Us 8" riders seem to be a rare breed around these parts of slap hah. I've been contemplating setting up a board similar to your street one... I want to try crail wood now that it's "better" as it's been a long time since i've rode a girl/chocolate. Thinking of buying a set of venture standard high 5.2's for it too. we'll see... the madness has given me quite a collection of stuff that i'd rather not waste. May have to try a Girl deck with the 5.2 low's i have on ice for a nice 2000's setup.
Yeah, I was suprised when I came back to skating after 15y hiatus in 2019, how the "new normal" is big these days. Being used to skate 7.75 and mid to puff shoes, completely opposite then now with these slim vulcs and 8.25-8.5 boards.
I think Venture lows will work great for you too, if the deck will have medium to steep kicks.
Just be careful about new crail wood especially when shopping online. I have posted in different thread, that wood stiffness and feel from Dailang Huahong woodshop where the deck are pressed varied a lot in last 2 years. For example this Malto deck is heavy and stiff, no chips, nothing. I purchased the Malto 8inch month later and wood was crazy flex a soggy (I returned it). Another chocolate deck for my daughter last year soggy as well (but she doesnt care). Last, Anderson Chocolate 8" last year was adequate, not as heavy and stiff as malto, but also not soggy. So basically all kind of wood from the same woodshop during two years. Very inconsitent wood batches.
But if you like shape of crailtap decks, try Poetic Collective boards. They are basically the same shape, 14 inch in 8" shape , only longer tail then crailtap, and they are pressed in Canada by Control, instead of China. Unfortunately I do not have my personal experience with them.
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