| Will decks continually get wider ? | |
|
Author | Message |
---|
Jack B. Constant FBHQer
Posts : 1265 Join date : 2013-04-10 Age : 26 Location : Glasgow :) Setup : Berlinwood 33.3 Low
Winkler classics
TKY
BRT 2.0 Super Silver
FBS
| Subject: Will decks continually get wider ? Fri May 02, 2014 2:47 pm | |
| so a couple of years ago, if someone came up with he idea of a 32mm deck they would have been looked at as crazy.
So my question is, because 32mm is now the width that most people ride, will decks get any wider, and if so how wide do you think they will become before it becomes unrealistic?
in my opinion if a deck is 34mm or more wide and is 100mm ish in length then it starts to look a bit unrealistic and if they were to make wider decks they would have to make them longer, with longer wheelbases, resulting in worse performance IMO so I really cant see everyone in a few years time using decks wider than 34mm seriously. Thats just my opinion though and thats probably what they said a couple of years ago, so i would like to hear your opinion on it |
|
| |
AxelWahl Part of the Furniture
Posts : 2649 Join date : 2012-04-21 Age : 24 Location : Sweden Companies : I own Weca bi$h Setup : Weca
Blackriver trucks
Bawse wheels
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Fri May 02, 2014 3:18 pm | |
| Wouldn't surprise me if 33,3 or whatever it is would be the most normal width in like one or two years but I would never use anything wider than that for a normal deck. My opinion on that would probably change if 33,3 became the most normal width but that's how I feel now at least. If the width keeps on growing to like 35mm's and more but the length stays around 100mm's the size of a fingerboard would be pretty different to a regular skateboard deck. Although as you use a fingerboard with your fingers and not your feet the shape should probably be a little bit different at least.
|
|
| |
kThumb Every Day FBHQer
Posts : 945 Join date : 2014-04-28 Age : 44 Location : Germany, Regensburg Setup :
Woob rlx
Ytrucks/WCs
Subs
TNP
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Fri May 02, 2014 3:52 pm | |
| I guess some people with special preferences will use wider decks than 34mm, but i can imagine the majority will stick to 32/33,3mm. for me (i don't have small hands), 33,3mm feels already a little too wide. I might be wrong, we'll see |
|
| |
Ryan Moderator
Posts : 3358 Join date : 2011-09-18 Age : 29 Companies : Temple Decks
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Fri May 02, 2014 5:11 pm | |
| - kThumb wrote:
- I guess some people with special preferences will use wider decks than 34mm, but i can imagine the majority will stick to 32/33,3mm. for me (i don't have small hands), 33,3mm feels already a little too wide.
I might be wrong, we'll see Remember though that the majority used to use 27-29mm. |
|
| |
callumfb95 Part of the Furniture
Posts : 3193 Join date : 2012-01-08 Age : 29 Location : Manchester, UK Setup : Blossom 32.5
Trucks
Oaks
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Fri May 02, 2014 9:38 pm | |
| |
|
| |
JakeC Part of the Furniture
Posts : 2379 Join date : 2012-03-07 Age : 24 Location : delaware
