards used? If so, never really liked them, too stiff and not enough flex. They are putting out some pretty looking stuff though.
Alien had aproximately 600 000 different shapes which were super different even if you picked the same size which was kinda annoying.. So that depends. Quasi has alot of square-ish shapes now which I like alot.
I'm skating a quasi right now and it's amazing, them and FA have the best shape and wood, goddamn..
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I just ordered a scumco trending, storm has slowed down it's shipping I think so I picked up an Alien Workshop on a whim, $40 with grip at the local tactics...I've been searching for a squareish shape forever but the scumcos / quasi have small WBs the alien, at 8.125 has a 14.25 WB, should be fine but the scumco and quasis are all 14" at the size, much too stubby for my taste.
The AW shape is amazing!
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Has anyone ridden the 8.75 shape? What's it like? Heavy, light, steep, flat, feels like a fucking boat or somewhat smaller than its measurements?
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i must say...
when i picked up all the Mother boards, i had never seen them up close till I had them... i didn't realize how subtle some of the whacky shapes are. they're all pretty neat. the only regular one was the kid watermelon board... the rest have some kind of extra shape element to them
How do you mean?
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I noticed that FA, Hockey, Quasi, Absorb, and the new Street Canoe decks have "Handcrafted by PS Stix" stamped on the top ply unlike other brands that use PS Stix.
absorb boards are so sick. Dave definitely knows what he's doing
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Isle, magenta, quasi, habitat will get my money in the near future, maybe alien again too if they step it up a notch...
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absorb boards are so sick. Dave definitely knows what he's doing
You don't have to tell me. I'm on my second deck from them now. ;D
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absorb boards are so sick. Dave definitely knows what he's doing
You don't have to tell me. I'm on my second deck from them now. ;D
you from around Ohio somewhere?
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okay i feel like i could get shot at for saying this but i just set up an 8.5 x 33 quasi and i'm not super crazy about it. i've been skating chapman wood for a while now and have grown to love their products a lot more...do they get better as you session it more? anyone else in this boat?
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My biggest complaint about Quasi is that they won't make boards below an 8. Other than that, solid.
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absorb boards are so sick. Dave definitely knows what he's doing
You don't have to tell me. I'm on my second deck from them now. ;D
you from around Ohio somewhere?
Yep, just outside of Toledo
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So I love everything about Quasi but something lame happened with my current board.
I bought an 8.375, it says 8.375 on it, but it is without a doubt an 8.25.
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Speaking of ScumCo, damn this is a sick deck:
(http://41.media.tumblr.com/508d6630e9b24b282237e310d70822f9/tumblr_nzml4ycimH1qeaj41o1_1280.jpg)
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Speaking of ScumCo, damn this is a sick deck:
(http://41.media.tumblr.com/508d6630e9b24b282237e310d70822f9/tumblr_nzml4ycimH1qeaj41o1_1280.jpg)
THAT STAIN!!! :o
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My biggest complaint about Quasi is that they won't make boards below an 8. Other than that, solid.
And barely any 8"s at that.
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Speaking of ScumCo, damn this is a sick deck:
THAT STAIN!!! :o
I saw the greatest board stain i've ever seen on the Elissa Steamer guest board for planet of terror x
(https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e15/12479548_825208377605333_1688125547_n.jpg)
Pennswood stains are far beyond anyone else out there
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PennsWood makes amazing boards, what they do is an art.
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absorb boards are so sick. Dave definitely knows what he's doing
You don't have to tell me. I'm on my second deck from them now. ;D
Absorb is like that quasi sister co deal right? Someone at a spot I was skating was riding a board from a company that apparently was a small sister company to quasi.
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absorb boards are so sick. Dave definitely knows what he's doing
You don't have to tell me. I'm on my second deck from them now. ;D
Absorb is like that quasi sister co deal right? Someone at a spot I was skating was riding a board from a company that apparently was a small sister company to quasi.
