Eggs have the benefits of shaped boards and popsicles. The center of gravity is in the middle, unlike shaped boards or popsicles, allowing for easier rotation of kickflips and heelflips. Eggs are awesome.
shellraiser 9.5, 169 hollows, 58 oj hardlines. I've skated 9s with 159s for years and this setup is so much more fun. Got all the same tricks on it, the weight feels reallyyyy good. Rolls over everything. This is the way
Bro gonna second that, I’ve been on that setup basically 2 years or so hooked, 169s are so my jam. And The Indy Manager even sent me some for free because I He’s sick like that, lol 9.5 deck and some 169s hollow forged or titanium hollows with some 60mm 88a Powells/Spitfire 58mm conical fulls 99a also my go to.
@@LeonPaxton I, myself, was surprised when this cool Chinese guy did a kickflip first try on my OG Ripper with Mini-Cubics. ...Did I just find Animal Chin?
Three eighths to Half inch bigger than you ride on a popsicle is perfect for me. I ride 8.5 Popsicles on 8.75 trucks so the 9.125 worked perfectly for me because my trucks fit them perfect. Now I have egg boards in all different sizes and a two year old popsicle without a scratch on it 😆
Love my 10.75 Shellraiser 3 with my 215 indys, 54mm 99 Spitfire Conical Fulls, but true alot harder and slower to flip. Always carry my spare popsicle deck for tech tricks. Herion Baord rocks especially power sliding or drifting fast around park. Gr8 VLOG.
I slapped some AF1 66s (9 inch) on my 8.75 symmetrical egg with 56 mm nano cubes. It effortlessly rides up and pinches the curbs in my area with ease. With the large radius on all the curbs here it’s the only way I can get a proper pinch.
Keep an eye out on the primitive website they have 9.125 or something close to that egg board that goes on sale a few times a year for 45 USD I snagged 2 last year
@@LeonPaxton They listened at Heroin skateboards 😮 there's a long eggs deck that just dropped. Hopefully it's easy to find one in a local shop. I stumbled across it on tactics.
i have 4 popsicle setups 8-8.25" and a grimple stix cardiel, like a '92 football/egg shape - 9.18" x 32.6", 14.75"wb. ideally i'd have one popsicle and one shaped at a time, but i got a few completes off marketplace for too cheap to pass up. haven't been able to skate due to back issues for about 3 weeks 😭
To be fair I actually have 2 10” popsicle boards that I ride every now and then too lol That Cardiel shape is amazing though! Oh damn dude, that’s sucks! Hopefully you get better soon 🙏🏽
@@LeonPaxton thx, i feel a good deal better. just sometimes, with certain movements, it's like lightning right where my rib cage meets my spine. hoping it's just muscle spasms, not disc.
I used to skate mainly between 10-14 years old but I'm trying to get back into it as a 26 year old. I think I'm going to buy a blank egg board and give them a try. I am trying to be much safer these days riding so I'm also going all in on protective gear. Have any recommendations?
Is that griptape applied like that for easy re-gripping? I applied it like that so that I can easily replace just on the ends of the board when needed or get damaged. The griptape of the board usually doesn't much grip at all. Btw I've never tried egg board but I'm tempted to get such symmetrical one that is much narrower.
Yo Leon! I just put 169 forged hollows on my 9.25 egg and its a hell of alot better feels than with ace 55s. Actually noticeable even though the size difference is only 1/4 inch 😂 I love my board maddness
I’d consider it in the future. I ride an 8.5 with thunder 151’s. But I have 2 almost new sets of 149’s setup on 8.25’s I never really ride. So I’d rather use those or give them to a young poor skater before getting another set of trucks
Hello! I was able to buy an egg shape primitive, 9.125, 14.25 wb, I use trucks thunder 151, it doesn't feel like a big board, in fact I can control it very well, which I would like to try with independent 159 or ACE 60, when I was using a popcicle 8.5 with 14.25 wb with the standard 149 indys felt better than the Thunder, well just a beginner's opinion
I’ve got 57mm Snot Wide Boys on and the Lil Jawns Moth rails 👌🏽 These wheels have been perfect for parks and street for me so far too, I’m loving them!
would going from an 8.5 popsicle to an 10 in egg be a massive difference? and if so would 159mm trucks be enough? the shops around here only carry that egg size or an 8.35 which i think would be pretty small.
