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New one.
G057:
8.5" x 31.95"
Wheelbase: 14.5"
Nose: 6.75"
Tail: 6.5"
This is Carl Aikens’ shape. Really curious about it because he rides for venture but the wheelbase on this is longer than most people prefer on venture trucks. Anyone tried it out? Maybe there’s some secret to it that just works
I am skating the very similar g053, cast thunders. I am quite short. The pop, from the tail, is fantastic (haven’t had my best nollie stuff on this setup). Anyways, overall, super impressed with the dimensions/shape. I came for the Carl board, the shop had this instead, and I can see myself sticking with it long term. The wb is .5”‘longer than what I thought my preference was. My experience is that it just works.
As an aside: Carl, Kader, Griffin, all seem to be skating 8.5s, with 14.5 wb, and have great flip tricks. They could probably do so with a 2x4, but are choosing to skate these wider longer boards