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honestly if you care so much (not saying i dont) about 0.125”
you should measure any board you plan on buying in store
i gotta agree with this.
expounding further: i can buy boards that i thought would be perfect, based off of the numbers, and they are total shit. that, coupled with me being able to walk into a place and just give something the old eyeballs, and pick a winner.
skateshops are the answer.
i’m way far away from shops, sucks, but the boards i get from off the shelf, are better than what arrives in the mail
This. I've been screwed too many times by false deck dims via online orders. Gonna either stick to shapes I've ridden previously or go support a local with a tape measure in hand.
Big thank you for the input and replies everyone, top advice all round.
I'm in agreement now that buying directly from skate shops is the way to go where possible. Really wish I'd gone for that No Comply graphic 7.875" I saw last year, I believe it was on sale too.
I'll try and get down to my local before Xmas and check out one of the other Polar 7.875's they still have in stock. If I find one that looks and feels as good as the last one, I'll go for it this time (and report back with its dimensions of course!)
Cheers
For anyone possibly still interested, I just thought I'd follow up my old post with some measurements of a Polar 7.875" Hjalte Halberg that I just bought from one of my local skate shops.
Label dimensions:
Wheelbase seems to be just a touch over the labelled 14.125" at more like 14.2" (lots of shop websites seem to advertise these decks as 14.25" to add to the confusion) I know it is only a tiny difference but I found it interesting that it is not exact!
Starting point for the metal rule just for reference:
Tail looks about right at labelled 6.5":
Nose seems a touch longer than the labelled 6.875" but it is marginal:
Total length seems about right at labelled 31.625":
Overall I'm really looking forward to setting it up this week. I'm not the best at describing concave but I would say it is a solid medium, it doesn't look steep to me but definitely has some shape to it.