Yeah dude, that's a pretty big jump! You'd feel more comfortable on something around the 9.1"-9.25" range but the 10" would make a fun secondary board for sure!
Your videos on egg boards are getting me super stoked to get a setup of my own. I currently ride an 8.25 popsicle board but i often feel it’s two narrow so I’m thinking I would go for a Heroin 9.25 symmetrical egg. Would I then go an 8.75” truck? Also keen for inverted king pin, maybe jndys or Slappy?
@@LeonPaxton yeah rad. Do you find the Slappy trucks just turn better? Like better geometry? Also what size wheels would you recommend? (I was thinking either dragons or those new spitfire 93s)
They just felt like they were good to go instantly and no wheel bite was amazing! I personally like anything between 54mm to 56mm but it just depends on what you like, how heavy you want your set up and what surfaces you ride on man
@ thanks heaps dude. I ended up putting together a Leon special haha. 9.25” Heroin Emu egg, slappy ST1 inverted hollow trucks, Bones Reds Big Balls, 88A Nano Dragons 54mm. Board feels amazing so far, agree with everything you’ve been saying about egg boards. I am getting some wheel bite though and can’t tighten the trucks anymore so figure I might need stiffer bushings!
I have 8.75 egg board now. The 9.5 board is super tempting, but on other way i feel unshure! How the tricks would feel and if it would be too wide. Do you feel like you are hitting the wall once you go up to 10 inch egg boards, as maximum wide? Or you think 9.5 is the sweet spot? Im just speculating, since i cant try out 9.5 board. But it seems interesting!! =)
For me anything from 9.5" to 10" is my sweet spot but then I was able to do majority of my tricks and be super comfortable on my 10.75" so it's hard to put a cap on it lol I feel like this board would be a pretty big step up for you from an 8.75" egg though
I have 3 set ups Old reliable everyday board 🛹 8.63 Popsicle flight deck thunder 149s reds 97a 52 Andy Anderson Wheels Curbs and skateparks 9.5 heroin razor egg thunder 151s 97a 54 Nano rats wheels and rails with reds. Mailbox/gas station and coffee Old school 10.5 Powell ripper deck with rails thunder 161 54 93a dragons with reds
i don't think i'd like a symmetrical egg, i like the kinda blunted tail and tapered nose of a standard egg. i don't think i'd like symmetrical boards in general, even popsicles. i like the difference in pop feel/angle/timing depending on which way i'm riding of standard/asymmetrical boards
I remember you talking about putting music in your clips. Maybe to get free music. Put a notice out full local up and coming bands to send you demos make part of the agreement is that you're useless music to get thermal herd and there'll be no copyright issues. We all know you don't need to use music. And if using music is going to give any danger to your TH-cam income. Who won't be able to use music and get them local up-and-coming bands herd.
I got them from Marcus at American Wood Skate Boutique, he’s having a big sale on his website with a few sets of Jawns left 👌🏽 americanwood.shop/products/Lil-Jawns-c141558535
@@LeonPaxton yep! Not much left now! I grabbed two sets off him at the curb jam a few weeks ago. Surprised you weren't there! Was a great day. Hot af tho...
Like anyone acually has enough money and time to have all these different setups these guys tell us we need to try 😂 They tried a new thing, and needed a conversation point for a video. They don't know you, your environment, your physical abilities, your style, or your preferences and finances.... but you NEED to try this. 😅 Just be glad you got a comment and a view count from me.
