I’d love to see a setup video from you if you ever had the desire to produce that. Id be excited to see what you’re actually enjoying the most. Trucks, wheels, bushing. Durometers, sizes etc. Great video as always. Cheers!
Thanks dude 🙏🏼 I can definitely do that! I keep swapping between set ups but I can set up a brand new complete and talk about why I choose what I choose 👌🏼
Currently riding the Heroing Long eggs. 10.25 and 10 over the trucks. Paired with Indy 169s and nano cubics. I love it. Also have a 13 inch mutator which is fun. Never going back to anything under 9.5.
It's better to go bigger and later downsize than the opposite. As the stability makes it "easier" to learn, you later have the skills to ride a "more difficult" setup. I don't plan going under an 8.5 though.
I can't skate much anymore, I break bones too easily(30 bones in 27 years) but I fingerboard to keep the brain fresh and I have a normal popsicle board and an egg board, and the egg board is so much more fun. Also I love the aesthetic , skateboards dont seem to have toooo much room for innovation so I love to see unique boards getting a good run.
Love your videos mate. Just bought a 10.25” Heroin Holo eyeballer deck. I ordered some lil jawns katanas that should make the board look amazing. Im also tall like you and im around 92kg.
Gr8 Vlog- I am still riding my WIDEBOY and love it, makes everything alot better shredding fast like Chico Brenes. Makes tricks more challenging and legs strong , once u jump back on a regular 8 inch popsicle deck feels like feather.😊
Homie, I'm 49 today. I just got back to skating a year and a half ago after a 30+ year hiatus. I tried the skinny popsicles and I fractured my humerus within the first month back. Wide board means more stability. I had no problem with rails or ledges back in the day. I'm still trying to reach the height of my ollies from 30 years ago..... Slowly. But I bought a Roskpopp Kaiju deck and it's 10.12 inches wide and it's not that much heavier than my 9.3 Dressen deck. Or it doesn't feel that much heavier. Aight then ✌️🤙✌️
@bennyg949 yeah homie, Dressen's a badass! He's like the Moses of skateboarding. And to still be shreddin' all over the globe is just proof of the man's dedication to the life. We're ALL better for having a dude like him around. Dig?
Same stuff happened to me. I did same thing 😂 went to a 10 popsicle shape by heroin. But recently skating smaller again 8.25 with 8.5 trucks and 8.5 deck with some 8.75 trucks
After back into skating, after long ten years I´ve gone from 7.75 to 8.5. There are benefits, but in the end the bigger/heavy boards made tired much sooner than light ones. I´m back into classic 8 inches boards.
Can't get enough of my 10" pop. I'm not a very technical skater so slower flipping isn't really an issue. Like you said it's so nice to have a lot of board to land on.
I got the anti hero horse pill (10") for slappies and coping dance type skating but still ride 8.25-8.38 for flip tricks. surprisingly I can get pretty tech on the big board
Can you do more tutorials and product reviews? You have so many skate parks dude. We have like 2 here in Vancouver, Canada. Everything has been closed or demolished.
@@LeonPaxton Thanks man. I am on a bigger board now thanks to you. I went from 7.75" to 8.8. 14.25 WB. I can still do everything on it. Creature VX. They have some wide ones if you get tired of the eggs. Heroin should send you a box for all the advertising you do for them.
@@LeonPaxton at the time it was a 8.125. I'm at a 8.25 right now but im definitely considering 8.5 even with all the double flips or more techy tricks i do. I think 8.5 might be the perfect balance
You ever try 8.38 from Anti hero or any of the other dxlsf boards? long wb long length but width between 8.25 and 8.5. i ask cause im als taller than 6' and over 100kg.
I used to skate nothing but Antihero for about 2 years before starting my egg board journey and those boards were amazing! I was riding the 9" Classic Eagle deck last that was 33" long and 15" wheel base. You'd probably love that board!
I'm bigger guy, so I probably need a bigger board. Just need something that isn't going to snap on me so fast 🥴 skateboarding is so expensive nowadays 😢
I just put together an 11 inch Godzilla Destroyer , with Indy 215,s , Bones Swiss Ceramics with 64 powell Dragons 🐉 🐉 I am just about to take it out on its First Shake down cruise , Should be really interesting , I'm over 6ft and over 100 kg so I needed something pretty BIG lol🤣💦👍 looking forward to it
This looks so fun. I’ve been riding 10+ and up boards and I had been skating transition exclusively. I started to want to skate ledges and rails again but after not skating them in almost 10 years, my confidence and consistency were low. So I built a small 8.5 anti hero complete just for a fast light poppy setup to help my sessions last longer to get some rail and ledge tricks back. Looking forward to building some strength, confidence, and consistency and scaling my do-it-all setups to 9.5-10 inches
@ lol. It feels like riding a finger skateboard. It feels like a toy when compared to my bigger boards. I’ll get some sessions on it. It’s nice that it’s so lightweight that my sessions last longer. But your anti hero huffer video brought that shape to my attention. It looks perfect to me and I already got it set up ready to go and that’ll be a good mid size step up from the little 8.5 anti hero.
