boards (im new!!!)

loser555 · Newbie Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 12 City: port st lucie

since im poor, i bought a chepo board @ walmart 4 $8. is it rly THAT big of a difference compared to skating on a "real" one?? BTW, does n e one know where there r real cheap good ones @?? thanx bunches...

twitch88 · Posted: Sep 13, 2004 9:47 am Post subject:

yes there is that much difference. cheap dept store boards feel like you are riding on a sponge. blanks are about as cheap as you will find, online stores sell them if you dont have a local store, otherwise go there and support the local business.

loser555 · Newbie Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 12 City: port st lucie

r "krown" boards good????

loser555 · Newbie Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 12 City: port st lucie

cuz i found sum 4 $30 n $40, on sale from usually $60 or $70.....

twitch88 · Posted: Sep 13, 2004 12:12 pm Post subject:

if you are just talking about the deck then for 30-40 bucks you can easily get a blank from anywhere.

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Sep 14, 2004 4:19 am Post subject:

Blanks are good boards. I reckon they are just as good as big name brand boards just with out a graphic. There are some crap blank boards out there but.

Mike.H · Posted: Sep 14, 2004 8:45 pm Post subject:

those walmart boards are slow, defentaly try getting a complete blank deck

aceyx · Addict Joined: 30 Mar 2004 Posts: 770 City: dirty

$8? you can't go wrong for $8.

you're not going to get very far since the ply is spongy, the bearings are crap and the wheels are too soft, but it's $8.

my first board was a hand-me-down (incidentally, from someone that used to ride zoo york). i paid $30 for a ccs blank (i think) and moved everything over. a little later i got wheels, then later on i just got a whole new setup.

google "blank skate supply." the stuff is pretty quality, and wicked cheap.

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

www.blankdecks.com is where i get pretty much all my stuff. awesome deals. i havent found lower prices anywhere. you can get complete starting at 50 but what you can do is slowly rplace parts on your walmart board. first get a new deck, grip and hardware, then maybe bearings and wheels and then trucks.

loser555 · Newbie Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 12 City: port st lucie

i think ill try that...thanx!!!!!! if only i knew how to put i board together...

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