DLX Shapes

[Sedition]

I have seen so much variation in stamps I don't believe they're all that accurate. Maybe across a batch on a given day. I've asked someone that owns a large shop and has been around long enough and they claim the numbers are stamped in after pressing. I'm not sure some random BBS employee is all that worried about getting it right. I'm guessing they might do 5 presses of 5 decks and those are accurate to one another, but maybe when they cure and get graphics applied things get mixed.

I've had quite a few experiences over the last year or two where my shop has maybe a dozen of the 8.25 or 8.5 graphics and you can compare the numbers across the different graphics and it makes no real sense. I had an Easy Rider that actually had steeper kicks than my I stamped deck prior.

The "I" I received is unquestionably steeper and deeper than the IVs I am used to riding.

[Spectra27]

Anyone know if their will be a 8.5 14.38 32.18 DBX board coming late fall early spring, currently riding the shape and living in Canada I want a winter board that won't sog out from the cold and last all winter early spring. thank you

[Mbrimson88]

Anyone know if their will be a 8.5 14.38 32.18 DBX board coming late fall early spring, currently riding the shape and living in Canada I want a winter board that won't sog out from the cold and last all winter early spring. thank you

The DBX boards are not so seasonal, in that they have what seems like the same graphics out on the team editions, as well as pro one offs here and there, as per the Grant board, then a few others throughout the catalogs, maybe not so many more in that shape.

There is this current graphic out in the Krooked board in that longer 8.5 size in the current catalog, so I guess available now in USA that might take a bit to get out to other countries, so you might be best going with one of those as they always tend to sell out fairly fast and I wouldn't know how often they would restock, even in Canada, so close to USA.

https://krookedskateboarding.com/fall-2025

[tzhangdox]

Does the olive eagle have slightly shorter kicks than most other dlx boards? I know its a bit more tapered than say, the grey eagle. Wondering if it could be a good pairing with venture v8s (which feel too anemic on normal/longer kicks).

It do be a liil pointier though I think, is there a rounder/fuller dlx shape or equivalent that doesnt also lengthen the kicks. I think the kicks on the standard bbs8.5 14.5 are a lil too long for me to enjoy the pop on ventures in v8 mode

[SwitchBenihana]

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Does the olive eagle have slightly shorter kicks than most other dlx boards? I know its a bit more tapered than say, the grey eagle. Wondering if it could be a good pairing with venture v8s (which feel too anemic on normal/longer kicks).

It do be a liil pointier though I think, is there a rounder/fuller dlx shape or equivalent that doesnt also lengthen the kicks. I think the kicks on the standard bbs8.5 14.5 are a lil too long for me to enjoy the pop on ventures in v8 mode

I have had this shape a lot and have it on T2's. It's weird and definitely tapers more than other DLX shapes and the tail is pretty small. I haven't measured it in a long time but it's close to 6.5 and the nose is decently small. It skates a lot more nimble than the 14.5WB would suggest. I haven't skated v8's. They would make the kicks longer for sure but I have no idea how it would compare to what I've got.

[tzhangdox]

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Does the olive eagle have slightly shorter kicks than most other dlx boards? I know its a bit more tapered than say, the grey eagle. Wondering if it could be a good pairing with venture v8s (which feel too anemic on normal/longer kicks).

It do be a liil pointier though I think, is there a rounder/fuller dlx shape or equivalent that doesnt also lengthen the kicks. I think the kicks on the standard bbs8.5 14.5 are a lil too long for me to enjoy the pop on ventures in v8 mode

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I have had this shape a lot and have it on T2's. It's weird and definitely tapers more than other DLX shapes and the tail is pretty small. I haven't measured it in a long time but it's close to 6.5 and the nose is decently small. It skates a lot more nimble than the 14.5WB would suggest. I haven't skated v8's. They would make the kicks longer for sure but I have no idea how it would compare to what I've got.

Yeah, Im curious too. I think T2s have a smidge longer wheelbase than Ventures in V8 mode, but that difference in stability might be counteracted by the fact that ventures are lower and less turny. A lil worried about the axle to axle feeling a bit short (Im 6ft5 and often skate 14.38 on cast ventures despite often finding the pop feel a lil heavy), but more worried about the kicks being too long and pop feeling dead, which hopefully is not a problem since the kicks are shorter than the average.

[Mbrimson88]

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Does the olive eagle have slightly shorter kicks than most other dlx boards? I know its a bit more tapered than say, the grey eagle. Wondering if it could be a good pairing with venture v8s (which feel too anemic on normal/longer kicks).

It do be a liil pointier though I think, is there a rounder/fuller dlx shape or equivalent that doesnt also lengthen the kicks. I think the kicks on the standard bbs8.5 14.5 are a lil too long for me to enjoy the pop on ventures in v8 mode

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I have had this shape a lot and have it on T2's. It's weird and definitely tapers more than other DLX shapes and the tail is pretty small. I haven't measured it in a long time but it's close to 6.5 and the nose is decently small. It skates a lot more nimble than the 14.5WB would suggest. I haven't skated v8's. They would make the kicks longer for sure but I have no idea how it would compare to what I've got.