You get used to the weight. Just look at ‘80s skate videos, dudes cracking ollies over fire hydrants and backside flipping up steps on boards the size of coffee tables with 60mm wheels
Awful brand, who thought it was a good idea to name a skateboard brand after the worst and most destructive drug on the planet.... i wonder how many ex addicts or people that hate drugs like me that brand puts off. I'd buy one of those boards if it had a different name on it
the same company that puts out tshirts saying 'fuck drugs, lets skate' whether you agree or not, the difference between positive and destructive addictions is what you are supposed to interpret from the brand name.
@@AverageWannabe Fos is actually anti-drug and straight edge. He named it Heroin because it was the only drug he needed, Skateboarding. He realized that when going to the hospital for a skateboarding injury and looking out the window on the ambulance and hospital looking for places he'd like to skate when he healed up.
You obviously are mentally slow. FOS the owner hates drugs. That’s why he called it Heroin, to literally mess with people. It’s like an inside joke that hinders his company by choice. 😂 he wants people like you to get pissed and in ur feelings 😂 and forget the sick ass product he makes. Heroin is the most influential brand in skateboarding period.
What’s the perfect sized board for your style of skating?
10" wide, 16" wheelbase
@@VhaidraSaga 16” wheelbase!? What board are you riding?
@@LeonPaxton a Life Skateboards custom Dagger Shape.
10.25 with 15 inch WB. Symmetrical Egg
i think a twin nose 32.5” long, 8.8 wide,and a 14.25 wheelbase. but i can’t find that anywhere.
I’d love to see a setup video from you if you ever had the desire to produce that. Id be excited to see what you’re actually enjoying the most.
Trucks, wheels, bushing. Durometers, sizes etc.
Great video as always. Cheers!
Thanks dude 🙏🏼 I can definitely do that! I keep swapping between set ups but I can set up a brand new complete and talk about why I choose what I choose 👌🏼
Currently riding the Heroing Long eggs. 10.25 and 10 over the trucks. Paired with Indy 169s and nano cubics. I love it. Also have a 13 inch mutator which is fun. Never going back to anything under 9.5.
Damn I’m so jealous! I really need a long egg 😅
Hell yeah that mutator looks fun too!
@LeonPaxton Fos said they are releasing the long eggs shape with different graphic this spring. Hopefully you can get one.
@@rl7354hands down the best board I have ever had!
It's better to go bigger and later downsize than the opposite. As the stability makes it "easier" to learn, you later have the skills to ride a "more difficult" setup.
I don't plan going under an 8.5 though.
That’s the way! You also need to try different shapes and sizes until you find the perfect setup for your style of skating too 👌🏽
it's like taking ankle weights off
I can't skate much anymore, I break bones too easily(30 bones in 27 years) but I fingerboard to keep the brain fresh and I have a normal popsicle board and an egg board, and the egg board is so much more fun. Also I love the aesthetic , skateboards dont seem to have toooo much room for innovation so I love to see unique boards getting a good run.
Same bro. Im 31 and no longer skate due to so many health issues, some from skating, some not And fingerboarding is such a good outlet
Damn that sucks man! At least you're still involved in skateboarding in some way though 🙏🏼
Love your videos mate. Just bought a 10.25” Heroin Holo eyeballer deck. I ordered some lil jawns katanas that should make the board look amazing. Im also tall like you and im around 92kg.
Thanks dude, appreciate that! Damn that's going to look sick!!!
Gr8 Vlog- I am still riding my WIDEBOY and love it, makes everything alot better shredding fast like Chico Brenes. Makes tricks more challenging and legs strong , once u jump back on a regular 8 inch popsicle deck feels like feather.😊
Thanks dude! That's true, it's like weighted training lol
getting a 9.125 to start on today, size 13 flat feet gang
Hell yeah, that's perfect!
My 9.2 got called a boat at the park. I was like dude im thinking of going to a 10, would that be a yacht?
