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Not meaning to clog up the thread here with too many pics or info, but it seems more and more companies are making the egg shaped boards, or at least some variation on the pointed nose and tail theme, be it more pointed at the nose end or some more pointed at the tail end.
I do like looking at the top of the board pics, not just artist depictions of the top of boards.
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Who makes good egg or 90's shape boards besides Heroin or Anti-Hero?
The Metal 9.0 egg shape is nice. I posted one in the setup thread not too long ago. Alien offers the same shape with different graphics and they also have an 8.75 Egg.
Good to know, been wanting a Metal board in the back of my mind for some time now.
Guessing you have already looked at the Egg Shaped board thread? If not, that is a fun thread to check out.
https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=100279.0
Also depends on the tail, given some are very small pointy things and others have a decent tail that skates more like a normal board, in particular but not limited to the AH Huffer 9.12 shape and the Black Label 9" egg shape, both of which I have and feel comfortable, but that is just me anyway.
https://blacklabelskates.bigcartel.com/product/jake-reuter-chains-9-0-egg
Any particular size you were wanting?
Also note, the trucks usually go about 1/4" down from the overall width of the board, sometimes more depending on where you like them to sit, eg 9" board fits 8.75" trucks well, or the 9.12 Huffer fits 9" trucks well, but again that is more personal preference. Some will ride even more narrow trucks than that on those same boards.
Yeah I was aware, I think I was more interested in the early-90s shapes, which I guess in essence is an egg shape.
The funny thing with the early 90s shapes, I guess also depending on which board company or even which year as things moved very quickly is the nose was often more pointy than the tail, whereas quite a few egg shapes tend to have a smaller tail and a bigger wider nose now. I know this is not always the case, but I was comparing quite a few other shaped boards, in particular the Grosso shape that would work really well if I just rounded off the corners of the nose and tail. That might be too much work for the effort vs the result, but boards like the Huffer shape really show this well.
When pressure flips and similar tricks came in, tails got a lot smaller and way more tapered, so if you are more interested in that style of board, there are a few others around as well that would work, but it all comes down to approximately what size you are interested in, eg Krooked 8.25 Cromer, DLX Flyer shape 8.75, Black Label 9, Crail Love seat or Phawt 9+ and lots more too.
Sorry to go on, but there really are a lot and quite a few variations on the same theme, from when boards went from squared wide tails, down to almost nothing then back to popsicles within two to three years max, with some brands going way more extreme than others too.
As a point of reference, just looking at Tactics as almost anyone worldwide can see their stuff, I can see boards from DLX, Frog, Quasi, Uma, Metal, Black Label and others.
https://www.tactics.com/cruiser-skateboard-decksExamples of board shapes I recall seeing from that period as well as comparing to some I had as well from that time:
DLX
Quasi
Frog
Metal
Black Label
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