Carpe Diem 39.75" Review

jboss · Kickflip Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 3210 City: Chalmette

Alright, I rode my new NT 39.75" today, and it was nothing but amazing. It was kinda sketchy at first from my Cassette but I got adjusted after my first pass. The pop this thing has is unreal, my friends said I popped some i/o ollies chest height. I don' think I've been more consistent on my shuvit and lip tricks, the weight was perfect. Three shuvs were clean and popped according to my bro and they rotated so perfect. My friends ollies went from pretty much nothing to around a foot too. I tried a few kickflips too and I 've never been closer to landing one. I didn't think the center weighting was gonna do anything but it flipped so clean. This board looks like it was made especially for flip tricks. The only problem I had was the rails, even with the already rounded rails it felt kinda sharp, but I'm fixing that when my dad gets home with a sanding block. Anyone wondering whether or not to get this board should think again, this board will NOT disappoint.

RedXIII · Posted: May 21, 2006 4:01 pm Post subject:

i get to ride mine tomorrow

has anyone else rounded the rails on theres yet?

pipo · Backside 180 Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 1214 City: 0172

For arround 50% it's al in your head.

jboss · Kickflip Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 3210 City: Chalmette

RedXIII, I just rounded mine, 60 grit to 120 grit then a quick pass with 240 grit, it came out pretty good.

RedXIII · Posted: May 21, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject:

well i read the instructions that eric sent with the board and it says do a "back and forth motion" but im not quite sure how to shape the rail.

maybe someone who has reshaped there rail can take a side picture of there board so i can see what the rail looks like

Mr. Top Hat · Dead Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 5818

pipo, correct you are.

jer_d · Posted: May 21, 2006 5:52 pm Post subject:

will i notice a difference from this and the tolstoy?

nick · Posted: May 21, 2006 5:57 pm Post subject:

jer_d, HUGE difference.

jboss · Kickflip Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 3210 City: Chalmette

pipo, That's true it is part mental but it still is signifigantly better than my Cassette. My friend's ollies improved a lot from my Cassette to the Integ, he used to do little tail pop ollies but today he was getting some height and leveling off a bit.

pipo · Backside 180 Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 1214 City: 0172

jboss, i know i went from a hyperlite scape to an integrity team 05 last year and i improved verry much. But in the beginning it always seems to go better.

Mr. Top Hat · Dead Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 5818

jer_d, i notice a huge difference from the 04 skates to the 05 ones.

Jama · Guest

che blanc, Nick, or anybody, could you do some more in depth instructions on rounding the rails with pictures by any chance?

DRAGON88 · Dragoon Joined: 01 May 2004 Posts: 1020 City: Portland

Click for rail shaping instructions.

Also search, I think I remember maybe Vance posting something about that.

It's pretty basic though, just shape the rail with some sand paper until you get it how you want it. You can even reshape it 2-3 times in it's life, so don't worry if you don't get it perfect the first time.

Jama · Guest

DRAGON88, It's still scary to hit a brand new board with sand paper.

DRAGON88 · Dragoon Joined: 01 May 2004 Posts: 1020 City: Portland

Jama, I understand what you're saying. It can be a bit un-nerving, have you ridden your deck yet? Maybe you'll like how it's set up from the factory.

That said, you'd have to try pretty hard scew up the rails... You'd have to sand the rails over 1/2 inch to do any serious damage. (Get to the foam core.) For rounding them you don't really need to take much off anyways.

Jama · Guest

Yah I like it pretty well how it's set up, so I'll keep it for awhile. So you can't avoid sanding the top and bottom graphic sheet, you just don't want to hit the inner core?

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

[quote="jer_d"]will i notice a difference from this and the tolstoy?[/quote]

My friends who watched me ride both the 04 and my new 06 tnt say that I'm popping a lot higher on ollies and shuvs. The 06 is way stiffer, and the added weight is a huge advantage in my opinion. I've rode the 05 lemons and it was a big upgrade from the 04 boards. So, yes, its a huge advancement from the 04 decks.

DRAGON88 · Dragoon Joined: 01 May 2004 Posts: 1020 City: Portland

It shouldn't really damage the top sheet nor the bottom sheet, if you look at the pictures, all you're doing is just slightly rounding the bottom corner of the rail. not really. I mean when you're rounding the edges, we're talking about 1/16ths of an inch.

I can't it really see it damaging the bottom graphic either. Especially if you wet sand the area after your done to clean it up with some soapy water and 1200 grit sandpaper.

bjr · Posted: May 21, 2006 10:02 pm Post subject:

I need one.

RedXIII · Posted: May 21, 2006 10:09 pm Post subject:

DRAGON88, thank you for the link on shaping rails.