Pretty much. Out of the same distro, same handcrafted psStix wood, the works.
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absorb boards are so sick. Dave definitely knows what he's doing
You don't have to tell me. I'm on my second deck from them now. ;D
Absorb is like that quasi sister co deal right? Someone at a spot I was skating was riding a board from a company that apparently was a small sister company to quasi.
Pretty much. Out of the same distro, same handcrafted psStix wood, the works.
literally never heard of absorb until this post, are they a brand new company?
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absorb boards are so sick. Dave definitely knows what he's doing
You don't have to tell me. I'm on my second deck from them now. ;D
Absorb is like that quasi sister co deal right? Someone at a spot I was skating was riding a board from a company that apparently was a small sister company to quasi.
Pretty much. Out of the same distro, same handcrafted psStix wood, the works.
literally never heard of absorb until this post, are they a brand new company?
I think it's been out for some time but never really gained momentum until they buddied up with Quasi.
I definitely recommend getting one. The shape was great and the stains are freaking amazing:
https://www.instagram.com/p/8l3nEOpIdk/?taken-by=theblandest (https://www.instagram.com/p/8l3nEOpIdk/?taken-by=theblandest)
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absorb boards are so sick. Dave definitely knows what he's doing
You don't have to tell me. I'm on my second deck from them now. ;D
Absorb is like that quasi sister co deal right? Someone at a spot I was skating was riding a board from a company that apparently was a small sister company to quasi.
Pretty much. Out of the same distro, same handcrafted psStix wood, the works.
literally never heard of absorb until this post, are they a brand new company?
I think it's been out for some time but never really gained momentum until they buddied up with Quasi.
I definitely recommend getting one. The shape was great and the stains are freaking amazing:
https://www.instagram.com/p/8l3nEOpIdk/?taken-by=theblandest (https://www.instagram.com/p/8l3nEOpIdk/?taken-by=theblandest)
live in the UK so doubt i'll be able to pick up anything from them anyhow. plus my last 5 or so boards have been PS, need to get me some pennswood/south central/chapman
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absorb boards are so sick. Dave definitely knows what he's doing
You don't have to tell me. I'm on my second deck from them now. ;D
Absorb is like that quasi sister co deal right? Someone at a spot I was skating was riding a board from a company that apparently was a small sister company to quasi.
Pretty much. Out of the same distro, same handcrafted psStix wood, the works.
literally never heard of absorb until this post, are they a brand new company?
I think it's been out for some time but never really gained momentum until they buddied up with Quasi.
I definitely recommend getting one. The shape was great and the stains are freaking amazing:
https://www.instagram.com/p/8l3nEOpIdk/?taken-by=theblandest (https://www.instagram.com/p/8l3nEOpIdk/?taken-by=theblandest)
How would one go about doing that
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absorb boards are so sick. Dave definitely knows what he's doing
You don't have to tell me. I'm on my second deck from them now. ;D
Absorb is like that quasi sister co deal right? Someone at a spot I was skating was riding a board from a company that apparently was a small sister company to quasi.
Pretty much. Out of the same distro, same handcrafted psStix wood, the works.
literally never heard of absorb until this post, are they a brand new company?
I think it's been out for some time but never really gained momentum until they buddied up with Quasi.
I definitely recommend getting one. The shape was great and the stains are freaking amazing:
https://www.instagram.com/p/8l3nEOpIdk/?taken-by=theblandest (https://www.instagram.com/p/8l3nEOpIdk/?taken-by=theblandest)
How would one go about doing that
Well, you can dm my shop on instagram @justskateboarding and we can throw one up on our store website and you can get it that way. Currently, we have one left in stock: https://www.instagram.com/p/_zjK7QvHsO/?taken-by=justskateboarding (https://www.instagram.com/p/_zjK7QvHsO/?taken-by=justskateboarding)
Or contact One Love Skateshop in Dayton: http://www.oneloveskateshop.com/products.asp (http://www.oneloveskateshop.com/products.asp)
Also, Absorb's facebook page says you can contact them through email with Chase Rosfeld at [email protected].
