So, somewhere in this thread (I didn’t care enough to go look), I talked about how twin tails are not for me. I do believe I was wrong. I set up a Chems twin nose with new trucks a few weeks ago, and gave this symmetrical board shape another chance. I’m super glad I did!
The chems board is great quality, and helped me realize that maybe I was too harsh on my first twin tail attempt, but there were some issues I personally had with the dimensions. I ultimately decided a 14” wb (like the chems deck) proved to be not for me, but I since switched to a Deathwish Foy twin tail over the weekend, and it feels absolutely amazing.
With the 14” wb, I struggled to land my tricks and it felt like it tipped too easy. I always felt a bit off balance. Switched back to a 14.28” wb, and everything felt right again in the world. Previously I had been skating 14.25” wb pretty exclusively. I’ve come to find out that 14.25-14.375 is pretty much my happy place for wb.
I thought I would struggle with trying to maintain nose and tail, and while it did initially kick my ocd into overdrive with try a trick or line with your board this way, then switch to keep the wear equal, I’ve noticed that it’s become second nature to skate it however and not pay much attention to what’s what. With that said, I’ve currently got extremely symmetrical wear, so I must be just swapping somewhat subconsciously now.
Either way, I’m here to eat my words. Twin tails are pretty tight.
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