@@LeonPaxton I'm riding the slappy lows right now, great truck (the likp forged slappy are my go-to for taller trucks).. I can find an egg that doesn't feel too pointy or narrow at the kitchen cks. Tried the BBS symmetrical black but for a 9.125 the kicks were short triangles...afraid to step up to the 9.125+ for the wider noae
Is that griptape applied like that for easy re-gripping? I applied it like that so that I can easily replace just on the ends of the board when needed or get damaged. The griptape of the board usually doesn't much grip at all. Btw I've never tried egg board but I'm tempted to get such symmetrical one that is much narrower.
It’s actually because I used to use 9” grip tape to grip my egg boards that were wider than 9” so I had to run the grip tape horizontally in strips to be able to cover the width. Now I use 10” or 11” grip but I still have the habit of running it side ways lol But your way is smart!
Egg or Popsicle?
Shaped, but no eggs.
I also keep a popsicle on hand, just because.
Eggs are the only shape I don't really like. I don't like tapered nose/tail.
Both lol
@@LeonPaxton currently an && Andy Anderson shaped board
Eggs have the benefits of shaped boards and popsicles. The center of gravity is in the middle, unlike shaped boards or popsicles, allowing for easier rotation of kickflips and heelflips. Eggs are awesome.
Eggs at the moment
shellraiser 9.5, 169 hollows, 58 oj hardlines. I've skated 9s with 159s for years and this setup is so much more fun. Got all the same tricks on it, the weight feels reallyyyy good. Rolls over everything. This is the way
Bro gonna second that, I’ve been on that setup basically 2 years or so hooked, 169s are so my jam. And The Indy Manager even sent me some for free because I He’s sick like that, lol
9.5 deck and some 169s hollow forged or titanium hollows with some 60mm 88a Powells/Spitfire 58mm conical fulls 99a also my go to.
Yes, that set up is sick!
My homies get surprised when they hop on my boards and they can still do normal tricks on them too lol
@@LeonPaxton I, myself, was surprised when this cool Chinese guy did a kickflip first try on my OG Ripper with Mini-Cubics.
...Did I just find Animal Chin?
Three eighths to Half inch bigger than you ride on a popsicle is perfect for me. I ride 8.5 Popsicles on 8.75 trucks so the 9.125 worked perfectly for me because my trucks fit them perfect. Now I have egg boards in all different sizes and a two year old popsicle without a scratch on it 😆
Yeah dude, that sounds good too 👌🏽
Hahaha dude, I just found a 9” popsicle I’ve had for years still in the plastic 😂
Love my 10.75 Shellraiser 3 with my 215 indys, 54mm 99 Spitfire Conical Fulls, but true alot harder and slower to flip. Always carry my spare popsicle deck for tech tricks. Herion Baord rocks especially power sliding or drifting fast around park. Gr8 VLOG.
Yes, that board is so sick! I really want to get one but I already have the Swampy Wide Boy lol
Thanks man 🙏🏽
I slapped some AF1 66s (9 inch) on my 8.75 symmetrical egg with 56 mm nano cubes. It effortlessly rides up and pinches the curbs in my area with ease. With the large radius on all the curbs here it’s the only way I can get a proper pinch.
Damn that’s sick! The Nano Cubic make slappy grinds feel so good too 👌🏽
For the moment, I've landed myself into only wanting to ride 9.0 symmetrical egg boards! I'm driving my shop sponsor mad with it 😂
Haha yeah that’s perfect!
I've only used popsicle shaped boards but if I see one of these at a skateshop imma def cop
Heel yeah, you won’t be disappointed!
Keep an eye out on the primitive website they have 9.125 or something close to that egg board that goes on sale a few times a year for 45 USD I snagged 2 last year
I have been skating eggboards two years now and everything else feels weird now. Gotta love those heroin boards❤
Same dude! I think I’m coming up on 2 years as well lol
They are the best!
you're making me wanna setup a big board with the wide boys just to have some fun around the park now
It's definitely worth it man, they're so fun!
