FlatFace listed a new run of G16 decks on September 16: 29mm, holographic, hand-numbered on top, and graphically one-of-one in most cases. The catch, which the brand states plainly in the listing, is that you don't choose which one you get.
FlatFace's Hand-Numbered Holographic G16s Are Built to Get Wrecked
A 29mm G16 with holographic real-wear graphics, hand-numbered on top, sold as one random deck for $60. FlatFace calls it a collector series, then tells you it will scratch like a skateboard.
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What it is
The full variant name is FlatFace G16 Deck – 29mm – Mike's Special Hand Numbered Holographic – Real Wear. According to the listing, the graphics are combination pieces made by Mike using what FlatFace calls real-wear techniques: layered artwork that scratches and reveals what's underneath as the deck gets used.
The specifics FlatFace does confirm:
- Width: 29mm.
- Graphics: mostly 1 of 1, with some patterns possibly repeating in similar variation or on a different bottom ply. Many use artwork that hasn't been released yet.
- Holographic patterns: more than 12 different ones in the pool.
- Finishes: some decks use matte finish, gold metallic, silver metallic, or holographic applied only to specific areas of the graphic.
- Plies: many have what the brand describes as premium or exotic bottom plies. Some have holographic top plies.
- Numbering: each board is hand-numbered on the top.
- Wear behavior: some decks wear through to additional layers, some wear straight to the bottom ply.
The listing doesn't break down the layup — ply count, wood species, or what "exotic" covers on any given board isn't specified, and you won't know which bottom ply you're getting until it arrives.
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Why it lands
Real-wear graphics solve a problem collector decks usually create. A holographic bottom is the kind of thing that pushes a deck straight into a display case, because the first serious ledge session dulls it. Here the wearing is the point: the graphic is built in layers so that grinds and slides scrape down through them, and a deck ridden hard ends up looking different from every other one in the run.
That plays differently at 29mm than it would on a 32 or 34. A narrower deck puts more of the bottom graphic in contact with the stuff that eats it — coping, angle iron, the edge of a ledge — and primos concentrate wear on the side edges rather than the middle. If you ride this, the artwork is going to move fast.
The hand numbering on top is the other half of the pitch. It's on the side that grip or foam usually covers, which means a rider has to decide whether to hide the number or leave it visible and tape around it. FlatFace doesn't address that in the listing, and it's the most interesting unresolved detail here.
These are real wear graphics and will scratch like a skateboard when you use them.
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