DLX Shapes

[Ok]

take it with a shovel of salt, because i am basura on board.

[Thebird]

I'd love for them to do an easy rider 8 x 31.5 with a 14 inch wb.

[GoneWithTheSchwinn]

The 8.38 Huf stained glass shape is perfect! 35th Ave. in Federal Way still has a couple.

[rikki]

Ok so I've had a few sessions with the DLX 8.5 x 14.25 now. As I might've mentioned earlier, haven't skated this particular shape before, and I gotta say I absolutely love it. The length, the width (a bit under 8.5 in reality for sure which is actually really nice), the wheelbase, the proportions, all kinda just clicks.

My expectations were mixed as someone compared the shape to the Baker b16 which I ended up not liking at all, but this one's just way better. Maybe it's the steeper concave and the kicks (although mine is just a IV stamp), as I hated the pretty extreme mellowness of the Baker shape. This, on the other hand, is kinda perfect. The kicks are just THERE and my feet find their place on the board intuitively. The tapering of the tail worried me beforehand, but hey, no problems whatsover in that regard. Oh, and my ollies feel right. They certainly don't feel like that with every shape or at least I gotta do a whole lot of readjusting. Not with this one.

Yeah, late to the game, but I do understand now why people keep coming back to this shape.

[Sedition]

Ok so I've had a few sessions with the DLX 8.5 x 14.25 now. As I might've mentioned earlier, haven't skated this particular shape before, and I gotta say I absolutely love it. The length, the width (a bit under 8.5 in reality for sure which is actually really nice), the wheelbase, the proportions, all kinda just clicks.

My expectations were mixed as someone compared the shape to the Baker b16 which I ended up not liking at all, but this one's just way better. Maybe it's the steeper concave and the kicks (although mine is just a IV stamp), as I hated the pretty extreme mellowness of the Baker shape. This, on the other hand, is kinda perfect. The kicks are just THERE and my feet find their place on the board intuitively. The tapering of the tail worried me beforehand, but hey, no problems whatsover in that regard. Oh, and my ollies feel right. They certainly don't feel like that with every shape or at least I gotta do a whole lot of readjusting. Not with this one.

Yeah, late to the game, but I do understand now why people keep coming back to this shape.

Give the 8.4 a shot sometime. No taper.

How tall are you? I’m always curious to see relationship between height and wheelbase preferences.

[minilogoflow]

https://www.tactics.com/tactics/oval-logo-double-driller-shape-skateboard-deck/teal

Not necessarily a DLX product but I found tactics has a blank Grosso shape. I would have thought that would be a proprietary shape for DLX so it's kind of weird to see this tactics version.

[rikki]

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Ok so I've had a few sessions with the DLX 8.5 x 14.25 now. As I might've mentioned earlier, haven't skated this particular shape before, and I gotta say I absolutely love it. The length, the width (a bit under 8.5 in reality for sure which is actually really nice), the wheelbase, the proportions, all kinda just clicks.

My expectations were mixed as someone compared the shape to the Baker b16 which I ended up not liking at all, but this one's just way better. Maybe it's the steeper concave and the kicks (although mine is just a IV stamp), as I hated the pretty extreme mellowness of the Baker shape. This, on the other hand, is kinda perfect. The kicks are just THERE and my feet find their place on the board intuitively. The tapering of the tail worried me beforehand, but hey, no problems whatsover in that regard. Oh, and my ollies feel right. They certainly don't feel like that with every shape or at least I gotta do a whole lot of readjusting. Not with this one.

Yeah, late to the game, but I do understand now why people keep coming back to this shape.

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Give the 8.4 a shot sometime. No taper.

How tall are you? I’m always curious to see relationship between height and wheelbase preferences.

Yeah that one's on my list of shapes to try out.

I'm 5'8 or 5'9 or right there in between with longish legs.

14.38 has been my most common wheelbase but it does sometimes feel a bit on the heavy side. Also, I've realized that decks that are slightly under 32" in length just might suit me better than normal 32" decks.

[Mbrimson88]

https://www.tactics.com/tactics/oval-logo-double-driller-shape-skateboard-deck/teal

Not necessarily a DLX product but I found tactics has a blank Grosso shape. I would have thought that would be a proprietary shape for DLX so it's kind of weird to see this tactics version.

It is similar but maybe not exactly the same, but if Tactics are getting BBS boards still, then there is a chance that they could have picked up some of those same shape boards, or they have a big enough account that they can get some of their own shapes and sizes made, which could just happen to look a lot like a Grosso board too.

