It’s also funny that Knox knew nothing about wheelbase or the length of decks before getting on Krooked. That’s amazing. Just shows how silly it for us to obsess over that shit. Just go out there and skate. If you’re good you can skate anything essentially lol
“Then I spoke to Mike Anderson, who has his own shape and everything, and he said “if you like something, just stick with it or you’ll go insane trying to find the perfect shape.””
That applies to shoes too lol. I plan on sticking with mainly 480s and Girl G053s decks for most of 2024.
Truck Wheelbase +/-, baseplates hindering slide, wheel width, blah, blah, nothing is perfect - however, I do think people should pay attention to the deck WB, this among all things is what provides the most 'feel' to a setup regardless of parts (of course e60mm wheels or 215s or some obscene gear item will, we're talking 'standard' setups).
I wish I could find the perfect shoe: it would include being a mid, comfy ankle support, sock liner, moderate arch, wide toe box (not clown toe caps), heel lock lace eyelets, hidden lace loops, curved heel counter, breathable mesh on the sides and toe box...speaking of, Adidas has a cool breathable hole with mesh on these cross trainers I've been using...interesting concept (insole is also modified for breathability above this area - all the small circles).