I ride a 8.5 with Thunder 151s (similar setup as Jamie Foy). It was a little hard at first for flip tricks since it was significantly heavier from my 8”, but I love it so much more now. Much love homie!
I like the video, however I feel it’s hard to give an accurate idea of what it feels like sizing up if you aren’t flipping your board, cause that’s where the biggest difference feels, either way you’re right in the sense you can get used to it, just takes some time and effort, good video thumbs up 👍🏻
i feel like the 8.5 decks are better for the shove it tricks, such as biggerspins, 360 shove its, and the 8.25 and smaller are more responsive in flip tricks.
Remeber foot size doesn’t directly correlate to ur comfort, I’m about to start using a 8.25 instead of a 8.5 bc I first started skating on a smaller board and feel more comfortable on a small one, so it may just be on how u feel
for boneless i find pregrab like an indy but towards the front truck then take your foot off and push up with that leg whilst lifting your board and foot as you extend the leg touching the ground. then just jump back on, this also opens up easier boneless shuv variations later as going from the side of the board makes it easier to spin :P
i ride 8.25 and want to go to 8.5 too. i tried ollieing some gaps on my homie's krooked 8.6 and the landing felt more solid caus the board kind of hugs your feet more
Honestly 8.25 is Perfect its light weight not to wide and Perfect for Street skating and Ground tricks any wider deck will be too heavy and hard to flip 8.25 is the Sweet spot! Nice review btw!
i like the vidio man but when your doing a boneless keep your backfoot on the bolt so you keep rolling then you grab the middle of the board with your right hand then you can use your front foot to get you in the air , hope this helps :).
my question is rather should I go from 8.5 to 8.25 or to 8.75 :D 8.5 is my go to standart, but I do have an 8.25 lying around as well and 8.75 too. the former is easier to move around in general, sure, but the 8.75 is very easy to land on. often times I actually learn new stuff on the 8.75 and then develop them with 8.5 cause again, landing anything is so easy when you have a big board. however, regarding the truck width, I only once skated trucks 1/4" smaller than the deck and I actually hated it. definetely going with same size trucks and deck or trucks being slightly bigger, that works fine too.
I love a big fat board on light trucks, I actually skate an 8.5 with 151s the wider trucks are so nice and stable but it’s probably one of the lightest boards I’ve ever skated
@@Deltanumbernine literally bro skate whatever feels comfortable for you and your liking are never feel like your shit has to be perfect are like everybody else’s shit
Andrew Reynolds used to ride Indy 139 (8” axle) on 8.5, he sized down his board several years ago to 8.25 then to 8.125, still on 139s but now mids. Everyone has their reason for what they roll with, and sometimes changes are made as time goes on. EDIT: On a recent IG post he's trying out the Indy Stage 4 136(8" axle)
@@TheHoodBillNye few days after i posted this i saw one. yall wild man im sticking to 7.75 my flip tricks feel good i dont need to change. If i ever do stairs or gaps alot i might go to 8.
The set up of Reynolds is 8.5 with truck 139 l personal l love that set up too l can't do it with large truck l have a board 8.5 and l have truck 144 and l can't l back to 139
Hey bro. I'm a beginner and buying my first board soon. I'm 6.04 ft and wear shoe size US 12. When i try to find my ideal board, every website says something different. One for example says between 8.25 and 8.5, while another one says that I should start with 8,75 and up. I just don't know what to buy (thinking about 8.25 or 8.5) i also can't test it out because there is no skateshop near me. Please let me know what you think. Thanks!
go into your local shop and ask to stand on a couple decks, get the shop hands opinions and see what feels like you have an equal amount of movement and balance, too small of a board will have you vearing side to side on landings and i find a too small board floats away from me, too large a deck and you wont be able to move it efficiently enough (kickflips shuvs and such all get slowed down with a wider board due to air resistance)
The front truck is the the truck that’s on the nose side and the back truck is the truck on the tail side.the bushings inside the back and front trucks wear down differently over time so if you were to mix them up it’d feel weird when trying to skate
bro is the thrasher final boss
I ride a 8.5 with Thunder 151s (similar setup as Jamie Foy). It was a little hard at first for flip tricks since it was significantly heavier from my 8”, but I love it so much more now. Much love homie!
