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DoubleDigits Every Day FBHQer
Posts : 894 Join date : 2015-05-08 Age : 36 Location : Australia, NSW Setup : Setup #1
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Grand cruiser wheels 8.5 (yellow)
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Witchcraft bushings (yellow)
Roswell deck rails (yellow)
Dislocation tape
| Subject: Reaction Carbon Fibre Fingerboard (Mini Review) Sat May 16, 2015 1:55 am | |
| Noticed these carbon fibre fingerboards on eBay about a month or so back and decided to give them a shot... Price: Price-wise these aren’t exactly ‘cheap’ boards (at $25US) but they are far from expensive, especially considering the use of carbon-fibre. I was say the price is 'fair' however given my reasons listed below I don't think it justifies the asking price. First impression: First impressions are not overly favourable. I am not trying to be ‘harsh’ or overly negative but the finish on the top of the deck is quite rough (with a number if ‘imperfections’)and lacked the ‘finishing touch’. There are no king-pin holes either, making the trucks (slightly) raised once mounted. The carbon fibre graphics do look pretty damn sweet though. Dimensions:
100mm long x 34mm wide. Shape:A very unusual shape indeed. Quite flat overall, with little to no concave or convex. Kicks are very short and stubby also. Definably not a fan :/ Performance:Taking the above into consideration, the performance wasn’t quite as bad as expected (though not great either). Quite poppy deck (courtesy of the carbon fibre) but the unusual shape makes the board hard to catch properly…I found it particularly difficult to flip into grinds and slide (-the flip was there but the kicks are so small and stumpy it’s hard to catch correctly). One thing this board was great for was spins, particularly 360 shuvits…they popped nicely and constantly stayed ‘flat’. I actually found spin’s quite a bit easy on this deck than my Yellowood setup. Overall:
Sadly, not a deck I could recommend. I really did give this board a ‘fair go’ and I really wanted to like it but it just doesn’t ‘catch’ or ‘feel’ right. If the shape was greatly improved with longer kicks and some kind of concave/convex I would suggest giving them a whirl, but as is I would say wait for a new shape/mould before even considering a purchase. *Typing this from work so I don’t have any pics on hand but I am more than happy to upload some if anyone is interested. - Jono |
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roaldafb FBHQ Beginner
Posts : 120 Join date : 2014-10-14 Age : 23 Location : Sioux Falls, SD Companies : Klique Decks Setup : Bawsewood Polar Replica
BRT wides Yellow Baseplates
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| Subject: Re: Reaction Carbon Fibre Fingerboard (Mini Review) Mon May 18, 2015 11:44 pm | |
| I would like to see a side pic. |
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skatemaster231 Moderator
