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Title: Element decks
Post by: 03harriso on April 29, 2007, 02:35:02 PM: Was just wondering what they are like........a lot of my friends have been saying that they are made in china and that they break easily etc. Just wondering if it's true or not as there is one in my local skateshop going for £30. 7.75.
Title: Re: Element decks
Post by: crailtapper on April 29, 2007, 02:38:23 PM: is it a bam board?
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Post by: Peter on April 29, 2007, 02:40:33 PM: you've been skating since '02 and you're seriously considering buying an element?
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Post by: defiantnate on April 29, 2007, 02:44:30 PM: I've been skating since 96 and I've skated an Element deck recently, what does that mean? I'll skate anything with a good shape.

And now I would get one to support Tim Tim!
Title: Re: Element decks
Post by: HoSGage on April 29, 2007, 02:45:06 PM: well i dont know anything about them.. but i got 3rd yesterday in a comp and i got a brent atchley helium board... but i traded it in for a habitat :D
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Post by: Ronald Wilson Reagan on April 29, 2007, 02:49:43 PM: Back when they were done through giant the boards were amazing. I haven't ridden one recently though.
Title: Re: Element decks
Post by: otis b driftwood on April 29, 2007, 02:57:05 PM: Quote from: HoSGage on April 29, 2007, 02:45:06 PM
well i dont know anything about them.. but i got 3rd yesterday in a comp and i got a brent atchley helium board... but i traded it in for a habitat :D

aren't element and dna the same wood?
Title: Re: Element decks
Post by: theroyaltrout on April 29, 2007, 03:25:24 PM: I had a Jeremy Wray last week and the shape was absolutely perfect. Didn't seem as solid and the Elements I rode back in the day but I was stoked to be supporting Wray.
Title: Re: Element decks
Post by: FlavoredWater on April 29, 2007, 04:45:05 PM: Quote from: otis b driftwood on April 29, 2007, 02:57:05 PM
Quote from: HoSGage on April 29, 2007, 02:45:06 PM
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well i dont know anything about them.. but i got 3rd yesterday in a comp and i got a brent atchley helium board... but i traded it in for a habitat :D
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aren't element and dna the same wood?

yup. P S stix
Title: Re: Element decks
Post by: barf on April 29, 2007, 06:33:28 PM: elements are the worst boards i have had, and a lot of their graphics look like alien / habitat ripoffs. My buddy had a tish ice board and the graphic thing came right off in a week. Helieun is the most retarted shit too. Element is terrible.
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Post by: LFA on April 29, 2007, 10:42:45 PM: Havent ridden an Element board since 2002, but from 1996-2001 i rode them pretty consistently, the wood was solid and the FeatherLight concave was just perfect. I've pretty much ridden Heroin boards for the past few years now, i'd rather put my money into Fos's pocket instead of what Element's become these days.
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Post by: isaac on April 29, 2007, 10:44:05 PM: last element board i had was a couple years ago, a Jeremy Wray. good board, last a long time. i dug the fact that it was screen printed.
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Post by: Matze on April 30, 2007, 01:38:13 AM: i had one in 98 ... never ever. it broke me after a weak.
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Post by: boyan on April 30, 2007, 02:11:22 AM: Quote from: Theotis Beaglesly on April 29, 2007, 02:49:43 PM
Back when they were done through giant the boards were amazing. I haven't ridden one recently though.
true, my friend had one a couple of years a go, they lasted long!
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Post by: Penguin Martini on April 30, 2007, 02:19:01 AM: Habitat using chinese wood :S didnt they head the usa wood campaign?
All element boards are chinese now....
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Post by: 60ticketatsaveon on April 30, 2007, 09:16:27 AM: theyre not bad you fags... i havent heard of anyone breaking them weird ever, just dont support bam k?
Title: Re: Element decks
Post by: biggums mcgee on April 30, 2007, 10:36:27 AM: you would think the best-selling board company would make great wood, but...

haven't seen one for awhile, but from the bird's eye view of the decks in their ads, some shapes are real nice
Title: Re: Element decks
Post by: FlavoredWater on April 30, 2007, 10:59:38 AM: Quote from: Penguin Martini on April 30, 2007, 02:19:01 AM
Habitat using chinese wood :S didnt they head the usa wood campaign?
All element boards are chinese now....

no, element and habitat/aws are made in the usa. some of the newer habitat aboards are made in canada now though.
Title: Re: Element decks
Post by: Edward Penishands on April 30, 2007, 11:12:35 AM: Quote from: FlavoredWater on April 30, 2007, 10:59:38 AM
Quote from: Penguin Martini on April 30, 2007, 02:19:01 AM
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Habitat using chinese wood :S didnt they head the usa wood campaign?
All element boards are chinese now....
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no, element and habitat/aws are made in the usa. some of the newer habitat aboards are made in canada now though.

habitat/AWS pricepoints are made in china and begin with the sku (#CKW0000000) or something like that. some team are made in china and some in the USA. all their pro models are made in the USA, and have the sku (#PS00000000). now some of their newer boards are being made in canada with the sku (#CA00000000). just check the top of the board.
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Post by: jrock on April 30, 2007, 11:59:05 AM: i had a Rupp board about a year ago...i thought it would be horrible; it had a layer of hemp cloth glued to the bottom of the board with the graphic printed on it. The board was actually really good, and it lasted over a month
Title: Re: Element decks
Post by: DeeJayUu on April 30, 2007, 05:50:06 PM: I havent had one since they were called underworld element.. like 92 it was a slick
Title: Re: Element decks
Post by: G_Feeble on April 30, 2007, 09:01:00 PM: Somewhere even Morissey slightly smiled at the acurate knowledge that SuperHipsterMorisseyFan69 just dropped on the table.
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Post by: Penguin Martini on May 01, 2007, 02:14:01 AM: We havent had an element in the shop i work in, pro or team board that hasnt been made in china in the last 3 months
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Post by: Mr. Shankly on May 01, 2007, 06:21:12 AM: Quote from: G_Feeble on April 30, 2007, 09:01:00 PM
Somewhere even Morissey slightly smiled at the acurate knowledge that SuperHipsterMorisseyFan69 just dropped on the table.

its morrissey, with double R
Title: Re: Element decks
Post by: mick swagger on May 01, 2007, 07:53:33 AM: i skated a few elements back in like 98-01. seemed good, but times change