My 2010 mako king needing replacing soon- looks like new ones dont come with bliss pads n straps?  Does board pad interfere with adding them or have to cut off pad?  I only ride king in twin tip mode n bad knee n ankle I need the extra foot padding.  best board I’ve ever owned.  Also wood core change ride much vs foam core?

How about making a 150x50 mako

or13 - 30 June 2012 04:12 AM

My 2010 mako king needing replacing soon- looks like new ones dont come with bliss pads n straps?  Does board pad interfere with adding them or have to cut off pad?

You can just bolt the normal TT pads onto the MK on top of the deck pad. The pad height will be a little taller, but it shouldn’t matter a ton.

safe riding,

Vik
http://www.thelazyrando.com

Seeing it on or store looks like new kings come w symmetrical straps so I’d have to buy bliss straps n pads for another 140 bucks=950$ board- ouch

or13 - 30 June 2012 10:50 AM

Seeing it on or store looks like new kings come w symmetrical straps so I’d have to buy bliss straps n pads for another 140 bucks=950$ board- ouch

Yes that’s the score. When I bought my King I had to pay the $140 to buy a deck pad and surf straps. The TT pads and straps were of no interest to me. So I actually prefer the current MK setup.

Why not just move the pads/straps over from the old MK? Or buy some used/take off pads/straps instead of buying new ones?

safe riding,

Vik
http://www.thelazyrando.com

The new straps are fine with bliss pads . May be you are looking at a 2011 board which had none adjustable symetrical straps