Why I'll NEVER go back to Popsicle Boards

[@kennynewell85]

I’m with you man. A popsicle looks foreign to me now. Absolutely love the 9.5 symmetrical razor edge.

[@LeonPaxton]

Yeah dude same! I've actually just got 2 new 9.5" razor eggs so I'm ready to ride those ones now lol

[@2Taps420]

I'm riding the 9.5 razer edge Eric dressing Herion board!! never going back too popsicles either.

[@LeonPaxton]

Yes, that board is so sick!

[@RafaelGonzalez-yq1uu]

Thank you

[@TotalFun69]

I just got back into skating again (after being absent for a Decade+) I also picked up Herion Skateboard (AVI Guest), egg shape. It’s hands down been my favorite shape I have ever skated.

[@LeonPaxton]

Damn, welcome back dude! 🥳 That's sick man, is that the 8.38" board?

[@ToxicGreen357]

Hopefully Heroin see's this vid and hooks the homie up. He's posting decent clips with nice edits. That's a win win!

[@LeonPaxton]

Dude that would be insane! I could only dream of that happening lol

[@zarlodious1]

Loving my new Zane Timpson glasses 9.0 deck slightly smaller than the Mandy 9.5 similar egg shape with dual shovel nose/tails symmetrical.

[@LeonPaxton]

I've seen that board and it looks sick!

[@diegoonwheels]

Im starting to consider the move to eggs too! Would need something smaller than the ones you’re riding cause my feet is size 8 and I’m used to ride decks 8 as well. Probably something around 8.5…9 max

[@LeonPaxton]

Heroin make 8.38" egg boards that would probably. feel perfect to you dude!

[@diegoonwheels]

@@LeonPaxton will check that. Cheers dude! Great content as always!

[@LeonPaxton]

Thanks man 🙏🏼

[@jaimeronan]

I need to get used to my Polar Football. Flips and transition are okay. But I lost precision on grinds.The tail feels too pointy for me. I pop my tricks at the end of the tail. Maybe I need to change my way to pop into grinds.

[@LeonPaxton]

I'm the same dude, I always pop off the tip of my tail so football/egg shapes have still felt great for me

[@Mr63eh]

Is the shellraiser symmetrical? What size trucks and wheels are you running? Cheers in advance

[@LeonPaxton]

No this one isn't, the nose is definitely longer than the tail! In this video I was still on the 8.5" trucks with 3x washers behind each wheel but I have recently sized up to a 9.125" truck for this board. I'll explain all of that in my video dropping this week 👌🏼

[@averageskater900]

Do the canvas slip on skates still grip as well as the sued?

[@LeonPaxton]

Yeah dude! They skate really well and they last long too with the duracap layer under the canvas 👌🏼

[@joelrobertandersen]

I was just given at 9.5 egg. I’m putting my Indy 169’s on there. I’m not sure what wheels to put on? I assume 56s would be OK? I also have some 60s and 64s but I don’t know if anybody’s ever written these with that big of a wheel? If so, will you let me know?

[@LeonPaxton]

Dude, that is the best board! I would definitely stick with the 56mm wheels dude, you don't want your set up to be tooooo heavy. That's why I stick to around 54mm 👌🏼

[@RikRiorik]

I have one egg shaped 9" board but have yet to ride it. It's going to be an interesting experience regardless. But the comfort levels of bigger boards cannot be understated.

[@LeonPaxton]

Oh dude, can't wait for you to ride that thing already, you'll love it!

[@mrsir5783]

would be interesting to see what you thought of something like cab's shaped board with a nose compared to eggs.

[@LeonPaxton]

I was actually looking into getting one of those to skate recently! They look super fun but I don't think I'd be doing any nollie's at all lol

[@spenceringram8104]

hey man, love your vids! was wondering what type of wheels you are riding in this video? I have the mini egg deck from heroin and am debating on whether i should get conical fulls or tablets. got any suggestions?

[@LeonPaxton]

Thanks dude, appreciate that! I've got 54mm Spitfire Tablets in this video 👌🏼 I prefer the Conicals or Radials over the Tablets but I haven't tried the Conical Fulls yet 🤔

[@spenceringram8104]

@@LeonPaxton thanks !!!

