DLX Shapes

[GumOnMyGrip]

Did they shorten the WB on the El Camino shape? New Krooked drop has it as 14.62 , I thought it was like 15?

[Mbrimson88]

Did they shorten the WB on the El Camino shape? New Krooked drop has it as 14.62 , I thought it was like 15?

I think there were a couple of other Krooked / Gonz shapes that were 15" wb as I went looking, but this is what came up from a while back, so maybe a different shape was that long.


https://krookedskateboarding.com/falliday-2021/

https://krookedskateboarding.com/fall21/kr-fl21-d2-hg-prebook-02.jpg





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There is a 9.3 x 33 with 15 wb shape that is similar only bigger, which maybe you were thinking of.  I saw a few of them, but maybe more notably the Krooked eyes board had been around a bit.


https://krookedskateboarding.com/fall-2022/

https://krookedskateboarding.com/fall22/kr-fl22-d2-06.jpg

[BeachChicken]

Summer Real drop is here and only the 8.38 Easy Rider. Only a Krooked Eyes deck for Spring 2. Can anyone confirm which 8.25x14.38 and 8.5 Easy Riders might pop up for Krooked and AH for summer?

[Mbrimson88]

Summer Real drop is here and only the 8.38 Easy Rider. Only a Krooked Eyes deck for Spring 2. Can anyone confirm which 8.25x14.38 and 8.5 Easy Riders might pop up for Krooked and AH for summer?

Don't know if it makes any difference but the distributor / shop pre books had more options than the online catalogs, but I can't remember exactly which catalogs / pre books for which boards right now.

There were still two in the Real shapes, two in the AH shapes and two in the Krooked shapes, same as they have / had before.

I think I posted about it a page back.



Edit:  the list besides what I can see on Tactics and other places, which is a good reference too:

https://www.tactics.com/search/easy+rider


AH eagles
8.38 with 14.5 wb
8.5 with 14.25 wb

Real ovals
8.25 with 14.0 wb
8.5 with 14.25 wb

Krooked eyes
8.25 with 14.38 wb
8.38 with 14.5 wb


Then there are the specific graphic other options as well, including a Marbie 8.5, Real Cops 8.25 (14.38 wb), Zion Cathedral 8.38, etc.

[Mbrimson88]

Did you see if there are any more easy rider 8.25 with the 14.38 WB?

As said, the Krooked eyes one seems to be continuing as per this pic below from the current catalog in that shape, in the Easy Rider mold on the catalogs.

Real ovals are still coming out in those other glitter options as well in 8.25 with the 14.0 wb and 8.5 and the AH glitter eagles are also still there in 8.38 and 8.5 so it looks like the Easy Rider is here to stay, but as to how many other graphic options, who knows.

Right now the Real Double Duty graphic is out too, but some people might not be so into that one.

Looks like the Ben D shape is done.

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Real ovals are still coming out in those other glitter options as well in 8.25 with the 14.0 wb...

Maybe I should have said "metallic" options, realised when I looked it up again now.

That was the Ben special wasn't it?

The 8.25 with 14.0 wb, with the longer kicks.

https://www.tactics.com/real/easy-rider-oval-825-skateboard-deck/metallic-silver

[GumOnMyGrip]

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Did they shorten the WB on the El Camino shape? New Krooked drop has it as 14.62 , I thought it was like 15?

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I think there were a couple of other Krooked / Gonz shapes that were 15" wb as I went looking, but this is what came up from a while back, so maybe a different shape was that long.


https://krookedskateboarding.com/falliday-2021/

https://krookedskateboarding.com/fall21/kr-fl21-d2-hg-prebook-02.jpg





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There is a 9.3 x 33 with 15 wb shape that is similar only bigger, which maybe you were thinking of.  I saw a few of them, but maybe more notably the Krooked eyes board had been around a bit.


https://krookedskateboarding.com/fall-2022/

https://krookedskateboarding.com/fall22/kr-fl22-d2-06.jpg

That’s it! I was thinking of the eyes…TY

[texasplant]

Is the Baker 8.475 the same as the 8.5 Eagle by any chance? They look very close but not sure if they’re from a different mould.

