they're out of stock?

[Michael Aylsworth]

i'm wanting to order my orion combo but freestyle depot is apparently out of stock of the brake, the new 83 headtube, and the 4.5 deck? and i can't find anywhere else that has it with the new head tube, should i just call em and find out? or should i just say fuck it and buy an aos v2 or a district?

 

[NickOlson]

Well if you really want the Orion I would definitely call them up first, and if they don't don't I'd do one of these 2 things:
Wait to buy an Addict that should be coming out this weekend
Or buy a district v2i, they're cheap, integrated, come in different colors, and are a really nice, light, strong deck

 

[Scott Freibaum]

^^ addict or district. I agree. Unless you find an orion

 

[Dewey]

the blunt is nice and light but short

 

[bmlum]

what website is the addict going to be sold on. ive been waiting to buy one

 

[All-Weld]

i'm wanting to order my orion combo but freestyle depot is apparently out of stock of the brake, the new 83 headtube, and the 4.5 deck? and i can't find anywhere else that has it with the new head tube, should i just call em and find out? or should i just say fuck it and buy an aos v2 or a district?

Yeah...I just went through all that.
I couldn't find a single 5"x21" Orion Combo anywhere in the US...
So, I ended buying one overseas (ScooterHut) with the old style headtube, then had to buy the new style 83* headtube from Freestyle Depot. I just got it from them last week.
But to recoup the money i had to spend on the extra headtube, i just traded a buddy who had a new 4.5" Orion deck plate for sale. I will bolt the old style head tube to the 4.5" deck and sell it as a combo. This will pay for the extra headtube i had to buy.
So after the bs i had to go through to get an Orion deck, I would just say get something else until (if/when) Proto gets another batch done.
It is a badass deck though.

 

[Trace]

get the proto or an addict

 

[Stackies]

At woodward Andrew said they've pretty much stopped production because they're in the process of moving into a new shop, Things should be back to normal soon if you really want a proto deck just wait or buy one used

 

[Michael Aylsworth]

Yeah...I just went through all that.
I couldn't find a single 5"x21" Orion Combo anywhere in the US...
So, I ended buying one overseas (ScooterHut) with the old style headtube, then had to buy the new style 83* headtube from Freestyle Depot. I just got it from them last week.
But to recoup the money i had to spend on the extra headtube, i just traded a buddy who had a new 4.5" Orion deck plate for sale. I will bolt the old style head tube to the 4.5" deck and sell it as a combo. This will pay for the extra headtube i had to buy.
So after the bs i had to go through to get an Orion deck, I would just say get something else until (if/when) Proto gets another batch done.
It is a badass deck though.

that's alot of trouble to go through lol, but how do you like it?

At woodward Andrew said they've pretty much stopped production because they're in the process of moving into a new shop, Things should be back to normal soon if you really want a proto deck just wait or buy one used

and alright thanks for telling me man. i'm probobly just going to wait then, my deck is fine i just want something a little lighter then my vertx.

 

[Kieran Mayhew]

Moved to the correct section yo.

 

[Travis House]

I feel super lucky right now, pretty sure I bought the last 5x21 off FD in December.

Proto decks are on another level but if you have to compromise get a V2i or an Addict when they drop! Personally I'm not into the blunt decks, they are just too small.

 

[parrish]

IF you can't get that, I would try to get ahold of one of the old TSI flow master 4.5, they have an 83 hta as well.

 

[All-Weld]

that's alot of trouble to go through lol, but how do you like it?

I haven't got to ride it a lot yet but the little bit that i have....Its fucking unbelievable!
I have been riding a Smirnoff Reventon 5.25"x22"...which i thought i loved...but compared it, the Orion feels better in almost every way. The Orion is only slightly smaller (5"x21") but feels WAY lighter. I am going to take them to the LBS and get them weighed. Its like a night and day difference and i don't understand why, but this Orion feels incredible.
One thing i have noticed is that the Orion deck is no where near as ridged as the Reventon...which, as far is i can tell, is a good thing because i have noticed that it absorbs big hits and lands much smoother than the Reventon (both with Proto Sliders).
So far i love it!

Oh...not to mention "looks"... the Orion has got to be the sickest looking deck out there