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Title: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: 360 frip on October 26, 2013, 07:23:31 AM
I'm currently suffering with some poor purchasing choices.

A Flip P2 Penny and some very cheap half-cabs.

I always used to try to skate things through, but...

If you aren't feeling your board / shoes do you just chuck them or persevere?
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: paraquat on October 26, 2013, 07:42:32 AM
For me it depends what season it is. I will continue skating shit stuff throughout the winter, and Start fresh in the spring
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Post by: Morty Seinfeld on October 26, 2013, 08:00:15 AM
within just a couple of days.
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Post by: Slappy_Happy on October 26, 2013, 08:29:27 AM
I suffer from bad purchase syndrome.  I always wanna try something new instead of sticking with what works for me.  I got a politic.  Skated it for two days.  And then got a new board.  I always end up coming back to stuff and liking it.  Gonna skate the politic after my current board.  Skated it a little and it felt a lot better for some reason.

 With shoes I always get used to them.  I always wait two weeks and then re access whether or not to buy better ones but I always end up liking them.

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Post by: Frank on October 26, 2013, 09:21:29 AM
i got the rowley reissues and i hate them. after maybe four hours of skating in them they are already so busted that i might as well ditch them now. probably the worst skate shoes i have ever had. i didn't want to skate them originally, but they were going to waste already, sweat stains on the outside of the synthetic and shit. i haven't had that with any other shoe this bad.
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Post by: october on October 26, 2013, 10:57:46 AM
If I'm not really into it, then just a couple of days or so. I have some barely skated Mike Mo's, Busenitz Vulcs, and HUF Peppers in the closet.

With decks, I just give them away to local kids if I can't skate it.
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Post by: pandarelated on October 26, 2013, 01:02:20 PM
ive ditched wheels same day.. if they just dont feel right.. they're gone.
ive ditched shoes after 2 sessions., the silas II.. something just didn't seem right. i could barely skate in them.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: sweat stains on October 26, 2013, 01:16:17 PM
There has only been a couple shoes that I liked right of the bat, almost every time I'm skating new shoes I hate them until they're broken in. You have to just wait a week or so, I haven't had a shoe I didn't get used to in a long time and that was because the material of the shoe was awful.
With boards, I'd say just stick with what you like, I get the same shape every time.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: Hairy Ballsagna on October 26, 2013, 01:22:38 PM
If you don't get on with a deck cuz it's a slightly different shape than what you like, you're kind of a bitch.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: heritage on October 26, 2013, 02:45:56 PM
I usually skate the same shape every time but when I'm trying something new and it feels off I give it two sessions, tops. I usually know at that point if it's going to work for me or not. I don't fuck around with decks if they feel wrong from the get go.

Shoes are a little different. I rotate several pair so if a pair feel strange the first session it's no biggie. I will give them a few skates.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: AsianVegan on October 26, 2013, 05:39:11 PM
Boards are alright cause you can sorta see/feel it out first, but sometimes I just get it in my head that the boards the reason for my suckiness. Like when I first started skating an 8" - that width became this huge mental hurdle and I convinced myself I couldn't do flip tricks anymore. Shoes are harder so I kinda stick to what works for me, I'm not of enough financial means to be giving up on shoes after a day...
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: Firebert on October 26, 2013, 05:42:04 PM
I can make a board work if it doesn't jive one day, but if shoes feel off, I might only skate them once
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Post by: drunk guy on October 26, 2013, 05:45:28 PM
just know what you like, my first choice is a raw board 8 1/8th second choice a politic board same size, both different but i like them both for different reasons. Shoes it ether needs to be era influenced mainly the chimes, or soccer influenced shoes, gate/buez just like i said before theyre both different but work.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: Camp Grunge on October 26, 2013, 06:12:41 PM
I've never done that with a board. A board is a board, you'll get used to it.

Pretty much the same with shoes. But I did ditch a pair of Lakais this summer after one session. Fuck those shoes.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: 360 frip on October 26, 2013, 09:06:33 PM
If you don't get on with a deck cuz it's a slightly different shape than what you like, you're kind of a bitch.