Hope that helps.
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Setup my 2nd 8.5 sherbert deck today and got the shop to add 2 more to their next order. :-* :-* :-*
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I threw away my packaging stuff anyone got the customer service email for Quasi?
I looked on their site but the only thing I saw under Terms & Privacy basically says suck it.
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absorb boards are so sick. Dave definitely knows what he's doing
You don't have to tell me. I'm on my second deck from them now. ;D
Absorb is like that quasi sister co deal right? Someone at a spot I was skating was riding a board from a company that apparently was a small sister company to quasi.
Pretty much. Out of the same distro, same handcrafted psStix wood, the works.
literally never heard of absorb until this post, are they a brand new company?
I think it's been out for some time but never really gained momentum until they buddied up with Quasi.
I definitely recommend getting one. The shape was great and the stains are freaking amazing:
https://www.instagram.com/p/8l3nEOpIdk/?taken-by=theblandest (https://www.instagram.com/p/8l3nEOpIdk/?taken-by=theblandest)
How would one go about doing that
Well, you can dm my shop on instagram @justskateboarding and we can throw one up on our store website and you can get it that way. Currently, we have one left in stock: https://www.instagram.com/p/_zjK7QvHsO/?taken-by=justskateboarding (https://www.instagram.com/p/_zjK7QvHsO/?taken-by=justskateboarding)
Or contact One Love Skateshop in Dayton: http://www.oneloveskateshop.com/products.asp (http://www.oneloveskateshop.com/products.asp)
Also, Absorb's facebook page says you can contact them through email with Chase Rosfeld at [email protected].
Hope that helps.
Thanks a lot man. Appreciate it. I just set up a new board a few days ago, but I'll hit you up for the next go.
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I threw away my packaging stuff anyone got the customer service email for Quasi?
I looked on their site but the only thing I saw under Terms & Privacy basically says suck it.
[email protected]
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Thanks Steve, they got back to me super quick but pretty much just told me to suck it up regarding the board not being true to size.
On the plus side, the guy said a Quasi video is in the works.
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Thanks Steve, they got back to me super quick but pretty much just told me to suck it up regarding the board not being true to size.
On the plus side, the guy said a Quasi video is in the works.
Yeah, keep in mind that they are measured the PS Stix way as in "with" the concave vs the DLX way which is "across" the concave. Everything is going to measure a bit smaller than what you might be used to
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Thanks Steve, they got back to me super quick but pretty much just told me to suck it up regarding the board not being true to size.
On the plus side, the guy said a Quasi video is in the works.
Yeah, keep in mind that they are measured the PS Stix way as in "with" the concave vs the DLX way which is "across" the concave. Everything is going to measure a bit smaller than what you might be used to
Shit I had no idea they did that. That explains why my 8.125 feels like a 7.25.
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Thanks Steve, they got back to me super quick but pretty much just told me to suck it up regarding the board not being true to size.
On the plus side, the guy said a Quasi video is in the works.
Yeah, keep in mind that they are measured the PS Stix way as in "with" the concave vs the DLX way which is "across" the concave. Everything is going to measure a bit smaller than what you might be used to
Shit I had no idea they did that. That explains why my 8.125 feels like a 7.25.
So I wonder what an 8.5 would come out to when measured straight across
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Received my first Quasi board yesterday.
Unfortunately, the guy at the shop made a mistake and sent me a 8.125 instead of a 8.25 ...
(http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2016/06/1455092655-sans-titre.png)
It looks so thin with the 149 trucks !
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^ I'm on the same thing and I HATE it. Same exact deck. HATE. The way those things are measured is stupid. I can't ride this shit.
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So you're saying all of their measurements are off? and an 8" would truly be slightly under? Might be ordering an 8" Quasi and see whats up...
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So you're saying all of their measurements are off? and an 8" would truly be slightly under? Might be ordering an 8" Quasi and see whats up...
