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Filip Bronola
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 | | Subject: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Tue Mar 10, 2015 12:19 am | |
| Now if you don't already know, most people ride 7.7" to about 8.25" decks on average. I currently skate 7.75-8.0" decks but will soon try out some wider boards to see which I like most...anyways... I thought about deck size one day and remembered that a fingerboard was approximately 1/8 of a skateboard in most instances. So let's toss in some simple math to see, are fingerboards realistic? Currently 32mmx98mm is super popular as well as 32mmx101mm and some 33mm decks. MATH TIME lol, I just know you can't wait...  If a deck is 1/8 the size of a skateboard then say lets work with an 8.0x31" deck and a 32x98mm deck... where d=skateboard and f=fingerboard d/8=f f as of right now would be in inches so just convert to mm So a fingerboard deck should be 1" wide or... 25.4mm something here feels wrong, but if you do the math for length, it's around 98mm wide so length wise it's right just it width wise.. So in this case a 32mm deck would equal... SHIT 10"!!!  But... What if you want to be realistic af lol but not sacrifice width, then people would have to make 1/6 scale decks So again d/6=f Width wise an 8.0" deck would be around 33mm sounds right, right? But you're in for a nice treat  decks would now be made around 135mm long... Oh nooo, unless you're a real bowl troll, this isn't for your fingers haha  So what about 1/7 scale hmm? Ok, math here is done and an 8.0" deck would be about 29mm, fair enough, now let's see the length... Drumroll please...  these decks would measure 29mmx112mm, not that bad, but not really rideable.. So the conclusion is  nope fingerboards size wise are not at all realistic, but considering how everything is changing at least once a year, you never know what you'll see will come! Hope you enjoyed reading this shortish informational post, and make sure to reply below, what do you think will happen eventually, and do you think size of fingerboards now is realistic?
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meekin
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Tue Mar 10, 2015 1:04 am | |
| what the fuck did i just read |
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C.Blem
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:05 am | |
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skatemaster231
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:08 am | |
| But what about scaled trucks, wheels, and tuning????
Seriously it's a fingerboard not a hot wheels car...... |
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Robert
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:09 am | |
| Never really thought of the actual scale of fingerboards to skateboards, haha. Good on you for taking the time to figure that shit out! |
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Filip Bronola
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:09 am | |
| Right, truck and wheels seem fairly well scaled, just not so much the decks... I make my decks around that size but... |
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Pureskate
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:52 am | |
| Since feet aren't exactly fingers it ends up working out even if it doesn't necessarily make sense scale wise.
I say if you can fit it in your shirt chest pocket then your okay. |
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Filip Bronola
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:58 am | |
| ^ agreed |
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mattyb
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:04 pm | |
| lol cool thread bro, never thought of it like that. |
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Couch982
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:35 pm | |
| my Deck is 10"  |
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WantSomeSlaw
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Tue Mar 10, 2015 7:36 pm | |
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GeraldineMilne
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Tue Mar 10, 2015 9:32 pm | |
| Well, now I can skip my math class today.
I just ride what is most comfortable for me, I don't worry too much about realism. |
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AxelWahl
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Tue Mar 10, 2015 9:37 pm | |
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skatemaster231
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:55 pm | |
| Xi's 50 mm Zink. Now that's a realistic setup. |
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mattyb
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Wed Mar 11, 2015 12:13 am | |
| - WantSomeSlaw wrote:
- Size doesn't matter.
not what ur mom said |
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Robert
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Filip Bronola
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Wed Mar 11, 2015 2:31 am | |
| Im a dumbass with forum quoting, so... hahaha Just Ride like Lana Del Rey says @geraldinemilneAnd You already know :p @axelwahl |
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JRskatr
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:00 am | |
| Being a math teacher (now former math teacher, I still tutor but that's besides the point lol) I thought about this way back when lol. I also came to the same conclusion, you can't be proportional to a skateboard in both length AND width. Either your deck will be too narrow or way too long. |
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Filip Bronola
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:12 am | |
| Yay homewood, hi |
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JRskatr
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Filip Bronola
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:41 am | |
| Pretty good, nice to see someone else that has sense in math haha  |
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JRskatr
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:42 am | |
| Haha yeah I have a Bachelor's degree in Math and I taught high school math for 3 years before quitting to run Homewood full time. I still tutor ACT math classes part-time though so I'm still pretty knowledgeable about most of the content.
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Filip Bronola
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:43 am | |
| Nice! Yea you can tell by your decks, some people just don't know what they're doing when they shape theirs... |
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JRskatr
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:44 am | |
| Yeah it comes down to practice for the most part, I've been making decks consistently for 8 years now so I have a good grasp on the deck-making processes It's still not easy though! lol. |
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Filip Bronola
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| | Subject: Re: The unrealism of fingerboard deck size Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:47 am | |
| You're 100% right, each deck takes lots of effort, but uhmm, I'm just gonna turn this back to the thread, nice talking to ya , anyways.... |
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