Yeah, usually I'd agree. This has a really flat then mellow tail though. Seems to really fuck with my timing. This rarely happens, 3rd board I can think of in 18 years...
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Post by: Hash Slinging Slasher on October 26, 2013, 09:20:56 PM
I had a Creature board once and it completely blew. It felt like there was hardly a tail on it and I just couldn't do it. Thank god the plies started separating after only skating it a couple times.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: Paul Cicero on October 27, 2013, 01:33:30 AM
Ive ditched boards after a week.
Shoes are a different story, I had like 10 plus pairs of
Reynolds cruisers in a row, so I thought i'd try something different.
Bad move.. Say what you want, half cabs suck and were ditched after
3 days.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: 360 frip on October 27, 2013, 01:57:22 AM
Ive ditched boards after a week.
Shoes are a different story, I had like 10 plus pairs of
Reynolds cruisers in a row, so I thought i'd try something different.
Bad move.. Say what you want, half cabs suck and were ditched after
3 days.

I'm not a current era Vans fan, but I had never had Cabs and they were really cheap and everyone raves about their classic status etc...

They look pretty but really don't offer any support. On top of the that the famed board feel and waffle grip is nothing to sing about.

Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: plod on October 27, 2013, 04:06:13 AM
I bought a shop board with pool shape and it fucking sucks for ollieing and flip tricks, tail is to steep too so tailslides are weird.
Previous to that Ibought a weird girl alex olson board with a really long wheelbase so two dumb purchases in a row, sort of tempted to try a welcome board which could potentially be weird too.

I never learn, but I enjoy trying different shapes.

If a boards not working for me and I'm not broke ill swap it. Never really have problems with shoes.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: shredbuffalo on October 27, 2013, 07:23:35 AM
A lot of new decks feel weird and you just have to ride them for a while until you get used to them. There's been a few times where I've ridden one for a few weeks and felt it just didn't feel "right", so I ditched it and hooked up a new deck. This was very rare though.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: layzieyez on October 27, 2013, 07:28:30 AM
I'm too old to waste time with skateboard components that leave me unfulfilled.  I'm happy to kick down stuff to the kids that kill it and can't afford to keep ripping.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: ben shraider on October 27, 2013, 09:45:27 AM
I've never rode a board for less than a month unless I snapped it. I don't think I've ever bought the same board twice and I've never not gotten somewhat used to it in the first couple of weeks.

 Same thing with shoes, but i enjoy a really broken in shoe, so every time I get a new pair it always feels weird at first but ends up feeling alright after a while. A few times I've had to wear some shoes for a month or two before skating them, cuz they were way too tight at first.

Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: Young Satchel on October 27, 2013, 10:07:23 AM
This Polar P2 shape I got turned out to be a P1 shape I think? Aowno...deck measures way different than spec but the strange thing is I never seen the no complies graphic anywhere as anything other than a P2 or a standard Popsicle shape.

Too long and wide for me (pause) with that steep pool board kick tail. Cumbersome for skating street, but actually the ideal board for cruising in the shitty little city where I live. Gonna just throw some rat bones 60mms and risers on it and tank it out for errands and cruising. Got a passport deck en route...

Say all that to say I usually try and repurpose things rather than outright ditch em.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: vegan*shawn on October 27, 2013, 12:19:54 PM
Going though this right now. Skating some Lakai's that I love, got some Emerica Tempsters and just wearing them around they fucking suck, super uncomfortable, tried taking out the insoles and putting in puffy ones, helped a little, the shoe is just made weird, rubs on the ankle, hurts my toes where it bends, not sure if I am going to be able to skate them. Might sell them and get some more Lakai's or try the Sevant vegan shoe.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: commie on October 27, 2013, 01:23:02 PM
I got some Adidas a couple years back and I couldn't skate in them at all. They felt too much like running shoes to me. I prefer thinner shoes I guess. I use them for jogging to this day though.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: SodaJerk on October 28, 2013, 06:17:15 AM
Four sessions and if its not right it's getting repurposed. Decks will either be given away or cut into beer shop cruisers and shoes get put into the rotation for walking the dog.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: metsuri on October 28, 2013, 06:36:30 AM
I'm too old to waste time with skateboard components that leave me unfulfilled.  I'm happy to kick down stuff to the kids that kill it and can't afford to keep ripping.

