Yes, Ted is his younger brother afaik
yes it is his brother 100% who was on NORTH 1, Mosaic, Stange Brew, Yesterday's Future
It's funny cause I remember getting into huge madness when i was trying to buy guitar stuff a long time ago. I went down such a rabbit hole it all just started to become overwhelming and numbing to think about.
I definintely have some madness for skateboards but I am very particular in what I like and I feel like I have everything exactly how I want it:
i have 4 different setups;
8" with Ventures, 50mm Bones STF (flip trick setup)
8.5" with Thunders, 53mm Spitfire F4 (all around setup that i mostly use)8.75" with Indy's, 56mm OJ 95a (Rough Spots ATV)
9" Egg with Aces, 47mm Bones STF (Curb Crusher)
now I just mess around with the wheelbases to try to get them to match what I would want them to be like for that purpose. Basically since I have stumpy legs, I want short wheel bases on all my boards except the ATV. as the parts wear out I will switch them (Like when the OJs wear out I will want dragons for sure on that setup).
I have rode all these setups for extended periods of time so in that sense I am not really that "mad" I kind of just have certain ones for certain spots that I like better. I rode the ATV for about 6 months and i could still do 3 flips on it, but it definitely feels a lot harder than when i use the 8" board or even the 8.5". the shape is very goofy but i feel like it has more to do with the wheelbase being so long than the pockets. i remember whne I first got this board it felt so weird the timing of when the nose hit the floor on a nollie or fakie trick it felt super fucked and i just missed the floor entirely sometimes