Gear your contemplating buying?

[El Freegano]

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Got the Telfords off Union a while back as chillers, they do run narrow and take forever to break in even with shoe stretchers. Haven't skated in Lakais in years but I'd recommend you try them on in store before pulling the trigger.

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I could skate mine straight away and felt broken in. Which sole you have on yours?

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The older, non-XLK ones. I got wide feet with bunions so most shoes with a narrow toe box (Nike / Adidas) need a 1/2 size up.

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I had the black and gold ones with the same cup on it. Can confirm, tight toe box. But they broke in after session or two. Boardfeel, grip, and flick are all there. But lakais rubber doesn't last. Even with the vulc shoes. I had perez's shoes and they were shite. If you are flipping the board regularly. Try something else. 2 weeks and my kickflip area is gone. Compared to the 440's i've been skating. I think I got more than a month out of them. And that month is consistent skating almost everyday. Picked up some labor day sale and got some atlantics on the cheap. They have the xlk cup underneath and curious to try it. Expecting the same feel.

A friend gave me a couple of pairs of lightly used lakai telfords (this blue colorway from the pic, the welsh colorway and one other). All of them are super pointy and i am happy that the shoes are half size bigger so i can use them. My toes don't like this pointyness but i gotta say that the flips come super easy. The first two are with the thinnest sole (same as the pictured model) and i need to put 2 insoles in them, otherwise my feet hurts. The material also doesn't last very long. The third pair is with a thicker soles (the one that first came with the Alvarez model) and feels way better.

[MC3]

My current trucks (Thunder Hollows) are about to die and I’ve stepped on a few friends boards who ride Aces and i really like them. Feel solid turn great, etc. Part of me wants to just go for classic Ace or AF1 and just get used to the heavier truck, but coming from a comparably pretty light truck to Aces which are def on the heavier side, should I get some AF1 Hollows to soften the blow? I ride an 8.5 with some sort of full shaped spitfire so I’m conscious of keeping the weight at least manageable (and I’m a baby)

[munchbox]

sapient skateboards “guano” shape
9/32/14.5wb twin tail



gonna fuck with the wheelbase on this one
nose and tail are both 6.625
not a fan of twin tails and thats comically small for the nose
with a 7” nose and a 14.125wb id be set

graphic definitely has to go
anyone got links to a giant sticker? anywhere from 14” - 33”

[LebowskisRug]

My current trucks (Thunder Hollows) are about to die and I’ve stepped on a few friends boards who ride Aces and i really like them. Feel solid turn great, etc. Part of me wants to just go for classic Ace or AF1 and just get used to the heavier truck, but coming from a comparably pretty light truck to Aces which are def on the heavier side, should I get some AF1 Hollows to soften the blow? I ride an 8.5 with some sort of full shaped spitfire so I’m conscious of keeping the weight at least manageable (and I’m a baby)

If you go Ace I'd go AF1 Hollow with the harder bushings and it'll still pop nothing like Thunders but be a bit more stable.

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sapient skateboards “guano” shape
9/32/14.5wb twin tail



gonna fuck with the wheelbase on this one
nose and tail are both 6.625
not a fan of twin tails and thats comically small for the nose
with a 7” nose and a 14.125wb id be set

graphic definitely has to go
anyone got links to a giant sticker? anywhere from 14” - 33”

i dunno about this one

[moonordie]

Guano is definitely not a good name for a board or anything for that matter

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sapient skateboards “guano” shape
9/32/14.5wb twin tail



gonna fuck with the wheelbase on this one
nose and tail are both 6.625
not a fan of twin tails and thats comically small for the nose
with a 7” nose and a 14.125wb id be set

graphic definitely has to go
anyone got links to a giant sticker? anywhere from 14” - 33”

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i dunno about this one

may be great or suck completely
seen a cat out of the supreme van rip on a supreme uncut blank
flip tricks and all the good stuff, looked unbothered
from that point on i wanted to try something similar

fwiw i progressed a lot skating square fa/quasi noses
worse case scenario i go back to a blunter popsicle

Guano is definitely not a good name for a board or anything for that matter

just looked it up right now
sounds exactly like the name “sapient skateboards” would use
everything outside the shape itself could induce projectile vomit

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sapient skateboards “guano” shape
9/32/14.5wb twin tail



gonna fuck with the wheelbase on this one
nose and tail are both 6.625
not a fan of twin tails and thats comically small for the nose
with a 7” nose and a 14.125wb id be set

graphic definitely has to go
anyone got links to a giant sticker? anywhere from 14” - 33”

