Quasi?

[Ok]

short tails, with ventures, for me, are good for my pop.

folks have absolutely gone in on wheelbase ‘science’, but much less has been talked about with noses and tails, as far as i know.

the short tail feels like home/baseline, to me. until i try and ollie going fast with bigger wheels, then stuff gets a little way too rowdy.

[sadnocomply]

Wish the quasi 8.125 was like 31.6-31.8 length with longer tail and nose. Would be my perfect shape.

Has anyone here who has had the 8.125 had a newer BBS one or just the old PS 8.125? Curious if the newer 8.125 are just steeper kicks and same dimensions. That would be a bummer.

Hell they need to make the 8.125 at least 31.5, 31.3 is just crazy short with that baby tail as mentioned

[Ok]

Wish the quasi 8.125 was like 31.6-31.8 length with longer tail and nose. Would be my perfect shape.

Has anyone here who has had the 8.125 had a newer BBS one or just the old PS 8.125? Curious if the newer 8.125 are just steeper kicks and same dimensions. That would be a bummer.

Hell they need to make the 8.125 at least 31.5, 31.3 is just crazy short with that baby tail as mentioned

respectfully, there are options with the dimensions you seek.
what makes that particular board interesting to me, is firstly the overall length. it’s a feature.

crail has some options on the 31.5 ish range.

there was a nyjah shape that people responded well too, might be a good place to look. i think it’s close to what you are looking for

[SlapMcKracken]

Are quasi decks heavy as sh?

Started skating one after a little hiatus and somethings off. Not sure if it’s me or the deck.

[Xen]

Are quasi decks heavy as sh?

Started skating one after a little hiatus and somethings off. Not sure if it’s me or the deck.

What were you on before?

Is it a BBS quasi?

[SlapMcKracken]

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Started skating one after a little hiatus and somethings off. Not sure if it’s me or the deck.

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What were you on before?

Is it a BBS quasi?

Bbs makes quasi too? I don’t know!

I was skating chocolate / girl for 8 months straight.

But I had a Pizza deck two years ago and it was great and I though quasi comes close.

It’s the proto one

[Xen]

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Started skating one after a little hiatus and somethings off. Not sure if it’s me or the deck.

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What were you on before?

Is it a BBS quasi?

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Bbs makes quasi too? I don’t know!

I was skating chocolate / girl for 8 months straight.

But I had a Pizza deck two years ago and it was great and I though quasi comes close.

It’s the proto one

Sometimes they are BBS...I know the Twin Tails are (what I was skating).

[somedudefromnj]

Are quasi decks heavy as sh?

Started skating one after a little hiatus and somethings off. Not sure if it’s me or the deck.

you probably have to get used to the shape. I also was having issues for quite some time (still do to be honest). Its a mix of different length, wheelbase, etc. The timing of everything is quite different from a crail board

[SlapMcKracken]

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Started skating one after a little hiatus and somethings off. Not sure if it’s me or the deck.

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you probably have to get used to the shape. I also was having issues for quite some time (still do to be honest). Its a mix of different length, wheelbase, etc. The timing of everything is quite different from a crail board

My Ollies feel off. I never had any deck thsh i felt strange when popping an ollie. It’s crazy.

I‘ll give it another week. After that I have to say I’m done with it. I don’t really get it. Like I said : Pizza decks were awesome and I thought this might feel the same

[thespacewolf]

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Are quasi decks heavy as sh?

Started skating one after a little hiatus and somethings off. Not sure if it’s me or the deck.

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you probably have to get used to the shape. I also was having issues for quite some time (still do to be honest). Its a mix of different length, wheelbase, etc. The timing of everything is quite different from a crail board

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My Ollies feel off. I never had any deck thsh i felt strange when popping an ollie. It’s crazy.

I‘ll give it another week. After that I have to say I’m done with it. I don’t really get it. Like I said : Pizza decks were awesome and I thought this might feel the same

Maybe its the wheelbase change?

[somedudefromnj]

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Started skating one after a little hiatus and somethings off. Not sure if it’s me or the deck.

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you probably have to get used to the shape. I also was having issues for quite some time (still do to be honest). Its a mix of different length, wheelbase, etc. The timing of everything is quite different from a crail board

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My Ollies feel off. I never had any deck thsh i felt strange when popping an ollie. It’s crazy.