I only have this knowledge because of Steve, but they measure along the concave where others just measure straight across. So however many fractions of an inch the concave dips down, that gets included in the overall width even though it doesn't really contribute to it. My 8.125 measures exactly 8 if I go straight across and that dog won't hunt for me.
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So you're saying all of their measurements are off? and an 8" would truly be slightly under? Might be ordering an 8" Quasi and see whats up...
I only have this knowledge because of Steve, but they measure along the concave where others just measure straight across. So however many fractions of an inch the concave dips down, that gets included in the overall width even though it doesn't really contribute to it. My 8.125 measures exactly 8 if I go straight across and that dog won't hunt for me.
It's interesting to me that there are multiple ways that wood shops measure deck sizes, that's confusing as shit. In that case I will continue to skate my generator wood 7.875" boards.
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Thanks Steve, they got back to me super quick but pretty much just told me to suck it up regarding the board not being true to size.
On the plus side, the guy said a Quasi video is in the works.
Yeah, keep in mind that they are measured the PS Stix way as in "with" the concave vs the DLX way which is "across" the concave. Everything is going to measure a bit smaller than what you might be used to
Shit I had no idea they did that. That explains why my 8.125 feels like a 7.25.
So I wonder what an 8.5 would come out to when measured straight across
My 8.5 Quasi is exactly the same width as my 8.38 Real
It is a stupid system to measure things. if I want to know the length of a deck, I dont care what the length is if it were completely flat, i want to know what the length is tip to tip regardless of the concave or kick
To my knowledge all PS Stix companies measure this way. Alien, Toy, FA, etc
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Speaking of Quasi being sick they just hooked up that kid from Love Park that got his board stolen by the cop, with a package.
He was going to hook that kid up to what?
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Speaking of Quasi being sick they just hooked up that kid from Love Park that got his board stolen by the cop, with a package.
He was going to hook that kid up to what?
Dialysis
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The thing that doesn't make any sense to me though is that I had an 8.375 Quasi board that was true to size not that long ago.
I even included pictures of both the boards in my email to them and it's obvious the difference in size both in the width and the length but when they emailed me back they just brushed it off.
This is what they said to me...
"Sorry to hear that you’re disappointed in your latest purchase but I think there’s been some confusion here. The picture of the laser etching on the top shows the PS Stix size designation of 8.375, which leads me to believe that the board is not incorrectly sized but possibly just routed slightly smaller than 8.375. I don’t want to get too much into the technicalities of it all, but our 8.375 and 8.25 shapes use completely separate templates when they’re being cut (think of a giant cookie cutter); so it is really unlikely that PS Stix not only put that graphic on the wrong shape but that they laser etched the wrong size too. If that were the case you’d not only notice a difference in the width but in the length, wheelbase, nose length, tail length, tapering, etc. They are just completely different shapes.
Now keep in mind that after the boards are cut they are then routed by hand. Because of this, nominal differences (1/16" to 1/32” typically) can occur deck to deck, even though they are cut from the same template. There’s really nothing we can do to control that but it also shouldn’t make a difference to the performance and skateability of the deck. 1/32” is basically the same size as this hyphen - , and 1/16” is about this size —. And really, the difference between 8.25 and 8.375 is about this much —-
Keep in mind too that PS Stix decks have to be measured by pressing into the concave right near the front truck holes. We often get told our boards aren’t the right size because they’re being measured straight across the concave (using the ruler like a bridge), or because they’re measured with a tape measure and not accounting for the slip."
I guess I'm just bummed because it feels like they totally ignored what I was trying to tell them and sort of talked down to me trying to explain how a fucking skateboard is made.
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You'd think if they often get told their boards are the wrong size that they would do something about that rather than try to explain it to the tons and tons of people who complain about it. If you meet an asshole in the morning, you met an asshole. If you meet assholes all day, you're an asshole. They should consider changing their measurements in the future.
