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I'm looking for some feedback on the ND Siamese or maybe the 9.8 Gonz sweatpants. They would be used for regular skating, flip tricks..curbs ledges extra. And run em with 6.1 Ventures. Thanks yo.
i liked the Siamese. but the nose was a bit short. did my noseslides on my tail cause that felt more comfortable. Sweatpants has a normal nose.
Thanks man I wasn't sure on the length of the nose. That makes it a no go. The Gonz is looking good but something similar shaped but in the 9.5 range would be even better. Ideally I want something close to the 9.3 Dressen everslick shape and size..but that's needle in a haystack type shit unfortunately.
I've got both the Siameses and Sweatpants. I'd recommend the Sweatpants. I want to pick up another one. Mine is getting pretty thrashed; its gets a lot of use.
The main drawback for me with the Siamese was the 14" wheelbase. But maybe you like a short WB. I had mine set up with 6.1's & 54 F4 Conical full. I've got the Sweatpants, WB 14.38, set up with 169s & 60mm Classic F4's. And it's still very nimble.
Wood wise, the Sweatpants is superior with that BBS. Siamese is Prime and very flat feeling. The concaves are like bank ramps instead of transition ala BBS.
When one of my friends saw the Siamese set up for the first time, he said it looked like a turtle. I can't get that out of my head, and its so true. All round and short.
In the last 6 months or so; I've really cut down the size of my quiver. At one point I had 19 completes; with Indys, Thunder, Aces & Ventures of all sizes. It was fun, but in the end it just made it more clear what I like and what I skate the best on: Indys and a wheelbase of 14.25 - 14.5.
Top shot of the Siamese