Does anyone ride an 8.5 skateboard?

[B-VUR]

I'm probably gonna buy an 8.5, but i don't know what trucks to buy. Anyone know what sizee i should get? I think 8.5 tucks would be really wide and heavy.

 

[Ben.]

holy fuck 8.5? ive skated 8s and kickflipping them is rediculous. its great cuz you can catch stuff really well, but its gonna be hard to get tech on it.

 

[bigwhite.steeze]

thats like a straight up vert and bowl board, like shit.

 

[killa_cam]

get some indys. 169s. why you gettings such a fatass deck?

 

[killa_cam]

8s aren't hard to flip around. perfect size

 

[killa_cam]

then again i've been on an 8 forever

 

[nickrdwd]

I second that,

8.5s are sick willyy has one and its super fun to ride

 

[Danger.]

8's feel like boats to me now. downsize and you'll see the difference if you ever switch back

 

[WillStart]

i skate an 8.5 creature on 7.5 destructos since i didnt have the money to buy new trucks. its really really fun, and 7.5 is big enough for mini and bowls and stuff. if you skate street then def get a narrower deck, but for ramps its awesome

 

[Ben.]

i found 7.75 as my perfect size

idk i just thought 8 was rediculous

 

[C0RN]

holy fuck doesnt that feel/look wierd?

 

[killa_cam]

http://www.independenttrucks.com/product/truck_detail.php?truck=149169

 

[WillStart]

looks super weird, doesnt feel nearly as weird as you would think. ive skated a lot of different widths, and this is the one that im happiest with.

 

[Pwn.Mode]

I'd go with 8.25 indys for sure. that way if you wanna size down u can. i rocked an 8.5 for a bit then i sized back down to my norm 8.25. i rock 8.0 indys on mine and they work great. you'll probably wanna get some doh doh's tho cuz the indy bushings are kinda gay. oh make sure you get a creature skateboard NHS pwns really hard.

 

[XtRemE11]

i got an 8.1 somethin, and its awesome, skating mini ramps and stuff is so much better than on a super narrow board, and for everything its so much easier to catch and keep your feet from slipping off, my friend has an 8.25 i think, so 8.5 wouldnt be too bad, it would be so sick for bowls and stuff, and if thats all your doin then why not? but you could just go with something around 8 and its gonna be good enough

 

[urbanjib]

roflmao...i have an 8.5 for fun/mini and then a 10 for straight up bowl carving...thats whats up...

 

[pianoman]

you're a beast! i just went from 7.5 to 7.78, it's about time.

 

[urbanjib]

hahahha yea, but a wide ass board is sick for carving and such in bowls...it picks its path and just rips...so much fun

 

[pianoman]

i'm a horrible ramp/bowl skater, i can basically only do street gaps and hubbas etc.

 

[urbanjib]

nice! bowls are just way easier on my knees (torn meniscus)

 

[pianoman]

damn that sucks bro

 

[[~_~]]

My brother has an old skool Powell board (square tail, sharp nose, and rails!) that has to be at least 8.5...but that's only fun for bowls and crap.

I skate mostly pipe, and I think 7.75 is best, even for street. Unless you have mondo feet.

 

[B-VUR]

I'm riding an 8.12 right now and I don't feel like it's big enough, besides it's just a try.

 

[ayymoney]

i just got a consolidated 8" board the other day and i used to never go above 7.75. im lovin the wider board but anyway 7.75 trucks might work even on an 8.5... dont wana get too heavy.