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Fri May 02, 2014 10:08 pm | |
| i dont think its gonna get past 35mm. A handboard is 60mm, and I doubt anyone will be riding decks as wide to their knuckles. I think 33.3 is gonna become the new 29mm, as it was back then, But time will tell |
|
| |
Gabe fingerboarding Constant FBHQer
Posts : 1081 Join date : 2013-05-25 Age : 25 Location : Seattle Washington U.S.A Setup :
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Fri May 02, 2014 11:03 pm | |
| - callumfb95 wrote:
- 50mm is best imo
I've rode a 47mm it wasn't that weird just looked weird |
|
| |
skatemaster231 Moderator
Posts : 1409 Join date : 2013-04-22 Age : 24 Location : internet Setup : D͐̏̋̐ͣ̐͊́͂̈́ͨ̏̋ͥ̆͑ͧ͘͜҉̺̙̹̞̗͚̤̻̫̼̳͖͔̩̤̘͇ǒ̱̰̳̟̟̞̜̖̬ͦ͌͂ͦ̎̅ͫ̑͂ͦͩ́̚̚͢ ̴̮͍̲̖̖̤̯͎͎͋̈́ͫ̂̊̇ͤ̆̓̌ͫ̐ͣͣ̆ͬ͌̚͡y̨̛̬̠̰̙̫̮̪̟͈̯̘͎̗̆ͪͫ̉ͭ̅ͫ͊ͩ́́̀o̶̶̘̝͇̜̝͓̞͉̰̫͚ͣ̽̄̀ͅu̷̡͙̜̳̠͈͕̹͗̊̏͑̿͌̓̇̽͂̄͋ͯ͂̍ͣ̂̓̀͘̕ ̣̳̭̝̻̣̤̫̣̠̦̙̦̲ͣ͂̃ͦ̑ͦ̃͂ͣ̓̇͒̈͘͠t̴̼̖̫̞͔̺͒̎ͯ͐͂͛̏̈ͦ̐ͧͭ̅͊̾ͣ͒́̚̚͘̕h̬̖̙͙̰͖̺͙̟͛̾̐̃ͦͪ̏ͧ͌̓͘̕į̶̻͖̠̟͔̟̦̝̜̞̄̇̏̂ͨ̋͂̕͟͝n̵ͨ͌͊̓̆̾͛̏ͬ̑̎̾ͭͮ̌ͫͩ̚҉̶̵̰̫̩̲͕̱̗͚͇̰ͅk͙̳̳͓̟̝̠̯̝͙̻͙̻̱̼͖̔ͧͤͩ̾̀͢͢͠ͅ ͥͫ͒ͧ̏ͯͮ̓ͬͯ̾̽̈̀ͥ́̀͘͠҉͈̩͍͔̲͖͔ț̶̛̛͎̜̜̰͙̰̝̝̦̪̜̅͌̋ͬ͌̄͜͞h̸̥͎̰̤̼̱̝̜̭̹͖̱̗̗̪̫̻͆̾̈̓̌ͮ̎̅̄̅͋̋̔̿̚̕i̡̩̬̰̹̩͓̩̣̱̗̹͑ͧ̾̿̂̚͟͡ͅs̐ͤͭ̐ͫ͋ͮ́҉̢͏̳̦̠͕̠͈̣͕̫͔̫͖͖̹̗̟͢ ̴̠͓̺̩̩̙̬̬͈̼̭̰͖̱̺̣̗̫̉͂ͪ̔̍̀ͫ̀̎̏̔ͯ̌̒̒ͩͧ́i̸͛͋̄̂͊͋͗͑͏͙̙͈̦͎̥̰̕s͂̍̑ͫ́̇͌̑̿̒ͦ̓̊͛̚̚̚҉̞̟̣̻̲̜̫̺͉̠̬̥̙̜̪̭́̕͞͡ ̧̖͔͕̹ͧ̐ͦ̎̊ͧ̽ͨͦ̒͐̀͞͡ͅą̛͈̞̪̖͓̣̫̰̠̤̖̠͉̪͔ͦͦ̅̐͐ͥ͂̓̋͒̔̄ͣͤ͂͂͆͊ͬ͟ ̡̛̱̦̗̫̯̻͓̭ͦ͒̐̒̆̇̉̀p̡ͤͮ͛ͫ͋̽̄̎̑͑̈̉̒͛̎͋̿ͮ̓͠͏͚̮̖͖̫̦͙͎̭̜͇̺̻̩̹̕r̴̵̡̟͖̫̝̘̜̝͇̙̦̝̪̞̍̆̃́ͦ̚͘͢o̷̧͔̪͙͓͔͓̞̘̺̟͇̳͎̦̩̣̻̩͓ͮ̅͊̉̽̄̍̋͐ͥ̓́͐̚͢b̡̥̞̳̙̠̞̘͉̼̤̘̝ͨͣ͌ͥͤ̍̓ͩ́̈́ͨ̅̓ͧ̅͢lͭ̿͂͛̄͐̈͗̑̓ͭ͆̉͋ͩ̿̋̇͡͡͞҉͔̼̻̣̝̜̭̖͕̙͈͓̖ͅeͣ̂ͭͤ͑̏ͬͨ̓҉̨̖̼̹͉̹͈͞ͅm̛͛ͦ̾̉̋́̊͐͐̂̐̎̄ͯͤ̚҉̡̻̳̤̥̪͎̹͔͉̝͍̫͖̺͓̬͙͜ͅ?̥̣̼͇̟̰̙͉̜̦̟̥̬̩͕̌̊̔ͬ̔̊ͩ̍̂̐̂͐̌̋ͩͩ͛́͡
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Sat May 03, 2014 12:20 am | |
| Only time will tell.... If Xi can ride a 50 mm deck then I don't see why boards can't get wider although anything wider and we'll soon have one handed handboards. |
|
| |
GrizzlyFish FBHQ Beginner
Posts : 19 Join date : 2014-03-28 Age : 25 Location : Durango, colorado Setup : bord
trucks
weels
heh
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Sat May 03, 2014 12:32 am | |
| in my opinion, wider boards change things up, and add differences. over the years, people have been making popsicles shapes very often. nowadays, there are really not that many boards that have a real "uniqueness", meaning something that makes them stand out and make people say "woah, that actually looks pretty good." everything is just repetitive and overused. when zac started making his shorter boards, everybody was hyped at how much of a difference it made, shape-wise and also performance-wise. so, if you keep an open mind, everybody can agree that a change in how we view the width and length of any given deck makes everything, in a way, healthier. it doesn't matter if it looks stubby; it adds color into this world and makes us prosper. |
|
| |
Pureskate FBHQ Regular
Posts : 452 Join date : 2012-12-25
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Sat May 03, 2014 4:53 pm | |
| i think there is a limit on how wide decks can get.
once they start getting too wide then it won't look like a mini skateboard anymore.
i use decks that are 26mm btw and i have a hard time using wider boards.
