Whats your favorite grind / slide protection?
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Honestly, I don't feel a board is complete until it's got a pair of McCosker (thefloat.life) float plates. Protect your investment, enjoy some curbs :)
The yellow ones get my vote for most stylish.
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Agreed.
Also, had the black ones and they were a life saver when I did my 13" tire mod on the V1.
Had some gaps at the bottom and they covered and reinforced the whole thing.
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@jeffmccosker . . .
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@sonny123 love that diy bucket fender!
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I personally have shredded the Jeff pro model float plates, the Stroh dank green and I am now repping the Raequel pros. Massive love for this product!
I started out by attempting to make my own plates and I thought they were ok... until these buttery float plates took it to the next level. The proof is in the pudding. Check it out.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZ9CYfEA0p7/
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Gets me the "Did you make that?" about 10 times more.. lol...
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@sonny123 Yeah, because you kinda did. (which, by the way, is an epic mod and very impressive.)
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Just wondering: anyone tried plywood plates?
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Probably provide OK protection from rocks but definitely got a good material for curb sliding. People found an IKEA cutting board that also works well for straight up protection.
That said, my board is taking a beating... some Float Plates will be on order shortly.
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Haven't tried Float Plates, but I decided to get the Eight2ten.com A$$ Plates instead. They were cheaper and I liked the bevel edge on them better based on pictures... But mostly they were cheaper
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@sonny123 Hey I'm thinking about doing this for myself, and you seem to know what you're doing in terms of bucket fenders. Do you have any tips? I have the regular Vega tire.
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@byromie how do you like the Eight2Ten float plates, I also kind of like the beveled edge, how are they holding up?
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@donnyeyes I have the eight2ten plates for several months and they do a great job as protecting the OW rails and boxes, but they are not really good for sliding due to the material used. so depends what you plan to do. Sliding = float plates, Offroad protection = A$$ Plates :P