[camel filters]

Is the Baker 8.475 the same as the 8.5 Eagle by any chance? They look very close but not sure if they’re from a different mould.

If I recall, similar wb and length but baker kicks felt flatter and kicks are wayyyy more tapered almost pointy.

[BeachChicken]

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Did you see if there are any more easy rider 8.25 with the 14.38 WB?

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As said, the Krooked eyes one seems to be continuing as per this pic below from the current catalog in that shape, in the Easy Rider mold on the catalogs.

Real ovals are still coming out in those other glitter options as well in 8.25 with the 14.0 wb and 8.5 and the AH glitter eagles are also still there in 8.38 and 8.5 so it looks like the Easy Rider is here to stay, but as to how many other graphic options, who knows.

Right now the Real Double Duty graphic is out too, but some people might not be so into that one.

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Looks like the Ben D shape is done.

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Real ovals are still coming out in those other glitter options as well in 8.25 with the 14.0 wb...

Maybe I should have said "metallic" options, realised when I looked it up again now.

That was the Ben special wasn't it?

The 8.25 with 14.0 wb, with the longer kicks.

https://www.tactics.com/real/easy-rider-oval-825-skateboard-deck/metallic-silver

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These are Spring 2 I was specifically asking about Summer drop. Real is the only company that has that up on their site and there's only one Easy Rider- the 8.38. I'm worried they're slowly phasing this out already.

[JANUS]

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Summer Real drop is here and only the 8.38 Easy Rider. Only a Krooked Eyes deck for Spring 2. Can anyone confirm which 8.25x14.38 and 8.5 Easy Riders might pop up for Krooked and AH for summer?

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Don't know if it makes any difference but the distributor / shop pre books had more options than the online catalogs, but I can't remember exactly which catalogs / pre books for which boards right now.

There were still two in the Real shapes, two in the AH shapes and two in the Krooked shapes, same as they have / had before.

I think I posted about it a page back.



Edit:  the list besides what I can see on Tactics and other places, which is a good reference too:

https://www.tactics.com/search/easy+rider


AH eagles
8.38 with 14.5 wb
8.5 with 14.25 wb

Real ovals
8.25 with 14.0 wb
8.5 with 14.25 wb

Krooked eyes
8.25 with 14.38 wb
8.38 with 14.5 wb


Then there are the specific graphic other options as well, including a Marbie 8.5, Real Cops 8.25 (14.38 wb), Zion Cathedral 8.38, etc.

Maybe I didn’t look hard enough for an andwer, but why does wheel base not scale with width for Real and AH? Like I’d expect 8.5 with 14.5, 8.25 with 14.25, etc. Is there a reason for that or is it just for flavour?

[back smith]

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Summer Real drop is here and only the 8.38 Easy Rider. Only a Krooked Eyes deck for Spring 2. Can anyone confirm which 8.25x14.38 and 8.5 Easy Riders might pop up for Krooked and AH for summer?

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Don't know if it makes any difference but the distributor / shop pre books had more options than the online catalogs, but I can't remember exactly which catalogs / pre books for which boards right now.

There were still two in the Real shapes, two in the AH shapes and two in the Krooked shapes, same as they have / had before.

I think I posted about it a page back.



Edit:  the list besides what I can see on Tactics and other places, which is a good reference too:

https://www.tactics.com/search/easy+rider


AH eagles
8.38 with 14.5 wb
8.5 with 14.25 wb

Real ovals
8.25 with 14.0 wb
8.5 with 14.25 wb

Krooked eyes
8.25 with 14.38 wb
8.38 with 14.5 wb


Then there are the specific graphic other options as well, including a Marbie 8.5, Real Cops 8.25 (14.38 wb), Zion Cathedral 8.38, etc.

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Maybe I didn’t look hard enough for an andwer, but why does wheel base not scale with width for Real and AH? Like I’d expect 8.5 with 14.5, 8.25 with 14.25, etc. Is there a reason for that or is it just for flavour?

To cater to various shapes of people and terrain, and different styles/disciplines.

[Mbrimson88]

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Is the Baker 8.475 the same as the 8.5 Eagle by any chance? They look very close but not sure if they’re from a different mould.