I‘ll give it another week. After that I have to say I’m done with it. I don’t really get it. Like I said : Pizza decks were awesome and I thought this might feel the same

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Maybe its the wheelbase change?

its definitely the wheelbase change

ugh I remember my frustration when I first started buying Quasis from Chocolates. It is truly frustrating, and I started trying  out Aces at the same time

What trucks do you have on it? You mentioned ollies being off and this is random, but try a few ollies with your front foot just below the bolts and let us know how that feels

Setups are bizarre and will bring the madness

[SlapMcKracken]

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Started skating one after a little hiatus and somethings off. Not sure if it’s me or the deck.

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you probably have to get used to the shape. I also was having issues for quite some time (still do to be honest). Its a mix of different length, wheelbase, etc. The timing of everything is quite different from a crail board

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My Ollies feel off. I never had any deck thsh i felt strange when popping an ollie. It’s crazy.

I‘ll give it another week. After that I have to say I’m done with it. I don’t really get it. Like I said : Pizza decks were awesome and I thought this might feel the same

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Maybe its the wheelbase change?

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its definitely the wheelbase change

ugh I remember my frustration when I first started buying Quasis from Chocolates. It is truly frustrating, and I started trying  out Aces at the same time

What trucks do you have on it? You mentioned ollies being off and this is random, but try a few ollies with your front foot just below the bolts and let us know how that feels

Setups are bizarre and will bring the madness

Venturers! The ones with only the baseplate hollow.

The wheelbase. Interesting. I remember Ollie’s didn’t feel right when I started the crailtap decks from Alien Decks.
But now it’s special bad. Let’s see how this goes after the next days.

[Mbrimson88]

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Are quasi decks heavy as sh?

Started skating one after a little hiatus and somethings off. Not sure if it’s me or the deck.

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you probably have to get used to the shape. I also was having issues for quite some time (still do to be honest). Its a mix of different length, wheelbase, etc. The timing of everything is quite different from a crail board

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My Ollies feel off. I never had any deck thsh i felt strange when popping an ollie. It’s crazy.

I‘ll give it another week. After that I have to say I’m done with it. I don’t really get it. Like I said : Pizza decks were awesome and I thought this might feel the same

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Maybe its the wheelbase change?

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its definitely the wheelbase change

ugh I remember my frustration when I first started buying Quasis from Chocolates. It is truly frustrating, and I started trying  out Aces at the same time

What trucks do you have on it? You mentioned ollies being off and this is random, but try a few ollies with your front foot just below the bolts and let us know how that feels

Setups are bizarre and will bring the madness

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Venturers! The ones with only the baseplate hollow.

The wheelbase. Interesting. I remember Ollie’s didn’t feel right when I started the crailtap decks from Alien Decks.
But now it’s special bad. Let’s see how this goes after the next days.

It seems all the Proto boards are PS Stix, according to their own site, which lists where the boards come from.


https://quasiskateboards.com/search?type=product&q=proto


As far as different woodshops, yes going from Crail to PS Stix, or even coming from BBS (Alien Workshop) or other woodshops, can more often than not be quite frustrating for some people.  Some guys I skate with seem to get along with any and every board they ride, more often than not saying they just take a little while to get used to the different shape or whatever, but I am more the type of person that finds something that works and sticks to it, so riding something different is just going to be a pain and I don't want to get used to different boards when I know I was on something that works.

That said, it is up to you whether or not you want to try to get used to it, ease into it more so than go crazy that things are not working as you used to do on other boards, or just be done with it and move on.

The fingers of flat and the different kick length, angle, shape of the concave and all that really do play a lot more into what you are experiencing than anything else, but as someone else said, try putting your back foot more in the pocket, down closer to the bolts to pop, rather than on the end of the kick and you might be surprised that once you get more used to the board, then you can start moving your back foot further back up the board as usual.  I had tried this on a couple of weird feeling boards and hot damn it worked, so it is worth a try.

[Boog]

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Are quasi decks heavy as sh?

Started skating one after a little hiatus and somethings off. Not sure if it’s me or the deck.

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you probably have to get used to the shape. I also was having issues for quite some time (still do to be honest). Its a mix of different length, wheelbase, etc. The timing of everything is quite different from a crail board

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My Ollies feel off. I never had any deck thsh i felt strange when popping an ollie. It’s crazy.

I‘ll give it another week. After that I have to say I’m done with it. I don’t really get it. Like I said : Pizza decks were awesome and I thought this might feel the same

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Maybe its the wheelbase change?