also if the deck starts getting way too wide it then becomes a handboard! |
|
| |
Dave FBHQ Regular
Posts : 621 Join date : 2014-03-26 Age : 44 Location : Floating in Space Setup : Woob & Brutal
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Sat May 03, 2014 5:26 pm | |
| Can't remember if it was on here or somewhere else that I saw a super wide fingerboard, that had really wide hangers too, thought it looked a bit silly tbh.
I've only started really, but I've got a couple setups, but the 32mm deck I have is my favourite even though the pop is dead on the tail side, I prefer the width compared to the 30mm decks I have. |
|
| |
Mallory FBHQ Regular
Posts : 645 Join date : 2013-01-17 Age : 28 Location : Tempe, AZ Companies : Unique Decks
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Sat May 03, 2014 5:32 pm | |
| ive got really small hands, so i think a 33mm board is about as wide as i can comfortably ride. i still prefer 31.5 though. |
|
| |
j peterson Every Day FBHQer
Posts : 865 Join date : 2012-03-27 Age : 76 Setup : @indextheory
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Sat May 03, 2014 5:41 pm | |
| i think that the fingerboard scene will start to go back to skinnier decks in a few years i think we will be down to 30-31 mm decks and it will soon be back to 29mm |
|
| |
Turnt Part of the Furniture
Posts : 3168 Join date : 2013-06-07 Age : 33 Location : comin out da fax machine
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Sat May 03, 2014 10:14 pm | |
| |
|
| |
Dave FBHQ Regular
Posts : 621 Join date : 2014-03-26 Age : 44 Location : Floating in Space Setup : Woob & Brutal
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Mon May 05, 2014 11:23 am | |
| Lol, Trent. |
|
| |
parrish FBHQ Regular
Posts : 496 Join date : 2013-11-15 Location : southern vermont. Setup : FBS
woob square kicks
BRT wides
green witchcrafts
oaks white+
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Mon May 05, 2014 12:38 pm | |
| Popsicles are overrated-------square kicks are where its at, and to answer the question I think yeah, its more about people wanting something different than the average, I know people ride like 35mm popsicles sometimes, but I don't think the average will get past 34, I think that people will start to make more creative and practical shapes and/or more art involved. Look at some companies that are really popular and unique right now, Woobs have short wheelbases, Beastpants have unbelievable split ply art, Brutals have tranny-oriented shapes, Cowplys have unique graphics, there are, of course great decks that are standard, but I think innovation will soon beat the standard medium-low kicks, low concave, 100x32. |
|
| |
Frostie FBHQ Regular
Posts : 425 Join date : 2014-02-14 Age : 48 Location : London Setup : Woob RLX
BRTs
Winklers
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Mon May 05, 2014 1:04 pm | |
| Great post Parrish, some really insightful points there man... I think if you look at what's getting traction, it is all about innovation. Recently, this hasn't been a crucible for driving deck widths ever bigger, but is instead focusing on other areas, whether that be wheelbase, split plies of whatever.
