Twin tail

[Xen]

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Hello twin friends. Is my assumption correct that all Ishod 8.3 twin slicks and Worrest 8.3 twin slicks are identical shapes, notwithstanding of the graphic?

I currently skate 8.3 shop blanks with the same specs as those Ishods/Worrests and also found a shop that has the BMW Ishods on sale so I figured I could stock up on those.

Who skates those, would you recommend them?

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I've skated a few, they're great, if they're your jam; personally I found the 8.375 Quasi a better fit for me; it's less bulky feeling than the DLX boards due to the shorter overall length and shorter WB. The kicks are more of a hybrid than tail as well.

[frank1175]

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Hello twin friends. Is my assumption correct that all Ishod 8.3 twin slicks and Worrest 8.3 twin slicks are identical shapes, notwithstanding of the graphic?

I currently skate 8.3 shop blanks with the same specs as those Ishods/Worrests and also found a shop that has the BMW Ishods on sale so I figured I could stock up on those.

Who skates those, would you recommend them?

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(my message was not included) I’m skating my 4th Deluxe Twin Tail 8.3” Slick (Real/Krooked are identical) at the moment and it’s my favorite shape/deck. Wished it was not that heavy though (Slick layer) I have about 5 or 6 on ice 😀

[Easy Slider]

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Hello twin friends. Is my assumption correct that all Ishod 8.3 twin slicks and Worrest 8.3 twin slicks are identical shapes, notwithstanding of the graphic?

I currently skate 8.3 shop blanks with the same specs as those Ishods/Worrests and also found a shop that has the BMW Ishods on sale so I figured I could stock up on those.

Who skates those, would you recommend them?

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(my message was not included) I’m skating my 4th Deluxe Twin Tail 8.3” Slick (Real/Krooked are identical) at the moment and it’s my favorite shape/deck. Wished it was not that heavy though (Slick layer) I have about 5 or 6 on ice 😀

Cheers, I have two Ishods lined up next, so happy to hear they work for you, and hopefully they will do for me too.

[ChuckRamone]

Welcome twin shapes are $63 on Tactics right now which is cheaper than on the Welcome site

[OhioGuy]

Welcome twin shapes are $63 on Tactics right now which is cheaper than on the Welcome site

They've been that cheap for a minute. Got the Wendigo one like back in September for $63. Tactics has the cheapest prices on all their stuff. It's weird, wonder if they just get a deal on them.

[Xen]

Dude at No-Comply was like, quick, mail order! Send the ugliest one you can...(teal top is choice tho)

Quasi 8.375 x 31.75 x 14.25
(actual: 8.25x31.5x14.25...kinda not even mad...maybe THAT'S why they skate like an 8.25 =P - It does measure 8.35 directly in the middle and ONLY with a soft measuring tape across the BOTTOM with concave)




Interestingly enough, I have a neen 8.25 twin on hand, it measures 8.125, but, measuring across the bottom, with concave, it's 8.25" mayhaps that's how BBs is measuring their twin tails these days? Across the bottom with concave?

[metchup]

Dude at No-Comply was like, quick, mail order! Send the ugliest one you can...(teal top is choice tho)

Quasi 8.375 x 31.75 x 14.25
(actual: 8.25x31.5x14.25...kinda not even mad...maybe THAT'S why they skate like an 8.25 =P - It does measure 8.35 directly in the middle and ONLY with a soft measuring tape across the BOTTOM with concave)




Interestingly enough, I have a neen 8.25 twin on hand, it measures 8.125, but, measuring across the bottom, with concave, it's 8.25" mayhaps that's how BBs is measuring their twin tails these days? Across the bottom with concave?

Interesting, a twin 8.125 is something I’ve been on the lookout for, might give the neen twin a try

[Xen]

Dude at No-Comply was like, quick, mail order! Send the ugliest one you can...(teal top is choice tho)

Quasi 8.375 x 31.75 x 14.25
(actual: 8.25x31.5x14.25...kinda not even mad...maybe THAT'S why they skate like an 8.25 =P - It does measure 8.35 directly in the middle and ONLY with a soft measuring tape across the BOTTOM with concave)




Interestingly enough, I have a neen 8.25 twin on hand, it measures 8.125, but, measuring across the bottom, with concave, it's 8.25" mayhaps that's how BBs is measuring their twin tails these days? Across the bottom with concave?

Finally got around to setting this one up (slappy trucks and STFs) after riding two other decks (non-twin disorder - shovelish nose/girl board stupid long tail); this deck does me right every time, zero adjustment period, just setup and go; kick shape is perfect for everything...I've even been told by the homies I should just ride this forever since I skate so well on it.

Nabbed another one last night (they're not widely available it seems) from Long Beach skate.

[Hubba Bo-Tep]

Finally got around to setting this one up (slappy trucks and STFs) after riding two other decks (non-twin disorder - shovelish nose/girl board stupid long tail); this deck does me right every time, zero adjustment period, just setup and go; kick shape is perfect for everything...I've even been told by the homies I should just ride this forever since I skate so well on it.

Nabbed another one last night (they're not widely available it seems) from Long Beach skate.

Sounds good, how does the shape compare to the Quasi Henry Mirror?  The Blast looks fuller in the kicks, but hard to tell because it seems like every shop is using the same image.

