Sorry for double post, but it was separate from the above, imo.
From the "Skate stuff bought recently" thread
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My recent pick up from Tri Star Skateshop in Cleveland, OH!
Solid shop and they have a cool board box, also!
Two 8.5s and Mob:
- Anti Hero Pfanner - digging the solid pale white/yellow graphic
- Black Label Troy - this one has a nice medium full shape to it. Not pointy and not super full either. Stoked on this one for sure! Thanks everyone that chimed in with feedback on Label, I have a feeling it will be good once set up
Curious if both boards are the same size, more so width wise, as I know the AH is supposed to be shorter in wheelbase and length than the BL, but if you have had a peek at the DLX board sizes thread, it would be interesting for your input.
My experience with DLX has been pretty consistent for the most part I think. 8.5, 8.38, and 8.25 all felt like their true size from Real, Krooked, and AH. Maybe i got lucky over the years? I have had one or two that felt small for 8.5: Team Bold last year and some other team model a few years back. I haven't noticed DLX mislabeling the size for any of their boards over the years but it's possible they do some "rounding" of the measurements or tapering to shapes that affect the accuracy of those specs or they are mislabeling the width, as everything else checks out. This is stuff I never paid any attention to in the past. I look for my size and I stand on it, if it feels good, like what I prefer, then I go with it. I know many on here go steps beyond that for the goldilocks board and that's rad!
This Label I got, width-wise, under my feet, feels like a "full" 8.5" and the AH Pfanner feels like a modest/small 8.5 when comparing to each other. The Label is spot on 8.5, though.
This Pfanner, after measuring, does come out to a hair under 8.5 at its widest point and tapers to almost 8.25 near where the tail begins. Technically, this 8.5 should be labeled as an 8.38 or 8.4 based on what the measurements say. However, it still feels like an 8.5 to me, but not as full.
My thoughts are that certain molds/shapes for certain sizes are rounded up or down slightly by DLX if it's close enough to that size. This probably explains why we are seeing 8.38 feel like an 8.5 and an 8.5 feel like an 8.38, etc. That does throw a wrench in for anyone expecting one thing based on labeling and getting something else once they have it...