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Yeaaaahhh figured as much. 🤓 I knew it didn’t sound right but I didn’t know what else to call their normal shape.
So what do they call the normal shape? We got true fit (which is the shorter board with shorter wheelbase), Full (big ol’ shovel nose and tail) Full SE (shovel nose and tail with the shorter wheelbase), SE (shorter wheelbase) Mellow Mold (for you 2x4 lovers out there)
Might as well call the regular shape R1! Or “normal skateboard shape for people who like looking at what a proper skateboard should look like”. 
Ha for sure!!!
But I think the normal shapes are so normal there are no names for them, as such.
A few of the specific shapes seem to have names, like "Dreamer" for the 8.38 x 32.25 with 14.5 wb, but the others don't really get a name, it is just the DLX 8.25 or 8.12 or 8.06 more than anything. The 8.5 has a few options, which could very much benefit from names to help identify them, but really the short 8.5, the medium 8.5 or the long 8.5 is how I knew them, but with all these new shape options, that sort of goes out the window.
Guess the shorter wheelbases are really taking off.
What are the chances Real will make single kicks?
DLX will bring out different boards from time to time, the Krooked Beamers being the main one in a single kick variety, but I seem to recall an AH or two over the years, a tribute board to someone here or a special edition there. I had thought the Raney Big Bord was like that, but when looking up pics, they all seem to be just bigger normal concave boards.
I think there are plenty of other "reissues" and similar shapes out there that cover the whole 80s / single kick market, so that side of things is covered well enough, but who knows really.
I guess with some brands, that is their thing, to do single kick reissues or living off their past, but Real started in 1991 and things were already moving forward at a great pace, away from those older and less functional boards, so apart from a few "fun" options I don't think they really would be doing too much in that category.
To say any time I have had a go on one of the reissues or similar old type boards, they are good for a bit, but modern concave and shapes, even short noses on some boards, really make things so much more enjoyable for me anyway, most recently the Beach Bummer board, which still skates like a normal board, or can be used purely as a cruiser, but it just feels right to stand on, more so than any PP or SC or other brand board straight out of the 80s. Then there is the Krooked Ray shape, 80s fish sort of thing, but others like the Gonz sweatpants shape is a good all rounder too.
Everyone can choose what they want to skate, but in terms of size, shape or anything else, what were you thinking, as in a size or shape you would like to ride?
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