Interesting though, but really there are more than a few of those boards, very similar options in that size and shape when you look, eg squared ends, tapered down towards the tail, double drilled front bolts, etc.

Check this one for comparison. 

https://www.tactics.com/anti-hero/grosso-jalopi-925-double-driller-skateboard-deck


* Thanks for posting.  It is worth checking it out though.  Some other good shapes there, including the new shorter 9.0 board as well.

[Scarecrow Radio]

Is anyone here familiar with the Krooked Ronnie Sandoval 9.81" shape? I'm highly interested in purchasing one but the widest trucks I have are 8.75". Will I need wider trucks? If someone has a measurement of the deck at the back truck I would greatly appreciate it. I don't mind a bit of magic carpet to be honest

[Sedition]

Is anyone here familiar with the Krooked Ronnie Sandoval 9.81" shape? I'm highly interested in purchasing one but the widest trucks I have are 8.75". Will I need wider trucks? If someone has a measurement of the deck at the back truck I would greatly appreciate it. I don't mind a bit of magic carpet to be honest

I have one. 169s on mine, but I know people do 159s on it, too. Will post dimensions later when I get home.

[FrAnKenFrEd]

Is anyone here familiar with the Krooked Ronnie Sandoval 9.81" shape? I'm highly interested in purchasing one but the widest trucks I have are 8.75". Will I need wider trucks? If someone has a measurement of the deck at the back truck I would greatly appreciate it. I don't mind a bit of magic carpet to be honest

I liked mine with 8.75" trucks. It is indeed 8.75" at the back trucks. On decks with that much taper I tend to go by back truck width. 9" trucks work well on it also though...

[FrAnKenFrEd]

Anyone tried the Hewitt shape yet?

8.65" with a 14.25" WB.

[tangar]

Is anyone here familiar with the Krooked Ronnie Sandoval 9.81" shape? I'm highly interested in purchasing one but the widest trucks I have are 8.75". Will I need wider trucks? If someone has a measurement of the deck at the back truck I would greatly appreciate it. I don't mind a bit of magic carpet to be honest

I rode that shape multiple times with ace classic 55s (9 inch wide) and I loved it. I have one as a cruiser right now. With really wide wheels they may hot dog a hair in the back.

[Mbrimson88]

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Is anyone here familiar with the Krooked Ronnie Sandoval 9.81" shape? I'm highly interested in purchasing one but the widest trucks I have are 8.75". Will I need wider trucks? If someone has a measurement of the deck at the back truck I would greatly appreciate it. I don't mind a bit of magic carpet to be honest

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I liked mine with 8.75" trucks. It is indeed 8.75" at the back trucks. On decks with that much taper I tend to go by back truck width. 9" trucks work well on it also though...

Yeah I think the 9.81 shape is around 9.1 at the front and 8.8 at the back, same shape was often called the Gonz Sweatpants shape, which has a good number of setups sprinkled throughout the forum.

I had both 159s and 169s on it and I think the 169s worked better for me, but other people have had 8.75 equivalent trucks on theirs and skated the board fine like that.

Also the wheel size / width can affect how it goes too, eg a really full or wide wheel on narrow trucks might skate well for some people too.


* Just as a laugh I had 139s (8.0" wide trucks) with Powell Mini Cubic wheels on a few different setups and they worked great on 1/2" risers - everything for the height, the width, etc was fun, but I might not use that as a board I skated as a normal setup.  All up they ended up being about 9.1 or so in total width with that wheel and truck combination.

[Sedition]

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Is anyone here familiar with the Krooked Ronnie Sandoval 9.81" shape? I'm highly interested in purchasing one but the widest trucks I have are 8.75". Will I need wider trucks? If someone has a measurement of the deck at the back truck I would greatly appreciate it. I don't mind a bit of magic carpet to be honest

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I have one. 169s on mine, but I know people do 159s on it, too. Will post dimensions later when I get home.

Done.

Front Truck:  9.3 - 9.5
Rear Truck:  8.7 - 8.8

159s, for me, were just too magic carpet up front. Hence I run 169s on it, which are actually still a bit "magic" up front, with slight hot rod in the rear.

[Mbrimson88]

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Is anyone here familiar with the Krooked Ronnie Sandoval 9.81" shape? I'm highly interested in purchasing one but the widest trucks I have are 8.75". Will I need wider trucks? If someone has a measurement of the deck at the back truck I would greatly appreciate it. I don't mind a bit of magic carpet to be honest

[close]

I have one. 169s on mine, but I know people do 159s on it, too. Will post dimensions later when I get home.