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its definitely the wheelbase change

ugh I remember my frustration when I first started buying Quasis from Chocolates. It is truly frustrating, and I started trying  out Aces at the same time

What trucks do you have on it? You mentioned ollies being off and this is random, but try a few ollies with your front foot just below the bolts and let us know how that feels

Setups are bizarre and will bring the madness

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Venturers! The ones with only the baseplate hollow.

The wheelbase. Interesting. I remember Ollie’s didn’t feel right when I started the crailtap decks from Alien Decks.
But now it’s special bad. Let’s see how this goes after the next days.

I'm skating a BBS made quasi with forged hollow Indy's and it feels amazing. I have skated quasi with venture and never really felt like it was a struggle. Definitely made the board feel heavier in comparison tho. Just keep skating it and play around with different foot placements and you will get used to it.

[SlapMcKracken]

I will. I mean with pizza and alien decks it worked great. Maybe I will get used to it.

[elva]

I will. I mean with pizza and alien decks it worked great. Maybe I will get used to it.

Out of curiosity, what Alien shape did you ride? How did it compare to Pizza?

[SlapMcKracken]

How are Proto 2 8.25‘s shapes compared to FA and Pizza?

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

I fuck with their egg shape

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Are quasi decks heavy as sh?

Started skating one after a little hiatus and somethings off. Not sure if it’s me or the deck.

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you probably have to get used to the shape. I also was having issues for quite some time (still do to be honest). Its a mix of different length, wheelbase, etc. The timing of everything is quite different from a crail board

[close]

My Ollies feel off. I never had any deck thsh i felt strange when popping an ollie. It’s crazy.

I‘ll give it another week. After that I have to say I’m done with it. I don’t really get it. Like I said : Pizza decks were awesome and I thought this might feel the same

[close]

Maybe its the wheelbase change?

[close]

its definitely the wheelbase change

ugh I remember my frustration when I first started buying Quasis from Chocolates. It is truly frustrating, and I started trying  out Aces at the same time

What trucks do you have on it? You mentioned ollies being off and this is random, but try a few ollies with your front foot just below the bolts and let us know how that feels

Setups are bizarre and will bring the madness

[close]

Venturers! The ones with only the baseplate hollow.

The wheelbase. Interesting. I remember Ollie’s didn’t feel right when I started the crailtap decks from Alien Decks.
But now it’s special bad. Let’s see how this goes after the next days.

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I'm skating a BBS made quasi with forged hollow Indy's and it feels amazing. I have skated quasi with venture and never really felt like it was a struggle. Definitely made the board feel heavier in comparison tho. Just keep skating it and play around with different foot placements and you will get used to it.

Chose to gift a twice sessioned 8.75” to a youngster as the kicks were way too crazy for my old ass.
Love the top view down of the shape, as well as the dimensions and concave between the bolts and the overall stiffness of the BBS wood; but goddamn the steep kicks.
No patience in my limited skate time to adjust to this bloard as much as I’d like to.

[Mbrimson88]

How are Proto 2 8.25‘s shapes compared to FA and Pizza?

Not sure if you saw the answer to the previous post you made in the square kicks thread.

Either way, I will add it here too.

As to adding Pizza boards in the mix, you would have to check what woodshop(s) Pizza is using now, as they seemed to be a bit all over the place last I checked.

The boards on Tactics are PS Stix, with info added at the bottom.

What’s the difference in shape between an 8.25 FA and a 8.25 quasi proto ?

I don't seem to have easy access right this minute, but the FA 8.25 board I have seems to be straight through the rail, whereas the Quasi boards I have seen before always seem to have significant taper from front to back, which is fairly common in some brands / woodshops / shapes.

FA being BBS steepish and squared kicks, Quasi being PS Stix so big steep nose and smaller not so steep tail.


https://www.tactics.com/quasi-skateboards/proto-fade-825-skateboard-deck/yellow-pink

SPECS
SIZE   8.25
LENGTH (IN):   32.125   * 31.8 when measured straight across
WHEELBASE (IN):   14.25
NOSE (IN):   6.875
TAIL (IN):   6.5


Random FA board from their site:


https://faworldentertainment.com/en-au/collections/boards/products/jake-anderson-class-photo


8.25" x 31.79"
14.12" Wheel Base



FA boards have a shorter wheelbase, so longer kicks for almost the same overall length, with steeper kicks.