Posts : 1409 Join date : 2013-04-22 Age : 24 Location : internet Setup : D͐̏̋̐ͣ̐͊́͂̈́ͨ̏̋ͥ̆͑ͧ͘͜҉̺̙̹̞̗͚̤̻̫̼̳͖͔̩̤̘͇ǒ̱̰̳̟̟̞̜̖̬ͦ͌͂ͦ̎̅ͫ̑͂ͦͩ́̚̚͢ ̴̮͍̲̖̖̤̯͎͎͋̈́ͫ̂̊̇ͤ̆̓̌ͫ̐ͣͣ̆ͬ͌̚͡y̨̛̬̠̰̙̫̮̪̟͈̯̘͎̗̆ͪͫ̉ͭ̅ͫ͊ͩ́́̀o̶̶̘̝͇̜̝͓̞͉̰̫͚ͣ̽̄̀ͅu̷̡͙̜̳̠͈͕̹͗̊̏͑̿͌̓̇̽͂̄͋ͯ͂̍ͣ̂̓̀͘̕ ̣̳̭̝̻̣̤̫̣̠̦̙̦̲ͣ͂̃ͦ̑ͦ̃͂ͣ̓̇͒̈͘͠t̴̼̖̫̞͔̺͒̎ͯ͐͂͛̏̈ͦ̐ͧͭ̅͊̾ͣ͒́̚̚͘̕h̬̖̙͙̰͖̺͙̟͛̾̐̃ͦͪ̏ͧ͌̓͘̕į̶̻͖̠̟͔̟̦̝̜̞̄̇̏̂ͨ̋͂̕͟͝n̵ͨ͌͊̓̆̾͛̏ͬ̑̎̾ͭͮ̌ͫͩ̚҉̶̵̰̫̩̲͕̱̗͚͇̰ͅk͙̳̳͓̟̝̠̯̝͙̻͙̻̱̼͖̔ͧͤͩ̾̀͢͢͠ͅ ͥͫ͒ͧ̏ͯͮ̓ͬͯ̾̽̈̀ͥ́̀͘͠҉͈̩͍͔̲͖͔ț̶̛̛͎̜̜̰͙̰̝̝̦̪̜̅͌̋ͬ͌̄͜͞h̸̥͎̰̤̼̱̝̜̭̹͖̱̗̗̪̫̻͆̾̈̓̌ͮ̎̅̄̅͋̋̔̿̚̕i̡̩̬̰̹̩͓̩̣̱̗̹͑ͧ̾̿̂̚͟͡ͅs̐ͤͭ̐ͫ͋ͮ́҉̢͏̳̦̠͕̠͈̣͕̫͔̫͖͖̹̗̟͢ ̴̠͓̺̩̩̙̬̬͈̼̭̰͖̱̺̣̗̫̉͂ͪ̔̍̀ͫ̀̎̏̔ͯ̌̒̒ͩͧ́i̸͛͋̄̂͊͋͗͑͏͙̙͈̦͎̥̰̕s͂̍̑ͫ́̇͌̑̿̒ͦ̓̊͛̚̚̚҉̞̟̣̻̲̜̫̺͉̠̬̥̙̜̪̭́̕͞͡ ̧̖͔͕̹ͧ̐ͦ̎̊ͧ̽ͨͦ̒͐̀͞͡ͅą̛͈̞̪̖͓̣̫̰̠̤̖̠͉̪͔ͦͦ̅̐͐ͥ͂̓̋͒̔̄ͣͤ͂͂͆͊ͬ͟ ̡̛̱̦̗̫̯̻͓̭ͦ͒̐̒̆̇̉̀p̡ͤͮ͛ͫ͋̽̄̎̑͑̈̉̒͛̎͋̿ͮ̓͠͏͚̮̖͖̫̦͙͎̭̜͇̺̻̩̹̕r̴̵̡̟͖̫̝̘̜̝͇̙̦̝̪̞̍̆̃́ͦ̚͘͢o̷̧͔̪͙͓͔͓̞̘̺̟͇̳͎̦̩̣̻̩͓ͮ̅͊̉̽̄̍̋͐ͥ̓́͐̚͢b̡̥̞̳̙̠̞̘͉̼̤̘̝ͨͣ͌ͥͤ̍̓ͩ́̈́ͨ̅̓ͧ̅͢lͭ̿͂͛̄͐̈͗̑̓ͭ͆̉͋ͩ̿̋̇͡͡͞҉͔̼̻̣̝̜̭̖͕̙͈͓̖ͅeͣ̂ͭͤ͑̏ͬͨ̓҉̨̖̼̹͉̹͈͞ͅm̛͛ͦ̾̉̋́̊͐͐̂̐̎̄ͯͤ̚҉̡̻̳̤̥̪͎̹͔͉̝͍̫͖̺͓̬͙͜ͅ?̥̣̼͇̟̰̙͉̜̦̟̥̬̩͕̌̊̔ͬ̔̊ͩ̍̂̐̂͐̌̋ͩͩ͛́͡
| Subject: Re: Reaction Carbon Fibre Fingerboard (Mini Review) Tue May 19, 2015 12:49 am | |
| Well the shape is not for everyone. Pics of the top ply to see the imperfections you mentioned? |
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DoubleDigits Every Day FBHQer
Posts : 894 Join date : 2015-05-08 Age : 36 Location : Australia, NSW Setup : Setup #1
[Experimenting]
Setup #2
Brutal 'Nuke' shape
Grand cruiser wheels 8.5 (yellow)
Ytrucks (polished)
Witchcraft bushings (yellow)
Roswell deck rails (yellow)
Dislocation tape
| Subject: Re: Reaction Carbon Fibre Fingerboard (Mini Review) Tue May 19, 2015 1:16 am | |
| @roaldafb: can do! @skatemaster231: I agree this is just my opinion...but to be perfectly honest I would be VERY surprised if anyone favoured this kind of shape. Its not just the overall 'flatness' of the board, but rather the short stumpy kicks. I hope the pictures I will upload will better explain - Jono |
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DoubleDigits Every Day FBHQer
Posts : 894 Join date : 2015-05-08 Age : 36 Location : Australia, NSW Setup : Setup #1
[Experimenting]
Setup #2
Brutal 'Nuke' shape
Grand cruiser wheels 8.5 (yellow)
Ytrucks (polished)
Witchcraft bushings (yellow)
Roswell deck rails (yellow)
Dislocation tape
| Subject: Re: Reaction Carbon Fibre Fingerboard (Mini Review) Tue May 19, 2015 11:44 am | |
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meekin Part of the Furniture
Posts : 1522 Join date : 2014-12-09 Age : 29 Location : SC
| Subject: Re: Reaction Carbon Fibre Fingerboard (Mini Review) Tue May 19, 2015 2:10 pm | |
| yeah that deck looks very iffy |
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roaldafb FBHQ Beginner
Posts : 120 Join date : 2014-10-14 Age : 23 Location : Sioux Falls, SD Companies : Klique Decks Setup : Bawsewood Polar Replica
BRT wides Yellow Baseplates
Flatface BRR Edition Wheels White
FBS
| Subject: Re: Reaction Carbon Fibre Fingerboard (Mini Review) Thu May 21, 2015 1:17 am | |
| Looks like he cracked the plies. lol |
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DoubleDigits Every Day FBHQer
Posts : 894 Join date : 2015-05-08 Age : 36 Location : Australia, NSW Setup : Setup #1
[Experimenting]
Setup #2
Brutal 'Nuke' shape
Grand cruiser wheels 8.5 (yellow)
Ytrucks (polished)
Witchcraft bushings (yellow)
Roswell deck rails (yellow)
Dislocation tape
| Subject: Re: Reaction Carbon Fibre Fingerboard (Mini Review) Thu May 21, 2015 2:19 am | |
| Lol, don't say I didn't give 'fair' warning XD
- Jono |
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