Carter needs to get back on a bi level

McLOVIN · Backside 180 Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 1673

ever since i sold my cassette bi's and switched to more durable integs, my ridding has sucked enormously. i can land shizzle any more. i dont know what it is i just can get my flow on with these concaves. dont get me wrong i LOVE my integ. i Love not every worrying if im gunna break it or not. i love the security Laughing

, but i just suck on it. so heres my questions. i need to get back on a bi so i can drop mega hammers again but im hesitant on which skate to sell, cause im not stacking paper to the ceiling like some kids on here. for the past year i have been riding my bamboo lemons, but i also have a 39 TNT sitting up in my room. i cant decide on which one i want to sell. the bi level im wanting is a verge, because i here they are the closest thing to a cassette bi. let me know what you would do

Thanks,

Carter

Mario C. · Posted: May 26, 2009 10:08 am Post subject:

i would argue about being closest to a cassette bi level, but then that might not be the best way to describe another companys board anyway.

my riding is definitely waay more consistent on bi-levels. it took me three sets to get used to switching back from a concave but my shuv ratio went from 3-5 to 5-5. predictability is what you get from the heavier boards.
that's not taking anything away from integrity either because those boards are alot more responsive in overall ride then bi's imo.

blackspotproductions · Pop Shuvit Joined: 23 Mar 2009 Posts: 165 City: glenville

how much for the bamboo lemons. i'm looking for one for cheap

McLOVIN · Backside 180 Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 1673

Mario C., which bi in your opinion is closest to a Cassette Bi? i know that may not be a good way to catagorize someone elses company but, thats my soul reason for buying one Laughing

blackspotproductions, not sure, i wouldnt sell it for cheap though. its basically brand new.

JeffKnox · Posted: May 26, 2009 7:43 pm Post subject:

dont tell me you broke the cassette i sold you lol

haha i wish i had another one to give you....

knox · Kickflip Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 4693 City: Gainesville

McLOVIN, i don't know about close to a Cassette, having barely ridden one, but my favorite bi-level by far is Devotid. They seem like they would be similar to a Cassette, mabye you should try one of those.

McLOVIN · Backside 180 Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 1673

JeffKnox, nah haha, i think i had to sell it cause i ended up breaking the top deck

The Kid, yeah they do look very similar.

Evan71 · Posted: May 26, 2009 8:21 pm Post subject:

McLOVIN, to me gators look the closest

jgiosmas · Ollie Joined: 04 Apr 2009 Posts: 86 City: Deerfield Beach

I've never rode a Cassette but from sight the Devotid I think looks the most similar, and in my honest opinion Devotid is the best bi-level I've ever rode, no complaints.

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

why not just get a cassette Question

mojo · Posted: May 26, 2009 11:23 pm Post subject:

ask new to build you a cassette replica

bob. · Posted: May 26, 2009 11:52 pm Post subject:

i've never rode any bi levels comparable to a cassette, but out of those i have ridden devotid would be my favorite

never tried a verge though

looks dont mean boards ride similar at all

samgoskate · Posted: May 27, 2009 9:20 am Post subject:

verge

EJazzle · Posted: May 27, 2009 10:32 am Post subject:

McLOVIN, there are so many cassette bi's floating around in classifieds right now. If you dont like the integs then sell em. Whats the point of keeping them? Sell both and buy a couple of those cassettes

McLOVIN · Backside 180 Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 1673

EJazzle, yeah bro thats my plan right now, i got my 06 integ posted up in the classifieds so i can get some cash

Fryguy · Posted: May 28, 2009 7:58 am Post subject:

I have a custom DEVO cassette replica i dont ride that is a almost exact copy of a cassette bi same rocker and outline only it is a 40.5 instead of 40-41, has the 2 hole trucks and pbt bottom . thing is a pop machine.

Jholiday · Posted: May 29, 2009 10:47 am Post subject:

does he skateboard?

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

I think it's a really bad idea for a company to re-produce and make money off of something they didn't design, be it a bi-level or a 4trac shape.

Anyway, looking at bi-levels I was personally most impressed with verge bi-levels. I haven't had a chance to ride one, but I just remember being impressed becuase they had a really nice shape right from the start. If I were to buy any other bi-level right now, it would be a verge. Second up would probably be a devotid. The ones I saw at the expo looked nice, and they were no longer using that riser that went under the kicktail. Plus, both companies have now designed metal bits of one sort or another to help prevent the kicktails from splitting.