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God damn it, I can't get the 7.75" thought out of my head.
Been scouring the internet for 5.0 lows and a mellow 7.75 that is at least 31.5 long...
Been riding Powell/Mini Logo 8" on 5.2s for awhile now and love it, but... Well.
Have you considered trying your 5.2s on a 7.75 first? It might be an interesting way to size down as you would be used to the feel of the trucks already and it might end up saving you a bit of cash.
Curious what shape/size of wheels do you like? I found my 5.2 Highs worked well on a 7.875 Sour deck with chunky(ish) (34mm wide) 54mm Bones V4s. I changed to 5.0 Highs as I moved down to smaller 7.6/7.5 decks and ended up preferring those set-ups. I’ve not actually tried it myself but I would imagine if you went with a classic shaped or skinny wheel then a 7.75 deck and 5.2s may be a decent fit and could feel quite stable.
Cheers!
I only skate classic shape wheels, so I could certainly do that, but it just looks terrible to me. I'd be down to skate an 7.875 on 5.2s, but definitely not 7.75. The ~$45 for a new set of trucks isn't a big deal to me, more that I just feel guilty having all this skate gear and not even being that good.
Anyway, sacrilege to this thread, but today I skated an 8.25 Powell on 5.6 Ventures and holy shit it felt massive after skating 8/5.2 for the past few months. Was skating a rough asphalt parking lot, so didn't want to razor my Flight 8 straight away. Made me want to try a 7.75/5.0 even more.
I found a Japanese shop that measures their stock, and it looks like the Theories 7.75 is 31.56ish long. Might go that route, but also considering a Mini Logo 7.75, even though it's only 31 long. Loving the mellowness...
Sorry for my stupid madness post.