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If I recall, similar wb and length but baker kicks felt flatter and kicks are wayyyy more tapered almost pointy.

They are very comparable, but there are differences.

I should dig out the one I have to compare, but I think the Baker 8.475 is wider, or at least doesn't taper as much as the blue eagle, but the Baker is also more pointy (as said) especially in the nose.

(EDIT:  I put them both back to back and checked pretty much every aspect of the two, which as I had already said, is accurate from the last time I had measured and checked them for a similar question.  Sure they are two different boards but they are at most a mm different here or there, the Baker being steeper than my IV press blue eagle.)

The blue eagle barely makes 8.5 at the widest point but tapers down to almost 8.25 at the tail, which a number of people really like, but it makes it the smallest feeling 8.5 board in almost any stock sheet full of other 8.5 boards that are actually 8.5 wide.

The Baker 8.475 did seem like it was 8.5 compared to a few others, but it is about half a mm in reality, so very much almost an 8.5 only in a shorter shape.

Speaking of shape, these listings have a good top pic - both from SW for reference anyway:

https://www.skatewarehouse.com/Baker_Brand_Logo_Black_Deck/descpage-BKBBB84DK.html

https://www.skatewarehouse.com/Anti_Hero_Classic_Eagle_Navy_Deck/descpage-AHCEXNDK.html
 

[Mbrimson88]

These are Spring 2 I was specifically asking about Summer drop. Real is the only company that has that up on their site and there's only one Easy Rider- the 8.38. I'm worried they're slowly phasing this out already.

Sorry, but maybe I was jumping ahead too far, but as much as I can tell from current pre books, they seem to be included as the standard lines now, if not in the catalogs shown but more so in the next catalogs.

That is what I was trying to get at with the other answer, but probably just didn't get the words out correctly, but the shapes and sizes are the ones that have already been out, as per my post above with two of each.

From what they are showing, they are definitely not going anywhere or being discontinued, but who knows really with anything.  It is all dependent on a number of factors, least of all how well they are selling currently, which seems to be pretty good for the most part.


On a more curious note, how many have you had and can you tell differences in them, in the same way all BBS boards have multiple boards to the presses?

I saw a few and stood on one and I was surprised they are not as flat as some others, eg the Kyle Walker mellow mold, of which I finally had one come through my hands (and got to skate it as well), but even that was not as flat as some other random DLX boards I have.


* Also the only reason I am saying all that is because they are not new releases, but existing shapes and graphics that are already out, just in case things got a little funny.  At least the standard 8.25 Krooked Eyes is out in every catalog.

[BeachChicken]

The Baker 8.475 is nothing like the DLX 8.5

DLX is actually 8.38, 14.2 WB, normal kicks, moderate concave.

The Baker is wider, 14.25, longer nose, wayyy more tapered kicks, mellow concave.

[JANUS]

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Summer Real drop is here and only the 8.38 Easy Rider. Only a Krooked Eyes deck for Spring 2. Can anyone confirm which 8.25x14.38 and 8.5 Easy Riders might pop up for Krooked and AH for summer?

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Don't know if it makes any difference but the distributor / shop pre books had more options than the online catalogs, but I can't remember exactly which catalogs / pre books for which boards right now.

There were still two in the Real shapes, two in the AH shapes and two in the Krooked shapes, same as they have / had before.

I think I posted about it a page back.



Edit:  the list besides what I can see on Tactics and other places, which is a good reference too:

https://www.tactics.com/search/easy+rider


AH eagles
8.38 with 14.5 wb
8.5 with 14.25 wb

Real ovals
8.25 with 14.0 wb
8.5 with 14.25 wb

Krooked eyes
8.25 with 14.38 wb
8.38 with 14.5 wb


Then there are the specific graphic other options as well, including a Marbie 8.5, Real Cops 8.25 (14.38 wb), Zion Cathedral 8.38, etc.

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Maybe I didn’t look hard enough for an andwer, but why does wheel base not scale with width for Real and AH? Like I’d expect 8.5 with 14.5, 8.25 with 14.25, etc. Is there a reason for that or is it just for flavour?

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To cater to various shapes of people and terrain, and different styles/disciplines.

