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i dont get why baker refuses to sell these to the public
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true. I feel a board that big w/ mellow concave would be a lot of fun to cruise and throw around.
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They used to sell this shape. Its the one kader used to ride and it was his first pro model. It isn't a reskinned orange eagle its a unique shape. I'm sure some other brand has used it but I believe it originated with baker.
Dug out my old kader 9 and took some measurements:
Nose: 7
Tail: 6.5
Wheelbase: a hair under 14.25
Forgot to measure overall length but I believe its around 32
Yep, that is about it.
I had one too, that someone bought and didn't want (for whatever reason) so I set it up and really only skated it a couple of times.
It was so short and almost weird in shape - probably why the other guy didn't want it, as it was only skated once or twice too, but I could see someone wanting a wider board with shorter dimensions for whatever they were wanting to do.
The shape you posted looks more tapered than the one in the TFunk pic. Heroin has a 9.0 deck that looks more like his setup (fuller nose/not as short) and is through bakerboys so I wonder if the shape got carried over. A buddy of mine had the Heroin deck and the shape looks pretty similar.
https://www.skatewarehouse.com/Heroin_Questions_Dead_Toon_Deck/descpage-HRCQDTDK.html
I feel like it is more photo distortion than anything else.
This thing is short and stubby, actually such short kicks, so even when I look at that top view, I think they look ok, then go get it out and stand on it and put it back in the box.
Either way, I am sure one day someone will want it, so it will find a new home.
That Heroin board looks way better, both in shape and overall dimensions, but that could also be me thinking anything is better than this short Baker board.