Was previously skating a Blue Tile Lounge shop deck (Toronto) on the left. Felt nice, Generator wood. This board sold quickly and I get why with the sick, simple graphic. Tail is razored down and I'd been skating it for two months, felt like a change.
So mid-session today, I set up an Ishod twin tail slick. The dimensions are 8.25”W x 31.8”L x 14.33”WB as per some shops - but I think it's actually 14.4. Regardless, I was concerned about whether or not the wheelbase (which I'm not used to, usually stick between 14-14.25) would cause flip trick issues.
Thankfully the wheelbase didn't really cause any problems once I went through the kickflip test, though. They felt good, especially for the first session on a new board.
For the slick bottom, I ollied into little nose and tail slides, and a front board, just to see what would happen and it wasn't like I went flying. I don't do tons of slides anyway as you can tell.
And honestly, I really like the twin tail. It's a cognitive shift to think that there's no more nose, but both kicks popped nicely and felt good. Also I like the freedom that this brings me in terms of flatground tricks, I can just do whatever I want now, which is nice because I like to zone out and do longer lines on flat. Might be odd to skate a non-twin board going forward.
I was a little concerned that my trucks were too used to being "nose or tail" trucks, but hasn't been an issue. Although I didn't try any grinds on the new setup, so maybe but I'm staying optimistic.
Topic: The Set-up Thread (Read 5886951 times)