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Done.

Front Truck:  9.3 - 9.5
Rear Truck:  8.7 - 8.8

159s, for me, were just too magic carpet up front. Hence I run 169s on it, which are actually still a bit "magic" up front, with slight hot rod in the rear.

You would have liked the wheelbase and length too - 14.37 and 32, almost like the old DLX 8.25 only wider / more fun shape maybe.

Did you also have Classic 53 mm wheels on it, same as your other boards?

[Scarecrow Radio]

Thanks guys. I can't stand any hot rodding in the back so I'm gonna stick with my 159s. Thanks for the advice

[Sedition]

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Is anyone here familiar with the Krooked Ronnie Sandoval 9.81" shape? I'm highly interested in purchasing one but the widest trucks I have are 8.75". Will I need wider trucks? If someone has a measurement of the deck at the back truck I would greatly appreciate it. I don't mind a bit of magic carpet to be honest

[close]

I have one. 169s on mine, but I know people do 159s on it, too. Will post dimensions later when I get home.

[close]

Done.

Front Truck:  9.3 - 9.5
Rear Truck:  8.7 - 8.8

159s, for me, were just too magic carpet up front. Hence I run 169s on it, which are actually still a bit "magic" up front, with slight hot rod in the rear.

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You would have liked the wheelbase and length too - 14.37 and 32, almost like the old DLX 8.25 only wider / more fun shape maybe.

Did you also have Classic 53 mm wheels on it, same as your other boards?

I haven't set that deck up in awhile, and can't remember what wheels I had on it.

As to the wheelbase, and we are about to get deep into the tech-nerd-weeds here...when boards get wider, I like longer wheelbases. Why? When wider trucks (e.g. wider boards) are paired with shorter wheelbases, you have less "truck clearance" when turning out of things (e.g. turning out of a board slide on a two-sided curb/ledge, flat bar, etc.), etc., and I am not a fan of that. You just have to change your technique a bit (usually just go faster so you "shoot out" a bit more), but I like a little more leeway for error, because I err a lot.

That said, the Sweatpants Shape is a fun one, and reminds me of a modern version of the original Vision sweatpants / man and woman heads / etc. shape.

[Mbrimson88]

I haven't set that deck up in awhile, and can't remember what wheels I had on it.

As to the wheelbase, and we are about to get deep into the tech-nerd-weeds here...when boards get wider, I like longer wheelbases. Why? When wider trucks (e.g. wider boards) are paired with shorter wheelbases, you have less "truck clearance" when turning out of things (e.g. turning out of a board slide on a two-sided curb/ledge, flat bar, etc.), etc., and I am not a fan of that. You just have to change your technique a bit (usually just go faster so you "shoot out" a bit more), but I like a little more leeway for error, because I err a lot.

That said, the Sweatpants Shape is a fun one, and reminds me of a modern version of the original Vision sweatpants / man and woman heads / etc. shape.

That all makes complete sense to me, as I guess mine do go (for the most part) up in length, width and wheelbase too.

I had a few short and wide shapes like the Anchor 9.02 x 32.2 with 14.34 wb, which just felt too stubby, when compared to my other boards, so having the same length and wb but just different overall width can sometimes be fun, but other times maybe not be so good.

[Sedition]

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I haven't set that deck up in awhile, and can't remember what wheels I had on it.

As to the wheelbase, and we are about to get deep into the tech-nerd-weeds here...when boards get wider, I like longer wheelbases. Why? When wider trucks (e.g. wider boards) are paired with shorter wheelbases, you have less "truck clearance" when turning out of things (e.g. turning out of a board slide on a two-sided curb/ledge, flat bar, etc.), etc., and I am not a fan of that. You just have to change your technique a bit (usually just go faster so you "shoot out" a bit more), but I like a little more leeway for error, because I err a lot.

That said, the Sweatpants Shape is a fun one, and reminds me of a modern version of the original Vision sweatpants / man and woman heads / etc. shape.

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That all makes complete sense to me, as I guess mine do go (for the most part) up in length, width and wheelbase too.

I had a few short and wide shapes like the Anchor 9.02 x 32.2 with 14.34 wb, which just felt too stubby, when compared to my other boards, so having the same length and wb but just different overall width can sometimes be fun, but other times maybe not be so good.

