Polar Shapes

[LebowskisRug]

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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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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.

I thought the nose, tail, and WB were the same on the 8.38 and 8.5?

[spacial_profiling]

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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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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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I thought the nose, tail, and WB were the same on the 8.38 and 8.5?

Nah there’s all diff variations but the 6.5” tails on 8.5 are more common ime.

[Mbrimson88]

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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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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.

I feel like the 8.62 and 8.75 Polar boards both have rather tapered looking tails - have both and when compared to other boards these Polar board tails definitely get very pointy on those two shapes, but the 8.38 I have seems way more straight right through and a bit longer too, which seemed way more interesting to me.  Others have said the 8.5 also has a tapered looking tail, although I have not skated one recently to compare.

That said, the tail is still functional and works fine, but I get why some people looking at it would be put off.


I don't think I can really see it as much in these deck pics, but here are the tops of some anyway, with all the board measurements in those links too:


8.75

https://www.tactics.com/polar-skate-co/jamie-platt-painting-from-school-875-skateboard-deck




8.625

https://www.tactics.com/polar-skate-co/halberg-can-food-8625-skateboard-deck/yellow




8.5

https://www.tactics.com/polar-skate-co/halberg-can-food-85-wheel-wells-skateboard-deck/red




8.375

https://www.tactics.com/polar-skate-co/rozenberg-the-mask-8375-skateboard-deck/blue

[munchbox]

according to polars website, two bigger shapes changed:

1992
9.2" (Widest Point) X 32"
Nose: 6.85"
Wheel Base: 14.3"
Tail: 6.65"

DANE 1
9.75” (Widest Point) X 31.3”
Nose: 6.4”
Wheel Base: 14.375”
Tail: 6.5”

used to be 14.25 and 14.125wb respectively

[Snappyfingers]

according to polars website, two bigger shapes changed:

1992
9.2" (Widest Point) X 32"
Nose: 6.85"
Wheel Base: 14.3"
Tail: 6.65"

DANE 1
9.75” (Widest Point) X 31.3”
Nose: 6.4”
Wheel Base: 14.375”
Tail: 6.5”

used to be 14.25 and 14.125wb respectively

Adding .25 to the Dane1 WB seems totally unnecessary

[rikki]

This is most probably not new in this thread and I'd probably been better off reading through all 28 pages, but time not permitting -- are Polar measurements consistently off? I bought a Sanbongi Fuji 8.25 online for the reason of it's wb supposedly being 14.125, but it in reality measured at 14.25 or even more. Plus the deck length was listed as 31.8. Note that these numbers were on the sticker on the wrap.

Am I just a n00b who should know better or is this something that doesn't happen often?

[fs1/2cab]

This is most probably not new in this thread and I'd probably been better off reading through all 28 pages, but time not permitting -- are Polar measurements consistently off? I bought a Sanbongi Fuji 8.25 online for the reason of it's wb supposedly being 14.125, but it in reality measured at 14.25 or even more. Plus the deck length was listed as 31.8. Note that these numbers were on the sticker on the wrap.

Am I just a n00b who should know better or is this something that doesn't happen often?

I had a deck like that too from Polar, although mine was a Dane Brady Kiosk or something. The sticker didn't match the real specs of the deck. But those decks have the old specs and I am pretty sure, the decks from the new drop have different measurements now. Especially for the 8.25 for example. There are infos about that somewhere in this thread.

[jakeumms]

This is most probably not new in this thread and I'd probably been better off reading through all 28 pages, but time not permitting -- are Polar measurements consistently off? I bought a Sanbongi Fuji 8.25 online for the reason of it's wb supposedly being 14.125, but it in reality measured at 14.25 or even more. Plus the deck length was listed as 31.8. Note that these numbers were on the sticker on the wrap.

Am I just a n00b who should know better or is this something that doesn't happen often?

