Anybody had a frog, that they like?
I’m looking for an 8.5 deck, but the most important measurement isn’t the width: I just need the board to be close to 32”, but not greater than 32”. This rules out a lot of dlx shapes.
Baker would also be a go, seems like they make less b2s.
Anyways, if anyone has an 8.5 recommendation for a stranger, that’d be great. Thanks
What would be your ideal dimensions?
The main reason I ask is that many BBS wood boards up in the 8.38 through 8.5 range are usually a bit over 32, often with 14.5 wb on the 8.5 size boards, but some brands do have the shorter wheelbase and in turn shorter deck overall as well.
Quite a number of them list the length of the 8.5 as 32 even but almost all I have measured or skated are a bit over that, including Baker, Deathwish, Passport all having those same dimensions but being more like or exactly the same size overall as the Frog board, eg
Frog Cursed (Milic) Deck 8.5
Width: 8.5"
Length: 32.25"
Wheelbase: 14.5"
That said, there is the DLX board in 8.5 that is the shorter one, but a lot of people say the board listed as 8.5 x 31.8 with 14.25 wb is in fact only 8.3 wide anyway, which is often a good size, but not if you wanted a wider board to start with.
The Real tropical series with shorter wheelbases had a good one at 8.5 x 32 with 14.1 or so if I recall correctly, but also the new short AH boards at 8.5 x 31.7 with 14 even wb.
Some other brands do something in about the 8.5 to 8.6 x 31.8 (almost 32) with 14.25 wb which I will look for, but also the other AH shorter version 8.75 x 31.7 with 14.25 seems like it would be good with those dimensions too. I know that is not the question right now, but I seem to recall a number of people being quite keen on the 8.75 sizes, maybe "Off" more so than "Ok" in the Slap pals list.
* I do find that those BBS 8.5 boards are a really good shape and work very well, as per this post from a while back now, but I am still really happy with the 8.5 size, 14.5 wheelbase, 6.75" tail, 7.1 or so nose and whatever that ends up being in overall length is nice, but might be a touch longer than what you are after.
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