Readers Respond: What's the Worst Skateboarding Deck You've Used?

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By Steve Cave, About.com Guide

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They have no pop, look pretty cool but aren't and they break really easy like I'm talking three stair... I'm not joking
—Guest Plan b skater

This topic should focus on decks only (name brand or named blanks) and not trucks, wheels, bearings, or grip tape. Just because your grip wore out fast doesn't mean it's a bad deck, just bad grip. Good pop, hard wood, no delaming, resistant to snapping, etc will define a good deck.
—Guest Mr. Ping

Don't bother saying Walmart or TRU boards suck cuz they don't even count. Go to your local shop and ask for help. Unless you're a straight poser they'll be happy to help and even if you are wack they will take your money and give good advice. They'll likely only have branded decks so it'll cost a bit more but for a first setup it's worth it. There are a few blank companies with decent decks but I think pros are better. I like my Given but can't say it's the best. Personally I care more about supporting the local skate shop than big companies and pro skaters cuz we need a skate community to be the best we can be (unless you're Rodney Mullen!).
—Guest Mr. Ping

wal mart boards are crap the dont even hav real bearings and they r like 1 in. think and have no curve. also th trucks are made of plastic and break
—Guest 30h!3

my first board i ever got was super cheap and badly made from walmart.. had it for 2 days. wheels cracked in half, board broke (started cracking first 5 minutes of using it) and was super heavy.. made tricks wayy hard to do. basically worst piece of crap ever and waste of time and money! stick with quality brands not supermarket ones.
—Guest girl

ok first of all, a "toy store" boards suck. but the 100% worst board you can buy from a legit company is Element Thriftwood. most begginers/new skaters think element is like the best brand it isnt. im an advanced skater im working on tre flips i know what im talking about. i ordered an Element Thriftwood online one time, when it comes in the mail i take it out of the box and realize IT WIEGHED LIKE A POUND! No LiE! just the deck itself, no trucks/wheels/grip attached yet. it also was very thick. like way too thick. i bought this was before i could even kickflip. or pop shuv. on like the 5th day of skateing it delaminated majorly, chipped at the sides, and about 15 days later i snapped it while practing rolling flatground ollies. yeah.. dont buy Element Thriftwoods they suck.
—Guest Luke

No Fear are such bad boards you push and only move about 2cm also the grip just wears off immediately
—Guest SoHowDoYouDoThis

it sucks!!! i did a movin ollie once after a few days of using it and the trucks came of i fell of nearly cracked my skull open (but i was wearing a helmit)
—Guest element rider

I know this sounds wierd, but don't get Girl skateboards, they might feel like there amazing but they crack really easy, trust me, once the razor tail comes in the tail is gonna be on it's second to last ply, stick with something reliable like real, deathwish, habitat, toymachine, etc.
—Guest Hardflip

AWS boards are simply bad for drops. They may have cool graphics and Rob Dyrdek, but that's poser stuff. Two of em snapped by just ollieing off a little picnic table.
—Guest Johnnygetsilly

biggest curves on the board ever! No Grip At all, as soon as i got on it, it broke.
—Guest STD

my friend boughtt a crappy board from walmart and after one ollie the trucks magically bent then a toys r us board got a crack down the middle from 1 ollie after that we got a target one and the grip tape magically peeled off after a 3 minute skate session just dont buy boards from toy stores save up and buy a real board
—Guest sk8er kid

the absolute worst skateboards on the planet i just ordered an alien workshop i have skated for a week already both boards are broke terrible
—Guest noob_skater

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