Are GX boards supposed to be tapered?

[a]

Bought an 8.5 gx board, its 8.5 across the front truck but 8.25 across the back truck??
Are they all like this? or did I just get a defected board?

[Idk]

PS stix boards tend to taper not all but some.

[Noble Experiment]

Mini Logos used to be like that back in the day like in 2006 or something, well at least their 7.75 shape did (hell they might still be, I wouldn’t know). I always thought it was so weird, couldn’t get used to it. Was 7.75 in the front and tapered to like a 7.6 once it reached the back. Luckily I let my friend borrow my board to try to ollie this rock gap and he snapped the tail so I had an excuse to buy a new board, I was hyped.

[Stephens Lawyer]

my favorite quasi/wknd shape was like that but then they stopped doing the taper much to my fuckin chagrin.

[SneakySecrets]

Yeah it was actually because they heard you have great chagrin and wanted to see it it measured up.

[MusclesMarinara]

I actually prefer all my decks to be tapered. Can't do full shaped decks at all.

[JB77]

I had the first series Guy Mariano Numbers deck when it came out and it was tapered like you're talking about.  It kind of threw me off at first, too.  Polar's Arigato shape does that, but with a more squared off nose and tail.

[Sativa Lung]

PS has like 10,000 shapes, and yes a lot of them are tapered. Most popsicle decks have some degree of taper. If you want a deck with little to no taper some good ones are the DLX Full shapes, or if you want to skate PS wood then the standard wknd shapes are pretty full or the new Scumco Dave Abair and Brian Downey decks are both pretty full, especially in the nose.

[arrbee]

GX uses the Quasi shapes. And in my experience they do tend to taper

[Shuh]

Paul did mentioned the gx dudes visited his workshop, i guess they wanted it like that for hillbombing purposes?

[munchbox]

I actually prefer all my decks to be tapered. Can't do full shaped decks at all.

[somedudefromnj]

hate to bump but are all gx boards yellow top ply? I hate yellow top ply and have yet to see one that wasnt yellow top

[sadnocomply]

hate to bump but are all gx boards yellow top ply? I hate yellow top ply and have yet to see one that wasnt yellow top

But...but...yellow is the best plyyyyy  magenta a close second

[YungJugg]

why do people care about ply color

[fang]

My son is all about Pokemon GX cards. His favorite is Mew two

[alonelikeastone]

why do people care about ply color

It’s the most important part of the deck for me. That’s no joke. Black/Grey. Brown. Dark blue or purple. Not much else unless it’s dark.  Never ever yellow or red. Pink. Natural. Dipped. Nothing light.
More important than a graphic is the stain.

[sadnocomply]

hate to bump but are all gx boards yellow top ply? I hate yellow top ply and have yet to see one that wasnt yellow top

to answer your question, my green pablo 8.3 GX has a blue top ply! but you’re right I only see yellows out there.

[somedudefromnj]

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why do people care about ply color

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It’s the most important part of the deck for me. That’s no joke. Black/Grey. Brown. Dark blue or purple. Not much else unless it’s dark.  Never ever yellow or red. Pink. Natural. Dipped. Nothing light.
More important than a graphic is the stain.

Thats funny i agree with all of that except for red and pink. Red and pink i prefer, but if not ill settle. When it comes to yellow green natural and dipped thats a hard pass for me

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hate to bump but are all gx boards yellow top ply? I hate yellow top ply and have yet to see one that wasnt yellow top

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to answer your question, my green pablo 8.3 GX has a blue top ply! but you’re right I only see yellows out there.

Dude I was so hyped when my local got the gx stuff, but everything was yellow. Hopefully they get that Pablo one in

[somedudefromnj]

why do people care about ply color

Mainly preference, but for me personally i dont have a ton of board control, but moreso muscle memory and memory in general. Everything takes a few minutes to get use to but when certain colors are popping up it bugs me

[sadnocomply]

Going to bump this bad boi because I want to acknowledge & appreciate how bitchin the 8.25 GX shape is. The nose is usually around 6.875 long and the tail 6.6 long and the square shape just agrees with me. It’s my true ATV setup deck of choice. The front truck is true 8.25 and tapers down to 8.125 on the back trucks. Two and a half fingers of flat at the nose and two fingers of flat at the tails. I have tried this shape on 144, 149 indys, 5.2, 5.6, 5.8 ventures all being great in their own aspect. I’m pretty sure quasi uses this same shape on their 8.25 models as well since my JJ, AD, De Keyzer all have the same dimensions.