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i dunno about this one

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may be great or suck completely
seen a cat out of the supreme van rip on a supreme uncut blank
flip tricks and all the good stuff, looked unbothered
from that point on i wanted to try something similar

fwiw i progressed a lot skating square fa/quasi noses
worse case scenario i go back to a blunter popsicle

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Guano is definitely not a good name for a board or anything for that matter

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just looked it up right now
sounds exactly like the name “sapient skateboards” would use
everything outside the shape itself could induce projectile vomit

matt rodriquez had a similarly rectangular shape going.

oh the name and graphics are definitely cohesive.

trying wildly different products is fun

[moonordie]

Eeying a 8.38 Primitive + some X99 V6 54

[Madam, I'm Adam]

Thinking about skating the Crail GO26 shape but I'm a bit hesitant. Reason being is that I'm in this mindset of trying to buy pro boards of pros I've admired for a long time but haven't supported with my money, and Jesus Fernandez is one of those pros. He's got a few boards out with nice colourways, but they're all G026 and I'm seeing mainly tepid reviews of that shape here on Slap. Might be wrong though but it seems like the majority of the G026 reviews are from around 2018 so maybe things have changed.

Apparently the G026 shape has a flat rail/concave - I've skated a flat crail board before and it felt weird, although it wasn't awful. I need some wing, so I'm on the fence.

[srixon1006]

Thinking about skating the Crail GO26 shape but I'm a bit hesitant. Reason being is that I'm in this mindset of trying to buy pro boards of pros I've admired for a long time but haven't supported with my money, and Jesus Fernandez is one of those pros. He's got a few boards out with nice colourways, but they're all G026 and I'm seeing mainly tepid reviews of that shape here on Slap. Might be wrong though but it seems like the majority of the G026 reviews are from around 2018 so maybe things have changed.

Apparently the G026 shape has a flat rail/concave - I've skated a flat crail board before and it felt weird, although it wasn't awful. I need some wing, so I'm on the fence.

I have to set ups in g052 and g026. for some reason I tend to skate the g026 more. overall set up feels lighter, and since skating the g026, the g052's feels like a boat now.

[srixon1006]

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Thinking about skating the Crail GO26 shape but I'm a bit hesitant. Reason being is that I'm in this mindset of trying to buy pro boards of pros I've admired for a long time but haven't supported with my money, and Jesus Fernandez is one of those pros. He's got a few boards out with nice colourways, but they're all G026 and I'm seeing mainly tepid reviews of that shape here on Slap. Might be wrong though but it seems like the majority of the G026 reviews are from around 2018 so maybe things have changed.

Apparently the G026 shape has a flat rail/concave - I've skated a flat crail board before and it felt weird, although it wasn't awful. I need some wing, so I'm on the fence.

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I have to set ups in g052 and g026. for some reason I tend to skate the g026 more. overall set up feels lighter, and since skating the g026, the g052's feels like a boat now.

always thought I was a blunt nose guy like the g052's. but since skating the g026, I prefer taper nose now.

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polar 9.0
hopefully this is the shape i stick with

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polar 9.0
hopefully this is the shape i stick with

this looks really sick

[GardenSkater77]

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sapient skateboards “guano” shape
9/32/14.5wb twin tail



gonna fuck with the wheelbase on this one
nose and tail are both 6.625
not a fan of twin tails and thats comically small for the nose
with a 7” nose and a 14.125wb id be set

graphic definitely has to go
anyone got links to a giant sticker? anywhere from 14” - 33”

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i dunno about this one

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may be great or suck completely
seen a cat out of the supreme van rip on a supreme uncut blank
flip tricks and all the good stuff, looked unbothered
from that point on i wanted to try something similar

fwiw i progressed a lot skating square fa/quasi noses
worse case scenario i go back to a blunter popsicle

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Guano is definitely not a good name for a board or anything for that matter

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just looked it up right now
sounds exactly like the name “sapient skateboards” would use
everything outside the shape itself could induce projectile vomit

Did you watch the promo video? The guy is pressing these boards in his basement. Hope he has good ventilation.

https://sapientskateboards.com/about/

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polar 9.0
hopefully this is the shape i stick with

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this looks really sick

wrong thread, technically skate shit i bought recently

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sapient skateboards “guano” shape
9/32/14.5wb twin tail



gonna fuck with the wheelbase on this one
nose and tail are both 6.625
not a fan of twin tails and thats comically small for the nose
with a 7” nose and a 14.125wb id be set

graphic definitely has to go
anyone got links to a giant sticker? anywhere from 14” - 33”

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i dunno about this one

[close]

may be great or suck completely
seen a cat out of the supreme van rip on a supreme uncut blank
flip tricks and all the good stuff, looked unbothered
from that point on i wanted to try something similar

fwiw i progressed a lot skating square fa/quasi noses
worse case scenario i go back to a blunter popsicle

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Guano is definitely not a good name for a board or anything for that matter

[close]

just looked it up right now
sounds exactly like the name “sapient skateboards” would use
everything outside the shape itself could induce projectile vomit

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Did you watch the promo video? The guy is pressing these boards in his basement. Hope he has good ventilation.

https://sapientskateboards.com/about/

bless his lungs and name picking capacities

[j....soy.....]

no homo....