Hell yeah 😂
I guess so 😂
Homie, I'm 49 today. I just got back to skating a year and a half ago after a 30+ year hiatus. I tried the skinny popsicles and I fractured my humerus within the first month back. Wide board means more stability. I had no problem with rails or ledges back in the day. I'm still trying to reach the height of my ollies from 30 years ago..... Slowly. But I bought a Roskpopp Kaiju deck and it's 10.12 inches wide and it's not that much heavier than my 9.3 Dressen deck. Or it doesn't feel that much heavier. Aight then ✌️🤙✌️
Hell yeah, happy birthday 🥳
That's a sick board man! Just stay consistent and you'll get it all back eventually 🙌🏼
@LeonPaxton hey thanks and I will for sure!
@@BrianPayne-ef6kn epic that you have a Dressen ... i have 2 now... such as great shape!
@bennyg949 yeah homie, Dressen's a badass! He's like the Moses of skateboarding. And to still be shreddin' all over the globe is just proof of the man's dedication to the life. We're ALL better for having a dude like him around. Dig?
@ 100% factually correct
I went from 8.75" to 9.0" to 9.5" to 9.9" to 10.0" and will never go back!
Damn you sound like me! 😂
@@LeonPaxton my 11 year old son rides a 9" egg and also has an Eggzilla! I love seeing these groms on wide boards!
Same stuff happened to me. I did same thing 😂 went to a 10 popsicle shape by heroin. But recently skating smaller again 8.25 with 8.5 trucks and 8.5 deck with some 8.75 trucks
I’m going thru this now 😂
So True. 10 inch and up boards r for men that have leg strength lol. Still riding my 10.75 WideBoy and Zip.
After back into skating, after long ten years I´ve gone from 7.75 to 8.5. There are benefits, but in the end the bigger/heavy boards made tired much sooner than light ones. I´m back into classic 8 inches boards.
Yeah the extra weight definitely accumulates by the end of the session but hollow trucks and smaller wheels can help that 👌🏼
Epic!!! Nothing under 9.125 in my quiver :) Mikey... sunscreen.... :)
Can't get enough of my 10" pop. I'm not a very technical skater so slower flipping isn't really an issue. Like you said it's so nice to have a lot of board to land on.
I might have to break out one of my 10" popsicles and have a session now that I'm skating 10' eggs more often!
All i skate is transition. Thanks to your channel i found out about the Smokebeer 10" popsicle. I love it. Wish id have bought it years ago
Oh sick, that board is so good! I actually forgot I had it lol
Badass skatepark out there better than some of the park here in my area in cali.
We’re getting so spoilt over here!
I got the anti hero horse pill (10") for slappies and coping dance type skating but still ride 8.25-8.38 for flip tricks. surprisingly I can get pretty tech on the big board
Oh sick! I've been thinking of getting that board but I already have 2 10" popsicles that I barely ride already lol
I mean I already know wider is better but I’ll watch anyway!
Haha thanks legend!
The heaviness is why I went back to 8.38. Couldn’t get it in the air
8.25 is the best size for me it's got games it's not too wide for techy Sk18
10 inch boards and slip ons for me too
That's the combo 👌🏼
I’m at 8.75 now and loving it. I’m going to keep moving up. I have size 14 feet so the wider the better haha😂
Hell yeah, wider boards are a must for a size 14 lol
I am a size 14 too and I only ride 9.5 or bigger I have a 9.6 and 10
Can you do more tutorials and product reviews?
You have so many skate parks dude. We have like 2 here in Vancouver, Canada. Everything has been closed or demolished.
Sure can man! What tricks have you been working on and need help with?
@LeonPaxton
360 flips man. You have it on lock.
I used to have them. But i've lost them.
I’ve been meaning to make a videos about the flips actually! I’ll start working on it soon 🤝
@@LeonPaxton
Thanks man.
I am on a bigger board now thanks to you. I went from 7.75" to 8.8.
14.25 WB. I can still do everything on it. Creature VX. They have some wide ones if you get tired of the eggs. Heroin should send you a box for all the advertising you do for them.
I haven’t actually tried a VX deck yet so I should suss them out 🤔
Haha that would be amazing! Maybe one day something can happen 🤞🏽
this dude let me try out his size 9 board at the skatepark once and my backside 180s were so much higher
What size do you usually ride?