appreciate it bro🙏🏻
I like the video, however I feel it’s hard to give an accurate idea of what it feels like sizing up if you aren’t flipping your board, cause that’s where the biggest difference feels, either way you’re right in the sense you can get used to it, just takes some time and effort, good video thumbs up 👍🏻
The flicking part is 100% true, I just suck at flip tricks so I couldn’t really test that💀
i feel like the 8.5 decks are better for the shove it tricks, such as biggerspins, 360 shove its, and the 8.25 and smaller are more responsive in flip tricks.
Remeber foot size doesn’t directly correlate to ur comfort, I’m about to start using a 8.25 instead of a 8.5 bc I first started skating on a smaller board and feel more comfortable on a small one, so it may just be on how u feel
yuh for sure,all comes down to personal preference
I started on an 8.5 and went down to 8.25, both are nice sizes, but 8.25 is my preferred size now
I prefer 8.25, but I have skated one 8.5 and enjoyed it just because it felt like more board to catch.
I would consider 8.25 like the perfect spot still
almost cut himself in the intro, sheesh
I bought an 8 and honestly it was one of my biggest mistakes, wish i got an 8.5
for boneless i find pregrab like an indy but towards the front truck then take your foot off and push up with that leg whilst lifting your board and foot as you extend the leg touching the ground. then just jump back on, this also opens up easier boneless shuv variations later as going from the side of the board makes it easier to spin :P
i ride 8.25 and want to go to 8.5 too. i tried ollieing some gaps on my homie's krooked 8.6 and the landing felt more solid caus the board kind of hugs your feet more
Honestly 8.25 is Perfect its light weight not to wide and Perfect for Street skating and Ground tricks any wider deck will be too heavy and hard to flip 8.25 is the Sweet spot! Nice review btw!
Of course,why not? the problem is if you Ride 8.25 truck size, you most change a 149 size trucks.
I went drom.7.75 to 8.0 to 8.5 lol and im.stayin with 8.5
i like the vidio man but when your doing a boneless keep your backfoot on the bolt so you keep rolling then you grab the middle of the board with your right hand then you can use your front foot to get you in the air , hope this helps :).
Appreciate it man
You also may want to try Out 8.38 Size Decks i keep switching from 8.25 to the 8.38 and i honestly like both the best out of any size deck.
my question is rather should I go from 8.5 to 8.25 or to 8.75 :D
8.5 is my go to standart, but I do have an 8.25 lying around as well and 8.75 too.
the former is easier to move around in general, sure, but the 8.75 is very easy to land on.
often times I actually learn new stuff on the 8.75 and then develop them with 8.5 cause again, landing anything is so easy when you have a big board.
however, regarding the truck width, I only once skated trucks 1/4" smaller than the deck and I actually hated it.
definetely going with same size trucks and deck or trucks being slightly bigger, that works fine too.
I love a big fat board on light trucks, I actually skate an 8.5 with 151s the wider trucks are so nice and stable but it’s probably one of the lightest boards I’ve ever skated
i went from 8.25 to 9 shaped board (girl skateboards love seat shape) and im loving it
🙌🏼
To a 9!?
That ollie was noice asf
Ur trucks r way too small for this deck width
For sure luckily I switched to 149’s and it feels a lot better
Yeah but ishod rides small trucks on a wide board. Bro ride what feels good. No rules to this. Salute.
@@Deltanumbernine I think smaller trucks make the board rotate easier then standard size trucks according to your deck
@@Deltanumbernine literally bro skate whatever feels comfortable for you and your liking are never feel like your shit has to be perfect are like everybody else’s shit
Andrew Reynolds used to ride Indy 139 (8” axle) on 8.5, he sized down his board several years ago to 8.25 then to 8.125, still on 139s but now mids. Everyone has their reason for what they roll with, and sometimes changes are made as time goes on.