Polar dims were in flux over the past few years but have settled down this year. I have an older 1991 as a cruiser that is definitely listed as having a 14.5wb but it measures at 14.38 and had an 8.25 Shin board that was 14.25 but listed as 14.125. Dunno if that was woodshop overbooking causing the issue or what but Polar loyalists have said the wheelbases are now measuring out to what is listed. The only Polar I have now is a Dane1 from earlier this year that is still at 14.125. Haven't seen the 14.38 version yet but that is apparently the new wb for that shape.

[Xen]

This is most probably not new in this thread and I'd probably been better off reading through all 28 pages, but time not permitting -- are Polar measurements consistently off? I bought a Sanbongi Fuji 8.25 online for the reason of it's wb supposedly being 14.125, but it in reality measured at 14.25 or even more. Plus the deck length was listed as 31.8. Note that these numbers were on the sticker on the wrap.

Am I just a n00b who should know better or is this something that doesn't happen often?

Nope, you are not alone. I've had ONE that was actually 8.125 (but all the dims were off). I've given up on that shape as they rarely, if ever these days, run it with wheel wells; plus they seem to do more of the 32" 8.25"s every run instead of the 31.875, and that shape sucks by comparison..

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This is most probably not new in this thread and I'd probably been better off reading through all 28 pages, but time not permitting -- are Polar measurements consistently off? I bought a Sanbongi Fuji 8.25 online for the reason of it's wb supposedly being 14.125, but it in reality measured at 14.25 or even more. Plus the deck length was listed as 31.8. Note that these numbers were on the sticker on the wrap.

Am I just a n00b who should know better or is this something that doesn't happen often?

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Nope, you are not alone. I've had ONE that was actually 8.125 (but all the dims were off). I've given up on that shape as they rarely, if ever these days, run it with wheel wells; plus they seem to do more of the 32" 8.25"s every run instead of the 31.875, and that shape sucks by comparison..

2014 ish, i had what i think was an 8.125, with the graphic from jacob….that guy. anyways, the board was rad, shorter, mellow, not quite old baker pointy.
since then i haven’t had a good polar. i like what they do, still a fan.

[rikki]

Thanks guys. Yeah, I've been really happy with my 8.125" / 32" Sanbongi, and that being my first-ever Polar I decided to try another one from them. Guess I gotta buy my decks from a physical shop if I want to be sure of the dims.

[Vintagebody]

I have 4 of them in my boardstack of used boards. None of them are 14.125. In fact, neither of them are even the same. But its all around 14.25-14.3 But yes I like them, I wanted to try 14.125 bcuz I always skate 14.25. So I dont really mind

[Xen]

Even with the 14.25" WB, it's still a great board (with wheel wells and loose thunders).

[Meikil0]

I saw some posts of people saying that the Wheelbase on Dane1's changed, but polar replied to me saying that their WB never changed and it's always been 14,375  😲😲😲

[DarkPools]

Just adding that the standard 8.5 shape from Polar is pretty much perfect. Save for the occasional press leaving a slightly too steep tail.

I got one in my stack that I'm looking to skate soon

[art hellman]

Just adding that the standard 8.5 shape from Polar is pretty much perfect. Save for the occasional press leaving a slightly too steep tail.

I got one in my stack that I'm looking to skate soon

ditto.  it's my gold standard for an 8.5 deck.  just set up a Krooked 8.5 Tom Knox, and it seems pretty similar other than it has a tapered nose. 

[Mbrimson88]

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Just adding that the standard 8.5 shape from Polar is pretty much perfect. Save for the occasional press leaving a slightly too steep tail.

I got one in my stack that I'm looking to skate soon

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ditto.  it's my gold standard for an 8.5 deck.  just set up a Krooked 8.5 Tom Knox, and it seems pretty similar other than it has a tapered nose.

Is that with the 14.5 wb or the 14.375 wb?

Laughing as I type this because there seem to be so many people that say one or the other, no definite answer and not a worry to me any more, but I know some people get pretty hung up on it.

One old Polar 8.5 popsicle that I still have set up has 14.375 wb, with slightly more pointy kick than other 8.5 BBS boards, but the shape still works really well.