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Yeah, Im curious too. I think T2s have a smidge longer wheelbase than Ventures in V8 mode, but that difference in stability might be counteracted by the fact that ventures are lower and less turny. A lil worried about the axle to axle feeling a bit short (Im 6ft5 and often skate 14.38 on cast ventures despite often finding the pop feel a lil heavy), but more worried about the kicks being too long and pop feeling dead, which hopefully is not a problem since the kicks are shorter than the average.

Been testing the olive eagle shape / 8.38 shape with almost everything as that is what I usually ride, but the steeper 8.38s seem to work fairly well on the V8 / any other double drilled trucks, way more so than the mellow concave boards.

My usual mellow versions of the 8.38 that I have, I bring just the back truck in a bit now - not a full bolt hole distance, but a mix of both, right in the middle, you could say - between 2 - 4 mm seems to work best.  Special baseplates for that, but that is a whole other story.

I think as the kicks wear a bit, then the V8 position really works well, but right from go, they could be a little long for some people, or depending on the board, the wheel size and other factors, sometimes those combinations work well, other times not so much.

Currently I have two set up, one with Venture cast baseplates and one with forged baseplates.  The cast baseplates just feel a little too far in with both trucks in, but the forged baseplates sit quite well and skate nicely.  Both are DIY drilled in about .25" with what were 54 mm Conical Full wheels from new, now about 52 mm or so wheels.


The T-II trucks are about to drop here in AU so I am pretty keen to get a set of the 149s and get them on that same board shape, which I think should work well for me.  Ace trucks also sat fairly well in the original position on the 8.38 DLX boards, but I don't really skate that setup at all.


* Quite a few people seem to skate the DLX 8.38 shape now - Grant Taylor, Kyle Walker and Chima Fergusson have been on it for ages, with some others like Dennis Busenitz and a couple of the newer guys too, some who used to be on the 8.25 shape I noticed.

[NESK8r]

The Chris Robert’s shape is great, a hybrid twin nose/tail however the 14 wheel base made made me feel like my feet were too close together. The habitat apex twin was good, it’s advertised as a twin tail but both are 7 inches long. More varieties of twin tails would be an amazing is what I am saying, having it better advertised like the spitfire shapes would be dope too! Have an ishod twin I’m waiting to skate, can’t wait sit!

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Does the olive eagle have slightly shorter kicks than most other dlx boards? I know its a bit more tapered than say, the grey eagle. Wondering if it could be a good pairing with venture v8s (which feel too anemic on normal/longer kicks).

It do be a liil pointier though I think, is there a rounder/fuller dlx shape or equivalent that doesnt also lengthen the kicks. I think the kicks on the standard bbs8.5 14.5 are a lil too long for me to enjoy the pop on ventures in v8 mode

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I have had this shape a lot and have it on T2's. It's weird and definitely tapers more than other DLX shapes and the tail is pretty small. I haven't measured it in a long time but it's close to 6.5 and the nose is decently small. It skates a lot more nimble than the 14.5WB would suggest. I haven't skated v8's. They would make the kicks longer for sure but I have no idea how it would compare to what I've got.

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Yeah, Im curious too. I think T2s have a smidge longer wheelbase than Ventures in V8 mode, but that difference in stability might be counteracted by the fact that ventures are lower and less turny. A lil worried about the axle to axle feeling a bit short (Im 6ft5 and often skate 14.38 on cast ventures despite often finding the pop feel a lil heavy), but more worried about the kicks being too long and pop feeling dead, which hopefully is not a problem since the kicks are shorter than the average.

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Been testing the olive eagle shape / 8.38 shape with almost everything as that is what I usually ride, but the steeper 8.38s seem to work fairly well on the V8 / any other double drilled trucks, way more so than the mellow concave boards.

My usual mellow versions of the 8.38 that I have, I bring just the back truck in a bit now - not a full bolt hole distance, but a mix of both, right in the middle, you could say - between 2 - 4 mm seems to work best.  Special baseplates for that, but that is a whole other story.

I think as the kicks wear a bit, then the V8 position really works well, but right from go, they could be a little long for some people, or depending on the board, the wheel size and other factors, sometimes those combinations work well, other times not so much.

Currently I have two set up, one with Venture cast baseplates and one with forged baseplates.  The cast baseplates just feel a little too far in with both trucks in, but the forged baseplates sit quite well and skate nicely.  Both are DIY drilled in about .25" with what were 54 mm Conical Full wheels from new, now about 52 mm or so wheels.


The T-II trucks are about to drop here in AU so I am pretty keen to get a set of the 149s and get them on that same board shape, which I think should work well for me.  Ace trucks also sat fairly well in the original position on the 8.38 DLX boards, but I don't really skate that setup at all.


