Stage 4 riders,
Are you still riding them?
are you still in love with them?
has the novelty worn off?
Is the lack of grind clearance as big of a deal as people thought?
Did these make a meaningful impact to your skateboarding?
I like them, but they aren't so entirely different from Stage 11s to me that I could choose either or.
The deeper carve is definitely nice, but I set my trucks medium loose (if that makes any sense) so I don't really need the extra carve the trucks give.
I think the kingpin clearance is overstated, Indy never had the best kingpin clearance and I found no difference in clearance between Stage 4 and 11 when doing Smith grinds. Visually, the clearance between both is very similar.
The weight doesn't bother me at all, but honestly I'm used to heavy set ups.