you know, i have been skating eights for the past few years bought a 7.8 because i started to like smaller boards and loved it so i asked for a cadiel that i checked out before and it was the same size and shape as the last so i went into a different shop and decided to get it, here i am two and a half weeks later and measured it last night and it is 7.6 on mine and i love it, i am def. skating them from now on