Help deucesdown find a mate for Bigly

deucesdown · January 24, 2019, 3:56am

The bachelor in question, Bigly. Bigly would make a really nice box for a mule board. Something big and not necessarily pretty that can hold just about anything, for trying out all the cool stuff.

A thick lad, described as 9.5" wide on the website. Just like a dating site, it’s a slight exaggeration.

an eighth over!

So I’m thinking, perfect for the Funbox 42" OG, which I had been saving for the right enclosure. 10" wide it says on the website!

Lol?

Okay, how about the S9 Meridian, Bintang’s big brother? 9.5" but no hourglass. I have a 99% complete build with this deck.

Thanks for playing!

Hmm what else do I have squirreled away? Tesseract?

GTFO.

S9 Jimmy Riha?

…

Supermodel? It’s 9.75"!

WTF!!!

@Hummie deck?

Oh, she’s the one!

Hmmmmmmmm

Okay going for the big momma, Ed Economy

http://nooooooooooooooo.com/

I need your help.

The requirements:

cheap. well, at least not terribly expensive. This is for a mule after all.
cutaway for the wheels
big wheelbase for inside motor mounts maybe quad
no silly wedge/dewedge/deep-drop (Bigly will scrape!)
stiff. well at least not flexy flexy.
prefer non-aggressive concave

psycho pointed me towards Red Ember (sorry too fancy for this one), Landy (almost! but nothing quite right), Skateshred and Ehlers (9.5" or 9.75", not quite enough)

So far I’m looking at:

Claimed 10 inches, no hourglass, okay WB, $80 on amazon. Complete only.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fullbag-Downhill-Longboard-Complete-Royal-Flush-Caliber-Trucks-Arbor-Whls/392221290313

9.9", Not sure about the flex, worried about the “quickly ramps up toward the edges”, $60. I’m hopeful for this one.

Similar, 10", but has a bit of a waist.

10", has a drop but seems long enough. No idea on flex.

Hummie deck is also still in the running, but a bit more than I want to spend for this.

b264 · January 24, 2019, 4:05am

Koastal Drifter, but it’s really flexy

deucesdown · January 24, 2019, 4:09am

I loooove long decks, but alas, it fails the cutaway requirement, and it’s a bit out of bounds for length

I spent a long time on one of these before electricity. With Revenge Trucks.

Hummie · January 24, 2019, 4:33am

don’t bottom out. that’s a big box

briman05 · January 24, 2019, 4:45am

You measure the width by the widest part of the board.

What about https://www.muirskate.com/longboard/decks/69988/sector-9-15-hex-dropper-longboard-skateboard-deck-w-grip

Or https://www.muirskate.com/longboard/decks/72952/sector-9-slab-mini-lookout-longboard-skateboard-deck-w-grip

Even have a blemish version which is cheaper

J_Dizzle · January 24, 2019, 5:06am

Bruh just make a deck, 3/4 inch plywood works really well,

deucesdown · January 24, 2019, 5:14am

Thanks for the suggestions. The first deck has 29 wb which will be tight. And has sidecuts on a 9.6 width.

The 2nd is 9.25 no match for bigly especially with the taper. And is pretty short!

I’m thinking about it…

pat.speed · January 24, 2019, 5:25am

Ham board lol

deucesdown · January 24, 2019, 11:16pm

Seller got back to me. 9 ply (slight flex), 9.6" at narrowest point. Hmmm…

deucesdown · January 29, 2019, 5:07am

9.6" in description. ebay seller got back to me, narrowest is 9.125"!

b264 · January 29, 2019, 5:10am

Bigly will fit on here

https://www.amazon.com/Flybar-Skate-Twin-Longboard-Skateboards/dp/B01M32D6SS/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1548738586&sr=8-15&keywords=flybar+skateboard

deucesdown · January 29, 2019, 5:19am

Oh this is really close, thanks for digging this up! 38" is a bit short for Bigly – I’m thinking ideally, this mule should allow 4wd inboard motors. I’ll try to dig up the wheelbase. And it’s complete which is a bit of a waste.

But really close, thanks man.

b264 · March 24, 2019, 12:45am

This started life as the Flybar - Glitch deck

https://forum./t/pictures-and-nothing-else/79/232?u=b264

b264 · April 24, 2019, 8:58pm

This is the Flybar - Glitch deck from Amazon

Wheelbase - 783mm center to center

Actual width - 259 throughout 90% of the length of the foot platform

The side with the circle logo here I guess is the back of the board because it gets about 4mm narrower the last 3cm or so

124 / 125 enclosure to rear bolt center

43 enclosure to front bolt center

HOWEVER while the Flybar deck is the perfect shape for Bigly/esk8 use, it’s much too flexy for electric skate use, you would need to carbon fiber or fiberglass the bottom of the deck to use it.

Like this:

Then, it’s a great deck for esk8.

b264 · April 24, 2019, 8:59pm

The Flybar - Glitch is a very shitty deck, to be truthful. But, it’s the perfect shape. If you add carbon fiber or fiberglass to the BOTTOM it turns it from a shitty deck into a great deck.