If there were more tall guy options around 14.5 to 14.75 it'd be cool. Curb killer 6 didn't quite look eggy enough
Wheelbase... that's a key word 👾
Yeah dude, I’d love a longer wheelbase on the eggs too!
@@LeonPaxton They listened at Heroin skateboards 😮 there's a long eggs deck that just dropped. Hopefully it's easy to find one in a local shop. I stumbled across it on tactics.
i have 4 popsicle setups 8-8.25" and a grimple stix cardiel, like a '92 football/egg shape - 9.18" x 32.6", 14.75"wb. ideally i'd have one popsicle and one shaped at a time, but i got a few completes off marketplace for too cheap to pass up. haven't been able to skate due to back issues for about 3 weeks 😭
To be fair I actually have 2 10” popsicle boards that I ride every now and then too lol
That Cardiel shape is amazing though!
Oh damn dude, that’s sucks! Hopefully you get better soon 🙏🏽
@@LeonPaxton thx, i feel a good deal better. just sometimes, with certain movements, it's like lightning right where my rib cage meets my spine. hoping it's just muscle spasms, not disc.
Yeah dude, and skating has such harsh and unpredictable movements through your back too!
@@LeonPaxton i was ticktacking too hard, too close to the sun 😭
I used to skate mainly between 10-14 years old but I'm trying to get back into it as a 26 year old. I think I'm going to buy a blank egg board and give them a try. I am trying to be much safer these days riding so I'm also going all in on protective gear. Have any recommendations?
Hell yeah dude, welcome back 🥳
Recommendations on egg boards or protective gear?
Is that griptape applied like that for easy re-gripping?
I applied it like that so that I can easily replace just on the ends of the board when needed or get damaged.
The griptape of the board usually doesn't much grip at all.
Btw I've never tried egg board but I'm tempted to get such symmetrical one that is much narrower.
Yo Leon! I just put 169 forged hollows on my 9.25 egg and its a hell of alot better feels than with ace 55s. Actually noticeable even though the size difference is only 1/4 inch 😂
I love my board maddness
Haha yeah man, it's crazy how much those little changes make a big difference!
The board madness is real 😂
I’d consider it in the future. I ride an 8.5 with thunder 151’s. But I have 2 almost new sets of 149’s setup on 8.25’s I never really ride. So I’d rather use those or give them to a young poor skater before getting another set of trucks
Yeah dude, it’s always good to pass stuff on for the next person to use 👌🏽
Hello! I was able to buy an egg shape primitive, 9.125, 14.25 wb, I use trucks thunder 151, it doesn't feel like a big board, in fact I can control it very well, which I would like to try with independent 159 or ACE 60, when I was using a popcicle 8.5 with 14.25 wb with the standard 149 indys felt better than the Thunder, well just a beginner's opinion
Sick, that's Franky Villani's shape 👌🏼
I'd definitely recommend an 8.5" or 8.75" truck for that board.
I got a 9.25 twin razor egg and i really like the space i get on it and the concave is nice but the tapered tail made ollie timing weird at first
Yeah dude, it did take a little while to get used to the nollie timing when I first started riding them actually lol
Would you recommend one for a beginner?
Would recommend to just get a normal popsicle board. If you have the extra cash, get another setup of the egg board.
What wheels and skate rails are you running in this video? Do you think the wheels would be good for street and park?
I’ve got 57mm Snot Wide Boys on and the Lil Jawns Moth rails 👌🏽
These wheels have been perfect for parks and street for me so far too, I’m loving them!
@ sweet! How far in did you place your rails?
I put mine 3cm in from the outside edge. I've found that helps the most with different board slide to hurricane variations 👌🏼
would going from an 8.5 popsicle to an 10 in egg be a massive difference? and if so would 159mm trucks be enough? the shops around here only carry that egg size or an 8.35 which i think would be pretty small.