This. Plus I get to skate once or twice a week, so I'm not gonna waste time on getting used to new gear, if I can avoid it. Just recently I was forced to find a new pair shoes to skate cause my local shop ran out of Mikey Taylors and Mike Mos in my size. Got some new Reynolds, skated like 5 min and sold them. Settled for some Lakai Howards. First session was a bit weird, now 4 sessions in, they feel pretty good. Real snug.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: heritage on October 28, 2013, 07:06:50 AM
Maybe a thought for a different thread entirely but how often do you guys go through decks normally?
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: art hellman on October 28, 2013, 07:08:07 AM
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I'm too old to waste time with skateboard components that leave me unfulfilled.?  I'm happy to kick down stuff to the kids that kill it and can't afford to keep ripping.
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This. Plus I get to skate once or twice a week, so I'm not gonna waste time on getting used to new gear, if I can avoid it.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: 360 frip on October 28, 2013, 07:39:26 AM
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I'm too old to waste time with skateboard components that leave me unfulfilled.?  I'm happy to kick down stuff to the kids that kill it and can't afford to keep ripping.
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This. Plus I get to skate once or twice a week, so I'm not gonna waste time on getting used to new gear, if I can avoid it.
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Yeah, in the same boat.The shoes are now for walking on the beach in. The board, I'll try to skate some more as I want to see a bit more of the supposed P2 magic (although I went and stocked up on a real and krooked, think I'll just stick with deluxe from now on).

Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: SodaJerk on October 28, 2013, 08:09:45 AM
Maybe a thought for a different thread entirely but how often do you guys go through decks normally?
20 or so sessions which would equate to about five weeks. Depends on where I've been skating, sometimes it'll be less and I'll have a board for 3 or 4 weeks but now I'm all grown up I like to keep them just long enough that they are still of some value to some kid that I'll either hand it too or just leave it at the spot.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: JB on October 28, 2013, 08:42:43 AM
ive ridden a lot of shitty boards and shoes and just put up with them but i dont go through shit very fast anymore and its more worth it for me to spend money on something good. lately ive been lucky and have liked what ive been riding.

my local shop does this thing where they keep track of all the money you spend and at every increment of $500 you get a free deck. I wasnt keeping track and i ended up getting two decks pretty close to each other. they were just cheep blanks that the shop spray painted. i hated the shape of the first one and now ive got a brand new one that i havent even gripped because i know ill never use it. i think its really awesome that the shop does that, but i know i dont like their shapes so i really dont get anything out of it. ive thought about painting it or trying to trade it for something else but most likely it will just sit in my room.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: J.R. on October 28, 2013, 09:16:46 AM
I've been trying to get on with a set of Indy Koston trucks. I'm used to skating low Ventures or Thunders and got these because they were sold to me for skateshop cost and they didn't have Ventures that were wide enough for my 8.25 board. It's been a month and a half and I still can't get the hang of them, so in 2 weeks if they aren't working I'll probably give them away and make sure someone who needs trucks gets them. I'll probably land up with Venture or Thunder trucks again.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: J.R. on October 28, 2013, 09:19:58 AM
Shoes and decks are much easier to get used to for me than trucks. New trucks are something I despise in skateboarding, if I knew someone that was my weight/ stance that skated exactly like me, I'd give that person my new trucks for 2 months to break in before I make the commitment of putting them on my board. Some shoe companies are trying to sell us sneakers with the marketing ploy that they have a "broken in" feel to them, and I think it'd be nice if truck companies took notice of this and applied it to their own products.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: heritage on October 28, 2013, 09:39:47 AM
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Maybe a thought for a different thread entirely but how often do you guys go through decks normally?
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20 or so sessions which would equate to about five weeks. Depends on where I've been skating, sometimes it'll be less and I'll have a board for 3 or 4 weeks but now I'm all grown up I like to keep them just long enough that they are still of some value to some kid that I'll either hand it too or just leave it at the spot.

That's about where I'm at too. Anywhere from 3-6 weeks depending on where I've been skating. I skate every day in the summer and about 4 or 5 days a week in the Fall, so I am on my board quite a bit. I just retired a Habitat Delatorre that lasted me 6 solid weeks and most likely could've gone another week or two.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: SodaJerk on October 28, 2013, 11:06:15 AM
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Maybe a thought for a different thread entirely but how often do you guys go through decks normally?
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20 or so sessions which would equate to about five weeks. Depends on where I've been skating, sometimes it'll be less and I'll have a board for 3 or 4 weeks but now I'm all grown up I like to keep them just long enough that they are still of some value to some kid that I'll either hand it too or just leave it at the spot.
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That's about where I'm at too. Anywhere from 3-6 weeks depending on where I've been skating. I skate every day in the summer and about 4 or 5 days a week in the Fall, so I am on my board quite a bit. I just retired a Habitat Delatorre that lasted me 6 solid weeks and most likely could've gone another week or two.
I can't remember the last time I took a board "to term". I've cracked a few but haven't straight broken one in years. Wheels are about every third board.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: El_JayDude on October 28, 2013, 03:16:55 PM
With a deck I usually just stick it out and skate it.  But I got a loaner baker 8.38 that i'm really liking, especially with the gifted janoski's I started skating, and I've got two 8.25 aliens on deck that I might just skip over and get another 8.38.

