for the last 5 years of my skateboarding career i've been on 14.25 wb boards for the most parts, with literally like 5 boards that weren't that during this period. i became awake about a year and a half ago, only skated the 14.25 boards still and loved it. before that i was on aces and every attempt at a bigger wheelbase was unsuccessful and frustrating. recently i was given a slightly used 8.38 eagle and it got me wb curious, so i finally set it up with the classic 5.8s. i've only skated flat so far, in shoes i don't like, but it feels so fucking good. some tricks don't work yet but the ones that do work better than ever, at least it feels like this. i'm gonna take it to the park after work to see if it works on other stuff too but i'm pretty optimistic.
gosh darn it: this isn’t helping my ‘madness’ desire to buy these exact same parts (5.8s, 8.38 eagle).
i have neither the 5.8s, nor that eagle, but i really want that setup, been thinking about it for the better part of the week. not sure if i’d prefer the 8.38 on 5.6s with big wheels…
i’ve been in gear purgatory, for quite awhile.
recently setup some 5.6 v-lights with monster truck wheels and loved the pop.
most of ‘decent’ skating was waaaaay long ago, small boards and that, and i’ve tried to use that type of stuff now and it’s just kind of miserable: i’m going even slower, i still haven’t learned nollie hardflips.
big old wheelbase boards are great for the 3 flip tricks i can do (nollie, switch, regular kickflips). the longer wheelbase does f with my 360 flips, but it’s a whole lot more fun, rn, to skate a decent speed.
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