* Quite a few people seem to skate the DLX 8.38 shape now - Grant Taylor, Kyle Walker and Chima Fergusson have been on it for ages, with some others like Dennis Busenitz and a couple of the newer guys too, some who used to be on the 8.25 shape I noticed.

Nick Mathews as well, I couldn't get on with that shape + af1 55s... Nick rides that shape with ventures which is odd to say the least I think it was Julien's shape.

is Manderson's shape BBS? the shape feels exactly like Quasi's proto ps stix boards.

[Sedition]

Does the olive eagle have slightly shorter kicks than most other dlx boards?

Yes, it does have a slightly shorter tail. It’s also a more tapered tail/nose, which further exacerbates its feeling of “smallness” under your foot. I’m a big fan of the 8.25/14.38…and the 8.38 is among my most hated DLX shapes—I call it “the suppository” shape. All this said, lots of people absolutely love it. I am just not one of them.

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Does the olive eagle have slightly shorter kicks than most other dlx boards? I know its a bit more tapered than say, the grey eagle. Wondering if it could be a good pairing with venture v8s (which feel too anemic on normal/longer kicks).

It do be a liil pointier though I think, is there a rounder/fuller dlx shape or equivalent that doesnt also lengthen the kicks. I think the kicks on the standard bbs8.5 14.5 are a lil too long for me to enjoy the pop on ventures in v8 mode

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I have had this shape a lot and have it on T2's. It's weird and definitely tapers more than other DLX shapes and the tail is pretty small. I haven't measured it in a long time but it's close to 6.5 and the nose is decently small. It skates a lot more nimble than the 14.5WB would suggest. I haven't skated v8's. They would make the kicks longer for sure but I have no idea how it would compare to what I've got.

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Yeah, Im curious too. I think T2s have a smidge longer wheelbase than Ventures in V8 mode, but that difference in stability might be counteracted by the fact that ventures are lower and less turny. A lil worried about the axle to axle feeling a bit short (Im 6ft5 and often skate 14.38 on cast ventures despite often finding the pop feel a lil heavy), but more worried about the kicks being too long and pop feeling dead, which hopefully is not a problem since the kicks are shorter than the average.

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Been testing the olive eagle shape / 8.38 shape with almost everything as that is what I usually ride, but the steeper 8.38s seem to work fairly well on the V8 / any other double drilled trucks, way more so than the mellow concave boards.

My usual mellow versions of the 8.38 that I have, I bring just the back truck in a bit now - not a full bolt hole distance, but a mix of both, right in the middle, you could say - between 2 - 4 mm seems to work best.  Special baseplates for that, but that is a whole other story.

I think as the kicks wear a bit, then the V8 position really works well, but right from go, they could be a little long for some people, or depending on the board, the wheel size and other factors, sometimes those combinations work well, other times not so much.

Currently I have two set up, one with Venture cast baseplates and one with forged baseplates.  The cast baseplates just feel a little too far in with both trucks in, but the forged baseplates sit quite well and skate nicely.  Both are DIY drilled in about .25" with what were 54 mm Conical Full wheels from new, now about 52 mm or so wheels.


The T-II trucks are about to drop here in AU so I am pretty keen to get a set of the 149s and get them on that same board shape, which I think should work well for me.  Ace trucks also sat fairly well in the original position on the 8.38 DLX boards, but I don't really skate that setup at all.


* Quite a few people seem to skate the DLX 8.38 shape now - Grant Taylor, Kyle Walker and Chima Fergusson have been on it for ages, with some others like Dennis Busenitz and a couple of the newer guys too, some who used to be on the 8.25 shape I noticed.

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Nick Mathews as well, I couldn't get on with that shape + af1 55s... Nick rides that shape with ventures which is odd to say the least I think it was Julien's shape.

is Manderson's shape BBS? the shape feels exactly like Quasi's proto ps stix boards.

nick mathews skates the 8.38!?
he’s one of those dudes that i want to know his gear selections.
i thought he was skating the 8.06 with 5.2 lo’s.


i got an olive eagle, perfect flat shape. set it up with ace 55 classics that are too big. cannot skate it at all.

[BartHarleyJarvis]

That deluxe 8.38 does seem to be the default shape for a lot of pros, I went way down a rabbit hole where I noticed a lot of guys riding the Olive Eagle whether they were on deluxe or not.

I usually ride a bigger board but I grabbed one while traveling to pair with Thunder 149s and I felt like I skated pretty well on it. It doesn’t have the weird taper of the 8.5 dlx boards

[SwitchBenihana]

Nick Matthews skates the 8.06, Venture low hollow, and 51 Spits. The brown eagle. You never know what shake a DLX pro is skating unless they say because DLX will do a bunch of graphics on their specific shape. Chima skates the Full SE I think he mentioned it in Nine Club.

I've had a Manderson and I saw the Quasi Proto in the shop but other than square kicks they're not alike at all. The Proto has a super flat tail and weird taper.