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Tomorrow I'm going to pick up a Real board with the worst goddamn graphic in the world just because I know it's a good shape. That's how much I hate this one.
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And really, the difference between 8.25 and 8.375 is about this much
Sounds like a fuckin skateshop seller trying to sell you whatever they have in stock ahaha
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Serves you people right. What are you doing ordering decks online when you have core shops to go to? ::)
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First world problems...
...yet I had no idea they had different standard for the measurement of the boards. It's 2016, and yet they can't figure it out ::) . That explains the difference in feelings between brands and manufacturers, I always thought it was due to different molds/concaves. Yet at the end of the day we are speaking about millimeters here, nothing that can't be overbalanced by two or three hours of skating the deck.
Next thing you know will be that 53 mm from bones are 51mm from spitfire.
On another note this is a new Hammer USA board that i thought was a Quasi one
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First world problems...
...yet I had no idea they had different standard for the measurement of the boards. It's 2016, and yet they can't figure it out ::) . That explains the difference in feelings between brands and manufacturers, I always thought it was due to different molds/concaves. Yet at the end of the day we are speaking about millimeters here, nothing that can't be overbalanced by two or three hours of skating the deck.
Next thing you know will be that 53 mm from bones are 51mm from spitfire.
On another note this is a new Hammer USA board that i thought was a Quasi one
I've skated boards that were much further out of my comfort zone and gotten used to them, that's not the issue here. My problem is that the customer service rep told me shit that just blatantly wasn't true and while it's usually pretty hard to detect tone through text I got the impression he was speaking down to me, which is some bullshit, when I've gone out of my way at least 10+ times to order boards from them.
It just doesn't add up, why would the Tyler Bledsoe and Blue Balls 8.375's be true to size but not my Jake Johnson board?
That Hammers board looks like someone tried to make a Quasi graphic in MS Paint.
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First world problems...
...yet I had no idea they had different standard for the measurement of the boards. It's 2016, and yet they can't figure it out ::) . That explains the difference in feelings between brands and manufacturers, I always thought it was due to different molds/concaves. Yet at the end of the day we are speaking about millimeters here, nothing that can't be overbalanced by two or three hours of skating the deck.
Next thing you know will be that 53 mm from bones are 51mm from spitfire.
On another note this is a new Hammer USA board that i thought was a Quasi one
I've skated boards that were much further out of my comfort zone and gotten used to them, that's not the issue here. My problem is that the customer service rep told me shit that just blatantly wasn't true and while it's usually pretty hard to detect tone through text I got the impression he was speaking down to me, which is some bullshit, when I've gone out of my way at least 10+ times to order boards from them.
It just doesn't add up, why would the Tyler Bledsoe and Blue Balls 8.375's be true to size but not my Jake Johnson board?
That Hammers board looks like someone tried to make a Quasi graphic in MS Paint.
Don't get me wrong I understand your point of view. As a consumer you bought what was presented as the same shape/size as another board you actually liked, but the one you were sent is slightly different from the original you liked.
I get what you are saying, but I get also his point of view. In my opinion the guy doesn't know really where the problem comes from, and knows it's probably some kind of manufacturing issue coming from the manual cutting and routing operations at PS Stix. He must have a shit ton of emails to answer and cannot give you more details because he has no idea of what could be the actual cause of your issue.
That's probably not the best way to answer especially when he talks about the hyphen - , but to be honest, if he has to answer to this kind of emails every day, I can see where he is coming from.
It's just that I think that we should keep it cool with this kind of things, it's just skateboarding and we are lucky enough to be able to skate, and even more to have enough money to buy skateboarding related products.
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If the boards are truly handcrafted, then I can see how measurement errors could happen.
Still, being lectured on sizing like that comes off as condescending.
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having had an 8.25, 8.375 and both 8.5 Quasi shapes, I can tell you that the 8.375 is a different shape than all of their other boards. The 8.125, 8.25 and 8.5 all have a very blunt band-aid shaped nose and tail.
