thoughts on d-lite and other carbon fibers

**mark grimace** · 01-06-2008 12:35 PM

I have c/f boards and I'd have to agree with Kev that trucks make a bigger differance. Mind you I just put together the very lightest set up I have ever riden and took it out for a spin, I have 2 decnt corners here and went strait for them..the feel of the uber light set up was very dififerent than my heavy go fast set up I had been on recently. This is my first venture into uber lightness and I'm already loving it.

**SpeedFiend** · 01-06-2008 04:44 PM

let me see a pic, please.

**mark grimace** · 01-06-2008 04:52 PM

it's a D-light one off.

Graham makes nice boards.

**aaronaftershock** · 01-06-2008 05:12 PM

Grimace, where did you get those cutouts for the bottom of your deck?

**hexagon5un** · 01-06-2008 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by K-Rimes

But! I wish that we all were able to try out one of these light boards... You'd see what I mean if you tried one out. At high speeds in corners, a light board makes a difference.

Get Graham to start production on D-lite Demonseeds, and I'll be trying out a CF board as soon as they can ship it.

Until then, I'm just gonna have to take your word for it.

**SteveC** · 01-06-2008 05:33 PM

Originally Posted by aaronaftershock

Grimace, where did you get those cutouts for the bottom of your deck?

R'Bro's make them.

**cam75** · 01-06-2008 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by aaronaftershock

Grimace, where did you get those cutouts for the bottom of your deck?

Arent they the ones that come with roger bros speedboards for use as spacers to change your ride height?
Good idea in this case to spread to force over a wider area

**mark grimace** · 01-06-2008 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by cam75

Arent they the ones that come with roger bros speedboards for use as spacers to change your ride height?
Good idea in this case to spread to force over a wider area

your dead right. I use them on all my drop throughs. I forget what theya re worth but RBros sells them.

**Greazy_Fox** · 01-06-2008 08:11 PM

hey grimace hows that dlite going for you compared to a heavier wood setup? im already sure weight makes a difference cause a light dervish slids way smoother than something heavy and stiff like a wood hellcat.

**mark grimace** · 01-07-2008 04:55 AM

Its really amazing actually....I had no clue that the differance would be so extreme.

**scratch** · 01-07-2008 06:46 AM

**latenite** · 01-07-2008 07:31 AM

its like the good ole surftech debate for you surfers out there

**RileyC** · 01-07-2008 08:05 AM

Originally Posted by SpeedFiend

my board is a dream. so much easier to drift.

Im confused... the wefunk speedbone isnt a dropthru? :O......

**SpeedFiend** · 01-07-2008 02:08 PM

they are pogos that slide up in the deck
you can drop a set of kalahanis through those decks.

**Longbord1** · 01-07-2008 02:42 PM

so a deelite weighs less than a wefunk?

**K-Rimes** · 01-07-2008 02:44 PM

It ought to yep... They're lightest deck I've held yet.

**roflsore** · 01-07-2008 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by K-Rimes

It ought to yep... They're lightest deck I've held yet.

even lighter than a street deck?

**K-Rimes** · 01-07-2008 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by roflsore

even lighter than a street deck?

Getting there. Definitely less weight over a larger area making it feel as though it's lighter.

Obviously there are lighter, smaller decks, but as far as a downhill boards go... These are lightest.

**Longbord1** · 01-07-2008 02:49 PM

That's nuts! damn!

**roflsore** · 01-07-2008 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by K-Rimes

Getting there. Definitely less weight over a larger area making it feel as though it's lighter.

Obviously there are lighter, smaller decks, but as far as a downhill boards go... These are lightest.

oh, wow. thats rickdiculous. ima need to get ahold of one of those beasts.