This is my next board. Have seen a few crew on them and every single bloke loves them. I can't wait to get some coin together to buy my one. disclaimer :I do have a man crush for SDR boards yeeew
I reckon SDR is one guy who knows what he is talking about when it comes to board design.
If you like the look of the Monkey Chop, have a look at another design called a "Cobbler". I think they are a little more user friendly than the MC which has the wide point a little more forward. My son has one and loves it (until some old guy on a longboard going over the falls half destroyed it at LM).