@@LeonPaxton at the time it was a 8.125. I'm at a 8.25 right now but im definitely considering 8.5 even with all the double flips or more techy tricks i do. I think 8.5 might be the perfect balance
What trucks are you running on that? I find the Heroin eggs are like a quarter inch shorter than the size over the wheels.
I've got 9.5" Ace AF1 hollows that fit perfectly since this board is exactly 9.5" over the trucks 👌🏼
You ever try 8.38 from Anti hero or any of the other dxlsf boards? long wb long length but width between 8.25 and 8.5. i ask cause im als taller than 6' and over 100kg.
I used to skate nothing but Antihero for about 2 years before starting my egg board journey and those boards were amazing! I was riding the 9" Classic Eagle deck last that was 33" long and 15" wheel base. You'd probably love that board!
I'm bigger guy, so I probably need a bigger board. Just need something that isn't going to snap on me so fast 🥴 skateboarding is so expensive nowadays 😢
Yeah dude, skateboarding is becoming so expensive these days!
I skating 8
Where can I buy good egg wider boards ?
Your local skate stores should have them man 🙏🏼
@@LeonPaxtonif only they had egg boards at my local shop.
The people that work there dont even skate.
Man I’m 41 now. I still skate a 7.75 I can’t do anything bigger just feels huge haha
Haha that's all good, whatever works best for you 👌🏼
I don't understand. How wide is wide?
The industry average is 8" to 8.5" but it's been that way for years lol
I just put together an 11 inch Godzilla Destroyer , with Indy 215,s , Bones Swiss Ceramics with 64 powell Dragons 🐉 🐉 I am just about to take it out on its First Shake down cruise , Should be really interesting , I'm over 6ft and over 100 kg so I needed something pretty BIG lol🤣💦👍 looking forward to it
That setup sounds sick man!
@LeonPaxton lol 🤣👍 Cheers mate , I'm just waiting for the weather to improve , gotta break in the trucks and bearings , Should be rather quick
Yeah hopefully doesn’t take too long but it’ll be so fun!
I rather my boards be small but I will have a secondary board that much wider.
That's also a good option!
This looks so fun. I’ve been riding 10+ and up boards and I had been skating transition exclusively.
I started to want to skate ledges and rails again but after not skating them in almost 10 years, my confidence and consistency were low.
So I built a small 8.5 anti hero complete just for a fast light poppy setup to help my sessions last longer to get some rail and ledge tricks back.
Looking forward to building some strength, confidence, and consistency and scaling my do-it-all setups to 9.5-10 inches
How did riding an 8.5" feel after riding over 10" boards for so long?
@ lol. It feels like riding a finger skateboard. It feels like a toy when compared to my bigger boards.
I’ll get some sessions on it. It’s nice that it’s so lightweight that my sessions last longer.
But your anti hero huffer video brought that shape to my attention. It looks perfect to me and I already got it set up ready to go and that’ll be a good mid size step up from the little 8.5 anti hero.
I actually went from 8.5 back down to 8.25. 8.5 was just too much board to flip around. I'm also 5'4" so that definitely doesn't help lmao
That's true! 8.25" might be the key then 👌🏼
i cant go wider than 8.25 haha i ride an 8
You get used to the weight. Just look at ‘80s skate videos, dudes cracking ollies over fire hydrants and backside flipping up steps on boards the size of coffee tables with 60mm wheels
That's so true!
No hate bro but haven't you made this exact video like 5 times? lol
Similar but I usually have more info to add lol
Awful brand, who thought it was a good idea to name a skateboard brand after the worst and most destructive drug on the planet.... i wonder how many ex addicts or people that hate drugs like me that brand puts off. I'd buy one of those boards if it had a different name on it
the same company that puts out tshirts saying 'fuck drugs, lets skate'
whether you agree or not, the difference between positive and destructive addictions is what you are supposed to interpret from the brand name.
@@AverageWannabe Fos is actually anti-drug and straight edge. He named it Heroin because it was the only drug he needed, Skateboarding. He realized that when going to the hospital for a skateboarding injury and looking out the window on the ambulance and hospital looking for places he'd like to skate when he healed up.
It's ironic. And saying H is addictive like skateboarding. Lighten up
You obviously are mentally slow. FOS the owner hates drugs. That’s why he called it Heroin, to literally mess with people. It’s like an inside joke that hinders his company by choice. 😂 he wants people like you to get pissed and in ur feelings 😂 and forget the sick ass product he makes. Heroin is the most influential brand in skateboarding period.
We ain’t heroin drug addicts bro. We skate and like sick product. This brand is not repping drugs in anyway. 😂 lol