Big Boards 9"+( I wanna hear big boys talk about their big boards)

[Mbrimson88]

Anyone know how the black label Max shape compares to the krooked sweatpant shape?. Managed to score some barley skated U.S made 169’s for $20 Aud so putting together a fuck around/curb board but can’t decide between those two. I don’t flip my board a whole lot but do a lot of crooks and noseslides.

I was thinking it had a massive taper to the back, so when I was looking at it, I put it back as it was just too narrow at the back for anything I wanted to run on it, but I am sure you can put those 169s on it without too much trouble.

That said, I am sure some people would be happy with anything on it and there have been a few on here in the past, although I can't find any from basic searches.  I didn't go looking page by page.


When I was looking online, I did find what you want from Tactics:


https://www.tactics.com/black-label/evans-axe-9625-reissue-skateboard-deck/teal

SPECS
SIZE   9.625
FRONT WIDTH (IN):   9.25
CENTER WIDTH (IN):   9.625
BACK WIDTH (IN):   8.625
LENGTH (IN):   31.875
WHEELBASE (IN):   14.0 - 14.5
NOSE (IN):   6.5 - 7.0
TAIL (IN):   6.75

[Mbrimson88]

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My shape from now on

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That Label is sick.  What size trucks are you running?  Can you share the width at the mounting holes?

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Ace AF1 66

The last one measured 8.8 back truck and a little over 9.2 front truck

Here's a Max board with 9" trucks on it.


Knew it was there somewhere and just had to sift through pages.



Another one, as I seem to recall the Curb Nerd was the Max shape, but someone can correct me if I am wrong.

Been a while since I posted a setup.
First day on this one
Black Label Curb nerd 9.63 x 32 14/14.5 wb
Indy 159 hollow w/krux kingpin
Spitfire f4 radial full 99a 56mm
Quantum isotopes
Rad railz wide
Jessup
Bender Allen
Dunks

Black Label Curb Nerd 9.63" x 32" with 14-14.5" adjustable wheelbase (set at 14")
Lurpiv IKP 159
Dogtown Rallys 54mm 99a
Bones Super Swiss 6
Jessup Ultra
7/8" hardware

Been a while since I've skated a deck that's 32" long, which is definitely something I'm still getting used to.

[Orangepulp1000]

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Anyone know how the black label Max shape compares to the krooked sweatpant shape?. Managed to score some barley skated U.S made 169’s for $20 Aud so putting together a fuck around/curb board but can’t decide between those two. I don’t flip my board a whole lot but do a lot of crooks and noseslides.

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I was thinking it had a massive taper to the back, so when I was looking at it, I put it back as it was just too narrow at the back for anything I wanted to run on it, but I am sure you can put those 169s on it without too much trouble.

That said, I am sure some people would be happy with anything on it and there have been a few on here in the past, although I can't find any from basic searches.  I didn't go looking page by page.


When I was looking online, I did find what you want from Tactics:


https://www.tactics.com/black-label/evans-axe-9625-reissue-skateboard-deck/teal

SPECS
SIZE   9.625
FRONT WIDTH (IN):   9.25
CENTER WIDTH (IN):   9.625
BACK WIDTH (IN):   8.625
LENGTH (IN):   31.875
WHEELBASE (IN):   14.0 - 14.5
NOSE (IN):   6.5 - 7.0
TAIL (IN):   6.75


ahhh legend! Thanks for that, exactly the info I was after. I couldn’t really find much info from the shops here in Aus. Even a top photo was a struggle. It does seem to taper quite a bit. Think I’ll go with the sweatpant shape as I did see a photo with 169’s on here and doesn’t seem to stick out too much over the back. Thanks again!

[beandemon]

Any folks riding 10” trucks find locking in hard? Talking about transition, mainly. My 10” trucks have the heelside groove in the same place as all my 9” trucks. BS lock in feels vague, but when I shift so the heel wheel is tight to the coping, I bail. I don’t know if it’s a muscle memory thing or a physics thing where the wheels are just too far out from the centerline to make locking in practical or possible.