[Mbrimson88]

Nick Mathews as well, I couldn't get on with that shape + af1 55s... Nick rides that shape with ventures which is odd to say the least I think it was Julien's shape.

is Manderson's shape BBS? the shape feels exactly like Quasi's proto ps stix boards.

The olive eagle is 8.38 and the baby poo brown eagle is 8.06 so it wouldn't be the first time that someone has had those two slightly different coloured boards confused.

Then the 8.38 x 32 with 14.25 wb Manderson shape is still BBS and there have been a few other full or squared off shapes in the past, but this one seems to stick around maybe more so because he is still a current and relevant pro, but it also seems to sell well too.  The slightly longer kicks with the 14.25 wb make that board work quite well for his Ventures too, as I have one set up and people find it good to skate, even if some don't like the squared off kicks.

Nick Matthews skates the 8.06, Venture low hollow, and 51 Spits. The brown eagle. You never know what shake a DLX pro is skating unless they say because DLX will do a bunch of graphics on their specific shape. Chima skates the Full SE I think he mentioned it in Nine Club.

I always find it interesting when people ask or know what shapes pro guys ride, but I have to admit I don't keep up with current events like that half as much as others might.

A while back, when Chima was around Brisbane for a demo / tour here in AU I checked out his board and it was still the 8.38 x 32.25 with 14.5 wb, but I guess like a number of others, he might have changed it up, or just found that the 8.38 Full SE just worked better for him, so has that on now, or maybe if he runs out of those, then he gets the regular 8.38 boards again til he gets another box.

I don't doubt any number of the DLX guys are able to get whatever shape they want too, so no worries there.

[Sedition]

Nick Matthews skates the 8.06, Venture low hollow, and 51 Spits. The brown eagle. You never know what shake a DLX pro is skating unless they say because DLX will do a bunch of graphics on their specific shape. Chima skates the Full SE I think he mentioned it in Nine Club.

I've had a Manderson and I saw the Quasi Proto in the shop but other than square kicks they're not alike at all. The Proto has a super flat tail and weird taper.

The 8.06. Damn. That deck is…an odd one.

[Mbrimson88]

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Nick Matthews skates the 8.06, Venture low hollow, and 51 Spits. The brown eagle. You never know what shake a DLX pro is skating unless they say because DLX will do a bunch of graphics on their specific shape. Chima skates the Full SE I think he mentioned it in Nine Club.

I've had a Manderson and I saw the Quasi Proto in the shop but other than square kicks they're not alike at all. The Proto has a super flat tail and weird taper.

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The 8.06. Damn. That deck is…an odd one.

The crazy thing is that was the best selling shape for a fair while, at least round here anyway.

Back in the 2000s the DLX 8.06, which is 8 and 1/16th on the old / regular 52 mm tall Thunder 147s and 52 mm Spitfire Bighead wheels was very common here.

Sometimes I think things were a bit more simple then, but most people were on 8" boards or just a touch under, some a touch over, but that was the most common size.

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Nick Matthews skates the 8.06, Venture low hollow, and 51 Spits. The brown eagle. You never know what shake a DLX pro is skating unless they say because DLX will do a bunch of graphics on their specific shape. Chima skates the Full SE I think he mentioned it in Nine Club.

I've had a Manderson and I saw the Quasi Proto in the shop but other than square kicks they're not alike at all. The Proto has a super flat tail and weird taper.

[close]

The 8.06. Damn. That deck is…an odd one.

[close]

The crazy thing is that was the best selling shape for a fair while, at least round here anyway.

Back in the 2000s the DLX 8.06, which is 8 and 1/16th on the old / regular 52 mm tall Thunder 147s and 52 mm Spitfire Bighead wheels was very common here.

Sometimes I think things were a bit more simple then, but most people were on 8" boards or just a touch under, some a touch over, but that was the most common size.

what’s weird about it?

i haven’t had it in any recent times, if ever.

i’ve been thinking it might be a good one for me:

dlx
i want to stick to 8’s (old, used to smaller boards, bigger boards don’t help me fling and pray flip tricks)
it’s an 8, but feels a bit more like an all arounder, had a reasonable wb)

i don’t like longer kicks tho, or have thought i do not, dunno

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Nick Matthews skates the 8.06, Venture low hollow, and 51 Spits. The brown eagle. You never know what shake a DLX pro is skating unless they say because DLX will do a bunch of graphics on their specific shape. Chima skates the Full SE I think he mentioned it in Nine Club.

I've had a Manderson and I saw the Quasi Proto in the shop but other than square kicks they're not alike at all. The Proto has a super flat tail and weird taper.

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The 8.06. Damn. That deck is…an odd one.

[close]

The crazy thing is that was the best selling shape for a fair while, at least round here anyway.

Back in the 2000s the DLX 8.06, which is 8 and 1/16th on the old / regular 52 mm tall Thunder 147s and 52 mm Spitfire Bighead wheels was very common here.

Sometimes I think things were a bit more simple then, but most people were on 8" boards or just a touch under, some a touch over, but that was the most common size.

