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Krooked drop is out.
https://krookedskateboarding.com/fall-2022/
Manderson board is "Mucury" if anyone is looking for one, try searching MUCURY more than anything else.
As @Xen said, it is bright yellow, but that is the shape if anyone wants another one. Seems like they sell out fairly quickly from some places.

for what it's worth I picked up one of the murcury's and it's less diarrhea yellow in person. bottom ply is blue so might actually improve the look once I skate it. whatever, at this point for me it's more about the shape than graphic
Also picked up a bobby twin tail 8.3" slick that I just set up. Haven't ridden a slick in over a decade and first time on a twin tail. It's pretty sick I actually kind of dig not having a designated nose and tail.
dig the extra slickness with slappys, just learned slappy blunts today with it. it also helped extend my slappy front crooks from just a quick 3 inch grind to being able to hold it a little longer.
even though the twin tail is nowhere close shape-wise to the manderson, I might pick up a 1-2 a year just for fun
How is the twin tail feel and what’s concave on the Bobby? I’m a bit older and a beginner and my 8.0 Thank You doesn’t feel right and the 8.5 Chocolate felt clumsier then me. Would a twin tail 8.38 be a good size and set up for a beginner? I’m just looking to learn ledge work, a few stairs and rails.
Bobby's twin tail has a mellower concave compared to what I'm normally riding (manderson 8.38 is pretty steep).
I don't see why a twin tail wouldn't be good for you. The only downside/adjustments I need to make are that I've noticed my kickflips rocket more often due to the mellower "nose" I'm flicking off of.
Real makes 8.0", 8.25", 8.3" slick, and 8.5" twin tails, so if the 8.5" was a little too big for you, you can size down.
I'd say go for the 8.3" slick if you're trying to learn ledge tricks. that slick actually works pretty damn nice and doesn't seem to wear down too fast