I have quite a bit of shoes so if I don't like them it's possible they might just sit in my closet and never get worn, but I hardly ever pay more than 30-35 dollars for shoes. Decks ain't cheap, especially if you set up a new deck every few weeks like a lot of people.

EDIT: Creature just put pics up of a new board series, Badlands, graphics are sweet and I've always wanted to try a Creature so I might just be getting the 8.375.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: Bliz on October 28, 2013, 04:50:42 PM
I'm currently suffering with some poor purchasing choices.

A Flip P2 Penny and some very cheap half-cabs.

I always used to try to skate things through, but...

If you aren't feeling your board / shoes do you just chuck them or persevere?

Not fond of the P2?  I'm a big fan of those boards....

But if I don't like shoes I'll typically save them for just chill/work shoes.  If it's a board I'll have to skate it through so no cash went to waste.  Right now I'm bouncing back and forth between Kayo and Deluxe wood, so I haven't had any problems for a while.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: 360 frip on October 28, 2013, 11:32:06 PM
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I'm currently suffering with some poor purchasing choices.

A Flip P2 Penny and some very cheap half-cabs.

I always used to try to skate things through, but...

If you aren't feeling your board / shoes do you just chuck them or persevere?
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Not fond of the P2?  I'm a big fan of those boards....

But if I don't like shoes I'll typically save them for just chill/work shoes.  If it's a board I'll have to skate it through so no cash went to waste.  Right now I'm bouncing back and forth between Kayo and Deluxe wood, so I haven't had any problems for a while.

Yeah, I was on Deluxe / Kayo for almost 5 years straight.

The P2 "pop" seems ok, it is the shape or just my mind!

Boards last me ages at the mo because I've been skating a perfect park and use a cruiser to get about on. Usually a couple of months a deck, though I'm feeling a P2 focus coming on...

Wheels too as Bones seem to last forever there...
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Post by: Noble Experiment on October 29, 2013, 04:40:45 AM
With boards I just keep skating them until i get used to them. I can get used to almost any shape or concave over time. The only board ive ever switched out was a baker deck from a lil while back. The shape was just too damn weird for me. Funny thing is the deck I'm currently skating is a baker deck i got from Baca. The shape this time around feels a lot better though. The one i had before was super flat and pointy, i just couldn't get used to it. The one baca gave me has a way better shape though.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: 360 frip on October 29, 2013, 07:48:38 AM
I've wondered if some boards they fuck up the dimensions or press them wrong.

Case in point I had a D Way Alien board where the nose was quite a lot shorter and mellower than the tail and yet the it was wider and the tail was narrower (as they normally are), so it wasn't a case of the graphics being printed the wrong way round. Needless to say it sucked balls.

The current P2 has way too long a flat section after the trucks and then a really mellow kick. May be the press was 'off'?

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Post by: JB on October 29, 2013, 10:15:16 AM
I've wondered if some boards they fuck up the dimensions or press them wrong.

Case in point I had a D Way Alien board where the nose was quite a lot shorter and mellower than the tail and yet the it was wider and the tail was narrower (as they normally are), so it wasn't a case of the graphics being printed the wrong way round. Needless to say it sucked balls.

The current P2 has way too long a flat section after the trucks and then a really mellow kick. May be the press was 'off'?



ive never seen one in person but ive definitely heard of boards being printed upside down. id probably be a little bummed if i was really stoked on the graphic but if thats all that was wrong then its still perfectly skateable. the graphic will be gone in a few days anyway.
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Post by: the snake on October 30, 2013, 07:33:47 AM
I've been trying to get on with a set of Indy Koston trucks. I'm used to skating low Ventures or Thunders and got these because they were sold to me for skateshop cost and they didn't have Ventures that were wide enough for my 8.25 board. It's been a month and a half and I still can't get the hang of them, so in 2 weeks if they aren't working I'll probably give them away and make sure someone who needs trucks gets them. I'll probably land up with Venture or Thunder trucks again.
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Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: SodaJerk on October 30, 2013, 08:03:03 AM
I've wondered if some boards they fuck up the dimensions or press them wrong.