[pile]

toy finally coming through with some good re-issues.

I'll have to get multiple of these (I would like to skate one and keep one).



and one of these to keep as well.

[Bill Salt]

I'd like to try Jaccuzi boards but did not find any sort of review.

[Slugboi22]

super tempted to try that kenny anderson chocolate shape. Been skating a lot of 8.25 pops recently so i’m a little reluctant to jump back to 8.5. :/ anyone have any good feedback on in that shape skates like a smaller board?

[FUBAR]

I really want that 8.75 Senn reissue TM did. They are still out there.

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gear i am contemplating: all of it.

[moonordie]

gear i am contemplating: all of it.

Can totally relate but to be more specific: AF-1 55, some swiss to have in ice and Knox pants.

[DarkPools]

super tempted to try that kenny anderson chocolate shape. Been skating a lot of 8.25 pops recently so i’m a little reluctant to jump back to 8.5. :/ anyone have any good feedback on in that shape skates like a smaller board?

If it's the main KA shape in 8.5 and not one of the other popsicle shapes in 8.5, then it tapers to some degree. I haven't skated it but I skipped it because I saw someone on here mention it felt like an 8.25 in certain sections of the deck. I think at the back truck area.

[botefdunn]

I moved into my van a few days ago, and was relatively well-equipped for the transition. One thing I knew I needed was a good cutting board. I looked at a bunch and finally decided that the thin, flexible plastic kind would be the most efficient: It's easy to store, you can use it to set a hot pan on, and i like how you can bend and funnel chopped stuffed when transferring it to the pot.
Would love some feedback on this, what board ya'll cutting on?

[FUBAR]

I moved into my van a few days ago, and was relatively well-equipped for the transition. One thing I knew I needed was a good cutting board. I looked at a bunch and finally decided that the thin, flexible plastic kind would be the most efficient: It's easy to store, you can use it to set a hot pan on, and i like how you can bend and funnel chopped stuffed when transferring it to the pot.
Would love some feedback on this, what board ya'll cutting on?

My main cutting board is made from old decks. The one you are using sounds perfect for the van life.

[iw0]

I moved into my van a few days ago, and was relatively well-equipped for the transition. One thing I knew I needed was a good cutting board. I looked at a bunch and finally decided that the thin, flexible plastic kind would be the most efficient: It's easy to store, you can use it to set a hot pan on, and i like how you can bend and funnel chopped stuffed when transferring it to the pot.
Would love some feedback on this, what board ya'll cutting on?

i did what you did and grabbed a 4 pack of the flexi plastic ones a while back, and the -only- thing i'm not a huge fan of is fluid run-off but that can be mitigated

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ace classic 55s (because some a-hole posted their hot looking setup and now i want to bite their style).

half-cabs
some more nb 808s for those days when i feel like a sack of painful dust
indy 159s, not gonna but i wish i still had some. stage 10s would be even better.
maybe some radials? skated dragons for the first time today and couldn’t really speed check, tbf the roads were really rough.
polar 9

might be able to dodge all of these. except for the 55s

[jsettle]

Bones x formula 99a wheels....been thinking about these for some time but cant pull the trigger knowing that spitfire f4 99 never have done me wrong. I used to ride bones wheels 10 years ago but always rode the stf formula and they were always good. Past 10 yrs ive been on formula fours and haven't rode anything else. Anyone got experiences with the new x formula bones? All i really skate is smooth concrete skateparks and curbs as far as street goes

[Dirty Douggie]

An 8.0 board with a mellow nose and tail, not too much concave. Something easy to manage.

I'm sick of struggling skating flat with large boards (8.25/8,5 with steep nose and tails). I recently set up an old 8.0 Habitat Twin Peaks series and had the time of my life skating flat.

I just assumed i would size down to a smaller board given that i only skate ledges and flat. Every time i watch Brayan Albarenga skating, i'm like "man, that board does look easy to flip..." I guess he's got Primitive boards...

Anyone got a good suggestion for an 8.0 board with flat tail and nose ? Mellow concave. (I'm in France).