I have noticed some GX having more of a shovel nose than the quasi but those should be the older models labeled “horror movie, no floor, og logo”.

The newer GX boards labeled “bunny, party pack, Mr bill” have more of the rounder but still square nose instead of the “shovel nose” like the older models mentioned above. They probably came from the same acid theme of presses Quasi just used for their “acid ply” decks so I’m stoked to have so many decks on hand that are the same shapes and molds. Here’s to upping my consistency 

[Ok]

Going to bump this bad boi because I want to acknowledge & appreciate how bitchin the 8.25 GX shape is. The nose is usually around 6.875 long and the tail 6.6 long and the square shape just agrees with me. It’s my true ATV setup deck of choice. The front truck is true 8.25 and tapers down to 8.125 on the back trucks. Two and a half fingers of flat at the nose and two fingers of flat at the tails. I have tried this shape on 144, 149 indys, 5.2, 5.6, 5.8 ventures all being great in their own aspect. I’m pretty sure quasi uses this same shape on their 8.25 models as well since my JJ, AD, De Keyzer all have the same dimensions.

I have noticed some GX having more of a shovel nose than the quasi but those should be the older models labeled “horror movie, no floor, og logo”.

The newer GX boards labeled “bunny, party pack, Mr bill” have more of the rounder but still square nose instead of the “shovel nose” like the older models mentioned above. They probably came from the same acid theme of presses Quasi just used for their “acid ply” decks so I’m stoked to have so many decks on hand that are the same shapes and molds. Here’s to upping my consistency 

Im skating an 8” ps stix (strangelove) and I love it. Of course I don’t see many 8” ps boards, so 8.125 gx is looking close enough. Those news graphics are ill. What’s the wb on the board you are mentioning? I’m hoping for something less than 32” in length tip to tip. Latest drop looks sick

[sadnocomply]

Yeah forgot to mention it has a 14.25 wheelbase and it’s a hair under 32 long so like 31.875.

[Ok]

Yeah forgot to mention it has a 14.25 wheelbase and it’s a hair under 32 long so like 31.875.

Sounds ideal thanks!

[Lukabrazi]

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Going to bump this bad boi because I want to acknowledge & appreciate how bitchin the 8.25 GX shape is. The nose is usually around 6.875 long and the tail 6.6 long and the square shape just agrees with me. It’s my true ATV setup deck of choice. The front truck is true 8.25 and tapers down to 8.125 on the back trucks. Two and a half fingers of flat at the nose and two fingers of flat at the tails. I have tried this shape on 144, 149 indys, 5.2, 5.6, 5.8 ventures all being great in their own aspect. I’m pretty sure quasi uses this same shape on their 8.25 models as well since my JJ, AD, De Keyzer all have the same dimensions.

I have noticed some GX having more of a shovel nose than the quasi but those should be the older models labeled “horror movie, no floor, og logo”.

The newer GX boards labeled “bunny, party pack, Mr bill” have more of the rounder but still square nose instead of the “shovel nose” like the older models mentioned above. They probably came from the same acid theme of presses Quasi just used for their “acid ply” decks so I’m stoked to have so many decks on hand that are the same shapes and molds. Here’s to upping my consistency 

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Im skating an 8” ps stix (strangelove) and I love it. Of course I don’t see many 8” ps boards, so 8.125 gx is looking close enough. Those news graphics are ill. What’s the wb on the board you are mentioning? I’m hoping for something less than 32” in length tip to tip. Latest drop looks sick

strange that the 8" are listed at 14.25WB while the 8.125" is 14.125"

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Going to bump this bad boi because I want to acknowledge & appreciate how bitchin the 8.25 GX shape is. The nose is usually around 6.875 long and the tail 6.6 long and the square shape just agrees with me. It’s my true ATV setup deck of choice. The front truck is true 8.25 and tapers down to 8.125 on the back trucks. Two and a half fingers of flat at the nose and two fingers of flat at the tails. I have tried this shape on 144, 149 indys, 5.2, 5.6, 5.8 ventures all being great in their own aspect. I’m pretty sure quasi uses this same shape on their 8.25 models as well since my JJ, AD, De Keyzer all have the same dimensions.

