Skateboarding

dp · Post by dp » 28 Jan 2008 20:28

Ahh! I cracked. I bought this:

http://www.milehighskates.com/catalog/p ... ts_id=1639

which was awful dumb of me seeing as how my job will end in two weeks and I'll have no income afterwards!

TayChaint · Post by **TayChaint** » 29 Jan 2008 04:14

awww right

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 29 Jan 2008 05:06

i still dont know what flex to get.

i fall under 3 out of the 4 flexes so.....

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 29 Jan 2008 05:24

damn, now i can't decide between pintail and dervish...

i like the looks of the dervish so much more but of the pintail is going to be more fun then...

i don't know!

help!

dp · Post by dp » 29 Jan 2008 12:40

As a starter board the dervish might be better.

More versatile and can be used for a lot of things. The pintail you can't do a lot of boardwalking stuff as it's not long enough and it's not stable enough to take on any larger hills.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 29 Jan 2008 13:47

my trucks are only 8" long...is that too short for the dervish?

answered my own question. they serll it with 180mm trucks and mine are about 197 so i should be fine. i just hope they screw into the deck.

but what is this "drop thru" stuff? do i have to have special trucks for that?

dp · Post by dp » 29 Jan 2008 14:27

If you order a complete, you'll almost always have everything put together. If you don't you'll have to put it together but there won't be any drilling or anything just putting together and popping on nuts screws and such.

Your question bout drop thru stuff is kinda vague.

Bringerofpie · Post by **Bringerofpie** » 29 Jan 2008 14:34

Why is it cheaper to order a complete board that to just get the parts?

dp · Post by dp » 29 Jan 2008 15:20

Same reason buying applesauce in a bigass container is cheaper per unit than buying it in smaller containers.

Bringerofpie · Post by **Bringerofpie** » 29 Jan 2008 16:11

Pirate Man wrote:Same reason buying applesauce in a bigass container is cheaper per unit than buying it in smaller containers.

No, it seems to me as though it was that buying apples is more expensive than applesauce.

dp · Post by dp » 29 Jan 2008 16:14

??

I'm talkin bout applesauce here, not apples.

Bringerofpie · Post by **Bringerofpie** » 29 Jan 2008 16:29

I get that, but you make applesauce out of apples. You make boards out of trucks, wheels, decks, etc. Apples are cheaper than applesauce. Why aren't trucks and stuff cheaper than complete boards?

TayChaint · Post by **TayChaint** » 29 Jan 2008 17:07

it's like at a sporting goods store where they'll have a special kit for a specific sport [like a baseball kit that's complete with a mit, a ball, cleats and a bat] where when separately bought all of that stuff would amount to more money but because it's in the kit it's cheaper. It works because the kit is guaranteeing the store that those items will be bought by the one customer so it's worth lowering the price to some extent versus a situation without the kit where the person may only buy one or two of the goods.

or better yet the footbag kit on worldfootbag.com
http://worldfootbag.com/catalog2/showgroup/combo-kit
where you save money for buying all of those products at once.

Also, with specific regards to skateboarding, sometimes skate shops will sell complete decks that have lower quality setup for people who are either a) beginners and don't want to invest too much $ into the sport or b) don't know better that what there buying is a sub par product. But this tactic is used more frequently with regular skateboarding because of its commercial appeal.

There are many quality online vendors for longboarding but if you're going to buy your board locally just make sure that you have researched on all of the different parts of the board so that you know if someone's trying to cajole you into buying a complete only for them to make money off of. That's what happened to me when i bought my first board; i was so anxious to have a longboard that I finally just bought it only to realize after that I shouldn't have just given into anxiousness

but that being said I still have fun using it.

hope this helps?

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 30 Jan 2008 06:44

im not buying a full set becuase i already have the trucks and wheels.

i'll buy it soon. within a week.

Bringerofpie · Post by **Bringerofpie** » 30 Jan 2008 12:14

That makes sense. I'm probably gonna buy a gravity within the same timeframe that Ben buys his loaded.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 30 Jan 2008 15:44

What gravity longboard are you getting?

they all have really awesome graphics.

Bringerofpie · Post by **Bringerofpie** » 30 Jan 2008 16:27

Minicarve 3. Whenever I get around to ordering it.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 31 Jan 2008 05:34

ok, i decided to buy it complete because:

1. my trucks dont work with it (messaged loaded about it)

2. I found one for $240 insted of the regular $310

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 04 Feb 2008 19:10

Loaded Dervish Longboard- 42" Flex 2-(100lb - 180lb), Paris 180mm - Silver, Abec11 BigZig 75mm 77a Pink, Powell Bones Reds Bearings

ORDERED!

dp · Post by dp » 08 Feb 2008 19:19