I could see the DLX 8.5 x 32.18 (or 32.25) with 14.38 wb being about the same but still not quite the same shape, if that makes sense - that DLX board is more pointy than some others.  Same shape as the Tom Knox 8.5 - longer than the blue eagle shape, to clarify.

[DarkPools]

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Just adding that the standard 8.5 shape from Polar is pretty much perfect. Save for the occasional press leaving a slightly too steep tail.

I got one in my stack that I'm looking to skate soon

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ditto.  it's my gold standard for an 8.5 deck.  just set up a Krooked 8.5 Tom Knox, and it seems pretty similar other than it has a tapered nose.

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Is that with the 14.5 wb or the 14.375 wb?

Laughing as I type this because there seem to be so many people that say one or the other, no definite answer and not a worry to me any more, but I know some people get pretty hung up on it.

One old Polar 8.5 popsicle that I still have set up has 14.375 wb, with slightly more pointy kick than other 8.5 BBS boards, but the shape still works really well.


I could see the DLX 8.5 x 32.18 (or 32.25) with 14.38 wb being about the same but still not quite the same shape, if that makes sense - that DLX board is more pointy than some others.  Same shape as the Tom Knox 8.5 - longer than the blue eagle shape, to clarify.

I had 3 Polar 8.5 in a row beginning of 2020 and then skated 2 more in 2021/22. All seemed to feel like 14.5 WB since they felt like a slightly steeper version of the handful of Black Label 8.5s which I assumed had incredibly similar dims and feel.

They could have all been 14.375 but either way I like both since my WB window is 14.25-14.5

[big_kev_215]

I saw some posts of people saying that the Wheelbase on Dane1's changed, but polar replied to me saying that their WB never changed and it's always been 14,375  😲😲😲

I have trouble believing this haha.  I skated a few Dane 1’s and the wheelbase always felt short - like a 14 inch wheelbase.  Whatever they say I guess…

[Mbrimson88]

I had 3 Polar 8.5 in a row beginning of 2020 and then skated 2 more in 2021/22. All seemed to feel like 14.5 WB since they felt like a slightly steeper version of the handful of Black Label 8.5s which I assumed had incredibly similar dims and feel.

They could have all been 14.375 but either way I like both since my WB window is 14.25-14.5

Pretty much the same shapes, maybe slight differences, but definitely well within the comfortable board dimensions, that's for sure!

So many around that, 8.5 x 32 - 32.3 with 14.3 to 14.5 wb just feel like home now.

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I saw some posts of people saying that the Wheelbase on Dane1's changed, but polar replied to me saying that their WB never changed and it's always been 14,375  😲😲😲

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I have trouble believing this haha.  I skated a few Dane 1’s and the wheelbase always felt short - like a 14 inch wheelbase.  Whatever they say I guess…

Yeah, all the Dane 1 boards I had seen or had pass through my hands were 14.1 or so wheelbase - good for some people but a little short for most, which is why they ended up as trade ins and swaps, more often than not.

[El Freegano]

Has anyone measured the wheelbase of the 7.875 deck that is marked as 14.125? I had one 7.875 in the past and it was marked and measured as 14.25? I am wondering if they have shortened the wb or it is a printing mistaked with this 14.125 on the last couple of drops.

[rikki]

Apologies if this already is readily available information somewhere, but I couldn't find it: is there a list/catalogue of current Polar shapes somewhere?

I have a 8.125 Shin Sanbongi "Faces" deck (length 32", wb 14.25", nose 7.0", tail 6.75") which I like a whole damn lot.

I'd love to know if this is a standard Polar shape, and are their other 8.125's similar -- or are there various different 8.125 shapes from them? I know they're BBS, but that doesn't really help me here.

The deck:
https://polarskateco.com/products/shin-sanbongi-faces-blue

[commander jameson]

Apologies if this already is readily available information somewhere, but I couldn't find it: is there a list/catalogue of current Polar shapes somewhere?

I have a 8.125 Shin Sanbongi "Faces" deck (length 32", wb 14.25", nose 7.0", tail 6.75") which I like a whole damn lot.

I'd love to know if this is a standard Polar shape, and are their other 8.125's similar -- or are there various different 8.125 shapes from them? I know they're BBS, but that doesn't really help me here.