I have noticed some GX having more of a shovel nose than the quasi but those should be the older models labeled “horror movie, no floor, og logo”.

The newer GX boards labeled “bunny, party pack, Mr bill” have more of the rounder but still square nose instead of the “shovel nose” like the older models mentioned above. They probably came from the same acid theme of presses Quasi just used for their “acid ply” decks so I’m stoked to have so many decks on hand that are the same shapes and molds. Here’s to upping my consistency 

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Im skating an 8” ps stix (strangelove) and I love it. Of course I don’t see many 8” ps boards, so 8.125 gx is looking close enough. Those news graphics are ill. What’s the wb on the board you are mentioning? I’m hoping for something less than 32” in length tip to tip. Latest drop looks sick

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strange that the 8" are listed at 14.25WB while the 8.125" is 14.125"

Yeah I don’t really understand that one with Quasi/GX. I have never had the 8x32.375 shape but I have had the 8.1x31.75 and it’s more like 31.5 in length with a 14.125 wb like you mentioned. Really enjoyed the 8.1 for ledges/flat it’s a compact booger that’s for sure, think of a DLX 8.06 full se for comparison.

I think 32.125 if the max length I’ll buy for PS since I know it’ll be 31.875 with my measurement.

I think with the PS boards you gotta subtract a quarter inch on the length since they measure differently than us tip to tip measurers haha

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Going to bump this bad boi because I want to acknowledge & appreciate how bitchin the 8.25 GX shape is. The nose is usually around 6.875 long and the tail 6.6 long and the square shape just agrees with me. It’s my true ATV setup deck of choice. The front truck is true 8.25 and tapers down to 8.125 on the back trucks. Two and a half fingers of flat at the nose and two fingers of flat at the tails. I have tried this shape on 144, 149 indys, 5.2, 5.6, 5.8 ventures all being great in their own aspect. I’m pretty sure quasi uses this same shape on their 8.25 models as well since my JJ, AD, De Keyzer all have the same dimensions.

I have noticed some GX having more of a shovel nose than the quasi but those should be the older models labeled “horror movie, no floor, og logo”.

The newer GX boards labeled “bunny, party pack, Mr bill” have more of the rounder but still square nose instead of the “shovel nose” like the older models mentioned above. They probably came from the same acid theme of presses Quasi just used for their “acid ply” decks so I’m stoked to have so many decks on hand that are the same shapes and molds. Here’s to upping my consistency 

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Im skating an 8” ps stix (strangelove) and I love it. Of course I don’t see many 8” ps boards, so 8.125 gx is looking close enough. Those news graphics are ill. What’s the wb on the board you are mentioning? I’m hoping for something less than 32” in length tip to tip. Latest drop looks sick

[close]

strange that the 8" are listed at 14.25WB while the 8.125" is 14.125"

[close]

Yeah I don’t really understand that one with Quasi/GX. I have never had the 8x32.375 shape but I have had the 8.1x31.75 and it’s more like 31.5 in length with a 14.125 wb like you mentioned. Really enjoyed the 8.1 for ledges/flat it’s a compact booger that’s for sure, think of a DLX 8.06 full se for comparison.

I think 32.125 if the max length I’ll buy for PS since I know it’ll be 31.875 with my measurement.

I think with the PS boards you gotta subtract a quarter inch on the length since they measure differently than us tip to tip measurers haha

Sometimes I see their board lengths and I forget and get thrown off.
I’m starting to think total length of the board might be just as important as wb, for me. Possibly more so. More info needed for me to claim so bold.
Funny that you mention the dlx 8.06, was considering throwing caution and getting one of those even tho most have too long of a wb.

[gaunting]

ever since I found out yesterday that GX1000 makes an 8” I want one.

[Spacetravelisboring]

They really do use quasi shape. If you've ridden the proto you've ridden the GX logo board and some go more by the Jake Johnson shapes too which I love. And yes slightly tapered.

[TheBoognish]

My 8.25 GX board was the worst board I’ve ever had in 21 years of skating. I have never had a board where I said “I can’t skate this shit”. I stopped skating it after three days.

Shape combined with the taper, and the soft, flexy wood did not work for me at all. Went back to a year-old beaten up Chapman board that felt much stiffer.

[sadnocomply]

^^^ #notmyGX