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what’s weird about it?

i haven’t had it in any recent times, if ever.

i’ve been thinking it might be a good one for me:

dlx
i want to stick to 8’s (old, used to smaller boards, bigger boards don’t help me fling and pray flip tricks)
it’s an 8, but feels a bit more like an all arounder, had a reasonable wb)

i don’t like longer kicks tho, or have thought i do not, dunno

8” decks are…for kids / tiny adults.
8” decks with a 14.38”? That’s some voodoo shit.
That said, to each their own. Cool you have a deck you like.

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Nick Matthews skates the 8.06, Venture low hollow, and 51 Spits. The brown eagle. You never know what shake a DLX pro is skating unless they say because DLX will do a bunch of graphics on their specific shape. Chima skates the Full SE I think he mentioned it in Nine Club.

I've had a Manderson and I saw the Quasi Proto in the shop but other than square kicks they're not alike at all. The Proto has a super flat tail and weird taper.

[close]

The 8.06. Damn. That deck is…an odd one.

[close]

The crazy thing is that was the best selling shape for a fair while, at least round here anyway.

Back in the 2000s the DLX 8.06, which is 8 and 1/16th on the old / regular 52 mm tall Thunder 147s and 52 mm Spitfire Bighead wheels was very common here.

Sometimes I think things were a bit more simple then, but most people were on 8" boards or just a touch under, some a touch over, but that was the most common size.

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what’s weird about it?

i haven’t had it in any recent times, if ever.

i’ve been thinking it might be a good one for me:

dlx
i want to stick to 8’s (old, used to smaller boards, bigger boards don’t help me fling and pray flip tricks)
it’s an 8, but feels a bit more like an all arounder, had a reasonable wb)

i don’t like longer kicks tho, or have thought i do not, dunno

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8” decks are…for kids / tiny adults.
8” decks with a 14.38”? That’s some voodoo shit.
That said, to each their own. Cool you have a deck you like.

haha, true maybe.
i’m not too tiny, short legged, sz 10/10.5, 5’8” 190 old, growing in the wrong directions.

the sizing up as i’ve gotten older thing feels like it makes a lot of tricks harder. i’m also not good, and not skating very often, and out of shape.

i wish i had a deck i was hyped on. i’ve experimented too much and lost my way

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Nick Matthews skates the 8.06, Venture low hollow, and 51 Spits. The brown eagle. You never know what shake a DLX pro is skating unless they say because DLX will do a bunch of graphics on their specific shape. Chima skates the Full SE I think he mentioned it in Nine Club.

I've had a Manderson and I saw the Quasi Proto in the shop but other than square kicks they're not alike at all. The Proto has a super flat tail and weird taper.

[close]

The 8.06. Damn. That deck is…an odd one.

[close]

The crazy thing is that was the best selling shape for a fair while, at least round here anyway.

Back in the 2000s the DLX 8.06, which is 8 and 1/16th on the old / regular 52 mm tall Thunder 147s and 52 mm Spitfire Bighead wheels was very common here.

Sometimes I think things were a bit more simple then, but most people were on 8" boards or just a touch under, some a touch over, but that was the most common size.

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what’s weird about it?

i haven’t had it in any recent times, if ever.

i’ve been thinking it might be a good one for me:

dlx
i want to stick to 8’s (old, used to smaller boards, bigger boards don’t help me fling and pray flip tricks)
it’s an 8, but feels a bit more like an all arounder, had a reasonable wb)

i don’t like longer kicks tho, or have thought i do not, dunno

[close]

8” decks are…for kids / tiny adults.
8” decks with a 14.38”? That’s some voodoo shit.
That said, to each their own. Cool you have a deck you like.

[close]

haha, true maybe.
i’m not too tiny, short legged, sz 10/10.5, 5’8” 190 old, growing in the wrong directions.

the sizing up as i’ve gotten older thing feels like it makes a lot of tricks harder. i’m also not good, and not skating very often, and out of shape.

i wish i had a deck i was hyped on. i’ve experimented too much and lost my way

I had an 8.06 Full SE board a while back, which was fun for a small board, good shape, not too square, not at all tapered or pointy, dimensions being 8.06 x 31.5, 14.0 wb and I feel like that is more the sort of shape and especially wheelbase that works well on that width board.

I also put some DIY Venture low 8" trucks with double drilled baseplates on the regular 8.06 and it is pretty good too, super quick pop and feels way more normal now, compared to how it felt before, which just didn't work, but all up, these are just boards that have come into my hands, usually second hand or bought from ebay as completes or whatever, so not anything I would have bought myself from new, but they still worked great for people who do really like smaller boards.

I guess the main thing is an 8.0 or close to it does feel good on a smaller wheelbase, maybe more so 14 to 14.2 with comparable kicks and all in proportion for the size, with everything set up to fit that as well, so the older 8.06 with 14.38 wb or even the original FULL 8.06 with 14.4 wb was something else, but for those who skated it, especially some bigger people who just skated smaller boards back then, it all worked well, maybe a lot better than a Tru Fit smaller board would for any of them.

