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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #780 on: February 16, 2023, 05:13:04 PM »
does anyone have a polar 9” popsicle on hand?
i know polar has a history of labeling 14.38 wb as 14.5
want to know if thats still the case before i buy
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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #781 on: February 16, 2023, 07:09:46 PM »
does anyone have a polar 9” popsicle on hand?
i know polar has a history of labeling 14.38 wb as 14.5
want to know if thats still the case before i buy


Hopefully someone does have one, but everywhere I look they are all 9.0 x 32.5ish with 14.5 wb, 7.0 nose and 6.75 to 6.8 tail.

That is even the smaller places who usually measure their own boards, but I know it still doesn't help unless someone has one in hand, as you said, because they have mislabeled their boards a little too often.


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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #782 on: February 22, 2023, 10:55:38 AM »
are the standard 8.5 pops actually 14.375 wb or 14.5. ik for the p2 they are but wb the standards?

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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #783 on: February 22, 2023, 04:43:13 PM »
are the standard 8.5 pops actually 14.375 wb or 14.5. ik for the p2 they are but wb the standards?

14.375 on the one I had

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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #784 on: February 23, 2023, 09:44:40 AM »
does anyone have a polar 9” popsicle on hand?
i know polar has a history of labeling 14.38 wb as 14.5
want to know if thats still the case before i buy

Just got an 8.5” polar popsicle today and it’s coming in a 14.38 WB

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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #785 on: February 23, 2023, 10:55:19 AM »
does anyone have a polar 9” popsicle on hand?
i know polar has a history of labeling 14.38 wb as 14.5
want to know if thats still the case before i buy

I have one setup and one on ice. Both measure out to be 14.5 on the dot.

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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #786 on: February 23, 2023, 04:32:19 PM »
Does Polar now have two different 8.25 shapes out or did one replace the other?

The one I have (Dane Brady model from like 2 years ago) says 14.125 wb on the sticker but the wb is more like 14.32. I read something from a 8.25 with a 14.25 wb.
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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #787 on: February 23, 2023, 09:50:38 PM »
thanks for the answers
got one in hand today and 14.5 it is
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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #788 on: February 24, 2023, 04:27:29 AM »
I’ve written off Polar due to their too short wheelbases but if they’re actually now moving to the stated measurements I might give them another chance. Gotta buy locally though as it seems to be a bit of a crapshoot still. Thankfully many of the shops here carry Polar.

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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #789 on: February 24, 2023, 08:38:38 AM »
Does Polar now have two different 8.25 shapes out or did one replace the other?

The one I have (Dane Brady model from like 2 years ago) says 14.125 wb on the sticker but the wb is more like 14.32. I read something from a 8.25 with a 14.25 wb.
They used to be 14.125 but they switched all the 8.25s up to 14.25 for some reason. Had to quit skating polars after that

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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #790 on: March 29, 2023, 08:32:34 PM »
is it just me or did polar skip a season or two of hardgoods? feel like its been a long time since ive seen new boards form them

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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #791 on: March 29, 2023, 09:55:19 PM »
is it just me or did polar skip a season or two of hardgoods? feel like its been a long time since ive seen new boards form them


I keep seeing Polar stock updates, but don't really follow the different drops that closely for hardgoods.

Softgoods for Spring 23 was out about a month ago, from the Polar instagram.


What drop are these from, from the Polar site?


https://polarskateco.com/collections/decks


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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #792 on: March 29, 2023, 10:30:03 PM »
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is it just me or did polar skip a season or two of hardgoods? feel like its been a long time since ive seen new boards form them
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I keep seeing Polar stock updates, but don't really follow the different drops that closely for hardgoods.

Softgoods for Spring 23 was out about a month ago, from the Polar instagram.


What drop are these from, from the Polar site?


https://polarskateco.com/collections/decks







idk how their drops work but some of those boards are very old, i got a Shin Astro Boy at least a year ago, if not longer. that seems like three drops worth of old boards there, idk.


https://polarskateco.com/collections/hardgoods/products/shin-sanbongi-astro-boy

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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #793 on: March 29, 2023, 10:54:58 PM »
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Does Polar now have two different 8.25 shapes out or did one replace the other?

The one I have (Dane Brady model from like 2 years ago) says 14.125 wb on the sticker but the wb is more like 14.32. I read something from a 8.25 with a 14.25 wb.
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They used to be 14.125 but they switched all the 8.25s up to 14.25 for some reason. Had to quit skating polars after that

They still have some 8.25 x 14.125 on their site, not sure they are recent or not

https://usa.polarskateco.com/collections/8-25/products/shin-sanbongi-queen

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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #794 on: March 30, 2023, 03:28:34 AM »
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is it just me or did polar skip a season or two of hardgoods? feel like its been a long time since ive seen new boards form them
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I keep seeing Polar stock updates, but don't really follow the different drops that closely for hardgoods.

Softgoods for Spring 23 was out about a month ago, from the Polar instagram.


What drop are these from, from the Polar site?


https://polarskateco.com/collections/decks



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idk how their drops work but some of those boards are very old, i got a Shin Astro Boy at least a year ago, if not longer. that seems like three drops worth of old boards there, idk.


https://polarskateco.com/collections/hardgoods/products/shin-sanbongi-astro-boy



Yeah, Fall range was the last lot out, around October 2022 going by what I can see from some sources.