There are pics on both those links too, so it is easy enough to check those, but here are the side by side comparison pics anyway.





https://www.tactics.com/pizzaskateboards/piata-825-skateboard-deck/assorted


SPECS
SIZE   8.25
CENTER WIDTH (IN):   8.25
LENGTH (IN):   31.875
WHEELBASE (IN):   14.25
NOSE (IN):   6.9
TAIL (IN):   6.625

[SlapMcKracken]

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Thx! No, I didn’t see this before

Ok, so mostly the tail is more flat, yeah?

But pizza (ps) tail steepness is about the same I guess? Cause I loved the ps pizza decks 
Not sure if you saw the answer to the previous post you made in the square kicks thread.

Either way, I will add it here too.

As to adding Pizza boards in the mix, you would have to check what woodshop(s) Pizza is using now, as they seemed to be a bit all over the place last I checked.

The boards on Tactics are PS Stix, with info added at the bottom.

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What’s the difference in shape between an 8.25 FA and a 8.25 quasi proto ?

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I don't seem to have easy access right this minute, but the FA 8.25 board I have seems to be straight through the rail, whereas the Quasi boards I have seen before always seem to have significant taper from front to back, which is fairly common in some brands / woodshops / shapes.

FA being BBS steepish and squared kicks, Quasi being PS Stix so big steep nose and smaller not so steep tail.


https://www.tactics.com/quasi-skateboards/proto-fade-825-skateboard-deck/yellow-pink

SPECS
SIZE   8.25
LENGTH (IN):   32.125   * 31.8 when measured straight across
WHEELBASE (IN):   14.25
NOSE (IN):   6.875
TAIL (IN):   6.5


Random FA board from their site:


https://faworldentertainment.com/en-au/collections/boards/products/jake-anderson-class-photo


8.25" x 31.79"
14.12" Wheel Base



FA boards have a shorter wheelbase, so longer kicks for almost the same overall length, with steeper kicks.


There are pics on both those links too, so it is easy enough to check those, but here are the side by side comparison pics anyway.





https://www.tactics.com/pizzaskateboards/piata-825-skateboard-deck/assorted


SPECS
SIZE   8.25
CENTER WIDTH (IN):   8.25
LENGTH (IN):   31.875
WHEELBASE (IN):   14.25
NOSE (IN):   6.9
TAIL (IN):   6.625

Thx! No, I didn’t see this before

Ok, so mostly the tail is more flat, yeah?

But pizza (ps) tail steepness is about the same I guess? Cause I loved the ps pizza decks

[shawngreg]

i was pretty much exclusively skating Quasi decks from 2019 until last year.   do they still have the big nose on them now?  i was eyeing the 8.5 justin henry deck.  i like that its listed with a 33 length, anyone know if thats accurate?

[brownjenkin]

i was pretty much exclusively skating Quasi decks from 2019 until last year.   do they still have the big nose on them now?  i was eyeing the 8.5 justin henry deck.  i like that its listed with a 33 length, anyone know if thats accurate?

I'm going to guess it's unlikely it's 33" when measured the conventional way. If it's a PS board, the length will be listed as measured along the surface of the board from nose to tail 

[WelcomeToHell]

i was pretty much exclusively skating Quasi decks from 2019 until last year.   do they still have the big nose on them now?  i was eyeing the 8.5 justin henry deck.  i like that its listed with a 33 length, anyone know if thats accurate?

PS measures length flat across the concave, most other wood shops measure it in the air from tip to tip. The 33” PS board is probably more like 32.5” in BBS measurement.

[WelcomeToHell]

The fine people at Quasi have always been amazing about answering my questions about their shapes and today sent me over this list of the different 8.25 and 8.5 shapes available.

They didn't say what woodshop they use for each shape, or if the same shape goes to both BBS and PS. My guess is that 8.25A, 8.25B and 8.5B are PS. And maybe 8.25C and 8.5A are BBS?

8.25A – 8.25” x 32.125” WB 14.25” (Shovel Nose)
8.25B – 8.25” x 32.375” WB 14.375” (Traditional Popsicle)
8.25C – 8.25” x 31.8” WB 14” (Shovel Nose)

8.5A – 8.5” x 32.125” WB 14.25” (Shovel Nose)
8.5B – 8.5” x 33” WB 14.5” (Traditional Popsicle)

Edited for clarity.