To that end, the Horse Pill is the most horrifying Width-to-WB ratio'd deck I can imagine!

[Mbrimson88]

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I haven't set that deck up in awhile, and can't remember what wheels I had on it.

As to the wheelbase, and we are about to get deep into the tech-nerd-weeds here...when boards get wider, I like longer wheelbases. Why? When wider trucks (e.g. wider boards) are paired with shorter wheelbases, you have less "truck clearance" when turning out of things (e.g. turning out of a board slide on a two-sided curb/ledge, flat bar, etc.), etc., and I am not a fan of that. You just have to change your technique a bit (usually just go faster so you "shoot out" a bit more), but I like a little more leeway for error, because I err a lot.

That said, the Sweatpants Shape is a fun one, and reminds me of a modern version of the original Vision sweatpants / man and woman heads / etc. shape.

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That all makes complete sense to me, as I guess mine do go (for the most part) up in length, width and wheelbase too.

I had a few short and wide shapes like the Anchor 9.02 x 32.2 with 14.34 wb, which just felt too stubby, when compared to my other boards, so having the same length and wb but just different overall width can sometimes be fun, but other times maybe not be so good.

[close]

To that end, the Horse Pill is the most horrifying Width-to-WB ratio'd deck I can imagine!

Ha yeah, for sure!!!

I got a few of them for the shop, sold all but one, which I was planning to set up, but every time I get it out, I just can't bring myself to do it.  Even have the 215s and everything ready to go, but then I look at the orange eagle or even some other boards and think I will just leave the 10" for a "just in case someone else wants it more" type moment.

I think the Beach Bummer 10" would actually skate way better, of which I also have one ready to go, which I have put trucks on once to see how it was to stand on it, but then took it apart.  169s felt better than 215s on it too.

Just one of those things really - someone somewhere will always appreciate it, even if I do not, so I am thinking someone will come along sooner or later and want one, so it might be best left til then.

[Sedition]

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I haven't set that deck up in awhile, and can't remember what wheels I had on it.

As to the wheelbase, and we are about to get deep into the tech-nerd-weeds here...when boards get wider, I like longer wheelbases. Why? When wider trucks (e.g. wider boards) are paired with shorter wheelbases, you have less "truck clearance" when turning out of things (e.g. turning out of a board slide on a two-sided curb/ledge, flat bar, etc.), etc., and I am not a fan of that. You just have to change your technique a bit (usually just go faster so you "shoot out" a bit more), but I like a little more leeway for error, because I err a lot.

That said, the Sweatpants Shape is a fun one, and reminds me of a modern version of the original Vision sweatpants / man and woman heads / etc. shape.

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That all makes complete sense to me, as I guess mine do go (for the most part) up in length, width and wheelbase too.

I had a few short and wide shapes like the Anchor 9.02 x 32.2 with 14.34 wb, which just felt too stubby, when compared to my other boards, so having the same length and wb but just different overall width can sometimes be fun, but other times maybe not be so good.

[close]

To that end, the Horse Pill is the most horrifying Width-to-WB ratio'd deck I can imagine!

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Ha yeah, for sure!!!

I got a few of them for the shop, sold all but one, which I was planning to set up, but every time I get it out, I just can't bring myself to do it.  Even have the 215s and everything ready to go, but then I look at the orange eagle or even some other boards and think I will just leave the 10" for a "just in case someone else wants it more" type moment.

I think the Beach Bummer 10" would actually skate way better, of which I also have one ready to go, which I have put trucks on once to see how it was to stand on it, but then took it apart.  169s felt better than 215s on it too.

Just one of those things really - someone somewhere will always appreciate it, even if I do not, so I am thinking someone will come along sooner or later and want one, so it might be best left til then.

I have a few shaped decks that I occasionally set-up. Street Thing.* Sweatpants Shape. OG sweatpants shape (Unofficial Gonz reissue). Corey O'Brien. if I am going wide, I am going shaped, and def not a 14.25 wb (with 215s!?! MY GOD! MUST FLEE!!!!), but I know some people really like The Pill, and great for them.

*Of all the shaped decks I have, this is my go-to, when I want to ride one.

[BartHarleyJarvis]

Wondering if anyone else is having the same experience as me:

I picked up an AH DBX and it creaks like crazy. I thought it was my trucks at first but I swapped decks briefly and it was quiet.

Whenever I roll in to a qp or if I load my board preparing for a trick or something, there must be a little flex and it creaks super loud. I’m a bigger dude but not *super* heavy so it’s surprised me. Anyone else getting the same thing or just me?