EDIT: On a recent IG post he's trying out the Indy Stage 4 136(8" axle)
they gon have 10inch boards soon i swear
They alr do 😂
@@TheHoodBillNye few days after i posted this i saw one. yall wild man im sticking to 7.75 my flip tricks feel good i dont need to change. If i ever do stairs or gaps alot i might go to 8.
Yeah I'm just going to stay on my 7.5 and let people make fun of me lmao
😭
@@jpdayz I skate tight trucks too 😆
The set up of Reynolds is 8.5 with truck 139 l personal l love that set up too l can't do it with large truck l have a board 8.5 and l have truck 144 and l can't l back to 139
hey im new here and I wanna say fye vid love the vid keep it up
appreciate it man🙌🏼
On this tinny little trucks all boards will be easy to skate.
Try cariuma catiba pros they have great board feel and grip the board well!
Will try to look into it, appreciate it🙏🏻
you should try skating the Nike SB Chron 2
QUICK Question! If that board is 8.5 and has a length of 32.25 how does the griptape which is only 32 inches long can be applied on that?
you just have to be like very very precise with how you put your grip tape lmao i can’t really think of another way
my day is going good thank you, I got a brand new pair of spitfire OG classics
yuh that’s wassup
that board still good besides the slight razor tail, do you not grind or is it just a cruiser?
I wish I could grind but I rarely ever get to find spots to grind on,the board still had hella life in it tho
Homie needs bigger trucks fr
Did it feel harder to do like flip tricks and ollies 😢
not really tbh i got use to it pretty quick
you need bigger trucks to match your bigger board. your trucks looked small on that board it will affect the turning.
good, ty
8.5 is the only one
ive went through all sizes of boards i wear a size 12uk shoe and i absolutely love my 9,7 shaped deck. but it all comes down to preference.
Hey bro. I'm a beginner and buying my first board soon. I'm 6.04 ft and wear shoe size US 12. When i try to find my ideal board, every website says something different. One for example says between 8.25 and 8.5, while another one says that I should start with 8,75 and up. I just don't know what to buy (thinking about 8.25 or 8.5) i also can't test it out because there is no skateshop near me. Please let me know what you think. Thanks!
i’d definitely try a 8.5 for starters, i know some people who are size 11 and skate 8.25 , it all really comes down to personal preference,
go into your local shop and ask to stand on a couple decks, get the shop hands opinions and see what feels like you have an equal amount of movement and balance, too small of a board will have you vearing side to side on landings and i find a too small board floats away from me, too large a deck and you wont be able to move it efficiently enough (kickflips shuvs and such all get slowed down with a wider board due to air resistance)
I’m skating an 8/7
what size are your trucks in this video so that i can know if i also need to get some new trucks
If you’re switching to a 8.5 I would recommend getting 149’s. The trucks I was using in the video were I believe either 147 or 148’s
Wat website u use to order ur shi bro. Also that board looks clean asf
I got it from my local shop but just search up baker x t funk x thrasher board and it should pop up
What was your truck size tho
Nice deck but you need the right size trucks
Got some not that long ago, definitely feels better haha
where did u get the hoodie from??
I like your shirt, is it from "EL TRI"?
Yes sir
you have very good taste sir 🐁
Dude i didn't know there is front truck and back truck i didn't know it mattered but how do you recognise it
I mean how do you know what is the back truck and what is the front
The front truck is the the truck that’s on the nose side and the back truck is the truck on the tail side.the bushings inside the back and front trucks wear down differently over time so if you were to mix them up it’d feel weird when trying to skate
yo like the board but where can i buy it
It’s the baker t funk board I got from a skate shop but you can get it online as well
ghetto blaster
Carlos lastra is that you
Try the new balance numeric 306s amazing shoes
What's your height?
try sum hocks shoes
I have the same gripe tape
Yes
Nice deck
Appreciate it🙏🏻
pengen bngt punya skate:)
Yes...
Goodbye
El tri 😎🤟
A huevo!
U can kickflip?
Yes but it’s rare when I land one lmao
Your trucks are to small for the board
DC
Totally Poser!
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skating a community
did u put ur 5.25 trucks to 8.5 deck?
Yes