The 8.375 is more pointy and tapers more from the trucks to the nose/tail and therefore feels a lot smaller than their other boards.
I gave my 8.375 away after skating it for 5 minutes for this exact reason. There is significantly less foot placement and therefore it feels skinnier than the 8.25
Measurement wise, the 8.25 is about an 8.18 wide and the 8.375 was about 8.25 wide (both measured over the middle of the deck). If you measure it over the truck holes, the 8.375 is skinnier than the 8.25 due to the taper
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having had an 8.25, 8.375 and both 8.5 Quasi shapes, I can tell you that the 8.375 is a different shape than all of their other boards. The 8.125, 8.25 and 8.5 all have a very blunt band-aid shaped nose and tail.
The 8.375 is more pointy and tapers more from the trucks to the nose/tail and therefore feels a lot smaller than their other boards.
I gave my 8.375 away after skating it for 5 minutes for this exact reason. There is significantly less foot placement and therefore it feels skinnier than the 8.25
Measurement wise, the 8.25 is about an 8.18 wide and the 8.375 was about 8.25 wide (both measured over the middle of the deck). If you measure it over the truck holes, the 8.375 is skinnier than the 8.25 due to the taper
I've ridden like 4 or 5 8.25's and I've ridden 5 8.375's and this most recent one is the one that feels small. http://quasiskateboards.com/collections/decks/products/human-one-br-8-375-white (http://quasiskateboards.com/collections/decks/products/human-one-br-8-375-white)
I rode 3 of these boards- http://quasiskateboards.com/collections/decks/products/blue-balls-br-8-375-blue (http://quasiskateboards.com/collections/decks/products/blue-balls-br-8-375-blue) and they all felt true to size with fat wheels bases.
You can see both of them on the Quasi website as being listed with 14.25 wheel bases but I feel like just looking between the two boards you can tell one is wider.
I also rode a couple of these - http://quasiskateboards.com/collections/decks/products/dose-two-br-8-375-yellow (http://quasiskateboards.com/collections/decks/products/dose-two-br-8-375-yellow) another 8.375 that according to the website measures both longer and wider than the other two 8.375's making this whole "the 8.375 is a different shape that's only made one way" argument totally invalid.
Unless it was something that happened when the Mother-Quasi switch occurred because my Gilbert Crockett Shit kicker board (8.25) was also definetly wider than my Gilbert Crockett Quilt board (8.25)
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having had an 8.25, 8.375 and both 8.5 Quasi shapes, I can tell you that the 8.375 is a different shape than all of their other boards. The 8.125, 8.25 and 8.5 all have a very blunt band-aid shaped nose and tail.
The 8.375 is more pointy and tapers more from the trucks to the nose/tail and therefore feels a lot smaller than their other boards.
I gave my 8.375 away after skating it for 5 minutes for this exact reason. There is significantly less foot placement and therefore it feels skinnier than the 8.25
Measurement wise, the 8.25 is about an 8.18 wide and the 8.375 was about 8.25 wide (both measured over the middle of the deck). If you measure it over the truck holes, the 8.375 is skinnier than the 8.25 due to the taper
I've ridden like 4 or 5 8.25's and I've ridden 5 8.375's and this most recent one is the one that feels small. http://quasiskateboards.com/collections/decks/products/human-one-br-8-375-white (http://quasiskateboards.com/collections/decks/products/human-one-br-8-375-white)
I rode 3 of these boards- http://quasiskateboards.com/collections/decks/products/blue-balls-br-8-375-blue (http://quasiskateboards.com/collections/decks/products/blue-balls-br-8-375-blue) and they all felt true to size with fat wheels bases.
You can see both of them on the Quasi website as being listed with 14.25 wheel bases but I feel like just looking between the two boards you can tell one is wider.