[boneless900]

https://www.awhsales.com/p-83657-heroin-team-wide-boy-egg-shaped-deck-1075.aspx

New Heroin drop has a 10.75 egg called the Wide Boy. Couldn't get my hands on an Eggzilla last time so I'm gonna lurk hard to snag a Wide Boy

[handsclapanin]

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Anyone know how the black label Max shape compares to the krooked sweatpant shape?. Managed to score some barley skated U.S made 169’s for $20 Aud so putting together a fuck around/curb board but can’t decide between those two. I don’t flip my board a whole lot but do a lot of crooks and noseslides.

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I was thinking it had a massive taper to the back, so when I was looking at it, I put it back as it was just too narrow at the back for anything I wanted to run on it, but I am sure you can put those 169s on it without too much trouble.

That said, I am sure some people would be happy with anything on it and there have been a few on here in the past, although I can't find any from basic searches.  I didn't go looking page by page.


When I was looking online, I did find what you want from Tactics:


https://www.tactics.com/black-label/evans-axe-9625-reissue-skateboard-deck/teal

SPECS
SIZE   9.625
FRONT WIDTH (IN):   9.25
CENTER WIDTH (IN):   9.625
BACK WIDTH (IN):   8.625
LENGTH (IN):   31.875
WHEELBASE (IN):   14.0 - 14.5
NOSE (IN):   6.5 - 7.0
TAIL (IN):   6.75


ahhh legend! Thanks for that, exactly the info I was after. I couldn’t really find much info from the shops here in Aus. Even a top photo was a struggle. It does seem to taper quite a bit. Think I’ll go with the sweatpant shape as I did see a photo with 169’s on here and doesn’t seem to stick out too much over the back. Thanks again!

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I've had both the Max shape (same as curb nerd) and the Sweatpants. I set up my Max with 159s and 169s on my sweatpants. I have my Max set up with the 14.5 WB and the nose feels  pretty small. I'm sure if you switched to the smaller 14 WB, the nose would feel more normal, but that WB is too small for me.

[DubStyleeCA]

https://www.awhsales.com/p-83657-heroin-team-wide-boy-egg-shaped-deck-1075.aspx

New Heroin drop has a 10.75 egg called the Wide Boy. Couldn't get my hands on an Eggzilla last time so I'm gonna lurk hard to snag a Wide Boy

The eggzilla was wild. I tried it for a bit with someone in our family who has it

[Mbrimson88]

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Anyone know how the black label Max shape compares to the krooked sweatpant shape?. Managed to score some barley skated U.S made 169’s for $20 Aud so putting together a fuck around/curb board but can’t decide between those two. I don’t flip my board a whole lot but do a lot of crooks and noseslides.

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I was thinking it had a massive taper to the back, so when I was looking at it, I put it back as it was just too narrow at the back for anything I wanted to run on it, but I am sure you can put those 169s on it without too much trouble.

That said, I am sure some people would be happy with anything on it and there have been a few on here in the past, although I can't find any from basic searches.  I didn't go looking page by page.


When I was looking online, I did find what you want from Tactics:


https://www.tactics.com/black-label/evans-axe-9625-reissue-skateboard-deck/teal

SPECS
SIZE   9.625
FRONT WIDTH (IN):   9.25
CENTER WIDTH (IN):   9.625
BACK WIDTH (IN):   8.625
LENGTH (IN):   31.875
WHEELBASE (IN):   14.0 - 14.5
NOSE (IN):   6.5 - 7.0
TAIL (IN):   6.75

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ahhh legend! Thanks for that, exactly the info I was after. I couldn’t really find much info from the shops here in Aus. Even a top photo was a struggle. It does seem to taper quite a bit. Think I’ll go with the sweatpant shape as I did see a photo with 169’s on here and doesn’t seem to stick out too much over the back. Thanks again!