The reality is that deck shape preference is, by its very nature, highly subjective but with the choices available right now, we're living in a golden age! |
|
| |
K-A12 Blossoming FBHQer
Posts : 258 Join date : 2013-05-12 Location : California Companies : 1-UP Fingerboards Setup : 1-UP 33.5mm
Brts wide silver
Flatface clear blem z wheels with one brr edition gold
Wc bushings teal
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Tue May 06, 2014 2:16 am | |
| Im hoping sometime by 2015 there will be about 50-60 mm decks and 150 mm long |
|
| |
Keniffg FBHQ Beginner
Posts : 129 Join date : 2014-03-11 Age : 42 Location : San Diego Setup : Deck: WOOB COZY is the main one I am using now! !
Grip:Tuck Tape
Truck:White Blackriver Trucks w/ witchcraft bushings
Wheels: Oak wheels always!!!
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Fri May 09, 2014 4:15 am | |
| I love 32 and 33mm decks that is perfect for me!!!! I have to have the BRT wides with it though!!! |
|
| |
Petrum FBHQ Beginner
Posts : 51 Join date : 2013-09-11 Setup : Prete 33mm
BRT-TKY-WW
FBS ES
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Fri May 09, 2014 8:10 am | |
| i'm guessing it depends on the big opinion leaders such as BRR to really secure a new standard in the scene. I doubt they will go beyond the 33,3mm mark, as this will eventually require a new set of trucks which will not be profitable enough to make it reality. Of course various smaller companies will make 34+ decks, but i doubt without a big company catching on that it will be a popular width people use. I think 32mm/33mm is a standard that we will stick with for a long time now ! |
|
| |
Mikkel S Moderator
Posts : 3752 Join date : 2011-09-20 Age : 33 Location : Denmark Setup :
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Fri May 09, 2014 8:58 am | |
| 32mm became a standard before BRR/BW were ready for it. I guess that's why they made 33.3mm.. Just to be sure to be part of the game, lol. Anything can happen, cause people don't seem to worried about how stupid their fatass decks look compared to a slim, skateboard-look of a 25mm |
|
| |
milk Blossoming FBHQer
Posts : 342 Join date : 2014-06-02 Location : nj Setup : califingers
creamy goo
tdlb
oak wheels
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Tue Jun 03, 2014 4:15 am | |
| personally I like 30mm as 32 is a bit too wide, even though I have decently large hands. I guess I'm so used to it now |
|
| |
JessM Supporter
Posts : 1271 Join date : 2013-06-07 Age : 29 Location : Jersey Setup : honeycomb, g6a's, fbs, td wides
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Tue Jun 03, 2014 4:21 am | |
| Here's my take. Imagine using a board over 38mm. It's not gonna feel comfortable and your tricks will look awkward. Fingerboards have pretty much reach the threshold when it comes to how wide they can be and still be comfortable to ride. I don't see anything ever going over 35mm and being sold on the regular. Basically, we're not gonna be fingerboarding on handboards in a couple of year. |
|
| |
Tomé Martins Blossoming FBHQer
Posts : 259 Join date : 2014-06-15 Age : 24 Location : CHINA Setup : FF G14
Brt Wides
Tky's
Ywheels DualW
FBS
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Sun Jun 22, 2014 3:07 am | |
| I feel like its going to be just like smartphones screen, unfortunately. first its just weird than you get use to it, ahaha |
|
| |
mattk FBHQ Beginner
Posts : 32 Join date : 2014-01-04 Age : 23 Location : Niederzier, near cologne, Germany Companies : Mess Setup : Prete 32mm, brt´s and flatface br editiom
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? Tue Jun 24, 2014 8:00 pm | |
| some time ago there were a german company called "buffalo decks" they made 38mm decks and a lot of people liked them |
|
| |
Sponsored content
| Subject: Re: Will decks continually get wider ? | |
| |
|
| |
| Will decks continually get wider ? | |
|