For the flavour, got it. Thanks!
For the record, I’ve really been liking the 8.5 easy rider I’m skating right now.

[Sedition]

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The 8.62, that’s often a Cardiel…

1. What’s actual width?

2. Nose/Tail: Round? Pointy? Full-ish?

3. Wb is actually 14.5?

4. How different is overall shape/lengths compared to 8.38/14.5?

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From a while back now, but they are still the same - got a few of the Old West graphic in the new one anyway.


Actual width is 8.62 and is straight through the rail, no taper I could really see.

Kicks - more round than anything else, but I think that is just my take on it - check pics below = click on for the bigger pic as well.

WB is definitely 14.5 right on it.


Compared to my usual 8.38, the Cardiel shape is a little longer and rounder and of course a little wider, but not by that much really, given the 8.38 is almost 8.5 anyway.

For someone who prefers a little more but not quite as much as the usual DLX 8.75 it could be a good alternative.  It works really well on 159s with medium width wheels too - sits nicely on the trucks more so than the 8.75 anyway.

Rest of the info below.

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Going to get my hands on one of those cardiel 8 62's... brilliant work as always, @Mbrimson88

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That deck is actually one of the only 14.25wb and above DLX that I have NOT tried/had.

Currently thinking a lot about that new double drilled Gonz. Seem like it might be fun to tool around on.

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This is the one I got a few of in the current round - Cardiel / Thrasher colab graphic, but I just couldn't get the other ones as they sold out too quickly in most stores, as well as having other options more readily available most of the time, eg the 8.75 board of which I have lots now and really enjoy as my bigger all rounder.

I will have to check again, as a lot of places state the wb as 14.5 which is what I thought I measured, but even the sticker said 14.6 and I thought the tail was a little longer, but again will check when I have a minute.

Overall though, it skates like a wider version of my other 8.5 BBS boards, like my Black Label, so I think the dimensions add up really well. 

Too many options to choose now??



https://www.tactics.com/anti-hero/cardiel-thrasher-862-skateboard-deck


Size   8.62
Width (in):   8.62
Length (in):   32.3
Wheelbase (in):   14.6
Nose Length (in):   7.0
Tail Length (in):   6.56

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Ok, been meaning to respond to this one for awhile. Finally getting around to it.

My 8.25/14.38 has been feeling really small to me the last few months. The 8.75/14.62 was my bigger board that I liked a lot (absent flip tricks), but it does feel a bit clunky at times. I thought an 8.5/14.5 might be a magic bullet. I've tried several of them from different brands, but there was always some deal breaker with all of them...kicks too long, kicks too short, hated shape, etc. And of course, DLX does not make a proper 8.5/14.5. The one thing that notice with most of them, was they all seemed (to me) to be too long in relation to their width. I later realized that I think this is just something inherent with the ratios of an 8.5 deck, and "normal" sized kicks (and that's a total "me" thing/perception).

That's when I discovered the 8.75/14.5 Black Label. Love the shape. Love the ratios. 14.5 wb, and slightly shorter nose than DLX 8.75 makes it more agile, while still giving it some nice stability. But being an 8.75 with 159s, it's still a little clunky for some things...and I am still hoping for a "magic" 8.5/14.5 to be out there somewhere....and have always wondered if the DLX 8.62/14.5 might be it.

I've never seen a consistent listed WB for the 8.62. It's always 14.5, or 14.6. And we all know listed DLX widths can be a little...fuzzy. Added to all this, I really don't like magic carpet set-ups. If I was set one of those up with 159s, I might as well just be riding the 8.75 Label. If 149s were too magic carpet, I'd hate it, too. I have always shied away from the middle-ground decks (e.g. 8.1, 8.3, 8.6, etc.) because I like to trucks to match up (and those are .25 intervals). It also seems like the 8.62 is a little harder to come by, which certainly doesn't help.

Anyway, I've always been curious about it, and it's the only standard issue DLX shape I've never had (I've even had the 9/15 orange eagle). Some day I might actually try it. Thanks for the info!     

