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@scab I want a report back! What did/do you think of that deck?
I only got out once this past week and all I have to report on is one short session at my scooter-infested local... But thus far it's all I've hoped for, and more. I don't know if it's the extra bit of width, the longer nose, or the fact that it's a Label deck and I better live up to that legacy—all I know is that I was absurdly confident on transition right from the get-go. I've had this irrational fear of FS slashes on "bigger" transition (that means 5"± & for me, I'm just starting to get the hang of it), but I somehow did one the first time I took a turn at the big quarter without even thinking about it. Then I did a whole bunch of them and they felt goooood.
tl;dr: The Label 8.75 is tue truth.
Also re: classic fulls, I randomly found at set of old stock at a discount and got them just to see what the fuss was about. And as I've said before, although I'll defend the functionality of big wheels to the death I fully admit that nothing will ever top the timeless look of a 51-53mm classic shape. So in my heart of hearts I was hoping I could make them work for me. Alas, it's simply not to be. I can only skate them on flawless ground, of which there is pretty much none here in North-West Europe. I'd send the set over to you as a sign of gratitude for putting me on to the Label deck, but as I've recently learned in the idiosyncracies thread you only skate white wheels, and they're black... Sucks to be us both I guess 
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I laughed and smiled at this post. 10/10. Would read again. 
Glad you like the deck so far! Black wheels! MUST FLEE!!!
@scab I want another follow-up on how you’re liking / dislike this deck.
@Sedition I'm still very much in love with it. So much so that when I took a bad slam bombing a little hill on Saturday – because I'm a dumbass and thought I could make it over a patch of gravel on my cute little 54mm wheels – my first thought was "that was such a Black Label thing to do!"
Mildly graphic proof of my stupidity:
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If I had to complain about something, I'd point out that the deck is actually more of a 8.62 than a 8.75, at least when I'm measuring it But I honestly don't care what the numbers say because it just feels perfect. I've also realized that I actually like a longer, bigger nose. Which is a little madness-inducing because I'm usually on symmetrical boards... And speaking of that, after several years on twins I do find it annoying that I can't just do any and all tricks in a line without having to think about whether or not the board is facing the right direction. That's a very small price to pay for how much fun it's been overall though. I really hope it'll last me another solid couple of weeks, maybe even a month.
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