Not a full drop, but these boards just came out here anyway:


https://www.instagram.com/p/CqXGdriJ31W/



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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #795 on: April 17, 2023, 09:19:52 PM »
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is it just me or did polar skip a season or two of hardgoods? feel like its been a long time since ive seen new boards form them
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I keep seeing Polar stock updates, but don't really follow the different drops that closely for hardgoods.

Softgoods for Spring 23 was out about a month ago, from the Polar instagram.


What drop are these from, from the Polar site?


https://polarskateco.com/collections/decks

I’m not sure what different drops these are all from, but none of these are from he the last 6-8 months.
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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #796 on: May 16, 2023, 04:04:47 PM »
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is it just me or did polar skip a season or two of hardgoods? feel like its been a long time since ive seen new boards form them
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I keep seeing Polar stock updates, but don't really follow the different drops that closely for hardgoods.

Softgoods for Spring 23 was out about a month ago, from the Polar instagram.


What drop are these from, from the Polar site?


https://polarskateco.com/collections/decks
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I’m not sure what different drops these are all from, but none of these are from he the last 6-8 months.


You might already know, but Polar Spring 23 is out now, from some shop emails I received.

If nowhere else, Tactics has them in stock to have a look at graphics, shapes, etc.


https://www.tactics.com/polar-skate-co/skate
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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #797 on: May 19, 2023, 11:38:20 PM »
are there no 9.0s or am i blind
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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #798 on: May 20, 2023, 03:53:38 AM »
are there no 9.0s or am i blind


Maybe not.

None on Tactics, but these are the current ones from the Polar site, which might make it easier to search on store sites.


https://polarskateco.com/collections/9-0


Note - no new graphics, just whatever they have there anyway.


These are the new graphics.


https://www.instagram.com/p/CrlS5K5oPrL/
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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #799 on: May 26, 2023, 06:17:09 AM »
at this point polar should just keep the 8.5 wb as 14.375 instead of 14.5. they’ve been mismarketing it for a minute so why not just stick to it. plus brands rarely pump out 14.375s

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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #800 on: May 26, 2023, 06:37:49 AM »
8.25" X 31.875" is clearly dead, just old stock floating around. Bummer. Not a fan of the new 8.25x32 (shape is different, not just length).

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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #801 on: May 26, 2023, 06:49:26 AM »
8.25" X 31.875" is clearly dead, just old stock floating around. Bummer. Not a fan of the new 8.25x32 (shape is different, not just length).

I took the 8.25 X 31.875 off two days ago. Rode it for 3 months to be sure if I like or don't like the shape. I don't like the shape. Tail and wheelbase felt too long for me.
Back to my old Magenta 8.25 and everything worked again. What are the differences to the new Polar 8.25 X 32 ?
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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #802 on: May 26, 2023, 03:11:37 PM »
does anyone have a polar 9” popsicle on hand?
i know polar has a history of labeling 14.38 wb as 14.5
want to know if thats still the case before i buy

I have an 8.5 popsicle and it was measures at 14.5. I would imagine 9 would be a little longer

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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #803 on: May 26, 2023, 05:04:40 PM »
8.25" X 31.875" is clearly dead, just old stock floating around. Bummer. Not a fan of the new 8.25x32 (shape is different, not just length).
that sucks, i liked that shape with thunder 148's.

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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #804 on: June 24, 2023, 06:58:58 PM »
New P2 on Herrington’s story. More of a squared tail?

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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #805 on: June 24, 2023, 09:24:49 PM »
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8.25" X 31.875" is clearly dead, just old stock floating around. Bummer. Not a fan of the new 8.25x32 (shape is different, not just length).
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I took the 8.25 X 31.875 off two days ago. Rode it for 3 months to be sure if I like or don't like the shape. I don't like the shape. Tail and wheelbase felt too long for me.
Back to my old Magenta 8.25 and everything worked again. What are the differences to the new Polar 8.25 X 32 ?

I had an 8.25 2 years ago that was 14.25, but steep kicks and almost no fingers of flat after the bolts. Didn't like it compared to the normal BBS that Magenta and tons of brands use.

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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #806 on: June 24, 2023, 10:28:25 PM »
8.25" X 31.875" is clearly dead, just old stock floating around. Bummer. Not a fan of the new 8.25x32 (shape is different, not just length).


interesting. i would have guessed that was their most popular shape. basing that off of a polar fan boy that would only ride that shape
i haven’t had a polar in forever.

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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #807 on: June 25, 2023, 03:01:49 AM »
Is there a big difference between the 8.5, 8.625 & the 8.75 shapes other than width?

I've been on 9s for a while and wanna go down again, but idk how much

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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #808 on: June 25, 2023, 03:32:43 AM »
Is there a big difference between the 8.5, 8.625 & the 8.75 shapes other than width?

I've been on 9s for a while and wanna go down again, but idk how much
The 8.5’s seem to be too short in length/wb/nose/tail  to me, but the 8.625 and 8.75’s are pretty consistent go-to’s. Currently on an 8.38 Polar and it’s got a fuller tail than any of my 8.5’s did.

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Re: Polar Shapes
« Reply #809 on: June 25, 2023, 03:53:13 AM »
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does anyone have a polar 9” popsicle on hand?
i know polar has a history of labeling 14.38 wb as 14.5
want to know if thats still the case before i buy
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I have an 8.5 popsicle and it was measures at 14.5. I would imagine 9 would be a little longer

My Polar 9" popsicle has a 14.5 WB as well