Hello!
New here…
How is the concave and kicks in the magenta decks?
Too steep?
Hi,
Welcome to Slap!
The hardest question to answer, is one that is based on personal opinion, more than anything, with no right or wrong answer. The average angle of kick is about 20 - 22 degrees, if you are measuring, along with the cross concave being right in the middle for most normal decks nowdays.
Magenta is on BBS wood, pretty much the same normal concave as half the pro boards in the industry (as per the main list on the first page), so given there are four boards to a press, on average some will be more mellow, some steeper, as per half a dozen I have here (shop stock) with a few set up as completes in various states of use for people to try.
For me the concave is about medium, the kicks a bit steeper than I like, but for me personally, I prefer very mellow angle kicks, whereas others who ride the boards think they are just perfect and one guy says they are not steep enough, so go figure, with regard to his preference.
More than anything, what are you going to compare it to, or what did you skate last, or other more recent boards you have had? That is probably going to make it easier to determine how you perceive concave and angle of kicks. Also what size board are you looking at? Some of the wider boards might have a lot more side to side concave, whereas some of the smaller boards might not have half as much, eg an 8.0 compared to an 8.5 board.
The main thing I always say is to go into somewhere, anywhere that has a good range of boards of various brands - not necessarily brands you would ride - and stand on as many as you can, just to feel the angle of kicks, or the side to side concave. Then by using the list of which boards are from which woodshops you can narrow down what you prefer in the feel of a board, more so than just blindly buying something if you cannot get to stand on the specific board in person before the purchase.
Lastly to note, some brands like FA / Hockey are way steeper (different presses) than others of say Baker boards, which are said to be more mellow over all, or DLX boards (Antihero, Real, Krooked, There, Unity), which have a number system stamped on top, I being the steepest, II and III middle ground and IV being the most mellow, which also helps if you want a specific shape, or concave.
Start with that anyway, but someone is always here to help with any other questions, so don't hesitate to ask again.
Hope that helps!