I also rode a couple of these - http://quasiskateboards.com/collections/decks/products/dose-two-br-8-375-yellow (http://quasiskateboards.com/collections/decks/products/dose-two-br-8-375-yellow) another 8.375 that according to the website measures both longer and wider than the other two 8.375's making this whole "the 8.375 is a different shape that's only made one way" argument totally invalid.
Unless it was something that happened when the Mother-Quasi switch occurred because my Gilbert Crockett Shit kicker board (8.25) was also definetly wider than my Gilbert Crockett Quilt board (8.25)
Interesting. this is the one I had that felt really small http://quasiskateboards.com/collections/decks/products/run-for-your-life-br-8-greywashed-natural (http://quasiskateboards.com/collections/decks/products/run-for-your-life-br-8-greywashed-natural)
You are right, the blue balls deck definitely looks like a fuller shape.
I know the mother 8.375 had a 14.5" WB and they shrank that with the Quasi run. something is definitely off with the last run of 8.375's then
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That sucks Steve but it was rad you hooked someone else up with it.
Hopefully they figure their shit out, or don't, I'll probably just go back to buying DLX boards anyways.
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i take back everything bad i said about the 8.5" x 33" quasi deck...i skated it solid for a week on vacation and i'm in love with it.
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i take back everything bad i said about the 8.5" x 33" quasi deck...i skated it solid for a week on vacation and i'm in love with it.
I was back on mine yesterday after skating my 8.375 Isle for the last couple weeks. LOVE the 8.5x33 Quasi.
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So you're saying all of their measurements are off? and an 8" would truly be slightly under? Might be ordering an 8" Quasi and see whats up...
I only have this knowledge because of Steve, but they measure along the concave where others just measure straight across. So however many fractions of an inch the concave dips down, that gets included in the overall width even though it doesn't really contribute to it. My 8.125 measures exactly 8 if I go straight across and that dog won't hunt for me.
Huh. This actually kind of excites me because I don't really like over 8" boards and Quasi barely makes any 8". So since I could potentially pick up an 8.125 that doesn't feel any different from other people's 8" kind of intrigues me.
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Quasi seems to be using similar PS molds to what Habitat is using. That 8.25 x 31.125 in particular, with the huge nose, is a common mold between the 2 companies. I also think the 8.125 x 32.125 is a common mold.
I was just on an 8.125 Habitat Dela that felt completely different than any previous I've had (and I've skated a lot of them) and I hated it. I only skated it for one night. It was making me really mad so I just set something else up.
Steve - the way you describe that 8.375 sounds like the exact mold Habitat used for the Al Davis pro debut board. I actually liked the shape. It was sort of pointy at the nose, pinned/thinned toward the tail. And it didn't skate like an 8.3 at all. It was definitely a bit more narrow.
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Quasi seems to be using similar PS molds to what Habitat is using. That 8.25 x 31.125 in particular, with the huge nose, is a common mold between the 2 companies. I also think the 8.125 x 32.125 is a common mold.
I was just on an 8.125 Habitat Dela that felt completely different than any previous I've had (and I've skated a lot of them) and I hated it. I only skated it for one night. It was making me really mad so I just set something else up.
Steve - the way you describe that 8.375 sounds like the exact mold Habitat used for the Al Davis pro debut board. I actually liked the shape. It was sort of pointy at the nose, pinned/thinned toward the tail. And it didn't skate like an 8.3 at all. It was definitely a bit more narrow.
I think you're right. I remember that board and the shape does look really similar
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^ I'm on the same thing and I HATE it. Same exact deck. HATE. The way those things are measured is stupid. I can't ride this shit.
I pretty much lost all my flip tricks so I just put my old Indy 139's on...
By the way, I ordered a 8.375 Polar board yesterday.
Serves you people right. What are you doing ordering decks online when you have core shops to go to? ::)
Dude you should come by my place to see the "core shops"...
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^ I'm on the same thing and I HATE it. Same exact deck. HATE. The way those things are measured is stupid. I can't ride this shit.
I pretty much lost all my flip tricks so I just put my old Indy 139's on...