[Mbrimson88]

The fine people at Quasi have always been amazing about answering my questions about their shapes and today sent me over this list of the different 8.25 and 8.5 shapes available.

They didn't say what woodshop they use for each shape, or if the same shape goes to both BBS and PS. My guess is that 8.25A, 8.25B and 8.5B are PS. And maybe 8.25C and 8.5A are BBS?

8.25A – 8.25” x 32.125” WB 14.25” (Shovel Nose)
8.25B – 8.25” x 32.375” WB 14.375” (Traditional Popsicle)
8.25C – 8.25” x 31.8” WB 14” (Shovel Nose)

8.5A – 8.5” x 32.125” WB 14.25” (Shovel Nose)
8.5B – 8.5” x 33” WB 14.5” (Traditional Popsicle)

Edited for clarity.

https://quasiskateboards.com/collections/decks


I can always appreciate when any brand lists full dimensions, as well as which woodshop in each listing too.

The only thing they don't have on those listings is the text after each dimension listing - traditional popsicle / shovel nose - but that is nothing I would be worried about really.

Good info if people do prefer a more squared off / full shape, compared to a rounded popsicle shape.


Thanks for posting!

[WelcomeToHell]

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The fine people at Quasi have always been amazing about answering my questions about their shapes and today sent me over this list of the different 8.25 and 8.5 shapes available.

They didn't say what woodshop they use for each shape, or if the same shape goes to both BBS and PS. My guess is that 8.25A, 8.25B and 8.5B are PS. And maybe 8.25C and 8.5A are BBS?

8.25A – 8.25” x 32.125” WB 14.25” (Shovel Nose)
8.25B – 8.25” x 32.375” WB 14.375” (Traditional Popsicle)
8.25C – 8.25” x 31.8” WB 14” (Shovel Nose)

8.5A – 8.5” x 32.125” WB 14.25” (Shovel Nose)
8.5B – 8.5” x 33” WB 14.5” (Traditional Popsicle)

Edited for clarity.

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https://quasiskateboards.com/collections/decks


I can always appreciate when any brand lists full dimensions, as well as which woodshop in each listing too.

The only thing they don't have on those listings is the text after each dimension listing - traditional popsicle / shovel nose - but that is nothing I would be worried about really.

Good info if people do prefer a more squared off / full shape, compared to a rounded popsicle shape.


Thanks for posting!

No problem! Also, thanks for the advice this past weekend on flattening the board.

And I do love that Quasi lists the wood shop for each deck. I was just making guesses because there were a couple PS and BBS that seemingly had the same dimensions. I was browsing in between meetings though so I might have misread.

[CarcassToss]

I'd love if that included 8.1 and 8.3 shapes. I had one 8.3 that had a normal nose and it as great then got one on sale and it was square and steep and I hated it

[Ok]

i’ve been skating gx 8.25 shovel nose, and i think it’s bbs? dunno. same dimensions. was told bbs, but i really like it, so would not surprise me if it was ps, as i prefer that, usually.
i really like quasi, the boards i’ve gotten from them have been great. want to skate debobs at some point soon

[Mbrimson88]

https://quasiskateboards.com/collections/decks

No problem! Also, thanks for the advice this past weekend on flattening the board.

And I do love that Quasi lists the wood shop for each deck. I was just making guesses because there were a couple PS and BBS that seemingly had the same dimensions. I was browsing in between meetings though so I might have misread.

Easy!

I'd love if that included 8.1 and 8.3 shapes. I had one 8.3 that had a normal nose and it as great then got one on sale and it was square and steep and I hated it

Seems there is only the one PS Stix in 8.375 (unsure of shape) and the one BBS twin in 8.375 from going through the current listings.

i’ve been skating gx 8.25 shovel nose, and i think it’s bbs? dunno. same dimensions. was told bbs, but i really like it, so would surprise me if it was ps, as i prefer that, usually.
i really like quasi, the boards i’ve gotten from them have been great. want to skate debobs at some point soon

At least the listings there are pretty good to see, so combine that with the info above - BBS shovel, PS Stix normal shape?

I cross referenced the shapes / dimensions above with the current stock, but I don't know how often anything is changed in terms of shapes, woodshops, etc.


I guess from the board pics, which are actually photos, not just artist file pics, I could sort of make out shapes, some being a little more blunt looking than others, but it is still not 100% for me, in terms of shovel, or just a squared off looking / full looking shape board.