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Skateboarding => Skate Questions => Topic started by: Cowboy29 on February 10, 2023, 03:02:33 PM
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This might be a stupid question, but I skateboarded for a bit- then got a bad injury and was banned from continuing by my parents for about two years. I’m starting up again now, but I haven’t touched the board in a while. It doesn’t look too bad- a bit scuffed up, grip tape might need to be redone, but I’m not any kind of expert. Does anybody have any idea what kinda maintenance I might need to do?
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I had a deck I left together for a few years while taking a break from street skating, when I came back to it and started using it, I found the tail delaminated pretty quickly with new use. Additionally, the bearings were beyond servicing, even though I tried cleaning them and lubricating them.
So I’d keep an eye on deck integrity as you get back to skating this deck and plan to replace soon. I would lean towards replacing the bearings unless they feel like they really don’t need it. Depends on how much moisture the board has been exposed to over the years.
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Just use it. If it works, it works. If something doesn't work, replace that one thing. It's probably 100% fine
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I had a set up in my basement from 1997 until 2020 and one day decided to skate again. The board worked just fine. My legs didn‘t.