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I've had both the Max shape (same as curb nerd) and the Sweatpants. I set up my Max with 159s and 169s on my sweatpants. I have my Max set up with the 14.5 WB and the nose feels  pretty small. I'm sure if you switched to the smaller 14 WB, the nose would feel more normal, but that WB is too small for me.

For sure!


As much as I think Black Label is awesome, the Sweatpants shape might well be the better of the two, but that is just me - prefer a little more width right through the board and less taper.

Sweatpants just sits better to me with something like 9.1 at front and 8.8 at back, so it works well on 169s for me too.  I got a few and between that and the Black Label Street Thing / Van man board shape, those two are loads of fun and work really well in that category of board.

 

[TastyBurrito]

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https://www.awhsales.com/p-83657-heroin-team-wide-boy-egg-shaped-deck-1075.aspx

New Heroin drop has a 10.75 egg called the Wide Boy. Couldn't get my hands on an Eggzilla last time so I'm gonna lurk hard to snag a Wide Boy

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The eggzilla was wild. I tried it for a bit with someone in our family who has it

That wide boy is wild!

I'm on the 9.5" Razor Egg and kinda want to fuck with that 10" Curb Killer egg.

[Plan9Customs]

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Anyone know how the black label Max shape compares to the krooked sweatpant shape?. Managed to score some barley skated U.S made 169’s for $20 Aud so putting together a fuck around/curb board but can’t decide between those two. I don’t flip my board a whole lot but do a lot of crooks and noseslides.

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I was thinking it had a massive taper to the back, so when I was looking at it, I put it back as it was just too narrow at the back for anything I wanted to run on it, but I am sure you can put those 169s on it without too much trouble.

That said, I am sure some people would be happy with anything on it and there have been a few on here in the past, although I can't find any from basic searches.  I didn't go looking page by page.


When I was looking online, I did find what you want from Tactics:


https://www.tactics.com/black-label/evans-axe-9625-reissue-skateboard-deck/teal

SPECS
SIZE   9.625
FRONT WIDTH (IN):   9.25
CENTER WIDTH (IN):   9.625
BACK WIDTH (IN):   8.625
LENGTH (IN):   31.875
WHEELBASE (IN):   14.0 - 14.5
NOSE (IN):   6.5 - 7.0
TAIL (IN):   6.75

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ahhh legend! Thanks for that, exactly the info I was after. I couldn’t really find much info from the shops here in Aus. Even a top photo was a struggle. It does seem to taper quite a bit. Think I’ll go with the sweatpant shape as I did see a photo with 169’s on here and doesn’t seem to stick out too much over the back. Thanks again!

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I've had both the Max shape (same as curb nerd) and the Sweatpants. I set up my Max with 159s and 169s on my sweatpants. I have my Max set up with the 14.5 WB and the nose feels  pretty small. I'm sure if you switched to the smaller 14 WB, the nose would feel more normal, but that WB is too small for me.

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For sure!


As much as I think Black Label is awesome, the Sweatpants shape might well be the better of the two, but that is just me - prefer a little more width right through the board and less taper.

Sweatpants just sits better to me with something like 9.1 at front and 8.8 at back, so it works well on 169s for me too.  I got a few and between that and the Black Label Street Thing / Van man board shape, those two are loads of fun and work really well in that category of board.

I know @Mbrimson88 isnt in the states but if you guys are you may want to check out Motuary Skates. One of Gurneys shapes is like a cross between a Sweatpants and Manvan(or Street thing same shape).

[Woodshop]

I know @Mbrimson88 isnt in the states but if you guys are you may want to check out Motuary Skates. One of Gurneys shapes is like a cross between a Sweatpants and Manvan(or Street thing same shape).

That does look like a good one too.

Still PS Stix for wood?  That's what I had it as for the woodshop listing.


Some people who are not too fond of BBS might prefer that one as well, just as another option.


https://www.mortuaryskates.com/


I can only see 9.625 as width, so what are the other dimensions on that board?

Thanks.