The deck:
https://polarskateco.com/products/shin-sanbongi-faces-blue

That is standard Polar shape, available every drop.
Same shape is used by couple of other companies like Magenta, Antihero, Real, Krooked, maybe Passport but I didn't see Passport 8.125 in person.

[Mbrimson88]

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Apologies if this already is readily available information somewhere, but I couldn't find it: is there a list/catalogue of current Polar shapes somewhere?

I have a 8.125 Shin Sanbongi "Faces" deck (length 32", wb 14.25", nose 7.0", tail 6.75") which I like a whole damn lot.

I'd love to know if this is a standard Polar shape, and are their other 8.125's similar -- or are there various different 8.125 shapes from them? I know they're BBS, but that doesn't really help me here.

The deck:
https://polarskateco.com/products/shin-sanbongi-faces-blue

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That is standard Polar shape, available every drop.
Same shape is used by couple of other companies like Magenta, Antihero, Real, Krooked, maybe Passport but I didn't see Passport 8.125 in person.

Yeah the Passport board in 8.125 that I have is the same shape too.

[munchbox]

my findings with the polar 9.0 popsicle dims:
9 width
32.4 length
14.5 wb

almost completely accurate to the sticker
i know some boards that they claim are 14.5s are actually 14.38
this is not one of them

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my findings with the polar 9.0 popsicle dims:
9 width
32.4 length
14.5 wb

almost completely accurate to the sticker
i know some boards that they claim are 14.5s are actually 14.38
this is not one of them

how’s it working with the 6.1s?

there was a moment when villewester had me wanting the 9 with the ace 55s and big wheels.
except dude is like a foot taller than me but yeah

[munchbox]

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my findings with the polar 9.0 popsicle dims:
9 width
32.4 length
14.5 wb

almost completely accurate to the sticker
i know some boards that they claim are 14.5s are actually 14.38
this is not one of them

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how’s it working with the 6.1s?

there was a moment when villewester had me wanting the 9 with the ace 55s and big wheels.
except dude is like a foot taller than me but yeah

havent set it up yet but hopefully tomorrow
going with my trusty 6.1 hollows and worn down radial full 56s
ville wester is over 6” tall?

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my findings with the polar 9.0 popsicle dims:
9 width
32.4 length
14.5 wb

almost completely accurate to the sticker
i know some boards that they claim are 14.5s are actually 14.38
this is not one of them

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how’s it working with the 6.1s?

there was a moment when villewester had me wanting the 9 with the ace 55s and big wheels.
except dude is like a foot taller than me but yeah

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havent set it up yet but hopefully tomorrow
going with my trusty 6.1 hollows and worn down radial full 56s
ville wester is over 6” tall?

i think so, dude looks big (or rather not like a the ‘normal’ short skater). i was exaggerating, im maybe 5’8”.
i was more trying to allude to how i’ll be hyped on someone’s skating, and want to try their type of setup, and then im riding something that is probably not my size. whatever. part of getting stoked, for me.

[Mbrimson88]

my findings with the polar 9.0 popsicle dims:
9 width
32.4 length
14.5 wb

almost completely accurate to the sticker
i know some boards that they claim are 14.5s are actually 14.38
this is not one of them

So the 9.0 is back in stock now?

I recall you or someone else saying they didn't have them in the last drop, but they do look like a really good all rounder for a 9.0" board, four or so graphics in their online store / listings now too.

Still haven't actually seen or skated one of those, although I have almost every other size in used / new boards.


https://polarskateco.com/collections/9-0/products/hjalte-halberg-it-will-pass

9.0" X 32.5"
Nose: 7.0"
Wheel Base: 14.5"
Tail: 6.8"


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


I realised the other pic I just posted from the Polar site was the smaller board shape for the one you got, so put up this one, which is definitely the 9.0 shape.


https://polarskateco.com/collections/9-0/products/shin-sanbongi-queen-wheel-well

[spacial_profiling]

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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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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.

Have to second this. Also sized down to 8.38 Polar