These skiboards are the 1999 model and they are 82cm long.  These are the skiboards which put Groove as a company on the map.  Their radically new designs and bright colors were tempting many to try skiboarding.  When I rated then on the right, I realized that the characteristics these were judged in were not complete.  The skiboards are short, so they are slower then the longer ones.  They handle remarkably well, but taking big jumps on them is foolish.  However after one run in the half pipe I could not put them down.  The small size and huge side-cut grip the half pipe walls and spit you out with ease.  They are much better in powder then I anticipated, but probably a little bit better the the Mike Nick Pros.  I have seen many little kids on them, but I would not recommend them to the younger people, simply because the Taxi Cabs are very wide at the tips and tails, and this will lead to a bad fall if the tips overlap.  Overall they are fun and you can do 360 on the ground at full speed.