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Mini-Logo Superlight Skateboard Deck

About.com Rating 4.5

By Steve Cave, About.com Guide

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The Bottom Line

Mini-Logo decks provide top level features at a great price, due to their lack of graphics. Mini-Logo Superlights are 10% thinner than regular Mini-Logo skate decks, but are built with a K-12 “Hella Concave” – a super deep concave that gives the board added strength. This balances out to a lighter skateboard, without sacrificing too much strength, all at a good price.

Pros

  • Light – the lighter the board, the easier it is to get into the air!
  • Price – without graphics, Mini-Logos cost less than other boards
  • Quality – deep concave, air pressed & sealed, SST™, guaranteed and made in the USA

Cons

  • Thinner boards are easier to break – if you are aggressive or huge, you’ll break this board
  • No graphics – that’s why the board is cheaper

Description

  • 10% lighter than regular Mini-Logo decks
  • Deep K-12 “Hella Concave”
  • No graphics or Pro Names
  • Low price – more than regular Mini-Logo decks, but still cheaper than regular pro decks
  • Built in the USA from 7 plys of American Maple
  • SST slide treated for longer slides
  • AirLam Fused with high-impulse water proof glue
  • Warranteed against delamination
  • Available in four shapes and colors, all with deep K-12 concave

Guide Review - Mini-Logo Superlight Skateboard Deck

These boards are well made – built just like Powell’s Brite-Lite™ Decks. They are still made from 7 plys of American hard rock Maple, Air Lam pressed and sealed with water resistant glue, and the undersides are treated with Skate One’s special SST combo of various layers that make the boards slide further. But, the boards are 10% thinner, and the strength is made up for with an extra deep concave. A thinner board is a lighter board, and that equals more speed, more higher ollies, and more maneuverability.

With all of these advances, making the board thinner still means it’s going to be weaker. If you have a habit of busting boards, buying a Superlight would be a waste of money. But if you are looking for ways to shave some weight off, these Superlight boards are a brilliant idea. I love mine. I’ve never cared much about the graphics on the bottom of my boards – whatever’s there is just going to get ground off or covered with stickers anyway. The SST treatment is nice, and the boards do resist moisture. If you run through mud puddles all the time or skate in the rain, you’ll still mess the board up. What it all comes down to is what you are looking for. Mini-Logo boards are just as good as regular boards, and a lot better than other blank decks. Superlights are the next level up. If you’re looking to get more air or speed, try out a Superlight. If you bust it, at least you didn’t spend extra to get a deck with a pro’s name on it!

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