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hotrodding helps alot too. Alot of the girl contest skaters skate like 8.25 with 149s, Hewitt skates 159 with his 8.38, Oski was on 8.1 and ace 44 for a long time.
Quote from: FROTHY on September 12, 2022, 03:10:13 PMExpand QuoteQuote from: xrossings on September 12, 2022, 02:49:18 PMExpand Quotewhat size is louie barletta's board that thing gotta be tiny[close]I think he was rocking a 7.5 when I heard about it, but that was 2011-ish.[close]He's still rocking the 7.5. He said in his latest Nine Club that his board is so small, it became the kid production complete for Enjoi.
Quote from: xrossings on September 12, 2022, 02:49:18 PMExpand Quotewhat size is louie barletta's board that thing gotta be tiny[close]I think he was rocking a 7.5 when I heard about it, but that was 2011-ish.[close]
what size is louie barletta's board that thing gotta be tiny[close]
Quote from: brucewillis on September 12, 2022, 09:35:16 AMExpand QuoteQuote from: $$LESH on September 12, 2022, 09:34:13 AMExpand Quotedave bachinsky[close]Daewon and Cody McEntire too[close]fellas do miniramps count as transition? i feel like my transition savvy friends would say absolutely not
Quote from: $$LESH on September 12, 2022, 09:34:13 AMExpand Quotedave bachinsky[close]Daewon and Cody McEntire too[close]
dave bachinsky[close]
I have found that 8.25 is the ideal size when it comes to feeling comfortable on big transition while still being able to tap into the tech side of things. Ollies feel crisp and confident. Once you go into 8.5+ area, you start sacrificing maneuverability for comfortability/ margin of error that bigger boards afford. Once I get on a bigger board like that I am compelled to try to do a back smith just to use all that extra rail. Once you go down to an 8 you start to lose the drive and power that you get from the bigger boards and would have to work harder for speed on tricks. Most of the Madness guys would probably be riding around 8.5s because, if you're skating exclusively very big transition, the drive that comes with the bigger board is necessary as well as it feeling more confident with the extra landing space. All that being said, I'd imagine Danny Way/ Colin McKay had rocked some smaller setups to accomplish some of their lip/flip trickery during those Plan B videos.
Op, you ok man? Being real here, you doin alright?
Bobs megaramp board is around 8.5, according to 2022 slap that is a mini.
Quote from: Goodcurbs on September 12, 2022, 09:52:45 AMExpand QuoteBrent atchley, mike chin. I slap curbs on a zip zinger. Big boards are going out of style. They look stupid how big they are. Skateboards should be convenient, not tanks.[close]I agree. The amount of people riding boards over 8.25 with like 60mm full conicals on street right now is as ridiculous as the 30mm wheels with 7.25 boards were…that must hurt when it hits your shins
Brent atchley, mike chin. I slap curbs on a zip zinger. Big boards are going out of style. They look stupid how big they are. Skateboards should be convenient, not tanks.[close]