[TheSickness]

crail couch, venture 6.1, spit f4 55mm, lil jawns rails. Absolute fun all arounder for me. Flips well, boardslides fast even when going slow, and the grind feels pretty good. Haven't had ventures for maybe 29-30 years now.

Where's this graphic from?  I've been riding couch decks for a few years now and haven't seen that before - is that some sort of sticker?

[finecojeffe]

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crail couch, venture 6.1, spit f4 55mm, lil jawns rails. Absolute fun all arounder for me. Flips well, boardslides fast even when going slow, and the grind feels pretty good. Haven't had ventures for maybe 29-30 years now.

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Where's this graphic from?  I've been riding couch decks for a few years now and haven't seen that before - is that some sort of sticker?

i made it. It's paint, no sticker.

[FunnyBunny]

I went looking for that too when I first saw it,  looks super sick!

[finecojeffe]

I went looking for that too when I first saw it,  looks super sick!

thank you! Much appreciated.

I've been painting every couch/loveseat/phawt i've had since the generic crail graphic isn't appealing to me, but the shapes most definitely are.

[bombsaway86]

Any folks riding 10” trucks find locking in hard? Talking about transition, mainly. My 10” trucks have the heelside groove in the same place as all my 9” trucks. BS lock in feels vague, but when I shift so the heel wheel is tight to the coping, I bail. I don’t know if it’s a muscle memory thing or a physics thing where the wheels are just too far out from the centerline to make locking in practical or possible.

Stand up grinds are definitely harder with 10” trucks. The people I know that ride them mostly do carve grinds and slash grinds.

[sbr]

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Any folks riding 10” trucks find locking in hard? Talking about transition, mainly. My 10” trucks have the heelside groove in the same place as all my 9” trucks. BS lock in feels vague, but when I shift so the heel wheel is tight to the coping, I bail. I don’t know if it’s a muscle memory thing or a physics thing where the wheels are just too far out from the centerline to make locking in practical or possible.

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Stand up grinds are definitely harder with 10” trucks. The people I know that ride them mostly do carve grinds and slash grinds.

I actually prefer the lock-in on 10" trucks. It took about 20-30 minutes on the first day to fully acclimate to pushing all the way into and out of grinds, but once I got the feel for it I've had no issue locking up against my wheel. The added hanger room and board width made smiths feel way better and more controlled for me as well, especially for FS tail grab or seatbelt smiths.

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[Frank and Fred]

Nice looking bowl. And nice looking BS 5 O. You won.

[sbr]

Nice looking bowl. And nice looking BS 5 O. You won.

Cheers. Should I expect my prize in the mail? hahaha

[Frank and Fred]

You already got your prize and you know it. Keep ripping.

[sbr]

You already got your prize and you know it. Keep ripping.

 

[yourbreakfsat]

Antihero Brian Anderson Toasted 9.25" x 32.25". Listed 14.43" wheelbase but I measured 14.38".
Independent 159 with hollow axle and Indy 92a barrel bushings.
Spitfire F4 Radial Full 58mm 97a
Quantum Atom Bearings
Indy 1" hardware
MOB
Thunder 1/8" risers

Debated putting black rails on this but then realized I don't want to deal with bending the rails to the shape of the board and the installation.

[yourbreakfsat]

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Any folks riding 10” trucks find locking in hard? Talking about transition, mainly. My 10” trucks have the heelside groove in the same place as all my 9” trucks. BS lock in feels vague, but when I shift so the heel wheel is tight to the coping, I bail. I don’t know if it’s a muscle memory thing or a physics thing where the wheels are just too far out from the centerline to make locking in practical or possible.

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Stand up grinds are definitely harder with 10” trucks. The people I know that ride them mostly do carve grinds and slash grinds.

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I actually prefer the lock-in on 10" trucks. It took about 20-30 minutes on the first day to fully acclimate to pushing all the way into and out of grinds, but once I got the feel for it I've had no issue locking up against my wheel. The added hanger room and board width made smiths feel way better and more controlled for me as well, especially for FS tail grab or seatbelt smiths.

