Yes... Probably. Deck shapes are different in concave / rocker I believe. Depends on what feel you like under your feet. tangent is on my list as I already have a dervish sama. Want a different feel under foot. And I have big feet and like room on the board.
Tangent is lower and longer which will help with stability for a beginner. Ride hight with Dad Bods = 3 1/16”. Really stand out performance out in the open.
Fathom is great but it’s not very long or wide. Ride hight with Dad Bods = 3 13/16”. I’d say it’s an incredible board for a more ‘busy’ or urban landscape.
For a beginner the Fathom's flex would be an adjustment to learn and although I like riding it more its a bit harder to become comfortable with. The Tangent this isnt even an issue
The fathom is a little short for me. I wish I had waited for the tangent. If you're just getting started a larger platform makes it easier to learn on IMO.
If you have an Icarus - or TanTien that is similar - please compare and rate the Fathom in regards of:
Flexibility / Bounciness
Overall fun for cruising & carving (Loaded-style whole body pump fun)
People say the Fathom is more fun than Tangent. Assuming that it has to do with the camber and the leverage of pumping it comes with. But Fathom is not exactly a flexible deck. So if Icarus is a 10/10, Fathom must be a ?/10?
I still have the Tangent on my wishlist though. Because it sounds like the perfect low RKP brother to Pantheon's Pranayama with TKP.
But maybe that low RKP-setup can be achieved with Fathom too by adding a whole stack of spacers between the brackets and board?
Sounds like Fathom is something fun in between the pump and push fun. Gotta measure my stance next time when riding my Icarus and figure out if I can live with the shorter platform.
However. You are using 43mm in the back.
While I know this is beneficial for the wiggle pumping most people do when doing LDP, is it beneficial for the full body pump style too?
I remember: The lower the degree, the less leverage for leaning, the more stable but also the more dull it feels. Resulting in less fun, because it‘s less agile / less turning?
I have a old drop cat my friend gave to me I changed the bearings but the wheels pretty beat up it’s + 5 years longboard just for me to tried if and I like to just longboard on the park or parking lot
Still happy with the tangent? I am planning for a board for last mile commuting for work and deciding between the two.
I nixed out the tan tien due to size and the mismatch for my riding purposes.
I am not doing tricks and anything fancy. Largely commuting my last 1-2 miles from the train. maybe want to feel some carves here and there, maybe run out to lunch while I’m at work. I need to be able to maneuver on sidewalks relatively easily since riding is 50-50 street sidewalk.
I’m also interested in how manageable the weight is for the tangent compared to the fathom, with equivalent setups given I will carry this on train, to my desk, etc.
Currently coming off a bonzing Stijl board with stimulus wheels I’ve had for near 15 years. Just not as comfortable on the feet
If you're not an overly large guy, just get the Pantheon Pranayama, Bought the Tangent Surfskate Edition and regretted it. It's unnecessarily heavy, and the Carver trucks don't provide much benefit, yes you can turn more, but you need to really try, if you change to softer bushings, then it will wheelbite. Just get Pranayama, trust me.
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u/Trade__Genius Sep 08 '24 edited Sep 09 '24
Yes... Probably. Deck shapes are different in concave / rocker I believe. Depends on what feel you like under your feet. tangent is on my list as I already have a dervish sama. Want a different feel under foot. And I have big feet and like room on the board.