[SwitchBenihana]

My friend had one that creaked pretty bad, and it chipped super bad from landing upside down on a crack. DLX warrantied it and he got the same shape and graphic, no creaks, no issues of any sort so far.

[Mbrimson88]

Wondering if anyone else is having the same experience as me:

I picked up an AH DBX and it creaks like crazy. I thought it was my trucks at first but I swapped decks briefly and it was quiet.

Whenever I roll in to a qp or if I load my board preparing for a trick or something, there must be a little flex and it creaks super loud. I’m a bigger dude but not *super* heavy so it’s surprised me. Anyone else getting the same thing or just me?

I didn't check back over past posts to see how you usually set up your boards, but do you have anything between deck and trucks?

Some people always had funny noises when it was nothing in between, but I usually cut up crappy stickers and add them under the trucks, hidden away so you wouldn't even know, which helps with noise, vibration and just gives a little gap between the two hard surfaces, usually the better stickers too, not paper ones.

Seem to recall some pro guys saying this was their trick too, but didn't go looking at all.

[Sedition]

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Wondering if anyone else is having the same experience as me:

I picked up an AH DBX and it creaks like crazy. I thought it was my trucks at first but I swapped decks briefly and it was quiet.

Whenever I roll in to a qp or if I load my board preparing for a trick or something, there must be a little flex and it creaks super loud. I’m a bigger dude but not *super* heavy so it’s surprised me. Anyone else getting the same thing or just me?

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I didn't check back over past posts to see how you usually set up your boards, but do you have anything between deck and trucks?

Some people always had funny noises when it was nothing in between, but I usually cut up crappy stickers and add them under the trucks, hidden away so you wouldn't even know, which helps with noise, vibration and just gives a little gap between the two hard surfaces, usually the better stickers too, not paper ones.

Seem to recall some pro guys saying this was their trick too, but didn't go looking at all.

Dude I know does same thing with a super thin piece of cardboard. I've never tried it.

[BartHarleyJarvis]

My friend had one that creaked pretty bad, and it chipped super bad from landing upside down on a crack. DLX warrantied it and he got the same shape and graphic, no creaks, no issues of any sort so far.

Interesting, good to know. The board feels fine so i don't know if I'm quite at warranty status but man it's loud...

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Wondering if anyone else is having the same experience as me:

I picked up an AH DBX and it creaks like crazy. I thought it was my trucks at first but I swapped decks briefly and it was quiet.

Whenever I roll in to a qp or if I load my board preparing for a trick or something, there must be a little flex and it creaks super loud. I’m a bigger dude but not *super* heavy so it’s surprised me. Anyone else getting the same thing or just me?

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I didn't check back over past posts to see how you usually set up your boards, but do you have anything between deck and trucks?

Some people always had funny noises when it was nothing in between, but I usually cut up crappy stickers and add them under the trucks, hidden away so you wouldn't even know, which helps with noise, vibration and just gives a little gap between the two hard surfaces, usually the better stickers too, not paper ones.

Seem to recall some pro guys saying this was their trick too, but didn't go looking at all.

Interesting, I might try this. Part of me thinks it's just the basalt layers rubbing against each other but the sticker trick is worth a shot.

[FrAnKenFrEd]

Back in the day I had a reoccurring issue with creaky DLX boards. Turns out it was something to do with the screen print beneath the baseplates. I sanded the graphic off in the truck area and problem solved.

not sure if that would work on the DBX decks... it might just be tectonic plates moving...

[Sedition]

Brutal moment for me. If I can't find IV stamped decks locally, I usually order them from DLX Skate Shop, because they can usually send an IV (e.g. lots of stock / willing to pull specific stamps). I ordered an 8.25 from them last week. It arrived today.

It's an "I" stamp.

This is going to be...interesting.

[SwitchBenihana]

I have seen so much variation in stamps I don't believe they're all that accurate. Maybe across a batch on a given day. I've asked someone that owns a large shop and has been around long enough and they claim the numbers are stamped in after pressing. I'm not sure some random BBS employee is all that worried about getting it right. I'm guessing they might do 5 presses of 5 decks and those are accurate to one another, but maybe when they cure and get graphics applied things get mixed.

I've had quite a few experiences over the last year or two where my shop has maybe a dozen of the 8.25 or 8.5 graphics and you can compare the numbers across the different graphics and it makes no real sense. I had an Easy Rider that actually had steeper kicks than my I stamped deck prior.