Tips on buying a skateboard

[Ruben_Williams]

lol is this any good? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/enjoi-rast...#ht_500wt_1413

I wanna get a skateboard now. . . erm dont wanna spend too much cus im a tight kent. i havent had one for about 7/9 years now.

[pawnluvguitarist]

Buy a blank/shop deck from your local skateshop. It's your best bet if you want one for cheap and dont have any personal preferences.

[EternalRewind]

Buy a blank deck from your local skateshop. It's your best bet if you want one for cheap and dont have any personal preferences.

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[madsser]

Buy a blank deck from your local skateshop. It's your best bet if you want one for cheap and dont have any personal preferences.

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[briden]

That ebay listing looks sketchy! Trucks are listed as Ventures but are clearly Force. Buy a shop deck if you can though, blanks don't help anyone.

[Monk]

as a rule of thumb you NEVER buy a used deck unless it is from someone you know.. there could be some stress fractures underneath the trucks that you can't see and can splinter on you after your first set of stairs on it. use blanks ( 30 a pop at most) and rely on the rest of your gear to dampen the stress on the board itself with risers, bushings, semi soft wheels, etc.

[Ruben_Williams]

ye i will look into it over the summer

[Mathiys]

as a rule of thumb you NEVER buy a used deck unless it is from someone you know.. there could be some stress fractures underneath the trucks that you can't see and can splinter on you after your first set of stairs on it. use blanks ( 30 a pop at most) and rely on the rest of your gear to dampen the stress on the board itself with risers, bushings, semi soft wheels, etc.

Soft wheel are good if you are a park rider. For street skating you wanted hard wheels or they won't last.

[Mathiys]

That ebay listing looks sketchy! Trucks are listed as Ventures but are clearly Force. Buy a shop deck if you can though, blanks don't help anyone.

It's helps the companies who makes them. i.e. Mini Logo, Powell.