EDIT: The one other thing I noticed with most 8.5/14.5 decks...they (obviously) lack the agility of my 8.25, and the stability of the 8.75s. Where I was hoping for the best of both, I sort of ended up feeling like they were the worst of both, and best of neither; a kind of clunky set-up, without any real stability. I should just stick with the LBL 8.75 and the DLX 8.25. Magic bullets don't exist in skateboarding. There is no One Ring. 

[Too Frank To Fred]

I've never seen a consistent listed WB for the 8.62. It's always 14.5, or 14.6. And we all know listed DLX widths can be a little...fuzzy. Added to all this, I really don't like magic carpet set-ups. If I was set one of those up with 159s, I might as well just be riding the 8.75 Label. If 149s were too magic carpet, I'd hate it, too. I have always shied away from the middle-ground decks (e.g. 8.1, 8.3, 8.6, etc.) because I like to trucks to match up (and those are .25 intervals). It also seems like the 8.62 is a little harder to come by, which certainly doesn't help.
 

I love the 8.62 shape. it's my go to after the Huffer. The regular one has a 14.75" WB. Very minimal taper. You could ride 8.5 or 8.75 axles on it nicely.

The Cardiel version (Hecka Tight) is shorter. Tail is 6.5" instead of 6 5/8" and wheelbase is 14 5/8" (or 14.6") instead of 14.75" consistent with the sticker that comes on it. Again, very minimal taper.

Finally, there is a new Hewitt shape coming in Autumn. It is listed as 8.65" with a 14.25" WB.

In summary:

Regular 8.62 is  32.56" x 14.75" WB, 6 5/8" tail/ 7" Nose

Cardiel version is 8.62 x 32.25 x 14.6, 6.5" Tail/ 7" nose

Hewitt is 8.65 x 31.85 x 14.25" WB (That's all I know until I get one but essentially looks like a slightly wider version of the 8.5" eagle)

If you want trucks that line up perfect- Stage 4 151s are the ones.

[Sedition]

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I've never seen a consistent listed WB for the 8.62. It's always 14.5, or 14.6. And we all know listed DLX widths can be a little...fuzzy. Added to all this, I really don't like magic carpet set-ups. If I was set one of those up with 159s, I might as well just be riding the 8.75 Label. If 149s were too magic carpet, I'd hate it, too. I have always shied away from the middle-ground decks (e.g. 8.1, 8.3, 8.6, etc.) because I like to trucks to match up (and those are .25 intervals). It also seems like the 8.62 is a little harder to come by, which certainly doesn't help.
 

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I love the 8.62 shape. it's my go to after the Huffer. The regular one has a 14.75" WB. Very minimal taper. You could ride 8.5 or 8.75 axles on it nicely.

The Cardiel version (Hecka Tight) is shorter. Tail is 6.5" instead of 6 5/8" and wheelbase is 14 5/8" (or 14.6") instead of 14.75" consistent with the sticker that comes on it. Again, very minimal taper.

Finally, there is a new Hewitt shape coming in Autumn. It is listed as 8.65" with a 14.25" WB.

In summary:

Regular 8.62 is  32.56" x 14.75" WB, 6 5/8" tail/ 7" Nose

Cardiel version is 8.62 x 32.25 x 14.6, 6.5" Tail/ 7" nose

Hewitt is 8.65 x 31.85 x 14.25" WB (That's all I know until I get one but essentially looks like a slightly wider version of the 8.5" eagle)

If you want trucks that line up perfect- Stage 4 151s are the ones.

I've had the regular 8.62/14.75...and let's just say we have very different tastes in decks.

[Too Frank To Fred]

We sure do... haha...

the dlx 8.75" was krptonite for me... in the same way the 8.4" was. Thought I'd love both of those.

[Sedition]

We sure do... haha...

the dlx 8.75" was krptonite for me... in the same way the 8.4" was. Thought I'd love both of those.

I thought I’d like the 8.4, too. But, well, no.

[Mbrimson88]

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@Sedition I guess it kind of comes down to if you can see one in person and then go from there, regarding the Cardiel shape 8.62 deck.  I had another look at the ones I have and they do look like a fatter version of the usual 8.5, only a little more round in the kicks.  Actually looks more comfortable than the 8.75 oddly enough, mainly because it tapers so the Cardiel is right in the middle, but I have too many set up right now so am leaving them be.


