Why WHEELBASE Matters

[@LeonPaxton]

What’s your perfect wheelbase?

[@Scharfster]

14.125

[@RikRiorik]

I don’t know. I felt it was 14.5” a while ago but since then I’ve felt pretty good on both 14.25” and 14.375”. But one of those I guess.

[@AnthonySkatesYt]

To be honest, your the only skater I see doing willy grinds often. Great vid tho!

[@24-7flounderproblem]

Awesome ❤thankyou🙏✌️

[@kevinrice7291]

Ever since I started paying attention to wheelbase, I realized I like shorter way more. It’s pretty interesting because I’m pretty tall (6’3 200 lb) so the conventional wisdom would say that i would likely prefer a longer one. I went from 14.5 inch down to 14.25 and it feels amazing. I might even try a 14 inch and see how I like it

[@BobWeaver3000]

Thank you!

[@sethbryant7894]

Recently switched to a longer wheelbase. Never experimented much with my wheelbase, but I'm starting to get the hang of it and like it. There's a lot more room to push around on, and it feels like I have a lot more room on where to stand/land. It's definitely noticeable when doing tricks like boardslides and slappys. I would like to ride it more to have an actual opinion on it, but so far it's been alright. At first I didn't like it because it was different, but the more I skated it, the more I understood the appeal. My only complaint is it feels heavier, and my foot placement is a little different for tricks. Like I have to put my foot further back to pop, but once you get used to it, it doesn't feel too weird. So far the one thing I don't like is that it isn't as easy to spin when doing tricks like pop shuvs, it takes longer for it to fully get back around and rotate. I might end up sticking with shorter boards in the future just for that reason alone. Great video, though! Killing it as always, Leon.

[@bennyg949]

Yes! The maddness!!! Hey bud. Hope you are well! Mini ramp is in and im back on the board! Next time you are up make sure you and tge boys drop in for a sesh. You will love the scenery where it is! Hey.. if you bring that wb in 1/8-1/4 inch on the tail … you will increase your “ fingers of flat “ aka leverage and the front wont feel as heavy. It may goldilocks your setup! Be well legend.

[@MichaelBrown-j2k]

fav skating content bro, keep up to good mahi

[@RikRiorik]

I skated that 9.18” Anti Hero Huffer with it’s 14.75” wheel base on 8.75” Venture V-Hollows and that just felt so cumbersome to get any height on. I’m 6’5” but I think 14.5” is probably the longest wheel base for me at least on Ventures. Skated a 9”, 14.25” wheel base Santa Cruz popsicle on those Ventures though and that actually felt very easy to get off the ground by comparison.

[@frazerrennie1340]

Nice, I've just set this egg up as my little board. My main one is a mindless gothic about 16" wheelbase. I got it as it was cheap and I wanted to know what longer boards felt like. I find it pop's better than the egg.

[@StationaryRocketFlipChampion]

I'm 6'5, all leg. A 15"+ wheelbase is perfect for me 🤙

[@LeonWaxton]

Wax your pivot cups!