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Thanks for helping me sort that.
I’d be stoked to buy dlx stuff more often, they seem from afar, like the group to support. I’ve just had a rough time finding a board from them, in recent times, that works for me.
These crail boards that I have been skating have great shaped for me, and the wood is definitely not bad, good even, but it’s not…as great as some I’ve had
DLX does rad stuff for both the world, and for skateboarding. IMHO, no one else in the industry comes close to what they do/have done (I just wish they could make a decent truck). What deck dimensions normally resonate with you/normally ride?
DLX is so highly rated by anyone that I’ve ever spoken to, on a shop level. That means a lot to me.
I have the opposite issue: I really like DLX trucks, boards I thought were too long.
As far as what I like…shit. No idea. I jump around too much. Skated my best 20+ years ago so I have a soft spot for 7.75”, that competes with an equally soft spot of staying abreast of skate world trends. I got the setup I like now, G053 with 149 thunders, based off of watching clips of Carl Aikens and Griffin Gass and such, skate larger boards. It’s working well for me. So yeah, I’m kinda beyond help. My old parameters were 14”wb, 31.5” or less length, 8” trucks, width not as important. I’m going to try a few more Crail shapes that have similar tail and overall lengths, and throw in one of these recommended 8.25s that you like. DLX is tight.
I do wish DLX would use the same board shape guide as Crail uses, that thing is rad.
I also could have read further up on the thread and gleaned to info on the red text. My bad there for sure. I’m way use to skipping over DLX (bbs, polar, etc) boards and so I don’t really pay attention.
I’m always stoked when I read a strong recommendation.