[@incsk8]

Have you tried Jacuzzi ones? I have the 8.375 and 9.125 and both are great

[@LeonPaxton]

I haven't but I've skated the 9.125" Jackson Pilz Enjoi egg and that was sick!

[@incsk8]

@@LeonPaxton must be the same, the 8.375 is the same Deedz shape. Again, both super fun boards

[@robbynaumann439]

I have to agree that the egg shape is superior when it comes to bigger boards. I was riding an 8.75 popsicle and found it comfortable but hard for rotational tricks like 360 flips, varial heels, big spins etc. The Black Label Spider Egg shape got me hooked. I’ve had 5 of them in a row now. The spider egg is essentially the same as their standard egg shape (9.0) but the nose and tail are more square. There’s something about it that just feels incredible. Like you mentioned, because of the taper that eggs have, the rotational tricks are much easier than on a big popsicle. I’m riding stage 4 151’s on the spider egg with 55 spitfire classics and it just feels very nimble for a larger setup. Much easier to deal with than the 8.75 popsicle. If you haven’t checked out the black label stuff, they have a lot of cool shapes and they make them consistently so you can always get them.

[@LeonPaxton]

Yeah dude, the shape and dimensions just make them so skateable for the wider width that they come in 🙌🏼 Damn that setup sounds sick! I've got my eye on a few eggs from Black Label and Welcome actually, I'm just trying not to go crazy and buy a bunch of different boards each week 😅

[@robbynaumann439]

@@LeonPaxton haha! I’m with you there. Sometimes it’s easy to get lost in the madness and just try a bunch of stuff. Definitely goin though that with wheels right now, but it is fun and money well spent imo. It’s just fun to experiment and see how things change for sure.

[@hamishsummers8585]

Aare you onto any other shaped boards?

[@LeonPaxton]

I've skated the Anti Hero Huffer and a couple of the Santa Cruz 9.25" shaped boards too and they are sick! I just like that the egg boards skate similar to the popsicle boards but feel more comfortable 👌🏼

[@Mogwai-z9f]

80s style skateboards are the best. They have the cruising ability of longboards with the best " pop" for ollies. Plus they have the coolest deck designs. The Dragon Peralta/ Caballero deck design is epic.

[@LeonPaxton]

Totally agree!

[@lexbeltran1354]

Is it possible to do ollies on a 9.5 deck?

[@LeonPaxton]

Ofcourse!

[@supakoolkris]

could someone explain egg shape widths? I'm thinking about trying one but don't know what size I should buy. atm i'm skating a 8.38" board. The thing I'm confused about is that egg shapes taper and is the "9 inch" size in the middle where it is widest, or is the size measured in the bolt region where you could, in theory, better tell what trucks to pair with the board.

[@LeonPaxton]

Yeah dude, it does get pretty confusing but I'll try and explain it in my next video 👍🏽 Basically you will be comfortable with an egg board that's 1/4"-1/2" wider than your popsicle board size and you want to get trucks that are within a 1/4" of the width of your deck BUT the width over the trucks is smaller than the width of the middle since it tapers towards the kicks so you need to find out or measure how wide the board is at the trucks and get trucks that are within a 1/4" of that measurement 👌🏼 Hopefully that makes sense lol

[@supakoolkris]

@@LeonPaxton had to read it like 3 times, but now I get it! i think :D thanks!

[@sonnyrico]

I have the exact same shellrazer set up your riding even same color rails. Im waiting for another company to jump on the egg wagon

[@LeonPaxton]

Oh sick! How good is it 🙌🏼 There re a few out there but Heroin are definitely the biggest lol

[@kawboykody]

I just got back into skateboarding not too long ago!I’ve been on a board buying binge for the past few weeks.i seen that bigger boards are offered now so I tried an April 8.75 and 151 thunder team hollows.i liked it but the shape was lacking luster for me compared to my twin tail go69 shaped girl.i seen the egg shapes and disregarded them without even watching videos.i finally watched a setup of the 9.5 heroin razor egg that lazy skater uploaded and i I thought the graphic was sick!that led me to your channel.I’m pretty much sold im probably going to order a couple tomorrow when I get paid lol

[@LeonPaxton]

Hell yeah man, welcome back 🥳 Haha that's quite a journey man. That 9.5" symmetrical board is my favourite at the moment! I'm on my 3rd one now and have another fresh one ready to go after this one lol

[@kawboykody]

@@LeonPaxton nice man!mine just came in yesterday morning!i just applied the griptape this morning to it.I’m waiting on my hardware and some indy stage 4 166’s to come in Monday!im so excited skate it!I’ll be running 49mm boardy cake wheels so it should have really good carving clearance!thanks for the good content man!