Shitty iPhone clip screen grab for reference -

Absolutely need this bowl in my life

[yourbreakfsat]

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Black Label Curb Nerd 9.63" x 32" with 14-14.5" adjustable wheelbase (set at 14")
Lurpiv IKP 159
Dogtown Rallys 54mm 99a
Bones Super Swiss 6
Jessup Ultra
7/8" hardware

Been a while since I've skated a deck that's 32" long, which is definitely something I'm still getting used to.

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@Orangepulp1000 FWIW I switched to Thunder 161s on this board and found myself having a much better time with it.

[sbr]

Absolutely need this bowl in my life

Although I wish it was a bit deeper, I love that thing. 5th Pocket knows how to build a damn good skatepark 

[Mbrimson88]

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Black Label Curb Nerd 9.63" x 32" with 14-14.5" adjustable wheelbase (set at 14")
Lurpiv IKP 159
Dogtown Rallys 54mm 99a
Bones Super Swiss 6
Jessup Ultra
7/8" hardware

Been a while since I've skated a deck that's 32" long, which is definitely something I'm still getting used to.

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@Orangepulp1000 FWIW I switched to Thunder 161s on this board and found myself having a much better time with it.

The silly thing is I am sure most of the 9+ boards would skate better on 9+ trucks, even with the taper, but when I look down at the back truck, it makes me doubt it and then puts me off the whole board, before even setting it up or more often I sell it on.

Others who have set up boards much like that who find it does work then make me think it is not a worry and I have got and skated boards with tapers like that before, often used from others, and just to see what they are like, so it is just the initial look and think "No" that gets me there.

Thinking of 80s boards, they always had a lot of back wheel sticking out and that is how they skated them, but I also question the width of the tail on some of the newer ones, that almost look smaller than some of my normal boards.

I guess that is also why the Huffer shape works so well, because the tail on that thing is still pretty big and wide.

No harm in looking at a lot of options and that is what makes this thread so good, because I can see quite a few boards that I have that I am just yet to set up for whatever reason, usually because the trucks don't quite fit on it to my liking.


* Yes I am my own worst enemy in that regard!!! 

[Plan9Customs]

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I know @Mbrimson88 isnt in the states but if you guys are you may want to check out Motuary Skates. One of Gurneys shapes is like a cross between a Sweatpants and Manvan(or Street thing same shape).

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That does look like a good one too.

Still PS Stix for wood?  That's what I had it as for the woodshop listing.


Some people who are not too fond of BBS might prefer that one as well, just as another option.


https://www.mortuaryskates.com/


I can only see 9.625 as width, so what are the other dimensions on that board?

Thanks.

I’m assuming they are. That’s from their first run. I’ll try to get the rest of the dims tomorrow or this weekend.

[GBLange]

DSM age old clearance stock board finally reach a local skateshop im my part of the world (Malaysia).

[Hefe43]

https://www.awhsales.com/p-83657-heroin-team-wide-boy-egg-shaped-deck-1075.aspx

New Heroin drop has a 10.75 egg called the Wide Boy. Couldn't get my hands on an Eggzilla last time so I'm gonna lurk hard to snag a Wide Boy

For real, you guys are all the worst. I have one eggish board, an old mariano powerslide but eggs aren’t in my quiver.

Until later today, when I pick up my wide boy 

[KILLEDTHEPOOL]

while we're on the subject of tapers...
ugh so I picked up this scram and it's a 9.5 so I'm thinking my 169s will fit perfect, alas I didn't realize the back tapers down to an 8.75. and I HATE seeing my wheels. I'm still putting off setting it up til I have some cool shit for a grip job, and just praying it will miraculously get wider and fit my trucks. if not then 166s here I come I guess...
second pic is sitting on top of my current deck, it really looks exactly the same but still my anxiety skyrockets

LUPE POR VIDA