I probably don't need to keep posting all the pics, but here they are for comparison if anyone is keen:


https://www.realskateboards.com/realsb/assets/img/construction-layout-full-decks-1.jpg

https://www.realskateboards.com/realsb/assets/img/construction-layout-fullse-decks.jpg




* Funny to think this was exactly ten years ago now - 2015 is when the FULL boards first came out too, which is interesting to see:


https://www.dlxsf.com/fall15/rs.html

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Nick Matthews skates the 8.06, Venture low hollow, and 51 Spits. The brown eagle. You never know what shake a DLX pro is skating unless they say because DLX will do a bunch of graphics on their specific shape. Chima skates the Full SE I think he mentioned it in Nine Club.

I've had a Manderson and I saw the Quasi Proto in the shop but other than square kicks they're not alike at all. The Proto has a super flat tail and weird taper.

[close]

The 8.06. Damn. That deck is…an odd one.

[close]

The crazy thing is that was the best selling shape for a fair while, at least round here anyway.

Back in the 2000s the DLX 8.06, which is 8 and 1/16th on the old / regular 52 mm tall Thunder 147s and 52 mm Spitfire Bighead wheels was very common here.

Sometimes I think things were a bit more simple then, but most people were on 8" boards or just a touch under, some a touch over, but that was the most common size.

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what’s weird about it?

i haven’t had it in any recent times, if ever.

i’ve been thinking it might be a good one for me:

dlx
i want to stick to 8’s (old, used to smaller boards, bigger boards don’t help me fling and pray flip tricks)
it’s an 8, but feels a bit more like an all arounder, had a reasonable wb)

i don’t like longer kicks tho, or have thought i do not, dunno

[close]

8” decks are…for kids / tiny adults.
8” decks with a 14.38”? That’s some voodoo shit.
That said, to each their own. Cool you have a deck you like.

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haha, true maybe.
i’m not too tiny, short legged, sz 10/10.5, 5’8” 190 old, growing in the wrong directions.

the sizing up as i’ve gotten older thing feels like it makes a lot of tricks harder. i’m also not good, and not skating very often, and out of shape.

i wish i had a deck i was hyped on. i’ve experimented too much and lost my way

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I had an 8.06 Full SE board a while back, which was fun for a small board, good shape, not too square, not at all tapered or pointy, dimensions being 8.06 x 31.5, 14.0 wb and I feel like that is more the sort of shape and especially wheelbase that works well on that width board.

I also put some DIY Venture low 8" trucks with double drilled baseplates on the regular 8.06 and it is pretty good too, super quick pop and feels way more normal now, compared to how it felt before, which just didn't work, but all up, these are just boards that have come into my hands, usually second hand or bought from ebay as completes or whatever, so not anything I would have bought myself from new, but they still worked great for people who do really like smaller boards.

I guess the main thing is an 8.0 or close to it does feel good on a smaller wheelbase, maybe more so 14 to 14.2 with comparable kicks and all in proportion for the size, with everything set up to fit that as well, so the older 8.06 with 14.38 wb or even the original FULL 8.06 with 14.4 wb was something else, but for those who skated it, especially some bigger people who just skated smaller boards back then, it all worked well, maybe a lot better than a Tru Fit smaller board would for any of them.

I probably don't need to keep posting all the pics, but here they are for comparison if anyone is keen:


https://www.realskateboards.com/realsb/assets/img/construction-layout-full-decks-1.jpg

https://www.realskateboards.com/realsb/assets/img/construction-layout-fullse-decks.jpg




* Funny to think this was exactly ten years ago now - 2015 is when the FULL boards first came out too, which is interesting to see:


https://www.dlxsf.com/fall15/rs.html

interesting.
those dimensions on the 8.06 full se look rad: especially the tail length, the overall length (less than 32), and the 14.4 wb. i’ve really enjoyed the griffin gass shape, also 14.4 wb x 32, it’s just too wide for me.

who knows what he actually is skating, but nick mathews is often seen on the brown eagle with venture lo’s, and he does not look large.

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Today I picked up Cody Chapman 8.5/14.38 “Intermodal” deck (III stamped). A few comments on it…

Shape-wise, it is very similar to the DLX 8.38/14.5 and DLX 8.5/14.25, which is to say the kicks are a tad more oval-rounded/pointed, and move towards what I call “suppository shapes” (and I’ve never really been a big fan of suppositories). I love the kick-shapes on the 8.25/14.38 and the 8.75/14.62 because they are slightly more “full.”* In terms of ratios…the 8.5/14.25 always felt a bit short and stubby. Meanwhile, the 8.38/14.5 always felt a bit too long and too narrow (e.g. width-to-length ratios). In this regard, the 8.25/14.38 always felt a little more “balanced” (at least to me), and the 8.5/14.38 also, feels more “balanced.” This is obviously a subjective thing.