Yeah dude, that's a pretty big jump! You'd feel more comfortable on something around the 9.1"-9.25" range but the 10" would make a fun secondary board for sure!
Your videos on egg boards are getting me super stoked to get a setup of my own. I currently ride an 8.25 popsicle board but i often feel it’s two narrow so I’m thinking I would go for a Heroin 9.25 symmetrical egg. Would I then go an 8.75” truck? Also keen for inverted king pin, maybe jndys or Slappy?
Sick man, they are so fun!
Yeah man, I’d get either 8.75” or 9” trucks for the 9.25” 👌🏽
The Slappy inverted kingpin trucks are the best!
@@LeonPaxton yeah rad. Do you find the Slappy trucks just turn better? Like better geometry? Also what size wheels would you recommend? (I was thinking either dragons or those new spitfire 93s)
They just felt like they were good to go instantly and no wheel bite was amazing!
I personally like anything between 54mm to 56mm but it just depends on what you like, how heavy you want your set up and what surfaces you ride on man
@ thanks heaps dude. I ended up putting together a Leon special haha. 9.25” Heroin Emu egg, slappy ST1 inverted hollow trucks, Bones Reds Big Balls, 88A Nano Dragons 54mm. Board feels amazing so far, agree with everything you’ve been saying about egg boards. I am getting some wheel bite though and can’t tighten the trucks anymore so figure I might need stiffer bushings!
haha that's me in the grey helmet in the background at Rockdale. I knew you seemed familiar for some reason on the day 😂
Oh sick! Yeah I was in the zone getting all my filming done and trying to stay out of the way lol
@@LeonPaxton love the vids, i'll say hello next time :) Now i am very tempted to try an egg board...
Thanks so much man! I definitely recommend trying one lol
The pink wheels are dope! What wheels are those?
They're so good! They 57mm Snot Wide Boys 👌🏼
@ I think ima gonna grab a pair! Thanks!
I skated egg shaped Acme boardsin like 98...they all have purpose tho...i hated that shape for nose or tail slides
I have 8.75 egg board now. The 9.5 board is super tempting, but on other way i feel unshure! How the tricks would feel and if it would be too wide. Do you feel like you are hitting the wall once you go up to 10 inch egg boards, as maximum wide? Or you think 9.5 is the sweet spot? Im just speculating, since i cant try out 9.5 board. But it seems interesting!! =)
For me anything from 9.5" to 10" is my sweet spot but then I was able to do majority of my tricks and be super comfortable on my 10.75" so it's hard to put a cap on it lol
I feel like this board would be a pretty big step up for you from an 8.75" egg though
Rockdale park ❤
So fun!
What was that skate park at the end of the video?
Rockdale skatepark in Sydney dude 👌🏽
I’m surprised you aren’t getting wheelbite with those wheels
This board has wheel wells otherwise he would for sure be getting wheel bite
@@apealeal3973 I wasn’t getting wheel bite on the 9.5” Shellraiser deck I skated before this one, and that one didn’t have wheel wells lol
Same!
@@apealeal3973 I forgot they eliminate it 100%
I have 3 set ups
Old reliable everyday board 🛹
8.63 Popsicle flight deck thunder 149s reds 97a 52 Andy Anderson Wheels
Curbs and skateparks
9.5 heroin razor egg thunder 151s 97a 54 Nano rats wheels and rails with reds.
Mailbox/gas station and coffee
Old school 10.5 Powell ripper deck with rails thunder 161 54 93a dragons with reds
Damn that’s sick! I’ve got different setups for different occasions too 😂
i don't think i'd like a symmetrical egg, i like the kinda blunted tail and tapered nose of a standard egg. i don't think i'd like symmetrical boards in general, even popsicles. i like the difference in pop feel/angle/timing depending on which way i'm riding of standard/asymmetrical boards
Yeah that’s fair, I know a lot of people that feel the same too
Saw the poll RE: music or no music. Didn't really have an opinion. Based on the section at 6:45, I now have an opinion: Flern needs to chill.
