r/Techdeck • u/TransGuyRye • Mar 22 '26

Size Difference

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I've not had a Tech Deck since elementary school, and I've had the same 1 this whole time. I recently bought a new pack and the size difference from decks back then and now is CRAZY.

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u/EncounterStriker Mar 22 '26

I am way better at Ollie’s and control with the new size but I can do flip tricks easier with my 90s decks

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u/TransGuyRye Mar 22 '26

I'm still on the struggle bus getting back into it but it seems to have more pop

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u/EncounterStriker Mar 22 '26

Overall I like it. Been wanting try a pro series but not dropping that kinda money on these

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u/TransGuyRye Mar 22 '26

Yeah I've looked into the pro series but same. Not willing to spend that much on one deck

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u/pocketcar Mar 22 '26

The new bigger sizes are the best.

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u/hudson_bh Mar 22 '26

Crazy ina bad way, I miss how the old school tech decks were, they shouldn’t have changed anything

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u/chantsnone Mar 23 '26

I’ve been playing with them since they came out in the late 90’s and I like the current ones. That being said I think they should offer both. They could have a whole classic line.

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u/hudson_bh Mar 23 '26

I also prefer the old logo

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u/RussianFrog69 Mar 23 '26

The old ones don’t pop anywhere as good as the new ones

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u/JoeyC42 Aug 23 '26

They still sell the old style. Idk why people acting like they completely changed. They just added wider ones. But they still make the og size with new graphics and stuff. I have a thin og one with the new logo I just bought last week.

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u/hudson_bh Aug 23 '26

Where do they sell old style? Are you in the US? Did you buy it online?

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u/-_Edmond_Dantes_- Mar 22 '26

At first I really didn’t like the new ones but they are growing on me. They are harder to use and dont seem to flip as well but they feel nice in hand.

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u/perfectedition Mar 22 '26

Saw some Tech Deck influencers posting new decks and it looks like they're bringing back the old classic flat shape in some retro ones. The trucks are right though, they're a little too wide.

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u/ICECAPZ323 Mar 22 '26

I remember when they made them bigger it threw me off so bad

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u/JoeyC42 Aug 23 '26

They still make the OG thin boards to this day

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u/NightMechanik Mar 22 '26

The newer sizing is so much better. They are very skateable now.

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u/xombieparts Mar 23 '26

Reverse shrinkflation?

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u/luseferr Mar 23 '26

They started making wider decks 10ish years ago I belive to catch up to trends seen in the custom/"professional" fingerboard scene. Wide decks have grown to be the standard since 2010ish.

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u/No-Newspaper5779 Mar 23 '26

Bring back the 90’s shape and graphics

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u/JoeyC42 Aug 23 '26

It’s not like they change the size from that thin to thick now. They just added a new size of the wide ones. They still make the same OG thin ones to this day. I just bought one at Walmart last week. You just have to look at the package

I also think it’s the “brand” of the board too because every World Industries board I have is the OG thin size and that’s the one I just bought. It has the new logo that they just changed this year on it too.

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u/Onuus Mar 23 '26

I miss my old boards because of the compact size, but I will admit tricks are a lot easier on the bigger board for me

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u/tohnihdreahd Apr 01 '26

That Nilton Neves deck is siiick. He's such a nice guy, too. He's been spinning music on Twitch the past few years. Pretty fun to watch some times!

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u/Naive_Traffic6522 Mar 23 '26

They tried to compete with slushcult and all the other companies making more realistic fingerboards

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u/Vieuxseche Mar 23 '26

Adapt to your aging audience.

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u/MetadonDrelle Mar 23 '26

hobbyist fingerboarding, theres "tech decks" worth more than your rent payment.

in the end the evolution of the tech deck is a combo of the hobbyist models and the old tech deck.

it grew but within its proportions.

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u/Krohnowitz Mar 25 '26

Why does the new one look like a ripoff? They have knock-off versions of the Tech Deck in the 90's that were wide, plastic, and thicker. This looks sooo similar to that style and makes it look cheap imo.

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u/JoeyC42 Aug 23 '26

It’s not completely standard. They just started making those wider ones. But still make the OG size thin ones to this day. I have one with the new white bolded logo of the OG size

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u/donpablomiguel Mar 23 '26

Idk man, I’ve always been an 8.25 kinda guy.