Compared side-by-side, it’s crazy just how similar this 8.5 and the 8.25 are. Same length tail. Same wheelbase. The 8.5 is only a tad wider, and it has a slightly longer nose (giving it a slightly longer over-all length than the 8.25)…but they feel very different when you stand on them and look down (mostly because of kick shapes). I have a feeling the 8.5/14.38 and the 8.38/14.5 would be mind-blowingly similar if compared side-by-side. I sure @Mbrimson88 could illuminate that one.   

Anyway, we’ll see how it rides, but for that, and the reason I even got it, you’ll have to head over to the Madness thread. This post here is just for comparative DLX specs for anyone who may have interest in the 8.5/14.38 shape. 


*The “standard cut” Black Labels have this exact same basic shape, which is one of these reason I like those decks so much.

[Mbrimson88]

Today I picked up Cody Chapman 8.5/14.38 “Intermodal” deck (III stamped). A few comments on it…

Shape-wise, it is very similar to the DLX 8.38/14.5 and DLX 8.5/14.25, which is to say the kicks are a tad more oval-rounded/pointed, and move towards what I call “suppository shapes” (and I’ve never really been a big fan of suppositories). I love the kick-shapes on the 8.25/14.38 and the 8.75/14.62 because they are slightly more “full.”* In terms of ratios…the 8.5/14.25 always felt a bit short and stubby. Meanwhile, the 8.38/14.5 always felt a bit too long and too narrow (e.g. width-to-length ratios). In this regard, the 8.25/14.38 always felt a little more “balanced” (at least to me), and the 8.5/14.38 also, feels more “balanced.” This is obviously a subjective thing.

Compared side-by-side, it’s crazy just how similar this 8.5 and the 8.25 are. Same length tail. Same wheelbase. The 8.5 is only a tad wider, and it has a slightly longer nose (giving it a slightly longer over-all length than the 8.25)…but they feel very different when you stand on them and look down (mostly because of kick shapes). I have a feeling the 8.5/14.38 and the 8.38/14.5 would be mind-blowingly similar if compared side-by-side. I sure @Mbrimson88 could illuminate that one.   

Anyway, we’ll see how it rides, but for that, and the reason I even got it, you’ll have to head over to the Madness thread. This post here is just for comparative DLX specs for anyone who may have interest in the 8.5/14.38 shape. 


*The “standard cut” Black Labels have this exact same basic shape, which is one of these reason I like those decks so much.

Safe to say, this shape, the 8.5 x 32.18 with the 14.38 wb, has been a go to for a number of people I know for quite a while, apart from being the main DLX 8.5 shape for ages too in maybe the late 00s through 2010s and into 2020s, I set up a lot of these for other people over the years but always felt it was too big at the time, as I was riding the black eagle mostly - 8.125 x 32 board - but I always had one or more set up anyway, just as a good bigger board.

Currently I have a few, some on Indy and Thunder, all 149 width trucks, mostly smaller Classic or similar wheels, so to me it is very much the middle of the road, but also the 8.38 is very close, an ever so slightly narrower shape with a slightly longer wheelbase, at the expense of the tail, which is why I have increasingly brought the tail in a little on some trucks on all my 8.38s in the last five or so years too.

A few other brands used to use the same shape as well, all on BBS wood, but I don't recall seeing many more recently, but the shape in general has been put in second place behind the blue eagle / smaller 8.5 x 31.8 with 14.25 wb shape, as that has become way more popular overall.

At least it seems like there is one or more in each DLX drop these days, I think three or four in the last drop spread over their assorted brands, so there shouldn't be a worry with them being discontinued any time soon, for the people who do like them.

[FrAnKenFrEd]

New Doobie shape coming in Spring. Might not appeal to many of you on here with a 14.75" WB but might suit me....

[Mbrimson88]

New Doobie shape coming in Spring. Might not appeal to many of you on here with a 14.75" WB but might suit me....

It will be interesting to see if it is much the same as the BA shape, going from 9 to 8.8 both with 33 and 15 wb, which is 5 mm difference in width.

The 8.69 to 8.75 is only 1.5 mm or so, or 8.62 to 8.69 being 1.8 mm, with those two shapes having the in between, hopefully with a straight rail rather than tapered like the 8.75 shape, but either way, I still skate both of those well enough.

Maybe even a little bit wider board than the 8.62 shape could be good for some people too.

[JM]

Howdy.

Are real ovals still the same wood and glue as pro decks?

(I.e. they’re not reclaimed/price-point decks, right?)

The price is a few dollars less than the pro decks so just confirming.

Thanks

[Mbrimson88]

Howdy.

Are real ovals still the same wood and glue as pro decks?

(I.e. they’re not reclaimed/price-point decks, right?)

The price is a few dollars less than the pro decks so just confirming.

Thanks

Yes, the ones here are slightly older stock I think, so even compared to the eagles, which have gone up in price quite a bit and maybe restocked, the Real ovals have stayed the same price.  I have a few and they are same pro wood as everything else, not any price point or cheaper wood.

