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I know Santa Cruz isn’t the most well liked brand around here, but they’ve been putting in a lot of effort with their short wb wide decks. Seeing this one in action is pretty sick
i wish anyone but the "nhs fun factory" would make these but sanding and spray paint will do the trick
at least im forced to cool guy it and act like i dont know about my setup
I'm actually trying for find some DSM/NHS boards as the Alien WS I'm riding feels dead/waterlogged after just couple of weeks (just returned the two I had on ice); I've tried different bearings/wheels/bushings/picot cups, the usual suspects and it's just soggy feeling.
bbs wood hasnt been nearly as good since covid started
Bummed really, love the shape but it just feels dead (more so than usual). But, I also think I'm (as noted) partial to DSM/NHS/Girl/China Wood. So I nabbed this as DSM R7s are tits:
Madness Donde R7
8.5x31.95x14.25"
What I noticed w/the AWS, which I was starting to suspect all along (for the last few boards at 14"/14.1"wb and 31.75"31.8"), is that shorter boards/WB have my front foot creeping up into the front pocket all the time and it feels like I'm mobbing my board; my stance must just be wide so I'm bumping the overall length and WB a notch and sizing down a hair in width from the 8.625"
It's funny, the width I never skate are 8.5" or boards that are 32" - I either go 8.375 or 8.75...it's probably my goldilocks and I just ignore it...but then again, I only used to skate 14.3x WB