[@LeonPaxton]

That's sick man, you're going to have so much fun on that thing! Thanks dude, thanks for watching and commenting 🙏🏼

[@knotingspecific]

What is the length of that board

[@LeonPaxton]

This one is 32" long with a 14.5" wheel base, same as the 9.4" Space Egg deck they just dropped too 👌🏼

[@Vondoobie]

Why do you use the rails? Does it slide better?

[@LeonPaxton]

Yeah I like to skate rails a lot and rails make my board slide so much easier without having to wax everything so much

[@TheLuckyone760]

Your deck is 9.4 in the middle but when you look down over either side of your trucks it’s much smaller. I tried one and I didn’t like how it tapers..kinda looked like a banana. Feel like people either love them to death or hate them lol. Good skating as always

[@LeonPaxton]

Haha yeah dude, eggs definitely aren't for everyone but I love them!

[@thefunclubstories1664]

Are all heroin egg boards razor top? If not is this shellraiser one a razor top?

[@LeonPaxton]

I'm not sure if they all are but every one I've came across has had the razor top 🤔 Yeah the Shellraiser is razor top 👌🏼

[@thefunclubstories1664]

@@LeonPaxtonjust picked up this bad boy and upgraded to some 169 trucks. Keen to drive this boat haha

[@LeonPaxton]

Haha yes! The more you skate it, the smaller it feels lol

[@michael.d1383]

Sorry if already asked and answered, but how tall are you, weight, shoe size. Your preference for massive boards seems wild to me, but perhaps it’s proportional?

[@LeonPaxton]

I'm about 6'1", 100kg and US11 shoes dude! Yeah 100% dude, I'm a big guy so these big boards feel so normal for me lol

[@nuthinguseful]

@@LeonPaxton oh! so I am probably riding a board too small for me. I'm 110kg, 6 ft and us size 11. Boards have seemed small since I got back into skating after 20 years off (I have a 8.25)

[@LeonPaxton]

Yeah dude definitely! I'd say at least an 8.75"-9" board would feel way more comfortable for you

[@nuthinguseful]

@@LeonPaxton Oh no! now I have to go board shopping again, what a shame :D Love your content Leon. So chill.

[@LeonPaxton]

Haha what a shame! Thanks so much man 🙏🏼

[@markprice2225]

Sup wit the Shred Shop music?? Aussies and Canucks have same taste in music?

[@LeonPaxton]

I think it's John Hill inspired 😂

[@mattdestroyer77]

Where was that park you were at cuh?

[@LeonPaxton]

That's the little pre fab set up they have down at the Youth Centre in Wollongong dude!

[@kylefennell8016]

I am looking for a 8.5 egg , seems like all egg shaped decks are 8.75 or bigger

[@LeonPaxton]

Heroin make some 8.c8" eggs but that might be a bit too small for what you are looking for 👎🏽 I don't think I've actually come across an 8.5" egg board 🤔

[@ZachParksPhoto]

I’ve skated some 8.6” egg shapes from toy machine. The thing to keep in mind is that eggs normally skate like they’re smaller. A 9” eggs is usually 8.5” at the trucks, so and 8.5” egg would feel more like a 8”.

[@i.haul.ass_]

Just get the 8.8 avi guest model, it almost feels like and 8.5 and they flip fast no matter what because of the razor edge

[@observantmonkey4055]

I skate 8.5 also and just ordered a 8.75 from CCS.

[@JarrodRodosTaylor]

Damn that curb is dope 🔥

[@LeonPaxton]

Dude it was so sick! It was just so damn windy 🥶

[@scizophrenic2602]

dont blame ya. i was never accepting of these popsicle decks. i used to call them large freestyle decks hahah. its all about that old school width for me. always was has been always will be.