As far as truck size vs deck, I get it but I feel like I can make almost any trucks work with adding or removing axle washers on the inside, along with wheel width, but the wheels are more something I like to mess with so don't really come into it as much as axle washers.

I find the 144s a little too narrow on DLX 8.25 and wider boards, even with 3 washers on the inside of fat wheels, but I have one set of old ones on an 8.12 black eagle still and they fit well with skinny wheels and one washer on the inside, but I think the axle ends have been worn down a lot so they fit a bit better now than when they were new and first came out.

The normal 149s I have on 8.3, 8.38, 8.4, 8.5 shapes and it just depends on wheel width and washers as to how they fit well to me, but they are too narrow on the 8.6 and up.

The 159s fit really well on 8.6 variants, 8.75 and 8.8 with fat wheels, but too narrow for 9" boards.

I put 169s on 9" boards but have angle grinded off a thread or two on the ends of each axle, as well as just running one washer on the inside, but I do feel like sometimes they are a little wide if I am really looking hard at a board.


All of this is relative to the board shapes and sizes though, so if the board shape doesn't work for you, then it doesn't matter what trucks you try on it. 

[Sedition]

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@Sedition I guess it kind of comes down to if you can see one in person and then go from there, regarding the Cardiel shape 8.62 deck.  I had another look at the ones I have and they do look like a fatter version of the usual 8.5, only a little more round in the kicks.  Actually looks more comfortable than the 8.75 oddly enough, mainly because it tapers so the Cardiel is right in the middle, but I have too many set up right now so am leaving them be.


As far as truck size vs deck, I get it but I feel like I can make almost any trucks work with adding or removing axle washers on the inside, along with wheel width, but the wheels are more something I like to mess with so don't really come into it as much as axle washers.

I find the 144s a little too narrow on DLX 8.25 and wider boards, even with 3 washers on the inside of fat wheels, but I have one set of old ones on an 8.12 black eagle still and they fit well with skinny wheels and one washer on the inside, but I think the axle ends have been worn down a lot so they fit a bit better now than when they were new and first came out.

The normal 149s I have on 8.3, 8.38, 8.4, 8.5 shapes and it just depends on wheel width and washers as to how they fit well to me, but they are too narrow on the 8.6 and up.

The 159s fit really well on 8.6 variants, 8.75 and 8.8 with fat wheels, but too narrow for 9" boards.

I put 169s on 9" boards but have angle grinded off a thread or two on the ends of each axle, as well as just running one washer on the inside, but I do feel like sometimes they are a little wide if I am really looking hard at a board.


All of this is relative to the board shapes and sizes though, so if the board shape doesn't work for you, then it doesn't matter what trucks you try on it.

Thanks for the info. Another factor, at least for me, is I don’t mess around with wheels. I ride Classics. Hard stop. So, that somewhat limits the scope of what impact truck/wheel widths will do in relation to decks widths.

The only time I’ve seen the 8.62 in person was that yellow dipped version they put out awhile ago. The yellow dip had me immediately looking away, and couldn’t give it an honest assessment. I’ll get one…at some point.

[Mbrimson88]

Thanks for the info. Another factor, at least for me, is I don’t mess around with wheels. I ride Classics. Hard stop. So, that somewhat limits the scope of what impact truck/wheel widths will do in relation to decks widths.

The only time I’ve seen the 8.62 in person was that yellow dipped version they put out awhile ago. The yellow dip had me immediately looking away, and couldn’t give it an honest assessment. I’ll get one…at some point.

Ha yeah, yellow dipped graphic was a bit out there.  Someone I know had one and it lasted ages, but was funny seeing it all the time.

I recall other dipped boards that people would scrape off the edge just to have a "normal" looking board, but then back in the early 00s we used to spray the edges of our boards with the neon colours just to have a bit of fun, in much the same way as Creature had green, or Black Label / Jason Adams had his Six Gun boards with orange or other colours on the edges.

Weird times, or maybe more fun times and I just got old and keep things really simple now.

