flushmount boards?

[GhengisChron]

if a drop through is more stable but easier to slide than a top mount, what does a flushmount deck ride like?

i'm 6 foot 3, and 160 pounds and i'm looking for a board i can bomb downhill but also just goof around and slide on. i would like to get better at riding switch too, so something i can ride backwards is a big plus. and do g turns, manuals, etc.

i was looking at the comet decks and i noticed the flushmounts so now its another option i have to look at in this overwhelming decision of what single board i want to choose over the others.
i really like the shape of the comet loki, sayshun crisis, landy dropwedge.

so whats up with flushmount decks and, should i avoid any of the boards i'm looking at? should i look at others?

[Rich Nelson]

if a drop through is more stable but easier to slide than a top mount, what does a flushmount deck ride like?

i'm 6 foot 3, and 160 pounds and i'm looking for a board i can bomb downhill but also just goof around and slide on. i would like to get better at riding switch too, so something i can ride backwards is a big plus. and do g turns, manuals, etc.

i was looking at the comet decks and i noticed the flushmounts so now its another option i have to look at in this overwhelming decision of what single board i want to choose over the others.
i really like the shape of the comet loki, sayshun crisis, landy dropwedge.

so whats up with flushmount decks and, should i avoid any of the boards i'm looking at? should i look at others?

you have the right idea. theoretically a deck thats under flush mounted would have slightly less grip/slide slightly better then a regular topmount (depending on the thicknesses of the compared decks). and similarly a dropthough flush mounted would have slightly more grip than a regular dropthrough deck.

so they're kind of like a gray area between top mounted or drop through, and drop through is like a median between a top mounted and dropped board.

Hooray for options.

[Brute379]

Stronger than a drop through, and retains more torsional stiffness.

More friendly nose and tail for manuals etc.

[FlamingLongboarder]

In addition to the above post, they also handle like they would top or drop through because the trucks are mounted in relation to the board the same way.

[GhengisChron]

so would a drop through deck have a shorter lifespan since all the weight is distributed across 8 screws, rather than the whole surface area of the truck? wouldnt stress fractures be highly likely after a crash?

[urbanasultvehicleuav]

maybe a flush fsm or a sean malard should be looked into

[urbanasultvehicleuav]

you have the right idea. theoretically a deck thats under flush mounted would have slightly less grip/slide slightly better then a regular topmount (depending on the thicknesses of the compared decks). and similarly a dropthough flush mounted would have slightly more grip than a regular dropthrough deck.

so they're kind of like a gray area between top mounted or drop through, and drop through is like a median between a top mounted and dropped board.

Hooray for options.

i wish they still made the nemesis flush

[sean94]

i wish they still made the nemesis flush

You can ask them to drop it through and they will do it. Not sure abotu flush though.

[Lukasz]

well Im usually not a fan of S9's, but the S9 soldier is a pretty decent DH flushmount. My friend got one from daddies (i think for around $180) and i was actually surprised by how nicely it rides. That thing is a tank, but it can still carve/ be used as a freeride (not perfect but still possible)

I know almost everyone dislikes S9's (I dont really like them myself) but this board is actually pretty decent

[sean94]

well Im usually not a fan of S9's, but the S9 soldier is a pretty decent DH flushmount. My friend got one from daddies (i think for around $180) and i was actually surprised by how nicely it rides. That thing is a tank, but it can still carve/ be used as a freeride (not perfect but still possible)

I know almost everyone dislikes S9's (I dont really like them myself) but this board is actually pretty decent

The soldier is from Never summer not S9

[Lukasz]

The soldier is from Never summer not S9

Oh crap your right my bad
I dont know what i was thinnking, hahah thanks