[Xen]

It is the same quasi Henry mirror shape, I’ve run a few  (8.375 that’s actually 8.25” this run)

When you buy another to put on ice and you get the same colors you’re currently riding but top and bottom ply are reversed 😝

[Slugboi22]

It is the same quasi Henry mirror shape, I’ve run a few  (8.375 that’s actually 8.25” this run)

When you buy another to put on ice and you get the same colors you’re currently riding but top and bottom ply are reversed 😝

Currently riding the cat graphic of this same shape and love it! Perfectly balanced shape besides it being just a hair short! Might be in my rotation of shapes for the foreseeable future :-)

[Xen]

I missed that drop, sadly. Currently planning on picking up at least one each drop, if not two.

[Xen]

Currently riding the cat graphic of this same shape and love it! Perfectly balanced shape besides it being just a hair short! Might be in my rotation of shapes for the foreseeable future :-)

Perfectly balanced is a great way to describe it; what I like about is it doesn't feel, or skate like other twins I've ridden, it just feels normal.

e.g., the Welcome 8.5 and Habitat 8.375 felt like twins (they're also more shovel-like) compared to the quasi, neen / Foy Deathwish.

[Hubba Bo-Tep]

It is the same quasi Henry mirror shape, I’ve run a few  (8.375 that’s actually 8.25” this run)

Thanks dude.  I dig the Welcome twin shape a bit more than the Quasi so I'll stick with that for now.

[Xen]

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It is the same quasi Henry mirror shape, I’ve run a few  (8.375 that’s actually 8.25” this run)

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Thanks dude.  I dig the Welcome twin shape a bit more than the Quasi so I'll stick with that for now.

I like the shape, but the 8.25"'s WB is too short (and no 8.3x" option)' the 8.5 is great tho if you ride bigger sizes.

[ChuckRamone]

Does anyone else feel like most people sneer at twin tails? Why are there relatively few options? Twin tail riders are skating's forgotten people.

[goodatmeth]

Does anyone else feel like most people sneer at twin tails? Why are there relatively few options? Twin tail riders are skating's forgotten people.

Nah they've exploded in the last few years. Some of the most popular pros are riding twins, they're everywhere.
Ishod, Prod, Foy, ...

[Xen]

Worrest...Henry..

[ChuckRamone]

Okay. Maybe I was just being paranoid. Check out this Delfino twin model. Looks nice.

https://skateparkoftampa.com/-deathwish-pedro-delfino-justified-homicide-deck-white-93205-3

[Xen]

Okay. Maybe I was just being paranoid. Check out this Delfino twin model. Looks nice.

https://skateparkoftampa.com/-deathwish-pedro-delfino-justified-homicide-deck-white-93205-3

If the dims are accurate, doubtful, with that 14.28”….I’d think it would skate pretty nicely.

[Easy Slider]

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Okay. Maybe I was just being paranoid. Check out this Delfino twin model. Looks nice.

https://skateparkoftampa.com/-deathwish-pedro-delfino-justified-homicide-deck-white-93205-3

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If the dims are accurate, doubtful, with that 14.28”….I’d think it would skate pretty nicely.

I‘dsay that‘s a mislabeling by SoT, it‘s not listed as twin anywhere else, quite the contrary

https://www.tactics.com/deathwish/delfino-justified-homicide-85-skateboard-deck

[ChuckRamone]

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Okay. Maybe I was just being paranoid. Check out this Delfino twin model. Looks nice.

https://skateparkoftampa.com/-deathwish-pedro-delfino-justified-homicide-deck-white-93205-3

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If the dims are accurate, doubtful, with that 14.28”….I’d think it would skate pretty nicely.

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I‘dsay that‘s a mislabeling by SoT, it‘s not listed as twin anywhere else, quite the contrary

https://www.tactics.com/deathwish/delfino-justified-homicide-85-skateboard-deck

Weird. But for "Deck Shape" it says "Twin" on Tactics but then gives different nose and tail lengths.

[JANUS]

Goddamn, I love the Ishod symmetrical deck so much. It was a bit weird at first, I would miss some flicks and shit, and I spent more time than I would like to admit trying to keep my trucks equally tight, but holy shit, it’s so sick not having to think about asymmetry. Gone are the days of flinging annoying little shuvs between tricks to reorient the bloard. The local shop has none left, and they just sold the Foy twin tail in my size. Why did I let myself get hurt like this? Unbreak my heaaaaart.

[Bill Salt]

I want a twin nose but not Neen's one.

[goodatmeth]

I want a twin nose but not Neen's one.

Same I'd like a twin nose solely for transition. Currently riding a regular popsicle for the first time in years and a fat steep nose is awesome for noseblunts and basically all nose tricks.

[JANUS]

Lol why not Neen’s, though? Because Neen?

[rocklobster]

I want a twin nose but not Neen's one.

The Habitat / Alien Workshops are a hybrid, not too pointy, not too full, but steep and long like a nose.

[Xen]

I want a twin nose but not Neen's one.

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I want a twin nose but not Neen's one.

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The Habitat / Alien Workshops are a hybrid, not too pointy, not too full, but steep and long like a nose.

And the decks are long...WB is long...it's a big boy board for sure...the kicks are def more like a shovel nose than a rounded tail.

The Foy twin is more hybrid but I'd push it into the rounded nose category.

[ChuckRamone]

I asked Tactics about that Delfino board and they said it's a twin shape but the nose and tail are different lengths. That seems contradictory to me but that was their answer.

[TwisT]

I asked Tactics about that Delfino board and they said it's a twin shape but the nose and tail are different lengths. That seems contradictory to me but that was their answer.

Schmidt said in a nine club if you cut a twin out of a stock mold, it won’t be a true twin. maybe this is one of those cases.