By the way, I ordered a 8.375 Polar board yesterday.
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Serves you people right. What are you doing ordering decks online when you have core shops to go to? ::)
Dude you should come by my place to see the "core shops"...
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(http://img.skatewarehouse.com/watermark/rs.php?path=QUDR1DK-1.jpg&nw=300)
got the blue stained 8.25 not too long ago from my local shop. was thrilled with the shape and the way it skated, but upon setup it was most certainly closer to 8.18
snapped the nose rather quickly and im not that board breaking dude, ever. probably one every 5 years.
i would buy their boards again its just a mindfuck having to potentially buy up a size in order to get what you want
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Quasi seems to be using similar PS molds to what Habitat is using. That 8.25 x 31.125 in particular, with the huge nose, is a common mold between the 2 companies. I also think the 8.125 x 32.125 is a common mold.
I was just on an 8.125 Habitat Dela that felt completely different than any previous I've had (and I've skated a lot of them) and I hated it. I only skated it for one night. It was making me really mad so I just set something else up.
Steve - the way you describe that 8.375 sounds like the exact mold Habitat used for the Al Davis pro debut board. I actually liked the shape. It was sort of pointy at the nose, pinned/thinned toward the tail. And it didn't skate like an 8.3 at all. It was definitely a bit more narrow.
wich one? was it the seminal series or what it was called?
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Thanks Steve, they got back to me super quick but pretty much just told me to suck it up regarding the board not being true to size.
On the plus side, the guy said a Quasi video is in the works.
Yeah, keep in mind that they are measured the PS Stix way as in "with" the concave vs the DLX way which is "across" the concave. Everything is going to measure a bit smaller than what you might be used to
Shit I had no idea they did that. That explains why my 8.125 feels like a 7.25.
(http://www.moviefanfare.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Keanu-Reeves-1.jpg)
what. I did not know this. my mind is blown. but this is good info. for future purchases.
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I saw a post by Proffessor Schmitt that showed a visitor alien worship deck (8.125 x 32.125) and he claimed that alien had been using that shape for like twelve years or something. Could it be possible he uses that old alien shape for quasi and other ps stix distributed brands?
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(http://skateparkoftampa.com/spot/productimages/colors/1296_70580.jpg)
Just got this bad bitch. Can't wait to set her up after my Blood Wizard board hits the pooper.
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Quasi seems to be using similar PS molds to what Habitat is using. That 8.25 x 31.125 in particular, with the huge nose, is a common mold between the 2 companies. I also think the 8.125 x 32.125 is a common mold.
I was just on an 8.125 Habitat Dela that felt completely different than any previous I've had (and I've skated a lot of them) and I hated it. I only skated it for one night. It was making me really mad so I just set something else up.
wich one? was it the seminal series or what it was called?
That's the one, the Seminal. Just felt completely wrong. And instead of continuing to make myself mental I just set something else up.
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Quasi seems to be using similar PS molds to what Habitat is using. That 8.25 x 31.125 in particular, with the huge nose, is a common mold between the 2 companies. I also think the 8.125 x 32.125 is a common mold.
I was just on an 8.125 Habitat Dela that felt completely different than any previous I've had (and I've skated a lot of them) and I hated it. I only skated it for one night. It was making me really mad so I just set something else up.
wich one? was it the seminal series or what it was called?
That's the one, the Seminal. Just felt completely wrong. And instead of continuing to make myself mental I just set something else up.
hahahaha maaan i got the same one sitting around at home and i am avoiding to skate it to the end. felt very weird for me too. totally different than other 8,125 habitat i had.
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Finally got the chance to get a day session in with my Mother bledsoe dose 8.25. I fucking love this shape.
definitely going to grab some Quasi decks in the future.
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Defintely got the good homie to order a few JJ Human Zoo in 8.5 so I can keep a small stock of boards I love. Mother boards are essential.
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Are the 8.5's still really 8.5?
And, are they as stiff as I remember?