[Mbrimson88]

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I see the latest AH catalog is up now, but the most interesting thing to see is the addition of the "Easy Rider" boards to the eagles line, as per previous info, that they were adding it to their standard lines in those sizes - see the * down the bottom of the eagles page.  The Easy Rider mold comes in these regular board shapes / sizes.

AH eagles
8.38 with 14.5 wb
8.5 with 14.25 wb

Real ovals
8.25 with 14.0 wb
8.5 with 14.25 wb

Krooked eyes
8.25 with 14.38 wb
8.38 with 14.5 wb


They also have the Basalt info in there too, which some other people had been asking about.  DLX social media said they had been restocked recently, so there should be more out in shops soon enough, in USA anyway, for people wanting them.


https://www.antiheroskateboards.com/summer-2025/

[Mbrimson88]

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I already had made a post in the Spitfire thread with an old 2015 DLX catalog, but on the back of the Easy Rider / Mellow mold type of deal, I also noticed this from one of the old catalogs from the same era as well.  Interesting to see that it sort of comes around again, because although I had seen and received in orders a super mellow board here and there over the years, not a whole lot was actually said about them, but when I have got them, they are almost stupidly flat, compared to the other regular mold.

To note, the Easy Rider are symmetrical molds, which is a new development, as the older mellow molds still have a steeper nose than tail.

The funny thing is usually when I finally do set them up, they skate so well, but I was very hesitant to set any of them up at first and had just kept them more as something to look at, stand on and then compare to the other more regular boards every once in a while.


https://www.dlxsf.com/fall15/rs.html

[BeachChicken]

Has anyone else heard a rumor of DLX price increases this summer? I was told it would be on bigger boards first which doesn't make much sense.

[Mbrimson88]

Has anyone else heard a rumor of DLX price increases this summer? I was told it would be on bigger boards first which doesn't make much sense.

The bigger boards, just like the bigger wheels, use more materials so they were always more expensive here, even if it was only just a few dollars, for any DLX product. 

I think that price gap has increased a little more over time too, so now pro boards up to 8.5 are AU$130 - $139 and boards 8.6 and over are $140 - $149 at the retail end, some of the way bigger ones are even more than that too, but that is a conservative estimate, as some BBS wood is up to almost AU$180 to $200 just for a plain normal deck.

Spitfire wheels are now AU$100 up to 56 mm and then $110 for 57 mm and above in shops, just to give another example.

As things go up, the bigger (and more expensive to make) things would often be the first in that list, maybe more because there could also be way more stock of the smaller boards waiting for graphics, but there never really seems to be overstock of the larger size boards anywhere.

[Mbrimson88]

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Sorry to post (again) but with the announcement of Cody on AH, there appears to be another new shape as well.  At least I don't recall seeing that shape anywhere before.

* Just looked it up - the team pigeon shorter boards was the same shape, the yellow one, so not a new one, but I wonder if this might be a shape Cody likes, or they made this shape somewhat for him.

8.32 x 31.62 with 14.18 wb


https://www.antiheroskateboards.com/summer-2025/

[Xen]

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Sorry to post (again) but with the announcement of Cody on AH, there appears to be another new shape as well.  At least I don't recall seeing that shape anywhere before.

* Just looked it up - the team pigeon shorter boards was the same shape, the yellow one, so not a new one, but I wonder if this might be a shape Cody likes, or they made this shape somewhat for him.

8.32 x 31.62 with 14.18 wb


https://www.antiheroskateboards.com/summer-2025/

Just saw that 8.32, interesting dims..recently rode a limosine (8.38" x 31.89" 14.20") but as is typical, it was actually smaller all around - probably the  best skating 8.3 I've ridden to date, nice and full/great shape (super pissed I missed their recent sale on the 8.3 slicks tho);  thinking about scooping one of these chapmans...and that Lost Boys graphics slaps (CCS has them up, wrong dims listed tho)

[Made In China]

I'm skating the 8.5 true fit right now and I think it's my favorite shape I've ever skated. Everything feels snappier and flips and even spins better on it somehow. I have another one on ice to skate and I'm stoked on my past self for getting two. If anyone at DLX is reading this right now, please never stop making the true fits. And make more There decks on this shape pretty please