The only other thing to note, if you are outside of USA, check the top sticker - Made in... or if the sticker is in the middle of the front bolts, rather than above, then it could be a newer alternate woodshop board.  Still the same concave and good solid wood, of all the epoxy construction boards I have had, but they are cheaper RRP as well, so that could also be why they are lower in price.

I am yet to see any of the eagles, ovals or eyes team boards from the other woodshop, not BBS, but I think they are out in some places now, or sooner rather than later, anyway.

That is only for boards outside of USA.

USA = all BBS wood.

Everywhere else, increasing alternate woodshop, but a lot of BBS still (older stock) in eagles, ovals and other boards too.

[Crabby_Bastard]

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Howdy.

Are real ovals still the same wood and glue as pro decks?

(I.e. they’re not reclaimed/price-point decks, right?)

The price is a few dollars less than the pro decks so just confirming.

Thanks

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Yes, the ones here are slightly older stock I think, so even compared to the eagles, which have gone up in price quite a bit and maybe restocked, the Real ovals have stayed the same price.  I have a few and they are same pro wood as everything else, not any price point or cheaper wood.

The only other thing to note, if you are outside of USA, check the top sticker - Made in... or if the sticker is in the middle of the front bolts, rather than above, then it could be a newer alternate woodshop board.  Still the same concave and good solid wood, of all the epoxy construction boards I have had, but they are cheaper RRP as well, so that could also be why they are lower in price.

I am yet to see any of the eagles, ovals or eyes team boards from the other woodshop, not BBS, but I think they are out in some places now, or sooner rather than later, anyway.

That is only for boards outside of USA.

USA = all BBS wood.

Everywhere else, increasing alternate woodshop, but a lot of BBS still (older stock) in eagles, ovals and other boards too.

In the USA the DLX team boards are the same as the pro boards but they are around $5 less than the pro boards. I am assuming because royalties aren't paid on team boards.

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Weird epiphany: After again trying the 8.5/14.38 a few weeks ago (hadn't had one in awhile), I realized that after decades of riding/trying almost every single DLX shape made, there are actually only two DLX boards that I really like: the 8.25/14.38 and the 8.75/14.62. In fact, I kind of hate most of their other shapes/dimensions.

[Mbrimson88]

Today I picked up Cody Chapman 8.5/14.38 “Intermodal” deck (III stamped). A few comments on it…

Shape-wise, it is very similar to the DLX 8.38/14.5 and DLX 8.5/14.25, which is to say the kicks are a tad more oval-rounded/pointed, and move towards what I call “suppository shapes” (and I’ve never really been a big fan of suppositories). I love the kick-shapes on the 8.25/14.38 and the 8.75/14.62 because they are slightly more “full.”* In terms of ratios…the 8.5/14.25 always felt a bit short and stubby. Meanwhile, the 8.38/14.5 always felt a bit too long and too narrow (e.g. width-to-length ratios). In this regard, the 8.25/14.38 always felt a little more “balanced” (at least to me), and the 8.5/14.38 also, feels more “balanced.” This is obviously a subjective thing.

Compared side-by-side, it’s crazy just how similar this 8.5 and the 8.25 are. Same length tail. Same wheelbase. The 8.5 is only a tad wider, and it has a slightly longer nose (giving it a slightly longer over-all length than the 8.25)…but they feel very different when you stand on them and look down (mostly because of kick shapes). I have a feeling the 8.5/14.38 and the 8.38/14.5 would be mind-blowingly similar if compared side-by-side. I sure @Mbrimson88 could illuminate that one.   

Anyway, we’ll see how it rides, but for that, and the reason I even got it, you’ll have to head over to the Madness thread. This post here is just for comparative DLX specs for anyone who may have interest in the 8.5/14.38 shape. 


*The “standard cut” Black Labels have this exact same basic shape, which is one of these reason I like those decks so much.

Weird epiphany: After again trying the 8.5/14.38 a few weeks ago (hadn't had one in awhile), I realized that after decades of riding/trying almost every single DLX shape made, there are actually only two DLX boards that I really like: the 8.25/14.38 and the 8.75/14.62. In fact, I kind of hate most of their other shapes/dimensions.

I had to go back through looking for the earlier post with the stamp number, just to double check, whether it was too steep or just not quite what you liked for other reasons?

Got a few of that shape set up on various boards and they all skate fairly well, but I guess I prefer 8.5 to 8.25 in those similar dimensions, even though I know the shape is quite different too.

Did it feel a little too big, or long, or just the "weird" shape just didn't work for you?  I say "weird" specifically because I know it is different to the usual 8.25 or 8.75 shapes.

Curious any which way, but even now I just set up a steeper 8.38 with some new stuff and I feel like the deck is the main issue, not the T-II trucks, or anything else about it, even though I think the trucks might make any board feel a bit different, if I did put it on a well used one instead.  I just don't know yet, at least not until I really test it out on a few options.  The 8.38 is my most common board I have set up these days, but I modify everything almost too much to ever ride a fresh unaltered setup without something feeling off.