Anyone know tail and nose lengths for the 8.25 and 8.5? I've been really enjoying shorter length decks lately and was thinking about trying one of these out.
I haven't seen any other info, but I would imagine that nose would be around 6.9 - 7 and tail would be around 6.5 on average.
Just doing board length minus 4.25 (trucks) minus wheelbase should give the approximate total length of kicks, so that is what comes out with that process for all of the dimensions from DLX info so far.
Eg 8.38 is 31.75 with 14 wb
31.75 = 4.25 (trucks) + 14 wb + 6.5 tail + 7 nose
It is not exact, but it adds up roughly to what my other boards have when I use the same process.
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I wonder if they use the same mold for the Blue Meanie and this Unity Shape and the 8.5” Full. I never had the 8.5” Full. There’s a newer 8.5” Full out also, Tanner Van Vark Cathedral.
I guess I’ll just have to get the There deck to see for myself. I did love the Blue Meanie so if this skates similar, it should be great for me.
Because of the longer wheelbase I would think they would be using a longer mold.
These other 8.5s with 14.75 wb and the 8.5 FULL boards are definitely longer in the middle flat than others, when I compare them.
Can confirm, the Blue Meanie, Unity 8.5 and 8.5 Full are all on the same mold.
It definitely makes sense.
DLX are usually really good with getting those things right, especially longer wheelbase options not eating into the kicks the way some other boards do from some woodshops.