help on choosing a new deck

[Zumiez_Skater]

hey everyone! im looking for a new deck and ive spent forever looking through these fourums and decide on what to get. i already have a zero but when it breaks i dont wanna have to take a break to get a mew deck so im gonna get one now. im open to anything except i wanna try something different besides zero. any suggestions will be helpful!

[Mulen_rocks_skateboarding]

right now im skating an element and it holds up pretty good but just het whatever deck you want. I recommend popwar though

[raggy boy]

right now im skating an element and it holds up pretty good but just het whatever deck you want. I recommend popwar though

Do you just do flatground? If you do... ofcause its gonna fuckin hold up.

[skater--punk]

element suck. mine broke in 2 months. kid urs probobly holds up for some wierd reason. idk

[subillaz]

lib tech have good pop although they r a little heavy and r unbreakable, but im skating a santa cruz now and its awsome, its a 8 ply but super light with a fiberglass layer so i recoment those 2

[ZeroSkater1235]

i have a blacklabel right now its awesome alot of pop steep concave and its really durable but once it gets wrecked i wanna try an element helium deck

[Zeppelin]

I recommend either an Almost, or an Expidition.

[rock-adio]

id say a baker man mines awsome i love it awsome pop

[Zumiez_Skater]

thanks ive looked up some more decks and now im leaning towards a baker, almost, plan b, chocolate, and a girl.... some reviews on these would be helpful. also i skate flatland mostly and im working on flip tricks so what would be the best size? my zero is 7.5 and it overflips like crazy so what size do you guys prefer?

[subillaz]

out of thoses id say santa cruz it flips like crazy or a comet skateboard and chose the steep concave section pluse thay last forever, they use epoxy stuff, great pop to

[Lakai2oo6]

girls and chocolate are pretty much the same...girls are a little heavy,but chocolates arent that heavy cause they are all small boards.bakers and flips are the same,and they are good,but after a while tend to chip if you skate alot.never tried an almost.i got a plan b right now, and i love it. ive had it almost a month and its just starting to wear down, as opposed to all the other boards that last me about a month.really durable.also when buying a deck,think about things like size and shape.some poeple like bigger boards, some like smaller ones.also check for concave,and if the board has a small tail or nose,steep tail or nose,etc.there are endless possibilities.when you grab a deck,stand on it and you get a feel if you'll like it or not.choice is all up to you man.if you're board overflips alot on a 7.5, get a 7.625. if its still too small,get a 7.75

[live 2 sk8]

dude get a baker they have sweet pop i just broke mine but i had for like 6 months

[elementman12038]

get a BAM

[skater--punk]

get a BAM


i hope that was sarcasm. get baker. its pop is really good and lasts forever. good concave and pretty strong. not as strong as zero, but get a baker. 9/10

[wiggerskater]

I would say almost. really good pop. RREEAALLY -?F*CKING light!!!. And its very stong.

[CANADIAN Skater ah!]

i would try not to be brought in by the compony but look for things that you want in a deck and do comparisons on things like big tails small talies and concave and then make your desicion. it worked for me and now i skate the best board i ever skated(its a real)

[Zumiez_Skater]

i was just in my local skate shop when i saw a popwar and i remembered i heard they were good... so i looked it over and it felt a little heavier then my zero so i bought it.... i didnt notice one thing though.... there are bumps on the tail and nose... pic: http://www.a1skateboards.com/product.asp?product=1DPOPFOSDS75000 please someone tell me if those are bad, good, or dont make a difference..... thanks

[Sucky_Skater]

personally im riding a birhouse but i personalluy like darkstars and elements

[subillaz]

thats the slik deck, it makes it slide better when grinding

[kathryn]

i have a blacklabel right now its awesome alot of pop steep concave and its really durable but once it gets wrecked i wanna try an element helium deck

Read the post Element Helium... just incase

[scottishskater]

buy a blank, they r cheap, and most of the time they seem to hold up better than other boards, and even if its different to wat u r use just now u will get used to it......but if u do wanna get a brand board, id say a traffic or if u can get ure hands on one a blueprint, they r really good

[kr3w___]

buy a blank, they r cheap, and most of the time they seem to hold up better than other boards, and even if its different to wat u r use just now u will get used to it......but if u do wanna get a brand board, id say a traffic or if u can get ure hands on one a blueprint, they r really good



ive never heard of traffic or blueprint. their probly just your local shop decks or something. but i like bakers and almost alot(even tho what im saying isnt gonna help u any, cause u just got a popwar, lol)

[scottishskater]

well blueprint is a big british company, but they r really really good boards, like if u culd get one i wuld recomend it....i think traffic is some american company started by ricky oyola, they r quite good boards.........but i wuld still say blanks over brand boards

[tweaked]

either almost or toy machine. Almosts have GREAT shape, and they're light. BUTTTT its friggin easy to break an almost. ive been through 2 of them now, and the last one i had only lasted like a month, and im a twig who never really does anyting that would cause a board to break.

[HUnGary_SAmUraI]

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