Case in point I had a D Way Alien board where the nose was quite a lot shorter and mellower than the tail and yet the it was wider and the tail was narrower (as they normally are), so it wasn't a case of the graphics being printed the wrong way round. Needless to say it sucked balls.

The current P2 has way too long a flat section after the trucks and then a really mellow kick. May be the press was 'off'?


Going back a lot of years now I used to work for a major distributor and was told by one of the buyers there that boards that would otherwise be considered factory seconds (warped wood, concave defaults, graphic misprints, truck holes drilled off centre) would be stored and labelled to be sent to Australia and sold at the same extortionate prices Australians have always payed for skateboarding hard wear.not sure if this practice still exists but it did back then.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: heritage on October 30, 2013, 11:41:59 AM
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I've wondered if some boards they fuck up the dimensions or press them wrong.

Case in point I had a D Way Alien board where the nose was quite a lot shorter and mellower than the tail and yet the it was wider and the tail was narrower (as they normally are), so it wasn't a case of the graphics being printed the wrong way round. Needless to say it sucked balls.

The current P2 has way too long a flat section after the trucks and then a really mellow kick. May be the press was 'off'?


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Going back a lot of years now I used to work for a major distributor and was told by one of the buyers there that boards that would otherwise be considered factory seconds (warped wood, concave defaults, graphic misprints, truck holes drilled off centre) would be stored and labelled to be sent to Australia and sold at the same extortionate prices Australians have always payed for skateboarding hard wear.not sure if this practice still exists but it did back then.

Funny you should bring this up...I've often wondered if boards go 'bad'. Not in the traditional sense of a product going bad and being unusable, just as in they lose some quality if they've been sitting around for months.

I'm a HUGE fan of the Habitat 8.18 shape and I try to buy everything they make it in. I set up one of their hemp ply boards that was an 8.18 but it had been sitting in the shop for months...almost 10, 11 months. The day I set it up it felt like a soggy mess, and felt unusually flat too. Just, odd. Keep in mind, I ride Habitat boards probably 6 or 7 out of every 10 boards I ride, so I know what their supposed to feel like. This one was way off for some reason, and got me thinking about variances in pressing, or if the wood does have a shelf life.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: SodaJerk on October 30, 2013, 01:59:47 PM
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I've wondered if some boards they fuck up the dimensions or press them wrong.

Case in point I had a D Way Alien board where the nose was quite a lot shorter and mellower than the tail and yet the it was wider and the tail was narrower (as they normally are), so it wasn't a case of the graphics being printed the wrong way round. Needless to say it sucked balls.

The current P2 has way too long a flat section after the trucks and then a really mellow kick. May be the press was 'off'?


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Going back a lot of years now I used to work for a major distributor and was told by one of the buyers there that boards that would otherwise be considered factory seconds (warped wood, concave defaults, graphic misprints, truck holes drilled off centre) would be stored and labelled to be sent to Australia and sold at the same extortionate prices Australians have always payed for skateboarding hard wear.not sure if this practice still exists but it did back then.
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Funny you should bring this up...I've often wondered if boards go 'bad'. Not in the traditional sense of a product going bad and being unusable, just as in they lose some quality if they've been sitting around for months.

I'm a HUGE fan of the Habitat 8.18 shape and I try to buy everything they make it in. I set up one of their hemp ply boards that was an 8.18 but it had been sitting in the shop for months...almost 10, 11 months. The day I set it up it felt like a soggy mess, and felt unusually flat too. Just, odd. Keep in mind, I ride Habitat boards probably 6 or 7 out of every 10 boards I ride, so I know what their supposed to feel like. This one was way off for some reason, and got me thinking about variances in pressing, or if the wood does have a shelf life.
Yeah it can totally happen. Like any natural material wood can be changed by the humidity/moisture and how it's stored. Too many boards stacked up in a slightly moist area and some of them are going to misshape. If boards are left for too long in a dry area they can become brittle and snap easily. When they're making them a really important part of the process is letting the wood cure after pressing so they harden up right.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: DeputyDoses on October 30, 2013, 03:09:44 PM
I usually only buy boards from companies that I've bought from for years now --- but when I used to try out new shapes and companies nearly every time that I needed a board, I would usually sell the board within two or three sessions if I really can't stand it.