[@LeonPaxton]

Haha true, I don't have anything against popsicles but after 18 years of skating them, I'm definitely loving the egg boards 😍

[@kcha975]

Awesome vid as always man ! Was curious what brand/model these pants u usually wear are? Got a similar build and they look fire!

[@LeonPaxton]

Thanks dude! These are the Dickies Loose Double Knee pants 👌🏼

[@AmputeeAdele]

Never tried any Heroin Skateboards but defo next on my list after my Madness 9" shaped deck dies! 😃🤟👊😀💙💜💙

[@LeonPaxton]

Oh sick, those Madness shaped boards are heaps fun too!

[@Colin-cv6wt]

why am I imagining these shapes for cruisers,, ,but smaller.

[@LeonPaxton]

Yeah they're pretty much cruiser shaped boards I guess

[@Dadskatingstuff]

Just got a 9.1 heroin egg board after my mate got me riding a 9 reguar board. Cant wait to give it a try

[@LeonPaxton]

Sick man, you'll love it!

[@Dadskatingstuff]

@LeonPaxton totally sold with the egg.

[@familyguyfanboy2]

What size trucks on the 9.5 egg board?

[@ZachParksPhoto]

9” if you want it to be flush

[@LeonPaxton]

At the moment I've got 9.125" trucks and they fit perfectly 👌🏼

[@adrianbaguley32]

Yep you like egg boards but why haven’t I seen the skate park review of that awesome skate park you started the video with 😂

[@LeonPaxton]

Haha I don't know if it's worth doing one there lol

[@terra8693]

love the heroin 9.4, probably my favorite shape of all time.

[@nathanvaltierra8707]

No disrespect but I think anything above 8.5 is too big

[@LeonPaxton]

Yeah dude, that and the 9.5" are amazing 😍

[@gnarson]

Skull Skates 🤘

[@yesmaybe630]

At least until the next setup video

[@LeonPaxton]

Possibly! I love to try all different shapes and sizes lol

[@darklight4815]

You can never have too many eggs in one basket

[@LeonPaxton]

I've definitely got too many eggs around but I will always need more 😂

[@darklight4815]

@@LeonPaxton 🤣😃

[@lewisbarlot4823]

Bevup showcases a nice looking 9.5 Welcome egg at 7 minutes in this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZukY6mmjq6lgbM

[@LeonPaxton]

Damn that board is sick, I need to try a Welcome board ASAP!

[@DTC1138]

kids, heroin gets you addicted jokes aside, I have a similar dilemma, getting twin tails in Australia, feels like there are only 3 models my size and I need to hoard them just in case.

[@LeonPaxton]

It really does! Yeah dude, specialty boards are so hard to get your hands on let alone stock pile a few of them lol

[@DD-hg5yq]

If you don’t flip your board wide decks are easier

[@LeonPaxton]

I suck at flip tricks so I'm loving the bigger boards lol

[@gamerelfhighelf6459]

❤️🌏❤️

[@LeonPaxton]

Thanks dude!

[@gamerelfhighelf6459]

No problem brother 🔥

[@W.Rex666]

Suppp dude

[@LeonPaxton]

Yoooo

[@thesharinganknight]

Yes you will, when the hype dies down.

[@DJmaster250]

bros a hater

[@LeonPaxton]

The hype will never die 🤘🏽

[@akonisensei]

I’m 30 I ain’t tryna be no pro skater or even care to kill myself to learn new stuff when I’m on a egg board looking down at my board reminds me that it’s not that serious and I haven’t had as much fun on a popsicle since I started skating egg boards 🗿🥚

[@kels3772]

Has the hype died down yet?

[@AndySo2000]

I think following trends in skateboarding is gimmicky.

[@deadredeyes]

Shaped decks have literally been around since the start of the sport. Gimmick my ass.

[@KharonYT]

I think not branching out of "core skating" is gimmicky.

[@LeonPaxton]

That's fair dude! I think we should all just do what is fun to us and not take skating that seriously 👌🏼

[@anteomnia8269]

me too man :) I am in the same sh*t :) :) :) Forever Eggs, Forever Hero.

[@LeonPaxton]

That's sick man, they are so good to ride!