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Quick question here, after typing 8.28 in the search bar for this thread nothing came up:
Is the DLX 8.28 actually an 8.38 like the DLX 8.25 is? I want an actual 8.25 with a 14.1-14.25 wheelbase.
The 8.5/14.25 is an 8.38. The 8.25/14.38 is 8.25, or a tad under. I have an 8.28/14.1 that I’ll measure and post info later.
Thanks for the response @Sedition . I was at the shop on Saturday and measured the 8.25 14.38 Eagle and it measured 8.38. I lined it up with 8.25s from other brands and it was definitely bigger. I got the same result from the 8.25 14.38 Real that we had too.
The 8.25/14.38 is my main deck. I ride it over and over. Have for years. Prolly had hundreds of them at this point. I measure every singled one I've ever had (ruler, straight across top, not accounting for concave). They have always been 8.25 or like a tad under.*
Dimensions of my 8.28:
Length (tip to tip): 31.375
Width: 8.187 (ruler, straight across top, not accounting for concave)
WB: 14.12
Nose: 6.75 (ruler, not accounting for bend)
Tail: 6.375 (ruler, not accounting for bend)
*I sometimes pop into Vans and Zumies to look at decks if I am near one. I have *absolutely* seen the "grey eagle" (e.g. the 8.25 deck) labeled as an 8.25, but its clearly *not* the a standard 8.25 shape. I've never seen this occur at a real skate shop. Makes me wonder if some weird "seconds" get sent to "second tier" shops from time to time. For example, I've seen the DLX 8.38/14.5 shape, with the grey eagle graphics, with a 8.25/14.38 sticker on it, and also seen th3 8.5/14.25 blue eagle (with the 8.5/14.25 sticker) on shapes I've never seen DLX make.