Geez, I didn’t even see that 😂
Flern getting put on blast
I remember you talking about putting music in your clips. Maybe to get free music. Put a notice out full local up and coming bands to send you demos make part of the agreement is that you're useless music to get thermal herd and there'll be no copyright issues. We all know you don't need to use music. And if using music is going to give any danger to your TH-cam income. Who won't be able to use music and get them local up-and-coming bands herd.
Yeah dude, I’ve always seemed to struggle with the right music lol
That’s actually a great idea man!
How r ur trucks that squeaky
I need to wax my pivot cups 😂
Didn’t you already make this video like a year ago?
Sometimes I remake some older videos since I’m a lot better putting them together now and a lot of my new subscribers might not have seen that one loo
❤❤❤ 🥚 ❤❤❤
Thanks Benny!
Yo I'm thinking about getting eggzilla board
Yeeeeees, that board is so sick!!!
Ye man whaching you ride it is awesome
Tisk tisk flern let the kids alone
I should have filmed from the other side 😂
Where you sourcing your Lil Jawns, dude?
I got them from Marcus at American Wood Skate Boutique, he’s having a big sale on his website with a few sets of Jawns left 👌🏽
americanwood.shop/products/Lil-Jawns-c141558535
@@LeonPaxton Ah damn, same. He's closing down shop so hoped you'd found a new source!
Oh true! Yeah I think when he is out then we’re on our own lol
@@LeonPaxton yep! Not much left now! I grabbed two sets off him at the curb jam a few weeks ago. Surprised you weren't there! Was a great day. Hot af tho...
I actually really wanted to go but I had to wrk and I couldn't pass up that public holiday money 😂
Just can’t ride a board with graphics that bad lol
Egg Shaped Boards for Egg Shaped Heads
That’s me 👌🏽
Like anyone acually has enough money and time to have all these different setups these guys tell us we need to try 😂
They tried a new thing, and needed a conversation point for a video.
They don't know you, your environment, your physical abilities, your style, or your preferences and finances.... but you NEED to try this. 😅
Just be glad you got a comment and a view count from me.
Thank you 🙏🏽
Are your eggs symmetrical? I've got loppy boys
Not all of them are but I love the symmetrical eggs! This shape is symmetrical 👌🏼
@@LeonPaxton i was talking more about my bollos
Really sticking with those indys huh?
For now, I’m looking at getting the Slappy Inverted Hollows soon but for now I really need to wax my pivot cups 😂
@@LeonPaxton I'm riding the slappy lows right now, great truck (the likp forged slappy are my go-to for taller trucks)..
I can find an egg that doesn't feel too pointy or narrow at the kitchen cks. Tried the BBS symmetrical black but for a 9.125 the kicks were short triangles...afraid to step up to the 9.125+ for the wider noae
Hell yeah, Slappy's are sick!
Haha true, the wider you go, the better the kicks feel but then you're dealing with a way bigger and heavier board lol
why do u keep making the same video
I updated my videos sometimes since I have more to say and my new subscribers haven’t seen the older bids
never again.
you got the jabbb didn't you sick boy?
You really need to wax those cups!
Is that griptape applied like that for easy re-gripping?
I applied it like that so that I can easily replace just on the ends of the board when needed or get damaged.
The griptape of the board usually doesn't much grip at all.
Btw I've never tried egg board but I'm tempted to get such symmetrical one that is much narrower.
It’s actually because I used to use 9” grip tape to grip my egg boards that were wider than 9” so I had to run the grip tape horizontally in strips to be able to cover the width. Now I use 10” or 11” grip but I still have the habit of running it side ways lol
But your way is smart!