As for shoes, if they aren't working for skating, I'll just walk around in them. I can usually make them work as long as they fit me correctly.
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Post by: JB on October 30, 2013, 05:00:56 PM
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I've wondered if some boards they fuck up the dimensions or press them wrong.

Case in point I had a D Way Alien board where the nose was quite a lot shorter and mellower than the tail and yet the it was wider and the tail was narrower (as they normally are), so it wasn't a case of the graphics being printed the wrong way round. Needless to say it sucked balls.

The current P2 has way too long a flat section after the trucks and then a really mellow kick. May be the press was 'off'?


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Going back a lot of years now I used to work for a major distributor and was told by one of the buyers there that boards that would otherwise be considered factory seconds (warped wood, concave defaults, graphic misprints, truck holes drilled off centre) would be stored and labelled to be sent to Australia and sold at the same extortionate prices Australians have always payed for skateboarding hard wear.not sure if this practice still exists but it did back then.
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Funny you should bring this up...I've often wondered if boards go 'bad'. Not in the traditional sense of a product going bad and being unusable, just as in they lose some quality if they've been sitting around for months.

I'm a HUGE fan of the Habitat 8.18 shape and I try to buy everything they make it in. I set up one of their hemp ply boards that was an 8.18 but it had been sitting in the shop for months...almost 10, 11 months. The day I set it up it felt like a soggy mess, and felt unusually flat too. Just, odd. Keep in mind, I ride Habitat boards probably 6 or 7 out of every 10 boards I ride, so I know what their supposed to feel like. This one was way off for some reason, and got me thinking about variances in pressing, or if the wood does have a shelf life.
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Yeah it can totally happen. Like any natural material wood can be changed by the humidity/moisture and how it's stored. Too many boards stacked up in a slightly moist area and some of them are going to misshape. If boards are left for too long in a dry area they can become brittle and snap easily. When they're making them a really important part of the process is letting the wood cure after pressing so they harden up right.

the lights in the shop can cause them to warp and lose their shape too if they have lamps or hanging lights close to the boards. those kick off a lot of heat and cause the boards to warp and become more brittle.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: Tracer on October 30, 2013, 05:23:05 PM
I can ride any board, but shoes and bushings have to be perfect... or close to perfect

Never mess around with shitty bushings, used the same set for 3 sets of trucks
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: gaunting on October 30, 2013, 11:03:29 PM
Shoes and decks are much easier to get used to for me than trucks. New trucks are something I despise in skateboarding, if I knew someone that was my weight/ stance that skated exactly like me, I'd give that person my new trucks for 2 months to break in before I make the commitment of putting them on my board. Some shoe companies are trying to sell us sneakers with the marketing ploy that they have a "broken in" feel to them, and I think it'd be nice if truck companies took notice of this and applied it to their own products.

Theevetrucks.com
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: gaunting on October 30, 2013, 11:08:50 PM
Decks usually last 2 months at the most. I always like to try something new, I can get used to just about any shape, concave etc. but it has to be 8" wide, I've tried the 8 1/8, and the 8.25, just too wide for me. Trucks last a long time, I've never really paid attention, but at the least 6-8 months, these new theeve v3's might last longer though. Shoes, last me forever, at least 3 months. The only shoe I've ever had in 13 years of skating that blew out immediately were the fallen jack curtin model, the Capitol. Wheels, I skate those things till there completely dead, 3-4 months. And bearings I try to hold onto for as long as I can, I usually replace those individually.
Title: Re: How soon will you ditch a board / shoes you don't get on with?
Post by: aaronagis on November 01, 2013, 11:42:55 AM
I skate a lot of Real decks, i've gotten used to their shapes, an prefer them, plus I skate 8.5's and Real always has a few of them. But in the summer I was breaking alot of boards, and one day I was in my shop and they didn't have alot of boards in 8.5,  I saw a Almost "double-Impact" deck with the carbon fiber top and discs on the bottom, it had a warranty and was a 8.4 so I thought I would try something new...
Well, I hated that board. The concave was super steep, and when i would pop tricks not only would it feel super weird, but it would also sound way different than a traditional deck. All my flip tricks were going weird or rocket. I skated it like 3 times and couldn't get used to it, so I got an Anti-Hero and the Almost board has been in the trunk as a spare ever since. That's the first time I have ever gave up on a board, but I just wasn't feeling that carbon fiber shit.